This Week at the State House: Week of May 27, 2025

It’s the last week of May, and all eyes in New Hampshire are on the Senate Finance Committee. The committee will likely wrap up its work and vote on its final draft of the budget late within the next week. The budget proposal will then go to a vote in the full Senate in early June. As is often the case in a budget year, several New Futures priority bills are not advancing traditionally and have instead been absorbed into the budget process.

Thus far, the Finance Committee has supported several New Futures priorities, including maintaining the current Alcohol Fund structure, supporting New Hampshire’s Rapid Response Access Point, care coordination mental health services for youth, and streamlining the Child Care Scholarship program. However, they have not yet acted on several critical proposals, including expanding the Medicare Savings Program for older adults.

Further, the Finance Committee has voted to undermine the health of our state by defunding the NH Commission on Aging, repealing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, and instituting work requirements for our Medicaid expansion program.

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