New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

HB 506 — relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and relative to requiring schools to engage an owner's project manager for construction of school building aid projects at the time of application.

Last action — Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 280; eff. I. Sec 1 eff 01/01/2026 II. Rem eff 09/30/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on August 11, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 280; eff. I. Sec 1 eff 01/01/2026 II. Rem eff 09/30/2025

  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18

  4. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2928e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61

  5. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2928e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18

  6. Conference Committee Report # 2025-2830c; RC 16Y-8N, Adopted; 06/26/2025; SJ 17

  7. Senator Altschiller withdrew the challenge of the chair, 06/26/2025; SJ 17

  8. Senator Altschiller Challenged the ruling of the chair, 06/26/2025; SJ 17

  9. Conference Committee Report 2025-2830c: Adopted, DV 197-159 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 47

  10. Removed from Consent (Reps. Berch, Meuse, D. Fox, Scherr, Selig, Newell, R. Newman, Harriott-Gathright, N. Murphy, Raymond) 06/12/2025 HJ 18 P. 17

  11. Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2830c; 06/26/2025

  12. Conferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Altschiller; SJ 17

  13. Conference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204

  14. President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Altschiller; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  15. Sen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  16. Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Ladd, Rhodes, T. Walsh 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168

  17. House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2166s 2025-2685s and 2025-2591s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168

  18. Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  19. Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-2166s, and #2025-2685s and #2025-2591s, RC 16Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  20. Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2025-2591s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  21. Sen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2025-2685s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  22. Sen. Altschiller Floor Amendment # 2025-2650s, RC 7Y-16N, AF; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  23. Committee Amendment # 2025-2166s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  24. Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/22/2025 SJ 14

  25. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2166s, 06/05/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 24

  26. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2166s, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22

  27. Hearing: 05/06/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 20

  28. Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10

  29. Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/10/2025 HJ 12 P. 36

  30. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/28/2025 (Vote 24-1; RC) HC 19 P. 16

  31. Executive Session: 03/17/2025 01:15 pm LOB 210-211

  32. Division II Work Session: 03/07/2025 09:00 am LOB 209

  33. Referred to Finance 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 4

  34. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0182h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 4

  35. Amendment # 2025-0182h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 4

  36. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0182h 01/30/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 12 P. 4

  37. Executive Session: 01/30/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204

  38. Public Hearing: 01/30/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204

  39. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 13

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 410 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (410)

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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.

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Votes

Conference Committee Report

Passed 16 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 0800
Total 16800
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Pat Long Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Tara Reardon Democrat Nay
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Tim McGough Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Floor Amendment

Failed 7 Yea · 16 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 01600
Democrat 7001
Total 71601
% of votes cast 29%67%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Not Voting
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Tara Reardon Democrat Yea
Bill Gannon Republican Nay
Daniel Innis Republican Nay
Daryl Abbas Republican Nay
David Rochefort Republican Nay
Denise Ricciardi Republican Nay
Howard Pearl Republican Nay
James Gray Republican Nay
Keith Murphy Republican Nay
Kevin Avard Republican Nay
Mark McConkey Republican Nay
Regina Birdsell Republican Nay
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Nay
Tim McGough Republican Nay
Timothy Lang Republican Nay
Victoria Sullivan Republican Nay

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Ought to Pass w/Amendment

Passed 16 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 0701
Total 16701
% of votes cast 67%29%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Watters Democrat Not Voting
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Nay
Pat Long Democrat Nay
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Nay
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Nay
Tara Reardon Democrat Nay
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Tim McGough Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety immigration education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 506?
HB 506 is sponsored by Ted Gorski (Republican), Jeffrey Tenczar (Republican), Dennis Mannion (Republican), Tim McGough (Republican), and Terry Roy (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2025. Enacted.
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