# New Hampshire HB1604: requiring suitable public facilities such as schools and town halls be made available as polling places upon request by local election officials.

New Hampshire HB1604, requiring suitable public facilities such as schools and town halls be made available as polling places upon request by local election officials., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James H Guzofski (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-05-05 (Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1604
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring suitable public facilities such as schools and town halls be made available as polling places upon request by local election officials.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- Sponsor: James H Guzofski (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- 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: James H Guzofski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alvin B See (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Claudine R Burnham (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James R Qualey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert J Wherry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ross Berry
- Cosponsor: Russell Muirhead (Democratic), House

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-05: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Hearing: 04/14/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0676h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 162 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Amendment # 2026-0676h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 162 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0676h 02/17/2026 (Vote 15-0; RC) HC 10 P. 44 (House)
- 2026-02-17: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/17/2026 01:40 pm GP 158 (House)
- 2026-02-11: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/10/2026 11:00 am GP 158 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 11:00 am GP 158 (House)
- 2025-12-10: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 27 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23981)

## Related bills

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- 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=23981)

## 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-HB1604-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).