HB 154 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
05/08/2025 1828s
26Jun2025... 2768CofC
2025 SESSION
25-0558
08/09
HOUSE BILL 154
AN ACT enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted.
SPONSORS: Rep. See, Merr. 26; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Devoid, Merr. 1
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill enables voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/08/2025 1828s
26Jun2025... 2768CofC 25-0558
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Right to Have Ballot Hand-Counted. Amend RSA 656:42 by inserting after paragraph XI the following new paragraph:
XII. Any voter may request to have his or her ballot hand-counted and the voter shall be instructed to hand the ballot to the election official manning the ballot machine, who shall place the ballot in the auxiliary compartment of the ballot counting device to be hand counted by election officials after the close of the polls.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 2025-1828s |
| June 16, 2025 | 2025-2768CofC |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 26, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report 2025-2768c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18
June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2768c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
June 18, 2025: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2768c; 06/26/2025
June 16, 2025: Conferee Change: Rep. Wood Replaces Rep. Lane 06/16/2025 HJ 17
June 16, 2025: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/16/2025 10:35 am LOB 306-308
June 11, 2025: President Appoints: Senators Gray, Lang, Perkins Kwoka; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 11, 2025: Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
June 10, 2025: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Berry, Qualey, Burnham, Lane 06/05/2025 HJ 16
June 10, 2025: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1828s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16
May 8, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1828s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
May 8, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1828s, AA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
April 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1828s, 05/08/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
April 23, 2025: Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 19
March 28, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1828s, AA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 54
March 19, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 19, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2025 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 17 P. 28
Feb. 27, 2025: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
Feb. 12, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 01:40 pm LOB 306-308
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 8