---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibiting persons charged with or convicted of certain assault or controlled drug possession violations from employment in a public school or being granted teaching credentials."
description: "prohibiting persons charged with or convicted of certain assault or controlled drug possession violations from employment in a public school or being granted teaching credentials."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1311"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1311 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue M. Mullen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-20"
last_action: "2022-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3666a5ad-9d7e-4532-8600-60edd09a872a"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2605&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "b2a9a24d4f139322000066541e3a55bbc492dbbeb5a963e9e552ae5b627a7568"
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 1311 (2022) — prohibiting persons charged with or convicted of certain assault or controlled drug possession violations from employment in a public school or being granted teaching credentials.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-2103** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-2103&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Sue M. Mullen — primary (person)
- Catherine Rombeau — cosponsor (person)
- Linda L. Tanner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-20** Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-09** Public Hearing: 01/19/2022 10:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-01-25** Executive Session: 01/25/2022 08:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-02-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0201h (NT) (Vote 19-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0201h : MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3 `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Amendment # 2022-0201h: AA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3
- **2022-03-01** Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Education; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Hearing: 03/22/2022, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 11
- **2022-04-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1834s, 05/05/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Committee Amendment # 2022-1834s, AA, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1834s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SC 19 `passage`
- **2022-05-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2103e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2103-EBA: AA VV (in recess of) 05/26/2022
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-29** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/24/2022; Chapter 259; 01/01/2023 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3666a5ad-9d7e-4532-8600-60edd09a872a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).