HB 1705 — establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.
Last action — Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 239; eff. 7/1/2027
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 12, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on July 10, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
Establishes an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.
This bill creates an employee assistance program aimed at small town and volunteer first responders. The program is designed to provide support and resources to these individuals to help them with various challenges they may face.
What this means for you
- Workers: This means that small town and volunteer first responders will have access to support services to help with their challenges.
Summary
(New Title) establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
37 added · 72 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of HB 1705 establishes a "First Responders Support Fund" specifically for volunteer and full-time first responders in small towns with five or fewer paid responders. This fund will help cover their enrollment in a state employee assistance program that offers essential support services, especially for mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Department of Health and Human Services will manage the fund and be responsible for creating guidelines for enrollment and service provision. This change is significant because it aims to improve access to mental health resources for first responders in smaller communities, who may have limited support options.
CHAPTER 239 HB 1705-FN - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 19Feb2026...
CHAPTER 239 HB 1705-FN - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 19Feb2026...
1239:1 New Sections;
Volunteer first responders and full-time first responders from towns with 5 or fewer full-full-time, time, paid first responders shall be eligible for the employee assistance program for small communities.
2239:2 New Subparagraph;
HB 1705-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 2 - (411) Moneys deposited in the first responders support fund as established in RSA 281-A:17-g.281- A:17-g.
3239:3 Effective Date.
LBAApproved: 26-2393 5/21/26 HB 1705-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2026-1926s) AN ACT establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.
FISCALJuly IMPACT:02, 2026 Effective Date:
ThisJuly bill01, does2027 not authorize new positions.
Estimated State Impact FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 Revenue $0 $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Gifts, grants, donations, unidentified fee revenue Revenue Fund(s) Expenditures* $0 $0 $114,000 $119,000 Funding Source(s) General funds and other sources deposited into the newly-established First Responders Support 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 makes community first responders eligible for participation in the state Employee Assistance Program (EAP) administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, and establishes a fund to cover the cost of supporting the new participants.
The fund is authorized to accept various revenue sources, including gifts, grants, donations, and fees, although the type of fee revenue is not identified.
As the bill does not take effect until July 1, 2027, there will be no fiscal impact until the FY28/29 biennium.
The Department states that it will need to create a new position to handle the estimated increase of EAP services to qualifying first responders, including eligible family members.
The cost of this position is estimated to be $114,000 in the first year of implementation and $119,000 in the second.
Any remaining costs to the Department are indeterminable, as they will depend on the number of qualifying individuals who choose to utilize the services provided by the EAP.
As amended, the bill stipulates that its implementation shall be contingent upon funding.
The Department is responsible for expanding the EAP upon receipt of funding from the various sources identified in the bill, and is tasked with reporting on the availability of such funding shortly thereafter.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services
View plain text versions (6)
- Chaptered CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION Current pdf
- Version adopted by both bodies View text pdf
- Amended As Amended by the House pdf
- Amended As Amended by the House (2nd) pdf
- Amended As Amended by the Senate pdf
- Introduced View text pdf
Action History
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Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 239; eff. 7/1/2027
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Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
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Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14
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House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1926s (Reps. Creighton, Weyler): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 20
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Committee Amendment # 2026-1926s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
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Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1926s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1926s, 05/14/2026; Vote 7-0; CC; SC 18A
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Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
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Hearing: 04/08/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 13
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Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7
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Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1202h: MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 37
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Amendment # 2026-1202h (NT): AA DV 299-49 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 36
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Refer for Interim Study: MF DV 167-181 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 36
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Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1202h (NT)
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Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/17/2026 (Vote 14-10; RC)
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Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230
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Division III Work Session: 03/13/2026 09:00 am GP 234
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Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 95
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Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0531h: MA RC 194-154 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 93
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Amendment # 2026-0531h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 93
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Refer for Interim Study: MF DV 167-174 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 93
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Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0531h
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Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 02/10/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 7 P. 36
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Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 159
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Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 01:30 pm GP 159
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 1 P. 32
Sponsors
- Loren Selig · Primary
- Jodi Newell · Cosponsor
- Suzanne Prentiss · Cosponsor
- Margaret Drye · Cosponsor
- Hope Damon · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 410 not signed on · 156 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Loren Selig Democrat
Co-sponsors (4)
- Jodi Newell Democrat
- Suzanne Prentiss Democrat
- Margaret Drye Republican
- Hope Damon Democrat
Not signed on (410)
410 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 410 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 33 | 154 | 0 | 27 |
| Democrat | 157 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 190 | 154 | 0 | 43 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 40% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (387)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Simpson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alice Wade | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia Gregg | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alissandra Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Allan Howland | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Knab | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Malone | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anita Burroughs | Democrat | Yea |
| Barry Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Richards | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Bolton | Democrat | Yea |
| Billie Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Sullivan | Democrat | Yea |
| Buzz Scherr | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Sorensen | Democrat | Yea |
| Carry Spier | Democrat | Yea |
| Cassandra Levesque | Democrat | Yea |
| Catherine Rombeau | Democrat | Yea |
| Catherine Sofikitis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cathryn Harvey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Charlie St. Clair | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris McAleer | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Muns | Democrat | Yea |
| Christal Lloyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Seibert | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Herbert | Democrat | Yea |
| Connie Lane | Democrat | Yea |
| Dale Swanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Bergeron | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel LeClerc | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Veilleux | Democrat | Yea |
| David Fracht | Democrat | Yea |
| David Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| David Meuse | Democrat | Yea |
| David Nagel | Democrat | Yea |
| David Paige | Democrat | Yea |
| David Preece | Democrat | Yea |
| Dennis Malloy | Democrat | Yea |
| Dick Ames | Democrat | Yea |
| Dru Fox | Democrat | Yea |
| Efstathia Booras | Democrat | Yea |
| Eileen Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleana Colby | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ellen Read | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ellen Rockmore | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric Gallager | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric Turer | Democrat | Yea |
| Erica de Vries | Democrat | Yea |
| Erik Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Erin Kerwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Gaby Grossman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Gilmore | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Woods | Democrat | Yea |
| Geoffrey Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| George Sykes | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Ward | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Sargent | Democrat | Yea |
| Heath Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Baldwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Raymond | Democrat | Yea |
| Hope Damon | Democrat | Yea |
| James Gruber | Democrat | Yea |
| James MacKay | Democrat | Not Voting |
| James Newsom | Democrat | Yea |
| James Roesener | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Lucas | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Wall | Democrat | Yea |
| Jared Sullivan | Democrat | Yea |
| Jean Jeudy | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Mandelbaum | Democrat | Yea |
| Jerry Stringham | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessica Grill | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessica LaMontagne | Democrat | Yea |
| Jim Maggiore | Democrat | Yea |
| Jim Snodgrass | Democrat | Yea |
| Jodi Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| John Cloutier | Democrat | Yea |
| John Larochelle | Democrat | Yea |
| John Stone | Democrat | Yea |
| Jonah Wheeler | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Gilman | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Ebel | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Hegner | Democrat | Yea |
| Kat McGhee | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathy Staub | Democrat | Yea |
| Kris Schultz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Laura Telerski | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurel Stavis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lee Ann Kluger | Democrat | Yea |
| Lily Foss | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda DiSilvestro | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Harriott-Gathright | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Loren Foxx | Democrat | Yea |
| Loren Selig | Democrat | Yea |
| Louis Juris | Democrat | Yea |
| Lucius Parshall | Democrat | Yea |
| Lucy Weber | Democrat | Yea |
| Luz Bay | Democrat | Yea |
| Manoj Chourasia | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Plamondon | Democrat | Yea |
| Marjorie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark MacKenzie | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Paige | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Vallone | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin Jack | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Georges | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Hakken-Phillips | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Jane Wallner | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Hicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Democrat | Yea |
| Megan Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Merryl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Cahill | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Edgar | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Muriel Hall | Democrat | Yea |
| Myles England | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nancy Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Ned Raynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas Germana | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole Leapley | Democrat | Yea |
| Paige Beauchemin | Democrat | Yea |
| Patricia Cornell | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick Long | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Berch | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Dargie | Democrat | Yea |
| Peggy Balboni | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Bixby | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Leishman | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Lovett | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Petrigno | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Schmidt | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Ray Newman | Democrat | Yea |
| Rosemarie Rung | Democrat | Yea |
| Russell Muirhead | Democrat | Yea |
| Sallie Fellows | Democrat | Yea |
| Samantha Jacobs | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Democrat | Yea |
| Santosh Salvi | Democrat | Yea |
| Seth Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Grund | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Payeur | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephen Woodcock | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Newman | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan Almy | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan Elberger | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Chretien | Democrat | Yea |
| Terri O'Rorke | Democrat | Yea |
| Terry Spahr | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Buco | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Cormen | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Oppel | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Schamberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Southworth | Democrat | Yea |
| Tim Hartnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy Horrigan | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy Soucy | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Toni Weinstein | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Caplan | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy Bricchi | Democrat | Yea |
| Trinidad Tellez | Democrat | Yea |
| Wayne Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Wayne Pearson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Wendy Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Darby | Democrat | Yea |
| William Dolan | Democrat | Yea |
| William Palmer | Democrat | Yea |
| Zoe Manos | Democrat | Yea |
| Aidan Ankarberg | Independent | Not Voting |
| Aboul Khan | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Presa | Republican | Nay |
| Alvin See | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew Prout | Republican | Not Voting |
| Arnold Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Comtois | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ohm | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Lynn | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Cole | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Labrie | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Nadeau | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Seaworth | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Taylor | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Morse | Republican | Not Voting |
| Calvin Beaulier | Republican | Nay |
| Carol McGuire | Republican | Nay |
| Catherine Kenny | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Foote | Republican | Yea |
| Charles McMahon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charles Melvin | Republican | Nay |
| Cindy Bennett | Republican | Nay |
| Claudine Burnham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Clayton Wood | Republican | Nay |
| Cyril Aures | Republican | Nay |
| Dale Girard | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McGuire | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Popovici-Muller | Republican | Nay |
| Darrell Louis | Republican | Nay |
| David Love | Republican | Nay |
| David Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| David Milz | Republican | Nay |
| David Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Deborah Aylward | Republican | Nay |
| Debra DeSimone | Republican | Nay |
| Denis Murphy | Republican | Nay |
| Denise DeDe-Poulin | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Mannion | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Kelley | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Pauer | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Thackston | Republican | Yea |
| Dillon Dumont | Republican | Nay |
| Donald McFarlane | Republican | Nay |
| Donald Selby | Republican | Nay |
| Douglas Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| Douglas Trottier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Erica Layon | Republican | Nay |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Daniels | Republican | Nay |
| George Grant | Republican | Nay |
| Gerald Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Aldrich | Republican | Nay |
| Glenn Bailey | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Hill | Republican | Nay |
| Henry Giasson | Republican | Nay |
| JD Bernardy | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Flanagan | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Creighton | Republican | Nay |
| James Guzofski | Republican | Nay |
| James Qualey | Republican | Nay |
| James Spillane | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Summers | Republican | Nay |
| James Thibault | Republican | Nay |
| James Tierney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Osborne | Republican | Nay |
| Jay Markell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeanine Notter | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Tenczar | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Rhodes | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy Slottje | Republican | Nay |
| Jess Edwards | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Fedolfi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Kofalt | Republican | Nay |
| Jodi Nelson | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Sweeney | Republican | Nay |
| John Hunt | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Janigian | Republican | Nay |
| John Leavitt | Republican | Not Voting |
| John MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| John Potucek | Republican | Nay |
| John Schneller | Republican | Nay |
| John Sellers | Republican | Nay |
| John Suiter | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Sytek | Republican | Nay |
| Jonathan Morton | Republican | Nay |
| Jonathan Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Jordan Ulery | Republican | Nay |
| Jose Cambrils | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Guthrie | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Hamblen | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Miles | Republican | Nay |
| Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Republican | Not Voting |
| Julius Soti | Republican | Nay |
| Karel Crawford | Republican | Nay |
| Katelyn Kuttab | Republican | Nay |
| Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen Paquette | Republican | Nay |
| Katy Peternel | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Ammon | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Erf | Republican | Nay |
| Kelley Potenza | Republican | Nay |
| Kenneth Weyler | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Scully | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Verville | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Rice | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kristin Noble | Republican | Nay |
| Kristine Perez | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Gagne | Republican | Nay |
| Laurence Miner | Republican | Nay |
| Len Turcotte | Republican | Nay |
| Lex Berezhny | Republican | Nay |
| Lilli Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Franz | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Gould | Republican | Nay |
| Linda McGrath | Republican | Nay |
| Lino Avellani | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Freeman | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Mazur | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Post | Republican | Nay |
| Liz Barbour | Republican | Nay |
| Lori Korzen | Republican | Nay |
| Lorie Ball | Republican | Yea |
| Louise Andrus | Republican | Nay |
| Marc Tremblay | Republican | Nay |
| Margaret Drye | Republican | Yea |
| Marie Louise Bjelobrk | Republican | Nay |
| Mark McLean | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Pearson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Proulx | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Warden | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Ford | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Murphy | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Drew | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Sabourin dit Choinière | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew Coker | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Pitaro | Republican | Nay |
| Maureen Mooney | Republican | Nay |
| Melissa Litchfield | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Granger | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Harrington | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Moffett | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Vose | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Belcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Bordes | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Drago | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Ouellet | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Bridle | Republican | Yea |
| Pam Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Terry | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Tudor | Republican | Nay |
| Pete Morency | Republican | Nay |
| Peter Mehegan | Republican | Nay |
| Peter Varney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phyllis Katsakiores | Republican | Yea |
| Pierre Dupont | Republican | Nay |
| Ralph Boehm | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond Peeples | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond Plante | Republican | Nay |
| Rich Nalevanko | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Brown | Republican | Not Voting |
| Richard Lascelles | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Tripp | Republican | Nay |
| Riché Colcombe | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Ladd | Republican | Nay |
| Ricky Devoid | Republican | Nay |
| Rita Mattson | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Harb | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Wherry | Republican | Nay |
| Robley Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Ron Dunn | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Berry | Republican | Nay |
| Russell Dumais | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samuel Farrington | Republican | Nay |
| Sayra DeVito | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Bryer | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Durkin | Republican | Nay |
| Seth King | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Sirois | Republican | Nay |
| Sheri Minor | Republican | Yea |
| Sherman Packard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherri Reinfurt | Republican | Nay |
| Skip Rollins | Republican | Yea |
| Sly Karasinski | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Pearson | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Bogert | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Kesselring | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan DeLemus | Republican | Nay |
| Susan DeRoy | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Porcelli | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Vandecasteele | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tanya Donnelly | Republican | Nay |
| Ted Gorski | Republican | Nay |
| Terry Roy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Kaczynski | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Walsh | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Mannion | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Dolan | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Mannion | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Ploszaj | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Corcoran | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Toner | Republican | Nay |
| Valerie McDonnell | Republican | Nay |
| Vanessa Sheehan | Republican | Nay |
| Vicki Wilson | Republican | Nay |
| Walter Spilsbury | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Hemingway | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne MacDonald | Republican | Nay |
| Yury Polozov | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 32 | 147 | 0 | 26 |
| Democrat | 151 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 185 | 153 | 0 | 43 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 40% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (381)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Susan C DeLemus | — | Nay |
| Thomas L Kaczynski | — | Nay |
| Kimberly A Rice | — | Not Voting |
| Lisa M Freeman | — | Nay |
| Paul P Dargie | — | Yea |
| Patrick N Long | — | Yea |
| Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière | — | Nay |
| Gary L. Daniels | — | Nay |
| Tom D Mannion | — | Nay |
| Alexis Simpson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alice Wade | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia Gregg | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alissandra Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Allan Howland | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Knab | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Malone | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anita Burroughs | Democrat | Yea |
| Barry Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Richards | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Bolton | Democrat | Yea |
| Billie Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Sullivan | Democrat | Yea |
| Buzz Scherr | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Sorensen | Democrat | Yea |
| Carry Spier | Democrat | Yea |
| Cassandra Levesque | Democrat | Yea |
| Catherine Rombeau | Democrat | Yea |
| Catherine Sofikitis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cathryn Harvey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Chris McAleer | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Muns | Democrat | Yea |
| Christal Lloyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Seibert | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Herbert | Democrat | Yea |
| Connie Lane | Democrat | Yea |
| Dale Swanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Bergeron | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel LeClerc | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Veilleux | Democrat | Yea |
| David Fracht | Democrat | Yea |
| David Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| David Meuse | Democrat | Yea |
| David Nagel | Democrat | Yea |
| David Paige | Democrat | Yea |
| David Preece | Democrat | Yea |
| Dennis Malloy | Democrat | Yea |
| Dick Ames | Democrat | Yea |
| Dru Fox | Democrat | Yea |
| Efstathia Booras | Democrat | Yea |
| Eileen Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleana Colby | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ellen Read | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ellen Rockmore | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric Gallager | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric Turer | Democrat | Yea |
| Erica de Vries | Democrat | Yea |
| Erik Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Erin Kerwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Gaby Grossman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Gilmore | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Woods | Democrat | Yea |
| Geoffrey Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| George Sykes | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Ward | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Sargent | Democrat | Yea |
| Heath Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Baldwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Raymond | Democrat | Yea |
| Hope Damon | Democrat | Yea |
| James Gruber | Democrat | Yea |
| James MacKay | Democrat | Not Voting |
| James Newsom | Democrat | Yea |
| James Roesener | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Lucas | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Wall | Democrat | Yea |
| Jared Sullivan | Democrat | Yea |
| Jean Jeudy | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Mandelbaum | Democrat | Yea |
| Jerry Stringham | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessica Grill | Democrat | Yea |
| Jessica LaMontagne | Democrat | Yea |
| Jim Maggiore | Democrat | Yea |
| Jim Snodgrass | Democrat | Yea |
| Jodi Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| John Cloutier | Democrat | Yea |
| John Larochelle | Democrat | Yea |
| John Stone | Democrat | Yea |
| Jonah Wheeler | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Gilman | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Ebel | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Hegner | Democrat | Yea |
| Kat McGhee | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathy Staub | Democrat | Yea |
| Kris Schultz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Laura Telerski | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurel Stavis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lee Ann Kluger | Democrat | Yea |
| Lily Foss | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda DiSilvestro | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Harriott-Gathright | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Loren Foxx | Democrat | Yea |
| Loren Selig | Democrat | Yea |
| Louis Juris | Democrat | Yea |
| Lucius Parshall | Democrat | Yea |
| Lucy Weber | Democrat | Yea |
| Luz Bay | Democrat | Yea |
| Manoj Chourasia | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Plamondon | Democrat | Yea |
| Marjorie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark MacKenzie | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Paige | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Vallone | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin Jack | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Georges | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Hakken-Phillips | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Jane Wallner | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Hicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Democrat | Yea |
| Megan Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Merryl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Cahill | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Edgar | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Muriel Hall | Democrat | Yea |
| Myles England | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nancy Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Ned Raynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas Germana | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole Leapley | Democrat | Yea |
| Paige Beauchemin | Democrat | Yea |
| Patricia Cornell | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Berch | Democrat | Yea |
| Peggy Balboni | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Bixby | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Leishman | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Lovett | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Petrigno | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Schmidt | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Ray Newman | Democrat | Yea |
| Rosemarie Rung | Democrat | Yea |
| Russell Muirhead | Democrat | Yea |
| Sallie Fellows | Democrat | Yea |
| Samantha Jacobs | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Democrat | Yea |
| Santosh Salvi | Democrat | Yea |
| Seth Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Grund | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Payeur | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephen Woodcock | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Newman | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan Almy | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan Elberger | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Chretien | Democrat | Yea |
| Terri O'Rorke | Democrat | Yea |
| Terry Spahr | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Buco | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Cormen | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Schamberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Southworth | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy Horrigan | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy Soucy | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Toni Weinstein | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Caplan | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy Bricchi | Democrat | Yea |
| Trinidad Tellez | Democrat | Yea |
| Wayne Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Wayne Pearson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Wendy Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Darby | Democrat | Yea |
| William Dolan | Democrat | Yea |
| William Palmer | Democrat | Yea |
| Zoe Manos | Democrat | Yea |
| Aidan Ankarberg | Independent | Not Voting |
| Aboul Khan | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Presa | Republican | Nay |
| Alvin See | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew Prout | Republican | Not Voting |
| Arnold Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Comtois | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ohm | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Lynn | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Cole | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Labrie | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Nadeau | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Seaworth | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Taylor | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Morse | Republican | Not Voting |
| Calvin Beaulier | Republican | Nay |
| Carol McGuire | Republican | Nay |
| Catherine Kenny | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Foote | Republican | Yea |
| Charles McMahon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charles Melvin | Republican | Nay |
| Cindy Bennett | Republican | Nay |
| Claudine Burnham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Clayton Wood | Republican | Nay |
| Cyril Aures | Republican | Nay |
| Dale Girard | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McGuire | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Popovici-Muller | Republican | Nay |
| Darrell Louis | Republican | Nay |
| David Love | Republican | Nay |
| David Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| David Milz | Republican | Nay |
| David Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Deborah Aylward | Republican | Nay |
| Debra DeSimone | Republican | Nay |
| Denis Murphy | Republican | Nay |
| Denise DeDe-Poulin | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Mannion | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Kelley | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Pauer | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Thackston | Republican | Yea |
| Dillon Dumont | Republican | Nay |
| Donald McFarlane | Republican | Nay |
| Donald Selby | Republican | Nay |
| Douglas Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| Douglas Trottier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Erica Layon | Republican | Nay |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | Republican | Nay |
| George Grant | Republican | Nay |
| Gerald Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Aldrich | Republican | Nay |
| Glenn Bailey | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Hill | Republican | Nay |
| Henry Giasson | Republican | Nay |
| JD Bernardy | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Flanagan | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Creighton | Republican | Nay |
| James Guzofski | Republican | Nay |
| James Qualey | Republican | Nay |
| James Spillane | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Summers | Republican | Nay |
| James Thibault | Republican | Nay |
| James Tierney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Osborne | Republican | Nay |
| Jay Markell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeanine Notter | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Tenczar | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Rhodes | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy Slottje | Republican | Nay |
| Jess Edwards | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Fedolfi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Kofalt | Republican | Nay |
| Jodi Nelson | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Sweeney | Republican | Nay |
| John Hunt | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Janigian | Republican | Nay |
| John Leavitt | Republican | Not Voting |
| John MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| John Potucek | Republican | Nay |
| John Schneller | Republican | Nay |
| John Sellers | Republican | Nay |
| John Suiter | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Sytek | Republican | Nay |
| Jonathan Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Jordan Ulery | Republican | Nay |
| Jose Cambrils | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Guthrie | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Hamblen | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Miles | Republican | Nay |
| Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Republican | Not Voting |
| Julius Soti | Republican | Nay |
| Karel Crawford | Republican | Nay |
| Katelyn Kuttab | Republican | Nay |
| Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen Paquette | Republican | Nay |
| Katy Peternel | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Ammon | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Erf | Republican | Nay |
| Kelley Potenza | Republican | Nay |
| Kenneth Weyler | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Scully | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Verville | Republican | Nay |
| Kristin Noble | Republican | Nay |
| Kristine Perez | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Gagne | Republican | Nay |
| Laurence Miner | Republican | Nay |
| Len Turcotte | Republican | Nay |
| Lex Berezhny | Republican | Nay |
| Lilli Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Franz | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Gould | Republican | Nay |
| Linda McGrath | Republican | Nay |
| Lino Avellani | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Mazur | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Post | Republican | Nay |
| Liz Barbour | Republican | Nay |
| Lori Korzen | Republican | Nay |
| Lorie Ball | Republican | Yea |
| Louise Andrus | Republican | Nay |
| Marc Tremblay | Republican | Nay |
| Margaret Drye | Republican | Yea |
| Marie Louise Bjelobrk | Republican | Nay |
| Mark McLean | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Pearson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Proulx | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Warden | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Ford | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Murphy | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Drew | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew Coker | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Pitaro | Republican | Nay |
| Maureen Mooney | Republican | Nay |
| Melissa Litchfield | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Granger | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Harrington | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Moffett | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Belcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Bordes | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Drago | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Ouellet | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Bridle | Republican | Yea |
| Pam Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Terry | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Tudor | Republican | Nay |
| Pete Morency | Republican | Nay |
| Peter Mehegan | Republican | Nay |
| Peter Varney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phyllis Katsakiores | Republican | Yea |
| Pierre Dupont | Republican | Nay |
| Ralph Boehm | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond Peeples | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond Plante | Republican | Nay |
| Rich Nalevanko | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Brown | Republican | Not Voting |
| Richard Lascelles | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Tripp | Republican | Nay |
| Riché Colcombe | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Ladd | Republican | Nay |
| Ricky Devoid | Republican | Nay |
| Rita Mattson | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Harb | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Wherry | Republican | Nay |
| Robley Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Ron Dunn | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Berry | Republican | Nay |
| Russell Dumais | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samuel Farrington | Republican | Nay |
| Sayra DeVito | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Bryer | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Durkin | Republican | Nay |
| Seth King | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Sirois | Republican | Nay |
| Sheri Minor | Republican | Yea |
| Sherman Packard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherri Reinfurt | Republican | Nay |
| Skip Rollins | Republican | Yea |
| Sly Karasinski | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Pearson | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Bogert | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Kesselring | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan DeRoy | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Porcelli | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Vandecasteele | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tanya Donnelly | Republican | Nay |
| Ted Gorski | Republican | Nay |
| Terry Roy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Walsh | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Mannion | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Dolan | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Ploszaj | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Corcoran | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Toner | Republican | Nay |
| Valerie McDonnell | Republican | Nay |
| Vanessa Sheehan | Republican | Nay |
| Vicki Wilson | Republican | Nay |
| Walter Spilsbury | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Hemingway | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne MacDonald | Republican | Nay |
| Yury Polozov | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1705 do?
- (New Title) establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.
- Who sponsors HB 1705?
- HB 1705 is sponsored by Loren Selig (Democrat), Jodi Newell (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Margaret Drye (Republican), and Hope Damon (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 1705?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 12, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 1705?
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