---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a committee to study broadband access to the Internet."
description: "establishing a committee to study broadband access to the Internet."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 238"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 238 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-29"
last_action: "2017-09-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94a024cb-4a11-4d3a-8492-1f2433113020"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0432&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "bf143821b43f82da26cc7152f510ff8c0268f2741e8828134567240d32c92a37"
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 238 (2017) — establishing a committee to study broadband access to the Internet.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1571s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1571s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **174–162** (pass) · legislature
- ITL — **166–167** (fail) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-29** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 2 P. 21 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-05** Public Hearing: 01/12/2017 02:00 PM LOB 304
- **2017-01-18** Full Committee Work Session: 01/24/2017 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2017-01-18** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/24/2017 01:00 PM LOB 304
- **2017-01-25** ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 01/31/2017 02:45 PM LOB 304
- **2017-02-06** Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/15/2017 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 11 P. 29
- **2017-02-06** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0013h [^]
- **2017-02-16** Special Order to 2/16/2017 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 57
- **2017-02-16** Inexpedient to Legislate: MF RC 166-167 02/16/2017 HJ 8 P. 29
- **2017-02-16** Ought to Pass: MA RC 174-162 02/16/2017 HJ 8 P. 31 `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Introduced 02/16/2017 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Hearing: 04/05/2017, Room 102, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 17
- **2017-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/20/2017; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Special Order HB 238 to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/27/2017; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** Sen. Kahn Floor Amendment # 2017-1540s, AA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
- **2017-04-27** Sen. Bradley Moved to Special Order HB 238 to the end of the Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
- **2017-04-27** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2017-1571s, AA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
- **2017-04-27** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2017-1540s and 2017-1571s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/27/2017; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2017-06-01** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1540s and 1571s (Rep. Barry): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
- **2017-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 06/08/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-06-13** Enrolled 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
- **2017-09-08** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/28/2017; Chapter 163; eff 06/28/17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94a024cb-4a11-4d3a-8492-1f2433113020`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).