HB 151 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
26Mar2025... 0580h
05/22/2025 2260s
2025 SESSION
25-0202
07/08
HOUSE BILL 151
AN ACT relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berezhny, Graf. 11; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Election Law
-----------------------------------------------------------------
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows terms for supervisors of the checklists to be changed by a local legislative body.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Mar2025... 0580h
05/22/2025 2260s 25-0202
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Choice and Duties of Town Officers; Election of Supervisors of the Checklist; Changing Term. Amend RSA 41:46-a to read as follows:
41:46-a Election of Supervisors of the Checklist. The board of supervisors of the checklist shall consist of 3 legal voters of the town. At the annual town election held in every even numbered year, the voters of each town shall elect, by ballot, one supervisor for a term of 6 years, provided that the supervisor elected at the state general election in 1974 shall serve until the annual town election in 1980, and that the supervisor elected at the state general election in 1976 shall serve until the annual town election in 1982. A city or town's legislative body may adopt a 3-year term for supervisors of the checklist, electing one each year over a 3 year cycle.
2 Election of Supervisors of the Checklist; Changing Term; Applicability. The changes in terms of supervisors of the checklist established by this act shall not affect constituencies or terms of office of supervisors of the checklist presently in office. If there shall be a vacancy in a supervisor of the checklist position for any reason prior to the 2026 annual town election, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in law for supervisors of the checklist that existed for the 2025 annual town election.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 17, 2025 | 2025-0580h |
| May 7, 2025 | 2025-1974s |
| May 20, 2025 | 2025-2260s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 7, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18
July 3, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17
June 12, 2025: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2260s (Rep. Berry): MA VV 06/12/2025 HJ 17
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2260s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2025-2260s, AA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1974s, AF, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 22, 2025: Sen. Gray Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
May 15, 2025: Pending Motion Committee Amendment # 2025-1974s; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 15, 2025: Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 15, 2025: HB 151 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 7, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1974s, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
April 23, 2025: Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 19
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0580h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 18
March 26, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0580h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 18
March 17, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0580h 03/04/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 12
Feb. 27, 2025: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
Feb. 20, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/25/2025 11:40 am LOB 306-308
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 8