---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents."
description: "relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 235"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 235 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick M Ladd"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-07"
last_action: "2025-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fae390af-019d-49e2-ab7f-7b9417e651cc"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0281&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "6fbda76e5b0e23ccfe9ad81765604b6c5f8b780d9f06e339ecdd7af02d17b0f3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 235 (2025) — relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.


## Votes

- OTP — **209–164** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rick M Ladd — primary (person)
- Bob J. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
- Jason M. Osborne — cosponsor (person)
- Jim A Kofalt — cosponsor (person)
- Katy Peternel — cosponsor (person)
- Kristin Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret M Drye — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Steven D Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-07** Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 11:15 am LOB 205-207
- **2025-02-12** Executive Session: 02/19/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2025-02-26** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/19/2025 (Vote 9-8; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2025-03-20** Ought to Pass: MA RC 209-164 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 38 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-24** Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 17
- **2025-05-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 3-1; CC; SC 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-15** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-15** HB 235 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
- **2025-06-24** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17 `enrolled`
- **2025-06-25** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 26
- **2025-07-03** Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/01/2025; Chapter 145; eff. 08/30/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fae390af-019d-49e2-ab7f-7b9417e651cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).