---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring a course in civics for high school graduation."
description: "requiring a course in civics for high school graduation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 45"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 45 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2017-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f668b27-8885-4c5d-a196-0d9278506a12"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0766&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "ce8d514fdfa28cde07780cf94352806f18e03b2a5e9c473a190caf31f1a3b50a"
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 45 (2017) — requiring a course in civics for high school graduation.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1447h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1447h&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Education; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** Hearing: 01/24/2017, Room 103, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 7
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0495s, 02/23/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** Committee Amendment # 2017-0495s, AA, VV; 02/23/2017; SJ 7
- **2017-02-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0495s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/23/2017; SJ 7 `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Introduced 02/16/2017 and referred to Education HJ 8 P. 45 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Public Hearing: 03/15/2017 09:45 AM LOB 207
- **2017-03-22** Full Committee Work Session: 03/28/2017 10:00 AM LOB 207
- **2017-03-29** ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 04/04/2017 11:15 AM LOB 207
- **2017-04-05** Full Committee Work Session: 04/18/2017 01:00 PM LOB 305-307
- **2017-04-21** Executive Session: 04/19/2017 LOB 207
- **2017-04-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1447h for 05/04/2017 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 22 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Amendment # 2017-1447h: AA VV 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 3
- **2017-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1447h: MA VV 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 3 `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Sen. Reagan Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
- **2017-05-24** Enrolled (In recess 05/18/2017); SJ 18
- **2017-05-24** Enrolled 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 9
- **2017-06-13** Signed by the Governor on 06/08/2017; Chapter 0107; Effective 08/07/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f668b27-8885-4c5d-a196-0d9278506a12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).