# New Hampshire SB206: (New Title) requiring school districts and chartered public schools to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. New Hampshire SB206, (New Title) requiring school districts and chartered public schools to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Denise Ricciardi (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-20 (Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB206-2025-2026 - 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 SB206 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (New Title) requiring school districts and chartered public schools to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17 - Sponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican) - 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: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate ## Actions (23) - 2025-06-20: Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17 (House) - 2025-06-19: Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Conferee Change: Rep. Osborne Replaces Rep. Noble 06/17/2025 HJ 17 P. 25 (House) - 2025-06-17: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/19/2025, 02:00 pm, Room 100, SH (Senate) - 2025-06-12: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/17/2025, 02:00 pm, Room 100, SH (Senate) - 2025-06-11: ==CANCELLED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/16/2025, 10:30 am, Room 100, SH (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Cordelli, Noble, Litchfield, Nadeau 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171 (House) - 2025-06-11: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171 (House) - 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Ward, Ricciardi, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Sen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2249h: MA DV 314-42 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 113 (House) - 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-2603h: AF RC 164-192 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 111 (House) - 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-2249h (NT): AA DV 345-9 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 111 (House) - 2025-05-28: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2603h (House) - 2025-05-28: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2249h (NT) 05/20/2025 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 27 P. 18 (House) - 2025-05-12: Executive Session: 05/20/2025 09:30 am LOB 206-208 (House) - 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/07/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207 (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 11 P. 112 (House) - 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0742s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0742s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0742s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 8 (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3 (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7974) ## 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=7974) ## 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-SB206-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).