New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 D · 4 R cosponsors

HB 653 — establishing a pilot program within the department of education to implement alternatives to restraint and seclusion of students.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

  2. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13

  3. Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13

  4. Pending Motion OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13

  5. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025, Vote 8-0; SC 21A

  6. Committee Amendment # 2025-1625s, AA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

  7. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1625s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

  8. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1625s, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19

  9. Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 16

  10. ==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/01/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 15

  11. Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 9

  12. Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 10

  13. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC)

  14. Executive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207

  15. Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207

  16. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 21

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 405 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (405)

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 653?
HB 653 is sponsored by Peter Petrigno (Democrat), Jodi Nelson (Republican), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Alicia Gregg (Democrat), Tim McGough (Republican), Patrick Long (Democrat), Cassandra Levesque (Democrat), Gaby Grossman (Democrat), Mark Pearson (Republican), and Debra DeSimone (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 653?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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