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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 212: changing references from "votes" to "ballots" in the laws regarding elections.

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

SB 212 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: changing references from "votes" to "ballots" in the laws regarding elections. Primary sponsor: David Rochefort (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 18, 2025): Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0102; Effective 06/17/2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David RochefortPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Katherine Prudhomme-O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 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

  1. Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2025; Chapter 0102; Effective 06/17/2025
  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 167
  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  4. Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1695h: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 3
  6. Amendment # 2025-1695h: AA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 3
  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1695h 04/22/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 22 P. 7
  8. Executive Session: 04/22/2025 10:20 am LOB 306-308
  9. ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
  10. Public Hearing: 04/22/2025 10:20 am LOB 306-308
  11. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 113
  12. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0393s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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