---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibiting the sale of certain furniture and carpeting with flame retardant chemicals."
description: "prohibiting the sale of certain furniture and carpeting with flame retardant chemicals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 193"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 193 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-09-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0c3e839-2b8a-4494-a7a6-5bc191ad59bc"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0249&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "004032346dfc06ededf72bb0217b9f65e96435d629b21129e1b6325b98d1cb0c"
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 193 (2019) — prohibiting the sale of certain furniture and carpeting with flame retardant chemicals.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-1741h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1741h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **221–132** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **21–2** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Hearing: 02/05/2019, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 9
- **2019-02-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0382s, 02/14/2019; SC 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Special Order to After Energy and Natural Resources, Without Objection, MA; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
- **2019-02-14** Committee Amendment # 2019-0382s, AA, VV; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
- **2019-02-14** Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2019-0510s, AA, VV; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
- **2019-02-14** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2019-0382s, and 2019-0510s, RC 21Y-2N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/14/2019; SJ 5 `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 11 P. 70 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Public Hearing: 04/02/2019 01:45 pm LOB 302
- **2019-04-02** Full Committee Work Session: 04/10/2019 10:00 am LOB 302
- **2019-04-09** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/17/2019 10:00 am LOB 302
- **2019-04-10** Full Committee Work Session: 04/18/2019 10:00 am LOB 302
- **2019-04-10** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/18/2019 01:00 pm LOB 302
- **2019-04-24** Full Committee Work Session: 04/30/2019 09:30 am LOB 302
- **2019-04-24** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/30/2019 01:30 pm LOB 302
- **2019-05-01** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1741h for 05/08/2019 (Vote 14-6; RC) HC 23 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-01** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2019-05-08** Amendment # 2019-1741h: AA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 15
- **2019-05-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1741h: MA RC 221-132 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 15 `passage`
- **2019-05-30** Sen. Cavanaugh Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
- **2019-06-18** Enrolled (In recess 06/13/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-06-18** Enrolled 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 18
- **2019-09-05** Signed by the Governor on 09/03/2019; Chapter 336; Effective 09/03/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0c3e839-2b8a-4494-a7a6-5bc191ad59bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).