New Hampshire HB 1162: extending the commission on Holocaust and genocide studies.

Bill Text

HB 1162 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

2026 SESSION

 26-2442

 12/06

HOUSE BILL 1162

AN ACT extending the commission on Holocaust and genocide studies.

SPONSORS: Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

 This bill extends the final report deadline for the commission on Holocaust and genocide studies from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2029.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2442

 12/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT extending the commission on Holocaust and genocide studies.

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

 1 Commission on Holocaust and Genocide Education; Extended. Amend RSA 193-E:2-f, VI to read as follows:

 VI. Report. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over education, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the state board of education, the governor, and the state library. A preliminary report shall be submitted on or before January 1, 2021. An annual report shall be submitted on or before November 1, 2021, and each year thereafter. The commission shall monitor the implementation by grade, curriculum, and hours of instruction. A final report shall be submitted on or before November 1, [2026] 2029. 

 2 Prospective Repeal; Effective Date. Amend 2020, 29:19, II, as previously amended by 2024, 57:2 to read as follows:

 II. Section 18 of this act shall take effect November 1, [2026] 2029.

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