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HB 487 · 2025 · House · Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee

Advance notice of work schedules

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relative to providing employees with advance notice of the work schedule.

Requires employers to provide employees with advance notice of their work schedule.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill provides employees with advance notice of the work schedule.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“An employer shall provide hourly paid employees notice of the employee's work schedule at least 7 days in advance of any pay period.”
RSA 275:30-b
“The requirements of this section shall not apply when regular operations of the employer are suspended due to circumstances beyond the employer's control.”
RSA 275:30-b
“If a work schedule changes due to unforeseen circumstances, the employer shall provide notice to the employee as soon as possible.”
RSA 275:30-b
“No employer shall retaliate against any employee because the employee has exercised, or may exercise, his or her rights under this section.”
RSA 275:30-b

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Erica de VriesDPrime

Public testimony

51 signed in online · 28 wrote testimony

82% support18% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Hourly employees need the same kind of consideration as every other kind of employee and human being with respect to knowing their schedules in advance so that they can arrange childcare, eldercare, transportation, and medical appointments.…”
— Meghan Eckner, Hopkintonsupports
“When wil you legislators think about the people who vote fr you? Our God exhorts us to put peole first not money. Read your scripture.”
— peter Nelson, Claremontsupports
“This common sense bill helps employees and employers plan out their schedules for both known needs and unexpected surprises. Working parents need to know their work schedules in advance in order to arrange childcare.…”
— Rebecca McWilliams, Concordsupports
“Pike Industries opposes this legislation. The highway contracting community works outside building and maintaining NH's road, bridge, and highway infrastructure. Weather has the largest impact on our ability to keep a schedule.…”
— LARRY MAJOR JR, LOUDON · Pike Industries, Inc.opposes
“I am writing to express my opposition to Bill 487, which would require employers to provide employees with their work schedules in advance of the week they will be working.…”
— Nancylee Greiner, Harrisvilleopposes
“I urge you to OPPOSE HB487. It should always be up to the employer, and not to the state, to determine how they want to run their business; as long as they are following the laws.…”
— James Gardner, Keeneopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate11–9
    Overall
    55% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted196–155How they voted
    Overall
    56% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    191–299% yea
    Democrats
    5–1533% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services4:30:44–5:08:0137m 17slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services3:52:09–4:04:5212m 43slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floor4:30:14–4:32:412m 27slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 196-155

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 3 P. 12
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:30 pm LOB 307
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 307
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 17 P. 36
  5. Feb 21, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0459h (NT)
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 196-155 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 80

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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