SB 491 — (New Title) enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2026-03-12
Sponsors (8)
- David H. Watters (D, NH-4) — sponsor
- Kevin A. Avard (R, NH-12) — cosponsor
- Timothy Lang (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Howard Pearl (R, NH-17) — cosponsor
- Mark McConkey (R, NH-3) — cosponsor
- Tim McGough (R, NH-11) — cosponsor
- Victoria Sullivan (R, NH-18) — cosponsor
- Pat Long (D, NH-20) — cosponsor
Action timeline (17)
- · senate — Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 1
- · senate — Hearing: 01/22/2026, Room 103, SH, 10:20 am; SC 47A
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0379s, 02/05/2026, Vote 5-1; SC 4
- · senate — Committee Amendment # 2026-0379s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- · senate — Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0379s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 9
- · senate — Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
- · house — Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 8
- · house — Public Hearing: 03/31/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- · house — Full Committee Work Session: 04/07/2026 01:30 pm GP 232
- · house — Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2026-1441h: 04/28/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- · house — ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/28/2026 10:30 am GP 232
- · house — Executive Session: 04/28/2026 11:15 am GP 232
- · house — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1707h (NT) 04/28/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 18 P. 6
- · house — Amendment # 2026-1707h: AA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- · house — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1707h: MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- · senate — Sen. Murphy Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Education Funding | — | nh-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David H. Watters (D, state_upper NH-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Howard Pearl (R, state_upper NH-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin A. Avard (R, state_upper NH-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Mark McConkey (R, state_upper NH-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Pat Long (D, state_upper NH-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Tim McGough (R, state_upper NH-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Timothy Lang (R, state_upper NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Victoria Sullivan (R, state_upper NH-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Education Funding · nh-leg