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HB1171 Relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

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Relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
💰

Your Wallet

Tenants relying on Social Security gain temporary financial breathing room to avoid immediate homelessness during benefit disruptions, reducing personal hardship costs.

4
🏘️

Your Community

Landlords lose rental income for 90 days when tenants cannot pay, potentially increasing financial pressure on small property owners and indirectly affecting housing availability.

7
⚖️

Your Freedom

Tenants gain protection against eviction for a defined period during involuntary loss of income, while landlords' property rights are constrained for 90 days.

Status

Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0466h (NT)

Voted Yes

184 R + 2 D

Voted No

1 R + 154 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Teresa O'Rorke (D)

The Short Version

This bill gives residential tenants a 90-day grace period before eviction if they miss rent payments due to an unexpected interruption in Social Security benefits. The practical effect depends on whether landlords can still pursue eviction after 90 days and what enforcement mechanisms exist.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Residential tenants whose Social Security payments are unexpectedly interrupted
  • ▲ Elderly and disabled residents who depend on Social Security as primary income

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Landlords and property owners who cannot collect rent for 90 days during benefit disruptions
  • ▼ Potentially small landlords who depend on rental income for their own expenses

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 1 for , 184 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 154 for , 2 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-03-12
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

184R + 2D
Voted to Kill the Bill (186)
1R + 154D
Voted to Keep It Alive (155)
29
Absent
22
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (186)

Republicans (184)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (155)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (154)
Absent (29)

Brian Seaworth (R) , Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jess Edwards (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Thomas Buco (D)

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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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