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---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to criminal history background checks by employers and public agencies."
description: "relative to criminal history background checks by employers and public agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 637"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 637 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccd50215-0ea8-43de-8089-6c6d96e198c5"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0744&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "f0a627f675671a8357830e52858cef6915c74b5b22bd6e3c2e05876ccde4f2d0"
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 HB 637 (2019) — relative to criminal history background checks by employers and public agencies.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment #2019-2361s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2361s&txtFormat=amend)
## Votes
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **159** (pass) · upper
- Sen. Chandley Floor Amendment 2361s — **1311** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-16** Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 23 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** Public Hearing: 01/23/2019 11:00 am LOB 204
- **2019-01-23** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
- **2019-01-29** ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 02/07/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
- **2019-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0047h for 02/27/2019 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 13 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Amendment # 2019-0047h: AA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 6
- **2019-02-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0047h: MA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 6 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-28** Hearing: 04/02/2019, Room 100, SH, 10:10 am; SC 16
- **2019-05-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1965s, 05/23/2019; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-23** Sen. Chandley Moved to Remove HB 637-FN from the Consent Calendar; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1965s, 05/30/2019; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment # 2019-1965s, AA, VV; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
- **2019-05-30** Sen. Chandley Floor Amendment # 2019-2361s, RC 13Y-11N, AA; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
- **2019-05-30** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2019-1965s, and 2019-2361s, RC 15Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/30/2019; SJ 18 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1965s and 2361s (Rep. Cushing): MA DV 211-131 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 2
- **2019-07-10** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-12** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 56
- **2019-07-30** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/29/2019; Chapter 297; Eff: 07/01/2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccd50215-0ea8-43de-8089-6c6d96e198c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).