HB 1503
allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.
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On the record
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| Status | SIGNED BY GOVERNOR |
|---|---|
| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2493 |
| Chapter | 0038 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H63 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED · Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5, Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8, Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32, Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14, Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17, Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding
- January 22, 2026Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 11:30 am GP 158
- January 22, 2026Executive Session: 01/22/2026 11:30 am GP 158
- January 29, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC)
- February 5, 2026Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education
- March 3, 2026Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:45 am
- March 26, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-0; CC
- March 26, 2026Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026)
- March 26, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026
- April 22, 2026Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 38; eff. 04/22/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — OUGHT TO PASS
In addition to providing grant funds in support of school security components such as surveillance, access control, and emergency alerting/communications, this bill enhances public school emergency readiness with critical incident mapping technology to allow emergency response personnel and internal teams to operate in a unified understanding of site-specific nomenclature and other place characteristics associated with building infrastructure and grounds. The development of a school critical incident mapping program represents a vital investment in the security of students, educators, and schools. It combines security assessments with facility safety and hazard inventories to create comprehensive maps of school properties, including detailed building layouts and campus surroundings, accessible to first responders during emergencies. All public schools are eligible to participate in the program at no cost to the school. The cost for mapping all public schools in the state approximates $2.8 million, of which this amount has been set aside in the $10 million biennium appropriation to the Public School Infrastructure Fund. It is recognized that schools are constantly changing floor plans, and the purpose of rooms used, annual mapping maintenance will occur to capture all such changes. The Public School Infrastructure Fund was established in 2017, and since that date, the fund has allocated over $50 million in support of local school security and emergency preparedness. As stated by Governor Christopher Sununu in 2018, “If we can’t put our kids on the school bus and know they are safe, nothing else matters.” Vote 16-0.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 22, 2026 at 11:30Education Funding public hearing recording 4:10:56–4:13:56, about 3 min (estimated)
- January 22, 2026 at 11:30Education Funding executive session recording (start time not identified)
- February 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- March 26, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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