# New Hampshire HB586: establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders and making an appropriation therefor.

New Hampshire HB586, establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders and making an appropriation therefor., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Loren Selig (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 HB586
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders and making an appropriation therefor.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-12-18, Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Loren Selig (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- 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: Loren Selig (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hope E Damon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark L Proulx (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen C. Pearson (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-12-18: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Lay HB586 on Table (Rep. Creighton): MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 52 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-02-05: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 12 P. 19 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Executive Session: 02/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 11:45 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 3 P. 17 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6723)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6723)

## 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-HB586-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).