requiring local school boards and public libraries to adopt curation policies.
This bill requires all New Hampshire public school boards and public library boards to adopt policies for curating library materials by July 1, 2026. The policies must prohibit censorship based on disagreement with viewpoints or content being offensive (while allowing age-appropriate restrictions), and ensure diverse perspectives in collections. It establishes a formal review process for challenged materials, requiring libraries to maintain access to materials during review and creating committees with specific membership requirements to evaluate removal requests. The bill also provides legal protections for librarians and staff who follow these policies, including immunity from liability and the ability to seek damages for harassment. The bill has no fiscal impact as it's expected to be implemented within existing staffing resources.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Total actions
6
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Committee
3
Nov 19, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 46
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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