HB 1121 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

defining the cost of an adequate education.

HB 1121 defines the specific resources required to calculate the cost of an adequate education in New Hampshire. It mandates that the state include certain personnel and materials - such as teachers, counselors, nurses, instructional supplies, technology, facility maintenance, and transportation - in its funding calculations. This bill directly affects how the state determines the necessary resources for public schools to meet educational standards. The definition applies to all public school funding decisions under RSA 193-E:2-a, requiring the state to formally account for these elements when assessing educational costs. The bill takes effect 60 days after passage.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → As Amended by the House · 4 edits

MODERATE

The House amendment simplified the bill by removing directives that required the general court to actively determine necessary resources and make initial determinations of resource elements. It also removed 'nurses' from the list of specific resource elements. The amended version is a straightforward declarative list rather than an instruction to the legislature on how to proceed.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that the general court use the definition in RSA 193-E:2-a to determine resources necessary to provide essential programs considering educational needs.

Removed the requirement that the general court make an initial determination of the necessary specific resource elements to be included in the opportunity for an adequate education.

SCOPE

Removed 'nurses' from the list of specific resource elements necessary to provide the substantive educational content of an adequate education.

TECHNICAL

Changed from amending a subsection (I) of RSA 193-E:2-b to repealing and reenacting the entire section, and shifted language from instructional (telling the court what it shall do) to declarative (simply stating what the elements are).

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

102–94

Passed · 26 other

Total votes 222

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic107

94 Nay 13

87% Nay

I Independent2

1 Yea 1

50% Yea

R Republican113

101 Yea 12

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 14, 2026

Committee

Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/23/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 15

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 7

upper

Mar 11, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (102-94-26)

house

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0808h: MA RC 187-152 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 90

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

Amendment # 2026-0995h: AF RC 149-187 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 87

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

Amendment # 2026-0808h: AA DV 181-148 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 87

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0995h

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0808h 03/02/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 34

lower

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced

Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 7

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors