HB 1202 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to dual and concurrent enrollment requirements for courses at institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire.

HB 1202 sets funding limits for high school students taking college courses through New Hampshire's community college system. It restricts state-funded enrollment to a maximum of four dual or concurrent enrollment courses per grade (10th, 11th, and 12th), with each funded course limited to four credits. Students may take additional courses beyond these limits at their own expense. The bill amends existing law to implement these requirements, directly affecting high school students enrolled in such programs within the state's community college system.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2026
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MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between the two versions. The differences are entirely technical and procedural: section numbers were renumbered with the chapter prefix (1→31:1, 2→31:2), an approval date (April 22, 2026) and effective date (June 21, 2026) were added, and minor formatting/alignment adjustments were made throughout. These are standard changes that occur when a bill is chaptered into law.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers changed from '1' and '2' to '31:1' and '31:2' to reflect the bill's assignment as Chapter 31 of the session laws.

Minor formatting and alignment changes throughout (spacing, line breaks, column positions) with no effect on the substance of the law.

TIMELINE

Approval date (April 22, 2026) and effective date (June 21, 2026) were added at the end of the document, which is standard when a bill is chaptered. The effective date reflects the 60-day delay specified in the bill's own text.

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Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 22, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 31; eff. 06/21/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 4
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 7
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 5 P. 4
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 10
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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