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type: "Bill"
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title: "relative to the protection of religious liberty."
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description: "relative to the protection of religious liberty."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
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legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 542"
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citation: "New Hampshire HB 542 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Keith M. Ammon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-01-12"
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last_action: "2021-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1791aa41-85b7-4df2-a953-97328d4f8302"
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source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0726&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
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source_hash: "8e90cd565cc501ec738e2c07fe1b2792e5ee09b2f5e366a852be0450e71bccea"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
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---
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# New Hampshire HB 542 (2021) — relative to the protection of religious liberty.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment #2021-1712s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1712s&txtFormat=amend)
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## Votes
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- Adopt CofC Report — **205–158** (pass) · lower
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- Committee Amendment — **14–10** (pass) · upper
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- Conference Committee Report — **14–10** (pass) · upper
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- OTPA — **199–173** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Keith M. Ammon — primary (person)
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- Jim Kofalt — cosponsor (person)
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- Travis J. O'Hara — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-12** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-05** Public Hearing: 03/05/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97676008758 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
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- **2021-03-10** Executive Session: 03/10/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95164452682
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- **2021-03-22** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0623h (Vote 11-10; RC) HC 18 P. 53 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-22** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
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- **2021-04-09** Amendment # 2021-0623h: AA VV 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 8
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- **2021-04-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0623h: MA RC 199-173 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 8 `passage`
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- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-06** Remote Hearing: 05/11/2021, 02:15 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 23
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- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1712s, 05/27/2021; SC 25A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-27** Committee Amendment # 2021-1712s, RC 14Y-10N, AA; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
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- **2021-05-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1712s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/27/2021; SJ 17 `passage`
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- **2021-06-07** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1712s and Requests CofC (Reps. McLean, Wuelper, Sylvia, Alexander Jr.): MA VV 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 51
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- **2021-06-10** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
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- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Birdsell, Whitley; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
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- **2021-06-14** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/14/2021 02:30 pm LOB 206-208
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- **2021-06-15** Conferee Change; Senator Giuda Replaces Senator Whitley; SJ 20
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- **2021-06-16** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2021-1964c; 06/24/2021
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- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1964c; RC 14Y-10N, Adopted; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
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- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1964c: Adopted, RC 205-158 06/24/2021
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- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
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- **2021-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
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- **2021-08-16** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/10/2021; Chapter 191; Eff: 10/09/2021 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1791aa41-85b7-4df2-a953-97328d4f8302`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).
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