SB 453-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/07/2024 0795s
2024 SESSION
24-3055
08/02
SENATE BILL 453-FN-A
AN ACT making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Gendreau, Dist 1; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11
COMMITTEE: Finance
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes an appropriation to the department of state for the statewide voter registration system.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/2024 0795s 24-3055
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Appropriation; Department of State; Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS). The sum of $450,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, is hereby appropriated to the department of state for the purpose of incorporating additional capabilities into the SVRS such as an election information portal, and maintaining the system. Such funds shall be nonlapsing. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
24-3055
Amended 3/12/24
SB 453-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2024-0795s)
AN ACT making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $450,000 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] Yes • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes a $450,000 nonlapsing appropriation from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 to the Department of State for the purpose of incorporating additional capabilities into the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) such as an election information portal, and maintaining the system. State expenditures will increase by $450,000, when the Department of State utilizes the appropriation..
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of State
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2024 | 2024-0795s |
| May 21, 2024 | 2024-2111h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 7, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| May 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| May 14, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 23, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Oct. 31, 2024: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 9-8)
Sept. 24, 2024: Executive Session: 10/23/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
May 23, 2024: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 85
May 16, 2024: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
May 16, 2024: Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 05/16/2024 (Vote 13-12; RC) HC 20 P. 21
May 14, 2024: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/14/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
May 8, 2024: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/13/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
April 17, 2024: Division I Work Session: 05/07/2024 10:45 am LOB 212
April 11, 2024: Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
March 12, 2024: Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Finance HJ 7 P. 110
March 7, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0795s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
March 7, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-0795s, AA, VV; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
Feb. 21, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0795s, 03/07/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 9
Dec. 14, 2023: Hearing: 01/04/2024, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 48
Dec. 12, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Finance; SJ 1