# New Hampshire SB72: (New Title) establishing a parental bill of rights.

New Hampshire SB72, (New Title) establishing a parental bill of rights., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Timothy Lang (Republican); status passed house, last action 2025-06-12 (Sen. Abbas Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB72
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) establishing a parental bill of rights.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-06-12, Sen. Abbas Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
- Sponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 17
- 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: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gray
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark McConkey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ruth Ward (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (21)

- 2025-06-12: Sen. Abbas Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2492h: MA RC 214-167 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 39 (House)
- 2025-06-05: FLAM # 2025-2348h (Rep. Raymond): AF RC 169-212 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 37 (House)
- 2025-06-05: FLAM # 2025-2492h (Rep. Packard): AA RC 215-166 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-1832h: AF VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-06-05: Lay SB 72 on Table (Rep. Petrigno): MF RC 168-211 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 30 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Special Order to 06/05/2025 (Rep. S. Smith): MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 12 (House)
- 2025-05-12: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-05-12: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1832h (NT) 05/06/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 27 P. 13 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 01:15 pm LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 11 P. 110 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1111s, RC 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Sen. Lang Floor Amendment # 2025-1111s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0540s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Sen. Long Floor Amendment # 2025-0664s, RC 8Y-16N, AF; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee Amendment # 2025-0540s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0540s, 03/06/2025, Vote 2-1; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing: 02/03/2025, Room Reps Hall, SH, 10:00 am; SC 7A (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7071)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7071)

## 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-SB72-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).