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HB1234 • 2026

identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

Education Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Nancy Murphy (D), Katelyn Kuttab (R), Donovan Fenton (D), Peter Petrigno (D), Kathleen Paquette (R), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D), Rosemarie Rung (D), Maureen Mooney (R), Denise Ricciardi (R), Diane Pauer (R)
Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
PASSED
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

What This Bill Does

  • identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-0744h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 21

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0744h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 21 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-01 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026

  2. 2026-06-30 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15

  3. 2026-06-04 H

    Conference Committee Report 2026-2097c: Adopted, VV 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  4. 2026-05-29 S

    Conference Committee Report #2026-2097c , Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14

  5. 2026-05-28 S

    Conference Committee Report Filed, #2026-2097c ; 06/04/2026

  6. 2026-05-27 H

    Conference Committee Meeting: 05/27/2026 10:00 am GP 228

  7. 2026-05-27 H

    Conferee Change: Rep. Newsom Replaces Rep. Muirhead 05/27/2026 HJ 14

  8. 2026-05-20 S

    Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  9. 2026-05-20 S

    President Appoints: Senators Gray, Lang, Long; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  10. 2026-05-19 H

    House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1732s and Requests CofC (Rep. Berry): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  11. 2026-05-19 H

    Speaker Appoints: Reps. Berry, Qualey, Lane, Muirhead 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  12. 2026-05-05 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-1732s , AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  13. 2026-05-05 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1732s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  14. 2026-04-29 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1732s , 05/07/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 17

  15. 2026-04-22 S

    Hearing: 04/28/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am; SC 16

  16. 2026-03-17 S

    Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7

  17. 2026-03-11 H

    Amendment #2026-0744h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 21

  18. 2026-03-11 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0744h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 21

  19. 2026-03-04 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0744h 03/03/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 14

  20. 2026-02-18 H

    Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 158

  21. 2026-02-12 H

    Public Hearing: 02/17/2026 11:00 am GP 158

  22. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 11

Official Summary Text

identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1234 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

11Mar2026... 0744h
05/07/2026 1732s
4Jun2026... 2097CofC
2026 SESSION
26-2734
08/06

HOUSE BILL
1234

AN ACT
identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

SPONSORS: Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Paquette, Hills. 25; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits filing for multiple incompatible school district offices.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0744h
05/07/2026 1732s
4Jun2026... 2097CofC 26-2734
08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Qualifications for Office; School District Elections RSA 671:18 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

671:18 Qualifications.
I.
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To become a candidate for any school district office, a person must be a registered voter in the district.
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No person shall simultaneously hold more than one of the following offices: member of school board,
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school district moderator,
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school district treasurer,
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school district auditor,
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school district clerk,
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or budget committee member-at-large under RSA 32:15 covering the school district, or advisory budget or finance committee member under RSA 32:24 covering the school district.
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No person employed on a salaried basis by a school administrative unit or by any school district within a school administrative unit shall be a school board member or budget committee member-at-large under RSA 32:15.
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Salaried positions shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
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teacher, custodian, administrator, secretary, school bus driver (if paid by the district), school lunch worker and teacher's aide.
II.
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No person shall at the same time file a declaration of candidacy for any 2 or more elected offices that are incompatible under paragraph I.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.