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HB1201 • 2026

requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Russell Muirhead (D), Connie Lane (D)
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

What This Bill Does

  • requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 H

    Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 10 P. 85

  2. 2026-02-27 H

    Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0269h

  3. 2026-01-29 H

    ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:10 am GP 158

  4. 2026-01-22 H

    ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:10 am GP 158

  5. 2026-01-14 H

    Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 02:30 pm GP 158

  6. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 10

Official Summary Text

requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1201 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2579
04/09

HOUSE BILL
1201

AN ACT
requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

SPONSORS: Rep. Muirhead, Graf. 12; Rep. Lane, Merr. 16

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires any political committee exempt from taxation to disclose the identity of its donors.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2579
04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
requiring certain political committees to disclose the identity of their donors.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Donor Disclosure; Mandatory Voter Notice Required. Amend RSA 664:6, VII to read as follows:
VII. Any political committee that is exempt from taxation under sections 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [
may disclose, but
] shall [
not
] be required to disclose in its itemized statement of receipts, the identity of its donors. [
Any political committee affected by this section who chooses not to disclose the identity of its donors shall place the following disclosure on all communications to voters: "This organization has an exemption under the federal law and is not required, and chooses not, to disclose its donors."
]

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.