---
type: "Bill"
title: "allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school."
description: "allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 768"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 768 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristin Noble"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07cc9743-a59b-4516-8e85-95fa37421ecf"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0848&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "34d5a5d867027dae2e1e494d9959f63b34b9fb41adb52b245aa20ba7028f1eb4"
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 768 (2025) — allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2025-2149s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-2149s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **15–8** (pass) · upper
- Concur — **192–158** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kristin Noble — primary (person)
- Kevin G. Verville — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret M Drye — cosponsor (person)
- Paul A Terry — cosponsor (person)
- Valerie E McDonnell — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria Sullivan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-23** Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 26 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-10** ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 02:00 pm SH Reps Hall
- **2025-03-06** ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 03/12/2025 01:45 pm LOB 205-207
- **2025-03-12** Executive Session: 03/17/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
- **2025-03-19** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/07/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 53 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2025-03-27** Ought to Pass: MA DV 202-170 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 21 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-28** Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Hearing: 05/06/2025, Room 101, LOB, 11:15 am; SC 20
- **2025-05-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2149s, 05/15/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 21A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-15** Committee Amendment # 2025-2149s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
- **2025-05-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2149s, RC 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2149s (Rep. Cordelli): MA RC 192-158 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 7
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17 `enrolled`
- **2025-07-22** Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 210; eff.07/15/2025 HJ 18 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07cc9743-a59b-4516-8e85-95fa37421ecf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).