Legislative

Legislative Updates

The legislative alerts for this week are listed here! Please share this important information with your town committees and networks.

CLICK HERE to register support or opposition for Senate Bills

CLICK HERE to register support or opposition to House Bills

Testimony can be submitted via the form through the end of the day of each bill’s publi

The legislative alerts for this week are listed here! Please share this important information with your town committees and networks.

CLICK HERE to register support or opposition for Senate Bills

CLICK HERE to register support or opposition to House Bills

Testimony can be submitted via the form through the end of the day of each bill’s public hearing. Testimony must be submitted online by 11:59 PM on the day of the bill’s hearing. This is only a selection of the hearings happening this week. Check the full calendar for additional bills and hearings that may interest you. To view other committee hearings, meetings, and executive sessions, visit the House Meeting Schedule HERE and the Senate Meeting Schedule HERE.

NH House of Representatives

MONDAY, MARCH 31 (10:00 AM) & THURSDAY APRIL 3RD (1:00 PM)

FINANCE, Room 210-211, Legislative Office Building

Executive sessions discussion on the State Budget

HB 1-A, making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027;

HB 2-FN-A-L, relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures.

Check more about the state budget and its details using the link below

https://nhbudget.nhdp.org/budget-costs/

New Hampshire Deserves Better – Call Your Representatives Today!

Granite Staters work hard every day to build a better future for their families and communities. But right now, the state budget on the table doesn’t reflect the values we share—fair wages, strong schools, affordable healthcare, and the infrastructure we need to thrive.

We can change that. Just so you know, our representatives need to hear from you. Call your state legislators and tell them that New Hampshire deserves a budget that works for the people, not just the powerful.

Your voice matters. A stronger, fairer New Hampshire starts with us. Let’s make sure our leaders listen!

The House leadership team would also like to pass this message:

We received a lot of great feedback from town and county chairs this past week about our proposed Demand A Better Budget visibilities. With the 50501 and Hands Off rallies taking place across the state next weekend, we have made the decision to pull back on a full-fledged weekend of action over April 3-5 and are instead encouraging folks to fold into and support events that are already happening.

If you are already organizing a budget visibility that weekend in your community, please feel free to continue those efforts and let us know so we can send you talking points after the Republicans pass their budget out of the House Finance Committee late next week.

NH House Democrats will be focusing our mobilization efforts on our Demand A Better Budget press conference and rally on Wednesday, April 9th at Noon at the State House. Please help spread the word! If you have any questions, please contact NH House DVCC Executive Director Jonathan George (jgeorge@nhhousedems.org).

For other information and updates to the state budget, please visit nhbudget.nhdp.org.

NH Senate

TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST

EDUCATION, Room 101, Legislative Office Building

OPPOSE @ 9:15 a.m. HB 10-FN, establishing the parental bill of rights.

This bill, known as HB 10-FN, establishes a "Parental Bill of Rights" to affirm and protect the rights of parents in making decisions regarding their minor children’s upbringing, education, health care, and mental health. It introduces a new chapter, RSA 169-I, which defines key terms and outlines specific rights for parents, including access to information about their children, the ability to make health care decisions, and the right to be notified of any suspected criminal offenses against their children. The bill emphasizes that parental rights are inalienable and cannot be limited unless legally waived or terminated. It also prohibits state employees from encouraging minors to withhold information from their parents and sets forth consequences for violations of these rights.

Additionally, the bill mandates that school boards develop policies to promote parental involvement in education, including procedures for parental participation, access to course materials, and the ability to object to instructional content based on personal beliefs. It requires healthcare practitioners to obtain written parental consent before providing services to minors, with exceptions for emergencies. The bill does not allocate new funding but may increase legal complaints and right-to-know requests as it codifies existing regulations. The effective date for the bill is set for July 1, 2025.

OPPOSE @ 9:30 a.m. HB 319-FN, relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten.

This bill revises existing law concerning local school districts' transportation responsibilities for kindergarten students. It eliminates the mandate for districts to provide transportation for half-day kindergarten students. Under the amended RSA 189:6, school districts are now required to provide transportation for full-day kindergarten through grade 8 students who live more than two miles from their assigned school. The bill also grants districts the discretion to offer transportation for half-day kindergarten students and grades 9 through 12 or as directed by the Commissioner of Education.

The fiscal impact of this bill is noted as indeterminable for local expenditures, as the removal of the transportation requirement for half-day kindergarten students may affect districts differently. The bill does not estimate any changes in local revenue, indicating that the financial implications will vary based on individual district decisions regarding transportation services. The act is set to take effect 60 days after its passage.

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