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NH CACR28

CA

Status

Introduced

12/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Julius Soti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes amending Article 6 of the New Hampshire Constitution to authorize the legislature to allow towns, parishes, bodies corporate, and religious societies to support "public protestant teachers of piety, religion and morality" at their own expense

  • Grants towns, parishes, bodies corporate, and religious societies the exclusive right to elect their own public teachers and contract with them for support and maintenance

  • Prohibits compelling any person to pay for teachers of a different religious sect or denomination than their own

  • Provides that every denomination of Christians shall be equally protected under law, with no subordination of one Christian sect to another

  • Amendment would be placed on the November 2026 ballot and requires approval by two-thirds of voters to take effect

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/05/2026 House Journal 6

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Education Policy and Administration12/2/2025

Full Bill Text

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