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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1610: allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1610 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds. Primary sponsor: John Sellers (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 19, 2026): Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 162-148 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 48.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John SellersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseGrafton 10
Susan DeRoyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseStrafford 3
Linda FranzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseGrafton 6
Diane PauerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 36

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 162-148 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 48
  2. Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026
  3. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 52
  4. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14
  5. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1635s (Rep. Ladd): MA RC 186-163 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 3
  6. Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1635s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
  7. Committee Amendment # 2026-1635s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
  8. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1635s, 05/07/2026, Vote 4-2; SC 17
  9. Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 12
  10. ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 03/18/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 10
  11. Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 6
  12. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0809h: MA RC 182-167 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 58

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source