NH SB 438
enactedrelative to access to the centralized voter registration database on election days.
New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.
Quick answers
Did NH SB 438 pass?
Yes. NH SB 438 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-09): Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 249; Effective 07/30/2026
What is NH SB 438 about?
NH SB 438 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “relative to access to the centralized voter registration database on election days.”.
Who sponsors NH SB 438?
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka is the primary sponsor of NH SB 438, joined by 7 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-21
- Latest action
- 2026-07-09 — Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 249; Effective 07/30/2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Rebecca Perkins Kwokaprimary
- Connie Boyles Lanecosponsor
- Laura Damphousse Telerskicosponsor
- Alexis H Simpsoncosponsor
- Connie Lanecosponsor
- Laura Telerskicosponsor
- Timothy Langcosponsor
- Alexis Simpsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-09
Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 249; Effective 07/30/2026
executive-signature
2026-06-17
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
2026-06-17
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 45
2026-06-17
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14
enrolled
2026-05-21
Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
2026-05-14
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1833h: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 18
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-05-14
Amendment # 2026-1833h: AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 18
2026-05-06
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1833h 05/05/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 19 P. 12
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-16
Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:00 am GP 158
2026-03-23
Public Hearing: 03/31/2026 10:40 am GP 158
2026-03-16
Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 8 P. 114
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-24
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0773s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-02-24
Committee Amendment # 2026-0773s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
2026-02-17
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0773s, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am; SC 2
2025-11-21
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-09-05T05:32:35.065257Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=NH&identifier=SB 438. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.