# New Hampshire HB1557: modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education.

New Hampshire HB1557, modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mary Jane Wallner (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 184-157 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1557
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 184-157 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39
- Sponsor: Mary Jane Wallner (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (184 yes, 157 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Jane Wallner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alexis H Simpson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David J. Luneau (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dick Ames (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hope E Damon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia Cornell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Skip A. Rollins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Unknown sponsor (PersonID 8619)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | House | ITL | pass | 184 | 157 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-19: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 184-157 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2026-02-11: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/06/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 7 P. 25 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Executive Session: 02/06/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2026 10:00 am GP 234 (House)
- 2026-01-08: Public Hearing: 01/15/2026 11:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2025-12-10: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 25 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23925)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (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)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23925)

## 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)
- [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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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-HB1557-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).