republic-os/legislation/us/states/nh/2018/sb-540.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	relative to the operation of keno games in unincorporated places and permitting keno games in cigar bars.	relative to the operation of keno games in unincorporated places and permitting keno games in cigar bars.	us/states/nh	New Hampshire General Court	2018	SB 540	New Hampshire SB 540 (2018)	bill		enacted	Dan Feltes	2	35	2	2018-01-09	2018-06-29	openstates	ocd-bill/973775d6-bd9f-464d-a322-dffc94fc8f6f	http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2790&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018	38a2936d8e2c4d1e7acb6f02a022beb039d31c64c46ca6229bf115a7e3c86c36	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nh

New Hampshire SB 540 (2018) — relative to the operation of keno games in unincorporated places and permitting keno games in cigar bars.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment #2018-1518h (committee substitute) — source
2. latest version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• OTPA — 247–49 (pass) · lower
• Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment 1034 — 10–14 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

• Dan Feltes — primary (person)
• Bette R Lasky — cosponsor (person)
• David Luneau — cosponsor (person)
• Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
• Jay Kahn — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Woodburn — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
• Martha S. Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Heath — cosponsor (person)
• Mel Myler — 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 Finance; SJ 2 introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-01-16 Hearing: 01/23/2018, Room 103, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 4
• 2018-03-06 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0980s, 03/08/2018; SC 10A committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-08 Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
• 2018-03-08 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0980s, 03/14/2018; SC 11 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-14 Committee Amendment # 2018-0980s, AA, VV; 03/14/2018; SJ 7
• 2018-03-14 Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment # 2018-1034s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 03/14/2018; SJ 7
• 2018-03-14 Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2018-1101s, AA, VV; 03/14/2018; SJ 7
• 2018-03-14 Ought to Pass with Amendments 2018-0980s and 2018-1101s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/14/2018; SJ 7 passage
• 2018-03-20 Introduced 03/15/2018 and referred to Education HJ 8 P. 70 introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-03-21 Public Hearing: 03/28/2018 10:15 AM LOB 207
• 2018-04-03 Executive Session: 04/03/2018 LOB 207
• 2018-04-04 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1315h (NT) for 04/12/2018 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 14 P. 4 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-12 Amendment # 2018-1315h: AA VV 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 3
• 2018-04-12 Ought to Pass with Amendment 1315h: MA VV 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 3 passage
• 2018-04-12 Referred to Ways and Means 04/12/2018 HJ 12 P. 3
• 2018-04-12 Public Hearing: 04/17/2018 10:00 AM LOB 202
• 2018-04-18 Executive Session: 04/18/2018 LOB 202
• 2018-04-18 Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1518h (NT) for 04/26/2018 (Vote 21-2; RC) HC 16 P. 15 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-18 Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
• 2018-04-26 Amendment # 2018-1518h: AA VV 04/26/2018
• 2018-04-26 Ought to Pass with Amendment 1518h: MA RC 247-49 04/26/2018 passage
• 2018-05-02 Sen. Daniels Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
• 2018-05-02 President Appoints: Senators Reagan, Giuda, D'Allesandro; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
• 2018-05-10 House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Reps. Ladd, Major): MA VV 05/10/2018
• 2018-05-10 Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ladd, T. Wolf, Ohm, Martin 05/10/2018
• 2018-05-16 Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/16/2018, 10:30 am, Room 103, SH ==RECESSED==
• 2018-05-16 Conferee Change: Rep. Packard Replaces Rep. Ohm 05/10/2018
• 2018-05-16 ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/17/2018, 12:30 pm, Room 103, SH
• 2018-05-17 Conference Committee Report # 2018-2071c Filed 05/17/2018; As Amended by the House
• 2018-05-23 Conference Committee Report 2071c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
• 2018-05-23 Conference Committee Report # 2018-2071c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
• 2018-06-04 Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
• 2018-06-05 Enrolled 05/23/2018
• 2018-06-29 Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2018; Chapter 0332; Effective 06/25/2018 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/973775d6-bd9f-464d-a322-dffc94fc8f6f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).