HB1229 • 2026

relative to waivers of alimony.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Jay Markell (R), Melissa Litchfield (R), Mark Pearson (R), Katelyn Kuttab (R)
Last action: 2026-04-10
Official status: SENATE
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to waivers of alimony.

What This Bill Does

relative to waivers of alimony.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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2026-0552H

Amendment #2026-0552h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0552h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2 1

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Bill History

2026-04-10 S
Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
2026-04-07 S
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/16/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 14
2026-03-12 S
Hearing: 03/19/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 10
2026-03-06 S
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 6
2026-03-05 H
Amendment #2026-0552h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2
2026-03-05 H
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0552h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2
2026-02-26 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0552h 02/10/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 4
2026-02-04 H
Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 230
2026-01-28 H
Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
2025-12-01 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 11

Official Summary Text

relative to waivers of alimony.

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HB 1229 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

5Mar2026... 0552h
2026 SESSION
26-2951
09/08

HOUSE BILL
1229

AN ACT
relative to waivers of alimony.

SPONSORS: Rep. Markell, Rock. 18; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires waivers of alimony to be enforced unless the waiver is found invalid.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Mar2026... 0552h 26-2951
09/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to waivers of alimony.

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

1 New Paragraph; Term and Reimbursement Alimony. Amend RSA 458:19-a by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. Agreements in which the parties waive any and all rights to past, present, or future alimony, or any portion thereof, shall be given full force and effect unless the agreement is found by a preponderance of the evidence to be invalid due to coercion, deceit, duress, fraud, mutual mistake, material misrepresentation, supervening illegality, or where such enforcement would be unconscionable or the facts and circumstances have changed since the agreement was executed so as to make the agreement unenforceable.

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