---
type: "Bill"
title: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to vocational and career education, environmental education, and emergency plans for sports injuries."
description: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to vocational and career education, environmental education, and emergency plans for sports injuries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 148"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 148 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruth Ward"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4787d4e2-cf9e-439d-9717-2deae47bbccf"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0956&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "7ab764e01ef188aa3d53771a2670754f181ec44ae065aec997cf3a273dd27a4f"
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 148 (2021) — adopting omnibus legislation relative to vocational and career education, environmental education, and emergency plans for sports injuries.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2081e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2081e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Ruth Ward — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Introduced 02/04/2021 and Referred to Education; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12** Remote Hearing: 02/18/2021, 01:30 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 11
- **2021-03-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0764s, 03/18/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Amendment # 2021-0764s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 03/18/2021; SJ 8
- **2021-03-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0764s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/18/2021; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Education HJ 4 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Public Hearing: 04/21/2021 10:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97777026171 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-04-28** Executive Session: 05/20/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92551660487
- **2021-04-28** Full Committee Work Session: 05/13/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94308033489
- **2021-05-25** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1637h (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 26 P. 20 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1585h
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1637h: AA DV 196-176 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 130
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1585h: AF DV 176-202 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 134
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1637h: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 135 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Ward, Hennessey, Kahn; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 15
- **2021-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ladd, Cordelli, Boehm, Shaw 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 15
- **2021-06-14** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/14/2021, 10:30 am, Room Senate Chamber, SH
- **2021-06-14** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/14/2021, 10:30 am, Room Senate Chamber, SH
- **2021-06-14** ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/16/2021, 1:00 pm, Room Senate Chamber, SH
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report # 2021-2025c Filed 06/10/2021; Senate Amendment + New Amendment
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-2025c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-2025c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-07-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2081e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2081e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-17** Signed by the Governor on 08/10/2021; Chapter 0210 `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-17** Part I Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-17** Part II. II. Remainder Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-17** Part II. I. Sections 11 & 12 shall not take effect
- **2021-08-17** Part III Effective 09/01/2022
- **2021-08-17** Part IV Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-17** Part V Effective 10/09/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4787d4e2-cf9e-439d-9717-2deae47bbccf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).