# New Hampshire SB97: relative to intra-district public school transfers.

New Hampshire SB97, relative to intra-district public school transfers., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Victoria Sullivan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-04 (Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0293; Effective 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB97
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to intra-district public school transfers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-08-04, Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0293; Effective 07/01/2025
- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Parents gain school choices within their district: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, parents and guardians can ask their district superintendent for a specific school within their district. Options include public schools, public academies, and approved private schools. The superintendent must consider only the requested school's teacher-to-student ratio and…
- Families gain outside-district transfers with limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, parents and guardians can request a public school, public academy, or approved private school outside their district. The superintendent must start a transfer when it serves the student's best interest, considering academic, physical, personal, or social needs. Applications…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Erica J Layon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Actions (29)

- 2025-08-04: Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0293; Effective 07/01/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-07-15: Conferee Change: Rep. Terry Replaces Rep. Tenczar 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 22 (House)
- 2025-07-14: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-07-14: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2770c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2770c: Adopted, DV 207-163 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 16 (House)
- 2025-06-25: Removed from Consent (Reps. Cornell, Selig, Weinstein, Kluger, Balboni, M. Hall, Damon, Luneau, M. Murray, Burton) 06/25/2025 HJ 18 P. 2 (House)
- 2025-06-19: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2770c Filed 06/19/2025; As Amended by the House HJ 17 (House)
- 2025-06-16: Conferee Change; Senator Abbas Replaces Senator Altschiller; SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/16/2025, 12:00 pm, Room 100, SH (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Noble, Freeman, Morse, Tenczar 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 Sullivan, Ward, Altschiller; (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)
- 2025-05-22: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1980h: MA DV 199-165 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 18 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Amendment # 2025-1980h: AA DV 193-164 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 18 (House)
- 2025-05-13: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-05-13: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1980h 05/07/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) (House)
- 2025-04-30: Executive Session: 05/07/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/07/2025 11:00 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. 110 (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 5-1; CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0735s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2025-0844s, AF, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0735s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0735s, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing: 01/28/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:50 am; SC 7 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-14: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=999&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7785)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17027)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16634)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=999&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7785)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17027)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16634)

## 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-SB97-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).