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HB 141 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

LLC campaign contribution disclosure

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relative to campaign disclosures for limited liability companies.

Defines how political contributions received from a limited liability company are attributed among its members for purposes of determining compliance with contribution limits.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 defines how political contributions received from limited liability companies are divided amongst the members of the limited liability company for the purpose of determining compliance of donors with the contribution limits.

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 a single member limited liability company, the entire contribution shall be attributed to the member.”
RSA 664:4-c
“If a member of a limited liability company is a corporation, then the portion of the contribution allocated to the corporation shall be attributed to the corporation for the purpose of reporting contributions and determining whether that corporation has exceeded its contribution limits under RSA 664:4, IV.”
RSA 664:4-c
“When a limited liability company contributes, it shall provide the recipient of the contribution with the names and addresses of all members, and the names and addresses of all members of any member, and the amount of the contribution attributed to each member, or the member's members, as applicable.”
RSA 664:4-c

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Connie LaneDPrimeRanking Member· Election Law
  • Rep. Kat McGheeDRanking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy
  • Rep. Ellen ReadDDeputy Ranking Member· Housing
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader

Also: Rep. Joseph GuthrieR, Rep. Jared SullivanD, Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

218 signed in online · 20 wrote testimony

96% support3% oppose1% 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
“I don't believe any foreign money should be allowed as campaign donations. But if there's no way to stop it, then we want that documented.”
— Amelia Thompson, Newmarketneutral

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 Law4:15:44–4:16:511m 7slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law34:56–37:372m 41slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 27, 2025Floor debateHouse floor1:38:05–1:39:131m 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. 7
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:00 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 10-7; RC) HC 17 P. 54
  5. Mar 17, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 27, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 22

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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