CHAPTER 185
HB 1098 - FINAL VERSION
05/16/2024 1703s
2024 SESSION
24-2041
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1098
AN ACT relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill enables ballot clerks, assistant clerks, or clerks pro tem to deliver ballots to elder care facilities.
This bill is a request of the secretary of state.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/16/2024 1703s 24-2041
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
185:1 New Section; Nursing Homes and Elder Care Facilities. Amend RSA 657 by inserting after section 17-a the following new section:
657:17-b Nursing Homes and Elder Care Facilities. A clerk, assistant clerk, or clerk pro tem may deliver absentee ballots to residents of nursing homes or elder care facilities for the convenience of the residents. The persons authorized in this section shall, to the extent possible, ensure the process of receiving, marking, and returning the absentee ballots is fair, private, and properly handled. Any activity related to the delivery of ballots to nursing homes or elder care facilities that appears to be inconsistent with this title shall be reported to the secretary of state.
185:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 12, 2024
Effective Date: September 10, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | 2024-1703s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 5, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 5, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 16, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2024; Chapter 185; eff. 09/10/2024
June 27, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
June 27, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 30, 2024: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1703s (Rep. S. Smith): MA DV 182-181 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 14
May 16, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1703s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/16/2024; SJ 13
May 16, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-1703s, AA, VV; 05/16/2024; SJ 13
May 16, 2024: Special Order to 05/16/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024 SJ 12
May 1, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1703s, 05/16/2024, Vote 3-2; SC 19
April 10, 2024: Hearing: 04/16/2024, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 15
March 26, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 8
March 21, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA DV 192-175 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 53
March 11, 2024: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 03/05/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC)
Feb. 27, 2024: Executive Session: 03/05/2024 09:00 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 14, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/20/2024 09:25 am LOB 306-308
Nov. 28, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Election Law