# New Hampshire HB356: enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections.

New Hampshire HB356, enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robert J Wherry (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-12-17 (Veto Sustained 12/17/2025: RC 177-174 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 19) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB356
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-12-17, Veto Sustained 12/17/2025: RC 177-174 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 19
- Sponsor: Robert J Wherry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Robert J Wherry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deborah Aylward (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James L Creighton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Juliet Harvey-Bolia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ralph G Boehm (Republican), House

## Actions (18)

- 2025-12-17: Veto Sustained 12/17/2025: RC 177-174 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 19 (House)
- 2025-07-08: Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 07/07/2025 HJ 19 P. 17 (House)
- 2025-06-25: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 26 (House)
- 2025-06-24: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Sen. Lang Moved Ought to Pass; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 10Y-13N, MF; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/15/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 21A (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Hearing: 05/13/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:25 am; SC 21 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0619h: MA DV 200-173 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 26 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Amendment # 2025-0619h: AA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 26 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-03-19: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0619h 03/11/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 17 P. 55 (House)
- 2025-03-06: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-02-27: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Public Hearing: 02/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-01-08: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 16 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-24: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=420&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5486)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14522)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=420&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5486)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14522)

## 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-HB356-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).