# New Hampshire HB590: relative to cooperative school district school board elections.

New Hampshire HB590, relative to cooperative school district school board elections., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Louise Andrus (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB590
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to cooperative school district school board elections.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- Sponsor: Louise Andrus (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- 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: Louise Andrus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alvin B See (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Comtois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clayton D Wood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jose E Cambrils (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristine Perez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Len P Turcotte (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rich� Colcombe (Republican), House

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-10: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/16/2026, Vote 4-0, CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing: 03/31/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:00 am; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1066h: MA DV 181-149 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 143 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Amendment # 2026-1066h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 142 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-03-04: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1066h 03/03/2026 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 10 P. 39 (House)
- 2026-01-08: Recommit (Rep. Berry): MA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 71 (House)
- 2026-01-05: Removed from Consent (Reps. Lane, Telerski, Newsom, Bricchi, Simpson, Muirhead, Ebel, Snodgrass, Damon, Ames) 01/02/2026 HJ 1 P. 43 (House)
- 2025-11-18: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2934h 09/16/2025 (Vote 15-2; CC) HC 51 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-09-11: Executive Session: 09/16/2025 10:15 am GP 158 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-02-27: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Public Hearing: 02/25/2025 10:20 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 17 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6727)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6727)

## 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-HB590-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).