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HB510 Establishing a commission to study due process in higher education disciplinary proceedings.

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Establishing a commission to study due process in higher education disciplinary proceedings.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

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Your Wallet

Study commission has minimal direct cost to taxpayers.

6
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Your Community

Ensuring fair disciplinary processes protects students and strengthens trust in higher education institutions.

7
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Your Freedom

Due process is a fundamental right; studying gaps in college disciplinary proceedings could lead to stronger protections for accused students.

Status

Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

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Sponsor

Bob Lynn (R)

The Short Version

Creates a commission to examine whether students accused in college disciplinary proceedings receive adequate due process protections. Passed the House 197-149 and advanced through the Senate.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ College students facing disciplinary proceedings
  • ▲ Families paying for higher education

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Institutions that may need to reform their processes

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

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 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 192 for ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 5 for , 149 against ) .

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

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-01-07
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

192R + 5D
Voted to Pass (197)
0R + 149D
Voted Against (149)
30
Absent
19
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (197)

Republicans (192)
Democrats (5)

Voted Nay (149)

Democrats (149)
Absent (30)

Adam Presa (R) , Allison Knab (D) , Cassandra Levesque (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Nagel (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Fred Davis (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Heath Howard (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , Larry Gagne (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Cahill (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Shane Sirois (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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