---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a broadband matching grant initiative and fund."
description: "establishing a broadband matching grant initiative and fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 85"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 85 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeb Bradley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e959b4c-e441-4339-bd18-e0dfecc841b0"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0832&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "b24e5d0b56f41fecb3b341d87d19adb519a336cd805ba44753acf6b735383f2c"
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 85 (2021) — establishing a broadband matching grant initiative and fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1328h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1328h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee Amendment 0449s — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Ought to Pass — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeb Bradley — primary (person)
- Bill Gannon — cosponsor (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Karen C. Umberger — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin J. Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Renny Cushing — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Remote Hearing: 02/01/2021, 09:20 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 9
- **2021-02-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0449s, 03/04/2021; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Committee Amendment # 2021-0449s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 03/04/2021; SJ 6
- **2021-03-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0449s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/04/2021; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2021-03-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/25/2021; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Ought to Pass: RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/25/2021; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Finance HJ 4 P. 51 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Public Hearing: 05/10/2021 10:50 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92166004660 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1328h (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 26 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1328h: AA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 68
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1328h: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 68 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-22** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/10/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-06-22** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 23
- **2021-07-15** Signed by the Governor on 07/13/2021; Chapter 0123 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-15** I. Sections 2-5 Effective as provided in Section 6
- **2021-07-15** II. Remainder Effective on 07/01/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e959b4c-e441-4339-bd18-e0dfecc841b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).