---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to ballot column rotation."
description: "relative to ballot column rotation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 514"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 514 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Natalie J. Wells"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a75579ac-e1d7-4b0c-966c-84ef2935ddbb"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0792&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "86812b89d3503320108baf62532d4f683395e3201091356aaab531ef6c056550"
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 514 (2022) — relative to ballot column rotation.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1423s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1423s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=800&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- OTPA — **188–165** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Natalie J. Wells — primary (person)
- Gregory G. Hill — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 51 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Public Hearing: 01/29/2021 12:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93706238627 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day ( time permitting) fromthe time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-17** Executive Session: 02/17/2021 01:30 pm Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://zoom.us/j/95842759377
- **2021-03-11** Retained in Committee
- **2021-09-22** Executive Session: 10/06/2021 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2021-11-12** Executive Session: 11/12/2021 10:00 a.m. LOB306-308
- **2021-11-16** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2242h 11/15/2021 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 48 P. 30 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-16** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2022-01-10** Ought to Pass with Amendment : MA RC 188-165 01/06/2022 HJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-11** Amendment # 2021-2242h: AA VV 01/06/2022 HJ 1
- **2022-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Hearing: 03/07/2022, Room 100, SH, 01:30 PM; SC 8
- **2022-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1423s, 04/21/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-21** Committee Amendment # 2022-1423s, AA, VV; 04/21/2022; SJ 9
- **2022-04-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1423s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/21/2022; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2022-05-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. B. Griffin): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-28** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/24/2022; Chapter 252; 08/23/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a75579ac-e1d7-4b0c-966c-84ef2935ddbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).