New Hampshire HB 1503: allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

Status: Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 38; eff. 04/22/2026 (as of 2026-04-22)

State: New Hampshire · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 1503

Sponsors: Rick Ladd, Daniel Popovici-Muller, Raymond Peeples, Hope Damon, Jim Kofalt, Victoria Sullivan

Bill Text

HB 1503 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

2026 SESSION

 26-2493

 07/08

HOUSE BILL 1503

AN ACT allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5; Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Peeples, Hills. 14; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Education Funding

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ANALYSIS

 This bill allows the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2493

 07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Subparagraph; Education; Public School Infrastructure Fund and Public School Infrastructure Commission; Public School Infrastructure Fund. Amend RSA 198:15-y, III by inserting after subparagraph (g) the following new subparagraph: 

 (h) Enhance public school emergency readiness with critical incident mapping technology to allow emergency response personnel and internal teams to operate from a unified understanding of site-specific nomenclature and other place characteristics associated with building infrastructure and grounds. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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