New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1288: relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps.
Status: In committee, October 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps. Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18 COMMITTEE: Education Funding ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill enables school administrative units to adopt budget caps. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matt.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps. Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18 COMMITTEE: Education Funding ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill enables school administrative units to adopt budget caps. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2813 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps. 194-C:9-c School Administrative Unit Budget Cap. I. In a school administrative unit that has adopted this section, each year, the school administrative unit budget cap shall be the current overhead cost …
Sponsors
- Liz Barbour (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Margaret Drye (R, 7)