SB 248 is sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican), Jeff Woodburn, James P. Belanger, and Stephen J. Shurtleff.

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New Hampshire 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 248 — establishing a committee to study the rescheduling of elections and relative to absentee voter signatures.

Last action July 12, 2017 — II. Remainder Effective 07/10/2017

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 15, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
4 sponsors

1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Mixed recorded votes

2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

July 12, 2017
II. Remainder Effective 07/10/2017
July 12, 2017
I. Section 6 Effective 07/11/2017 at 12:01 am
July 12, 2017
Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2017; Chapter 0216
June 27, 2017
Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
June 27, 2017
Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 25
June 21, 2017
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2359e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/08/2017); SJ 20
June 20, 2017
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2359e: AA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 10
June 08, 2017
Sen. Birdsell Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 13Y-10N, MA; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
June 01, 2017
Ought to Pass with Amendment 1854h: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 120
June 01, 2017
Amendment # 2017-1854h: AA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 118
May 24, 2017
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
May 24, 2017
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1854h (NT) for 06/01/2017 (Vote 18-1; RC) HC 26 P. 14
May 17, 2017
Executive Session: 05/23/2017 09:50 AM LOB 308
May 17, 2017
Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2017-1854h: 05/23/2017 09:30 AM LOB 308
May 10, 2017
Public Hearing: 05/16/2017 10:00 AM LOB 308
April 04, 2017
Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 28
March 30, 2017
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1086s, RC 21Y-2N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/30/2017; SJ 12
March 30, 2017
Sen. Woodburn Floor Amendment # 2017-1221s, RC 9Y-14N, AF; 03/30/2017; SJ 12
March 30, 2017
Committee Amendment # 2017-1086s, AA, VV; 03/30/2017; SJ 12
March 23, 2017
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1086s, 03/30/2017; SC 16
March 16, 2017
Hearing: 03/21/2017, Room 102, LOB, 11:40 am; SC 15
March 15, 2017
Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Election Law and Internal Affairs; SJ 9

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 411 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Jeff Woodburn

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (411)

411 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	0	1	0	0
Unaffiliated	8	9	0	0
Republican	5	0	0	0
Total	13	10	0	0
% of votes cast	57%	43%	0%	0%

Member	Party	Vote
Bette R Lasky	—	Nay
Jeff Woodburn	—	Nay
Bob J. Giuda	—	Yea
Chuck W Morse	—	Yea
Dan Feltes	—	Nay
Donna M. Soucy	—	Nay
Gary L. Daniels	—	Yea
Harold F. French	—	Yea
Jay Kahn	—	Nay
Jeb Bradley	—	Yea
John Reagan	—	Yea
Kevin A. Avard	—	Yea
Laurie J. Sanborn	—	Nay
Lou D'Allesandro	—	Nay
Martha Fuller Clark	—	Nay
Martha S. Hennessey	—	Nay
William Gannon	—	Yea
David Watters	Democrat	Nay
Daniel Innis	Republican	Yea
James Gray	Republican	Yea
Regina Birdsell	Republican	Yea
Ruth Ward	Republican	Yea
Sharon Carson	Republican	Yea

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	1	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	15	2	0	0
Republican	5	0	0	0
Total	21	2	0	0
% of votes cast	91%	9%	0%	0%

Woodburn Floor Amendment #1221s

March 30, 2017

Failed 9 Yea · 14 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	9	0	0
Democrat	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	5	0	0
Total	9	14	0	0
% of votes cast	39%	61%	0%	0%

How each member voted (23)

Member	Party	Vote
Bette R Lasky	—	Yea
Jeff Woodburn	—	Yea
Bob J. Giuda	—	Nay
Chuck W Morse	—	Nay
Dan Feltes	—	Yea
Donna M. Soucy	—	Yea
Gary L. Daniels	—	Nay
Harold F. French	—	Nay
Jay Kahn	—	Yea
Jeb Bradley	—	Nay
John Reagan	—	Nay
Kevin A. Avard	—	Nay
Laurie J. Sanborn	—	Nay
Lou D'Allesandro	—	Yea
Martha Fuller Clark	—	Yea
Martha S. Hennessey	—	Yea
William Gannon	—	Nay
David Watters	Democrat	Yea
Daniel Innis	Republican	Nay
James Gray	Republican	Nay
Regina Birdsell	Republican	Nay
Ruth Ward	Republican	Nay
Sharon Carson	Republican	Nay

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Subjects

elections

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 248?: SB 248 is sponsored by Regina Birdsell (Republican), Jeff Woodburn, James P. Belanger, and Stephen J. Shurtleff.
What is the current status of SB 248?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 15, 2017. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 248
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 15, 2017
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Jeff Woodburn

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