New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 686: requiring a voter to provide identification when requesting an absentee ballot.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 686 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: requiring a voter to provide identification when requesting an absentee ballot. Primary sponsor: Kelley Potenza (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2025): Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Independent 1 · Republican 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Potenza | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | Strafford 19 |
| Aidan Ankarberg | Co-sponsor | Independent | House | Strafford 7 |
| Ross Berry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Hillsborough 44 |
| Claudine Burnham | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Strafford 2 |
| Susan G DeRoy | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Katelyn T Kuttab | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Len P Turcotte | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Robert Wherry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Hillsborough 13 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2935h (NT) 09/16/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC)
- Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-2935h: 09/16/2025 10:00 am GP 158
- Executive Session: 09/16/2025 10:15 am GP 158
- Retained in Committee
- Subcommittee Work Session: 03/18/2025 09:00 am LOB 307
- Subcommittee Work Session: 03/14/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
- Executive Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- Subcommittee Work Session: 03/07/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
- Subcommittee Work Session: 02/21/2025 09:30 am LOB 302-304
- Subcommittee Work Session: 02/14/2025 09:30 am LOB 306-308
- Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
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