---
type: "Bill"
title: "apportioning state representative districts."
description: "apportioning state representative districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 50"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 50 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara J. Griffin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2022-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86dd8fb4-a55c-4656-b03b-828dc975f027"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0631&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "0681c5e10d45617d356541126879eb82a07a0eda8c3829fc1212aa1ed1250efa"
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 50 (2022) — apportioning state representative districts.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-0719s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-0719s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=648&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Adopt Amendment — **186–170** (pass) · lower
- OTPA — **186–168** (pass) · lower
- Concur — **172–163** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **14–10** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Amendment — **165–192** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara J. Griffin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Special Committee on Redistricting HJ 2 P. 55 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Public Hearing: 03/09/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94125334680 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-23** Retained in Committee
- **2021-11-09** Executive Session: 11/16/2021 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2021-11-22** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2274 11/16/2021 (Vote 8-7; RC) HC 48 P. 42 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-12-02** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2277
- **2022-01-10** Lay on Table (Rep. Alliegro): MF RC 179-179 01/05/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-10** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-2274h: MA RC 186-168 01/05/2022 HJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-10** Reconsider (Rep. Rice): MF RC 167-188 01/05/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-10** Special Order Next order of business (Rep. B. Griffin): MA VV 01/05/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-10** Amendment # 2021-2274h: AA RC 186-170 01/05/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-10** Amendment # 2021-2277h: AF RC 165-192 01/05/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-11** Reconsider Special order (Rep. Cali-Pitts): MF RC 35-316 01/05/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Hearing: 01/31/2022, Room Representatives Hall, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 5
- **2022-01-27** Amendment #2022-0339s to HB 50 will be proposed and can be accessed via the General Court Website http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/committees/Redistricting/billsandsubmissions.aspx SC 5
- **2022-02-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0560s, 02/16/2022; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Committee Amendment # 2022-0560s, AA, VV; 02/16/2022; SJ 3
- **2022-02-16** Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2022-0719s, AA, VV; 02/16/2022; SJ 3
- **2022-02-16** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2022-0560s, and 2022-0719s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/16/2022; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2022-03-12** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. B. Griffin): MA RC 172-163 03/10/2022 HJ 5
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/17/2022); SJ 6
- **2022-03-18** Enrolled (in recess of) 03/17/2022 HJ 8
- **2022-03-25** Signed by Governor Sununu 03/23/2022; Chapter 9; Eff. 03/23/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86dd8fb4-a55c-4656-b03b-828dc975f027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).