# New Hampshire HB1503: allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

New Hampshire HB1503, allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rick M Ladd (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 38; eff. 04/22/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1503
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 38; eff. 04/22/2026
- Sponsor: Rick M Ladd (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rick M Ladd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Popovici-Muller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Hope E Damon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jim A Kofalt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Raymond C. Peeples (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-22: Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 38; eff. 04/22/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026); SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:45 am; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 7 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 5 P. 4 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Executive Session: 01/22/2026 11:30 am GP 158 (House)
- 2026-01-13: Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 11:30 am GP 158 (House)
- 2025-12-10: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 23 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1696&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-12-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23847)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31304)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30108)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1696&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23847)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31304)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30108)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1503-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).