Revision: April 8, 2025, 5:08 p.m.
Rep. Wallner, Merr. 19
April 8, 2025
2025-1543h
05/09
Floor Amendment to HB 2-FN-A-LOCAL
Amend the bill by replacing section 19 with the following:
19 Education Trust Fund Appropriations Reductions; Education Freedom Accounts.
The education trust fund appropriations to the department of education, in account 06-56-56-560040-3446, class line 102, for education freedom accounts, shall be reduced by $6,544,091 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and by $25,544,091 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The department shall report to the fiscal committees of the general court on such reductions.
Amend RSA 287-J:6, I as inserted by section 68 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
I. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, each video lottery terminal licensee shall collect a tax equal to 35 percent of gross video lottery revenue, less any free play offered by the operator, for distribution under paragraph II. Beginning July 1, 2026, each video lottery terminal licensee shall collect a tax equal to 45 percent of gross video lottery revenue, less any free play offered by the operator, for distribution under paragraph II.
Amend the bill by replacing sections 77-79 with the following:
77 State Commission on Aging; Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated to the state commission on aging the sums of $278,924 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $281,940 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Amend the bill by replacing section 92 with the following:
92 Lapse Extension; Appropriation; WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. Amend 2023, 79:562 to read as follows:
79:562 Appropriation; WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. There is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sum of $600,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2023, which shall not lapse until June 30, [2025] 2027, for the purpose of funding the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program in RSA 132:12-f. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
93 Effective Date. Section 92 of the act shall take effect on June 30, 2025.
Amend the bill by deleting section 105, relative to pharmacy copays under the Medicaid program.
Amend the bill by deleting section 107, relative to premiums under the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.
Amend the bill by deleting section 108, relative to premiums under the Medicaid program.
Amend the bill by deleting section 118, relative to payment for court-ordered placements for an episode of treatment from the general fund rather than the education trust fund.
Amend the bill by replacing section 122 with the following:
122 Adequate Education; Education Trust Fund. Amend RSA 198:39, I(m)-(n) to read as follows:
(m) To distribute payments to education service providers on behalf of school districts for children with disabilities in certain court ordered placements pursuant to RSA 186-C:19-b.
(n) To distribute payments to providers for costs of special education and related education services related to [or placements for] an episode of treatment pursuant to RSA [186-C:19-b] 193:27, VII.
[(n)] (o) To distribute grants for leased space to approved chartered public schools pursuant to RSA 198:15-hh.
122-A Repeal.
I. RSA 198:39, II(g), relative to depositing into the education trust fund moneys relative to sweepstakes and the lottery.
II. RSA 198:39, II(j), relative to depositing into the education trust fund moneys collected and paid over to the state treasurer by the lottery commission.
122-B Department of Education; Appropriations.
I. The following sums are hereby appropriated to the department of education from the education trust fund, and shall not lapse until June 30, 2027:
Accounting Unit Description FY 2026 FY 2027
06-56-56-567010-1964 Public School Infrastructure $5,215,435 $5,222,377
06-56-56-562010-3015 Court Ordered Placements $4,512,668 $4,512,556
06-56-56-560040-3478 State Testing $4,505,235 $4,523,570
06-56-56-560040-3479 School Building Aid $14,762,183 $12,039,788
06-56-56-560040-3998 Building Aid Lease $850,000 $850,000
06-56-56-560040-4073 Special Education Aid $49,917,000 $49,917,000
06-56-56-560040-4074 Tuition & Transportation $9,000,000 $9,000,000
Total $88,762,521 $86,065,291
II. The department of education shall reduce general fund appropriations in the following amounts:
Accounting Unit Description FY 2026 FY 2027
06-56-56-567010-1964 Public School Infrastructure $5,215,435 $5,222,377
06-56-56-562010-3015 Court Ordered Placements $4,512,668 $4,512,556
06-56-56-567010-7064 State Testing $4,505,235 $4,523,570
06-56-56-567010-3479 School Building Aid $14,762,183 $12,039,788
06-56-56-567010-3998 Building Aid Lease $850,000 $850,000
06-56-56-562010-4073 Special Education Aid $49,917,000 $49,917,000
06-56-56-562010-4074 Tuition & Transportation $9,000,000 $9,000,000
Total $88,762,521 $86,065,291
Amend the bill by replacing section 155 with the following:
155 Revenue Sharing; Suspension. RSA 31-A, relative to revenue sharing with cities and towns shall be suspended for the biennium ending June 30, 2027.
Amend the bill by replacing section 183 with the following:
183 County Reimbursement of Funds; Limitations on Payments. Amend RSA 167:18-a, II(a) to read as follows:
II.(a) The total billings to all counties made pursuant to this section shall not exceed the amounts set forth below for state fiscal years [2024-2025] 2026-2027:
(1) State fiscal year [2024] 2026,[ $131,849,659] $134,486,652.
(2) State fiscal year [2025], 2027 [$131,849,659]; $137,176,385.
Amend the bill by replacing section 185 with the following:
185 Department of Energy; Transfer of Funds. The department of energy shall transfer $10,000,000 from the renewable energy fund, established in RSA 362-F:10, to the general fund.
Amend the bill by replacing section 186-188 with the following:
186 Appropriations; Housing Champion Designation and Grant Program Fund. Amend 2023, 79:466, I to read:
I. The sum of $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, which shall not lapse until June 30, [2025] 2026, is hereby appropriated to the New Hampshire housing champion designation and grant program fund. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
187 Effective Date. Section 186 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2025.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 231-240, relative to electric renewable portfolio standards.
Amend the bill by deleting section 241, relative to New Hampshire energy policy.
Amend the bill by deleting section 244, relative to youth development center claims administration and settlement fund, attorney's fees, and periodic payments.
Amend the bill by replacing section 245 with the following:
245 Youth Development Center Settlement Fund; Appropriations.
The sum of $25,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, is hereby appropriated to the YDC settlement fund established in RSA 21-M:11-a, II. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Amend the bill by replacing sections 247-250 with the following:
247 Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated to the department of natural and cultural resources the sums of $966,369 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $777,642 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for deposit into state art fund, established in RSA 19-A:9, and the state arts development account. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. In addition to authorization of general funds, the department of natural and cultural resources may accept and expend $1,012,038 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1,034,350 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, in federal funds for accounting unit 03-35-35-353510-411.
Amend the bill by replacing section 254 with the following:
254 Department of Business and Economic Affairs; Division of Travel and Tourism; Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of business and economic affairs the sums of $7,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $7,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 for deposit into the travel and tourism fund. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Amend the bill by replacing section 255 with the following:
255 Department of Business and Economic Affairs; Rest Areas and Welcome Centers; Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of business and economic affairs the sum of $2,328,961, of which $2,251,815 shall be general funds, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding welcome centers. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund portion of said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Amend the bill by replacing section 257 with the following:
257 Tax on Meals and Rooms; Disposition of Revenue.
There is hereby appropriated to the treasury department the sums of $2,742,331 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $8,475,259 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The appropriations in this section shall be a draw against the meals and rooms municipal revenue fund.
Amend the bill by replacing sections 259-266 replacing with the following:
259 Office of the Child Advocate; Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Child Advocate the sums of $1,075,549 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1,114,238 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 268 - 274, relative to establishing the group III members retirement plan.
Amend the bill by deleting section 293-304, relative to repealing the human rights commission.
Amend the bill by replacing section 305 with the following:
305 Human Rights Commission; Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated to the human rights commission the sums of $1,582,703 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1,629,311 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. In addition to the appropriation of general funds, the human rights commission may accept and expend $182,129 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $184,425 for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 in federal funds.
Amend the bill by replacing sections 308 and 309 with the following:
308 Housing Appeals Board; Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated to the housing appeals board the sums of $271,018 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $309,577 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Amend the bill by replacing section 311 with the following:
311 Department of Administrative Services; Paid Family Medical Leave.
There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Administrative Services – Paid Family Leave accounting unit 01-14-14-143510-2177 the sums of $1 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 317 and 318, relative to termination of tenancy.
Amend the bill by deleting section 386, relative to a local school budget cap.
Amend the bill by deleting section 392, relative to suspension of new participation in the state loan repayment program.
Amend the bill by deleting section 400, relative to the senior volunteer grant program.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 401-402, relative to transfers of liquor funds to the alcohol fund.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 406-407, relative to licensing of health care facilities.
Amend the bill by deleting section 419, relative to an appropriation from the opioid abatement trust fund.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 421-425, relative to funding mechanisms for the Granite Advantage Health Care Program.
Amend the bill by deleting section 427, relative to termination of the Medicaid to schools program if parental consent policies are changed.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 438-447, relative to open enrollment in schools.
Amend the bill by deleting section 448, relative to termination of department of health and human services contracts using opioid abatement funds.
Amend the bill by deleting section 452, relative to sale of the Anna Philbrook Center for Children property.
Amend the bill by deleting section 454, relative to a reduction in rates for Medicaid providers.
Amend the bill by deleting sections 462 and 463, relative to the prohibition on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
Amend the bill by inserting after section 463 the following new sections:
464 Sale of the Sununu Youth Services Center. 2023, 2:4 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
2:4 Sale of the Sununu Youth Services Center (SYSC).
I. Notwithstanding RSA 4:40, the department of administrative services shall commence a search by whatever reasonable means necessary for a purchaser for the entire property currently housing the SYSC on South River Road in Manchester, New Hampshire and sell the property to a suitable buyer in accordance with this section. Identification of a purchaser that will enhance the tax and business tax rolls of the city of Manchester and the state of New Hampshire shall be a high priority.
II. The department shall offer the property for sale at not less than market value on the conditions that:
(a) As part of the purchase and sale agreement and again upon closing and transfer of ownership, the purchaser shall lease the property to the state for $1 for a period of time until all residents of the center have been permanently transferred to another facility or placement; and
(b) For the entirety of the lease, the state shall continue to assume all responsibilities commensurate with maintenance and use of the property as intended, per current law, and the department of health and human services shall continue to oversee and administer all existing obligations and responsibilities with regard to residents and personnel at the property.
III. The department shall negotiate and execute any contracts or other agreements or actions to accomplish the sale and lease of the property in accordance with this section.
IV. The department shall consult with the city of Manchester, the New Hampshire department of business and economic affairs, and other organizations, as appropriate, prior to any sale of the property. The sale of the SYSC shall be approved by the governor and council.
V. All proceeds and revenue from the sale of the SYSC shall be deposited in the youth development center claims and administration settlement fund, established in RSA 21-M:11-a.
465 Department of Education; Application for Medicaid Direct Certification Program; Public Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary Schools. The department of education shall seek participation in the Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department of health and human services shall assist the department of education as needed in pursuing and implementing this new direct certification methodology.
466 Department of Health and Human Services; Free And Reduced Meal Program. The department of health and human services shall provide Medicaid applicants the option to automatically enroll their children in the school free and reduced meals program, if income eligibility is met, to participate in the Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. Participants shall only be opted into such program if the participants consent on their application.
467 Education; School Money; Public Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary Schools. The department of education shall divide each pupil eligible for a free or reduced-price meal by the average daily membership in residence (ADMR), as defined in RSA 198:38, I-a(a), for each district and town for the 2025-2026 school year. The resulting percentage shall be applied to the ADMR for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years to establish a new calculation of ADMR for which pupils are eligible for a free or reduced price meal, and shall be used to calculate differential aid under RSA 198:40-a, II(b) and extraordinary need grants under RSA 198:40-f.
468 Contingency. Section 467 of this act shall take effect on the date the department of education's participation in Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the commissioner of the department of education provides notice of such to the secretary of state and the director of the office of legislative services. If the application is not approved, section 467 of this act shall not take effect.
469 Prospective Repeal. Sections 465, 466, and 467 of this act, relative to participation in the Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid, are repealed.
470 Effective Date.
I. Section 467 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 468 of this act.
II. Section 469 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2028.
III. Sections 465 and 466 of this act take effect upon its passage.
471 Appropriation; Governor’s Commission on Disability.
There is hereby appropriated to the governor’s commission on disability accounting unit 01-02-02-020510-1004, class 050 the sums of $73,000, of which $37,000 is general funds, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $75,000, of which $38,000 is general funds, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund portion of said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
472 Appropriation; Department of Information Technology.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of information technology the sums of $44,438 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $62,416 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The source of funds are transfers to the department from the housing appeals board, the commission on aging, the human rights commission, and the office of the child advocate.
473 Appropriation; Department of Business and Economic Affairs; Regional Planning Commission Administration.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of business and economic affairs the sums of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 to for the purpose of funding the regional planning commission administration. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
474 Appropriation; Department of Corrections.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of corrections the sums of $17,358,776 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $17,942,470 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. In addition to general funds, the department of corrections is hereby appropriated the sums of $24,785 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $26,007 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The source of funds are class 004 intra-agency transfers.
475 Appropriation; Department of Environmental Services; State Aid payments.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of environmental services the sums of $2,300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $2,300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of state aid grants budgeted in accounting unit 03-44-44-442010-1003. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
476 Appropriation; Department of Education; Transfers to Department of Information Technology.
The sums of $137,479 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $137,479 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, are hereby appropriated to the department of education for the purpose of transferring to the department of information technology the funding for position #18877. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
477 Appropriation; Department of Education; Robotics Education Funding.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of education the sums of $266,179 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $266,179 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 to the robotics education fund established under RSA 188-E:24. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
478 Appropriation; Department of Education; Adult Education Funding.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of education the sums of $834,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $834,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding adult education programs. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
479 Appropriation; Community College System of New Hampshire.
There is hereby appropriated to the community college system of New Hampshire the sums of $1,209,092 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $2,859,092 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
480 Appropriation; University System of New Hampshire.
There is hereby appropriated to the university system of New Hampshire the sums of $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
481 Department of Health and Human Services; Sununu Youth Services Center; Reduction in Appropriation.
The department of health and human services is hereby directed to reduce state general fund appropriations to the Sununu youth services center by $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and by $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The department shall develop a plan for the reductions required under this section and present the plan to the fiscal committee of the general court no later than December 31, 2025.
482 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Family Planning Program.
There is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $1,836,892 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1,834,618 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding the family planning program budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-90-902010-5530. Of the amounts appropriated, $839,219 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $839,942 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, shall be state general funds, and the remainder shall be federal funds. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund share of said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
483 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Parental Education Programs.
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding parental education programs budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-90-902010-7047. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
484 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs.
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $306,841 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $306,841 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding tobacco prevention and cessation programs budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-90-904510-2794. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
485 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; State Loan Repayment Program.
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding the state loan repayment program budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-90-904510-2794. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
486 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Glencliff Home Positions:
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding positions at Glencliff Home. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
487 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Community Mental Health Program Support.
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $10,547,786 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $10,538,343 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding community mental health programs budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-92-9222010-4117. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
488 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Developmental Services Waitlist Funding:
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $17,754,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $44,998,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of funding the developmental services waitlist budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-93-930010-7100. Of the amounts appropriated, $8,877,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $22,499,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, shall be state general funds, and the remainder shall be federal funds. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund share of said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
489 Appropriation Revisions; Waiver and Nursing Facility Payments.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services in account 05-95-048-482010-2152, Waiver/Nursing Facility Payments, $90,366,706 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $103,605,259 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, shall be from state general funds, and $123,861,652 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $126,551,385 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, shall be from private local funds.
490 Effective Date. Section 489 of the act shall take effect on July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m.
491 Nullification of Sections in HB 1-A. If HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session becomes law, sections 5-17 of HB 1-A shall not take effect and sections 492-504 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m.
492 Positions Abolished. Notwithstanding section 5 of HB 1-A of the 2025 regular legislative session, the following positions shall be abolished:
I. Developmental Disabilities Council. Position number 14623 is hereby abolished.
II. State Department. The following position numbers are hereby abolished:
(a) Accounting Unit #1065 Corporate Administration: 11359 and 43440.
(b) Accounting Unit #1610 Records Management Archives: 43455.
(c) Accounting Unit #2410 Securities Regulation: 9U590.
(d) Accounting Unit #7052 Right-to Know Ombudsman: 9U727.
III. Board of Tax and Land Appeals. Position numbers 14583, 14585, 19820, 19847, 9U165, 9U166 and 9U167 are hereby abolished effective at the close of business on October 1, 2025.
IV. Insurance Department. Position numbers 40590, 44902 and 44112 hereby abolished.
V. Liquor Commission. Position numbers 14227, 14239, 14246, 14248, 14267, 14275, 14296, 14297, 14299, 14308, 14318, 14320, 14321, 14327, 14329, 18573, 18940, 43302, 44227, TMPPT1114, TMPPT1202, TMPPT1224, TMPPT2258, TMPPT2463, TMPPT2464, TNPPT3114, TMPPT4247, TMPPT5067, TMPPT5163, TMPPT5164, TMPPT6233, TMPPT6234, TMPPT6235 and TMPPT6236 are hereby abolished.
VI. Department of Education. Position numbers 41235, 16952, 13220, 44969, 44970, 44973, 42775, 13118, 8T3183, 8T3196, 8T3197, 13074, 13102, 40568, 40569, 40574, 41232, 44687, 9T3008, 44593, 45031, 44965, 44966, 44173, 9T2894, 9T2964, and 9T2965, are hereby abolished.
VII. Department of Safety. Position numbers 43692, 43700, 43701, 43702, 43703, 43704, 43705, and 42706, are hereby abolished at the close of business on December 31, 2025.
493 Department of Health and Human Services; Bureau of Child Support Services; Payments to the Administrative Office of the Courts. Notwithstanding section 6 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the appropriation in account number 05-95-45-457010-2384, class 085, includes funds for payment to the administrative office of the courts in accordance with the cooperative agreement between the bureau of child support services and the administrative office of the courts. The bureau of child support services and the administrative office of the courts shall, prior to payment of such funds, enter into a cooperative agreement specifying in detail the services to be performed by the administrative office of the courts and the estimated costs of such services. Any change or modification in the services to be performed shall likewise be agreed to in writing and specify the change and the adjustment to the costs. Funds appropriated for these purposes shall be paid only after demonstration by the administrative office of the courts that it consistently transmits court orders to the bureau of child support services in accordance with the cooperative agreement.
494 Judicial Branch; General Fund Appropriation Reductions. Notwithstanding section 7 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the judicial branch shall reduce state general fund appropriations by $3,950,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. The accounting unit 02-10-10-100010-1880, class 028, transfer to the department of administrative services for transfers to plant and property, shall not be reduced unless the reduction is agreed to by the commissioner of administrative services and the chief justice of the supreme court.
495 Legislative Branch; General Fund Appropriation Reductions. Notwithstanding section 8 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the legislative branch shall reduce state general fund appropriations by $250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
496 Office of the Governor; General Fund Appropriation Reductions. Notwithstanding section 9 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the office of the governor shall reduce state general fund appropriations by $25,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $25,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
497 Department of Information Technology; Appropriation Reductions. Notwithstanding section 10 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session: The department of information technology shall reduce shared appropriations by $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and by $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The department of information technology, in consultation with the department of administrative services, shall proportionally decrease the funding allocated to the class 027 expenditure class lines of each state department or agency by their respective portion of these department of information technology shared costs.
UNAPPROVED
499 Department of Justice; General Fund Appropriation Reductions. Notwithstanding section 12 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the department of justice shall reduce general fund appropriations by $3,949,500 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and by $3,403,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
500 Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; General Fund Appropriation Reductions.
Notwithstanding section 13 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the department of natural and cultural resources shall reduce state general fund appropriations by $150,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $150,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
501 Department of Environmental Services; General Fund Appropriation Reductions. Notwithstanding section 14 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the department of environmental services shall reduce state general fund appropriations by $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
502 Department of Health and Human Services; Budget Reduction. Notwithstanding section 15 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, and in addition to any other required reductions, the department of health and human services is hereby directed to reduce general fund appropriations by $11,500,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and by $11,500,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The department shall provide the department of administrative services with the accounting units and class lines to be reduced and shall report these reductions to the fiscal committee of the general court by May 30, 2026, for reductions in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and by May 30, 2027, for reductions in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
503 Department of State; General Fund Appropriation Reductions. Notwithstanding section 16 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, the department of state shall reduce general fund appropriations by $112,500 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and by $120,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
504 Estimates of Unrestricted Revenue. Notwithstanding section 17 of HB 1-A of the 2025 general legislative session, estimates of unrestricted revenue shall be as follows:
GENERAL FUND FY 2026 FY 2027
BUSINESS TAXES 807,300,000 815,400,000
MEALS AND ROOMS TAX 342,600,000 359,800,000
TOBACCO TAX 125,800,000 125,800,000
TRANSFER FROM LIQUOR 115,900,000 115,000,000
INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS TAX 8,700,000 0
INSURANCE 177,000,000 177,000,000
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TAX 30,000,000 30,000,000
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX 149,800,000 161,800,000
COURT FINES & FEES 13,500,000 13,500,000
SECURITIES REVENUE 43,900,000 43,900,000
BEER TAX 13,000,000 13,000,000
OTHER REVENUES 126,000,000 120,000,000
DHHS RECOVERIES 3,000,000 3,000,000
TOTAL GENERAL FUND $1,956,500,000 $1,978,200,000
EDUCATION FUND FY 2026 FY 2027
BUSINESS TAXES 346,000,000 349,400,000
MEALS AND ROOMS TAX 10,600,000 11,100,000
TOBACCO TAX 53,900,000 53,900,000
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX 64,200,000 69,300,000
TRANSFER FROM LOTTERY 185,000,000 185,000,000
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT 37,000,000 36,000,000
UTILITY PROPERTY TAX 46,700,000 46,700,000
STATEWIDE PROPERTY TAX 363,100,000 363,100,000
TOTAL EDUCATION FUND $1,106,500,000 $1,114,500,000
HIGHWAY FUND FY 2026 FY 2027
GASOLINE ROAD TOLL $127,700,000 $127,900,000
MOTOR VEHICLE FEES 131,700,000 134,700,000
MISCELLANEOUS 200,000 200,000
TOTAL HIGHWAY FUND $259,600,000 $262,800,000
FISH AND GAME FUND FY 2026 FY 2027
FISH AND GAME LICENSES $10,000,000 $10,000,000
FINES AND MISCELLANEOUS 4,000,000 4,000,000
TOTAL FISH AND GAME FUND $14,000,000 $14,000,000
505 Effective Date. Sections 491-504 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m.
506 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Children’s Health Insurance Program.
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $3,300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $11,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of fully funding the children’s health insurance program, budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-47-470010-7051, without the need for recipient cost sharing. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
507 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services; Medicaid Care Management.
In addition to any other sums appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services the sums of $750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and $750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the purpose of fully funding the Medicaid managed care program, budgeted in accounting unit 05-95-47-470010-7948, without the need for increased pharmacy copays. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sums out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
508 Effective Date. Unless otherwise specified, the remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
Replace the paragraphs identified below with the following:
19. Reduces appropriations from the education trust fund to education freedom accounts.
22. Establishes a video lottery tax at a rate of 35 and 45 percent on video lottery terminals.
27. Makes an appropriation to the commission on aging.
33. Makes an appropriation to the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
48. Permits payment for special education costs associated with court-ordered placements for an episode of treatment from the education trust fund and makes certain appropriations to the department of education from the education trust fund.
71. Suspends revenue sharing with cities and towns under RSA 31-A for the biennium ending June 30, 2027.
111. Makes an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for the state art fund and state arts development.
114. Makes an appropriation to the division of travel and tourism.
115. Makes an appropriation to the department of business and economic affairs for rest areas and welcome centers.
117. Specifies the distribution of revenue from the meals and rooms tax for each year of the biennium.
119. Makes an appropriation to the office of the child advocate.
Insert the following paragraphs:
1. Makes an appropriation to the human rights commission.
2. Directs the sale and lease of the Sununu youth services property.
3. Requires the department of education to seek participation in the Medicaid direct certification methodology for school meals program for free and reduced price meals for students in public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools.
4. Makes an appropriation to the governor’s commission on disability.
5. Makes an appropriation to the department of information technology.
6. Makes an appropriation to the department of business and economic affairs regional planning commission administration.
7. Makes an appropriation to the department of corrections.
8. Makes an appropriation to the department of environmental services for state aid grants.
9. Makes appropriations to the department of education to fund a position from the department of information technology, for robotics education, and for adult education.
10. Makes appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire and the university system of New Hampshire.
11. Makes appropriations to the department of health and human services.
12. Replaces certain provisions of HB 1-A relative to abolished positions, reductions in appropriations, and revenue estimates.
13. Makes appropriations to the department of health and human services for the children's health insurance program and Medicaid management,
Delete the following:
40. Directs the department of health and human services to file an amendment to the state Medicaid plan regarding prescription drug copayments.
42. Directs the department of health and human services to file a Medicaid waiver and state plan amendment to institute premiums based on income for individuals participating in the granite advantage health care program.
43. Directs the department of health and human services to file a Medicaid waiver and state plan amendment to institute premiums based on income for households with children participating in the Medicaid program.
105. Makes changes to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards.
106. Revises the state energy policy to promote affordable, reliable, diverse, and secure energy resources for the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.
107. Adds a requirement that until the Sununu Youth Services Center is relinquished, the department of administrative services shall request an appropriation, subject to the approval from the fiscal committee and the governor and executive council, funds necessary to maintain the property.
109. Requires that any attorney's fee approved for a claim that is to be paid according to a periodic payment schedule also be paid according to that periodic payment schedule.
120. Establishes a group III, defined contribution state retirement plan for new state employee members of the retirement system, who begin service on or after January 1, 2026. All new employees of state employers on and after January 1, 2026 will be required to join the group III defined contribution plan as administered by the retirement system, and any other group I employees may join.
125. Abolishes the human rights commission and reassigns cases formerly under their jurisdiction to the superior court.
127. Abolishes the housing appeals board.
128. Repeals the requirement that the state engage in certain outreach and marketing activities to increase awareness of the Granite State paid family leave plan.
130. This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction.
147. Establishes a tax cap for local school districts.
153. Directs the department of health and human services not to enroll any new participants into the state loan repayment program or the biennium ending June 30, 2027.
157. Repeals reimbursement of funds for the foster grandparent program.
158. Repeals the disbursement from the liquor commission to the alcohol abuse prevention and training fund.
168. Repeals the prohibition on the use of general funds for the granite advantage program and removes the provision requiring the liquor commission to make up for any shortfall in the program.
170. Provides for the termination of the Medicaid to schools program under certain circumstances.
175. Allows parents to send their children to public schools outside of their resident district.
176. Directs the department of health and human services to terminate all contracts, grants, or other agreements funded with opioid abatement funds with effective dates on or after May 1, 2025, for the purposes of funding provisions contained in this act.
181. Requires the sale of the Anna Philbrook Center in Concord, NH.
183. Directs the department of health and human services to reduce Medicaid provider rates and to use the resulting savings to reduce department appropriations by a specified amount in each year of the biennium.
188. Prohibits all public entities from implementing, promoting, or otherwise engaging in any diversity, equity, and inclusion DEI-related initiatives, programs, training, or policies; requires each agency to report such contracts to the department of administrative services, which shall compile a consolidated report for submission to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and senate president; and provides for the amendment of non-compliant contracts.
189. Prohibits all public schools from implementing, promoting, or otherwise engaging in any DEI related initiatives, programs, training, or policies and provides processes for the review and termination or amendment of non compliant contracts and provides for funding halts in the event of a violation.