# New Hampshire HB1704: permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.

New Hampshire HB1704, permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brian H Labrie (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. B. Sullivan): MA RC 177-159 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 245); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1704
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-12
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. B. Sullivan): MA RC 177-159 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 245
- Sponsor: Brian H Labrie (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (509 yes, 494 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian H Labrie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Schneller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Drew (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael E Granger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Drago (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ross Berry
- Cosponsor: Samuel G Farrington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Unknown sponsor (PersonID 11371)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Adopt Floor Amendment | fail | 165 | 171 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Indefinitely Postpone | pass | 177 | 159 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Special Order | pass | 167 | 164 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-12: Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. B. Sullivan): MA RC 177-159 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 245 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Amendment # 2026-0699h: AF RC 165-171 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 242 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Lay HB1704 on Table (Rep. Creighton): MF DV 164-171 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 242 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Special Order next order of business (Rep. B. Sullivan): MA RC 167-164 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 240 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-02-09: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/03/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 10 P. 61 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:00 am GP 159 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 03:15 pm GP 159 (House)
- 2025-12-12: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 1 P. 32 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-12: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24195)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24195)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1704-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).