# New Hampshire HB154: enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted.

New Hampshire HB154, enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alvin B See (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-11 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 271; eff.09/30/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB154
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-08-11, Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 271; eff.09/30/2025
- Sponsor: Alvin B See (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- 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: Alvin B See (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clayton D Wood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jose E Cambrils (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ricky J Devoid (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert J Wherry (Republican), House

## Actions (23)

- 2025-08-11: Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 271; eff.09/30/2025 (House)
- 2025-07-14: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63 (House)
- 2025-07-14: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2768c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 18 (House)
- 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2768c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-06-18: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2768c; 06/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Conferee Change: Rep. Wood Replaces Rep. Lane 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24 (House)
- 2025-06-16: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/16/2025 10:35 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Gray, Lang, Perkins Kwoka; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Berry, Qualey, Burnham, Lane 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168 (House)
- 2025-06-10: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1828s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1828s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/08/2025; SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Committee Amendment # 2025-1828s, AA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1828s, 05/08/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Hearing: 04/29/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 19 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Amendment # 2025-1828s, AA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 54 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-03-19: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2025 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 17 P. 28 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 01:40 pm LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-01-06: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 8 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-14: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=565&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=4703)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17005)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16608)

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- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=565&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=4703)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17005)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16608)

## 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-HB154-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).