republic-os/legislation/us/states/nh/2021/hb-581.md

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Bill	relative to the burden of proof in special education hearings and establishing a committee to study special education IEP and dispute resolution processes.	relative to the burden of proof in special education hearings and establishing a committee to study special education IEP and dispute resolution processes.	us/states/nh	New Hampshire General Court	2021	HB 581	New Hampshire HB 581 (2021)	bill		enacted	Glenn Cordelli	1	14	1	2021-01-12	2021-08-03	openstates	ocd-bill/b6d8229a-0141-4183-9ae3-f4359c0fb62e	http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0702&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021	cd0857579abcf8043af3c4df117a553acc712f455b15d68943f79a2c28671410	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nh

New Hampshire HB 581 (2021) — relative to the burden of proof in special education hearings and establishing a committee to study special education IEP and dispute resolution processes.

Version chain

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

1. Amendment #2021-0823h (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Ought to Pass — 24–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Glenn Cordelli — primary (person)
• Claire A. Rouillard — cosponsor (person)
• Douglas W. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
• James A. Spillane — cosponsor (person)
• John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin G. Verville — cosponsor (person)
• Mark McLean — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-12 Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Education HJ 2 P. 54 introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-03-02 Public Hearing: 03/02/2021 02:30 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/97910276071 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
• 2021-03-11 Executive Session: 03/11/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95090800832
• 2021-03-24 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0823h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 18 P. 8 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-07 Amendment # 2021-0823h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 10
• 2021-04-07 Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0823h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 10 passage
• 2021-04-07 Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
• 2021-04-07 Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Education; SJ 11 introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-04-07 Remote Hearing: 04/13/2021, 09:20 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 19
• 2021-05-04 Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/13/2021; SC 23 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-05-13 Ought to Pass: RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/13/2021; SJ 15 passage
• 2021-06-11 Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/10/2021); SJ 19
• 2021-06-11 Enrolled (in recess of) 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 21
• 2021-08-03 Signed by Governor Sununu 07/29/2021; Chapter 158; Eff: 07/29/2021 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6d8229a-0141-4183-9ae3-f4359c0fb62e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).