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HB704 • 2026

(New Title) making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

(New Title) making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Mary Jane Wallner (D), Charles McMahon (R), David Watters (D), Wayne MacDonald (R), Mark Proulx (R), Kevin Avard (R), David Nagel (D), David Rochefort (R), Tim McGough (R)
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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(New Title) making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

(New Title) making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

What This Bill Does

  • (New Title) making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2025-2963h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 29

Plain English: Amendment #2025-2963h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 29 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6

  2. 2026-03-12 S

    Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6

  3. 2026-03-12 S

    Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6

  4. 2026-03-05 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026, Vote 7-0; SC 9

  5. 2026-02-10 S

    Hearing: 02/17/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 6

  6. 2026-01-15 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Finance; SJ 2

  7. 2026-01-08 H

    Amendment #2025-2963h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 29

  8. 2026-01-08 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2963h: MA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 29

  9. 2025-11-07 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2963h (NT) 10/30/2025 (Vote 25-0; RC) HC 51 P. 37

  10. 2025-10-23 H

    Executive Session: 10/30/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  11. 2025-09-09 H

    Division III Work Session: 09/29/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  12. 2025-04-02 H

    Retained in Committee

  13. 2025-03-26 H

    Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211

  14. 2025-03-11 H

    Division III Work Session: 03/17/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211

  15. 2025-03-06 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 60

  16. 2025-03-06 H

    Referred to Finance 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 60

  17. 2025-02-26 H

    Executive Session: 02/12/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  18. 2025-02-26 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/19/2025 (Vote 16-1; RC) HC 14 P. 23

  19. 2025-02-05 H

    Public Hearing: 02/12/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  20. 2025-01-22 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 23

Official Summary Text

(New Title) making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

Current Bill Text

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HB 704-FN-A - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

8Jan2026... 2963h
2025 SESSION
25-0573
05/08

HOUSE BILL
704-FN-A

AN ACT
making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

SPONSORS: Rep. Wallner, Merr. 19; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16; Rep. Nagel, Belk. 6; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 17; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. McGough, Dist 11

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill makes a contingent appropriation to the department of health and human services for the purpose of funding the retired senior volunteer program.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Jan2026... 2963h 25-0573
05/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT
making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

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

1 Appropriation; Retired Senior Volunteer Program. For the purpose of funding the retired senior volunteer program (RSVP), the sum of $180,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, is appropriated to the department of health and human services. The department shall allocate the appropriation among the existing RSVP programs. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

2 Contingency. Section 1 of this act shall be contingent upon certification by the state comptroller to the director of the office of legislative services and the secretary of state that both unrestricted general fund revenues and the ending general fund balance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 were greater than budget forecasts.

3 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 2 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

LBA
25-0573
02/17/2026

HB 704-FN-A-
FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-2963h)

AN ACT
making an appropriation to the retired senior volunteer program.

FISCAL IMPACT:
This bill does not authorize new positions.

Estimated State Impact

FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
FY 2029

Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0

Revenue Fund(s)
None

Expenditures*
$0
$180,000
$0
$0

Funding Source(s)
General Fund

Appropriations*
$0
$180,000
$0
$0

Funding Source(s)
General Fund

*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates $180,000 in FY27 to the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of funding the retired senior volunteer program. The appropriation is contingent upon certification by the state comptroller that both general fund revenues and the general fund balance for FY26 were greater than budget forecasts.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None