---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to retention of voter registration forms."
description: "relative to retention of voter registration forms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 247"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 247 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-30"
last_action: "2017-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8784720c-eaf1-4d48-ac69-15d66a4145a9"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0491&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "e1877e7c0155ab2b6df89e2992c547406ba4e09e8bf374424b43e35a2c4fc120"
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 HB 247 (2017) — relative to retention of voter registration forms.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1435s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1435s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **316–43** (pass) · legislature
- Recommit — **80–280** (fail) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-30** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 21 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/18/2017 10:20 AM LOB 308
- **2017-01-25** Executive Session: 01/24/2017 LOB 308
- **2017-01-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/02/2017 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** Removed from Consent (Rep. Bates) 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 2
- **2017-02-02** Recommit (Rep. Hoell): MF RC 80-280 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 25
- **2017-02-02** Ought to Pass: MA RC 316-43 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 27 `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Introduced 02/16/2017 and Referred to Election Law and Internal Affairs; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing: 03/21/2017, Room 102, LOB, 10:40 am; SC 15
- **2017-04-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1435s, 04/27/2017; SC 20 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** Committee Amendment # 2017-1435s, AA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
- **2017-04-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1435s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/27/2017; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2017-06-01** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1435s and Requests CofC (Rep. B. Griffin): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
- **2017-06-01** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Negron, Freeman, B. Griffin, Ward 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Birdsell Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** President Appoints: Senators Birdsell, Gray, Soucy; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/12/2017 10:30 PM LOB 308
- **2017-06-13** Conferee Change: Rep. B. Griffin Replaces Rep. Negron 06/13/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
- **2017-06-14** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2017-2255c; 06/14/2017
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2255c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report 2255c: Adopted, VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 21
- **2017-07-03** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-05** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27
- **2017-07-20** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 237; Eff. 9/16/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8784720c-eaf1-4d48-ac69-15d66a4145a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).