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HB 1720 · 2026 · House · Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee

Child care scholarship notification requirement

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relative to notice to child day care providers of child care scholarships.

Requires the department of health and human services to electronically notify a licensed child care provider named in a child care scholarship application within a specified timeframe.AI-generated

Status

Recommended for passage but never voted; died at adjournment · February 12, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill provides that when the department of health and human services receives an application for a child care scholarship that names a licensed child care program as the intended provider, the department shall notify the provider by electronic means within a specified timeframe.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Katy PeternelRPrimeVice Chair· Education Policy and Administration
  • Rep. Sherri ReinfurtRClerk· Housing
  • Rep. Margaret DryeRClerk· Education Policy and Administration

Also: Rep. Melissa LitchfieldR

Public testimony

1 signed in online

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-219:30 amHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly AffairsGP 158Public hearing
  • 2026-01-282:00 pmHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly AffairsGP 158Public hearing
  • 2026-03-139:00 amHouse Finance - Division IIIGP 234Public hearing
  • 2026-03-1710:00 amHouse FinanceGP 230Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 33
  2. Jan 21, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/21/2026 09:30 am GP 158
  3. Jan 28, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/28/2026 02:30 pm GP 158
  4. Jan 28, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass 01/28/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 6 P. 6
  5. Feb 12, 2026HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 5
  6. Feb 12, 2026HouseReferred to Finance 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 9
  7. Mar 13, 2026HouseDivision III Work Session: 03/13/2026 09:00 am GP 234
  8. Mar 17, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230
  9. Mar 17, 2026House: Recommended But To Be Laid Upon The Table Because Of Funding 03/17/2026 (Vote 25-0; CC)
  10. Mar 26, 2026HouseRecommended But To Be Laid upon the table because of funding MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 3

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.