HB 1379 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data.

HB 1379 changes the annual deadline for publishing special education complaint data reports from July 1st to September 1st, starting in 2026. This bill directly affects the New Hampshire Department of Education, which is required to publish the annual report on its website and share it with the Office of Special Education Advocate, the State Advisory Council, and education committee chairs. The key change modifies the reporting date in RSA 186-C:5-a, III without altering the report's content or scope. The bill takes effect 60 days after passage.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made between the two versions. The bill's content remains identical - changing the special education complaint report date from July to September 1st. The differences are purely administrative: the bill was assigned Chapter 24, given official approval and effective dates, and reformatted for the final enrolled act.

TECHNICAL

Chapter number (Chapter 24) was assigned to the bill as it was enrolled into law.

Section numbering was changed from simple sequential numbers (1, 2) to chapter-based format (24:1, 24:2), and text alignment/spacing was adjusted throughout for the final printed version.

TIMELINE

Official approval date (April 03, 2026) and effective date (June 02, 2026) were added to the final version.

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Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/03/2026; Chapter 24; eff: 06/02/2026

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 9

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Introduced

Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Ought to Pass: MA VV HJ 3 P. 9

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/12/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 5

lower

Dec 2, 2025

Introduced

Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 17

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors