---
type: "Bill"
title: "allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses."
description: "allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 651"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 651 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f75eebfe-4ac5-41d5-988b-26b76c05d475"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0786&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "8d0d8acb8bb80c79aaef470fe63321f70a97e4630fe818cd1c5b26b9cfd48081"
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 651 (2019) — allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2634e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2634e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **15–9** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 23 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** Public Hearing: 01/30/2019 02:00 pm LOB 308
- **2019-02-06** Executive Session: 02/12/2019 11:00 am LOB 308
- **2019-02-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0108h for 02/27/2019 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 13 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Amendment # 2019-0108h: AA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 9
- **2019-02-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0108h: MA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 9 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** Hearing: 04/24/2019, Room 102, LOB, 11:30 am; SC 19
- **2019-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2042s, 05/23/2019; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-23** Special Order to after Executive Departments and Administration, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
- **2019-05-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2042s, 05/30/2019; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment # 2019-2042s, DIV 14Y-10N, AA; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
- **2019-05-30** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2042s, RC 15Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/30/2019; SJ 18 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2042s (Rep. Moynihan): MA VV 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 3
- **2019-07-02** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2634e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2634e: AA VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 55
- **2019-07-29** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-29** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 59
- **2019-08-21** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/16/2019; Chapter 334; Eff: 10/15/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f75eebfe-4ac5-41d5-988b-26b76c05d475`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).