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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.
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.
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.
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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
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2025 | 2025-2963h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 1, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 12, 2026 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 12, 2026: Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
March 12, 2026: Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
March 12, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
March 5, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026, Vote 7-0; SC 9
Feb. 10, 2026: Hearing: 02/17/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 6
Jan. 15, 2026: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Finance; SJ 2
Jan. 8, 2026: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2963h: MA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2
Jan. 8, 2026: Amendment # 2025-2963h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2
Nov. 7, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2963h (NT) 10/30/2025 (Vote 25-0; RC) HC 51 P. 37
Oct. 23, 2025: Executive Session: 10/30/2025 10:00 am GP 230
Sept. 9, 2025: Division III Work Session: 09/29/2025 10:00 am GP 230
April 2, 2025: Retained in Committee
March 26, 2025: Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
March 11, 2025: Division III Work Session: 03/17/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
March 6, 2025: Referred to Finance 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 60
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 60
Feb. 26, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/19/2025 (Vote 16-1; RC) HC 14 P. 23
Feb. 26, 2025: Executive Session: 02/12/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 5, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/12/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 23