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HB 586 · 2025 · House · Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee

Assistance program for small-town responders

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establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders and making an appropriation therefor.

Establishes a fund to cover the costs of enrolling first responders from small communities in the state Employee Assistance Program, sets eligibility, enrollment, and reporting requirements, and makes an appropriation for the fund.AI-generated

Status

Died on the table in the House · February 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a fund to cover the costs of enrolling first responders from small communities into the state-provided Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and outlines eligibility, enrollment, and reporting requirements for the department of health and human services. This bill also makes an appropriation for the fund.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Loren SeligDPrime
  • Rep. Hope DamonDDeputy Ranking Member· Education Funding
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader

Also: Rep. Mark ProulxR, Rep. Stephen PearsonR

Public testimony

24 signed in online · 10 wrote testimony

88% support13% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The Town of Durham is supportive of HB 586, establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders.…”
— Todd Selig, Town of Durham · Town of Durham, NHsupports
“The Town of Lee is supportive of HB 586, establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders.…”
— R. Andrew Robertson, Leesupports
“This bill is necessary for Towns that do not properly offer this program to their first responders. It should be a State wide system offered to all First Responders no matter what community they work in.”
— Richard Krauss, Miltonsupports

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
  • 2025-02-0410:00 amHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative ServicesLOB 210-211Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 3 P. 17
  2. Jan 28, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2025 11:45 am LOB 307
  3. Feb 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  4. Feb 4, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 12 P. 19
  5. Feb 5, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  6. Feb 20, 2025HouseLay HB586 on Table (Rep. Creighton): MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 52
  7. Dec 17, 2025HouseDied on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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