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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1627: creating a single primary ballot.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1627 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: creating a single primary ballot. Primary sponsor: Matt Coker (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 70.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt CokerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseBelknap 2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 70
  2. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  3. Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 14-2; RC) HC 7 P. 31
  4. Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:10 am GP 158
  5. Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 158
  6. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 28

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source