HB 1260-FN
relative to marriage registration forms and delayed certificates of marriage.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| Status | SIGNED BY GOVERNOR |
|---|---|
| In the House | CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED |
| In the Senate | CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 6/4/2026 |
| LSR number | 2430 |
| Chapter | 0296 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H10 |
Where it stands
House: CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED · Senate: CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43, Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary
- February 11, 2026Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 10:30 am GP 230
- February 13, 2026Executive Session: 02/13/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- February 26, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0693h 02/13/2026 (Vote 17-1; CC)
- March 5, 2026Amendment # 2026-0693h: AA VV 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0693h: MA VV 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary
- March 18, 2026Hearing: 03/24/2026, Room 100, LOB, 01:05 pm, on proposed non-germane amendment # 2026-1173s
- March 24, 2026Hearing: 03/24/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm
- April 2, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1312s, 04/09/2026; Vote 5-0; CC
- April 9, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1312s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026
- April 9, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1312s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026
- April 23, 2026House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1312s and Requests CofC (Rep. Lynn): MA VV 04/23/2026
- May 6, 2026Speaker Appoints: Reps. Lynn, Berch, Kuttab, Manos 04/23/2026
- May 13, 2026Sen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/07/2026)
- May 13, 2026President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Reardon; (In Recess 05/07/2026)
- May 26, 2026Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 10:00 am GP 234
- May 28, 2026Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2057c; 06/04/2026
- May 29, 2026Conference Committee Report # 2026-2057c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2172e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026)
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2172e: AA VV 06/04/2026
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026)
- June 4, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
- June 4, 2026Conference Committee Report 2026-2057c: Adopted, VV 06/04/2026
- July 16, 2026Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 296; eff. 9/8/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0693h
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1312s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1312s and Requests CofC (Rep. Lynn)
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
The majority of the Judiciary Committee believes this bill should be found ought to pass with amendment. The amendment would update the NH statutes regarding marriage applicants as well as allow marriage applicants to fill out their form before filing it with the town clerk as long as the form is signed in front of the town clerk. This bill came at the request of the town clerk in Milford and the committee agreed it would be a commonsense update to this statute. The in-person signature component would remain in place. Vote 17-1.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- February 11, 2026 at 10:30Judiciary public hearing
- February 13, 2026 at 10:00Judiciary executive session recording 0:23:00–0:25:36, about 3 min (estimated)
- March 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- March 24, 2026 at 13:00Judiciary hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 24, 2026 at 13:05Judiciary hearing recording (start time not identified)
- April 9, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 23, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 26, 2026committee of conference recording (start time not identified)
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