# New Hampshire HB646: requiring school districts to establish an online application for participation in the free and reduced price meal program.

New Hampshire HB646, requiring school districts to establish an online application for participation in the free and reduced price meal program., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 209-165 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 52) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB646
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring school districts to establish an online application for participation in the free and reduced price meal program.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 209-165 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 52
- Sponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- 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: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cassandra N Levesque (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Seibert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Ann Kluger (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Megan A Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Toni Weinstein (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-13: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 209-165 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 52 (House)
- 2025-03-03: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0453h (House)
- 2025-03-03: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2025 12:45 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 21 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7290)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7290)

## 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-HB646-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).