STATE BILLNH HB 1705PASSED

Establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.

State of New Hampshire
Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Jul 10, 2026
125 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2026 Regular Session
NH HB 1705 · PassedJul 10

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Bill details

Last action
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 239; eff. 7/1/2027 · Jul 10, 2026

Sponsors

LSLoren SeligRepresentative · Democrat · HD-10-STRPrimary sponsor
HDHope DamonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-08-SUL
MDMargaret DryeRepresentative · Republican · HD-07-SUL
JNJodi NewellRepresentative · Democrat · HD-04-CHE
SPSuzanne PrentissSenator · Democrat · SD-005

Bill history

Newest first.

Jul 10, 2026Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 239; eff. 7/1/2027House
Jun 23, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 House Journal 15 P. 52House
Jun 23, 2026Enrolled Adopted, Voice Vote, (In recess 06/04/2026); Senate Journal 14Senate
May 21, 2026House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1926s (Reps. Creighton, Weyler): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/21/2026 House Journal 14 P. 20House
May 13, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1926s, Amendment Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/14/2026; Senate Journal 12Senate
May 13, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1926s, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; Senate Journal 12Senate
May 12, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1926s, 05/14/2026; Vote 7-0; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 18ASenate
May 5, 2026Ought to Pass: Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11Senate
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Apr 27, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 17Senate
Apr 1, 2026Hearing: 04/08/2026, Room 103, State House, 09:30 am; Senate Calendar 13Senate
Mar 30, 2026Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; Senate Journal 7Senate
Mar 26, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1202h: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/26/2026 House Journal 9 P. 37House
Mar 26, 2026Amendment # 2026-1202h (NT): Amendment Adopted DV 299-49 03/26/2026 House Journal 9 P. 36House
Mar 26, 2026Refer for Interim Study: Motion Failed DV 167-181 03/26/2026 House Journal 9 P. 36House
Mar 19, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1202h (NT)House
Mar 19, 2026Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/17/2026 (Vote 14-10; Regular Calendar)House
Mar 13, 2026Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230House
Mar 9, 2026Division III Work Session: 03/13/2026 09:00 am GP 234House
Feb 19, 2026Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 95House
Feb 19, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0531h: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 194-154 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 93House
Feb 19, 2026Amendment # 2026-0531h: Amendment Adopted Voice Vote 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 93House
Feb 19, 2026Refer for Interim Study: Motion Failed DV 167-174 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 93House
Feb 11, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0531hHouse
Feb 11, 2026Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 02/10/2026 (Vote 11-9; Regular Calendar) House Calendar 7 P. 36House
Feb 5, 2026Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 159House
Jan 28, 2026Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 01:30 pm GP 159House
Dec 12, 2025Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services House Journal 1 P. 32House

Recorded vote

OTPAFeb 19, 2026 · House · 194 yea · 154 nayPassed

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