# New Hampshire HB1706: repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.

New Hampshire HB1706, repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Travis James Corcoran (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1706
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-12
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- Sponsor: Travis James Corcoran (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (489 yes, 503 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: Travis James Corcoran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James A Spillane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe H. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Erf (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Drew (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike S Belcher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ross Berry
- Cosponsor: Ruth Ward (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Indefinitely Postpone | fail | 158 | 169 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | OTP | pass | 170 | 164 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Table | fail | 161 | 170 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-10: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 04/16/2026; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:30 pm; (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: ==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Ought to Pass: MA RC 170-164 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 200 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Lay HB1706 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF RC 161-170 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 198 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. W. Thomas): MF RC 158-169 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 195 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-03-04: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 51 (House)
- 2026-02-27: Executive Session: 03/04/2026 09:00 am GP 158 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Public Hearing: 02/24/2026 01:00 pm GP 158 (House)
- 2026-02-17: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/23/2026 01:00 pm GP 158 (House)
- 2025-12-12: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 32 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-12: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24197)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24197)

## 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)
- [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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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-HB1706-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).