New Hampshire 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 61 — relative to absentee voting and allowing for partial processing of absentee ballots prior to election day.

Last action — Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

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

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

  2. Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 11-8; RC) HC 18 P. 69

  3. Executive Session: 03/08/2021 12:00 pm Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://zoom.us/j/91394352757

  4. Public Hearing: 03/04/2021 09:30 am Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://zoom.us/j/91092569734

  5. ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/10/2021 10:20 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95087806399 (if necessary)

  6. Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 33

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 405 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (405)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 61?
HB 61 is sponsored by Michael Cahill (Democrat), Martin Jack (Democrat), Kat McGhee (Democrat), Rosemarie Rung (Democrat), Laura Telerski (Democrat), Robert Harb (Republican), Rebecca J. McWilliams, Heidi M. Hamer, Larry L. Laflamme, and Norman L. Major.
What is the current status of HB 61?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
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