---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the disposal of electronic ballot counting device external memory devices."
description: "relative to the disposal of electronic ballot counting device external memory devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1298"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1298 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Berry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/406b3009-2cf4-49c4-9554-7536010036bd"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2036&inflect=2"
source_hash: "aa588cd4e7e0e7a6d880e446aee812d149942e89341737b4dce39518caefa6d6"
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 1298 (2026) — relative to the disposal of electronic ballot counting device external memory devices.

## 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=22954&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=28396&q=billVersion)
3. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31392&q=billVersion)
4. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33948&q=billVersion)
5. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32187&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Ross Berry — primary (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. 14 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 03:00 pm GP 158
- **2026-02-11** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/10/2026 11:00 am GP 158
- **2026-02-17** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/17/2026 01:40 pm GP 158
- **2026-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0603h 02/17/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 10 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Amendment # 2026-0603h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 22
- **2026-03-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0603h: MA VV [&] HJ 7 P. 22 `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, 01:30 pm; SC 12
- **2026-04-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1507s, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-17** Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1507s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-17** Committee Amendment # 2026-1507s, AA, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
- **2026-05-07** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1507s (Rep. Berry): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled`
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
- **2026-06-24** Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 162; eff. 08/18/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/406b3009-2cf4-49c4-9554-7536010036bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).