---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety."
description: "relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 140"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 140 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Glenn Cordelli"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9acd79cb-447d-4c43-9acb-4518a4d3640b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0265&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "363c8c42555cdda693fa626cbba9ba9e7fdad88f2fb6a145b46431e673111e77"
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 140 (2021) — relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1425s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1425s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **207–169** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Glenn Cordelli — primary (person)
- Alicia D. Lekas — cosponsor (person)
- Erica J. Layon — cosponsor (person)
- Jason M. Osborne — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin G. Verville — cosponsor (person)
- Ralph G. Boehm — cosponsor (person)
- Rick M. Ladd — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Education HJ 2 P. 36 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Public Hearing: 02/23/2021 09:45 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94382337363 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-11** Executive Session: 03/11/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95090800832
- **2021-03-24** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 18 P. 38 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass: MA RC 207-169 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 14 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Education; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Remote Hearing: 04/20/2021, 09:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1425s, 05/20/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Committee Amendment # 2021-1425s, AA, VV; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1425s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/20/2021; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1425s (Rep. Ladd): MA DV 203-158 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 9
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-03** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/30/2021; Chapter 164; Eff: 07/30/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9acd79cb-447d-4c43-9acb-4518a4d3640b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).