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HB 378 · 2025 · House · Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee

Payout for unused earned time

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relative to an employee's unused earned time.

Requires an employer to pay an employee for the employee's unused earned time.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires an employer to pay an employee for unused earned time.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Michael CahillDPrime

Rep. Mark PearsonR, Rep. Stephen PearsonR

Public testimony

107 signed in online · 13 wrote testimony

87% support13% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I am opposed to bill HB476 that would further restrict abortion, reproductive healthcare, in New Hampshire.…”
— Joan Tulk, NOTTINGHAMsupports
“The system is working. Children should not be seduced into marriage before they are old enough to understand what it means.”
— Susan Almy, Lebanonsupports
“Workers should not be penalized for any reason if they do not use earned time. Earned time is a workers earned time. Do not take it away. I support this bill.”
— Kathleen Malsbenden, Newmarketsupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2811:00 amHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative ServicesLOB 307Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-02-0411:30 amHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative ServicesLOB 210-211Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1110:00 amHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative ServicesLOB 307Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 17
  2. Jan 28, 2025House==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 02:45 pm LOB 307
  3. Feb 4, 2025House==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 04:00 pm LOB 210-211
  4. Feb 11, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 307
  5. Feb 11, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 14 P. 25
  6. Feb 14, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0333h
  7. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 193-169 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 69

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.