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HB 722 · 2025 · House · Judiciary Committee

Lawsuits over excessive college tuition

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relative to establishing causes of actions against educational institutions that charge excessive tuition rates.

Creates criminal penalties and civil rights of action against educational institutions that charge excessive tuition rates.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: I. Creates criminal penalties for educational institutions that charge excessive tuition rates. II. Creates civil rights of action against educational institutions that charge excessive tuition rates.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Travis CorcoranRPrime

Public testimony

9 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

0% support89% oppose11% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The schools that intentionally defraud, especially those that force the federal government to forgive student loans, they should be criminally charged with fraud.…”
— Margaret Konze, Pembrokeopposes
“While I commend the novel approach of this bill, and its intent, I am skeptical of its broad application in practice and of the likelihood of its prevailing in court.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaneutral

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-039:30 amHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearing
  • 2025-03-1211:00 amHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 24
  2. Feb 3, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/12/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 12, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/12/2025 (Vote 16-2; CC) HC 17 P. 21
  5. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 39

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.