Legislative Update

PRESS RELEASE: NH House Passes Bill to Force School Spending Caps Against Local Voters’ Will

CONCORD, NH – Today, the New Hampshire House voted 190-185 in support of HB 675. As amended, this bill would place an arbitrary cap on school district budgets based on inflation and enrollment trends—regardless of real costs like teacher salaries, special education services, or rising utility bills. The vote on HB 675 comes just after School District Election and Meeting Day in which communities overwhelmingly rejected petition warrant articles to institute local per pupil spending caps. After Kearsarge Regional voters defeated the first spending cap initiative in January, House Majority Leader Jason Osborne stated: “Perhaps, if they are unwilling to […]

3/7/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

IMPORTANT: Town and School Meetings!  Many New Hampshire communities will be convening in March, and specifically the next week, for town and school elections and annual meetings. Don’t miss your opportunity to vote for local leaders who will protect public education, support budgets that support our students, and approve educator contracts. To find out information about your community, contact your town clerk – and then make a plan to vote!  House and Senate Floor Votes on Vouchers, Forced Spending Cap and Parental Rights Next Week!  SB 295 & HB 115 – Act Now to Stop Universal Vouchers!  ACTION REQUESTED: Contact […]

2/28/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Back from Break, House and Senate Have Major Committee Votes and Hearings  House and Senate Committees are up against deadlines to report out on bills this week that would require going to a second committee should they pass on the floor of their respective body. Here are some of the major votes you can still take action on this weekend.  Committee Votes Coming Up:  Both Universal Voucher Bills To be Voted on This Week in Policy Committees!  Urge your lawmakers to reject universal vouchers! Two universal voucher bills are being considered in the New Hampshire House and Senate – HB […]

02/22/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Re-Cap of the Week  What a rollercoaster of a week yet again, ahead of what will be a school vacation week for most. Here is the rundown of major developments:  HB 283 – Bill to Eliminate Content Areas Officially Defeated!  This week the full New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected HB 283, which would have gutted crucial areas of content as part of the definition of an adequate education by removing Art, Music, World Languages, Personal Finance Literacy, and more. Thanks to the 30,000+ Granite Staters – including many of our members – who took action to #ProtectPublicSchools!  HB 735 […]

2/14/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

This Week: Big Wins for Public Education and Labor  HB 283 – Anti-Public Education Bill Rejected by House Education Committee  The House Education Policy and Administration Committee voted unanimously to kill HB 283, the legislation that would have gutted crucial areas of content as part of the definition of an adequate education. An unprecedented 30,000 people signed in or wrote in to oppose this bill and dozens more came to testify in person against it. This sent a loud and strong message to extreme politicians that New Hampshire values public education. The bill will next go to the full House […]

PRESS RELEASE: Joint Statement from Labor Leaders Following the Defeat of House Bill 238-FN, “Right-to-Work”

Concord – Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 200-180 to Indefinitely Postpone House Bill 238-FN, this year’s version of the fraudulently-titled “Right-to-Work” bill. In response to the House of Representatives Indefinite Postponement of HB 238-FN “Right-to-Work” labor leaders issued the following statements: “For the fortieth consecutive time, so-called “Right-to-Work” is dead. Once again, today, a bipartisan coalition of legislators did their job, listened to their constituents, and voted to kill House Bill 238-FN, this year’s version of the fraudulently titled “Right-to-Work.” Every new legislature for the last 40 years has seen this attack on workers’ rights and every […]