# New Hampshire HB709: allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property or school district taxes.

New Hampshire HB709, allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property or school district taxes., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Claudine R Burnham (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/12/2026; SJ 6); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB709
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property or school district taxes.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
- Sponsor: Claudine R Burnham (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (182 yes, 159 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: Claudine R Burnham (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelley L Potenza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Len P Turcotte (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael E Granger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan G DeRoy (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-07 | House | OTPA | pass | 182 | 159 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-06: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 03/12/2026; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Hearing: 03/03/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 10:00 am; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3073h: MA RC 182-159 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 144 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Amendment # 2025-3073h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 143 (House)
- 2025-11-19: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-11-19: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3073h 11/05/2025 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 51 P. 29 (House)
- 2025-10-22: Executive Session: 11/05/2025 02:00 pm GP 232 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Executive Session: 03/05/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 24 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7365)

## 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)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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)
- 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=7365)

## 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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-HB709-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).