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HB1487 Creating an independent commission to propose redistricting maps for the legislature to consider.

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Creating an independent commission to propose redistricting maps for the legislature to consider.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact.

8
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Your Community

Independent redistricting ensures fairer representation and reduces partisan manipulation of electoral maps.

8
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Your Freedom

Protects voters' right to fair representation by removing partisan control of map-drawing.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 189-164 02/05/2026 House Journal 3 P. 39

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Connie Lane (D)

The Short Version

Would have created an independent redistricting commission to draw legislative maps, reducing partisan gerrymandering. Killed 189-164 on party lines. Independent redistricting is widely supported by voters but opposed by those benefiting from current maps.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ All NH voters through fairer elections
  • ▲ Democracy and fair representation

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Legislators who benefit from partisan gerrymandering

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 ( 2 for , 187 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 162 for , 2 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) 2026-02-05
Passed

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

187R + 2D
Voted to Kill the Bill (189)
2R + 162D
Voted to Keep It Alive (164)
29
Absent
12
Not voting
Show all 394 individual votes

Voted Yea (189)

Republicans (187)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (164)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (162)
Absent (29)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Arnold Davis (R) , Brian Nadeau (R) , Bryan Morse (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathy Kenny (R) , Daniel Popovici-Muller (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gregory Hill (R) , Janet Lucas (D) , Juliet Harvey-Bolia (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Linda Gould (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Paul Terry (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Ted Gorski (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vicki Wilson (R)

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

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