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NH HR19
Resolution
Status
11/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Donald McFarlane
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AI Summary
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Encourages New Hampshire public and private colleges and universities to invite more conservative speakers to campus alongside speakers from across the ideological spectrum on topics including public policy, law, science, technology, and culture
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Condemns all forms of political violence and intimidation, affirming that threats, disruption, or force have no place in New Hampshire's civic or academic life
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References the September 10, 2025 assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk while addressing a campus audience as context for the resolution
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Encourages faculty and student organizations to engage invited speakers with respectful questioning and debate rather than silencing opposing viewpoints
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Explicitly states the resolution does not direct curricula or compel any invitations, expressing only the House's conviction that "more speech, not less" serves students and scholarship
Legislative Description
Encouraging state colleges and universities to invite more conservative speakers to campus for the purpose of increasing diversity of viewpoints.
Last Action
Ought to Pass: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 191-155 03/05/2026 House Journal 6
3/5/2026