---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to expanding child care professionals' eligibility for the child care scholarship program."
description: "relative to expanding child care professionals' eligibility for the child care scholarship program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 404"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 404 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca G. Whitley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-12-12"
last_action: "2024-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7425fab-04e2-40c3-a719-b0285055e62b"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2970&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "196afb28009dd4abd929305a08fd153fdfeba712fd90d3fd103e3b015b17a358"
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 404 (2024) — relative to expanding child care professionals' eligibility for the child care scholarship program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2352e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2352e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2061&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment — **13–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rebecca G. Whitley — primary (person)
- Alexis H Simpson — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. McMahon — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- David Paige — cosponsor (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Donovan Fenton — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jane Wallner — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Prentiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-12** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-15** Hearing: 01/03/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 49
- **2024-02-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0566s, 02/15/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** Committee Amendment # 2024-0566s, AA, VV; 02/15/2024; SJ 4
- **2024-02-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0566s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/15/2024; SJ 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1344s, 04/05/2024, Vote 6-0; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Committee Amendment # 2024-1344s, RC 13Y-11N, AA; 04/05/2024; SJ 8
- **2024-04-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1344s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2024; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-11** Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Special Committee on Childcare HJ 10 P. 228 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/17/2024 10:15 am LOB 104
- **2024-04-11** Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 10:00 am LOB 104
- **2024-04-17** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/24/2024 10:00 am LOB 104
- **2024-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1571h 04/24/2024 (Vote 10-0; CC) HC 17 P. 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Amendment # 2024-1571h (NT): AA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 19
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1571h: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 20 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-02** Referred to Finance 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 21 `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-02** Division III Work Session: 05/07/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-02** Division III Work Session: 05/10/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-08** Executive Session: 05/14/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1921h 05/15/2024 (Vote 23-1; RC) HC 20 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Amendment # 2024-1921h: AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 73
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1921h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 73 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Birdsell Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-07-10** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2352e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2352e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-08-07** Signed by the Governor on 08/02/2024; Chapter 355; Effective 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7425fab-04e2-40c3-a719-b0285055e62b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).