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SB 403 · 2026 · Senate · Education Committee

School year starts after Labor Day

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requiring all schools to start the school year after Labor Day.

Requires all New Hampshire schools to begin the school year no earlier than the day after Labor Day.AI-generated

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · March 6, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires that all schools in New Hampshire begin the school year no earlier than the day after Labor Day.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“No school board shall permit a school to begin its school year prior to the day after Labor Day, as defined in RSA 288:1.”
RSA 189:1-f

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Bill GannonRPrimeChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip
  • Sen. Keith MurphyRChair· Education Finance
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Rep. Jennifer MandelbaumDClerk· State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Also: Sen. Tim McGoughR, Rep. Melissa LitchfieldR, Rep. Lilli WalshR, Rep. Nicholas BridleR

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study4–1
    Overall
    80% yea
  • Mar 12, 2026SenateVoice voteRefer to Interim Studyadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 17, 2026Public hearingSenate Education18:43–20:041m 21slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 12, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Refer to Interim Study — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 1
  2. Feb 17, 2026SenHearing: 02/17/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:15 am; SC 6
  3. Mar 12, 2026Sen: Referred to Interim Study, 03/12/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 9
  4. Mar 12, 2026SenRefer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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