SB 508 — relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 112
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 21, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).
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Failed a recorded vote
Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
5 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to SB 508 extends the time frame for processing applications from 3 business days to 10 business days. This change allows more time for review, which can help ensure that applications are handled more thoroughly. It matters because it could lead to better decision-making and reduce mistakes caused by rushed assessments.
SB 508 - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE SENATE 02/19/2026 0659s SESSION 26-2104 06/09 SENATE BILL 508 AN ACT relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
SB 508 - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE SENATE 02/19/2026 0659s 26-2104 06/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
Each city, town, or municipality shall stamp and accept revised plans submitted by an applicant within 310 business days of submission.
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- Amended As Amended by the Senate Current pdf
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Action History
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Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13
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Ought to Pass: MF RC 151-161 05/14/2026 HJ 13
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Lay SB508 on Table (Rep. Fracht): MF DV 155-157 05/14/2026 HJ 13
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Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
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Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/05/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 19 P. 27
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Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154
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Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 10:45 am GP 154
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Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 5 P. 124
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Committee Amendment # 2026-0659s, AA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
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Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0659s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0659s, 02/19/2026; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 6
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Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 1
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1
Sponsors
- Victoria Sullivan · Cosponsor
- Tim McGough · Cosponsor
- Keith Murphy · Primary
- Howard Pearl · Cosponsor
- Daniel Innis · Cosponsor
- Ruth Ward · Cosponsor
- Sharon Carson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 408 not signed on · 155 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Keith Murphy Republican
Co-sponsors (6)
- Victoria Sullivan Republican
- Tim McGough Republican
- Howard Pearl Republican
- Daniel Innis Republican
- Ruth Ward Republican
- Sharon Carson Republican
Not signed on (408)
408 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 408 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 137 | 24 | 0 | 44 |
| Democrat | 4 | 131 | 0 | 32 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 148 | 156 | 0 | 78 |
| % of votes cast | 39% | 41% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (382)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Susan C DeLemus | — | Yea |
| Thomas L Kaczynski | — | Yea |
| Kimberly A Rice | — | Not Voting |
| Lisa M Freeman | — | Yea |
| Paul P Dargie | — | Nay |
| Patrick N Long | — | Yea |
| Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière | — | Yea |
| Gary L. Daniels | — | Yea |
| Tom D Mannion | — | Yea |
| Alexis Simpson | Democrat | Nay |
| Alice Wade | Democrat | Nay |
| Alicia Gregg | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alissandra Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Allan Howland | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Knab | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Malone | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anita Burroughs | Democrat | Nay |
| Barry Faulkner | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Richards | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bill Bolton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Billie Butler | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bobbi Boudman | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Sullivan | Democrat | Nay |
| Buzz Scherr | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Carrie Sorensen | Democrat | Nay |
| Carry Spier | Democrat | Nay |
| Cassandra Levesque | Democrat | Nay |
| Catherine Rombeau | Democrat | Nay |
| Catherine Sofikitis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cathryn Harvey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Chris McAleer | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris Muns | Democrat | Nay |
| Christal Lloyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Christine Seibert | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Herbert | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Connie Lane | Democrat | Nay |
| Dale Swanson | Democrat | Nay |
| Dan Bergeron | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Daniel LeClerc | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Veilleux | Democrat | Nay |
| David Fracht | Democrat | Nay |
| David Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| David Meuse | Democrat | Nay |
| David Nagel | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Paige | Democrat | Nay |
| David Preece | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dennis Malloy | Democrat | Nay |
| Dick Ames | Democrat | Nay |
| Dru Fox | Democrat | Nay |
| Efstathia Booras | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eileen Kelly | Democrat | Nay |
| Eleana Colby | Democrat | Nay |
| Ellen Read | Democrat | Nay |
| Ellen Rockmore | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric Gallager | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric Turer | Democrat | Nay |
| Erica de Vries | Democrat | Nay |
| Erik Johnson | Democrat | Nay |
| Erin Kerwin | Democrat | Nay |
| Fred Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Gaby Grossman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Gilmore | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Woods | Democrat | Nay |
| Geoffrey Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| George Sykes | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Ward | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Heath Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Baldwin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Heather Raymond | Democrat | Nay |
| Hope Damon | Democrat | Nay |
| James Gruber | Democrat | Nay |
| James MacKay | Democrat | Not Voting |
| James Newsom | Democrat | Nay |
| James Roesener | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Janet Lucas | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Wall | Democrat | Nay |
| Jared Sullivan | Democrat | Nay |
| Jean Jeudy | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Mandelbaum | Democrat | Nay |
| Jerry Stringham | Democrat | Nay |
| Jessica Grill | Democrat | Nay |
| Jessica LaMontagne | Democrat | Nay |
| Jim Maggiore | Democrat | Nay |
| Jim Snodgrass | Democrat | Nay |
| Jodi Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| John Cloutier | Democrat | Nay |
| John Larochelle | Democrat | Nay |
| John Stone | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jonah Wheeler | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Julie Gilman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karen Ebel | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Hegner | Democrat | Nay |
| Kat McGhee | Democrat | Nay |
| Kathy Staub | Democrat | Nay |
| Kris Schultz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Laura Telerski | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurel Stavis | Democrat | Nay |
| Lee Ann Kluger | Democrat | Nay |
| Lily Foss | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda DiSilvestro | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Harriott-Gathright | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Ryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Loren Foxx | Democrat | Nay |
| Loren Selig | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Louis Juris | Democrat | Nay |
| Lucius Parshall | Democrat | Nay |
| Lucy Weber | Democrat | Nay |
| Luz Bay | Democrat | Nay |
| Manoj Chourasia | Democrat | Nay |
| Marc Plamondon | Democrat | Nay |
| Marjorie Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mark MacKenzie | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Paige | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mark Vallone | Democrat | Nay |
| Martin Jack | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Georges | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Hakken-Phillips | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Jane Wallner | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Hicks | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Democrat | Nay |
| Megan Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Merryl Gibbs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Cahill | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Edgar | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Muriel Hall | Democrat | Nay |
| Myles England | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nancy Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Ned Raynolds | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicholas Germana | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole Leapley | Democrat | Nay |
| Paige Beauchemin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Patricia Cornell | Democrat | Nay |
| Paul Berch | Democrat | Nay |
| Peggy Balboni | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Bixby | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Leishman | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Lovett | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Petrigno | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Schmidt | Democrat | Nay |
| Philip Jones | Democrat | Nay |
| Ray Newman | Democrat | Nay |
| Rosemarie Rung | Democrat | Nay |
| Russell Muirhead | Democrat | Nay |
| Sallie Fellows | Democrat | Nay |
| Samantha Jacobs | Democrat | Nay |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Santosh Salvi | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Seth Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Grund | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Payeur | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephen Woodcock | Democrat | Nay |
| Sue Newman | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Almy | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Elberger | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Chretien | Democrat | Nay |
| Terri O'Rorke | Democrat | Nay |
| Terry Spahr | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Buco | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Cormen | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Schamberg | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Southworth | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy Horrigan | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy Soucy | Democrat | Nay |
| Toni Weinstein | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tony Caplan | Democrat | Nay |
| Tracy Bricchi | Democrat | Nay |
| Trinidad Tellez | Democrat | Nay |
| Wayne Burton | Democrat | Nay |
| Wayne Pearson | Democrat | Nay |
| Wendy Thomas | Democrat | Nay |
| Will Darby | Democrat | Nay |
| William Dolan | Democrat | Nay |
| William Palmer | Democrat | Nay |
| Zoe Manos | Democrat | Nay |
| Aidan Ankarberg | Independent | Not Voting |
| Aboul Khan | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Presa | Republican | Yea |
| Alvin See | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Prout | Republican | Yea |
| Arnold Davis | Republican | Not Voting |
| Barbara Comtois | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Bill Ohm | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Lynn | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Cole | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Labrie | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Nadeau | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Seaworth | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Taylor | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Morse | Republican | Not Voting |
| Calvin Beaulier | Republican | Yea |
| Carol McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Catherine Kenny | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Foote | Republican | Nay |
| Charles McMahon | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Melvin | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Claudine Burnham | Republican | Yea |
| Clayton Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Cyril Aures | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Girard | Republican | Nay |
| Dan McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Popovici-Muller | Republican | Yea |
| Darrell Louis | Republican | Yea |
| David Love | Republican | Yea |
| David Lundgren | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Milz | Republican | Yea |
| David Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Deborah Aylward | Republican | Yea |
| Debra DeSimone | Republican | Yea |
| Denis Murphy | Republican | Nay |
| Denise DeDe-Poulin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis Mannion | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Pauer | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Thackston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dillon Dumont | Republican | Yea |
| Donald McFarlane | Republican | Not Voting |
| Donald Selby | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas Trottier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Erica Layon | Republican | Yea |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | Republican | Not Voting |
| George Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Aldrich | Republican | Yea |
| Glenn Bailey | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Hill | Republican | Nay |
| Henry Giasson | Republican | Yea |
| JD Bernardy | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Flanagan | Republican | Nay |
| James Creighton | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Guzofski | Republican | Yea |
| James Qualey | Republican | Yea |
| James Spillane | Republican | Yea |
| James Summers | Republican | Yea |
| James Thibault | Republican | Yea |
| James Tierney | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Markell | Republican | Yea |
| Jeanine Notter | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Tenczar | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Slottje | Republican | Yea |
| Jess Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Fedolfi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Kofalt | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jodi Nelson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joe Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| John Hunt | Republican | Yea |
| John Janigian | Republican | Yea |
| John Leavitt | Republican | Yea |
| John MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| John Potucek | Republican | Yea |
| John Schneller | Republican | Yea |
| John Sellers | Republican | Yea |
| John Suiter | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Sytek | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Ulery | Republican | Yea |
| Jose Cambrils | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph Barton | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph Guthrie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph Hamblen | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Miles | Republican | Yea |
| Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Republican | Yea |
| Julius Soti | Republican | Yea |
| Karel Crawford | Republican | Nay |
| Katelyn Kuttab | Republican | Not Voting |
| Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Katy Peternel | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Ammon | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Erf | Republican | Yea |
| Kelley Potenza | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Weyler | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Scully | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Verville | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kristin Noble | Republican | Yea |
| Kristine Perez | Republican | Nay |
| Larry Gagne | Republican | Yea |
| Laurence Miner | Republican | Yea |
| Len Turcotte | Republican | Nay |
| Lex Berezhny | Republican | Yea |
| Lilli Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Franz | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Gould | Republican | Yea |
| Linda McGrath | Republican | Yea |
| Lino Avellani | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Mazur | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Post | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Barbour | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Korzen | Republican | Yea |
| Lorie Ball | Republican | Not Voting |
| Louise Andrus | Republican | Nay |
| Marc Tremblay | Republican | Yea |
| Margaret Drye | Republican | Yea |
| Marie Louise Bjelobrk | Republican | Yea |
| Mark McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Pearson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Proulx | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Warden | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Drew | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Coker | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew Pitaro | Republican | Yea |
| Maureen Mooney | Republican | Yea |
| Melissa Litchfield | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Aron | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Granger | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Moffett | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Belcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bordes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Drago | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Ouellet | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nicholas Bridle | Republican | Nay |
| Pam Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Terry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Paul Tudor | Republican | Yea |
| Pete Morency | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Mehegan | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Varney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phyllis Katsakiores | Republican | Yea |
| Pierre Dupont | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Boehm | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond Peeples | Republican | Not Voting |
| Raymond Plante | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Nalevanko | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Brown | Republican | Not Voting |
| Richard Lascelles | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Tripp | Republican | Nay |
| Riché Colcombe | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Ladd | Republican | Yea |
| Ricky Devoid | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Mattson | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Harb | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Wherry | Republican | Yea |
| Robley Hall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ron Dunn | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Berry | Republican | Yea |
| Russell Dumais | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samuel Farrington | Republican | Yea |
| Sayra DeVito | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott Bryer | Republican | Nay |
| Sean Durkin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Seth King | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Sirois | Republican | Yea |
| Sheri Minor | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherman Packard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherri Reinfurt | Republican | Yea |
| Skip Rollins | Republican | Yea |
| Sly Karasinski | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Pearson | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Bogert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Kesselring | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan DeRoy | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Porcelli | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Vandecasteele | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tanya Donnelly | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Gorski | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Roy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Walsh | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Mannion | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Dolan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Ploszaj | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Corcoran | Republican | Not Voting |
| Travis Toner | Republican | Yea |
| Valerie McDonnell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Vicki Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Walter Spilsbury | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Hemingway | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| Yury Polozov | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 508 do?
- relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
- Who sponsors SB 508?
- SB 508 is sponsored by Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Tim McGough (Republican), Keith Murphy (Republican), Howard Pearl (Republican), Daniel Innis (Republican), Ruth Ward (Republican), and Sharon Carson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 508?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 21, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track SB 508?
- Track SB 508 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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