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HB1152 • 2026

designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds.

designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
James Creighton (R), Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R), Daniel Innis (R), Peter Bixby (D), Tom Mannion (R), Timothy Lang (R), Larry Gagne (R), Michael Moffett (R), Tim McGough (R), Nicholas Germana (D), Donovan Fenton (D), Ruth Ward (R)
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds.

designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds.

What This Bill Does

  • designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 03/27/2026; Chapter 12; eff. 07/01/2026

  2. 2026-03-23 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 115

  3. 2026-03-17 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/12/2026); SJ 7

  4. 2026-02-24 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

  5. 2026-02-19 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8

  6. 2026-02-12 S

    Hearing: 02/18/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 6

  7. 2026-02-09 S

    Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4

  8. 2026-02-05 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 20

  9. 2026-01-22 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/16/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 5 P. 16

  10. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/16/2026 09:45 am GP 228

  11. 2026-01-08 H

    Executive Session: 01/16/2026 02:00 pm GP 228

  12. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 1 P. 8

Official Summary Text

designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 12
HB 1152 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2372
06/08

HOUSE BILL
1152

AN ACT
designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be nonlapsing funds.

SPONSORS: Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Gagne, Hills. 16; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Ward, Dist 8

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies that the funds account that receives the donations made to the department of military affairs and veterans services is nonlapsing and continually appropriated.

This bill is a request of the department of military affairs and veterans services.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2372
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be nonlapsing funds.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

12:1 Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services. Amend RSA 110-B:1, III to read as follows:
III. The department may receive, on behalf of the state, all donations and bequests made to promote the welfare of military service members, veterans, and their families.
These funds shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department.

12:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.

Approved: March 27, 2026
Effective Date: July 01, 2026