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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 361: prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 361 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools. Primary sponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 22, 2025): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 180; eff.09/13/2025 HJ 18.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Independent 1 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristin NoblePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 2
Aidan AnkarbergCo-sponsorIndependentHouseStrafford 7
Mike BelcherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseCarroll 4
Sayra Lynn DeVitoCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rick M LaddCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bryan MorseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 3
Keith MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Yury PolozovCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 10
Kelley PotenzaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseStrafford 19
Victoria SullivanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
James R ThibaultCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 180; eff.09/13/2025 HJ 18
  2. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  3. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59
  4. Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  5. Ought to Pass: RC 16Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  6. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 06/05/2025, Vote 3-1; SC 24
  7. Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2025 SJ 13
  8. HB 361 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  9. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 3-1; CC; SC 21
  10. Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 19
  11. Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10
  12. Ought to Pass: MA RC 203-164 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 6

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source