HB 1820-FN

requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Education Policy and Administration · Education - General

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Status	HOUSE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	3/5/2026
LSR number	3179
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H62

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Where it stands

Died when the session ended

The bill was set aside during the session and never taken back up, so it died when the session ended.

What happened

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January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration
January 14, 2026Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
January 22, 2026Executive Session: 01/22/2026 10:00 am GP 232
February 6, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC)
February 6, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 5, 2026Lay HB1820 on Table (Rep. Noble): MA RC 179-157 03/05/2026
August 19, 2026Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026

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.

Lay on Table

March 5, 2026 · House · 179–157, adopted

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	179	2	1	26	7
Democrat	0	155	0	13	8
Independent	0	0	0	0	1
Total	179	157	1	39	16

Yes — 179

Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
Grant, George(R) Sull 5
Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
King, Seth(R) Coos 4
Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
Love, David(R) Rock 13
Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
Milz, David(R) Rock 13
Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
Walker, David(R) Straf 19
Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13

No — 157

Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
Paige, David(D) Carr 1
Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
Preece, David(D) Hills 17
Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30

Presiding — 1

Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3

Excused — 39

Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
England, Myles(D) Straf 12
Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2

Absent — 16

Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
Stone, John(D) Straf 12
Summers, James(R) Rock 20
Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29

Committee reports

Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.

Majority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. Mike Belcher

This bill is seen as a serious constitutional threat to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, as it changes the current paradigm, which the courts refused to strike down and thereby upheld as lawful, by changing oversight and administration of the EFA grants (made to parents) to the jurisdiction of the Department of Education. This fundamental change to the program might legally undermine the nature of these grants, whereby, once made, the funds belong to the parents to be expended towards the education of their children. By changing the paradigm to have these funds distributed directly from the New Hampshire government to certain institutions that parents have decided to send their children to the program might then transgress Article 83 of the New Hampshire Constitution. Further, the bill was advertised as being a cost-saving measure, but the bill itself authorizes more funds to the department than are currently expended in administration of the program. Vote 10-8.

Minority — OUGHT TO PASS

Rep. Patricia Cornell

The minority is against the Inexpedient to Legislate motion on this bill that has the NH Department of Education (DOE) administer the Education Freedom Account program, which would make the program more directly accountable to NH residents, lawmakers, and auditors. This bill does not change EFA eligibility and it remains a grant transferred to the student’s EFA account. Administration by the DOE would provide oversight, accountability, and transparency, which we all prize. There presently are 10,510 students receiving EFAs at a cost of $52 million. The administration cost of up 10% would be $5 million. The minority believes that the $5 million raised from NH taxpayer dollars should remain in NH. We have trust that the DOE is capable of administering this program.

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 14, 2026 at 13:00Education Policy and Administration public hearing recording 4:00:06–4:04:20, about 4 min (estimated)
January 22, 2026 at 10:00Education Policy and Administration executive session recording 2:19:00–2:19:30, about 0 min (estimated)
March 5, 2026House floor debate floor recording

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