HB 1815 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to education financing.

HB 1815 defines what constitutes an "adequate education" for New Hampshire public schools by specifying 11 required learning areas: English/language arts, math, science, social studies (including Holocaust education), arts, world languages, health/wellness, physical education, technology/engineering, personal finance, and computer science. It directly affects all public elementary and secondary schools in New Hampshire by mandating these subjects as core components of the state's definition of adequate education. The bill revises state law to replace previous standards with this detailed list of required content areas. It does not address funding mechanisms or budget allocations, focusing solely on curriculum requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Dec 18, 2025 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between the adopted version and the chaptered final version. The only changes are technical: section numbers were renumbered with the chapter prefix (e.g., Section 1 became 19:1), the fiscal note was removed, and approval/effective dates were added at the end.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers were renumbered to include the chapter number: Section 1 became 19:1, Section 2 became 19:2, Section 3 became 19:3, and Section 4 became 19:4.

The fiscal note (which stated the bill would have no fiscal impact) and the 'Agencies Contacted' section were removed, which is standard when a bill becomes a chaptered law.

TIMELINE

Approval date (March 27, 2026) and effective date (May 26, 2026) were added at the end of the document.

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

9695
Passed · 31 other
Total votes 222
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic107
1 Yea 95 Nay 11
88% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
94 Yea 19
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 03/27/2026; Chapter 19; eff.05/26/2026
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
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
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 11
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-95-31)
house
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA RC 188-162 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 60
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2026 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 9 P. 34
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 37
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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