# New Hampshire HB520: relative to authorizing hearing officers of the department of education to issue subpoenas.

New Hampshire HB520, relative to authorizing hearing officers of the department of education to issue subpoenas., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bob J. Lynn (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 194; eff.01/01/2026 HJ 18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB520-2025-2026
- 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 HB520
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to authorizing hearing officers of the department of education to issue subpoenas.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 194; eff.01/01/2026 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Bob J. Lynn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New subpoena rules for educator conduct cases: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, New Hampshire education hearing officers can issue subpoenas requiring people to appear or provide records. The commissioner or a designee can request them to investigate possible conduct-code violations by certified educators. The Department must show a good-faith invest…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bob J. Lynn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James R Thibault (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katelyn T Kuttab (Republican), House

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 194; eff.01/01/2026 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-07-02: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-07-02: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22A (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Hearing: 05/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 21 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Ought to Pass: MA RC 193-155 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 76 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Amendment # 2025-0842h: AF RC 154-190 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 73 (House)
- 2025-03-14: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0842h (House)
- 2025-03-14: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 34 (House)
- 2025-03-03: Executive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-02-20: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Public Hearing: 03/05/2025 09:00 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 09:45 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 14 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-02: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=68&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6482)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16924)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15065)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=68&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6482)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16924)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15065)

## 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-HB520-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).