NH House Testimony

HB490

House · 2025 sessionDemocraticKilled in House

Homelessness aid liability protection

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Allows public property to be used to shelter and aid homeless individuals and indemnifies the governmental unit from injury-related claims absent intentional misconduct or conscious disregard for safety.

relative to indemnification for municipalities adopting policies to address homelessness.

MunicipalitiesWelfare/Medicare/MedicaidCivil Actions

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Division of testimony

167 submissions
Support 157Oppose 10Neutral 0
Anne OnionSupportGilmanton, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

We need to do everything possible to enable municipalities to address homelessness. The bittter cold weather right now highlights this need evermore.

Amy AgostinoSupportLondonderry, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

We all know that homelessness is a terrible problem in NH. This is a small step to help towns use the resources they have to find some solutions. Every little bit helps toward a solution. As I write this, the temperature is in the teens, with predicted overnight wind chills in the negative numbers. Can you imagine being homeless in this weather?

Kacie Petrin EllisSupportBrookline, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

We need to offer more immediate solutions to help unhoused people and this seems like a common sense bill. I support HB490.

Deborah BrussSupportConcord, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

I support this bill because it would help our communities support people experiencing homelessness without endangering the community to lawsuits.

Sandy BlanchardSupportLoudon, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

We need to be kind to all of God's creatures!

Ann WestSupportConcord, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

I support allowing public property to be used to aid and shelter the homeless.

Jolene MelansonSupportNashua, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

This bill is amazing, we have a bit of a homeless problem, and with cuts from DODGE I suspect our vets will be impacted and more will become homeless. This will help those people impacted who fought for us to have a home. As well as other people who need somewhere safe to stay and not endanger themselves or others. It's getting very cold so freezing to death is a big issue, this will help it rather than just leave them freezing. I also hear a lot of people on both sides want to help homeless people.

Gabriele LiebergSupportNewfields, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

I strongly support municipal actions to address homelessness, a serious and growing problem.

Elizabeth NelsonSupportDerry, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

As a mother I feel strongly that decisions related to pregnancy are personal between a women and her partner and her doctor. Not every pregnancy goes as hoped for or when the woman is ready. It is presumptuous for anyone else to think they know the right answers to difficult questions without knowing the circumstances involved. Voters are not looking for politicians to help them make difficult choices for them or treat women as 2nd class citizens.

Daniel RichardsonOpposeNashua, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Say NO to hobo camps and tramp towns as attractive nuisance and magnet for cross-border nomads. This begs for uncontrolled municipal cost of continuing clean up, needles tossed in parks, mounting trash, open defecation, drug dealing, burglary central, loitering with bad intent, etc.

Irene HallSupportExeter, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

NH Citizens include homeless citizens. Our local , county, state governments have a duty to address the homeless population and render safety and aid. Use of public facilities should be allowed.

Megan HaffnerSupportNashua, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Benjamin StinsonSupportConcord, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Tiffanie BellSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

David HoltSupportSOMERSWORTH, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Denise ClarkSupportMilford, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

James BaucomSupportWalpole, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Erin SandlerSupportConcord, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Adriane RobbinsSupportTemple, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Joanna YoungSupportDurham, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Jim BaucomSupportWalpole, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Pam BaucomSupportWalpole, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Heidi HamerSupportMANCHESTER, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Patricia AnastasiaSupportLondonderry, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Louise SpencerSupportConcord, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.