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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 481: relative to moving the state primary date.

Passed one chamber 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 481 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to moving the state primary date. Primary sponsor: Kris Schultz (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 3, 2025): Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3068s, 01/07/2026, Vote 5-0;.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kris SchultzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseMerrimack 29
Ross BerryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 44
Alicia GreggCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseHillsborough 7
Tim LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Mike MoffettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 4

“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. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3068s, 01/07/2026, Vote 5-0;
  2. Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  3. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
  4. Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 103, LOB, 10:30 am; SC 19
  5. Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10
  6. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1360h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 55
  7. FLAM # 2025-1360h (Rep. Berry): AA DV 337-1 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 55
  8. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  9. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2025 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 17 P. 29
  10. Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
  11. Public Hearing: 02/25/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308
  12. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 12

Sources

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