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Finance

The Senate Committee on Finance, chaired by James Gray.

Members

Bills Referred, 2025-2026

  • HB 1-A: making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. (Signed into law)
  • HB 2-FN-A-LOCAL: relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. (Signed into law)
  • HB 104-FN: relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state. (Indefinitely postponed)
  • HB 122-FN: relative to payment of claims arising out of actions or activities of the New Hampshire national guard. (Signed into law)
  • HB 165-FN: relative to the maximum amount of disaster relief funding provided to municipalities after a natural disaster. (Signed into law)
  • HB 246-FN-A: directing the state conservation committee to implement the conservation district climate resilience grant program and making an appropriation therefor. (Died on the table)
  • HB 517-FN: repealing certain outreach and marketing requirements under the Granite State paid family leave plan. (Became law unsigned)
  • HB 650-FN: removing references to repealed funds and relative to state park and robotics education funds. (Signed into law)
  • HB 704-FN-A: making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program. (Died on the table)
  • HB 739-FN: relative to excess funds paid to municipalities for use in school districts. (Killed)
  • HB 1042: relative to the cap on outstanding obligations for which the housing finance authority is allowed. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1088-FN-A: transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1435-FN: relative to changes to the Winnipesaukee river basin control replacement fund. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1491: relative to pooled risk management programs. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • HB 1624-FN: relative to the elimination of certain special funds. (Signed into law)
  • CACR 12: the adoption of tax laws. (Failed to pass)
  • SB 20-FN: relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers. (Died on the table)
  • SB 35-FN: making an appropriation for rail trail project matching funds. (Died on the table)
  • SB 64-FN: relative to an appropriation to the department of justice for the purpose of funding the New Hampshire child advocacy centers. (Died on the table)
  • SB 113-FN-A: making appropriations to the department of health and human services for homeless services and homeless prevention. (Died on the table)
  • SB 114-FN-A: making appropriations to the department of health and human services to support community and transitional housing through community mental health centers. (Died on the table)
  • SB 115-FN: making an appropriation for regional drinking water infrastructure. (Died on the table)
  • SB 116-FN: relative to the Pillsbury Lake Village District community water system, and making an appropriation therefor. (Died on the table)
  • SB 117-FN-A: making an appropriation to the department of education to fund the online tutoring program. (Died on the table)
  • SB 238-FN: establishing the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) prevention and treatment program and making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for this purpose. (Died on the table)
  • SB 239-FN: appropriating funds to the fish and game department for continuing environmental review and to cover a deficit for previously instituted salary increases. (Died on the table)
  • SB 240-FN-A: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for eligible water projects. (Died on the table)
  • SB 241-FN-A: relative to construction of a public pier on Hampton Beach and making an appropriation therefor. (Killed)
  • SB 242-FN: relative to the cost of living adjustments for certain group II retirees in the New Hampshire retirement system. (Died on the table)
  • SB 297-FN: relative to pooled risk management programs. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • SB 406-FN-A: making an appropriation to the city of Nashua for the purpose of purchasing the former Daniel Webster College property. (Killed)
  • SB 407-FN-A: making an appropriation for each full-time student eligible for the in-state tuition rate enrolled in the university system of New Hampshire. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 419-FN-A: relative to the housing champion designation and program and the affordable housing fund, and making appropriations therefor. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 481-FN-A: relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • SB 483-FN-A: making a contingent appropriation to the department of health and human services for recruitment and benefit grants for child care employers. (Died on the table)
  • SB 484-FN: prohibiting Medicaid premiums and limiting Medicaid expansion cost sharing. (Killed)
  • SB 488: enabling the governor to declare a state of emergency due to the failure of the legislature to pass a budget or continuing resolution to fund the New Hampshire state government by July 1 of the first year of a biennium. (Killed)
  • SB 541-FN-A: relative to capital appropriations for regional drinking water infrastructure. (Signed into law)
  • SB 600-FN: requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee. (Signed into law)
  • SB 601-FN: relative to the allocation and disbursement of state contributions for non-state employer pension costs under the New Hampshire retirement system. (Killed)
  • SB 602-FN: relative to the withholding of state payments to the federal government in response to suspended federal aid. (Killed)
  • SB 603-FN: relative to the funding of the SNAP program by the department of health and human services. (Killed)
  • SB 604-FN-A: making an appropriation to the university system of New Hampshire. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 605-FN: relative to special assessment requests from pooled risk management programs. (Killed)
  • SB 661-FN: relative to pooled risk management programs. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • SB 662-FN-A: making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam. (Died on the table)
  • SB 663-FN-A: creating a Medicaid methodology working group within the department of health and human services. (Signed into law)

And 615 bills in 18 earlier terms.

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Finance met on April 7, 2026 for hearings on HB 1042 and HB 1491.
  • The Committee on Finance met on March 24, 2026 for a hearing on HB 1042.
  • The Committee on Finance met on March 10, 2026 for hearings on HB 1624-FN, HB 1088-FN-A and HB 1435-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on February 17, 2026 for hearings on HB 704-FN-A, HB 246-FN-A and HB 104-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on February 10, 2026 for hearings on SB 662-FN-A, SB 663-FN-A and SB 661-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on February 3, 2026 for hearings on SB 407-FN-A, SB 602-FN, SB 604-FN-A and SB 605-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 27, 2026 for hearings on CACR 12, SB 488 and SB 601-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 20, 2026 for hearings on SB 600-FN, SB 541-FN-A, SB 603-FN and SB 419-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 13, 2026 for hearings on SB 406-FN-A, SB 481-FN-A, SB 483-FN-A and SB 484-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on May 6, 2025 for hearings on HB 1-A and HB 2-FN-A-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Finance met on April 22, 2025 for a hearing on HB 650-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on April 8, 2025 for a hearing on HB 165-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on April 1, 2025 for hearings on HB 122-FN and HB 739-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on March 4, 2025 for a hearing on SB 297-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on February 11, 2025 for hearings on SB 238-FN, SB 241-FN-A and SB 242-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on February 4, 2025 for hearings on SB 115-FN, SB 239-FN, SB 240-FN-A and SB 116-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 28, 2025 for hearings on SB 64-FN, SB 113-FN-A, SB 114-FN-A and SB 117-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 14, 2025 for hearings on SB 20-FN and SB 35-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on May 14, 2024 for hearings on HB 1593-FN and HB 1678-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on April 30, 2024 for hearings on HB 1466-FN, HB 1593-FN and HB 1583-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Finance met on April 23, 2024 for hearings on HB 1678-FN, HB 1307-FN and HB 1647-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Finance met on April 9, 2024 for hearings on HB 229-FN and HB 1279-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Finance met on April 2, 2024 for hearings on HB 1054-A, HB 1528 and HB 1303-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on March 12, 2024 for hearings on HB 468-FN-A and HB 436-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Finance met on February 13, 2024 for hearings on SB 602-FN-A and SB 590-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 30, 2024 for hearings on SB 553-FN and SB 552-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 23, 2024 for hearings on SB 397-FN-A, SB 551-FN-A, SB 452-FN-A and SB 493-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 16, 2024 for hearings on SB 348-FN-A, SB 396-FN-A, SB 398-FN-A and SB 494-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 9, 2024 for hearings on SB 454-FN, SB 392-FN-A, SB 311-FN-A-LOCAL and SB 347-FN.
  • The Committee on Finance met on January 4, 2024 for hearings on SB 395, SB 453-FN-A, SB 393-FN and SB 394-FN-A.

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