# New Hampshire HB781: (New Title) requiring school districts to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. New Hampshire HB781, (New Title) requiring school districts to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Melissa A. Litchfield; status vetoed, last action 2025-12-17 (Veto Sustained 12/17/2025: RC 28-322 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 19) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB781-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire HB781 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (New Title) requiring school districts to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-12-17, Veto Sustained 12/17/2025: RC 28-322 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 19 - Sponsor: Melissa A. Litchfield - Cosponsors: 0 - 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: Melissa A. Litchfield ## Actions (22) - 2025-12-17: Veto Sustained 12/17/2025: RC 28-322 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 19 (House) - 2025-07-08: Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 07/07/2025 HJ 19 P. 31 (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) - 2025-05-08: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 21 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Hearing: 04/22/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 18 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/10/2025 HJ 12 P. 5 (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/02/2025 (Vote 25-0; CC) HC 19 P. 12 (House) - 2025-03-26: Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House) - 2025-03-19: Division II Work Session: 03/21/2025 01:00 pm LOB 209 (House) - 2025-03-14: Division II Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 209 (House) - 2025-03-13: Referred to Finance 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 12 (House) - 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0733h: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 12 (House) - 2025-03-13: Amendment # 2025-0733h (NT): AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 12 (House) - 2025-03-05: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0733h (NT) 03/05/2025 (Vote 16-1; CC) (House) - 2025-02-27: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/05/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House) - 2025-02-25: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/03/2025 11:00 am LOB 203 (House) - 2025-02-20: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207 (House) - 2025-02-05: Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207 (House) - 2025-01-23: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 27 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-06-24: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=852&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7708) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14538) ## 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) - 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) - 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 - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=852&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7708) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14538) ## 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) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB781-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).