# New Hampshire SB587: creating criteria for redistricting of congressional districts, state senate districts, state house of representatives districts, and executive councilor districts.

New Hampshire SB587, creating criteria for redistricting of congressional districts, state senate districts, state house of representatives districts, and executive councilor districts., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/19/2026; SJ 4) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB587
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: creating criteria for redistricting of congressional districts, state senate districts, state house of representatives districts, and executive councilor districts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
- Sponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- 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: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alexis H Simpson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-19: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/19/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 6 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing: 02/03/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22266)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- 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=22266)

## 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-SB587-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).