---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to New Hampshire workforce training programs."
description: "relative to New Hampshire workforce training programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 152"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 152 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David H. Watters"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42eb5712-e892-4889-927b-acf6c75c2328"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0830&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "a18a22599e52115e6091f53b2b19cffc428d8e29e669e83291823b84b565a925"
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 152 (2023) — relative to New Hampshire workforce training programs.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1961e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1961e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Adopt Floor Amendment 1642 — **122–251** (fail) · lower
- OTP — **250–123** (pass) · lower
- Divide — **118–255** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- David H. Watters — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn Cordelli — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey P. Goley — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Education; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Hearing: 01/31/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 8
- **2023-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0525s, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Committee Amendment # 2023-0525s, AA, VV; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
- **2023-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0525s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/22/2023; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/16/2023; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-21** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Public Hearing: 03/29/2023 01:30 pm LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-05** Executive Session: 04/11/2023 11:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-26** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass SB152-FN 04/11/2023 (Vote 15-5; RC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-26** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2023-05-04** FLAM # 2023-1642h (Reps. A. Lekas, Belcher): AF RC 122-251 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 23
- **2023-05-04** Divide (Rep. Hoell): MF RC 118-255 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 26
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass: MA RC 250-123 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 28 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-25** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-1961e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/18/2023
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-1961e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/18/2023); SJ 16 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-13** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/08/2023 HJ 15
- **2023-06-13** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/08/2023); SJ 19 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-21** Signed by the Governor on 06/20/2023; Chapter 0099; Effective 07/01/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42eb5712-e892-4889-927b-acf6c75c2328`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).