relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and relative to allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.
SB 210 primarily creates a statewide open enrollment system, allowing New Hampshire parents to transfer children to any public school district within the state without tuition fees. It amends residency rules to clarify legal residence for school attendance and requires districts to publicly report school capacities and enrollment decisions. The bill establishes that military-connected students receive admission preference over non-residents and mandates districts to post capacity data monthly. The bill’s title mentions bullying prevention, but the text contains no actual provisions addressing bullying; the focus is solely on expanding school choice through open enrollment mechanisms.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Signed Jun 19, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 5, 2025
How they voted
102–92
Passed · 27 other
Total votes 221
Jun 5, 2025
D
Democratic106
86% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican113
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Signed into law
Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 16
upper
Jun 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/19/2025, 01:30 pm, Room 100, SH
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/17/2025, 01:00 pm, Room 100, SH
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
upper
Jun 5, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-92-27)
house
Jun 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2318 and 2025-2651h: MA RC 193-159 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 121
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-2651h (NT): AA RC 193-160 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 116
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-2318h (NT): AA DV 185-147 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 114
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2318 (NT) 05/27/2025 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 27 P. 18
lower
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Public Hearing on Amendment # 2025-2318h: 05/27/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 11 P. 112
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 14
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donovan Fenton
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Gannon
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Rosenwald
DDemocratic
Co
David Watters
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Altschiller
DDemocratic
Co
Denise Ricciardi
RRepublican
Co
Jodi Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Nick Germana
DDemocratic
Co
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
DDemocratic
Co
Sue Prentiss
DDemocratic
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