New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB458: limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents.
Status: Failed, January 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents. Rep. S. Smith, Sull. 3; Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill provides that local assistance shall be limited to United States citizens or permanent legal residents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appear.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2025:
AN ACT limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents. Rep. S. Smith, Sull. 3; Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill provides that local assistance shall be limited to United States citizens or permanent legal residents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 25-0877 05/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents. I. Whenever a [person] United States citizen, or legal permanent resident in any town is poor and unable to support himself or herself, [he] the person shall …
Sponsors
- William Gannon (R, 23) · primary sponsor
- Lucinda Rosenwald (D, 13)