HB 1374 — modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of school district operating documents by school boards.
Last action — Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 303; eff. 10/8/2026
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 02, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on July 16, 2026.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 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
The bill changes how schools can withdraw from cooperative districts and how schools can be closed.
This legislation modifies the procedures for a school to leave a cooperative school district and for shutting down elementary and high schools. It also requires school boards to review the operating documents of their districts.
What this means for you
- Families: This may affect how your local school operates and what options are available for your children.
Summary
(New Title) modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of school district operating documents by school boards.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
206 added · 203 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 1374 now specifies that a supermajority of voters in a district can decisively establish a withdrawal from a cooperative school district. Additionally, it clarifies that all voters in municipalities served by a school district must participate in decisions regarding school closures. This shift enhances local involvement in key educational decisions and ensures that all affected residents have a voice in the process, which is significant for community engagement and accountability in education.
CHAPTER 303 HB 1374 - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 05/07/2026 1731s 4Jun2026...
Requires school administrative units and cooperative school districts to comply with the provisions of the act.
CHAPTER 303 HB 1374 - VERSIONFINAL ADOPTEDVERSION BY BOTH BODIES 05/07/2026 1731s 4Jun2026...
1303:1 Vote on Withdrawal;
If a 3/5 supermajority of the voters present and voting in the withdrawing preexisting district vote in the affirmative, in favor of the withdrawal, the clerk of the cooperative school district shall forthwith send to the state board of education a certified copy of the warrant, certificate of posting, evidence of publication, and minutes of the meeting unless a 3/5 supermajority of the voters present and voting in the entire cooperative district vote in the negative, against withdrawal.] HB 1374 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 2 - [IV.] III.
If the state board of education finds that a [majority] 3/5 supermajority of the voters present and voting, in the withdrawing preexisting district [and the entire cooperative district, or by the alternative supermajority vote under paragraph III,] have voted in favor of the withdrawal plan, it shall CHAPTER 303 HB 1374 - FINAL VERSION - Page 2 - issue its certificate to that effect and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the withdrawal of the preexisting district and the continuation of the cooperative school district as of the date of its issuance, or the dissolution of a 2-district cooperative if the cooperative was formed by 2 preexisting districts.
2303:2 Procedure for Review;
3303:3 New Sections;
If a majority of voters residing in all municipalities that are served by a school or district vote in the affirmative for the discontinuance of such elementary or HB 1374 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 3 - high school pursuant to RSA 194:3-f, the municipality in which the elementary or high school is located shall be permitted to continue the operation of the school in accordance with this section.
CHAPTER 303 HB 1374 - FINAL VERSION - Page 3 - (c) "Governing body" means the board of aldermen or city council in the case of a city and the board of selectmen in the case of a town.
HB 1374 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 4 - III.
4303:4 New Section;
CHAPTER 303 HB 1374 - FINAL VERSION - Page 4 - 194-C:3-a School Closures.
Single district school administrative units shall be exempt from the requirements of RSA 194:3-g194:3- g if the single district school administrative unit serves only a single municipality.
5303:5 New Section;
6303:6 Applicability.On the effective date of this act, all cooperative school district articles of agreement that violate the requirements of RSA 194:3-f and RSA 194:3-g shall be amended to comply with said sections.
7303:7 AREA Schools;
8303:8 New Section;
HB 1374 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 5 - 189:29-c Report on District Activity.
9303:9 New Paragraph;
CHAPTER 303 HB 1374 - FINAL VERSION - Page 5 - (a) Review the approved and unapproved plans for organization, reorganization, withdrawal, and merger as described in RSA 194-C:2;
10303:10 Cooperative School Districts;
Powers and Duties ModifiedAmendModified. the introductory paragraph of RSA 195:5 to read as follows:
Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 195:5 to read as follows:
11303:11 New Section;
and HB 1374 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES - Page 6 - II.
12303:12 Repeal.
13303:13 Effective Date.
Approved:
July 10, 2026 Effective Date:
October 08, 2026
View plain text versions (4)
- Chaptered CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION Current pdf
- Version adopted by both bodies View text pdf
- Amended As Amended by the Senate pdf
- Introduced View text pdf
Action History
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Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 303; eff. 10/8/2026
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Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
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Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15
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Conference Committee Report # 2026-2076c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
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Conference Committee Report 2026-2076c: Adopted, RC 179-161 06/04/2026 HJ 15
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Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2076c; 06/04/2026
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Conferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Prentiss; SJ 14
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Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 09:00 am GP 230
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Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 09:30 am GP 230
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President Appoints: Senators Innis, Sullivan, Prentiss; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
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Sen. Ward Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
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Speaker Appoints: Reps. Noble, Peternel, D. McGuire, Mary Murphy 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 149
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House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1731s and Requests CofC (Rep. Noble): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 149
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Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1731s, RC 14Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
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Committee Amendment # 2026-1731s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1731s, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 17
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Hearing: 04/21/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:25 am; SC 15
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Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 7
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Ought to Pass: MA DV 179-149 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 134
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Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
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Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/02/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 37
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Executive Session: 03/02/2026 09:30 am GP 232
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Public Hearing: 02/09/2026 10:30 am GP 232
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 17
Sponsors
- Pam Brown · Cosponsor
- Mary Murphy · Primary
- Susan Porcelli · Cosponsor
- Riché Colcombe · Cosponsor
- Ruth Ward · Cosponsor
- Dan McGuire · Cosponsor
- Raymond Peeples · Cosponsor
- Mary Ford · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 407 not signed on · 166 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mary Murphy Republican
Co-sponsors (7)
- Pam Brown Republican
- Susan Porcelli Republican
- Riché Colcombe Republican
- Ruth Ward Republican
- Dan McGuire Republican
- Raymond Peeples Republican
- Mary Ford Republican
Not signed on (407)
407 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 407 →"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 | 178 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Democrat | 0 | 153 | 0 | 20 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 178 | 158 | 0 | 51 |
| % of votes cast | 46% | 41% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (387)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Simpson | Democrat | Nay |
| Alice Wade | Democrat | Nay |
| Alicia Gregg | Democrat | Nay |
| Alissandra Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Allan Howland | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Knab | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Malone | Democrat | Nay |
| Anita Burroughs | Democrat | Nay |
| Barry Faulkner | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Richards | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bill Bolton | Democrat | Nay |
| Billie Butler | Democrat | Nay |
| Bobbi Boudman | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Sullivan | Democrat | Nay |
| Buzz Scherr | Democrat | Nay |
| Carrie Sorensen | Democrat | Nay |
| Carry Spier | Democrat | Nay |
| Cassandra Levesque | Democrat | Nay |
| Catherine Rombeau | Democrat | Nay |
| Catherine Sofikitis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cathryn Harvey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Charlie St. Clair | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris McAleer | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris Muns | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Christal Lloyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Christine Seibert | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Herbert | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Connie Lane | Democrat | Nay |
| Dale Swanson | Democrat | Nay |
| Dan Bergeron | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Daniel LeClerc | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Daniel Veilleux | Democrat | Nay |
| David Fracht | Democrat | Nay |
| David Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| David Meuse | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Nagel | Democrat | Nay |
| David Paige | Democrat | Nay |
| David Preece | Democrat | Nay |
| Dennis Malloy | Democrat | Nay |
| Dick Ames | Democrat | Nay |
| Dru Fox | Democrat | Nay |
| Efstathia Booras | Democrat | Nay |
| Eileen Kelly | Democrat | Nay |
| Eleana Colby | Democrat | Nay |
| Ellen Read | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ellen Rockmore | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric Gallager | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric Turer | Democrat | Nay |
| Erica de Vries | Democrat | Nay |
| Erik Johnson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Erin Kerwin | Democrat | Nay |
| Fred Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Gaby Grossman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Gilmore | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Woods | Democrat | Nay |
| Geoffrey Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| George Sykes | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Ward | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Heath Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Baldwin | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Raymond | Democrat | Nay |
| Hope Damon | Democrat | Nay |
| James Gruber | Democrat | Nay |
| James MacKay | Democrat | Not Voting |
| James Newsom | Democrat | Nay |
| James Roesener | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Lucas | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Wall | Democrat | Nay |
| Jared Sullivan | Democrat | Nay |
| Jean Jeudy | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Mandelbaum | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jerry Stringham | Democrat | Nay |
| Jessica Grill | Democrat | Nay |
| Jessica LaMontagne | Democrat | Nay |
| Jim Maggiore | Democrat | Nay |
| Jim Snodgrass | Democrat | Nay |
| Jodi Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| John Cloutier | Democrat | Nay |
| John Larochelle | Democrat | Nay |
| John Stone | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jonah Wheeler | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie Gilman | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Ebel | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Hegner | Democrat | Nay |
| Kat McGhee | Democrat | Nay |
| Kate Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Kathy Staub | Democrat | Nay |
| Kris Schultz | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Telerski | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurel Stavis | Democrat | Nay |
| Lee Ann Kluger | Democrat | Nay |
| Lily Foss | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda DiSilvestro | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Harriott-Gathright | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Ryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Loren Foxx | Democrat | Nay |
| Loren Selig | Democrat | Nay |
| Louis Juris | Democrat | Nay |
| Lucius Parshall | Democrat | Nay |
| Lucy Weber | Democrat | Nay |
| Luz Bay | Democrat | Nay |
| Manoj Chourasia | Democrat | Nay |
| Marc Plamondon | Democrat | Nay |
| Marjorie Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mark MacKenzie | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Paige | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Vallone | Democrat | Nay |
| Martin Jack | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Georges | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Hakken-Phillips | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Jane Wallner | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Hicks | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Democrat | Nay |
| Megan Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Merryl Gibbs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Cahill | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Edgar | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Muriel Hall | Democrat | Nay |
| Myles England | Democrat | Nay |
| Nancy Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Ned Raynolds | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicholas Germana | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole Leapley | Democrat | Nay |
| Paige Beauchemin | Democrat | Nay |
| Patricia Cornell | Democrat | Nay |
| Patrick Long | Democrat | Nay |
| Paul Berch | Democrat | Nay |
| Paul Dargie | Democrat | Nay |
| Peggy Balboni | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Bixby | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Leishman | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Lovett | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Petrigno | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Schmidt | Democrat | Nay |
| Philip Jones | Democrat | Nay |
| Ray Newman | Democrat | Nay |
| Rosemarie Rung | Democrat | Nay |
| Russell Muirhead | Democrat | Nay |
| Sallie Fellows | Democrat | Nay |
| Samantha Jacobs | Democrat | Nay |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Democrat | Nay |
| Santosh Salvi | Democrat | Nay |
| Seth Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Grund | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Payeur | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephen Woodcock | Democrat | Nay |
| Sue Newman | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Almy | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Elberger | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Chretien | Democrat | Nay |
| Terri O'Rorke | Democrat | Nay |
| Terry Spahr | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Buco | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Cormen | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Oppel | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Schamberg | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Southworth | Democrat | Nay |
| Tim Hartnett | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy Horrigan | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy Soucy | Democrat | Nay |
| Toni Weinstein | Democrat | Nay |
| Tony Caplan | Democrat | Nay |
| Tracy Bricchi | Democrat | Nay |
| Trinidad Tellez | Democrat | Nay |
| Wayne Burton | Democrat | Nay |
| Wayne Pearson | Democrat | Nay |
| Wendy Thomas | Democrat | Nay |
| Will Darby | Democrat | Nay |
| William Dolan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| William Palmer | Democrat | Nay |
| Zoe Manos | Democrat | Nay |
| Aidan Ankarberg | Independent | Not Voting |
| Aboul Khan | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Presa | Republican | Yea |
| Alvin See | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Prout | Republican | Yea |
| Arnold Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Comtois | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ohm | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Lynn | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Cole | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Labrie | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Nadeau | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Seaworth | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Morse | Republican | Not Voting |
| Calvin Beaulier | Republican | Yea |
| Carol McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Catherine Kenny | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Foote | Republican | Yea |
| Charles McMahon | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Melvin | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Claudine Burnham | Republican | Yea |
| Clayton Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Cyril Aures | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Girard | Republican | Nay |
| Dan McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Popovici-Muller | Republican | Yea |
| Darrell Louis | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Love | Republican | Yea |
| David Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| David Milz | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Aylward | Republican | Not Voting |
| Debra DeSimone | Republican | Yea |
| Denis Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Denise DeDe-Poulin | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Mannion | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Pauer | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Thackston | Republican | Yea |
| Dillon Dumont | Republican | Yea |
| Donald McFarlane | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Selby | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas Trottier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Erica Layon | Republican | Yea |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| George Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Aldrich | Republican | Yea |
| Glenn Bailey | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Giasson | Republican | Yea |
| JD Bernardy | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Flanagan | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Creighton | Republican | Yea |
| James Guzofski | Republican | Yea |
| James Qualey | Republican | Yea |
| James Spillane | Republican | Yea |
| James Summers | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Thibault | Republican | Yea |
| James Tierney | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Markell | Republican | Yea |
| Jeanine Notter | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Tenczar | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Slottje | Republican | Yea |
| Jess Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Fedolfi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Kofalt | Republican | Yea |
| Jodi Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| John Hunt | Republican | Yea |
| John Janigian | Republican | Yea |
| John Leavitt | Republican | Not Voting |
| John MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| John Potucek | Republican | Yea |
| John Schneller | Republican | Yea |
| John Sellers | Republican | Yea |
| John Suiter | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Sytek | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Ulery | Republican | Yea |
| Jose Cambrils | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Guthrie | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Hamblen | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Miles | Republican | Yea |
| Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Republican | Yea |
| Julius Soti | Republican | Yea |
| Karel Crawford | Republican | Nay |
| Katelyn Kuttab | Republican | Yea |
| Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Katy Peternel | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Ammon | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Erf | Republican | Yea |
| Kelley Potenza | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Weyler | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Scully | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Verville | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Rice | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Noble | Republican | Yea |
| Kristine Perez | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Gagne | Republican | Yea |
| Laurence Miner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Len Turcotte | Republican | Yea |
| Lex Berezhny | Republican | Yea |
| Lilli Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Franz | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Gould | Republican | Yea |
| Linda McGrath | Republican | Yea |
| Lino Avellani | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Mazur | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Post | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Barbour | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Korzen | Republican | Yea |
| Lorie Ball | Republican | Yea |
| Louise Andrus | Republican | Yea |
| Marc Tremblay | Republican | Yea |
| Margaret Drye | Republican | Yea |
| Marie Louise Bjelobrk | Republican | Yea |
| Mark McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Pearson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Proulx | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Warden | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Drew | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Sabourin dit Choinière | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Coker | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matthew Pitaro | Republican | Yea |
| Maureen Mooney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Melissa Litchfield | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Granger | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Moffett | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Vose | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Belcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bordes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Drago | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Ouellet | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Bridle | Republican | Yea |
| Pam Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Terry | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Tudor | Republican | Yea |
| Pete Morency | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Mehegan | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Varney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phyllis Katsakiores | Republican | Yea |
| Pierre Dupont | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Boehm | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond Peeples | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond Plante | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Nalevanko | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Lascelles | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Tripp | Republican | Not Voting |
| Riché Colcombe | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Ladd | Republican | Yea |
| Ricky Devoid | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Mattson | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Harb | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Wherry | Republican | Yea |
| Robley Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Dunn | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Berry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Russell Dumais | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samuel Farrington | Republican | Yea |
| Sayra DeVito | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Bryer | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Durkin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Seth King | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Sirois | Republican | Yea |
| Sheri Minor | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherman Packard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherri Reinfurt | Republican | Yea |
| Skip Rollins | Republican | Yea |
| Sly Karasinski | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Pearson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Bogert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Kesselring | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan DeLemus | Republican | Yea |
| Susan DeRoy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan Porcelli | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Vandecasteele | Republican | Yea |
| Tanya Donnelly | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Gorski | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Roy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Kaczynski | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Mannion | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Dolan | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Mannion | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Ploszaj | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Corcoran | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Toner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valerie McDonnell | Republican | Yea |
| Vanessa Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Vicki Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Walter Spilsbury | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Hemingway | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| Yury Polozov | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 177 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| Democrat | 0 | 152 | 0 | 20 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 178 | 158 | 0 | 51 |
| % of votes cast | 46% | 41% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (387)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick N Long | — | Nay |
| Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière | — | Yea |
| Alexis Simpson | Democrat | Nay |
| Alice Wade | Democrat | Nay |
| Alicia Gregg | Democrat | Nay |
| Alissandra Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Allan Howland | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Knab | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Malone | Democrat | Nay |
| Anita Burroughs | Democrat | Nay |
| Barry Faulkner | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Richards | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bill Bolton | Democrat | Nay |
| Billie Butler | Democrat | Nay |
| Bobbi Boudman | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Sullivan | Democrat | Nay |
| Buzz Scherr | Democrat | Nay |
| Carrie Sorensen | Democrat | Nay |
| Carry Spier | Democrat | Nay |
| Cassandra Levesque | Democrat | Nay |
| Catherine Rombeau | Democrat | Nay |
| Catherine Sofikitis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cathryn Harvey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Charlie St. Clair | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris McAleer | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris Muns | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Christal Lloyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Christine Seibert | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Herbert | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Connie Lane | Democrat | Nay |
| Dale Swanson | Democrat | Nay |
| Dan Bergeron | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Daniel LeClerc | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Daniel Veilleux | Democrat | Nay |
| David Fracht | Democrat | Nay |
| David Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| David Meuse | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Nagel | Democrat | Nay |
| David Paige | Democrat | Nay |
| David Preece | Democrat | Nay |
| Dennis Malloy | Democrat | Nay |
| Dick Ames | Democrat | Nay |
| Dru Fox | Democrat | Nay |
| Efstathia Booras | Democrat | Nay |
| Eileen Kelly | Democrat | Nay |
| Eleana Colby | Democrat | Nay |
| Ellen Read | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ellen Rockmore | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric Gallager | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric Turer | Democrat | Nay |
| Erica de Vries | Democrat | Nay |
| Erik Johnson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Erin Kerwin | Democrat | Nay |
| Fred Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Gaby Grossman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Gilmore | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Woods | Democrat | Nay |
| Geoffrey Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| George Sykes | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Ward | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Heath Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Baldwin | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Raymond | Democrat | Nay |
| Hope Damon | Democrat | Nay |
| James Gruber | Democrat | Nay |
| James MacKay | Democrat | Not Voting |
| James Newsom | Democrat | Nay |
| James Roesener | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Lucas | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Wall | Democrat | Nay |
| Jared Sullivan | Democrat | Nay |
| Jean Jeudy | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Mandelbaum | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jerry Stringham | Democrat | Nay |
| Jessica Grill | Democrat | Nay |
| Jessica LaMontagne | Democrat | Nay |
| Jim Maggiore | Democrat | Nay |
| Jim Snodgrass | Democrat | Nay |
| Jodi Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| John Cloutier | Democrat | Nay |
| John Larochelle | Democrat | Nay |
| John Stone | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jonah Wheeler | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie Gilman | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Ebel | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Hegner | Democrat | Nay |
| Kat McGhee | Democrat | Nay |
| Kate Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Kathy Staub | Democrat | Nay |
| Kris Schultz | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Telerski | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurel Stavis | Democrat | Nay |
| Lee Ann Kluger | Democrat | Nay |
| Lily Foss | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda DiSilvestro | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Harriott-Gathright | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Ryan | Democrat | Nay |
| Loren Foxx | Democrat | Nay |
| Loren Selig | Democrat | Nay |
| Louis Juris | Democrat | Nay |
| Lucius Parshall | Democrat | Nay |
| Lucy Weber | Democrat | Nay |
| Luz Bay | Democrat | Nay |
| Manoj Chourasia | Democrat | Nay |
| Marc Plamondon | Democrat | Nay |
| Marjorie Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mark MacKenzie | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Paige | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Vallone | Democrat | Nay |
| Martin Jack | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Georges | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Hakken-Phillips | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Jane Wallner | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Hicks | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Democrat | Nay |
| Megan Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Merryl Gibbs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Cahill | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Edgar | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Muriel Hall | Democrat | Nay |
| Myles England | Democrat | Nay |
| Nancy Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Ned Raynolds | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicholas Germana | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole Leapley | Democrat | Nay |
| Paige Beauchemin | Democrat | Nay |
| Patricia Cornell | Democrat | Nay |
| Paul Berch | Democrat | Nay |
| Paul Dargie | Democrat | Nay |
| Peggy Balboni | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Bixby | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Leishman | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Lovett | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Petrigno | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Schmidt | Democrat | Nay |
| Philip Jones | Democrat | Nay |
| Ray Newman | Democrat | Nay |
| Rosemarie Rung | Democrat | Nay |
| Russell Muirhead | Democrat | Nay |
| Sallie Fellows | Democrat | Nay |
| Samantha Jacobs | Democrat | Nay |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Democrat | Nay |
| Santosh Salvi | Democrat | Nay |
| Seth Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Grund | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Payeur | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephen Woodcock | Democrat | Nay |
| Sue Newman | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Almy | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Elberger | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Chretien | Democrat | Nay |
| Terri O'Rorke | Democrat | Nay |
| Terry Spahr | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Buco | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Cormen | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Oppel | Democrat | Nay |
| Thomas Schamberg | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Southworth | Democrat | Nay |
| Tim Hartnett | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy Horrigan | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy Soucy | Democrat | Nay |
| Toni Weinstein | Democrat | Nay |
| Tony Caplan | Democrat | Nay |
| Tracy Bricchi | Democrat | Nay |
| Trinidad Tellez | Democrat | Nay |
| Wayne Burton | Democrat | Nay |
| Wayne Pearson | Democrat | Nay |
| Wendy Thomas | Democrat | Nay |
| Will Darby | Democrat | Nay |
| William Dolan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| William Palmer | Democrat | Nay |
| Zoe Manos | Democrat | Nay |
| Aidan Ankarberg | Independent | Not Voting |
| Aboul Khan | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Presa | Republican | Yea |
| Alvin See | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Prout | Republican | Yea |
| Arnold Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Comtois | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ohm | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Lynn | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Cole | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Labrie | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Nadeau | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Seaworth | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Morse | Republican | Not Voting |
| Calvin Beaulier | Republican | Yea |
| Carol McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Catherine Kenny | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Foote | Republican | Yea |
| Charles McMahon | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Melvin | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Claudine Burnham | Republican | Yea |
| Clayton Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Cyril Aures | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Girard | Republican | Nay |
| Dan McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Popovici-Muller | Republican | Yea |
| Darrell Louis | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Love | Republican | Yea |
| David Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| David Milz | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Aylward | Republican | Not Voting |
| Debra DeSimone | Republican | Yea |
| Denis Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Denise DeDe-Poulin | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Mannion | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Pauer | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Thackston | Republican | Yea |
| Dillon Dumont | Republican | Yea |
| Donald McFarlane | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Selby | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas Trottier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Erica Layon | Republican | Yea |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| George Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Aldrich | Republican | Yea |
| Glenn Bailey | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Giasson | Republican | Yea |
| JD Bernardy | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Flanagan | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Creighton | Republican | Yea |
| James Guzofski | Republican | Yea |
| James Qualey | Republican | Yea |
| James Spillane | Republican | Yea |
| James Summers | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Thibault | Republican | Yea |
| James Tierney | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Markell | Republican | Yea |
| Jeanine Notter | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Tenczar | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Slottje | Republican | Yea |
| Jess Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Fedolfi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Kofalt | Republican | Yea |
| Jodi Nelson | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| John Hunt | Republican | Yea |
| John Janigian | Republican | Yea |
| John Leavitt | Republican | Not Voting |
| John MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| John Potucek | Republican | Yea |
| John Schneller | Republican | Yea |
| John Sellers | Republican | Yea |
| John Suiter | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Sytek | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Ulery | Republican | Yea |
| Jose Cambrils | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Guthrie | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Hamblen | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Miles | Republican | Yea |
| Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Republican | Yea |
| Julius Soti | Republican | Yea |
| Karel Crawford | Republican | Nay |
| Katelyn Kuttab | Republican | Yea |
| Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Katy Peternel | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Ammon | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Erf | Republican | Yea |
| Kelley Potenza | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Weyler | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Scully | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Verville | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Rice | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Noble | Republican | Yea |
| Kristine Perez | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Gagne | Republican | Yea |
| Laurence Miner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Len Turcotte | Republican | Yea |
| Lex Berezhny | Republican | Yea |
| Lilli Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Franz | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Gould | Republican | Yea |
| Linda McGrath | Republican | Yea |
| Lino Avellani | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Mazur | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Post | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Barbour | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Korzen | Republican | Yea |
| Lorie Ball | Republican | Yea |
| Louise Andrus | Republican | Yea |
| Marc Tremblay | Republican | Yea |
| Margaret Drye | Republican | Yea |
| Marie Louise Bjelobrk | Republican | Yea |
| Mark McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Pearson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Proulx | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Warden | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Drew | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Coker | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matthew Pitaro | Republican | Yea |
| Maureen Mooney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Melissa Litchfield | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Aron | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Granger | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Moffett | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Vose | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Belcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bordes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Drago | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Ouellet | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Bridle | Republican | Yea |
| Pam Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Terry | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Tudor | Republican | Yea |
| Pete Morency | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Mehegan | Republican | Yea |
| Peter Varney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phyllis Katsakiores | Republican | Yea |
| Pierre Dupont | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Boehm | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond Peeples | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond Plante | Republican | Yea |
| Rich Nalevanko | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Lascelles | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Tripp | Republican | Not Voting |
| Riché Colcombe | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Ladd | Republican | Yea |
| Ricky Devoid | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Mattson | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Harb | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Wherry | Republican | Yea |
| Robley Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Dunn | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Berry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Russell Dumais | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samuel Farrington | Republican | Yea |
| Sayra DeVito | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Bryer | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Durkin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Seth King | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Sirois | Republican | Yea |
| Sheri Minor | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherman Packard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherri Reinfurt | Republican | Yea |
| Skip Rollins | Republican | Yea |
| Sly Karasinski | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Pearson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Bogert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Kesselring | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan DeLemus | Republican | Yea |
| Susan DeRoy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan Porcelli | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Vandecasteele | Republican | Yea |
| Tanya Donnelly | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Gorski | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Roy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Kaczynski | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Walsh | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Mannion | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Dolan | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Mannion | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Ploszaj | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Corcoran | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Toner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valerie McDonnell | Republican | Yea |
| Vanessa Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Vicki Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Walter Spilsbury | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Hemingway | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne MacDonald | Republican | Yea |
| Yury Polozov | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 33% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Nay |
| David Watters | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Democrat | Nay |
| Donovan Fenton | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Long | Democrat | Nay |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Tara Reardon | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Gannon | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Innis | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Abbas | Republican | Yea |
| David Rochefort | Republican | Yea |
| Denise Ricciardi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Howard Pearl | Republican | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Avard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark McConkey | Republican | Yea |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Yea |
| Tim McGough | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Victoria Sullivan | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 35% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (23)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Nay |
| David Watters | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Democrat | Nay |
| Donovan Fenton | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Long | Democrat | Nay |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Tara Reardon | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Gannon | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Innis | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Abbas | Republican | Yea |
| David Rochefort | Republican | Yea |
| Denise Ricciardi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Howard Pearl | Republican | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Avard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark McConkey | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Yea |
| Tim McGough | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Victoria Sullivan | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1374 do?
- (New Title) modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of school district operating documents by school boards.
- Who sponsors HB 1374?
- HB 1374 is sponsored by Pam Brown (Republican), Mary Murphy (Republican), Susan Porcelli (Republican), Riché Colcombe (Republican), Ruth Ward (Republican), Dan McGuire (Republican), Raymond Peeples (Republican), and Mary Ford (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1374?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 02, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 1374?
- Track HB 1374 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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