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HB1264 Increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.

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Increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

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Your Wallet

Better oversight of the EFA program could prevent misuse of public education funds diverted from schools.

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Your Community

Stronger accountability for the voucher program protects public school funding and ensures taxpayer money is well spent.

6
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Your Freedom

Increases transparency in how public education funds are used without restricting program participation.

Status

Remove from Table (Rep. Selig): Motion Failed Regular Calendar 151-183 03/11/2026 House Journal 7

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Peggy Balboni (D)

The Short Version

Would have strengthened oversight of NH's Education Freedom Account (school voucher) program by increasing committee requirements and expanding its purpose. Tabled 186-165 and motion to remove from table failed 151-183.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Public school students
  • ▲ Taxpayers
  • ▲ Education accountability advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ EFA program administrators who face more oversight
  • ▼ Voucher program supporters who oppose additional regulation

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 4 for , 186 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 161 for ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Remove From Table 2026-03-11
Failed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

2R + 149D
Voted Yea (151)
183R
Voted Nay (183)
33
Absent
25
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (151)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (149)

Voted Nay (183)

Republicans (183)
Absent (33)

Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R)

Table 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

186R
Voted to Kill the Bill (186)
4R + 161D
Voted to Keep It Alive (165)
26
Absent
15
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (186)

Republicans (186)

Voted Nay (165)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (161)
Absent (26)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Nagel (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Lorie Ball (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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