relative to special education definitions.
HB 699, titled "relative to special education definitions," amends the state's legal definitions related to special education services. The bill was approved by the legislature (passing committee with a 3-2 vote and the full chamber) and signed into law by Governor Ayotte on July 7, 2025, becoming Chapter 156 effective September 5, 2025. The provided context does not specify the exact changes to the definitions or the specific groups directly affected by the revised definitions. This summary is based solely on the bill's title and legislative history, as the context does not detail the bill's substantive provisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed Jul 8, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jul 8, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/07/2025; Chapter 156; eff. 09/05/2025
lower
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 21A
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0606h: MA DV 200-168 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 13
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0606h: AA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 12
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0606h 03/12/2025 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 17 P. 52
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 23
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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