---
type: "Bill"
title: "modifying the procedures and requirements for school bus driver criminal history records checks and expanding the personnel subject to such checks."
description: "modifying the procedures and requirements for school bus driver criminal history records checks and expanding the personnel subject to such checks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1051"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1051 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erica J Layon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-07"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfe7a372-e08c-439b-93b1-69af55065bae"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1663&inflect=2"
source_hash: "de76ecb31c39376189944590c19b448b7b9185f358a9bd54638c82140faba62e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 1051 (2026) — modifying the procedures and requirements for school bus driver criminal history records checks and expanding the personnel subject to such checks.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=20457&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27974&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33602&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31506&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Erica J Layon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-11-07** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 12:30 pm GP 159
- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/11/2026 09:30 am GP 159
- **2026-02-24** Executive Session: 02/18/2026 12:30 pm GP 159
- **2026-02-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0711h (NT) 02/18/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 9 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Amendment # 2026-0711h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 3
- **2026-03-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0711h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-06** Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 03/31/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 12
- **2026-04-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-17** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled`
- **2026-05-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14
- **2026-06-05** Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2026; Chapter 116; eff.07/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfe7a372-e08c-439b-93b1-69af55065bae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).