# New Hampshire HB517: (New Title) repealing certain outreach and marketing requirements under the Granite State paid family leave plan. New Hampshire HB517, (New Title) repealing certain outreach and marketing requirements under the Granite State paid family leave plan., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Len P Turcotte (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-05-21 (Enacted in accordance with Article 44 Part II of the N.H. Constitution without the signature of the governor 5/17/2025 eff. 07/13/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB517-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire HB517 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (New Title) repealing certain outreach and marketing requirements under the Granite State paid family leave plan. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-05-21, Enacted in accordance with Article 44 Part II of the N.H. Constitution without the signature of the governor 5/17/2025 eff. 07/13/2025 - Sponsor: Len P Turcotte (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Workers lose state paid leave coverage: cost, high. Beginning 60 days after passage, the law ends New Hampshire's Granite State paid family leave plan and insurance purchasing pool. Workers and employers lose access to that plan, and workers lose the employment protections tied to it. The law also ends the plan's premium fund, premium stabilization… - Employers lose paid leave tax credit: cost, high. Beginning 60 days after passage, the law repeals the Business Enterprise Tax credit for employers sponsoring paid leave insurance. The credit covered 50% of qualifying premiums paid by those employers. The fiscal note links tax effects to taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2026. It pro… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Len P Turcotte (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew J. Prout (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian Seaworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Erica J Layon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin G. Verville (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kristine Perez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Shane A Sirois (Republican), House ## Actions (17) - 2025-05-21: Enacted in accordance with Article 44 Part II of the N.H. Constitution without the signature of the governor 5/17/2025 eff. 07/13/2025 (House) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/01/2025); SJ 12 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 31 (House) - 2025-04-17: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 6-1; CC; SC 17 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 103, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 17 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: HB517 is vacated from Judiciary and referred to Finance; (In recess 03/27/2025); SJ 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0649h: MA RC 316-32 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 103 (House) - 2025-03-27: Lay HB517 on Table (Rep. H. Howard): MF DV 155-193 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 102 (House) - 2025-03-27: Amendment # 2025-0649h (NT): AA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 102 (House) - 2025-03-26: Removed from Consent (Reps. H. Howard, Foss, A. Murray, Gallager, Caplan, Wade, Beauchemin, LaMontagne, Parshall, Payeur) 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 1 (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0649h (NT) 03/19/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 17 P. 8 (House) - 2025-03-13: Executive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-03-07: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-02-13: Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-01-14: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 14 (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-05-06: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=701&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6398) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14776) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12890) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - 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) - HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=701&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6398) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14776) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12890) ## 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) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB517-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).