# New Hampshire SB243: relative to the child care scholarship program.

New Hampshire SB243, relative to the child care scholarship program., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Denise Ricciardi (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-12-18 (Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB243
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the child care scholarship program.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-12-18, Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly A Rice
- Cosponsor: Mary Jane Wallner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paige Beauchemin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-18: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Lay SB243 on Table (Rep. W. MacDonald): MA DV 277-83 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 26 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-05-07: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/30/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) (House)
- 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Public Hearing: 04/16/2025 02:00 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0787s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0787s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0787s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7895)

## 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=7895)

## 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-SB243-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).