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HB1503 • 2026

allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rick Ladd (R), Raymond Peeples (R), Jim Kofalt (R), Daniel Popovici-Muller (R), Hope Damon (D), Victoria Sullivan (R)
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

What This Bill Does

  • allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 38; eff. 04/22/2026

  2. 2026-04-08 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026); SJ 8

  3. 2026-04-08 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56

  4. 2026-03-20 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  5. 2026-03-18 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11

  6. 2026-03-03 S

    Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:45 am; SC 9

  7. 2026-02-09 S

    Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 4

  8. 2026-02-05 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 7

  9. 2026-01-29 H

    Executive Session: 01/22/2026 11:30 am GP 158

  10. 2026-01-29 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 5 P. 4

  11. 2026-01-13 H

    Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 11:30 am GP 158

  12. 2025-12-10 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 23

Official Summary Text

allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 38
HB 1503 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2493
07/08

HOUSE BILL
1503

AN ACT
allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5; Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Peeples, Hills. 14; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Education Funding

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ANALYSIS

This bill allows the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2493
07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

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

38:1 New Subparagraph; Education; Public School Infrastructure Fund and Public School Infrastructure Commission; Public School Infrastructure Fund. Amend RSA 198:15-y, III by inserting after subparagraph (g) the following new subparagraph:
(h) Enhance public school emergency readiness with critical incident mapping technology to allow emergency response personnel and internal teams to operate from a unified understanding of site-specific nomenclature and other place characteristics associated with building infrastructure and grounds.

38:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: April 22, 2026
Effective Date: April 22, 2026