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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?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

The bill does not directly alter program costs or taxpayer burden, though expanded oversight may influence future spending decisions or program structure.

6
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Your Community

Public meeting broadcasts and posted records increase transparency about how the EFA program affects local school funding and student eligibility, allowing community engagement and scrutiny.

6
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Your Freedom

Mandated public recordings and posted agendas enhance government transparency and citizen access to information about the education program, supporting informed democratic participation.

Status

Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 House Journal 16

Voted Yes

186 R

Voted No

4 R + 161 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Peggy Balboni (D)

The Short Version

This bill expands the oversight committee for New Hampshire's Education Freedom Savings Account program to review student data, eligibility, and spending, and requires monthly public meetings with live broadcasts and recorded documentation. The changes increase transparency and legislative scrutiny of the EFA program's operations and fiscal impact.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Citizens and taxpayers seeking transparency on EFA program operations
  • ▲ Parents and students enrolled in or potentially eligible for EFA accounts
  • ▲ Local school districts monitoring the program's impact on state education funding
  • ▲ Legislators and the general public via live-broadcast access to oversight meetings

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ The oversight committee faces increased administrative burden from monthly meetings instead of unspecified prior frequency
  • ▼ The Department of Education must manage posting of agendas, minutes, reports, and recordings on its website

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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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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