Parental consent for school Medicaid services

Analysis

This bill requires schools to obtain parental consent for each new service that is provided to a student under the Medicaid to schools program. The bill also requires certain legislative policy committees to receive reports regarding the Medicaid to schools program.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Auto-selectedComputed by this site

Sponsors

• Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
• Sen. James GrayRChair· Election Law and Municipal Affairs
• Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
• Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip
• Sen. Daniel InnisR▸Vice Chair· Education Finance
• Sen. Regina BirdsellRMajority Leader
• Sen. Victoria SullivanR▸Vice Chair· Education
• Sen. David RochefortRChair· Health and Human Services
• Sen. Keith MurphyR▸Chair· Education Finance
• Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
• Rep. JD BernardyRClerk· Science, Technology and Energy

Also: Sen. Tim McGoughR, Rep. Glenn CordelliR, Rep. Jim KofaltR, Rep. Lorie BallR

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

• Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Ought to Pass3–2
  Overall

  60% yea
• Mar 6, 2025SenateRoll callOught to PassAdopted16–8How they voted→
  Overall

  67% yea

  Party-line vote

  Republicans

  16–0100% yea

  Democrats

  0–80% yea
• Nov 5, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendarCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3056h10–8
  Overall

  56% yea
• Jan 7, 2026HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-3056hadopted
• Jan 7, 2026HouseRoll callOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-3056hAdopted186–155How they voted→
  Overall

  55% yea

  Party-line vote

  Republicans

  185–0100% yea

  Democrats

  1–1551% yea
  Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
• Feb 5, 2026SenateVoice voteSen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendmentadopted

Hearings and debates

• Jan 21, 2025Public hearingSenate Education44:21–45:2059slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
• Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floor51:56–54:122m 16slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, roll call 16-8
• Apr 9, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration5:05–6:431m 38slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
• Nov 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration5:39:25–5:41:121m 47slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3056h — roll call; Executive Session
• Jan 7, 2026Floor debateHouse floor6:10:10–6:20:2310m 13slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-3056h — adopted, roll call 186-155; Amendment # 2025-3056h — adopted, voice vote
• Feb 5, 2026Floor debateSenate floor1:57:35–1:58:2550slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote; Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection — adopted

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

Legislative history

1. Jan 8, 2025SenIntroduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 2
2. Jan 21, 2025SenHearing: 01/21/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 6
3. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 11
4. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass: RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
5. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 11 P. 109
6. Apr 9, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/09/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
7. May 12, 2025HouseRetained in Committee
8. Nov 5, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 11/05/2025 02:00 pm GP 232
9. Nov 5, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3056h 11/05/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 51 P. 30
10. Nov 19, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
11. Jan 7, 2026HouseAmendment # 2025-3056h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 151
12. Jan 7, 2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-3056h: MA RC 186-155 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 151
13. Feb 5, 2026SenSpecial Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
14. Feb 5, 2026SenSen. Ward Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Background reading

Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.

• Can Schools Question Students Without Consent?Explainer

  EdLaw4Students — An education-law overview of when school staff and outside officials may question students and the limits that apply.AI noteAI-generated

• U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to Comply with Parental Rights LawsSupporters — official

  U.S. Department of Education — Federal guidance emphasizing parents' rights to be informed and involved in decisions affecting their children at school.AI noteAI-generated

• Interviewing Children at School to Investigate a Child Abuse ReferralChild-welfare concern

  Los Angeles County DCFS — A child-protective-services policy describing why abuse investigators interview children at school without first notifying parents.AI noteAI-generated

• Police Interrogation of Youth on CampusLegal background

  Youth Law Center — Legal analysis of students' rights and the roles of school staff and law enforcement when youth are questioned at school.AI noteAI-generated

• What to know about the House and Senate parental rights billsNH context

  New Hampshire Bulletin — Explains the New Hampshire parental-rights legislation that frames debates over consent before questioning students.AI noteAI-generated

Documents (PDF)

• Introducedversion
• As Amended by the Houseversion
• Amendment 2025-3056hamendment
• Senate Hearing Report · 2025-01-27report
• Senate Committee Report · 2025-02-18report
• House Hearing Report · 2025-11-19report

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