---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorizing an audit of the Rockingham County district 7 state representative race."
description: "authorizing an audit of the Rockingham County district 7 state representative race."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 43 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Gannon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fc33735-2d7f-4529-babe-0e8e73489cb1"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0405&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "18475b0be63c996c866495dd6545be140225decd304910f99c43f6f5600ec55b"
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 43 (2021) — authorizing an audit of the Rockingham County district 7 state representative race.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-0780h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0780h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Remove from Table — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Inexpedient to Legislate — **0–24** (fail) · upper
- Floor Amendment 0432s — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Laid on Table — **14–10** (pass) · upper
- Concur — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Gannon — primary (person)
- Al P. Baldasaro — cosponsor (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Ricciardi — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Piemonte — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** 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, 09:35 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 7
- **2021-02-03** Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 02/11/2021; SC 10
- **2021-02-11** Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, RC 14Y-10N, MA; 02/11/2021; SJ 4
- **2021-02-11** Pending Motion Inexpedient to Legislate; 02/11/2021; SJ 4
- **2021-02-11** Sen. Gannon Moved to Remove SB 43 from the Consent Calendar; 02/11/2021; SJ 4
- **2021-02-18** Sen. Gray Moved to Remove From Table, RC 24Y-0N, MA; 02/18/2021; SJ 5
- **2021-02-18** Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 0Y-24N, MF; 02/18/2021; SJ 5
- **2021-02-18** Sen. Gray Moved Ought to Pass; 02/18/2021; SJ 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** Sen. Giuda Floor Amendment # 2021-0432s, RC 24Y-0N, AA; 02/18/2021; SJ 5
- **2021-02-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0432s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/18/2021; SJ 5 `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Public Hearing: 03/05/2021 10:30 am Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://zoom.us/j/99327579520Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-08** Executive Session: 03/08/2021 01:00 pm Please click the link below to join the webinar:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/91394352757
- **2021-03-03** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/10/2021 10:20 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95087806399 (if necessary)
- **2021-03-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0780h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 18 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment # 2021-0780h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 12
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0780h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 12 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
- **2021-04-08** Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 24Y-0N, MA; 04/08/2021; SJ 11
- **2021-04-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 99
- **2021-04-12** Enrolled RC 24Y-0N, MA, (In recess of 04/08/2021); SJ 12
- **2021-04-13** Signed by the Governor on 04/12/2021; Chapter 0002; Effective 04/12/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9fc33735-2d7f-4529-babe-0e8e73489cb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).