SB 453-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2024 SESSION

24-3055

08/02

 

SENATE BILL 453-FN-A

 

AN ACT making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Gendreau, Dist 1; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11

 

COMMITTEE: Finance

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill makes an appropriation to the department of state for the statewide voter registration system.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-3055

08/02

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system.

 

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

 

1  Appropriation; Department of State; Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS).  The sum of $550,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, is hereby appropriated to the department of state for the purpose of incorporating additional capabilities into the SVRS such as an election information portal, and maintaining the system.  Such funds shall be nonlapsing.  The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

LBA

24-3055

Revised 12/13/23

 

SB 453-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [ X ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [    ] None

 

 

Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease)

 

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Revenue Fund(s)

None

Expenditures

$0

$550,000

$0

$0

Funding Source(s)

General Fund

Appropriations

$0

$550,000

$0

$0

Funding Source(s)

General Fund

Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] Yes

Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill establishes a $550,000 nonlapsing appropriation from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 to the Department of State for the purpose of incorporating additional capabilities into the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) such as an election information portal, and maintaining the system.  State expenditures will increase by $550,000, when the Department of State utilizes the appropriation.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of State