HR 28 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

requesting the opinion of the justices clarifying the scope of the state's constitutional obligations concerning education.

HR 28 is a House Resolution requesting the New Hampshire Supreme Court to clarify the state's constitutional obligations regarding education. It asks the court to address specific legal questions about whether the state constitution requires direct state funding for public education, the limits of judicial review over education funding, and the historical role of towns versus the state in education. The resolution seeks the court's opinion on whether the constitution creates an enforceable right to state funding or leaves such decisions to the legislature's discretion. This procedural request does not change current law but aims to resolve legal uncertainty around education funding obligations.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026
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Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 9 P. 20
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Dec 1, 2025
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 39
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