The New Hampshire Senate voted to request a committee of conference on Senate Bill 210, a measure on bullying and cyberbullying prevention that the House amended to add open‑enrollment language allowing parents to send their children to any public school in the state. The motion to nonconcur and request a conference passed by voice vote.

Senator Ward, explaining the request, said the bill "began as a study on school bullying. The house amended it significantly adding several proposed anti bullying policies as well as open enrollment at any New Hampshire public school. Since the education committee has re referred an open enrollment bill, we planned to non concur with s b 2 10. However, the chairman of the house education policy committee offered to take out open enrollment so we can go into conference on the bullying policy." The Senate then appointed Senators Ward, Sullivan and Fenton as its conferees, and the House later named Representatives Cordelli, Noble, Drei and Freeman as its conferees.

Clerks also noted administrative deadlines for committee of conference reports: signatures are due Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 4 p.m., and will be timely noticed on the General Court website.

Discussion in the chamber focused narrowly on separating the anti‑bullying provisions from broader open‑enrollment policy so that lawmakers could negotiate the bullying measures in conference. Senator Ward characterized the House offer to remove the open‑enrollment language as the basis for agreeing to pursue a conference; no final policy changes were adopted on the floor during the session.

The House message later recorded that it "accedes to their request of the senate for a committee of conference" on Senate Bill 210 and listed the House conferees. The committee of conference will be the next formal venue for negotiators from both chambers to reconcile the Senate and House texts on the bullying provisions.

No final enactment or amended text was adopted on the Senate floor at the time of the request; the conference process will determine whether the House’s proposed anti‑bullying measures or other changes are included in the final bill.