HB 673 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee
School anti-bullying policy requirements
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Requires school boards to develop policies prohibiting bullying and cyberbullying, requires schools to report such incidents at the end of each semester, and requires the department of education to publish the data aggregated by school.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill requires school boards to develop policies prohibiting bullying and cyberbullying, requires reporting of such incidents by all schools at the end of each semester, and requires the department of education to publish such data aggregated by school.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Hope DamonDDeputy Ranking Member· Education Funding
- Rep. Nicholas GermanaDDeputy Democratic Floor Leader
- Rep. Linda Harriott-GathrightDRanking Member· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Rep. Alissandra MurrayDClerk· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Rep. Paul BerchDDeputy Ranking Member· Judiciary
Also: Rep. Alicia GreggD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD
Public testimony
85 signed in online · 12 wrote testimony
78% support21% oppose1% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“This is a stupid move...having diversity in all aspects of policy will help to improve the health and wellbeing of all NH residents.…”
“My name is Karen and I vote in Bristol. I SUPPORT this bill to protect students from ANY type of bullying at school.”
“While I appreciate some concerns about punitive measures that others have raised, the reality is that bullying is a serious, life-altering issue that needs to be addressed and this bill demonstrates that our lawmakers are willing to take a significant step to reduce bullying.”
“I am writing to express my opposition to HB 673, which mandates that school boards develop written policies on bullying and cyberbullying and report substantiated incidents of these behaviors every semester, rather than annually.…”
“This attempt to control private schools is NOT the purview of the NH state government!!! They have decided to indoctrinate our atudents instead of teaching basic subjects and critical thinking!…”
“Schools have rules of behavior including bullying and if violated, students should be held accountable. This should be handled in the school with the help of the student's parents.…”
“There are good improvements in this bill, especially extending the requirement for reporting on bullying to non-public schools.…”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Hearings
- 2025-02-059:30 amHouse Education Policy and AdministrationLOB 205-207Public hearing
- 2025-02-181:00 pmHouse Education Policy and AdministrationLOB 202-204Public hearing
- 2025-03-101:00 pmHouse Education Policy and AdministrationLOB 205-207Public hearing
Legislative history
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 22
- Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 03:30 pm LOB 205-207
- Feb 18, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
- Mar 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/10/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 17 P. 11
- Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 16
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.