---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the minimum hourly rate for tipped employees."
description: "relative to the minimum hourly rate for tipped employees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 137 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeb Bradley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b972116-a014-4c38-abd2-666f1ce53647"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1073&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "1344c0b15e3afd41136a26abc705d2bace5a41d7d6f7a8d13bdfb70ceae3d0b0"
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 137 (2021) — relative to the minimum hourly rate for tipped employees.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1596h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1596h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment 0983s — **14–10** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **14–10** (pass) · upper
- Concur — **14–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeb Bradley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Remote Hearing: 03/09/2021, 08:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 14
- **2021-03-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0983s, 04/01/2021; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Committee Amendment # 2021-0983s, RC 14Y-10N, AA; 04/01/2021; SJ 10
- **2021-04-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0983s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/01/2021; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced (in recess of) 04/09/2021 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 7 P. 100 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Public Hearing: 05/05/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91070566113 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-26** Executive Session: 05/26/2021 10:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99484571505
- **2021-05-27** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1596h (Vote 11-8; RC) HC 26 P. 27 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-27** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-06-04** Amendment # 2021-1596h: AA VV 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 3
- **2021-06-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1596h: MA DV 201-171 06/03/2021 HJ 9 P. 3 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. French Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **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 the Governor on 07/23/2021; Chapter 0153 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-26** I. Section 1 Effective as provided in Section 2
- **2021-07-26** II. Remainder Effective 07/23/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b972116-a014-4c38-abd2-666f1ce53647`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).