SB431 • 2026

relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Timothy Lang (R), Daryl Abbas (R), David Rochefort (R), Kevin Avard (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Michael Moffett (R), Tim McGough (R), Keith Murphy (R), Bob Lynn (R), Daniel Innis (R), Mark McConkey (R), Joe Alexander (R), Bill Gannon (R), Howard Pearl (r)
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: HOUSE
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

What This Bill Does

relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

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Bill History

2026-05-14 H
Lay SB431 on Table (Rep. Noble): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13
2026-05-06 H
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 19 P. 20
2026-05-06 H
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
2026-04-29 H
Executive Session: 05/04/2026 10:30 am GP 232
2026-04-01 H
Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 11:00 am GP 232
2026-03-25 H
==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 04/01/2026 10:20 am GP 232
2026-03-16 H
Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 8 P. 114
2026-03-12 S
Ought to Pass : RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
2026-03-03 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 9
2026-02-10 S
Hearing: 02/17/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 10:15 am; SC 6
2025-11-21 S
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

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SB 431 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2008
12/09

SENATE BILL
431

AN ACT
relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29

COMMITTEE: Education

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ANALYSIS

This bill adds mental state, or mens rea, as an element to the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2008
12/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

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

1 Prohibition on Teaching Discrimination. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 193:40, I to read as follows:
I. No pupil in any public school in this state shall be
intentionally or knowingly
taught, instructed, inculcated or compelled to express belief in, or support for, any one or more of the following:

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.