New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 12 R cosponsors

HB 656 — relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants.

Last action — Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  2. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2933h 11/13/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)

  3. Executive Session: 11/13/2025 02:00 pm GP 232

  4. Full Committee Work Session: 11/13/2025 01:00 pm GP 232

  5. ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 11/04/2025 02:00 pm GP 232

  6. ==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 11/04/2025 01:00 pm GP 232

  7. Retained in Committee

  8. Executive Session: 03/12/2025 10:30 am LOB 201

  9. ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207

  10. Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207

  11. Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 02:15 pm LOB 205-207

  12. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 21

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 403 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (403)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 656?
HB 656 is sponsored by Juliet Harvey-Bolia (Republican), Diane Pauer (Republican), Melissa Litchfield (Republican), Riché Colcombe (Republican), Katy Peternel (Republican), Kristin Noble (Republican), Mike Drago (Republican), Pam Brown (Republican), David Rochefort (Republican), Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Susan DeRoy (Republican), and Margaret Drye (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 656?
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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