NH Legislative Action Alert (1/18/26)

This week's a doozy in Concord. Here are some of the priority issues that need your voice this week.

Note: Any bill that starts with HB is a House bill. Any bill that starts with SB is a Senate bill. You submit testimony in two different spots.

Submit House testimony here.

Submit Senate testimony here.

ICE Operations

✅ Support HB1570

Requires local budgetary authority before a law enforcement agency enters into an agreement with ICE.

1/22, 11:00 am

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Taxes, Fees, and Revenue

❌ Oppose HB1546

Repeals the business profits tax—one of NH’s largest sources of revenue (WTF?).

1/21, 11:00 am

Ways and Means

❌ Oppose HB1629

Repealing the business enterprise tax—another key source of state revenue.

1/21, 11:30 am

Ways and Means

❌ Oppose SB514

Prevents ballot questions concerning municipal tax caps from being altered by local legislative bodies (e.g. at deliberative session).

1/20, 10:00 am

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Education

❌ Oppose Amendment to HB1300 (#2026-0093h) 

This is a non-germane (unrelated) amendment to the original gerrymandering bill that brings state-level school budget tax caps (SB675) back from the dead. Tricky way for our legislators to try again for something that already failed.

1/20, 10:00 am

Election Law

❌ Oppose HB1714

Authorizing the state to issue bonds to fund public school expenses. Relies on state debt as a temporary workaround instead of delivering a stable, equitable solution to fund public education.

1/20, 10:00 am

Education Funding

✅ Support HB1799

Defines what the legislature determines as the meaning of a constitutionally adequate education. Creates a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes.

HB1799

1/20, 1:30 p.m.

Education Funding

✅ Support HB1834

Limits the number of education freedom accounts allowed through 2027.

1/21, 2:00 pm

Education Policy and Administration

✅ Support HB1264

Increases oversight of the EFA program, including review of student data, eligibility requirements, and EFA expenditures.

1/21 3:00 pm

Education Policy and Administration

❌ Oppose SB581 

Removes the enrollment cap on the EFA program. Removes priority guidelines on the EFA program.

01/22, 11:25 am

Education Finance

✅ Support SB582

Increases the base cost of an adequate education and expands the definition of an adequate education.

1/22, 10:40 am

Education Finance

Housing

✅ Support HB1612

Makes the use of price-fixing software by landlords a violation of the consumer protection and requires the department of justice to investigate complaints.

01/20, 11:30 am 

Housing Committee

✅ Support HB1661

Expands the Housing Finance Authority's "community heroes" initiative, which provides financial assistance for homeownership to essential workers.

01/20, 1:30 pm

Housing Committee

✅ Support SB419

Expands the housing champion program to encourage smart land-use policy and invests $15 million into affordable housing funds that help address New Hampshire’s housing crisis and make homes more accessible for working families.

1/20, 1:50 pm

Finance Committee

✅ Support HB1103

Expands the use of Community Revitalization Tax Relief Credits for towns to encourage redevelopment, addressing housing shortages.

01/22, 2:30 pm

Housing Committee

Healthcare

❌ Oppose HB1250

Removes the postpartum and baby doctor visit protections provided by MOMnibus 2.0. Requires 15 days notice for time off for postpartum and pediatric medical appointments.

01/20/2026 03:15 pm

Labor, Industrial and Rehab Services