HB 1515 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

repealing the requirement that the department of health and human services' biennial budget request include funding for certain child care workforce programs.

HB 1515 repeals the child care grant program that provided recruitment and retention grants to New Hampshire child care employers through the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill removes the $7.5 million annual appropriation (from federal TANF funds) that was intended to support these grants, though the program was already unworkable due to federal restrictions. This change directly affects child care providers who previously could have accessed these grants. The repeal has no fiscal impact as the program could not operate under federal guidelines, and no new funding or changes to services are enacted.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Dec 10, 2025 Last action May 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

Version adopted by both bodies → CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 4 edits

MODERATE

The document was finalized and formatted for publication as Chapter 86, removing the previous 'Version Adopted by Both Bodies' header and the fiscal note section. The core legislative text remains unchanged, repealing the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to include specific child care workforce funding in its budget requests.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document structure and metadata were updated for final publication.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'FISCAL NOTE' section and its associated header, which previously explained the bill's financial impact.

Updated the document title from 'VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES' to 'FINAL VERSION' and added the official chapter number (Chapter 86).

Added final enactment details, including the approval date (May 23, 2026) and confirmation that the bill became law without the governor's signature.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the bill title and sponsor list to match standard final publication formatting.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

91–95

Passed · 36 other

Total votes 222

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic107

92 Nay 15

85% Nay

I Independent2

1 Yea 1

50% Yea

R Republican113

90 Yea 3 Nay 20

79% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 13

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7

upper

Mar 11, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (91-95-36)

house

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0690h: MA RC 170-153 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 174

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

Amendment # 2026-0690h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 174

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0690h (NT) 02/20/2026 (Vote 14-11; RC) HC 10 P. 47

lower

Dec 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Finance HJ 1 P. 23

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors