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CACR 28 · 2026 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Religious societies choosing public teachers

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relating to morality and piety. Providing that town, parishes, bodies corporate, or religious societies may elect and contract with teachers.

Rewrites the state constitution's morality and piety article to affirm that towns, parishes, bodies corporate, and religious societies have the exclusive right to elect and contract with their own public teachers, pending voter approval in November 2026.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. On the ballot

Analysis

This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution grants towns, parishes, bodies corporate, and religious societies a constitutional right to elect their own public teachers, and grants every denomination of Christian additional religious protections under the constitution.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Julius SotiRPrime

Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreR, Rep. John SellersR, Rep. Kelley PotenzaR

Public testimony

1,522 signed in online · 865 wrote testimony

1% support99% oppose0% neutral

ForRestores historical language and local control

AgainstViolates the Establishment Clause / separation of church and state

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“This is a direct RESTORATION of NH Constitution language of June 2, 1784. Municipalities would regain local control of education and reverse the centuries-long transmogrification toward concentration in state control.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuasupports
“Please oppose this unconstitutional support of a particular dogma.”
— David Reid, Henniker · My familyopposes
“Live free or die? But you must be evangelical Christian? Come ON!”
— Patricia Doyle, Windhamopposes
““And every p?e?r?s?o?n?,? ?d?e?n?o?m?i?n?a?t?i?o?n? ?o?r? ?s?e?c?t? ???????????????????????? ???? ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ???????????????????? ??????????????, ?????? ???? ???????? ???????????????? ???? ??????…”
— Michelle Moge, Derryopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-02-0410:00 amHouse Education Policy and AdministrationGP 232Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 41
  2. Feb 4, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
  3. Feb 9, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/09/2026 10:00 am GP 232
  4. Feb 9, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/09/2026 (Vote 14-1; CC) HC 9 P. 10
  5. Mar 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 11

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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