New Hampshire HB 662: requiring the discussion of abortion procedures and viewing of certain videos during health education in public schools.

Bill Text

HB 662-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2025 SESSION

 25-0454

 02/05

HOUSE BILL 662-FN

AN ACT requiring the discussion of abortion procedures and viewing of certain videos during health education in public schools.

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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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires public schools to annually show students simulated abortion videos during health education.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 25-0454

 02/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT requiring the discussion of abortion procedures and viewing of certain videos during health education in public schools.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Section; Video Viewing Required. Amend RSA 193-E by inserting after section 3-f the following new section:

 193-E:3-g Video Viewing Required.

 I. As used in this section: 

 (a) “Abortion procedures discussion” means an oral, written, or digital lesson, lecture, or presentation about human biology related to pregnancy and human development inside the womb. 

 (b) “Human sexuality instruction” means an oral, written, or digital lesson, lecture, or presentation about sexual activity and pregnancy in the context of student health or healthy relationships. 

 II. Pursuant to a local school district or chartered public school's requirement to demonstrate that it provides the opportunity for an adequate education, in order to demonstrate that it has provided health and wellness education under RSA 193-E:3-b, I(a)(7) each school shall annually submit to the department of education proof of compliance with this section.

 III. For students grades 9 through 12, as part of health and wellness education each school shall annually show at least 2 of the following videos:

 (a) The “What is Abortion? Abortion Pill” video developed by Live Action, showing the process of chemical abortion in the first trimester through high-quality, computer-generated rendering or animation; 

 (b) The “What is Abortion? Suction Dilation and Curettage” video developed by Live Action, showing the process of surgical abortion in the first trimester through high-quality, computer-generated rendering or animation; or 

 (c) The “What is Abortion? Dilation and Evacuation” video developed by Live Action, showing the process of a surgical abortion in the second trimester through high-quality, computer-generated rendering or animation. 

 IV. No school district or chartered public school, or its personnel or agents, shall provide or refer students for abortion services, or permit a person or entity to offer, sponsor, or furnish in any manner any course materials for human sexuality instruction to its students if such person or entity is a provider of abortion services. 

 V. The attorney general shall have standing as parens patriae to enforce this section on behalf of any or all residents or citizens of New Hampshire. 

 VI. The attorney general shall have a cause of action to sue for damages or injunctive relief on behalf of any or all residents or citizens of New Hampshire against any person or entity that violates this section.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

 LBA

 25-0454

 Revised 1/27/25

HB 662-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT requiring the discussion of abortion procedures and viewing of certain videos during health education in public schools.

FISCAL IMPACT: 

 Estimated State Impact

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

 Revenue

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 Revenue Fund(s)

None

 Expenditures*

$0

Indeterminable

 Funding Source(s)

General Fund

 Appropriations*

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Funding Source(s)

None

 *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

 Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

 Local Revenue

$0

$0

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$0

 Local Expenditures

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Indeterminable

METHODOLOGY:

This bill, assumed effective for the 2025-2026 school year, requires public schools to annually show students simulated abortion videos during health education. Costs to school districts, if any, to comply with this requirement is indeterminable and would vary from district to district.

This bill also provides standing for the Attorney General to enforce this section on behalf of residents or citizens of the state. The Department o