New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

HB 738 — requiring certain non-public schools or education service providers that accept public funds to perform background checks on all employees and volunteers.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 7

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 7

  2. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 15-2; CC) HC 14 P. 6

  3. ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/19/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207

  4. ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/18/2025 09:30 am LOB 202-204

  5. Public Hearing: 02/12/2025 03:00 pm LOB 205-207

  6. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 25

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 407 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (407)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 738?
HB 738 is sponsored by Patricia Cornell (Democrat), David Luneau (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Donovan Fenton (Democrat), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Tara Reardon (Democrat), Anita Burroughs (Democrat), and Tracy Bricchi (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 738?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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