New Hampshire HB 1493: relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

Bill Text

HB 1493-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2303

 12/08

HOUSE BILL 1493-FN

AN ACT relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sellers, Graf. 10; Rep. Scully, Hills. 8; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Rep. Aures, Merr. 13; Rep. Korzen, Coos 7; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration

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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires the viewing of a gestational development video as a part of the health curriculum in all school districts.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2303

 12/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

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, scientifically proven, and medically accurate sexuality education, which includes 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 the embryo and fetal stages of development. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect September 1, 2026.

 LBA

 26-2303

 12/2/25

HB 1493-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to health education and requiring pupils to view certain videos demonstrating gestational development of the heart, brain, and other vital organs.

FISCAL IMPACT: 

 Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

 Local Revenue

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$0

 Local Expenditures

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Indeterminable

METHODOLOGY:

This bill, effective for the 2026-2027 school year, requires the viewing of a gestational development video as a part of the health curriculum in all school districts. Costs, if any, for districts to comply with this requirement are indeterminable and will vary from district to district.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Education