---
type: "Bill"
title: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to broadband."
description: "adopting omnibus legislation relative to broadband."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 88"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 88 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Kahn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/174a0b72-6bdc-4353-989a-2ec188563315"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0924&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "63ecd409da160b95781fd0b856d1da95bbff3a97a177c5484fe789c0036d1ae9"
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 88 (2021) — adopting omnibus legislation relative to broadband.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2054e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2054e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jay Kahn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** 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, 10:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 9
- **2021-03-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0742s, 03/18/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Amendment # 2021-0742s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 03/18/2021; SJ 8
- **2021-03-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0742s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/18/2021; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 4 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Public Hearing: 05/10/2021 10:45 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93597701647 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 26 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 82 `passage`
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2054e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2054e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-16** Signed by the Governor on 08/10/2021; Chapter 0198 `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-16** Part I Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part II Effective 10/09/2021
- **2021-08-16** Part III 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/174a0b72-6bdc-4353-989a-2ec188563315`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).