# New Hampshire SB171: relative to required pay for remote work.

New Hampshire SB171, relative to required pay for remote work., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Denise Ricciardi (Republican); 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 SB171
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to required pay for remote work.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-12-18, Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- 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: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2025-12-18: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-05-19: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 11 P. 112 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Remove from Table (Rep. Sweeney): MF RC 168-174 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 19 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Lay SB171 on Table (Rep. Soucy): MA DV 170-165 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 11 (House)
- 2025-04-18: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-04-18: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1520h 04/08/2025 (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 22 P. 14 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Executive Session: 04/08/2025 02:00 pm LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 11:00 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Hearing: 02/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7924)

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- 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=7924)

## 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-SB171-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).