# New Hampshire CACR2: relating to the drawing of district boundaries. Providing that no district boundaries shall be drawn in a way that favors or disfavors any political party or candidate.

New Hampshire CACR2, relating to the drawing of district boundaries. Providing that no district boundaries shall be drawn in a way that favors or disfavors any political party or candidate., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Heath Howard (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-26 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 186-150 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 54) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire CACR2
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relating to the drawing of district boundaries. Providing that no district boundaries shall be drawn in a way that favors or disfavors any political party or candidate.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-03-26, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 186-150 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 54
- Sponsor: Heath Howard (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Heath Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Connie Boyles Lane (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ellen D Read (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew B. Wilhelm (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Muirhead (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-26: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 186-150 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 54 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-03-17: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 28 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Public Hearing: 02/25/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 18 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5152)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5152)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR2-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).