New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 1815 — relative to education financing.

Last action — Signed by Governor Ayotte 03/27/2026; Chapter 19; eff.05/26/2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 18, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on March 30, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

relative to education financing.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

53 added · 66 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 1815 expands on the state's commitment to providing an adequate education by emphasizing community involvement and shared responsibility between state and local governments. It clearly outlines that local entities, like school districts, work in tandem with the state to meet educational standards and address the unique needs of their communities. This change matters because it highlights the importance of flexibility in educational approaches and ensures that local schools remain accountable to families and communities they serve.

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HB 1815-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES SESSION 26-2334 07/08 HOUSE BILL 1815-FN AN ACT relative to education financing.
CHAPTER 19 HB 1815-FN - FINAL VERSION SESSION 26-2334 07/08 HOUSE BILL 1815-FN AN ACT relative to education financing.
HB 1815-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES 26-2334 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to education financing.
CHAPTER 19 HB 1815-FN - FINAL VERSION 26-2334 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to education financing.
1 Education;
19:1 Education;
Policy and Purpos.
Policy and Purpose.
an education that is consistent with the state-established academic standards, and school district or school curriculum.
an education that is consistent with the state- established academic standards, and school district or school curriculum.
In this system, the state and local governmental entities function collectively to ensure that an adequate version of the academic program defined in RSA 193-E:2-a is provided to New Hampshire pupils.
In this system, the state and local governmental entities function collectively to ensure that an adequate version of the academic program defined in RSA 193-E:2- a is provided to New Hampshire pupils.
2 Education;
19:2 Education;
HB 1815-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 2 - (3) Science.
(3) Science.
(6) World languages.
CHAPTER 19 HB 1815-FN - FINAL VERSION - Page 2 - (6) World languages.
3 Education;
19:3 Education;
4 Effective Date.
19:4 Effective Date.
LBA 26-2334 Revised 02/10/2026 HB 1815-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED AN ACT relative to education financing.
Approved:
FISCAL IMPACT:
March 27, 2026 Effective Date:
This bill modifies the terminology and purpose relative an adequate education and adds additional references to the statute defining the content of an adequate education to the adequacy calculation formula.
May 26, 2026
This bill does not change the grant amounts awarded to districts, charter schools, or education freedom accounts pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, nor does it modify the content of an adequate education pursuant to RSA 193-E:3-b, I(a).
Therefore, the proposed bill will have no fiscal impact.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 03/27/2026; Chapter 19; eff.05/26/2026

  2. Enrolled, Without Objection, MA; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  3. Enrolled 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 17

  4. Ought to Pass: RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; Read a Third Time, and Final Passage in the early session, MA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  5. Without Objection, Sen. Birdsell Moved the Question, MA; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  6. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 11

  7. Hearing: 03/13/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 9A

  8. Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 6

  9. Reconsider OTP (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 63

  10. Ought to Pass: MA RC 188-162 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 60

  11. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  12. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2026 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 9 P. 34

  13. Executive Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 234

  14. Public Hearing: 02/13/2026 01:00 pm GP 232

  15. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 37

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 413 not signed on · 161 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (413)

413 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

Ought to Pass

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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OTP

Passed 188 Yea · 162 Nay · 40 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1783024
Democrat 1150015
Unaffiliated 7200
Independent 0001
Total 186155040
% of votes cast 49%41%0%10%
How each member voted (381)
Member Party Vote
Susan C DeLemus — Yea
Thomas L Kaczynski — Yea
Kimberly A Rice — Yea
Lisa M Freeman — Yea
Paul P Dargie — Nay
Patrick N Long — Nay
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Yea
Tom D Mannion — Yea
Alexis Simpson Democrat Nay
Alice Wade Democrat Nay
Alicia Gregg Democrat Not Voting
Alissandra Murray Democrat Nay
Allan Howland Democrat Nay
Allison Knab Democrat Nay
Amy Malone Democrat Not Voting
Anita Burroughs Democrat Nay
Barry Faulkner Democrat Nay
Beth Richards Democrat Nay
Bill Bolton Democrat Nay
Billie Butler Democrat Nay
Brian Sullivan Democrat Nay
Buzz Scherr Democrat Nay
Carrie Sorensen Democrat Nay
Carry Spier Democrat Nay
Cassandra Levesque Democrat Nay
Catherine Rombeau Democrat Nay
Catherine Sofikitis Democrat Nay
Cathryn Harvey Democrat Nay
Chris McAleer Democrat Nay
Chris Muns Democrat Nay
Christal Lloyd Democrat Nay
Christine Seibert Democrat Nay
Christopher Herbert Democrat Nay
Connie Lane Democrat Nay
Dale Swanson Democrat Nay
Dan Bergeron Democrat Nay
Daniel LeClerc Democrat Nay
Daniel Veilleux Democrat Nay
David Fracht Democrat Nay
David Luneau Democrat Nay
David Meuse Democrat Nay
David Nagel Democrat Not Voting
David Paige Democrat Nay
David Preece Democrat Nay
Dennis Malloy Democrat Nay
Dick Ames Democrat Nay
Dru Fox Democrat Nay
Efstathia Booras Democrat Nay
Eileen Kelly Democrat Nay
Eleana Colby Democrat Nay
Ellen Read Democrat Nay
Ellen Rockmore Democrat Nay
Eric Gallager Democrat Nay
Eric Turer Democrat Nay
Erica de Vries Democrat Nay
Erik Johnson Democrat Nay
Erin Kerwin Democrat Nay
Fred Davis Democrat Nay
Gaby Grossman Democrat Not Voting
Gary Gilmore Democrat Nay
Gary Woods Democrat Nay
Geoffrey Smith Democrat Not Voting
George Sykes Democrat Nay
Gerald Ward Democrat Nay
Gregory Sargent Democrat Nay
Heath Howard Democrat Nay
Heather Baldwin Democrat Nay
Heather Raymond Democrat Nay
Hope Damon Democrat Nay
James Gruber Democrat Nay
James MacKay Democrat Not Voting
James Newsom Democrat Nay
James Roesener Democrat Not Voting
Janet Lucas Democrat Nay
Janet Wall Democrat Nay
Jared Sullivan Democrat Nay
Jean Jeudy Democrat Nay
Jennifer Mandelbaum Democrat Nay
Jerry Stringham Democrat Nay
Jessica Grill Democrat Not Voting
Jessica LaMontagne Democrat Nay
Jim Maggiore Democrat Nay
Jim Snodgrass Democrat Nay
Jodi Newell Democrat Nay
John Cloutier Democrat Nay
John Larochelle Democrat Nay
John Stone Democrat Not Voting
Jonah Wheeler Democrat Nay
Julie Gilman Democrat Nay
Karen Ebel Democrat Nay
Karen Hegner Democrat Nay
Kat McGhee Democrat Nay
Kathy Staub Democrat Nay
Kris Schultz Democrat Nay
Laura Telerski Democrat Nay
Laurel Stavis Democrat Nay
Lee Ann Kluger Democrat Nay
Lily Foss Democrat Nay
Linda DiSilvestro Democrat Nay
Linda Harriott-Gathright Democrat Nay
Linda Ryan Democrat Nay
Loren Foxx Democrat Nay
Loren Selig Democrat Nay
Louis Juris Democrat Nay
Lucius Parshall Democrat Nay
Lucy Weber Democrat Nay
Luz Bay Democrat Nay
Manoj Chourasia Democrat Nay
Marc Plamondon Democrat Nay
Marjorie Smith Democrat Nay
Mark MacKenzie Democrat Nay
Mark Paige Democrat Nay
Mark Vallone Democrat Nay
Martin Jack Democrat Nay
Mary Georges Democrat Nay
Mary Hakken-Phillips Democrat Nay
Mary Jane Wallner Democrat Nay
Matthew Hicks Democrat Nay
Matthew Wilhelm Democrat Nay
Megan Murray Democrat Nay
Merryl Gibbs Democrat Not Voting
Michael Cahill Democrat Nay
Michael Edgar Democrat Nay
Molly Howard Democrat Nay
Muriel Hall Democrat Nay
Myles England Democrat Not Voting
Nancy Murphy Democrat Nay
Ned Raynolds Democrat Nay
Nicholas Germana Democrat Nay
Nicole Leapley Democrat Not Voting
Paige Beauchemin Democrat Nay
Patricia Cornell Democrat Nay
Paul Berch Democrat Nay
Peggy Balboni Democrat Nay
Peter Bixby Democrat Nay
Peter Leishman Democrat Nay
Peter Lovett Democrat Not Voting
Peter Petrigno Democrat Yea
Peter Schmidt Democrat Nay
Philip Jones Democrat Nay
Ray Newman Democrat Nay
Rosemarie Rung Democrat Nay
Russell Muirhead Democrat Nay
Sallie Fellows Democrat Nay
Samantha Jacobs Democrat Nay
Sanjeev Manohar Democrat Nay
Santosh Salvi Democrat Nay
Seth Miller Democrat Nay
Stephanie Grund Democrat Nay
Stephanie Payeur Democrat Not Voting
Stephen Woodcock Democrat Nay
Sue Newman Democrat Nay
Susan Almy Democrat Nay
Susan Elberger Democrat Nay
Suzanne Chretien Democrat Nay
Terri O'Rorke Democrat Nay
Terry Spahr Democrat Nay
Thomas Buco Democrat Not Voting
Thomas Cormen Democrat Nay
Thomas Schamberg Democrat Nay
Thomas Southworth Democrat Nay
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Nay
Timothy Soucy Democrat Nay
Toni Weinstein Democrat Nay
Tony Caplan Democrat Nay
Tracy Bricchi Democrat Nay
Trinidad Tellez Democrat Nay
Wayne Burton Democrat Nay
Wayne Pearson Democrat Nay
Wendy Thomas Democrat Nay
Will Darby Democrat Nay
William Dolan Democrat Nay
William Palmer Democrat Nay
Zoe Manos Democrat Nay
Aidan Ankarberg Independent Not Voting
Aboul Khan Republican Yea
Adam Presa Republican Yea
Alvin See Republican Yea
Andrew Prout Republican Yea
Arnold Davis Republican Yea
Barbara Comtois Republican Yea
Bill Boyd Republican Yea
Bill Ohm Republican Yea
Bob Lynn Republican Yea
Brian Cole Republican Yea
Brian Labrie Republican Yea
Brian Nadeau Republican Yea
Brian Seaworth Republican Yea
Brian Taylor Republican Nay
Bryan Morse Republican Not Voting
Calvin Beaulier Republican Yea
Carol McGuire Republican Yea
Catherine Kenny Republican Yea
Charles Foote Republican Yea
Charles McMahon Republican Yea
Charles Melvin Republican Yea
Cindy Bennett Republican Yea
Claudine Burnham Republican Yea
Clayton Wood Republican Yea
Cyril Aures Republican Yea
Dale Girard Republican Nay
Dan McGuire Republican Yea
Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican Yea
Darrell Louis Republican Yea
David Love Republican Yea
David Lundgren Republican Yea
David Milz Republican Yea
David Walker Republican Yea
Deborah Aylward Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Yea
Denis Murphy Republican Yea
Denise DeDe-Poulin Republican Yea
Dennis Mannion Republican Yea
Diane Kelley Republican Yea
Diane Pauer Republican Yea
Dick Thackston Republican Yea
Dillon Dumont Republican Yea
Donald McFarlane Republican Yea
Donald Selby Republican Yea
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
Douglas Trottier Republican Not Voting
Erica Layon Republican Yea
Ernesto Gonzalez Republican Yea
George Grant Republican Yea
Gerald Griffin Republican Yea
Glen Aldrich Republican Yea
Glenn Bailey Republican Yea
Gregory Hill Republican Yea
Henry Giasson Republican Yea
JD Bernardy Republican Yea
Jack Flanagan Republican Yea
James Creighton Republican Yea
James Guzofski Republican Yea
James Qualey Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Yea
James Summers Republican Not Voting
James Thibault Republican Yea
James Tierney Republican Not Voting
Jason Osborne Republican Yea
Jay Markell Republican Yea
Jeanine Notter Republican Yea
Jeffrey Tenczar Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Rhodes Republican Yea
Jeremy Slottje Republican Yea
Jess Edwards Republican Yea
Jim Fedolfi Republican Yea
Jim Kofalt Republican Not Voting
Jodi Nelson Republican Not Voting
Joe Alexander Republican Yea
Joe Sweeney Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Yea
John Janigian Republican Yea
John Leavitt Republican Yea
John MacDonald Republican Yea
John Potucek Republican Yea
John Schneller Republican Yea
John Sellers Republican Yea
John Suiter Republican Not Voting
John Sytek Republican Yea
Jonathan Smith Republican Yea
Jordan Ulery Republican Yea
Jose Cambrils Republican Yea
Joseph Barton Republican Yea
Joseph Guthrie Republican Yea
Joseph Hamblen Republican Yea
Judy Aron Republican Yea
Julie Miles Republican Yea
Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican Not Voting
Julius Soti Republican Yea
Karel Crawford Republican Yea
Katelyn Kuttab Republican Yea
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien Republican Yea
Kathleen Paquette Republican Not Voting
Katy Peternel Republican Not Voting
Keith Ammon Republican Yea
Keith Erf Republican Yea
Kelley Potenza Republican Yea
Kenneth Weyler Republican Yea
Kevin Scully Republican Yea
Kevin Verville Republican Not Voting
Kristin Noble Republican Yea
Kristine Perez Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Yea
Laurence Miner Republican Yea
Len Turcotte Republican Yea
Lex Berezhny Republican Yea
Lilli Walsh Republican Yea
Linda Franz Republican Not Voting
Linda Gould Republican Yea
Linda McGrath Republican Yea
Lino Avellani Republican Yea
Lisa Mazur Republican Yea
Lisa Post Republican Yea
Liz Barbour Republican Yea
Lori Korzen Republican Yea
Lorie Ball Republican Not Voting
Louise Andrus Republican Yea
Marc Tremblay Republican Yea
Margaret Drye Republican Yea
Marie Louise Bjelobrk Republican Yea
Mark McLean Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Yea
Mark Proulx Republican Yea
Mark Warden Republican Yea
Mary Ford Republican Yea
Mary Murphy Republican Yea
Matt Drew Republican Not Voting
Matthew Coker Republican Not Voting
Matthew Pitaro Republican Yea
Maureen Mooney Republican Yea
Melissa Litchfield Republican Yea
Michael Aron Republican Yea
Michael Granger Republican Yea
Michael Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Moffett Republican Yea
Mike Belcher Republican Yea
Mike Bordes Republican Not Voting
Mike Drago Republican Yea
Mike Ouellet Republican Yea
Nicholas Bridle Republican Nay
Pam Brown Republican Yea
Paul Terry Republican Yea
Paul Tudor Republican Yea
Pete Morency Republican Yea
Peter Mehegan Republican Yea
Peter Varney Republican Not Voting
Phyllis Katsakiores Republican Yea
Pierre Dupont Republican Yea
Ralph Boehm Republican Yea
Raymond Peeples Republican Yea
Raymond Plante Republican Yea
Rich Nalevanko Republican Yea
Richard Brown Republican Yea
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Yea
Riché Colcombe Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Yea
Ricky Devoid Republican Yea
Rita Mattson Republican Yea
Robert Harb Republican Yea
Robert Wherry Republican Yea
Robley Hall Republican Yea
Ron Dunn Republican Yea
Ross Berry Republican Yea
Russell Dumais Republican Not Voting
Samuel Farrington Republican Yea
Sayra DeVito Republican Yea
Scott Bryer Republican Yea
Sean Durkin Republican Yea
Seth King Republican Yea
Shane Sirois Republican Yea
Sheri Minor Republican Not Voting
Sherman Packard Republican Not Voting
Sherri Reinfurt Republican Yea
Skip Rollins Republican Yea
Sly Karasinski Republican Yea
Stephen Boyd Republican Yea
Stephen Pearson Republican Yea
Steven Bogert Republican Yea
Steven Kesselring Republican Yea
Steven Smith Republican Not Voting
Susan DeRoy Republican Yea
Susan Porcelli Republican Yea
Susan Vandecasteele Republican Yea
Tanya Donnelly Republican Yea
Ted Gorski Republican Yea
Terry Roy Republican Yea
Thomas Walsh Republican Yea
Tim Mannion Republican Not Voting
Tom Dolan Republican Yea
Tom Ploszaj Republican Yea
Travis Corcoran Republican Yea
Travis Toner Republican Not Voting
Valerie McDonnell Republican Yea
Vanessa Sheehan Republican Yea
Vicki Wilson Republican Yea
Walter Spilsbury Republican Yea
Wayne Hemingway Republican Yea
Wayne MacDonald Republican Yea
Yury Polozov Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1815 do?
relative to education financing.
Who sponsors HB 1815?
HB 1815 is sponsored by Bob Lynn (Republican) and Dan McGuire (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1815?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 18, 2025. Enacted.
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