HB1171 • 2026

relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Terri O'Rorke (D), James Gruber (D), Jodi Newell (D), Tracy Bricchi (D), Philip Jones (D), Wendy Thomas (D), Nicholas Germana (D), Janet Lucas (D), Donovan Fenton (D)
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: HOUSE
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

What This Bill Does

relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

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Bill History

2026-03-16 H
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0466h (NT)
2026-03-12 H
Special Order to next order of business (Rep. Weber): MA VV 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 85
2026-03-12 H
Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 186-155 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 85
2026-02-09 H
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 93
2026-01-28 H
Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:00 am GP 231
2026-01-14 H
Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 231
2025-12-01 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Housing HJ 1 P. 9

Official Summary Text

relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

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HB 1171 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2467
06/05

HOUSE BILL
1171

AN ACT
relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

SPONSORS: Rep. O'Rorke, Ches. 7; Rep. Bricchi, Merr. 15; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Rep. Jones, Ches. 3; Rep. Lucas, Graf. 7; Rep. Newell, Ches. 4; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a 90-day grace period for residential tenants who miss rent payments due to an unexpected interruption in their monthly Social Security benefits.

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26-2467
06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

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

1 New Paragraph; Social Security Entitlement Payments. Amend RSA 540:3 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. If a residential tenant neglects to pay rent due to the unanticipated halt of monthly Social Security payments, the tenant shall have a 90-day grace period to seek other shelter or seek other funding.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.