---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to study teacher preparation and education programs."
description: "establishing a commission to study teacher preparation and education programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 258"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 258 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-27"
last_action: "2019-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cca1830b-8715-46f7-9bbc-7cb239c2eeca"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0364&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "a561a92ec2ad18544dd0227f6ddcb70ea0dea4ccb7d42315967c3c7faa5514fd"
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 258 (2019) — establishing a commission to study teacher preparation and education programs.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-1989s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1989s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Sen. Carson Floor Amendment 1975s — **10–14** (fail) · upper
- Sen. Carson Floor Amendment 1975s — **8–16** (fail) · upper
- Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment 1989s — **9–15** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-27** Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Education HJ 2 P. 43 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/22/2019 11:45 am LOB 207
- **2019-01-30** Executive Session: 02/05/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
- **2019-02-07** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/27/2019 (Vote 12-6; RC) HC 13 P. 28 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-07** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2019-02-28** Ought to Pass: MA DV 194-145 02/28/2019 HJ 7 P. 55 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Hearing: 04/16/2019, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 18
- **2019-05-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1836s, 05/15/2019; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15** Committee Amendment # 2019-1836s, AA, VV; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Sen. Carson Offered Floor Amendment # 2019-1975s; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Special Order to when Senators return from a House hearing, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2019-1975s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Sen. Feltes Moved Reconsideration on vote on 2019-1975, MA, VV; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2019-1975s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2019-1989s, RC 9Y-15N, AF; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1836s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2019; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1836s (Rep. Myler): MA VV 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 3
- **2019-06-27** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
- **2019-06-27** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-24** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/19/2019; Chapter 257; I. Sec. 2 Eff: 11/01/2020 II. Rem. Eff: 07/19/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cca1830b-8715-46f7-9bbc-7cb239c2eeca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).