New Hampshire 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 445 — establishing a voter-owned elections fund for eligible candidates to executive councilor and making an appropriation to the fund.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/08/2024; SJ 3

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the N.H. Revised Statutes Annotated as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill establishes a voter-owned elections fund for candidates to executive councilor and makes several amendments to existing campaign finance laws.

  • RSA 6:12, I(b)

    (395) Moneys deposited in the New Hampshire voter-owned elections fund established in RSA 664-A:2.

    This adds a new line to the accounting of receipts, specifying that funds deposited into the new voter-owned elections fund are separately accounted for.

  • RSA 5:13

    5:13 Commissions and Boards Functioning Within Department. – The ballot law commission shall function within the department of state as a separate organizational entity and with all the powers and duties as heretofore provided, except as otherwise provided by law. → 5:13 Commissions and Boards Functioning Within Department. – The ballot law commission and the voter-owned elections commission shall each function within the department of state as a separate organizational entity and with all the powers and duties as heretofore provided, except as otherwise provided by law.

    This change adds the voter-owned elections commission to the organizations functioning within the department of state.

  • RSA 664:18

    Any candidate or voter may make complaint in writing to the attorney general of any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. → Any candidate or voter may make complaint in writing to the attorney general of any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of RSA 664-A.

    This expands the scope of complaints that can be made to the attorney general regarding violations to include provisions of the new RSA 664-A chapter.

  • RSA 664:21, I

    to the [general] → to the New Hampshire voter-owned elections fund.

    This change designates that fines assessed under this section are directed to the new voter-owned elections fund instead of the general fund.

  • CHAPTER 664-A PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS

    This establishes a new chapter that outlines the framework for the voter-owned elections fund and associated processes.

Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/08/2024; SJ 3

  2. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/08/2024, Vote 3-1; SC 6

  3. Hearing: 01/16/2024, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 2

  4. To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 410 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 445?
SB 445 is sponsored by Heath Howard (Democrat), Russell Muirhead (Democrat), Daniel Innis (Republican), Joseph Guthrie (Republican), and Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 445?
This bill died with 2024 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.
Where can I track SB 445?
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