# New Hampshire HB340: relative to electioneering by public employees.

New Hampshire HB340, relative to electioneering by public employees., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ross Berry; status signed, last action 2026-07-16 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 285; eff. 1/1/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB340-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB340
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to electioneering by public employees.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2026-07-16, Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 285; eff. 1/1/2026
- Sponsor: Ross Berry
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ross Berry
- Cosponsor: Joe H. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa R Mazur (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Travis James Corcoran (Republican), House

## Actions (28)

- 2026-07-16: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 285; eff. 1/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-07-01: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56 (House)
- 2026-06-29: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15 (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Conference Committee Report 2026-2102c: Adopted, DV 182-160 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 28 (House)
- 2026-06-04: Conference Committee Report # 2026-2102c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2102c; 06/04/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Conferee Change; Senator Rochefort Replaces Senator Perkins Kwoka; SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2026-05-27: Conference Committee Meeting: 05/27/2026 09:30 am GP 228 (House)
- 2026-05-21: President Appoints: Senators Gray, Lang, Perkins Kwoka; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2026-05-21: Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Berry, Qualey, Wood, See 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 83 (House)
- 2026-05-05: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-3053s and Requests CofC (Rep. Berry): MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 83 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3053s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Sen. Perkins Kwoka Floor Amendment # 2025-3110s, AF, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Committee Amendment # 2025-3053s, AA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-03: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3053s, 01/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0029h 2025-0274h: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 17 (House)
- 2025-02-06: FLAM # 2025-0274h (Rep. Berry): AA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 16 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Amendment # 2025-0029h: AA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 16 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-01-30: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0029h 01/21/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-01-09: Executive Session: 01/21/2025 11:45 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-01-09: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-01-08: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 15 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-06-29: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=658&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5466)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=34132)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33570)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=658&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5466)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=34132)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33570)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB340-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).