# New Hampshire SB488: enabling the governor to declare a state of emergency due to the failure of the legislature to pass a budget or continuing resolution to fund the New Hampshire state government by July 1 of the first year of a biennium.

New Hampshire SB488, enabling the governor to declare a state of emergency due to the failure of the legislature to pass a budget or continuing resolution to fund the New Hampshire state government by July 1 of the first year of a biennium., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sharon M. Carson (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 77) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB488
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: enabling the governor to declare a state of emergency due to the failure of the legislature to pass a budget or continuing resolution to fund the New Hampshire state government by July 1 of the first year of a biennium.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 77
- Sponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-14: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 77 (House)
- 2026-05-07: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/06/2026 (Vote 16-0; RC) HC 19 P. 23 (House)
- 2026-04-30: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/06/2026 11:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-04-22: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/29/2026 10:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-04-22: Full Committee Work Session: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-04-22: Public Hearing: 04/01/2026 11:00 am GP 231 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/19/2026, Vote 5-2; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:35 pm; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-11-21: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Finance; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22059)

## 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)
- 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)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22059)

## 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-SB488-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).