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HB 363 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

Setting redistricting criteria standards

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establishing redistricting criteria.

Establishes statutory criteria for legislative redistricting, requiring compact, contiguous districts based on total population that respect municipal boundaries and communities of interest and that do not favor any party, incumbent, or racial or language group.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 establishes redistricting criteria.

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

“Any districts created by the New Hampshire senate, house of representatives, or any subcommittee thereof, shall comply with the following criteria:”
RSA 14:14-d
“Districts shall comply with the United States constitution and all applicable federal laws, and shall be drawn on the basis of total population.”
RSA 14:14-d
“Districts shall form single boundaries and shall not be bisected or otherwise divided by other districts, and shall respect the geographic integrity of cities, towns, and unincorporated areas to the extent practicable without violating the requirements of state law.”
RSA 14:14-d
“Districts shall consider the integrity of communities of interest to the extent practicable.”
RSA 14:14-d

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Connie LaneDPrimeRanking Member· Election Law
  • Rep. Russell MuirheadDDeputy Ranking Member· Election Law
  • Rep. Lucy WeberDDemocratic Floor Leader
  • Rep. Matthew WilhelmDDemocratic Caucus Chair
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader

Also: Rep. Jared SullivanD, Sen. Tara ReardonD, Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

454 signed in online · 73 wrote testimony

98% support2% oppose0% neutral

ForPrevents partisan gerrymandering, ensures fair maps

Against'Communities of interest' criterion invites litigation

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“Same testimony as for CACR 2: Your committee has the reputation for being the most partisan committee in the legislature (confirmed by my observations of many party-line votes over the years). I am an undeclared voter, a member of the majority party.…”
— Deborah Sumner, Jaffreysupports
“I am in support of CACR2 and HB363 for a fair and equitable redistricting withn NH state boundaries that neither Republican or Democratic Parties.”
— Kent Weakly, Concordsupports
“Criteria should be based on population not political parties or influence of particular potential candidates.”
— Sara Wood, Hanoversupports
“"The New Hampshire Constitution Part Second, Article 9 Apportionment of Representatives states that ""every ten years, the legislature shall make an apportionment of representatives according to the latest general census.."" This bill would create a new criterion for…”
— Ray Chadwick, Bedfordopposes

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
  • Mar 4, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–8
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Mar 27, 2025HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted203–167How they voted
    Overall
    55% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    202–1100% yea
    Democrats
    1–1661% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law3:33:45–3:39:405m 55slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 27, 2025Floor debateHouse floor2:01:17–2:03:292m 12slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 203-167

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. 16
  2. Feb 25, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/25/2025 09:20 am LOB 306-308
  3. Mar 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
  4. Mar 4, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 56
  5. Mar 17, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0682h
  6. Mar 27, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 203-167 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 27

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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