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HB1493 • 2026

relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
John Sellers (R), Lori Korzen (R), Samuel Farrington (R), Kevin Scully (R), Margaret Drye (R), Keith Murphy (R), Sandra Panek (R), Mark Pearson (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Cyril Aures (R)
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 2

  2. 2026-02-04 H

    Executive Session: 01/14/2026 11:00 am GP 232

  3. 2026-02-04 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 6 P. 4

  4. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 11:00 am GP 232

  5. 2025-12-10 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 22

Official Summary Text

relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1493-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2303
12/08

HOUSE BILL
1493-FN

AN ACT
relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sellers, Graf. 10; Rep. Scully, Hills. 8; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Aures, Merr. 13; Rep. Korzen, Coos 7; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires the viewing of a gestational development video as a part of the health curriculum in all school districts.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2303
12/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Studies; Health Curriculum. Amend RSA 189:10 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. The health curriculum shall include age-appropriate, scientifically proven, and medically accurate sexuality education, which includes the presentation of a high-quality computer-generated animation or ultrasound video that shows the development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs in the embryo and fetal stages of development.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect September 1, 2026.

LBA
26-2303
12/2/25

HB 1493-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT
relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
FY 2029

Local Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0

Local Expenditures
$0
Indeterminable

METHODOLOGY:
This bill, effective for the 2026-2027 school year, requires the viewing of a gestational development video as a part of the health curriculum in all school districts. Costs, if any, for districts to comply with this requirement are indeterminable and will vary from district to district.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education