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HB 175 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

Coordinated campaign expenditure limits

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relative to defined coordinated expenditures.

Creates and expands definitions of coordinated and independent campaign expenditures and establishes a new maximum expenditure limit for political advocacy committees.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Creates and expands upon the definitions of coordinated and independent expenditures. II. Creates a new maximum expenditure limit for political advocacy committees.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“For the purpose of this paragraph, "firewall" means a written policy distributed to all employees, consultants, and clients affected by the policy that prevents the flow of information between:”
Section 3
“RSA 664:4, V, relative to political contributions by committees or organizations, is repealed.”
Section 6
“The factors the attorney general shall consider in determining whether an expenditure is consistent with instructions, directions, or suggestions from a candidate or party under this paragraph include, but are not limited to:”
Section 3

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Russell MuirheadDPrimeDeputy Ranking Member· Election Law
  • Rep. Connie LaneDRanking Member· Election Law

Also: Rep. Aidan AnkarbergI, Rep. Jared SullivanD

Public testimony

157 signed in online · 12 wrote testimony

95% support5% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Dark Money has no place in our elections. The House Election Law Committee should aim at making registering and voting as uncomplicated as possible. Past and Present Secretaries of State have assured the public that voter fraud is essentially nil.”
— Kent Hackmann, Andoversupports
“The more open and transparent campaign financing is, the better.”
— Nancy Brown, Hopkintonsupports
“Anything to minimize the corrupting power of unchecked money.”
— Steven Borne, Ryesupports
“A coordinated expenditure is one which by definition is based on privileged information. This Bill expands that definition exponentially. This Bill limits free speech thereby limiting democracy.”
— Gordon Springate, Wiltonopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendarCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate11–7
    Overall
    61% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law4:31:04–4:36:285m 24slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law3:57:43–4:02:555m 12slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floor57:40–58:481m 8slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 9
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:20 pm LOB 306-308
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 17 P. 29
  5. Mar 17, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0461h
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 54

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.