HB458 Limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents.
Limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Harmful
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Taxpayers may see reduced municipal welfare spending, though the fiscal note estimates savings are indeterminable and only occur after FY 2025.
Your Community
Local welfare departments will no longer serve non-citizen, non-permanent-resident individuals and families in crisis, reducing safety-net coverage in communities.
Your Freedom
The bill restricts local governments' discretion to provide assistance to vulnerable populations and eliminates eligibility for emergency aid based on immigration status rather than need.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/07/2026 House Journal 1 P. 77
Sponsor
Terry Roy (R)
The Short Version
This bill restricts local welfare assistance to U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents, excluding other immigrants from receiving emergency aid like food, shelter, and medical care from towns. The fiscal note indicates municipal welfare costs may decrease, though the actual savings amount is unknown.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Taxpayers in municipalities with reduced welfare expenditures
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Non-citizen, non-permanent-resident immigrants experiencing poverty or homelessness who lose access to local emergency assistance
- ▼ Towns that must enforce immigration status verification and deny aid to vulnerable populations
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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