# New Hampshire HB1716: relative to the academic accountability of education freedom accounts.

New Hampshire HB1716, relative to the academic accountability of education freedom accounts., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tracy Anne Bricchi (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-12 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 194-166 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 24) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1716
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the academic accountability of education freedom accounts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-12
- Last action: 2026-02-12, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 194-166 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 24
- Sponsor: Tracy Anne Bricchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (194 yes, 166 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tracy Anne Bricchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Ann Kluger (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Muriel C Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sallie D Fellows (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri O'Rorke (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Toni Weinstein (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-12 | House | ITL | pass | 194 | 166 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-12: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 194-166 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 24 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2026-02-04: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 6 P. 12 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Executive Session: 01/22/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Public Hearing: 01/21/2026 02:30 pm GP 232 (House)
- 2025-12-12: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 32 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-12: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24207)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24207)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1716-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).