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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 228: relative to petitioned articles at annual or special town meetings.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 228 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to petitioned articles at annual or special town meetings. Primary sponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 22, 2025): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 173; eff. 09/13/2025 HJ 18.

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): Democratic 1 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Diane PauerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 36
Kevin AvardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Anita D BurroughsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Riché ColcombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 30
James L CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Juliet Harvey-BoliaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseBelknap 3
Wayne MacDonaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 16
Tim McGoughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
John SellersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseGrafton 10
Dan VeilleuxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseHillsborough 34

“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. Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 173; eff. 09/13/2025 HJ 18
  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 59
  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  4. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2165s (Rep. Pauer): MA VV 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 14
  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2165s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
  6. Committee Amendment # 2025-2165s, AA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2165s, 05/22/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22
  8. Hearing: 05/13/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 21
  9. Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10
  10. Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 43
  11. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 23
  12. Executive Session: 03/10/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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