HB 1706 — repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2026-01-07
Sponsors (11)
- Travis James Corcoran (R, NH-28) — sponsor
- James A Spillane (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Ruth Ward (R, NH-8) — cosponsor
- Joe H. Alexander (R, NH-29) — cosponsor
- Keith Erf (R, NH-28) — cosponsor
- Ross Berry (R, NH-44) — cosponsor
- Mike S Belcher (R, NH-4) — cosponsor
- Kristin Noble (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Donald S McFarlane (R, NH-18) — cosponsor
- Jason M. Osborne (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Matt Drew (R, NH-19) — cosponsor
Action timeline (17)
- · house — Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 32
- · house — ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/23/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
- · house — Public Hearing: 02/24/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
- · house — Executive Session: 03/04/2026 09:00 am GP 158
- · house — Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 51
- · house — Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- · house — Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. W. Thomas): MF RC 158-169 03/11/2026 HJ 7
- · house — Lay HB1706 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF RC 161-170 03/11/2026 HJ 7
- · house — Ought to Pass: MA RC 170-164 03/11/2026 HJ 7
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 158 yea / 169 nay (Indefinitely Postpone)
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 161 yea / 170 nay (Table)
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 170 yea / 164 nay (OTP)
- · senate — Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
- · senate — ==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 12
- · senate — ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:30 pm;
- · senate — Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 04/16/2026; SC 14
- · senate — Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs | — | nh-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis James Corcoran (R, state_lower NH-28) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Donald S McFarlane (R, state_lower NH-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | James A Spillane (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jason M. Osborne (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joe H. Alexander (R, state_lower NH-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Keith Erf (R, state_lower NH-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kristin Noble (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Matt Drew (R, state_lower NH-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mike S Belcher (R, state_lower NH-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Ross Berry (R, state_lower NH-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Ruth Ward (R, state_upper NH-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs · nh-leg