HB 389-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0289
08/09
HOUSE BILL 389-FN
AN ACT requiring candidates to attest they have not spent more than $1,000 in an election.
SPONSORS: Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4; Rep. Lane, Merr. 16; Rep. Muirhead, Graf. 12; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires candidates to attest that they have not spent more than $1,000 in an election.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0289
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT requiring candidates to attest they have not spent more than $1,000 in an election.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Reporting by Candidates. Amend RSA 664:7 to read as follows:
664:7 Registering and Reporting by Candidates. Prior to filing any campaign finance statements, each candidate at the primary or general election for governor, councilor, state senator, state representative, or county officer shall register with the secretary of state through the secretary of state's online campaign finance system. Additionally, any candidate, who has receipts or expenditures exceeding $1,000 in an election cycle, shall file statements as required in RSA 664:9-a through 664:9-c before and after an election in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6, I-VI. Candidates whose expenditures do not exceed $1,000 during a reporting period shall attest thereto by placing a checkmark in the checkbox indicated on the reporting form, which the secretary of state shall include in the form for this purpose. Such checkbox shall be in substantially the following form:
[____] I attest that my expenditures as candidate for _______ did not exceed $1,000 during the prescribed reporting period.
Additionally, any candidate who has receipts or expenditures exceeding $1,000 in an election cycle, shall file statements as required in RSA 664:9-a through 664:9-c before and after an election in like manner and detail as prescribed in RSA 664:6, I-VI.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0289
1/2/25
HB 389-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT requiring candidates to attest they have not spent more than $1,000 in an election.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2028.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of State
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2025 | 2025-0195h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 21, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 44
March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0195h: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9
March 20, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0195h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9
Feb. 6, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0195h (NT)
Feb. 6, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC)
Jan. 29, 2025: Executive Session: 02/04/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
Jan. 22, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 01:50 pm LOB 306-308
Jan. 10, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 7