SB 213 New Hampshire Senate · 2025 Regular Session

relative to electioneering by public employees and relative to absentee voting.

SB 213 would have restricted public employees from campaigning during work hours and modified absentee voting procedures. It directly affected government workers (like teachers and police officers) by limiting election activities while on duty and changed how absentee ballots could be handled. The bill passed the legislature but was vetoed by the governor in August 2025. The veto was sustained when the legislature failed to override it with the required two-thirds vote in October 2025, preventing the bill from becoming law.
Bill status vetoed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Failed
Oct 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Oct 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Vetoed Oct 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Oct 23, 2025

How they voted

023
Failed
Total votes 23
Oct 23, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican16
16 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Oct 23, 2025
Vetoed
Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 213 Become Law: RC 0Y-24N, Veto Sustained, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote; 10/23/2025; SJ 18
upper
Oct 23, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (0-23)
senate
Aug 4, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor 08/01/2025
upper
Jul 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2925e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
upper
Jul 11, 2025
Introduced
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2925e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report # 2025-2827c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report 2025-2827c: Adopted, DV 197-170 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 4
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report # 2025-2827c Filed 06/18/2025; House Amendment + New Amendment HJ 17
lower
Jun 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/18/2025, 09:01 am, Room 103, SH
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/16/2025, 09:11 am, Room 103, SH
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2461h and 2025-2688h: MA DV 189-148 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 124
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-2461h (NT): AA DV 181-141 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 123
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2461h (NT) 05/27/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 27 P. 18
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 113
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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James Gray
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