---
type: "Bill"
title: "making appropriations for capital improvements."
description: "making appropriations for capital improvements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 25"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 25 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John R. Cloutier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-25"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efed5360-0e07-46eb-b0df-a38aca9e2e29"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1118&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "b5b29a70dbf52bd78c645985b1a2731f25d4d2667d2864a852da37662ff7e60d"
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 25 (2019) — making appropriations for capital improvements.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2637e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2637e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- OTPA — **362–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John R. Cloutier — primary (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-25** Introduced 02/14/2019 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 5 P. 80 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Late Drafting and Introduction Approved by House by the Necessary 2/3 MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 44
- **2019-02-27** Public Hearing: 03/05/2019 10:15 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-06** Full Committee Work Session: 03/13/2019 10:15 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-06** Full Committee Work Session: 03/14/2019 11:00 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-06** Full Committee Work Session: 03/18/2019 11:00 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-11** Full Committee Work Session: 03/25/2019 10:00 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-13** Executive Session: 04/02/2019 10:00 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-19** Full Committee Work Session: 03/26/2019 09:30 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-19** Full Committee Work Session: 03/27/2019 09:30 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-19** Full Committee Work Session: 03/28/2019 09:30 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-19** ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 03/29/2019 09:30 am LOB 201
- **2019-03-19** ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 04/01/2019 10:00 am LOB 201
- **2019-04-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1373h for 04/11/2019 (Vote 18-0; RC) HC 19 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-11** Amendment # 2019-1373h: AA VV 04/11/2019 HJ 13 P. 1
- **2019-04-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1373h: MA RC 362-5 04/11/2019 HJ 13 P. 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Introduced 04/18/2019 and Referred to Capital Budget; SJ 14 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Hearing: 05/16/2019, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 22
- **2019-05-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2209s, 05/30/2019; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment # 2019-2209s, AA, VV; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
- **2019-05-30** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2209s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/30/2019; SJ 18 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2209s (Rep. Cloutier): MA VV 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 11
- **2019-06-25** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2637e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-06-26** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2637e: AA VV 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 21
- **2019-06-27** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
- **2019-06-27** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-03** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/28/2019; Chapter 146; I. Sec.20 Eff: 06/30/2019 II. Rem. Eff: 07/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efed5360-0e07-46eb-b0df-a38aca9e2e29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).