The New Hampshire House will begin the 2026 Session on Jan. 7th. Proposed legislation will make their way onto the floor for debate and a vote. Depending on the nature of these proposed bills and the outcome of the vote, a lot of the bills coming from the majority party will hurt the majority of NH’s citizenry. Let’s explore some examples of what they have in mind for us:
Rep. Aidan Ankarberg I-Strafford District 7 is looking to repeal some taxes. Specifically, car registration, business profits and business enterprise taxes. That’s revenue for the state the majority party is hoping to get rid of. Where will that shortfall be made up from? Us! Property owners. An example, beginning in 2026, vehicle inspections will no longer be mandated. While I realize a lot of people are thrilled to have their unsafe cars and trucks on our roads in order to save money, that’s an annual, roughly, $6 million loss in revenue for our state.
Rep. Matt Drew R-Manchester, wants to repeal the Housing Champion and Grant Program. In order to address the housing shortage issue in NH, this program was adopted in 2023, encouraging municipalities to develop pro-housing zoning and land use regulations. Apparently, Rep. Drew prefers the shortage of affordable housing rather than see towns become housing friendly.
Wanting to put the kibosh on anything that addresses clean and/or renewable energy Liberty Alliance member Rep. Len Turcotte R-Barrington, wants to repeal the solar energy systems tax exemption. Not to be out done, fellow extremist Rep. Jeanine Notter R-Merrimack, wants to repeal renewable energy fund compliance payments. In order to understand what this is, please go here as it really is a lot of information for this one small article.
So much repealing!
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) is also in their cross hairs. Liberty Alliance member Rep. Jim Kofalt R-Wilton, has come up with proposed legislation to determine “eligibility for public assistance, including the NH employment program, family assistance program, and SNAP.” NH already has the lowest participation in the following Federal Nutrition Programs:
-School meals (free and reduced price) ranked 47th in School
-SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) ranked 39th
-SUN Meals (Summer Nutrition Program for kids) ranked 35th.
Rep. Mike Belcher R-Wakefield, is going after China. Maybe tariffs by the federal government weren’t enough, as he is proposing a ban on citizens of the People's Republic of China from attending state institutions of higher education. Additionally, he wants to ban school districts and personnel from teaching critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action if his proposed ban is violated. (I wonder what he has in mind for violation punishments.)
Rep. Melissa Litchfield R-Brentwood, proposes to ban the use of personal identity ideology in public school instruction and policies. No word on what happens in the case of violations . . .
Rep. John Sellars R-Bristol, wants to bring this gem back, “requiring the viewing of certain videos demonstrating gestational development from embryo to fetus through birth by public school students and college or university students.” This past July, Gov. Ayotte vetoed HB 667 which was basically the same thing, forced video viewing.
Sellars also wants to “restrict abortion providers from the definition of charitable organization for the purposes of games of chance.”
Huh??
Rep. Samuel Farrington R-Rochester, has three pieces of proposed legislation aimed at abortion and contraception services. Would those “contraception services” include vasectomies and condoms, I wonder . . .?
Rep. Jason Osborne R-Auburn, House majority leader who wants to put a leash on local governments, has proposed legislation going after free speech and another one to establish a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools.
And there it is! What they have worked for all along, getting rid of public education! I wonder if Latitude Learning Resources is thought to be a “public charter school”?
“Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry.” Scott Turow, author
“In the U.S., we believe the best way to improve lives is to improve public education.” Bill Gates, businessman and philanthropist