relative to the enforcement of alimony orders and relative to waivers of alimony.
HB 1228 requires that past-due alimony payments must be enforced exactly as written in the original court order, without automatic adjustments. This directly affects individuals who owe or are owed alimony, particularly those with unpaid amounts. The bill specifies enforcement must follow the order's terms unless changed by a written agreement between the parties or a specific statute (RSA 458:19-aa). It takes effect January 1, 2027.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2026
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CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION
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No substantive policy changes were made between the adopted version and the final chaptered version. The bill was assigned Chapter 159, section numbers were updated from generic (1, 2) to chapter-specific (159:1, 159:2), an approval date of June 19, 2026 was added, and minor formatting adjustments were made throughout.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers changed from '1' and '2' to '159:1' and '159:2' to reflect the assigned chapter number (Chapter 159).
Header changed from 'VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES' to 'CHAPTER 159 / FINAL VERSION' and various spacing and line-break formatting adjustments were made throughout the text.
TIMELINE
Approval date of June 19, 2026 was added at the end of the document, confirming when the governor signed the bill into law.
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Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jun 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 159; eff.01/01/2027
lower
May 7, 2026
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1340s (Rep. DeSimone): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 1
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1340s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-1340s, AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1340s, 04/16/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 14
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 2
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/10/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 3
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 11
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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