---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to changes in bail procedures and procedures for annulment of a criminal record."
description: "relative to changes in bail procedures and procedures for annulment of a criminal record."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 556"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 556 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Feltes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1827cf86-6542-417e-9ca2-0f4c65248b45"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2977&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "1a270fa87fca41de9f1797e0b1f7a4340cbaf6b1709dc5701999dfd71224de06"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 556 (2018) — relative to changes in bail procedures and procedures for annulment of a criminal record.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2018-2122e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2122e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1993&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Dan Feltes — primary (person)
- Bette R Lasky — cosponsor (person)
- Claire A. Rouillard — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel A. Eaton — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Woodburn — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Fuller Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Martha S. Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Paul S. Berch — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Renny Cushing — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09** Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16** Hearing: 01/23/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:40 am; SC 4
- **2018-03-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0958s, 03/08/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 10A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Committee Amendment # 2018-0958s, AA, VV; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
- **2018-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0958s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/08/2018; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 7 P. 54 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Public Hearing: 03/27/2018 11:00 AM LOB 204
- **2018-04-10** Executive Session: 04/03/2018 LOB 204
- **2018-04-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1253h for 04/19/2018 (Vote 17-2; RC) HC 15 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Amendment # 2018-1253h: AA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 18
- **2018-04-19** FLAM # 2018-1577h (Rep. Welch): AA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 19
- **2018-04-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1253h and 1577h: MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 19 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** President Appoints: Senators Carson, French, Feltes; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Welch): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Welch, Sapareto, Rodd, Cushing 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/15/2018, 10:00 am, Room 100, SH
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2017c Filed 05/17/2018; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2017c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2017c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2122e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2122e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-11** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-07-05** Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2018; Chapter 0366 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** I. Section 1-10 Effective 08/31/2018
- **2018-07-05** II. Section 12 Effective 11/01/2018
- **2018-07-05** III. Remainder shall take effect 07/02/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1827cf86-6542-417e-9ca2-0f4c65248b45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).