MVDC Actions - Week of 04/19/2026
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Protest Opportunities
This Week’s KSC Legislative Visibilities
LEGISLATIVE VISIBILITY: Enough Already Stop the Attacks on Transgender Granite Staters!
TUESDAY, APRIL 21st
12:30 to 1:30 PM
State House, Concord
Please join us for visibility and then plan to sign-in in person and stay for the hearings to show your support for Transgender Granite Staters. The legislative attacks have been relentless and our support is greatly needed and appreciated.
LEGISLATIVE VISIBILITY: Stop the Radical Free State Agenda; Stop Open Enrollment; Prosecute Hate Crimes
THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd
8 to 10 AM
State House, Concord
8:00 to 9:15 AM outside; 9:15 to 10:00 AM by Reps Hall
Both the House and Senate will be in session. Join us to greet legislators as they arrive and to hold signs opposing the Radical Free State Agenda that seeks to dismantle the Granite State as we know it.
Join us. Hold signs we provide, or bring your own!
May Day is Coming!
NH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
If you need further directions for the House Remote Testimony tool, click HERE.
NO COMMITTEE BILLS THIS WEEK
NH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 23rd Session
The Full House Meets on THURSDAY
Ask our House District 42 Representatives to take a stand on 3 Bills:
Oppose SB101 (AKA Open Enrollment)
(New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.
Oppose SB464
Title: relative to civil rights enforcement
Oppose SB482 w/Amendment
Title: establishing consumer protections for digital access transaction kiosks
Email our representatives using this sample language or develop your own.
Subject Line: Constituent Opposes SB101, SB464 and SB482 (with Ammon Amendment)
Dear Rep ??
I live in Mont Vernon and am one of your constituents. I’m writing to ask you to OPPOSE 3 bills at Thursday’s session.
SB101 does nothing to solve NH’s school funding issues and it has strong public opposition. School districts will lose money, so property taxes will continue to rise. Questions about services to students with disabilities remain unanswered. Only families with means are likely to be able to take advantage of this option. Property taxpayers who have invested for years in their local schools may find that their own students are bumped from AP classes, sports teams, school theater productions, etc., by students transferring in from other districts.
SB464 This bill would gut civil rights protections under NH law, leaving many Granite Staters with no remedy for discriminatory acts directed toward them based on race, sexual orientation, religion, gender, disability and other protected statuses.
SB482 (w/Amendment) This bill as passed by the Senate would provide important consumer protections regarding cryptocurrency kiosks, which are currently unregulated in NH and which often are used to defraud unsuspecting users. Unfortunately, the House Commerce Committee added the Rep. Ammon’s amendment which basically strips the bill of consumer protections. Should the Ammon Amendment fail, please support the bill.
Granite staters deserve afforable property tax, local control, civil rights and consumer protections. These bills don’t support your constituents. Please oppose them on Thursday.
Sincerely,
NH SENATE
If you need further directions for the Senate Remote Testimony tool, click HERE.
TUESDAY - SUPPORT
SUPPORT HB1695
HB1695: (New Title) preventing any guide or explanation regarding the effect of a proposed constitutional amendment from appearing on the ballot.
1. Sign into (or stay signed into) the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your support.
2. Select:
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026
SENATE ELECTION LAW AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
9:15 AM - HB1695
I am a member of the public.
I am representing myself.
3. Click: "I SUPPORT THIS BILL", then click continue at the bottom of the form.
4. Enter your personal information and click continue.
5. Review your info, check the checkbox, and click continue.
SUPPORT HB1275
HB1275: relative to the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on agriculture.
1. Sign into (or stay signed into) the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your support.
2. Select:
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026
SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
9:20 AM - HB1275
I am a member of the public.
I am representing myself.
3. Click: "I SUPPORT THIS BILL", then click continue at the bottom of the form.
4. Enter your personal information and click continue.
5. Review your info, check the checkbox, and click continue.
TUESDAY - OPPOSE
OPPOSE THESE THREE
HB1358: (New Title) establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools.
From Kent Street Coalition: This bill sets up a commission that would be overwhelmingly stacked with Republicans, to develop a report that will be anything but unbiased. The idea of turning all public schools into charter schools is shocking and needs no study; as AFT-NH put it: “[It’s] a bill that shows what their true intent is with all of this legislation, the elimination of local neighborhood public schools
HB1374: relative to the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district.
From Kent Street Coalition: As Rep. Selig wrote: “this bill would make it easier for a single town to unilaterally exit a cooperative school district, potentially destabilizing regional education planning and undermining the shared resources that help many small communities provide quality programs. Rather than strengthening local control, this bill could encourage fragmentation, increase administrative costs, and weaken academic offerings by disrupting collaborative budgeting and staffing agreements…”
HB1268: (New Title) modifying the structure and administration of home education programs.
From Kent Street Coalition: There are two separate issues with this bill. (A) VOUCHER BENEFITS EXPANSION AT PROPERTY TAXPAYERS’ EXPENSE. (B) DRASTICALLY REDUCED OVERSIGHT OF HOME EDUCATION.
1. Sign into (or stay signed into) the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.
2. Select:
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026
SENATE SENATE EDUCATION
9:15 AM - HB1358
I am a member of the public.
I am representing myself.
3. Click: "I OPPOSE THIS BILL", then click continue at the bottom of the form.
4. Enter your personal information and click continue.
5. Review your info, check the checkbox, and click continue.
Repeat steps 2 thru 5 for HB1374 @ 9:25 AM, and HB1268 @ 9:45 AM
OPPOSE THESE THREE
From Kent Street Coalition: Three more dangerous anti-Transgender bathroom/lockerroom bills.
HB1217: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
HB1299: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination.
HB1447: restricting the use of certain public and private facilities on the basis of sex and establishing that such restriction does not qualify as discrimination.
1. Sign into (or stay signed into) the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.
2. Select:
TUESDAY, April 21, 2026
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
1:30 PM - HB1217
I am a member of the public.
I am representing myself.
3. Click: "I OPPOSE THIS BILL", then click continue at the bottom of the form.
4. Enter your personal information and click continue.
5. Review your info, check the checkbox, and click continue.
Repeat steps 2 thru 5 for HB1299 @ 1:40 PM, and HB1447 @ 1:50 PM
WEDNESDAY OPPOSE
OPPOSE HB155
HB155: reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax.
From Kent Street Coalition: This will be a hearing on a non-germane amendment add language but leaves in the unnecessary and harmful reduction of the Business Enterprise Tax (BET). At a time when property taxes are going through the roof, the GOP once again wants to cut taxes for big corporations. Please sign in to OPPOSE the underlying bill but DO NOT check the box that says “this testimony is for a non-germane amendment”.
1. Sign into (or stay signed into) the Senate Remote Testimony tool to voice your opposition.
2. Select:
WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2026
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
9:00 AM - HB155
I am a member of the public.
I am representing myself.
3. Click: "I OPPOSE THIS BILL", then click continue at the bottom of the form.
4. Enter your personal information and click continue.
5. Review your info, check the checkbox, and click continue.
Additional NH Actions You Can Take
Tell the Senate Election Law Committee: PASS HB 1601
From our friends at:
HB1601 would require the Secretary of State to create a voter education program that includes information on recent changes to voting laws. The Committee is expected to make a recommendation on the bill this Tuesday, 4/21.
Voting laws in New Hampshire have changed a lot over the past few years, and the confusion has real consequences. Many NH voters were turned away from the polls last November.
The Secretary of State currently educates voters across New Hampshire, and HB 1601 would build on those efforts by allocating $50,000 in existing Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds to expand voter education.
Use THIS LINK to send an email to the Committee urging that they PASS HB 1601.
Senate Election Law committee members noted they are waiting to review an outline of the Secretary of State’s current voter education plan before deciding on HB1601, use THIS LINK to ask the Secretary of State to Share the Voter Education Plan Outline.
Additional Federal Actions You Can Take
Tell Congress: NO more funding for ICE and Border Patrol violence
From our friends at:
Everyone deserves to live free from harm. But ICE and Border Patrol are making our communities less safe—assaulting people in the streets, tearing families apart, and creating fear.
The murders of Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Keith Porter Jr., and Geraldo Lunas Campos are among the most recent examples of the deadly violence inherent in ICE and Border Patrol. This moment demands urgent action. But right now, our members of Congress are considering sending even more money to both agencies.
Tell Congress to stop funding violence. NO more money for ICE and Border Patrol!
Stop the War with Iran: Petition to Congress
From our friends at:
On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched major military attacks on Iran. This is immoral and blatantly illegal. No president has the authority to use military force against another nation without Congressional approval. War will never lead to peace—it will cost thousands of lives, further destabilize the Middle East, and make all of us less safe.
Tell Congress to Stop Attacks on Planned Parenthood
From our friends at:
Millions rely on Planned Parenthood health centers for birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing, and essential care. Congressional threats to Medicaid funding put these services at risk. Stand with patients now.
Contact our Senators
With the Senate in session, the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act” (aka the SAVE Act) continues to be a hot topic in DC.
Our NH Senators Shaheen and Hassan have been among those opposing this voter suppression effort.
Call our Senators to thank them and to urge them to continue to stand strong and lead with determination.
You will often get voicemail or a staffer who is there to record your opinions.
Senator Shaheen (202) 224-2841
Senator Hassan (202) 224-3324
Say something like:
Hi, my name is _____ and I’m a resident of _________. I’m calling to thank the Senator for her opposition to the SAVE Act and to urge her to remain strong. Thank you for your time and consideration.