New Hampshire legislation · 2025 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1277: relative to proof of identification on absentee ballot applications.
Status: Passed one chamber, March 4, 2026
Sponsors
- Russell Muirhead (D, 12) · primary sponsor
- Luz Bay (D, 21)
- Ross Berry (R, 44)
- Connie Lane (D, 16)
- Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien (R, 13)
- Robert Wherry (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
- : Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/14/2026; Vote 7-0; CC; SC 18A
- : Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- : Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 17
- : Hearing: 03/25/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 11
- : Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7
- : Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7
- : Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0987h
- : Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2026 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 10 P. 86
- : ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:40 pm GP 158
Subjects: Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB1277?
- HB1277 is a bill in the New Hampshire Legislature (2025 Regular Session): relative to proof of identification on absentee ballot applications.
- What is the status of HB1277?
- Passed one chamber as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12 (May 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1277?
- Russell Muirhead (D, 12), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1277?
- On the New Hampshire Legislature website: https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket_report.aspx?lsr=2848&sy=2026
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