As Gov. Kelly Ayotte works to deliver on her campaign promises, state lawmakers are approaching the finish line of the 2025 session.

This week, Ayotte signed a ban on immigration sanctuary policies into law, and Republicans approved several other priority bills, including the bathroom bill vetoed last year by former Gov. Chris Sununu. Meanwhile, Senate budget writers are working through the weeds of their spending plan for the next two years.

Here’s what you need to know.

This past week

■House Republicans passed a law that, if signed by the governor, would invalidate out-of-state driver’s licenses held by undocumented immigrants driving in New Hampshire. They also amended Senate Bill 13 to prohibit the issuance of licenses to people living in the state who’ve received asylum status until the federal government grants them lawful permanent resident status. The law would impact asylees regardless of their authorization to work. That process can take years.

■Legislators punted decisions on several bills to future voting days, including House Bill 60, which would allow landlords to terminate leases without cause. The Senate could soften that legislation with an amendment to include more protections for renters, but the bill’s future is still uncertain.

■The Senate Finance Committee has restored funding to several large areas that House Republicans cut, like healthcare, but made sacrifices elsewhere. This week, Committee members voted to abolish the Council on the Arts, which provides grant funding and support for local arts initiatives. If their decision becomes law, New Hampshire will be the only state without an arts council.

The week ahead

■The Senate Finance Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. every day this week to mull over the next state budget. There’s no set agenda for each day, so it’s unclear exactly what the Committee will discuss when.

■The House and Senate are on a break this week, with no voting sessions scheduled. They’ll resume next Thursday, June 5.

For more information on the budget process and other inner workings of the State House, check out our 2025 Legislative Guide.

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Charlotte Matherly is the statehouse reporter for the Concord Monitor and Monadnock Ledger-Transcript in partnership with Report for America. Follow her on X at @charmatherly, subscribe to he r Capital Beat newsletter and send her an email at cmatherly@cmonitor.com.