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CACR24 Relating to the right to educate children.Providing that parents and guardians have a right to direct the education of their children.

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Relating to the right to educate children.Providing that parents and guardians have a right to direct the education of their children.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact, though could be used to argue for public funding of private education.

4
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Your Community

Could undermine consistent educational standards and allow parents to opt out of important public health measures in schools.

6
⚖️

Your Freedom

Expands parental autonomy over education, but could limit children's exposure to diverse viewpoints and established academic standards.

Status

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0941h: Motion Failed Regular Calendar 181-156 Lacking Necessary Three-Fifths Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Michael Granger (R)

The Short Version

Constitutional amendment establishing parental rights to direct their children's education. Could be used to challenge public school curricula, vaccination requirements, and other educational standards. Failed to reach three-fifths supermajority.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Homeschooling families
  • ▲ Parents seeking more control over curricula
  • ▲ Private school advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Public school systems
  • ▼ Children whose parents may limit their educational exposure

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 181 for , 5 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 151 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-11
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

181R
Voted to Pass (181)
5R + 151D
Voted Against (156)
33
Absent
22
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (181)

Republicans (181)

Voted Nay (156)

Republicans (5)
Democrats (151)
Absent (33)

Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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