---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing an extraordinary need grant for schools."
description: "establishing an extraordinary need grant for schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 420"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 420 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-12-23"
last_action: "2022-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/baef4a53-da5e-4cd8-bb65-daa73a29ab02"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3110&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "8f73521f11c7c959daf0ab93b75ba3c36c848b8245cdad2ffaf24872736d71ab"
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 420 (2022) — establishing an extraordinary need grant for schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-2119e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-2119e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **21–1** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Floor Amendment — **171–150** (pass) · lower
- OTPA — **261–71** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Morse — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Ricciardi — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-23** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Education; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-04** Hearing: 01/13/2022, Room 101, LOB, 01:45 pm; SC 2
- **2022-01-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/03/2022; SC 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-03** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/03/2022; SJ 2 `passage`
- **2022-03-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/24/2022; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Ought to Pass: RC 21Y-1N, MA; 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 10:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-04-04** Executive Session: 04/13/2022 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-04-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1384h(NT) (Vote 19-0; RC) HC 15 P. 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-21** Amendment # 2022-1384h: AA VV 04/21/2022 HJ 10
- **2022-04-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1384h: MA RC 261-71 04/21/2022 HJ 10 `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Referred to Finance 04/21/2022 HJ 10
- **2022-04-22** Executive Session: 04/27/2022 03:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2022-04-22** Division Work Session: 04/25/2022 10:00 am LOB 209
- **2022-04-28** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1761h (NT) (Vote 14-6; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-28** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2022-05-04** Amendment # 1761h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-04** FLAM # 1925h (Reps. Osborne, Turcotte): AA RC 171-150 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1925h: 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, Hennessey, 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, Weyler, Luneau 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-13** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/16/2022, 09:30 am, Room 100, SH
- **2022-05-17** ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/17/2022, 02:00 pm, Room 100, SH
- **2022-05-19** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2038c Filed 05/17/2022; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report 2022-2038c: Adopted, VV 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2038c, Adopted, VV; 05/26/2022; SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2119e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-16** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2119e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 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 0318; Effective 07/01/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/baef4a53-da5e-4cd8-bb65-daa73a29ab02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).