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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?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

The fiscal note states this study commission will have no impact on state, county, or local revenue or expenditures.

5
🏘️

Your Community

This bill does not change existing services or policies; it only authorizes a temporary commission to study current practices and report back.

6
⚖️

Your Freedom

The bill could eventually lead to protections for students and faculty facing serious disciplinary action, though it only creates a study mechanism without guaranteeing changes to institutional procedures.

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

192 R + 5 D

Voted No

0 R + 149 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Bob Lynn (R)

The Short Version

This bill creates a temporary study commission to examine due process protections in disciplinary proceedings at New Hampshire public colleges and universities, focusing on whether students, faculty, and student organizations receive adequate notice, fair hearings, and impartial decision-makers before serious sanctions. The commission will report findings and legislative recommendations by November 2026, then dissolve.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Students, faculty, and student organizations at public higher education institutions who may eventually benefit if study recommendations lead to stronger due process protections
  • ▲ Legislators who will receive recommendations on potential policy reforms

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Minimal taxpayer cost for legislative member mileage to commission meetings

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 October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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