HB1132: Bill Hearings & Public Record
HB1132 - prohibiting the display of certain flags in public schools and public charter schools and establishing penalties for the display of prohibited flags.
Link to bill on General Court: https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1515&inflect=2
Links to Bill Sponsors on General Court:
(Prime) Freeman (R),http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=8324
Colcombe (R),http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=10099
Ford (R),http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=11394
Harvey-Bolia (R),http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=9865
Litchfield (R),http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=9940
Miner (R),http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=11399
Thibault (R),http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?pid=10980
Avard (R), http://gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/members/webpages/district12.aspx
We define HB1132 as a school censorship and anti-free speech bill. This bill only allows official flags in school buildings, effectively banning pride flags. Also important to note - this bill additionally bans flags that are not state, United States, or school-specific. This means no flags that honor a student’s heritage, celebrate a cherished sports team, or reference someone’s favorite charity.
BILL UPDATE:
Committee hearing scheduled for 01/28/26 at 2:00pm at 1 Granite Place, Concord, NH with the House Education Policy and Administration Committee. 🎬Committee hearing lasted 22 minutes.
House Education Policy Committee Executive Session on 03/02/26: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0767h (10-8) Minority Committee Report: ITL Inexpedient to Legislate on 03/02/26. Introduction of an amendment that clarified flags can be used for educational purposes (including pride flags) but no flags that are not official state or federal flags can be displayed in the classroom if not directly related to a classroom lesson (including pride flags and the flags of home countries of exchange students, sports teams, etc). 🎬Executive Session lasted 15 minutes.
On House Regular Calendar. House vote OTPA on 03/11/26182y-156n; headed to Senate. 🎬 Floor remarks & vote lasted 9 minutes.
Introduced to Senate on 03/12/26 and referred to Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee
Public hearing in Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee (04/08/26 at State House, Room 103, 9:10am). 🎬Hearing lasted 55 minutes.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee recommended that the bill be referred to interim study. 🎬Exec session lasted 4 minutes . Headed to the Senate Floor on the Consent Calendar (Senate expected to vote in alignment with committee recommendations).
Senate voted in line with committee recommendations - bill is referred to interim study.
Total Time spent on HB1132 public hearings + votes: 1 hour, 45 minutes
