---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to election audits."
description: "relative to election audits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 489"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 489 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James P. Gray"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-13"
last_action: "2024-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dde15ef-fe05-4f3e-859f-01fa21f67b64"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2882&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "05e47d848e5b106a81973a7a9adf5ef5c31f051b1071a6caf2760fe3bef3b1e5"
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 489 (2024) — relative to election audits.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2198e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2198e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1973&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- James P. Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-13** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-14** Hearing: 01/09/2024, Room 103, LOB, 09:10 am; SC 48
- **2024-02-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0674s, 02/21/2024, Vote 3-0; SC 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Committee Amendment # 2024-0674s, AF, VV; 02/21/2024; SJ 5
- **2024-02-21** Sen. Soucy Floor Amendment # 2024-0802s, AA, VV; 02/21/2024; SJ 5
- **2024-02-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0802s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/21/2024; SJ 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-02** Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Election Law HJ 6 P. 139 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Public Hearing: 03/19/2024 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2024-03-13** Executive Session: 03/19/2024 10:30 am LOB 306-308
- **2024-04-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/19/2024 (Vote 20-0; RC) HC 17 P. 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 50 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-06-04** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2198e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 35
- **2024-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2198e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/30/2024); SJ 17 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-19** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-06-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 43
- **2024-07-10** Signed by the Governor on 07/03/2024; Chapter 0163; Effective 07/03/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dde15ef-fe05-4f3e-859f-01fa21f67b64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).