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HB1083 Requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections.

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Requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact on residents, but dark money can influence policies that affect taxpayers' wallets.

7
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Your Community

Transparency about who funds political campaigns helps voters make informed decisions and reduces the influence of anonymous special interests.

7
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Your Freedom

Strengthens voters' right to know who is trying to influence their elections, a fundamental aspect of democratic freedom.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 188-161 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 65

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Russell Muirhead (D)

The Short Version

Would require disclosure of the original source of certain political donations in NH elections, targeting dark money that flows through intermediary organizations. Killed by the majority party despite growing public concern about anonymous political spending.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Voters seeking transparency
  • ▲ Democracy and accountability advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Donors who prefer anonymity
  • ▼ Political organizations that use dark money structures

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 opposed it ( 3 for , 187 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 158 for , 1 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-02-19
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

187R + 1D
Voted to Kill the Bill (188)
3R + 158D
Voted to Keep It Alive (161)
32
Absent
12
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (188)

Republicans (187)
Democrats (1)

Voted Nay (161)

Republicans (3)
Democrats (158)
Absent (32)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Andrew Prout (R) , Anita Burroughs (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Charles McMahon (R) , Claudine Burnham (R) , Daniel Popovici-Muller (R) , Eleana Colby (D) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jay Markell (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Belcher (R) , Pamela Brown (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Timothy Soucy (D) , Wayne Pearson (D)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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