All Roll Calls
Yes: 547 • No: 492
New HampshireHB12682025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
(Second New Title) modifying the structure and administration of home education programs and relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices.
Sponsored By: Kristin Noble (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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6 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Home education alone cannot establish neglect
Beginning July 1, 2026, home education or education freedom account participation alone cannot establish that a child is neglected. In neglect cases, home education cannot serve as evidence of educational failure or count against a child's educational needs. Missing notices, records, evaluations, or assessments cannot establish educational failure when the home education program follows RSA 193-A.
More freedom for home education parents
Beginning July 1, 2026, parents have the right to home-educate their own child, regardless of ability, disability, development, or educational needs. Home education dates, hours, and academic terms do not have to match the local school calendar. School and government officials generally cannot set or enforce policies governing home-educated students. Policies for public school courses and programs under RSA 193:1-c remain allowed. The resident district superintendent must help parents meet their home education goals when asked.
Stronger privacy for home education families
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law limits tracking home-educated students in the statewide student data system and related data collection. These limits do not apply when students count toward district attendance membership or take statewide assessments. Home education information submitted to government entities is confidential and cannot be shared without written parental consent. Unauthorized disclosure by government employees acting in their official roles violates the state's public-records law.
Cooperative school funding excludes unserved homeschoolers
Beginning July 1, 2026, cooperative school districts must exclude home-educated students who receive no district services from funding membership counts. This changes the pupil counts used to divide district costs and funding. The law sets no resulting household payment or district funding amount.
Less home education paperwork, clear transitions
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law removes the general home education declaration requirement and repeals statutory recordkeeping and evaluation requirements. A declaration remains required when leaving public school or seeking public school programs under RSA 193:1-c. Home education ends upon full-time public, charter, or nonpublic school enrollment, or participation in an education freedom account program. Parents must notify their district when an account participant accesses RSA 193:1-c programs. Parents may also submit an optional completion certificate; the education commissioner must issue an official certificate within 30 days.
Stronger checks on prescription benefit managers
Beginning January 1, 2027, more insurer-affiliated prescription benefit managers fall under state rules, including those serving only their insurer's customers. Managers must have written health carrier agreements covering duties, access to complete transaction records, and how delegated work is performed. The parties must keep agreements throughout their term and for five years afterward; requirements cover only functions the manager performs. Carriers may conduct on-site or virtual audits at least twice yearly when managers serve more than 100 New Hampshire-covered people for them. Audits are allowed, not required; the maximum administrative fine for manager violations rises from $2,500 to $5,000 per violation.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Kristin Noble
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Erica J Layon
Republican • House
Jason M. Osborne
Republican • House
Katy Peternel
Republican • House
Keith R. Murphy
Republican • Senate
Lisa M Freeman
Affiliation unavailable
Lisa R Mazur
Republican • House
Margaret M Drye
Republican • House
Michael E Granger
Republican • House
Mike Drago
Republican • House
Tom D Mannion
Republican • House
Victoria Sullivan
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/7/2026
Ought to Pass with Amendment- Sections 1-10 and the effective date
Yes: 14 • No: 8
House vote • 3/11/2026
Adopt Amendment
Yes: 178 • No: 160
House vote • 3/11/2026
Adopt Floor Amendment
Yes: 181 • No: 158
House vote • 3/11/2026
OTPA
Yes: 174 • No: 166
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 290; eff. I. Secs 11-20 eff 1/1/2027 II. Rem eff 7/1/2026
7/16/2026HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56
7/1/2026HouseEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15
6/30/2026SenateEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2170e: AA VV 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 49
6/22/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2170e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026); SJ 14
6/19/2026SenateHouse Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1737s and 2026-1872s (Rep. Noble): MA DV 178-170 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 5
5/21/2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment on Sections 11-20 and the Effective Date; MA; VV; OT3rdg, 05/07/2026; SJ 11
5/7/2026SenateOught to Pass with Amendment on Sections 1-10 and the Effective Date, RC 14Y-8N, MA, 05/07/2026; SJ 11
5/7/2026SenateThe Chair ruled the Question Divisible; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
5/7/2026SenateSen. Perkins Kwoka Moved to divide the Question of Ought to Pass with Amendment with the first vote on Sections 1-10 and the Effective Date and the second vote on Sections 11-20 and the Effective Date; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
5/7/2026SenateSen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2026-1872s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
5/7/2026SenateCommittee Amendment # 2026-1737s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
5/7/2026SenateCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1737s, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 17
4/29/2026SenateHearing: 04/21/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:45 am; SC 15
4/15/2026SenateIntroduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 7
3/17/2026SenateOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-0887h and 2026-1098h: MA RC 174-166 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 129
3/11/2026HouseFLAM # 2026-1098h (Rep. Noble): AA RC 181-158 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 126
3/11/2026HouseAmendment # 2026-0887h: AA RC 178-160 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 122
3/11/2026HouseMinority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
3/4/2026HouseMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0887h (NT) 03/02/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 36
3/4/2026HouseExecutive Session: 03/02/2026 09:30 am GP 232
2/27/2026HousePublic Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2026-0606h: 02/20/2026 10:05 am GP 232
2/11/2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/20/2026 10:00 am GP 232
2/11/2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 13
12/1/2025House
Bill Text
As Amended
6/19/2026
Enrolled
6/19/2026
Introduced
12/1/2025
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION
Version adopted by both bodies
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