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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1229: relative to waivers of alimony.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1229 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to waivers of alimony. Primary sponsor: Jay Markell (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2026): Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jay MarkellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 18
Katelyn KuttabCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 17
Melissa LitchfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 32
Mark PearsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
  2. Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/16/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 14
  3. Hearing: 03/19/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 10
  4. Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 6
  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0552h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2
  6. Amendment # 2026-0552h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2
  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0552h 02/10/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 4
  8. Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 230
  9. Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
  10. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 11

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source