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HB 1166 · 2026 · House · Finance Committee

Restrictions on budget trailer bill contents

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relative to the contents of the budget trailer bill.

Prohibits the budget trailer bill from including statutory changes not required to implement the biennial budget and requires each trailer bill line item to reference its corresponding budget line item.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 11, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill prohibits the budget trailer bill from including any statutory changes that are not explicitly required to implement the biannual budget and requires that each line item in the trailer bill reference the line item in the budget bill that it is needed to implement.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Michael HarringtonRPrime

Public testimony

9 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“It's confusing when things are slipped in such as with the budget 2, both for transparency and for democratic process. Also I don't like being beholden to the it party's whims. A lot of us are independent.”
— Heather Spears, Boscawensupports
“The trailer bill should not be used as a way to sneak in policy changes that would not be agreed to by the legislature as stand-alone policies. Only items which are necessary to implement the budget should be included.…”
— Holly Cooper, Concordsupports
“This bill, HB1166, will prevent statute changes that are not needed to implement the two year budget bill. We need transparency and don't need pet projects slipped in at the last minute. The house should vote on items and have time to investigate what effects they will have.”
— Nancy Wood, Concordsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-2210:00 amHouse FinanceGP 230Public hearingcancelled
  • 2026-01-3010:00 amHouse FinanceGP 230Public hearing
  • 2026-02-202:30 pmHouse FinanceGP 230Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Finance HJ 1 P. 9
  2. Jan 22, 2026House==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 11:00 am GP 230
  3. Jan 30, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2026 10:30 am GP 230
  4. Feb 20, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/20/2026 02:30 pm GP 230
  5. Feb 20, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/20/2026 (Vote 24-1; CC) HC 10 P. 21
  6. Mar 11, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 44

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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