---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to special education services in chartered public schools."
description: "relative to special education services in chartered public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 238"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 238 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruth Ward"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-14"
last_action: "2022-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2deb3ae-0e88-47cf-a469-cbc018972533"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3047&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "b15151bb71e488d2e2550741da069e0229b4b7dc82916b8eebe3e1e22baf3408"
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 238 (2022) — relative to special education services in chartered public schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1765h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1765h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Ruth Ward — primary (person)
- Deborah L. Hobson — cosponsor (person)
- James P. Gray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Education; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-06** Hearing: 01/25/2022, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 2
- **2022-03-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1035s, 03/17/2022; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-17** Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 03/17/2022; SJ 5
- **2022-03-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1035s, 03/24/2022; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Committee Amendment # 2022-1035s, AA, VV; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
- **2022-03-24** Sen. Ward Floor Amendment # 2022-1180s, AA, VV; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
- **2022-03-24** Sen. Kahn Floor Amendment # 2022-1175s, AF, VV; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
- **2022-03-24** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2022-1035s and 2022-1180s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/24/2022; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Introduced 03/28/2022 and referred to Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Public Hearing: 04/11/2022 09:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-04-20** Executive Session: 04/26/2022 09:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-04-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1765h (Vote 19-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-04** Amendment # 1765h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1765h: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-12** President Appoints: Senators Ward, Ricciardi, Prentiss; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-12** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-12** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Cordelli, Hobson, Tanner 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-13** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/16/2022, 1:00 p.m., Room 100, SH
- **2022-05-18** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2026c Filed 05/16/2022; Senate Amendment
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report 2022-2026c: Adopted, VV 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2026c, Adopted, VV; 05/26/2022; SJ 13
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-07-07** Signed by the Governor on 07/01/2022; Chapter 0313; Effective 07/01/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2deb3ae-0e88-47cf-a469-cbc018972533`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).