2022 Regular Session • New Hampshire Legislature
SB2
Legislative Summary
Allowing the preprocessing of absentee ballots for certain 2021 elections and allowing for the postponement of annual town meetings in calendar year 2021 where concerns exist during the COVID-19 health emergency.
Bill History
1/6/2021
Sen. Bradley Moved to suspend all rules necessary to permit the consideration of SB 2 at the present time; 2/3 necessary, Regular Calendar 24Y-0N, Motion Adopted; 01/06/2021; Senate Journal 2
Senate
1/6/2021
Sen. Bradley Moved Introduction; Regular Calendar 24Y-0N, Motion Adopted; 01/06/2021; Senate Journal 2
Senate
1/6/2021
Sen. Gray Moved Ought to Pass; 01/06/2021; Senate Journal 2
Senate
1/6/2021
Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2021-0005s, Regular Calendar 24Y-0N, Amendment Adopted; 01/06/2021; Senate Journal 2
Senate
1/6/2021
Ought to Pass with Amendment 0005s, Regular Calendar 24Y-0N, Motion Adopted; OT3rdg; 01/06/2021; Senate Journal 2
Senate
1/6/2021
Read a Third Time, and Final Passage in the early session, Regular Calendar 24Y-0N, Motion Adopted; 01/06/2021; Senate Journal 2
Senate
1/11/2021
Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Election Law House Journal 2 P. 33
House of Representatives
1/15/2021
Public Hearing: 01/22/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following links:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91927250837Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout theday time permitting from the time the committee is initially convened.
House of Representatives
2/17/2021
Executive Session: 02/17/2021 01:30 pm Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://zoom.us/j/95842759377
House of Representatives
3/11/2021
Retained in Committee
House of Representatives
9/22/2021
Executive Session: 10/06/2021 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 306-308
House of Representatives
11/3/2021
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate SB2 10/29/2021 (Vote 20-0; Consent Calendar) House Calendar 48 P. 9
House of Representatives
1/10/2022
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/05/2022 House Journal 1
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/6/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 13
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

James Gray
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
Sharon Carson
Republican
Thomas Sherman
Democrat
Kevin Avard
Republican
Lou D'Allesandro
Democrat
Regina Birdsell
Republican
Jeb Bradley
Republican
Harold French
Republican
Charles Morse
Republican
John Reagan
Republican
Cindy Rosenwald
Democrat
Ruth Ward
Republican
William Gannon
Republican
Donna Soucy
Democrat
David Cote
Democrat
Robert Cushing
Democrat
Sherman Packard
Republican
Wayne MacDonald
Republican
Timothy Lang
Republican