---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the division of personnel in the department of administrative services."
description: "relative to the division of personnel in the department of administrative services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 487"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 487 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M. Carson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-13"
last_action: "2024-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0de20cdd-fbec-4356-92bb-fd233b772eb7"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2915&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "c0d9e555a163867fec70bd8a494b542cbebfeac4428bbcd2ff582d33cf29e313"
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 487 (2024) — relative to the division of personnel in the department of administrative services.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2314e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2314e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2006&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M. Carson — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-13** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-18** Hearing: 01/03/2024, Room 103, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 49
- **2024-03-08** Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
- **2024-03-21** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove SB 487 from the Consent Calendar; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
- **2024-03-21** Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 03/21/2024; SJ 7 `referral`
- **2024-03-21** Sen. Carson Moved Ought to Pass; 03/21/2024; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2024-1177s, AA, VV; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
- **2024-03-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1177s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/21/2024; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2024, Vote 6-0; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2024; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-10** Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 10 P. 228 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 03:00 pm LOB 306-308
- **2024-04-22** Executive Session: 04/17/2024 03:00 pm LOB 306-308
- **2024-04-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/17/2024 (Vote 15-0; RC) HC 17 P. 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Referred to Finance 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 53 `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 53 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-02** Division I Work Session: 05/08/2024 11:40 am LOB 212
- **2024-05-08** Executive Session: 05/13/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/14/2024 (Vote 25-0; CC) HC 20 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 36 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-06-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2314e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 43
- **2024-06-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2314e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-02** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-02** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 47
- **2024-07-26** Signed by the Governor on 07/19/2024; Chapter 0259; Effective 09/17/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0de20cdd-fbec-4356-92bb-fd233b772eb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).