New Hampshire HB1220: allowing the governing bodies of municipalities, cities, and towns to review and approve school budgets.

What the bill says

An act allowing the governing bodies of municipalities, cities, and towns to review and approve school budgets. SPONSORS: Rep. Hemingway, Sull. 6 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allowing residents of school districts to vote to adopt a procedure allowing city councils, or a similar governing body, to approve school district budgets. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT allowing the governing bodies of municipalities, cities, and towns to review and approve school budgets. SPONSORS: Rep. Hemingway, Sull. 6 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allowing residents of school districts to vote to adopt a procedure allowing city councils, or a similar governing body, to approve school district budgets. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2937 07/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT allowing the governing bodies of municipalities, cities, and towns to review and approve school budgets. VII.(a) Each school district may vote to adopt the provisions of RSA 194-C:9-b, V, to determine the means for granting their local …

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Sponsors

• Wayne Hemingway (R, 6) · primary sponsor