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CHAPTER 184
SB 405 - FINAL VERSION
2026 SESSION
26-2213
08/09
SENATE BILL
405
AN ACT
relative to amounts reported by political committees.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill increases the limits on certain campaign donations reported by political committees.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2213
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT
relative to amounts reported by political committees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
184:1 Reporting of Political Committees; Donations. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 664:6, I to read as follows:
I. Any political committee whose receipts or expenditures exceed $1,000 in an election cycle shall file with the secretary of state an itemized statement, in the form prescribed by the secretary of state, signed by its chairman and treasurer. The $1,000 threshold shall not apply to political committees renewed under RSA 664:6, V; these political committees shall continue to file until a zero balance is reported. Except as provided in paragraph VIII, the statement shall detail the full name and postal address of each contributor in alphabetical order, the amount of the contribution, the date it was received, and the aggregate total for each election cycle. For contributors who, in the aggregate, donate [
$50
]
$200
or less in an election cycle, their personal identifying information shall not be publicly available in the secretary of state's campaign finance system, and their personal identifying information shall be exempt from disclosure under RSA 91-A. Any receipts from a contributor with aggregate receipts of [
$50
]
$200
or under shall appear on the statements as unitemized receipts. Any receipt that exceeds a contributor's aggregate total of [
$200
]
$1,000
for each election cycle shall be reported with the contributor's occupation, the name of the contributor's employer, and the city or town of the contributor's principal place of business, if any. The statement shall also show each expenditure with the full name and postal address of the payee or promisee of payment, the date paid or obligated, whichever occurred first, and the specific nature and amount of each expenditure. Statements shall cover the period beginning the day after the last day covered in the prior statement period up to and including the Sunday before the statement is due, except for the statement in subparagraph (i) below which shall be inclusive through the Tuesday before the statement is due. For a candidate or a political committee of a candidate, as defined in RSA 664, where the candidate has not filed a declaration of candidacy or intent, as defined in RSA 655, for the current election cycle, only subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (i) apply. Statements shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. according to the following schedule:
184:2 Campaign Donations at Certain Public Activities; Donation Limits. Amend RSA 664:6, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. Campaign donations at campaign booths at fairs, festivals, or other events, donations to raffles, passing the hat, and other fundraising activities where individual donations do not exceed [
$25
]
$50
and there is no expectation that an individual donor will exceed [
$50
]
$200
over the campaign cycle may be summarized on the candidate's financial report by providing the name of the event, the location of the event, and the amount collected.
184:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 19, 2026
Effective Date: August 18, 2026