Bill Text - HB704 (2026)

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


Revision: Jan. 8, 2026, 11:16 a.m.

HB 704-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

1/2/25

 

HB 704-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to caregiver respite and senior volunteer programs and making an appropriation therefor.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:   

 

 

Estimated State Impact

 

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Revenue Fund(s)

None

Expenditures*

$0

$862,508

$862,508

$0

Funding Source(s)

General Fund

Appropriations*

$0

$862,508

$862,508

$0

Funding Source(s)

General Fund

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

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill makes the following four appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services in the FY26/27 biennium:

  • $552,508 in each year for the Alzheimer's disease and related disorders respite program;
  • $100,000 in each year for the foster grandparent program;
  • $180,000 in each year for the senior volunteer grant program; and
  • $30,000 in each year for the senior companion program.  

 

All appropriations are from state general funds.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

None