---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the broadband matching grant initiative."
description: "relative to the broadband matching grant initiative."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 445"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 445 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-30"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87c43aef-127a-4ad7-95f0-6a4c5a0be2ec"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3041&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "072db6b8d5ab56519a17419e43e48ba7f87c049479bd6edf5882e11192425964"
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 445 (2022) — relative to the broadband matching grant initiative.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1537h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1537h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- James P. Gray — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin J. Cavanaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-30** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Finance; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Hearing: 02/01/2022, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 5
- **2022-03-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1263s, 03/31/2022; SC 13A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment # 2022-1263s, AA, VV; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
- **2022-03-31** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1263s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/31/2022; SJ 7 `passage`
- **2022-04-01** Introduced 03/31/2022 and referred to Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-06** Public Hearing: 04/13/2022 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-04-06** Division I Work Session: 04/13/2022 03:00 pm LOB 212
- **2022-04-19** Executive Session: 04/26/2022 09:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-04-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1537h (Vote 19-1; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Amendment # 1537h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1537h: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Daniels Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-12** President Appoints: Senators Hennessey, Bradley, Kahn; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-17** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/17/2022, 01:00 pm, Room 100, SH
- **2022-05-12** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Umberger): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-12** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Emerick, G. Griffin, Mooney, Leishman 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-17** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/17/2022, 01:00 pm, Room 100, SH
- **2022-05-19** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2041c Filed 05/17/2022; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report 2022-2041c: Adopted, VV 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2041c, Adopted, VV; 05/26/2022; SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-28** Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2022; Chapter 0280; Effective 06/24/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87c43aef-127a-4ad7-95f0-6a4c5a0be2ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).