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HB1705 Establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.

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Establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

6
💰

Your Wallet

Modest program cost that prevents much more expensive consequences of untreated first responder mental health issues.

8
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Your Community

Supports the mental health of volunteer firefighters, EMTs, and small-town police who form the backbone of rural emergency response.

5
⚖️

Your Freedom

Voluntary support program with no impact on personal freedoms.

Status

House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1926s (Reps. Creighton, Weyler): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/21/2026 House Journal 14

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Loren Selig (D)

The Short Version

Creates an employee assistance program for small-town and volunteer first responders who often lack mental health support. These responders witness traumatic events but many small departments can't afford EAP services, contributing to PTSD, substance abuse, and suicide.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Volunteer firefighters and EMTs
  • ▲ Small-town police officers
  • ▲ First responders dealing with trauma and PTSD
  • ▲ Rural communities that depend on volunteer responders

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Taxpayers funding the program
  • ▼ State budget

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 ( 34 for , 154 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 160 for ) .

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

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-02-19
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

34R + 160D
Voted to Pass (194)
154R
Voted Against (154)
32
Absent
13
Not voting
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Voted Yea (194)

Republicans (34)
Democrats (160)

Voted Nay (154)

Republicans (154)
Absent (32)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Andrew Prout (R) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Charles McMahon (R) , Claudine Burnham (R) , Eleana Colby (D) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Hunt (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristina Schultz (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Belcher (R) , Myles England (D) , Richard Brown (R) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Timothy Soucy (D) , Wayne Pearson (D)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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