---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to voter checklists and modifying the absentee ballot affidavit."
description: "relative to voter checklists and modifying the absentee ballot affidavit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 31"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 31 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James P. Gray"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1603e7fc-ca0e-40ed-b7c4-711aa7389335"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=1043&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "4d27cd6ff30a7eac0dddd81d1db429afff3c953dd69d35902e7ea601f9f06c8a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 31 (2021) — relative to voter checklists and modifying the absentee ballot affidavit.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2021-1486h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1486h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- James P. Gray — primary (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-12** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Remote Hearing: 01/21/2021, 09:10 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 7
- **2021-01-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0159s, 02/04/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0159s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/04/2021; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Amendment # 2021-0159s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 02/04/2021; SJ 3
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Election Law HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Public Hearing: 03/31/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95912119642 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-04-29** Full Committee Work Session: 05/05/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/98783397971 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-12** Executive Session: 05/19/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/99392215410
- **2021-05-26** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1486h (Vote 14-6; RC) HC 26 P. 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-26** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-06-03** Amendment # 2021-1486h: AA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 135
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1486h: MA DV 214-162 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 135 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. B. Griffin): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 15
- **2021-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Sweeney, Hayward, Mooney, Prudhomme-O'Brien 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 15
- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Gray, Birdsell, Perkins Kwoka; 06/10/2021;
- **2021-06-11** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/14/2021, 11:00 a.m., Room Senate Chamber, SH
- **2021-06-16** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1947c Filed 06/10/2021; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1947c: Adopted, DV 203-170 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1947c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-03** Signed by the Governor on 07/30/2021; Chapter 0175 `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-03** I. Sections 2 & 3 Effective as provided in Section 4
- **2021-08-03** II. Remainder Effective 09/28/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1603e7fc-ca0e-40ed-b7c4-711aa7389335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).