Revision: Nov. 18, 2025, 2:16 p.m.
SB 403 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2007
12/09
SENATE BILL 403
AN ACT requiring all schools to start the school year after Labor Day.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. L. Walsh, Rock. 15; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. Bridle, Rock. 29
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that all schools in New Hampshire begin the school year no earlier than the day after Labor Day.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2007
12/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT requiring all schools to start the school year after Labor Day.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Start of School Year. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 1-e the following new section:
189:1-f Start of School Year. No school board shall permit a school to begin its school year prior to the day after Labor Day, as defined in RSA 288:1.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.