SB584 Increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services.
Increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Would have increased state special education funding, potentially relieving local property tax burden for these costly mandated services.
Your Community
More special education funding would directly benefit students with disabilities and their families.
Your Freedom
No direct freedom implications; addresses funding levels for mandated services.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate, Regular Calendar 16Y-8N, Motion Adopted === BILL KILLED ===; 02/05/2026; Senate Journal 3
Voted Yes
0 R
Voted No
0 R
Sponsor
Suzanne Prentiss (D)
The Short Version
Would have increased state funding for special education services. Killed by Inexpedient to Legislate vote 16-8, blocking additional resources for students with disabilities.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Students with disabilities
- ▲ Families of special-needs children
- ▲ School districts bearing high special education costs
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ State budget
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 ( 16 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 8 for ) .
"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.
YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.
Show all 24 individual votes
Voted Yea (16)
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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