---
type: "Bill"
title: "removing the limitation on a chartered public school incurring long term debt."
description: "removing the limitation on a chartered public school incurring long term debt."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1228"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1228 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregory Hill"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-11-07"
last_action: "2018-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e67621b-111e-498b-bb5e-17d847034423"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2160&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "61571e65bb8f8528133c6b03e2416228ed003af32e975d84b5badb419c59c7de"
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 HB 1228 (2018) — removing the limitation on a chartered public school incurring long term debt.

## Version chain

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

1. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1173&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **17–6** (pass) · upper
- Laid on Table — **7–16** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gregory Hill — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth L. Weyler — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Leonard P. Turcotte — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Rick M. Ladd — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-07** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/11/2018 10:00 AM LOB 207
- **2018-01-31** Executive Session: 02/14/2018 10:00 AM LOB 207
- **2018-02-14** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 9 P. 38 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-03-06** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 74 `passage`
- **2018-03-14** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Education; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Hearing: 03/20/2018, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 13
- **2018-03-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2018; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Sen. Soucy Moved Laid on Table, RC 7Y-16N, MF; 04/05/2018; SJ 11
- **2018-04-05** Ought to Pass: RC 17Y-6N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/05/2018; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
- **2018-04-19** Enrolled 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
- **2018-07-19** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2018; Chapter 372; Eff. 09/16/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e67621b-111e-498b-bb5e-17d847034423`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).