# New Hampshire HB703: relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor.

New Hampshire HB703, relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Hope E Damon (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 202-173 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 58) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB703
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 202-173 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 58
- Sponsor: Hope E Damon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- 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: Hope E Damon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alexis H Simpson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heath Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi K Newell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bordes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Muriel C Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas A Germana (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peggy Balboni (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-13: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 202-173 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 58 (House)
- 2025-03-03: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0434h (NT) (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 01:45 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 23 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7359)

## Related bills

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- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7359)

## 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-HB703-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).