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---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to verification of voter checklists."
description: "relative to verification of voter checklists."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 285"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 285 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erica J. Layon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-09"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09b6b21e-4bdb-4af8-a2ac-42d89466e59f"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0529&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "2d1a6e5b6f295435a9d3752756e008ab4c5a6c89d806bcf6f88dac1708b15b1b"
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 285 (2021) — relative to verification of voter checklists.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment #2021-1526s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1526s&txtFormat=amend)
## Votes
- Committee Amendment 1286s — **1410** (pass) · upper
- OTP — **199172** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Erica J. Layon — primary (person)
- David C. Love — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas W. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Potucek — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine J. Prudhomme-O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 42 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Public Hearing: 02/12/2021 10:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95709405955 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-08** Executive Session: 03/08/2021 12:00 pm Please click the link below to join the webinar:https://zoom.us/j/91394352757
- **2021-03-03** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/10/2021 10:20 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95087806399 (if necessary)
- **2021-03-29** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 18 P. 42 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass: MA RC 199-172 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 56 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Remote Hearing: 04/19/2021, 09:10 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1286s, 05/13/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Sen. Soucy Moved to Remove HB 285 from the Consent Calendar; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Committee Amendment # 2021-1286s, RC 14Y-10N, AA; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1286s, 05/20/2021; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2021-1526s, AA, VV; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2021-1286s and 2021-1526s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/20/2021; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1286s and 2021-1526s (Rep. B. Griffin): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 9
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/23/2021; Chapter 137; Eff: 09/21/2021 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09b6b21e-4bdb-4af8-a2ac-42d89466e59f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).