# New Hampshire SB533: requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state's education freedom account program every three years.

New Hampshire SB533, requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state's education freedom account program every three years., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Debra Altschiller (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-08 (Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:30 am; SC 4) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB533
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state's education freedom account program every three years.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-24
- Last action: 2026-05-08, Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:30 am; SC 4
- Sponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (16 yes, 8 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: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peggy Balboni (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Inexpedient to Legislate | pass | 16 | 8 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-05-08: Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:30 am; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 02/16/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/19/2026, Vote 3-1; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-24: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22180)

## 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=22180)

## 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-SB533-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).