New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 292 — establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts.

Last action — House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-3101s (Rep. Noble): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 2

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 07, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 32% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

This bill creates a commission to study school administrative unit consolidation in New Hampshire.

The bill establishes a commission tasked with studying school administrative unit consolidation in New Hampshire and making recommendations. It will evaluate existing research, identify challenges, and propose a consolidation plan by November 1, 2026.

Summary

(New Title) establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts.

Bill Text

Amendments

7 amendments

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Action History

  1. House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-3101s (Rep. Noble): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12

  2. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3101s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  3. The Chair ruled the Question Non-Divisible; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  4. Sen. Perkins Kwoka Moved to divide the Question on the motion of Ought to Pass with Amendment; Section 4 and the effective date; the remainder of the bill; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  5. Sen. Altschiller Floor Amendment # 2026-0050s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  6. Sen. Watters Moved to Reconsider the vote on: Amendment #2026-0050s, MA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  7. Sen. Altschiller Floor Amendment # 2026-0050s, RC 7Y-17N, AF; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  8. Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2026-0053s, AF, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  9. Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2026-0052s, AF, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  10. Committee Amendment # 2025-3101s, AA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  11. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3101s, 01/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 46

  12. Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-2978s: 10/14/2025 01:00 pm GP 232

  13. Joint Hearing with the House Education Funding Committee: 10/14/2025, Room 232, GP, 01:00 pm, on proposed nongermane amendment # 2025-2978s; SC 37

  14. Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13

  15. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21A

  16. Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 17

  17. Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10

  18. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1030h: MA DV 194-148 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 119

  19. Amendment # 2025-1030h: AA DV 187-155 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 118

  20. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  21. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1030h 03/17/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 49

  22. Executive Session: 03/17/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207

  23. Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:30 pm LOB 205-207

  24. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 13

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 414 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (414)

414 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Floor Amendment

Failed 8 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 01500
Democrat 8000
Total 81500
% of votes cast 35%65%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Tara Reardon Democrat Yea
Bill Gannon Republican Nay
Daniel Innis Republican Nay
Daryl Abbas Republican Nay
David Rochefort Republican Nay
Denise Ricciardi Republican Nay
Howard Pearl Republican Nay
James Gray Republican Nay
Keith Murphy Republican Nay
Kevin Avard Republican Nay
Mark McConkey Republican Nay
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Nay
Tim McGough Republican Nay
Timothy Lang Republican Nay
Victoria Sullivan Republican Nay

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Ought to Pass w/Amendment

Passed 16 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15000
Democrat 0800
Total 15800
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Pat Long Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Tara Reardon Democrat Nay
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Tim McGough Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Floor Amendment

Failed 8 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 01600
Democrat 8000
Total 81600
% of votes cast 33%67%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Tara Reardon Democrat Yea
Bill Gannon Republican Nay
Daniel Innis Republican Nay
Daryl Abbas Republican Nay
David Rochefort Republican Nay
Denise Ricciardi Republican Nay
Howard Pearl Republican Nay
James Gray Republican Nay
Keith Murphy Republican Nay
Kevin Avard Republican Nay
Mark McConkey Republican Nay
Regina Birdsell Republican Nay
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Nay
Tim McGough Republican Nay
Timothy Lang Republican Nay
Victoria Sullivan Republican Nay

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Ought to Pass w/Amendment

Passed 16 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 0800
Total 16800
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Pat Long Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Tara Reardon Democrat Nay
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Tim McGough Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 292 do?
(New Title) establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts.
Who sponsors HB 292?
HB 292 is sponsored by Rick Ladd (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 292?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 07, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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