New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1083: requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections. Rep. Lane, Merr. 16 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires persons or business organizations making certain independent campaign expenditures to disclose the expenditures' original sources. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed fro.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections. Rep. Lane, Merr. 16 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires persons or business organizations making certain independent campaign expenditures to disclose the expenditures' original sources. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2585 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections. IX. Any person or entity that makes an independent expenditure exceeding $500,000 in support of or in opposition to a candidate for governor, or exceeding $50,000 in aggregate in support of or in opposition to one or …
Sponsors
- Russell Muirhead (D, 12) · primary sponsor
- Connie Lane (D, 16)