---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring the secretary of state to create, post on the secretary of state's website, and otherwise distribute notice of proposed constitutional amendments."
description: "requiring the secretary of state to create, post on the secretary of state's website, and otherwise distribute notice of proposed constitutional amendments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1247"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1247 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert J Wherry"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd09278a-da35-4043-894c-86000419479d"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1947&inflect=2"
source_hash: "7de3ad019d5ba16f38cb3061eee59cb85214680567180c52bec8ed646811c7ed"
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 1247 (2026) — requiring the secretary of state to create, post on the secretary of state's website, and otherwise distribute notice of proposed constitutional amendments.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=22902&q=billVersion)
2. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33398&q=billVersion)
3. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30688&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Robert J Wherry — primary (person)
- Claudine R Burnham — cosponsor (person)
- Clayton D Wood — cosponsor (person)
- Donald S McFarlane — cosponsor (person)
- Linda McGrath — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Murphy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 02:20 pm GP 158
- **2026-02-18** Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- **2026-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/03/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 21 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 12
- **2026-04-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 `enrolled`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- **2026-06-01** Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/28/2026; Chapter 91; eff. 07/27/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd09278a-da35-4043-894c-86000419479d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).