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type: "Bill"
title: "removing articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering and the use of electronic poll book devices."
description: "removing articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering and the use of electronic poll book devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 43 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy Lang"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-09"
last_action: "2025-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9534b8a-02b8-4e76-8ad7-80fa4cd8bc0f"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0926&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "73d855d4bd892af7afa4019dd328ca581b581b2c89a947d6cbeb7d6ec85ae869"
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 SB 43 (2025) — removing articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering and the use of electronic poll book devices.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment #2025-2475h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-2475h&txtFormat=amend)
## Sponsors
- Timothy Lang — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-09** Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-09** Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 5
- **2025-02-05** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0263s, 02/13/2025; Vote 3-2; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** SB 43 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
- **2025-02-13** Committee Amendment # 2025-0263s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
- **2025-02-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0263s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-28** Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 109 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Public Hearing: 04/22/2025 11:40 am LOB 306-308
- **2025-04-08** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2025-05-14** Executive Session: 05/27/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
- **2025-05-21** Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-1651h: 05/27/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2025-05-22** Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-1651h: 05/27/2025 10:05 am LOB306-308
- **2025-05-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2475h (NT) 05/27/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 27 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Amendment # 2025-2475h (NT): AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 12
- **2025-06-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2475h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2025-07-22** Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0217; Effective 09/13/2025 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9534b8a-02b8-4e76-8ad7-80fa4cd8bc0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).