New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1166: relative to the contents of the budget trailer bill.
Status: Failed, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the contents of the budget trailer bill. SPONSORS: Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18 COMMITTEE: Finance ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the contents of the budget trailer bill. SPONSORS: Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18 COMMITTEE: Finance ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2657 09/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the contents of the budget trailer bill. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Sponsors
- Michael Harrington (R, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 44