AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin (April 24, 2026) Defeat HB 1300

House Defeats SB 101 (Open Enrollment) 

 Vigilance Still Required

VICTORY. A huge win today as SB 101, Open Enrollment, was tabled in the House after it failed to pass. This was a bipartisan vote with a core group of commonsense Republicans standing with all Democrats to support protecting public schools for all students. The deadline for this bill was today and any attempt to remove it from the table would require a two-thirds vote of the legislature. We do still have HB 751 waiting for action from the committee of conference so the issue is not done, and we will be calling on you again in the near future to take action but for now we can celebrate and take a deep breath. 

Urgent Action Needed.   Next week the Senate will hear HB 1300, the bill that would require putting a vote on school tax caps on the November state and federal election ballot in every town every two years.  Communities already can adopt tax caps if they want at their local town meetings, where towns discuss their local business and taxes. Holding votes on spending caps for schools, in November, when voters are focused on federal and statewide races instead of how their towns operate,is a bad way to do business. Voting for caps in November in the middle of cities or towns budget planning process is also going to be a problem for a lot of our municipalities.  The bill will be heard before the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs on Tuesday, April 28^th at 9:30am   AFT-NH Opposes this bill. 

Please contact the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee and tell them to vote Inexpedient to Legislate.

After taking this action, we encourage you to sign in and oppose the bill.

Please see our legislative tracker below for other priority bills being heard next week.

Thank you for taking time to protect public education in NH.

Submitting Your Position and Testimony

Here is easy access to submit your position on bills before House and Senate Committees. 

Remember, if a bill is already scheduled for an Executive Session, you will not be able to submit your position.

To submit your position, click SUBMIT YOUR POSITION TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE HERE. 

To submit your position, click SUBMIT YOUR POSITION TO A SENATE COMMITTEE HERE.

• Fill in your Personal Information
• Select the relevant date and committee for the hearing by clicking on it in the Meeting Schedule Calendar (make sure you are on the right week). [Select Bill # and select the date].
• In the dropbox below "Select the Committee," select committee. 
• In the dropbox below "Choose the Bill," select the appropriate time and bill number. 
• Select the appropriate option for the "I am" dropbox (likely "Member of the Public").
• Fill in the content box under "I'm Representing" with the business, organization, or group you are representing. If you are representing yourself only, write "myself."
• Under the “Indicate Your Position on this Bill,” check the circle stating your position on the bill. “I Oppose this Bill” or “I Support this Bill”
• After filling in all of the appropriate drop boxes, click “Submit.”
• After clicking submit, you will be brought to the next page, where you will fill in the content boxes with your first and last name, as well as your town, state, and email address.
• Press “Continue.”
• If you wish to speak during the hearing to present your testimony, you will need to attend in person at the State House, but you upload your testimony if you cannot attend.
• If you wish to submit testimony on the bill, email the relevant committee and upload the testimony file from your computer (if you need assistance in this, we are happy to help).

AFT-NH Legislative Hearings

Week of April 27, 2026