---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the offenses that prevent employment in a school."
description: "relative to the offenses that prevent employment in a school."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 432"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 432 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue M. Mullen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-10"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/097c16ac-2d01-4cff-914f-3492c042fe42"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0555&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "b61430ccd41b77c19025543550e2a6b0a7472c5e5f2d3235eedb8d6662756219"
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 432 (2021) — relative to the offenses that prevent employment in a school.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1116s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1116s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Floor Amendment 1116s — **10–14** (fail) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee Amendment 1113s — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sue M. Mullen — primary (person)
- James C. Allard — cosponsor (person)
- Linda L. Tanner — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Cornell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen L. Woodcock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Education HJ 2 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Public Hearing: 01/26/2021 09:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91325381640 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0015h (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 12 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Amendment # 2021-0015h: AA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 5
- **2021-02-24** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0015h: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 5 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Education; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Remote Hearing: 03/23/2021, 10:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 16
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1113s, 04/08/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Sen. Watters Moved to Remove HB 432 from the Consent Calendar; 04/08/2021; SJ 11
- **2021-04-08** Committee Amendment # 2021-1113s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 04/08/2021; SJ 11
- **2021-04-08** Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2021-1116s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 04/08/2021; SJ 11
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1113s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/08/2021; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1113s (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 9
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/23/2021; Chapter 142; Eff: 09/21/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/097c16ac-2d01-4cff-914f-3492c042fe42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).