rendering a recipient of an education tax credit scholarship ineligible to receive education freedom account funds in the same program year.
HB 1803 prohibits students from receiving both education tax credit scholarships (under RSA 77-G:2) and education freedom account funds (under RSA 194-F:2) in the same program year. This directly affects students currently using or eligible for both programs, requiring them to choose one funding source per year. The bill also removes an additional $2,036 grant for the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS) when students in either program enroll part-time, shifting tuition responsibility to families. These changes aim to prevent duplicate funding and adjust state payments for specific school enrollments.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 18, 2025
Last action Feb 19, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2026
How they voted
99–98
Passed · 26 other
Total votes 223
Feb 19, 2026
D
Democratic107
90% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican114
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 19, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-98-26)
house
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/06/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 7 P. 28
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 37
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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