New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB661: relative to the department of health and human services management of social security payments, supplemental security income payments, and veterans benefits for children in foster care.
Status: Signed into law, July 16, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the department of health and human services management of social security payments, supplemental security income payments, and veterans benefits for children in foster care. Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Establishes requirements for the management of federal benefits received by dependent children in the custody of the department of healt.
From the chaptered text, July 10, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the department of health and human services management of social security payments, supplemental security income payments, and veterans benefits for children in foster care. Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1 COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Establishes requirements for the management of federal benefits received by dependent children in the custody of the department of health and human services. II. Provides for the appointment of a representative payee, which may be the department if no other suitable candidate is available. III. Directs the department to adopt procedures regarding the establishment of ABLE accounts for dependent children for whom the department is the representative payee and authorizes the department to request additional funds from the fiscal committee for this purpose. IV. Establishes a phase-in schedule for the percentage of benefits conserved on behalf of the child beginning July 1, 2028. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …