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NH HB 1374

enacted

modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of school district operating documents by school boards.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NH HB 1374 pass?

Yes. NH HB 1374 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-16): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 303; eff. 10/8/2026

What is NH HB 1374 about?

NH HB 1374 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of school district operating documents by school boards.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 1374?

Mary Murphy is the primary sponsor of NH HB 1374, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-12-02
Latest action
2026-07-16 — Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 303; eff. 10/8/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mary Murphyprimary
  • Mary J Fordcosponsor
  • Raymond C. Peeplescosponsor
  • Susan M Porcellicosponsor
  • Riché Colcombecosponsor
  • Ruth Wardcosponsor
  • Dan McGuirecosponsor
  • Mary Fordcosponsor
  • Raymond Peeplescosponsor
  • Pam Browncosponsor
  • Susan Porcellicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-16

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 303; eff. 10/8/2026

  2. 2026-07-01

    Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026

  3. 2026-07-01

    Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56

  4. 2026-06-30

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15

    enrolled

  5. 2026-06-04

    Conference Committee Report # 2026-2076c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14

  6. 2026-06-04

    Conference Committee Report 2026-2076c: Adopted, RC 179-161 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  7. 2026-06-04

    Conference Committee Report 2026-2076c: Adopted, RC 179-161 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 31

  8. 2026-05-28

    Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2076c; 06/04/2026

  9. 2026-05-26

    Conferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Prentiss; SJ 14

  10. 2026-05-26

    Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 09:00 am GP 230

  11. 2026-05-26

    Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 09:30 am GP 230

  12. 2026-05-20

    President Appoints: Senators Innis, Sullivan, Prentiss; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  13. 2026-05-20

    Sen. Ward Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  14. 2026-05-19

    Speaker Appoints: Reps. Noble, Peternel, D. McGuire, Mary Murphy 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  15. 2026-05-19

    Speaker Appoints: Reps. Noble, Peternel, D. McGuire, Mary Murphy 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 149

  16. 2026-05-19

    House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1731s and Requests CofC (Rep. Noble): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  17. 2026-05-19

    House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1731s and Requests CofC (Rep. Noble): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 149

  18. 2026-05-07

    Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1731s, RC 14Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  19. 2026-05-07

    Committee Amendment # 2026-1731s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  20. 2026-04-28

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1731s, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 17

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-04-15

    Hearing: 04/21/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:25 am; SC 15

  22. 2026-03-17

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

    introduction,referral-committee

  23. 2026-03-11

    Ought to Pass: MA DV 179-149 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 134

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  24. 2026-03-04

    Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  25. 2026-03-04

    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/02/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 37

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-02-27

    Executive Session: 03/02/2026 09:30 am GP 232

  27. 2026-02-03

    Public Hearing: 02/09/2026 10:30 am GP 232

  28. 2025-12-02

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 17

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Ought to Pass w/Amendment

    2026-05-07 · pass · 14-8

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Sharon M. Carson: yes
    • David H. Watters: no
    • Kevin A. Avard: other
    • Regina Birdsell: yes
    • Cindy Rosenwald: no
    • James P. Gray: yes
    • Ruth Ward: yes
    • Bill M. Gannon: yes
    • Daniel E. Innis: yes
    • Suzanne M. Prentiss: no
    • Denise Ricciardi: other
    • Rebecca Perkins Kwoka: no
    • Timothy Lang: yes
    • Donovan Fenton: no
    • Keith R. Murphy: yes
    • Howard Pearl: yes
    • Daryl Abbas: yes
    • Debra Altschiller: no
    • David Rochefort: yes
    • Mark McConkey: yes
    • Tim McGough: yes
    • Tara Reardon: no
    • Victoria Sullivan: yes
    • Pat Long: no
  • Adopt CofC Report

    2026-06-04 · pass · 179-161

    Member-level votes (387)
    • Phyllis M Katsakiores: yes
    • Mary Jane Wallner: no
    • John B. Hunt: yes
    • Janet G Wall: no
    • Wayne M. Burton: no
    • Gary R Gilmore: no
    • Kenneth L Weyler: yes
    • Gary L. Daniels: yes
    • Sherman A. Packard: other
    • John J Sytek: yes
    • John R Cloutier: no
    • James R MacKay: other
    • Susan W Almy: no
    • Joseph A. Guthrie: no
    • Peter R Leishman: no
    • Marjorie K. Smith: other
    • Michael D Harrington: yes
    • Charles E McMahon: yes
    • Maureen C. Mooney: other
    • Peter B Schmidt: no
    • Ralph G Boehm: yes
    • Jordan G. Ulery: yes
    • Thomas L Buco: other
    • Jean L. Jeudy: no
    • Lucy McVitty Weber: no
    • Debra L DeSimone: yes
    • Larry G Gagne: yes
    • Timothy O. Horrigan: no
    • Rick M Ladd: yes
    • Carol M McGuire: yes
    • Timothy A. Soucy: no
    • Susan C DeLemus: yes
    • Jack B. Flanagan: other
    • Gregory G. Hill: yes
    • David C Lundgren: no
    • Dan McGuire: yes
    • Jeanine M Notter: yes
    • Bill H Ohm: yes
    • Mark L Proulx: yes
    • Brian Seaworth: yes
    • Steven D Smith: other
    • Marc D Tremblay: yes
    • Mark Warden: yes
    • Dick Ames: no
    • Paul S. Berch: no
    • Peter W Bixby: no
    • Efstathia S Booras: no
    • Michael D Cahill: no
    • Karel A. Crawford: no
    • Linda A. DiSilvestro: no
    • Karen E Ebel: no
    • Linda C Harriott-Gathright: no
    • Martin L. Jack: no
    • Aboul B Khan: yes
    • Dennis J Malloy: no
    • David E Milz: other
    • Chris Muns: other
    • Skip A. Rollins: yes
    • Thomas C Schamberg: other
    • Joe Sweeney: yes
    • George E Sykes: no
    • Thomas C Walsh: yes
    • Gerald W.R. Ward: no
    • Glen C Aldrich: yes
    • Keith Michael Ammon: yes
    • Lino M Avellani: yes
    • Russell Dumais: other
    • Thomas L Kaczynski: yes
    • Mark McLean: yes
    • Jason M. Osborne: yes
    • John Michael Potucek: yes
    • Katherine J. Prudhomme-O'Brien: yes
    • Kimberly A Rice: yes
    • James A Spillane: yes
    • Douglas W. Thomas: yes
    • Len P Turcotte: yes
    • Peter R. Varney: other
    • Michael Vose: yes
    • Patricia Cornell: no
    • Linda R Gould: yes
    • Christopher J. Herbert: other
    • David J. Luneau: no
    • Alexis H Simpson: no
    • Thomas L Southworth: no
    • Michael A Edgar: no
    • Michael I Moffett: yes
    • Barry Faulkner: no
    • Barbara Comtois: yes
    • Jim L Fedolfi: other
    • Gerald Griffin: yes
    • Lisa M Freeman: yes
    • Richard W. Lascelles: yes
    • Kevin J Scully: yes
    • Andrew J. Prout: yes
    • John A Leavitt: other
    • Kevin G. Verville: yes
    • Jess Edwards: yes
    • Richard P Tripp: other
    • John C Janigian: yes
    • Cathryn A Harvey: other
    • Mark S MacKenzie: no
    • Sue A Newman: no
    • Catherine M Sofikitis: other
    • Beth S. Richards: other
    • Ellen D Read: other
    • Julie D Gilman: no
    • Kate Rushford Murray: no
    • Mark A Pearson: other
    • Kris Schultz: no
    • Charlie G. St. Clair: no
    • Brian M Sullivan: no
    • Anita D Burroughs: no
    • Stephen L Woodcock: no
    • John T MacDonald: yes
    • Jerry M. Stringham: no
    • Sallie D Fellows: no
    • Laurel Stavis: no
    • Keith Erf: yes
    • Nancy A Murphy: no
    • Rosemarie Rung: no
    • Wendy Ellen N Thomas: no
    • Ray E Newman: no
    • Fred E Davis: no
    • Laura Damphousse Telerski: no
    • Matthew B. Wilhelm: no
    • Connie Boyles Lane: no
    • Gary L Woods: no
    • Tom Dolan: yes
    • David C Love: yes
    • Stephen C. Pearson: other
    • Mark A Vallone: no
    • Robert D Harb: yes
    • Charles R Melvin: yes
    • Gaby M Grossman: other
    • Jim V. Maggiore: no
    • David James Meuse: other
    • Terry W Roy: other
    • Cassandra N Levesque: no
    • Judy F. Aron: yes
    • Megan A Murray: no
    • Kat McGhee: no
    • Joe H. Alexander: yes
    • Paul P Dargie: no
    • Peter Petrigno: no
    • Tom Ploszaj: no
    • Mike Bordes: other
    • Juliet Harvey-Bolia: yes
    • Douglas R. Trottier: other
    • Jonathan H Smith: yes
    • Chris R McAleer: no
    • Dru Fox: no
    • Lucius Parshall: no
    • James R Qualey: yes
    • Jennifer M Rhodes: yes
    • Arnold G Davis: yes
    • Lex Berezhny: yes
    • Mary A Hakken-Phillips: no
    • Russell Muirhead: no
    • Jim A Kofalt: yes
    • Lisa C.M. Post: yes
    • Ted Gorski: yes
    • Daniel T. Veilleux: no
    • Vanessa L Sheehan: yes
    • Diane E. Kelley: yes
    • Diane Pauer: yes
    • James L Creighton: yes
    • Ross Berry: other
    • Louise Andrus: yes
    • Tony M Caplan: no
    • Jose E Cambrils: yes
    • Eric B Gallager: no
    • Matthew Pitaro: yes
    • Stephen E. Boyd: yes
    • Paul D Tudor: yes
    • Erica J Layon: yes
    • Julius F Soti: yes
    • Bob J. Lynn: yes
    • Susan J Vandecasteele: yes
    • Melissa A. Litchfield: yes
    • JD Bernardy: yes
    • Mark Paige: no
    • Glenn Bailey: yes
    • Aidan Ankarberg: other
    • Walter Spilsbury: yes
    • Wayne D. MacDonald: yes
    • Paul A Terry: yes
    • Bill Boyd: yes
    • Muriel C Hall: no
    • Catherine A Rombeau: no
    • Jodi L Nelson: yes
    • Cyril Nicholas Aures: yes
    • Deborah Aylward: other
    • Peggy Balboni: no
    • Heather P Baldwin: no
    • Lorie Ball: yes
    • Luz Bay: no
    • Steven T Bogert: other
    • Bill R Bolton: no
    • Richard R Brown: yes
    • Claudine R Burnham: yes
    • Matthew Coker: other
    • Riché Colcombe: yes
    • Travis James Corcoran: yes
    • Thomas H Cormen: no
    • Hope E Damon: no
    • Will Darby: no
    • William Dolan: other
    • Tanya Donnelly: yes
    • Mike Drago: yes
    • Margaret M Drye: yes
    • Ron C Dunn: yes
    • Susan A Elberger: no
    • Charles H Foote: yes
    • Loren E Foxx: no
    • Nicholas A Germana: no
    • Merryl Gibbs: no
    • Michael E Granger: yes
    • Alicia C Gregg: no
    • Jessica Grill: no
    • Matthew S Hicks: no
    • Molly C Howard: no
    • Heath Howard: no
    • Allan Howland: no
    • Philip M Jones: no
    • Louis C Juris: no
    • Catherine M Kenny: yes
    • Seth King: yes
    • Allison Knab: no
    • Katelyn T Kuttab: yes
    • Jessica Finn LaMontagne: no
    • Nicole M Leapley: no
    • Daniel J LeClerc: other
    • Christal R Lloyd: no
    • Peter Lovett: no
    • Tom D Mannion: yes
    • Dennis Mannion: yes
    • Zoe R Manos: no
    • Lisa R Mazur: yes
    • Valerie E McDonnell: yes
    • Alissandra Murray: no
    • David J Nagel: no
    • Jodi K Newell: no
    • Kristin Noble: yes
    • Mike Ouellet: yes
    • David Paige: no
    • William S Palmer: no
    • Stephanie R Payeur: no
    • Kristine Perez: yes
    • Katy Peternel: yes
    • Yury Polozov: yes
    • Daniel Popovici-Muller: yes
    • Susan M Porcelli: yes
    • Kelley L Potenza: yes
    • Heather Raymond: no
    • Ned Raynolds: no
    • James Leon Roesener: no
    • Linda V Ryan: no
    • Alvin B See: yes
    • Christine Seibert: no
    • Loren Selig: no
    • John Sellers: yes
    • Shane A Sirois: yes
    • Geoffrey Smith: other
    • Carry Spier: no
    • Kathy Staub: no
    • Jared Sullivan: no
    • James Summers: other
    • Trinidad Tellez: no
    • Jeffrey Tenczar: other
    • Eric S Turer: no
    • David E Walker: yes
    • Lilli M Walsh: yes
    • Jonah Orion Wheeler: no
    • Robert J Wherry: yes
    • Clayton D Wood: yes
    • Dick H Thackston: yes
    • James W Tierney: yes
    • Brian D Cole: yes
    • Mike S Belcher: yes
    • Marc W Plamondon: no
    • David Fracht: no
    • Paige Beauchemin: no
    • Sean C Durkin: other
    • Erik R Johnson: other
    • Jennifer Mandelbaum: other
    • Michael Aron: yes
    • Liz F Barbour: yes
    • Joseph J Barton: yes
    • Calvin Beaulier: yes
    • Cindy Lynn Bennett: yes
    • Dan H Bergeron: other
    • Marie Louise Bjelobrk: yes
    • Tracy Anne Bricchi: no
    • Nicholas D. Bridle: yes
    • Pam Brown: yes
    • Scott R Bryer: yes
    • Manoj Chourasia: no
    • Suzanne L Chretien: no
    • Eleana Marie Colby: no
    • Erica R de Vries: no
    • Denise DeDe-Poulin: yes
    • Susan G DeRoy: other
    • Sayra Lynn DeVito: yes
    • Ricky J Devoid: yes
    • Matt Drew: yes
    • Dillon J Dumont: yes
    • Pierre M Dupont: yes
    • Myles England: no
    • Samuel G Farrington: yes
    • Mary J Ford: yes
    • Lily M Foss: no
    • Linda Franz: yes
    • Mary Ngwanda Georges: no
    • Henry R Giasson: yes
    • Dale R Girard: no
    • Ernesto L Gonzalez: yes
    • George C Grant: yes
    • James Gruber: no
    • Stephanie Grund: no
    • James H Guzofski: yes
    • Robley Hall: yes
    • Joseph Hamblen: yes
    • Tim Hartnett: no
    • Karen A Hegner: no
    • Wayne J Hemingway: yes
    • Samantha Jacobs: no
    • Sly Karasinski: yes
    • Eileen S Kelly: no
    • Erin Kerwin: no
    • Steven Kesselring: yes
    • Lee Ann Kluger: no
    • Lori E Korzen: yes
    • Brian H Labrie: yes
    • John H Larochelle: no
    • Patrick N Long: no
    • Darrell A Louis: other
    • Janet Marie Lucas: no
    • Amy L Malone: no
    • Tim E Mannion: other
    • Sanjeev K Manohar: no
    • Jay D Markell: yes
    • Rita G Mattson: yes
    • Donald S McFarlane: yes
    • Linda McGrath: yes
    • Peter L. Mehegan: yes
    • Julie Miles: yes
    • Seth B Miller: no
    • Laurence A Miner: other
    • Sheri Minor: other
    • Pete Morency: yes
    • Bryan Morse: other
    • Mary Murphy: yes
    • Denis Vincent Murphy: yes
    • Brian G Nadeau: yes
    • Rich M Nalevanko: yes
    • James Newsom: no
    • Terri O'Rorke: no
    • Thomas Oppel: no
    • Kathleen Paquette: yes
    • Wayne Pearson: no
    • Raymond C. Peeples: yes
    • Raymond S Plante: yes
    • Adam Joseph Presa: yes
    • Sherri L Reinfurt: yes
    • Ellen B Rockmore: no
    • Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière: yes
    • Santosh Salvi: no
    • Gregory M Sargent: no
    • Buzz Scherr: no
    • John Schneller: yes
    • Donald Evan Selby: yes
    • Jeremy Slottje: yes
    • Jim Snodgrass: no
    • Carrie Sorensen: no
    • Terry Spahr: other
    • John Joseph Stone: other
    • John W. Suiter: other
    • Dale Swanson: no
    • Brian R. Taylor: yes
    • James R Thibault: yes
    • Travis J Toner: other
    • Alice Wade: no
    • Toni Weinstein: no
    • Vicki A Wilson: yes
    • Billie Butler: no
    • Bobbi Boudman: no
    • David John Preece: no

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