HB 1448 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

prohibiting the use of the World Economic Forum materials within state curriculum.

HB 1448 prohibits New Hampshire public schools from including any educational materials created or provided by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in their curricula. The bill amends state education law to explicitly ban WEF lectures, lesson plans, and other educational content from being used in classroom instruction. This directly affects all public school districts and educators in New Hampshire who develop or select curriculum materials. The law requires schools to exclude all WEF-provided materials while maintaining local control over curriculum choices as outlined in existing law.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 4, 2025 Last action Jun 24, 2026
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What changed between versions

Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between the adopted version and the final chaptered version. The bill's text is identical in content. The changes are procedural: section numbers were assigned (203:1, 203:2, 203:3), an approval date was added (June 20, 2026), and a specific effective date was set (August 19, 2026). Notably, the final version records that the bill was enacted without the governor's signature under Article 44, Part II of the N.H. Constitution.
TIMELINE

The bill was approved on June 20, 2026 and will take effect on August 19, 2026 (60 days after passage).

TECHNICAL

The final version notes the bill was enacted without the governor's signature under Article 44, Part II of the N.H. Constitution, meaning it became law by operation of the constitution rather than by gubernatorial approval.

Section numbers were assigned (203:1, 203:2, 203:3) as part of the standard chaptering process when a bill becomes law.

Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

94105
Passed · 24 other
Total votes 223
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic107
103 Nay 4
96% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican114
93 Yea 2 Nay 19
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 17
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 4
upper
Feb 5, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-105-24)
house
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA RC 184-167 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 34
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/22/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 5 P. 21
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 21
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Bryan Morse
RRepublican
NH
Merrimack 3