---
type: "Bill"
title: "clarifying the definition of part-time teacher."
description: "clarifying the definition of part-time teacher."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1270"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1270 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret M Drye"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3205596-329f-450f-9f5a-285a1a76d3b8"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1725&inflect=2"
source_hash: "df118f505146b953c69bbb324f200761c5a69707c1ffd5f4b495e76901bfcbee"
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 1270 (2026) — clarifying the definition of part-time teacher.

## 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=22926&q=billVersion)
2. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32468&q=billVersion)
3. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30106&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Margaret M Drye — primary (person)
- Brian G Nadeau — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanine M Notter — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen C. Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa A. Litchfield — cosponsor (person)
- Mike S Belcher — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria Sullivan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 13 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 11:10 am GP 232
- **2026-01-14** Executive Session: 01/22/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- **2026-01-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/22/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 5 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-09** Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 10:15 am; SC 9
- **2026-03-17** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-24** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11 `enrolled`
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/23/2026
- **2026-05-12** Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2026; Chapter 52; eff. 07/07/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3205596-329f-450f-9f5a-285a1a76d3b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).