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type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the burden of proof in special education hearings and establishing a committee to study special education IEP and dispute resolution processes."
description: "relative to the burden of proof in special education hearings and establishing a committee to study special education IEP and dispute resolution processes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 581"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 581 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Glenn Cordelli"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6d8229a-0141-4183-9ae3-f4359c0fb62e"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0702&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "cd0857579abcf8043af3c4df117a553acc712f455b15d68943f79a2c28671410"
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 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](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0823h&txtFormat=amend)
## Votes
- Ought to Pass — **240** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6d8229a-0141-4183-9ae3-f4359c0fb62e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).