---
type: "Bill"
title: "making changes to the requirements for civics education in schools."
description: "making changes to the requirements for civics education in schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 216"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 216 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M. Carson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a088a1b1-1380-457b-9f7b-94c82a402d2f"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0969&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "d6c295d0a5a4bde3e7046b377c22ba2c9245397627ea8fb231838b8e3dab2656"
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 216 (2023) — making changes to the requirements for civics education in schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2183e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2183e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M. Carson — primary (person)
- Bill M. Gannon — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie L. Gendreau — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- Daryl Abbas — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- James P. Gray — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Education; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Hearing: 02/14/2023, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 10
- **2023-03-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0679s, 03/16/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2023-0679s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0679s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-21** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Public Hearing: 03/29/2023 02:00 pm 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 with Amendment # 2023-1394h 04/19/2023 (Vote 18-2; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Amendment # 2023-1394h: AA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 6
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1394h: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sen. Ward Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2183e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 15
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2183e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 16
- **2023-06-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-08-09** Signed by the Governor on 08/04/2023; Chapter 0226; 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/a088a1b1-1380-457b-9f7b-94c82a402d2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).