HB1816: Relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates.
Engrossed
House
Summary
Relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates.
Sponsors
Roderick Ladd
R - HD-05-GRA
Primary
Walter Spilsbury
R - HD-03-SUL
Co-sponsor
Daniel Popovici-Muller
R - HD-17-ROC
Co-sponsor
Raymond Peeples
R - HD-14-HIL
Co-sponsor
Jim Kofalt
R - HD-32-HIL
Co-sponsor
Ruth Ward
R - SD-008
Co-sponsor
Daniel Innis
R - SD-007
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-12-18 Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding House Journal 1 P. 37
- 2026-01-13 ==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 11:00 am GP 234
- 2026-02-11 ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 234
- 2026-02-18 ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
- 2026-03-04 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0983h 03/02/2026 (Vote 18-0; Consent Calendar) House Calendar 10 P. 12
- 2026-03-11 Amendment # 2026-0983h: Amendment Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7
- 2026-03-11 Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0983h: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7
- 2026-03-17 Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; Senate Journal 7
- 2026-03-26 Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, State House, 01:30 pm; Senate Calendar 12
- 2026-04-23 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1636s, 05/07/2026, Vote 4-2; Senate Calendar 17
- 2026-05-07 Committee Amendment # 2026-1636s, Amendment Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11
- 2026-05-07 Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1636s, Regular Calendar 14Y-8N, Motion Adopted; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11
- 2026-05-18 House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1636s and Requests CofC (Rep. Ladd): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/14/2026 House Journal 13
- 2026-05-18 Speaker Appoints: Reps. Ladd, Spilsbury, Osborne, Luneau 05/14/2026 House Journal 13
- 2026-05-20 Sen. Murphy Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; (In recess 05/14/2026); Senate Journal 13
- 2026-05-20 President Appoints: Senators Murphy, Ward, Altschiller; (In Recess 05/14/2026); Senate Journal 13
- 2026-05-26 Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 12:00 pm GP 234
- 2026-05-28 Conferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Altschiller; Senate Journal 14
- 2026-05-28 Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2064c; 06/04/2026
- 2026-06-04 Conference Committee Report 2026-2064c: Adopted, Voice Vote 06/04/2026 House Journal 15
- 2026-06-04 Conference Committee Report # 2026-2064c, Adopted, Voice Vote; 06/04/2026; Senate Journal 14
Committee Referrals
2025-12-18
Education Funding
House
2026-03-17
Education Finance
Senate
Calendar Events
Past Events (4)
2026-01-27
Hearing - GP 234
2026-02-18
Hearing - GP 234
2026-03-03
Hearing - GP 232
2026-04-01
Hearing - Room 100, State House
Votes
Ought to Pass w/Amendment
2026-05-07
Passed
Yea: 14
Nay: 8
NV: 0
Absent: 2
Individual Votes (24)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Nay | Daniel Innis | Yea |
| David Watters | Nay | Daryl Abbas | Yea |
| Debra Altschiller | Nay | David Rochefort | Yea |
| Donovan Fenton | Nay | Denise Ricciardi | Absent |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Howard Pearl | Yea |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Nay | James Gray | Yea |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Nay | Keith Murphy | Yea |
| Tara Reardon | Nay | Kevin Avard | Absent |
| Mark McConkey | Yea | ||
| Regina Birdsell | Yea | ||
| Ruth Ward | Yea | ||
| Sharon Carson | Yea | ||
| Tim McGough | Yea | ||
| Timothy Lang | Yea | ||
| Victoria Sullivan | Yea | ||
| William Gannon | Yea |