HB 403 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0821
08/09
HOUSE BILL 403
AN ACT relative to weather conditions which enable absentee voting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Miller, Straf. 21
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill enables absentee voting when the National Weather Service declares any severe weather watch or warning.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0821
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to weather conditions which enable absentee voting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Voting. Amend the introductory paragraph in RSA 657:1, II to read as follows:
II. When the National Weather Service has issued [a winter storm warning, blizzard warning, or ice storm warning] any severe weather watch or warning for election day applicable to the city, town, or unincorporated place:
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 20, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 44
Feb. 14, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Feb. 14, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
Feb. 7, 2025: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:40 pm LOB 306-308
Jan. 10, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 8