# New Hampshire HB238: prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union.

New Hampshire HB238, prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Daniel Popovici-Muller (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. S. Pearson): MA RC 200-180 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 16) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB238
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. S. Pearson): MA RC 200-180 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 16
- Sponsor: Daniel Popovici-Muller (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel Popovici-Muller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary L. Daniels
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Len P Turcotte (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Warden
- Cosponsor: Maureen C. Mooney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim E Mannion (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Yury Polozov (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-13: Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. S. Pearson): MA RC 200-180 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 16 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-01-29: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/28/2025 (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 11 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-01-23: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 01/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-01-09: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/22/2025 03:00 pm LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-01-09: Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 11 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5129)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5129)

## 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-HB238-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).