New Hampshire HB 1083: requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections.

Bill Text

HB 1083-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2585

 04/09

HOUSE BILL 1083-FN

AN ACT requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections.

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

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires persons or business organizations making certain independent campaign expenditures to disclose the expenditures' original sources.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2585

 04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections.

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

 1 New Paragraph; Campaign Donation; Disclosure of Names. Amend RSA 664:6 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph: 

 IX. Any person or entity that makes an independent expenditure exceeding $500,000 in support of or in opposition to a candidate for governor, or exceeding $50,000 in aggregate in support of or in opposition to one or more candidates for executive council, state senate, or state representative, shall file with the secretary of state an itemized statement disclosing the name and address of each original source of the funds used for the expenditure. For the purpose of this paragraph, "original source" means the person or business organization that contributed to the person or entity making the donation.

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

 LBA

 26-2585

 11/6/25

HB 1083-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT requiring the disclosure of the source of certain political donations in state elections.

FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.

 Estimated State Impact

FY 2026

FY 2027

FY 2028

FY 2029

 Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Revenue Fund(s)

None

 Expenditures*

$0

$50,000

$0

$0

 Funding Source(s)

General Fund

 Appropriations*

$0

$0

$0

$0

 Funding Source(s)

None

 *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

METHODOLOGY:

This bill requires any person or entity making independent expenditures exceeding $500,000 in support of or opposition to a candidate for governor, or more than $50,000 in aggregate for candidates for executive council, state senate, or state representative to file an itemized statement with the Secretary of State.

The Department of State indicates updates would be necessary to the electronic campaign finance reporting system to accommodate the new disclosure requirements. The estimated cost for these system modifications is $50,000.

It is assumed that any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2026.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of State