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type: "Bill"
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title: "relative to background check disqualifications for applicants seeking educator credentials."
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description: "relative to background check disqualifications for applicants seeking educator credentials."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
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legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1373"
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citation: "New Hampshire HB 1373 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Melissa A. Litchfield"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-12-02"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24536c9e-e0f0-43e1-ad8f-221efd30e06f"
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source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2242&inflect=2"
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source_hash: "f4c5b998c2125c3b2f376e77961687c854417ed0efcedce0279338ab12fe840e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
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---
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# New Hampshire HB 1373 (2026) — relative to background check disqualifications for applicants seeking educator credentials.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=23171&q=billVersion)
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2. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30447&q=billVersion)
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3. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=28513&q=billVersion)
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## Sponsors
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- Melissa A. Litchfield — primary (person)
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- Bill M. Gannon — cosponsor (person)
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- Brian G Nadeau — cosponsor (person)
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- James R Thibault — cosponsor (person)
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- Kristin Noble — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret M Drye — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-02** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 17 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 10:30 am GP 232
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- **2026-01-14** Executive Session: 01/22/2026 10:00 am GP 232
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- **2026-01-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/22/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 5 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-05** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Hearing: 03/03/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 10:15 am; SC 8
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- **2026-03-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-06** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2026-03-26** Enrolled 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 2
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- **2026-03-26** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026); SJ 8 `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-06** Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/03/2026; Chapter 23; eff: 04/03/2026 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24536c9e-e0f0-43e1-ad8f-221efd30e06f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).
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