---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to anti-discrimination protection for students in public schools."
description: "relative to anti-discrimination protection for students in public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 263"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 263 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2019-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfc9db0c-00cb-48dd-aee6-5df242f18c0c"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0995&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "2e583829ed54099d54d352d929f31089bf497107d4ba04fac4ee347b8789868d"
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 263 (2019) — relative to anti-discrimination protection for students in public schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2310h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2310h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Concur — **15–9** (pass) · upper
- OTPA — **214–143** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **20–3** (pass) · upper
- Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment 1290s Lines 1-11 to the period after RSA 354-A. — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- OTP — **211–141** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment — **146–207** (fail) · lower
- Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment 1290s the Balance of the Amendment — **10–13** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Hearing: 03/04/2019, Room 103, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 12
- **2019-03-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1141s, 03/28/2019; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-28** Committee Amendment # 2019-1141s, AA, VV; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
- **2019-03-28** Sen. Bradley Offered Floor Amendment # 2019-1290s; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
- **2019-03-28** Sen. Watters Moved to divide the Question on Floor Amendment # 2019-1290s: Lines 1-11 to the period after RSA 354-A. and then the balance of the amendment; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
- **2019-03-28** The Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
- **2019-03-28** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2019-1290s: Lines 1-11 to the period after RSA 354-A.; RC 23Y-0N, AA; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
- **2019-03-28** Ought to Pass with Amendment: 2019-1290s: Lines 1-11 to the period after RSA 354-A.; RC 20Y-3N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/28/2019; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2019-1290s, the balance of the amendment; RC 10Y-13N, AF; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
- **2019-04-01** Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Education HJ 11 P. 74 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Public Hearing: 04/10/2019 11:00 am LOB 207
- **2019-04-10** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/18/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
- **2019-04-18** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/30/2019 01:00 pm LOB 207
- **2019-04-18** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/23/2019 01:00 pm LOB 212
- **2019-04-18** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
- **2019-05-01** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1690h for 05/08/2019 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 23 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-01** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1717h (NT)
- **2019-05-08** Amendment # 2019-1690h: AA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 18
- **2019-05-08** Amendment # 2019-1717h: AF RC 146-207 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 18
- **2019-05-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1690h: MA RC 214-143 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 18 `passage`
- **2019-05-08** Referred to Judiciary 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 18
- **2019-05-08** Public Hearing: 05/15/2019 10:30 am LOB 208
- **2019-05-15** Executive Session: 05/28/2019 10:00 am LOB 208
- **2019-05-29** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 06/05/2019 (Vote 13-6; RC) HC 27 P. 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-29** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2310h
- **2019-06-05** Amendment # 2019-2310h: AF DV 134-215 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 71
- **2019-06-05** Ought to Pass: MA RC 211-141 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 71 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sen. Hennessey Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 15Y-9N, MA; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
- **2019-06-28** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-06-28** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
- **2019-07-24** Signed by the Governor on 07/19/2019; Chapter 282; Effective 09/17/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfc9db0c-00cb-48dd-aee6-5df242f18c0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).