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NH HR19

Resolution

Status

Introduced

11/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Donald McFarlane

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • References the September 10, 2025 assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk while addressing a campus audience as context for the resolution

  • Encourages faculty and student organizations to engage invited speakers with respectful questioning and debate rather than silencing opposing viewpoints

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Education Funding11/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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