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HB 311 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

Segregated fund campaign contributions

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relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.

Requires business organizations and labor unions to make political contributions through segregated funds.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 27, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires business organizations and labor unions to make political contributions through segregated funds.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Ellen ReadDPrimeDeputy Ranking Member· Housing
  • Rep. Heath HowardDDeputy Ranking Member· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Rep. Russell MuirheadDDeputy Ranking Member· Election Law
  • Rep. Connie LaneDRanking Member· Election Law

Also: Rep. Jodi NewellD

Public testimony

198 signed in online · 16 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

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 Legislate10–7
    Overall
    59% yea
  • Mar 27, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law4:42:58–4:52:419m 43slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law1:07:01–1:10:373m 36slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; ==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Mar 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law1:54:03–1:57:543m 51slocated in the stream transcript==CONTINUED== Executive Session
  • Mar 27, 2025Floor debateHouse floor1:50:25–1:51:331m 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. 14
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:40 pm LOB 306-308
  3. Feb 18, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
  4. Mar 11, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
  5. Feb 18, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 17 P. 55
  6. Mar 19, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  7. Mar 27, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 25

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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