New Hampshire bills · 2026 Regular Session

New Hampshire HB 1706

repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Travis Corcoran (Republican)

Cosponsors (10)

• Ruth Ward (Republican)
• James Spillane (Republican)
• Jason Osborne (Republican)
• Kristin Noble (Republican)
• Donald McFarlane (Republican)
• Keith Erf (Republican)
• Matt Drew (Republican)
• Ross Berry (Republican)
• Mike Belcher (Republican)
• Joe Alexander (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Introduced

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
• Apr 3, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 04/16/2026; SC 14
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:30 pm;
• Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
  ==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 12
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Ought to Pass: MA RC 170-164 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 200
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Lay HB1706 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF RC 161-170 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 198
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. W. Thomas): MF RC 158-169 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 195
• Mar 4, 2026 · House
  Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
• Mar 4, 2026 · House
  Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 51
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Executive Session: 03/04/2026 09:00 am GP 158
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Public Hearing: 02/24/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/23/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
• Dec 12, 2025 · House
  Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 32