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HB 673 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

School anti-bullying policy requirements

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relative to school bullying and discrimination plans.

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
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

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.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Every school [district and chartered public school] that receives any state funding shall [annually] report substantiated incidents of bullying, [or] cyberbullying, or targeted acts against a protected class, to the department of education at the conclusion of each semester.”
RSA 193-F:6
“Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, such reports shall not contain any personally identifiable information pertaining to any pupil.”
RSA 193-F:6
“The department shall develop a form to facilitate the reporting by school districts and chartered public schools.”
RSA 193-F:6
“The form shall provide for the reporting of any protected classes impacted through the use of a drop-down menu or checklist, as well as a space for a narrative description of the incident, and, if the person(s) who caused the incident was identified, a space to indicate how the situation was addressed, and whether such incident was elevated to the attorney general's office of civil rights crimes.”
RSA 193-F:6

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Loren SeligDPrime
  • 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.…”
— Deborah Klein Walker, Meredithsupports
“My name is Karen and I vote in Bristol. I SUPPORT this bill to protect students from ANY type of bullying at school.”
— Karen Bemis, Bristolsupports
“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.”
— Mary Jenkins, Goffstownsupports
“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.…”
— Tonja Neve, Strathamopposes
“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!…”
— Sally Staude, Strathamopposes
“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.…”
— Angela Pont, Greenlandopposes
“There are good improvements in this bill, especially extending the requirement for reporting on bullying to non-public schools.…”
— Susan Holcombe, Hanoverneutral

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate17–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administrationfrom 6:22:03located in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration4:36:56–4:44:517m 55slocated in the stream transcriptFull Committee Work Session
  • Mar 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration3:45:13–3:46:231m 10slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 22
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 03:30 pm LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
  4. Mar 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  5. Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/10/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 17 P. 11
  6. 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.