# New Hampshire HR19: encouraging state colleges and universities to invite more conservative speakers to campus for the purpose of increasing diversity of viewpoints.

New Hampshire HR19, encouraging state colleges and universities to invite more conservative speakers to campus for the purpose of increasing diversity of viewpoints., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Donald S McFarlane (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-03-05 (Ought to Pass: MA RC 191-155 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 65) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HR19-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HR19
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: encouraging state colleges and universities to invite more conservative speakers to campus for the purpose of increasing diversity of viewpoints.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Ought to Pass: MA RC 191-155 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 65
- Sponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (191 yes, 155 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: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Morse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Henry R Giasson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James R Thibault (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan G. Ulery (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristine Perez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière
- Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert J Wherry (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | OTP | pass | 191 | 155 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-05: Ought to Pass: MA RC 191-155 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 65 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-02-24: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2026 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 9 P. 35 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Executive Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 234 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Public Hearing: 02/13/2026 02:30 pm GP 232 (House)
- 2025-11-07: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 38 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=20299)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=20299)

## 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-HR19-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).