NH HB 1816

enacted

relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NH HB 1816 pass?

Yes. NH HB 1816 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-16): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 313; eff. 1/1/2027

What is NH HB 1816 about?

NH HB 1816 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 1816?

Rick Ladd, Rick M Ladd are the primary sponsors of NH HB 1816, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-12-18
Latest action: 2026-07-16 — Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 313; eff. 1/1/2027
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-16
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 313; eff. 1/1/2027
2026-07-01
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
2026-07-01
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56
2026-06-30
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15
enrolled
2026-06-04
Conference Committee Report # 2026-2064c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
2026-06-04
Conference Committee Report 2026-2064c: Adopted, VV 06/04/2026 HJ 15
2026-06-04
Conference Committee Report 2026-2064c: Adopted, VV 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 35
2026-05-28
Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2064c; 06/04/2026
2026-05-28
Conferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Altschiller; SJ 14
2026-05-26
Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 12:00 pm GP 234
2026-05-20
President Appoints: Senators Murphy, Ward, Altschiller; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
2026-05-20
Sen. Murphy Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
2026-05-18
Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ladd, Spilsbury, Osborne, Luneau 05/14/2026 HJ 13
2026-05-18
Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ladd, Spilsbury, Osborne, Luneau 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 147
2026-05-18
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1636s and Requests CofC (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13
2026-05-18
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1636s and Requests CofC (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 147
2026-05-07
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1636s, RC 14Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-05-07
Committee Amendment # 2026-1636s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
2026-04-23
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1636s, 05/07/2026, Vote 4-2; SC 17
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-26
Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 12
2026-03-17
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 7
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-11
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0983h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 19
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-03-11
Amendment # 2026-0983h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 19
2026-03-04
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0983h 03/02/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 10 P. 12
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-18
==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
2026-02-11
==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 234
2026-01-13
==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 11:00 am GP 234
2025-12-18
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 37
introduction,referral-committee

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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

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1612&inflect=2

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