HB 667-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
13Mar2025... 0615h
05/01/2025 1737s
2025 SESSION
25-0407
02/05
HOUSE BILL 667-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Rep. Aures, Merr. 13; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 13; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill specifies required instruction under the public school health curriculum and requires public school students to watch a simulated or ultrasound video demonstrating gestational development.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Mar2025... 0615h
05/01/2025 1737s 25-0407
02/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Studies; Health Curriculum. Amend RSA 189:10 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. The health curriculum shall include age appropriate and medically accurate sexuality education including the presentation of a high quality computer generated animation or ultrasound video that shows the development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs in early fetal development.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect September 1, 2025.
25-0407
5/5/25
HB 667-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2025-1737s)
AN ACT relative to health education and requiring the viewing of certain videos demonstrating gestational development from embryo to fetus through birth by public school students.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 |
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill, assumed to be effective for the 2025-2026 school year, requires health curriculum to include age appropriate and medically accurate sexuality education including the presentation of a high quality computer generated animation or ultrasound video that shows the development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs in early fetal development. Costs for school districts to comply with this bill, if any, are indeterminable and would vary from district to district.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 5, 2025 | 2025-0615h |
| April 24, 2025 | 2025-1737s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 20, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2025; Vote 5-2; CC; SC 22A
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1737s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1737s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
May 1, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1737s, AA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
April 24, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1737s, 05/01/2025, Vote 3-1; SC 19
March 27, 2025: Hearing: 04/02/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 16
April 1, 2025: ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/02/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 16
March 19, 2025: Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 8
March 13, 2025: Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 72
March 13, 2025: Referred to Finance 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 68
March 13, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0615h: MA DV 189-180 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 68
March 13, 2025: Lay HB 667 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF DV 180-188 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 68
March 13, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0615h (NT): AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 68
March 5, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 5, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0615h (NT) 03/03/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
Feb. 20, 2025: Executive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 21, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 22