CACR13 Relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated.
Relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Modest taxpayer savings from eliminating an elected office that has become largely ceremonial.
Your Community
Minimal practical impact as probate functions would continue under court administration.
Your Freedom
Removes one elected position, slightly reducing direct democratic control over probate administration.
Status
Ought to Pass, Regular Calendar 23Y-1N, Motion Adopted, by Necessary 3/5; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026 Senate Journal 7
Voted Yes
0 R
Voted No
0 R
Sponsor
Dennis Mannion (R)
The Short Version
Eliminates the elected office of register of probate from the NH constitution. This is a government streamlining measure that passed near-unanimously, reflecting that the position has become largely ceremonial.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Taxpayers
- ▲ Government efficiency advocates
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Current registers of probate who would lose their elected positions
Roll Call Detail (1 vote)
Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.
Who actually supports this bill?
Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 15 for , 1 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 8 for ) .
"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.
YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.
Show all 24 individual votes
Voted Yea (23)
Voted Nay (1)
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