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type: "Bill"
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title: "requiring the secretary of state to create, post on the secretary of state's website, and otherwise distribute notice of proposed constitutional amendments."
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description: "requiring the secretary of state to create, post on the secretary of state's website, and otherwise distribute notice of proposed constitutional amendments."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
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legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1247"
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citation: "New Hampshire HB 1247 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Robert J Wherry"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-12-01"
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last_action: "2026-06-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd09278a-da35-4043-894c-86000419479d"
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source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1947&inflect=2"
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source_hash: "7de3ad019d5ba16f38cb3061eee59cb85214680567180c52bec8ed646811c7ed"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
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---
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# 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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=22902&q=billVersion)
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2. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33398&q=billVersion)
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3. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30688&q=billVersion)
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## Sponsors
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- Robert J Wherry — primary (person)
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- Claudine R Burnham — cosponsor (person)
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- Clayton D Wood — cosponsor (person)
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- Donald S McFarlane — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda McGrath — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 02:20 pm GP 158
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- **2026-02-18** Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 158
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- **2026-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/03/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 21 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2026-03-17** Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-25** Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 12
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- **2026-04-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-03** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2026-05-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 `enrolled`
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- **2026-05-18** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
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- **2026-06-01** Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/28/2026; Chapter 91; eff. 07/27/2026 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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