New Hampshire House Bill HB1025

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 11/7/25
• Refer: 11/7/25
• Report Pass: 1/22/26
• Engrossed: 2/9/26
• Refer: 2/9/26
• Report Pass: 2/19/26
• Enrolled: 3/23/26
• Chaptered: 3/30/26
• Passed: 3/30/26

Caption

relative to the designation of the chief financial officer as a civilian employee within the department of military affairs and veterans services.

Summary

HB 1025 makes a narrow administrative change to New Hampshire law governing the New Hampshire armories or other national guard facilities fund. It updates RSA 110-B:32-b so that the official who identifies agency income eligible for deposit into that fund is the chief financial officer of the department of military affairs and veterans services, rather than the chief financial officer of the New Hampshire national guard. The bill also reflects that the CFO is a civilian employee within the department, aligning the statute with the department’s current organizational structure. The fund remains nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of military affairs and veterans services, and it continues to be used to supplement general funds for operating and managing armories and other national guard-related facilities, excluding federal program income and the training center funds. The adjutant general retains discretion to release funds for their stated purpose. The act is set to take effect July 1, 2026.

Impact

The bill amends a single statutory provision in RSA 110-B:32-b by changing the designated CFO reference and clarifying that the relevant CFO is a civilian employee within the department of military affairs and veterans services. It does not create a new program or change the purpose of the fund, but it does update the administrative authority responsible for identifying eligible revenue for deposit into the armories or other national guard facilities fund. The practical effect is to conform the statute to current departmental structure and likely reduce ambiguity over who performs this financial function.

Sentiment

The available context suggests the bill is largely noncontroversial and technical in nature. It was described as a request of the department of military affairs and veterans services, which typically indicates agency support for a housekeeping or conforming change. No committee transcript or recorded votes were provided showing opposition, and the bill appears to have moved as an administrative clarification rather than a policy dispute.

Contention

There is little evidence of substantive contention in the materials provided. The only potentially notable issue is the shift from the New Hampshire national guard CFO to the department’s civilian CFO, which may reflect a structural or personnel distinction between military and civilian administration. However, the bill text and context do not indicate disagreement over the fund itself, the use of the money, or the adjutant general’s discretion, so any concern appears limited to aligning statutory language with departmental practice.