# New Hampshire HB431: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the costs of special education.

New Hampshire HB431, (New Title) establishing a commission to study the costs of special education., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Hope E Damon (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-07 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB431
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the costs of special education.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2026-01-07, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
- Sponsor: Hope E Damon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Hope E Damon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David J. Luneau (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heath Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Raymond (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Muriel C Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas A Germana (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Cornell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peter Petrigno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sallie D Fellows (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen L Woodcock (Democratic), House

## Actions (16)

- 2026-01-07: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-19: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21A (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 19 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0724h: MA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Amendment # 2025-0724h (NT): AA DV 202-163 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 9 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Persuant to House Rule 39(e), Withdrawn: MF RC 160-207 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 3 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-03-19: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0724h (NT) 03/17/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 51 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Removed from Consent (Reps. Notter, Layon, Farrington, Osborne, Polozov, McFarlane, Cordelli, Tom Mannion, Wherry, Litchfield) 03/18/2025 HJ 9 P. 3 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-0724h: 03/12/2025 02:45 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-03-06: ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 03/10/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-02-10: ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 02:30 pm SH Reps Hall (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 9 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5947)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5947)

## 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-HB431-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).