# New Hampshire HB1827: (New Title) requiring the department of education to conduct a confidential criminal history record check on all prospective educational personnel.

New Hampshire HB1827, (New Title) requiring the department of education to conduct a confidential criminal history record check on all prospective educational personnel., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rick M Ladd (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-09 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/05/2026; Chapter 123; eff.07/01/2027); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1827-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1827
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) requiring the department of education to conduct a confidential criminal history record check on all prospective educational personnel.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Last action: 2026-06-09, Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/05/2026; Chapter 123; eff.07/01/2027
- Sponsor: Rick M Ladd (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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

## Actions (19)

- 2026-06-09: Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/05/2026; Chapter 123; eff.07/01/2027 (House)
- 2026-05-21: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 154 (House)
- 2026-05-21: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:35 am; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 3 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/17/2026 (Vote 24-0; CC) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Division II Work Session: 03/09/2026 10:00 am GP 234 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0573h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 11 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Amendment # 2026-0573h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 11 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0573h (NT) 02/06/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 7 P. 9 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2026-0255h: 02/03/2026 10:45 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Executive Session: 02/06/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 01:00 pm GP 232 (House)
- 2025-12-18: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 38 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-05-21: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1839&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-12-18: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24640)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33641)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31485)

## 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=1839&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24640)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33641)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31485)

## 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-HB1827-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).