New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 474 — requiring a second witness at the counting of write-in votes.

Last action — Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2025; Chapter 65; eff.08/01/2025

  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 13, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on June 06, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · 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 (4 R).

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Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2025; Chapter 65; eff.08/01/2025

  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 51

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15

  4. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11

  5. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 19

  6. Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 17

  7. Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 9

  8. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0216h: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 44

  9. Amendment # 2025-0216h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 44

  10. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  11. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0216h 02/04/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC)

  12. Executive Session: 02/04/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308

  13. Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 01:30 pm LOB 306-308

  14. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 12

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 411 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (411)

411 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 474?
HB 474 is sponsored by Glenn Bailey (Republican), Robert Wherry (Republican), Clayton Wood (Republican), and Claudine Burnham (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 474?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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