# New Hampshire SB88: prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants.

New Hampshire SB88, prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 106) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB88
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 106
- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (162 yes, 167 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-14 | House | OTPA | fail | 162 | 167 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-14: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 106 (House)
- 2026-05-14: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1577h: MF RC 162-167 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 105 (House)
- 2026-05-14: Amendment # 2026-1577h: AA DV 174-148 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 104 (House)
- 2026-05-06: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-05-06: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1577h 05/21/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 19 P. 25 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Full Committee Work Session: 04/21/2026 09:00 am GP 159 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Executive Session: 04/21/2026 02:30 pm GP 159 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/14/2026 10:15 am GP 159 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 5 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3069s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Committee Amendment # 2025-3069s, AA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-03: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3069s, 01/07/2026, Vote 4-2; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing: 02/11/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7771)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7771)

## 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-SB88-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).