# New Hampshire HB1031: enabling candidates for state office to use campaign funds to pay for security measures.

New Hampshire HB1031, enabling candidates for state office to use campaign funds to pay for security measures., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wendy Ellen N Thomas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-09 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 208; eff. 8/31/2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1031
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: enabling candidates for state office to use campaign funds to pay for security measures.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Last action: 2026-07-09, Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 208; eff. 8/31/2026
- Sponsor: Wendy Ellen N Thomas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State candidates can fund security through campaigns: benefit, low. New Hampshire law allows campaign money to cover reasonable security costs for state candidates, state officeholders, and their family members. Employees of a candidate’s campaign or an officeholder’s office are also covered. Qualifying payments do not count as personal use of campaign funds. Secur…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy Ellen N Thomas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alissandra Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Connie Boyles Lane (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara Reardon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Unknown sponsor (PersonID 11182)

## Actions (17)

- 2026-07-09: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 208; eff. 8/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-06-17: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 45 (House)
- 2026-06-17: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2127e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 38 (House)
- 2026-06-03: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2127e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/21/2026); SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1266s (Rep. Berry): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 4 (House)
- 2026-04-03: Committee Amendment # 2026-1266s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1266s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1266s, 04/09/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Hearing: 03/17/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:00 am; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0293h: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 9 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Amendment # 2026-0293h: AA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 9 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0293h 01/27/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 5 P. 5 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:10 am GP 158 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 01:40 pm GP 158 (House)
- 2025-11-07: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 3 (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2026-06-03: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30628)
- Enrolled, 2026-06-03: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1762&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=20429)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=34041)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32185)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30628)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1762&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=20429)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=34041)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32185)

## 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-HB1031-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).