# New Hampshire SB295: (New Title) relative to education freedom accounts.

New Hampshire SB295, (New Title) relative to education freedom accounts., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Victoria Sullivan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (II. Remainder Effective 06/10/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB295
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) relative to education freedom accounts.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-06-11, II. Remainder Effective 06/10/2025
- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More families qualify for education freedom accounts: benefit, high. Starting 60 days after passage, the law removes the household income limit for New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts. The former limit was 350 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Students must still live in New Hampshire and qualify to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school. St…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gray
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeanine M Notter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly A Rice
- Cosponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Valerie E McDonnell (Republican), House

## Actions (36)

- 2025-06-11: II. Remainder Effective 06/10/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: I. Sections 4 and 6 of this act shall take effect as provided in Section 7 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0075 (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 167 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Sen. Murphy Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Reconsider OTPA (Rep. Osborne): MF RC 171-198 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 100 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2271h: MA RC 190-178 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 98 (House)
- 2025-06-05: FLAM # 2025-2702h (Rep. Luneau): AF RC 167-201 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 96 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-2271h: AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 95 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Special Order to next order of business (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 94 (House)
- 2025-05-28: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-05-28: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2271h 05/28/2025 (Vote 14-11; RC) HC 27 P. 22 (House)
- 2025-05-20: Executive Session: 05/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-05-19: Division II Work Session: 05/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 209 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Referred to Finance 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 39 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1857h: MA RC 188-176 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 35 (House)
- 2025-05-08: FLAM # 2025-1979h (Rep. Luneau): AF RC 165-199 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 35 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Previous Question MA DV 195-166 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 33 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Amendment # 2025-1857h: AA DV 185-155 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-05-01: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1857h 05/01/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 23 P. 13 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Executive Session: 05/01/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-23: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 05/02/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 01:45 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 11 P. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025, Vote 5-2; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0793s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2025-0886s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Sen. Altschiller Floor Amendment # 2025-0887s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2025-0963s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0793s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0793s, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing: 02/12/2025, Room 100, SH, 03:20 pm; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Introduced 01/30/2025 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 4 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-06: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=965&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=8390)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16007)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15914)

## 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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=965&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=8390)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16007)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15914)

## 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-SB295-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).