# New Hampshire SB44: relative to hand counts of ballots in elections.

New Hampshire SB44, relative to hand counts of ballots in elections., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin A. Avard (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-07 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 50) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB44
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to hand counts of ballots in elections.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2026-01-07, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 50
- Sponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-01-07: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 50 (House)
- 2025-11-18: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 09/16/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 9 (House)
- 2025-08-25: Executive Session: 09/16/2025 10:15 am GP 158 (House)
- 2025-05-27: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-05-14: Executive Session: 05/27/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-08: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Public Hearing: 04/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 110 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0730s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0730s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0730s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Hearing: 01/21/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 7 (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5822)

## 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)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5822)

## 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-SB44-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).