New Hampshire 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 7 — establishing the secure modern accurate registration act (SMART ACT).

Last action — Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  2. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2712h (Vote 12-8; RC)

  3. Executive Session: 10/31/2019 11:00 am LOB 308

  4. Subcommittee Work Session: 09/24/2019 10:00 am LOB 307

  5. Subcommittee Work Session: 09/12/2019 10:00 am LOB 307

  6. Subcommittee Work Session: 09/05/2019 10:00 am LOB 308

  7. Retained in Committee

  8. Executive Session: 04/23/2019 01:00 pm LOB 308

  9. Public Hearing: 04/10/2019 10:00 am LOB 308

  10. Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 72

  11. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1157s, RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/28/2019; SJ 11

  12. Sen. Carson Moved to Rerefer to Committee, RC 10Y-13N, MF; 03/28/2019; SJ 10

  13. Committee Amendment # 2019-1157s, AA, VV; 03/28/2019; SJ 11

  14. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1157s, 03/28/2019; SC 15

  15. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0849s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/14/2019; SJ 8

  16. Committee Amendment # 2019-0849s, AA, VV; 03/14/2019; SJ 8

  17. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0849s, 03/14/2019; SC 13

  18. Hearing: 02/20/2019, Room 102, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 11

  19. Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 415 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (415)

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Votes

Rereferred

Failed 10 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61101
Republican 4000
Democrat 0200
Total 101301
% of votes cast 42%54%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bob J. Giuda — Yea
Chuck W Morse — Yea
Dan Feltes — Nay
David J Starr — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Nay
Harold F. French — Yea
Jay Kahn — Nay
Jeanne Dietsch — Nay
Jeb Bradley — Yea
John Reagan — Yea
Jon Morgan — Nay
Kevin Cavanaugh — Nay
Lou D'Allesandro — Nay
Martha Fuller Clark — Not Voting
Martha S. Hennessey — Nay
Melanie Levesque — Nay
Shannon E. Chandley — Nay
Tom Sherman — Nay
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
James Gray Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea

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Ought to Pass w/Amendment

Passed 13 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11601
Republican 0400
Democrat 2000
Total 131001
% of votes cast 54%42%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bob J. Giuda — Nay
Chuck W Morse — Nay
Dan Feltes — Yea
David J Starr — Nay
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Harold F. French — Nay
Jay Kahn — Yea
Jeanne Dietsch — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Nay
John Reagan — Nay
Jon Morgan — Yea
Kevin Cavanaugh — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Martha Fuller Clark — Not Voting
Martha S. Hennessey — Yea
Melanie Levesque — Yea
Shannon E. Chandley — Yea
Tom Sherman — Yea
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
James Gray Republican Nay
Regina Birdsell Republican Nay
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Nay

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Ought to Pass w/Amendment

Passed 14 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12600
Republican 0400
Democrat 2000
Total 141000
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Bob J. Giuda — Nay
Chuck W Morse — Nay
Dan Feltes — Yea
David J Starr — Nay
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Harold F. French — Nay
Jay Kahn — Yea
Jeanne Dietsch — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Nay
John Reagan — Nay
Jon Morgan — Yea
Kevin Cavanaugh — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Martha Fuller Clark — Yea
Martha S. Hennessey — Yea
Melanie Levesque — Yea
Shannon E. Chandley — Yea
Tom Sherman — Yea
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
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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