---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the authority of schools to display the national and state mottos."
description: "relative to the authority of schools to display the national and state mottos."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 69"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 69 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris True"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/530fb629-54ec-4594-8510-705c3cc943b8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0028&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "aa223196fdb1daf81f8b6c3ab2ebc2ec19c13ea5fc081bb782dea04103fa031e"
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 69 (2021) — relative to the authority of schools to display the national and state mottos.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1465s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1465s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **204–169** (pass) · lower
- Concur — **211–150** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris True — primary (person)
- Beth A. Folsom — cosponsor (person)
- Bob J. Greene — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Hobson — cosponsor (person)
- Max Abramson — cosponsor (person)
- Peter E. Torosian — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Piemonte — 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. 34 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Public Hearing: 03/02/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97910276071 / 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
- **2021-03-25** Committee Report: Without Recommendation (Vote ; RC) HC 18 P. 37
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass: MA RC 204-169 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 9 `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, 09:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-06** Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/13/2021; SC 23
- **2021-05-13** Sen. Giuda Moved to Remove HB 69 from the Consent Calendar; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Inexpedient to Legislate, MF, VV; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Sen. Giuda Moved Ought to Pass; 05/13/2021; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Sen. Giuda Floor Amendment # 2021-1465s, AA, VV; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1465s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/13/2021; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1465s (Rep. Ladd): MA RC 211-150 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 4
- **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 161; Eff: 09/28/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/530fb629-54ec-4594-8510-705c3cc943b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).