relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board.
HB 463 would change who serves on election recount boards for local select board and school board elections in New Hampshire. It specifically modifies the composition requirements for these recount boards, altering the appointment process or membership criteria. The bill directly affects local election administrators and voters in communities holding these specific local elections. As of the latest update, the bill remains pending in committee after a committee report recommended it pass, but it has not yet been voted on by the full legislature.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Nov 18, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 09/16/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC)
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Retained in Committee
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 11
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RC
Riché Colcombe
RRepublican
Co
Dan Innis
RRepublican
Co
Mary Murphy
RRepublican
Co
Robert Wherry
RRepublican
Co
Ross Berry
RRepublican
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