# New Hampshire HB583: relative to state participation in the Medicaid direct certification program for free and reduced price school meals.

New Hampshire HB583, relative to state participation in the Medicaid direct certification program for free and reduced price school meals., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-12-18 (Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB583
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to state participation in the Medicaid direct certification program for free and reduced price school meals.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-12-18, Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Mandelbaum (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Megan A Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nancy A Murphy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick N Long (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2025-12-18: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Lay HB583 on Table (Rep. Osborne): MA RC 196-174 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0314h (House)
- 2025-02-26: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 14 P. 19 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2025 12:45 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 11:00 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 17 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6720)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (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=6720)

## 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-HB583-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).