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HB651 Modifying the base cost and differential aid costs of an adequate education.

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Modifying the base cost and differential aid costs of an adequate education.

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

State taxpayers face approximately $576-595 million in annual increased education spending starting FY 2026, though the bill does not explicitly raise tax rates and the fiscal note indicates current fund balances may cover initial costs.

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Your Community

School districts, charter schools, and education freedom account programs receive substantially increased funding—district adequacy grants increase by $576.4 million in FY 2026—enabling expanded resources for all students and targeted support for disadvantaged student populations.

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Your Freedom

The bill is administrative and budgetary in nature, modifying funding formulas without affecting individual rights or local control over education decisions.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 190-155 01/07/2026 House Journal 1 P. 115

Voted Yes

190 R

Voted No

0 R + 155 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

David Luneau (D)

The Short Version

This bill significantly increases state education funding by raising the base per-pupil cost from $4,100 to $7,356 and increasing supplemental aid for low-income students, English language learners, and special education students. The state fiscal note estimates this will cost approximately $630.6 million in FY 2026, funded through the Education Trust Fund with potential general fund coverage for any deficit.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Public school districts statewide receiving increased adequacy grants
  • ▲ Charter school students and programs receiving $28.3 million in additional grants
  • ▲ Students eligible for free/reduced price meals (additional $1,733.28 per pupil)
  • ▲ English language learner students (additional $602.88 per pupil)
  • ▲ Special education students (additional $1,582.56 per pupil)
  • ▲ Education Freedom Account participants receiving $25.6 million additional funding

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ State taxpayers who fund the Education Trust Fund through general revenue
  • ▼ Potentially the General Fund if Education Trust Fund deficits occur

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 opposed it ( 190 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 155 for ) .

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

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-01-07
Passed

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

190R
Voted to Kill the Bill (190)
0R + 155D
Voted to Keep It Alive (155)
31
Absent
19
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (190)

Republicans (190)

Voted Nay (155)

Democrats (155)
Absent (31)

Adam Presa (R) , Allison Knab (D) , Bill Boyd (R) , 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.

This bill was auto-scored using AI analysis of the bill text and legislative data. Scores may be refined as we review more bills.