---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to alternative dispute resolution in special education."
description: "relative to alternative dispute resolution in special education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 135"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 135 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruth Ward"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c78d79ae-f55c-40f7-8d7d-072bfde1d73c"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0914&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "8648412af7a89b10e6ede177e400fc876a95b6973c3556a411aa64bffab508ab"
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 135 (2023) — relative to alternative dispute resolution in special education.

## Version chain

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


## Sponsors

- Ruth Ward — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Education; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Hearing: 02/21/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 11
- **2023-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/09/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-09** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/09/2023; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-20** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 03/29/2023 02:30 pm LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-05** ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 04/11/2023 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-12** Executive Session: 04/19/2023 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/19/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/18/2023
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/18/2023); SJ 16 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-08** Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2023; Chapter 0072; Effective 08/06/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c78d79ae-f55c-40f7-8d7d-072bfde1d73c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).