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HB 132 · 2025 · House · Judiciary Committee

Eliminating relative support liability

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(Second New Title) eliminating liability for support and recovery over certain indigent relations.

Changes the legal standard governing relatives' responsibility to support indigent family members.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · August 11, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill eliminates the requirement that a relative of certain family members must support any of those members who are poor.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Rick LaddRPrimeChair· Education Funding

Public testimony

8 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

63% support38% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This bill should not be repealed. We may need it someday when the welfare budget becomes uncontrollable.”
— Russell Hodgkins, Amherstsupports
“I don't support this without a new bill addressing that the community has a responsibility to its members to help in times of need.…”
— Heather Fritchy, DERRYopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-03-059:30 amHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-03-1211:00 amHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-04-249:30 amSenate Children and Family LawSH 103Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 7
  2. Mar 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/05/2025 02:30 pm LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/12/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 12, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0927h (NT) 03/12/2025 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 17 P. 33
  5. Mar 26, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0927h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 69
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0927h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 69
  7. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 10
  8. Apr 24, 2025SenHearing: 04/24/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:50 am; SC 17
  9. May 15, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2046s, 05/15/2025, Vote 3-0; SC 21A
  10. May 15, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-2046s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  11. May 15, 2025SenSen. Sullivan Floor Amendment # 2025-2144s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  12. May 15, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendments #2025-2046s and #2025-2144s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  13. May 22, 2025HouseHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2046s 2025-2144s and Requests CofC (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53
  14. May 22, 2025HouseSpeaker Appoints: Reps. Lynn, Kuttab, D. Mannion, Turer 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53
  15. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Abbas Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  16. Jun 5, 2025SenPresident Appoints: Senators Abbas, Sullivan, Long; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  17. Jun 16, 2025HouseConference Committee Meeting: 06/16/2025 02:30 pm LOB 206-208
  18. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2787c; 06/26/2025
  19. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report # 2025-2787c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  20. Jun 26, 2025HouseConference Committee Report 2025-2787c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 18
  21. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  22. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63
  23. Aug 1, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 267; eff.01/01/2026

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Documents (PDF)

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