HB 1824 — relative to school district financial distress.
Last action — Special Order to next order of business (Rep. Damon): MF RC 151-180 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 103
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
Stalled
22% · moderate confidence
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Failed a recorded vote
Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.
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 addresses financial distress in school districts.
This bill relates to the financial challenges faced by school districts. It aims to provide measures or frameworks to address these financial issues.
Summary
relative to school district financial distress.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Special Order to next order of business (Rep. Damon): MF RC 151-180 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 103
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Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
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Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/02/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 82
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==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
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==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 234
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==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 11:30 am GP 234
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 38
Sponsors
- Dick Ames · Cosponsor
- Karen Ebel · Cosponsor
- Eileen Kelly · Cosponsor
- Tony Caplan · Cosponsor
- Hope Damon · Primary
- Tracy Bricchi · Cosponsor
- Dale Girard · Cosponsor
- John Cloutier · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 407 not signed on · 175 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Hope Damon Democrat
Co-sponsors (7)
- Dick Ames Democrat
- Karen Ebel Democrat
- Eileen Kelly Democrat
- Tony Caplan Democrat
- Tracy Bricchi Democrat
- Dale Girard Republican
- John Cloutier Democrat
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.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Failed
151 Yea
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180 Nay
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58 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 0 | 173 | 0 | 32 |
| Democrat | 143 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 145 | 178 | 0 | 58 |
| % of votes cast | 38% | 47% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (381)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Susan C DeLemus | — | Not Voting |
| Thomas L Kaczynski | — | Nay |
| Kimberly A Rice | — | Nay |
| Lisa M Freeman | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Eileen Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleana Colby | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ellen Read | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Julie Gilman | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Ebel | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Hegner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kat McGhee | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathy Staub | Democrat | Yea |
| Kris Schultz | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Telerski | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurel Stavis | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Marjorie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark MacKenzie | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Paige | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Democrat | Yea |
| Megan Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Merryl Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Cahill | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Edgar | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Howard | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Paul Berch | Democrat | Yea |
| Peggy Balboni | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Peter Bixby | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Leishman | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Lovett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Democrat | Yea |
| Santosh Salvi | Democrat | Yea |
| Seth Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Grund | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Payeur | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Toni Weinstein | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Caplan | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy Bricchi | Democrat | Yea |
| Trinidad Tellez | Democrat | Yea |
| Wayne Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Wayne Pearson | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Adam Presa | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alvin See | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew Prout | Republican | Nay |
| Arnold Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Comtois | Republican | Nay |
| Bill Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Bill Ohm | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Lynn | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Cole | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Charles McMahon | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Melvin | Republican | Nay |
| Cindy Bennett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Claudine Burnham | Republican | Nay |
| Clayton Wood | Republican | Nay |
| Cyril Aures | Republican | Nay |
| Dale Girard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dan McGuire | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Popovici-Muller | Republican | Nay |
| Darrell Louis | Republican | Nay |
| David Love | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Lundgren | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Milz | Republican | Nay |
| David Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Deborah Aylward | Republican | Nay |
| Debra DeSimone | Republican | Nay |
| Denis Murphy | Republican | Nay |
| Denise DeDe-Poulin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis Mannion | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Kelley | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Pauer | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Thackston | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| James Creighton | Republican | Nay |
| James Guzofski | Republican | Nay |
| James Qualey | Republican | Nay |
| James Spillane | Republican | Nay |
| James Summers | Republican | Nay |
| James Thibault | Republican | Nay |
| James Tierney | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Osborne | Republican | Nay |
| Jay Markell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeanine Notter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey Tenczar | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Rhodes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Slottje | Republican | Nay |
| Jess Edwards | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Fedolfi | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Kofalt | Republican | Nay |
| Jodi Nelson | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Sweeney | Republican | Nay |
| John Hunt | Republican | Nay |
| John Janigian | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Leavitt | Republican | Nay |
| John MacDonald | Republican | Nay |
| John Potucek | Republican | Nay |
| John Schneller | Republican | Nay |
| John Sellers | Republican | Nay |
| John Suiter | Republican | Nay |
| John Sytek | Republican | Nay |
| Jonathan Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jordan Ulery | Republican | Nay |
| Jose Cambrils | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph Barton | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Guthrie | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Hamblen | Republican | Nay |
| Judy Aron | Republican | Nay |
| Julie Miles | Republican | Nay |
| Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Republican | Nay |
| Julius Soti | Republican | Nay |
| Karel Crawford | Republican | Nay |
| Katelyn Kuttab | Republican | Nay |
| Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Republican | Nay |
| Kathleen Paquette | Republican | Nay |
| Katy Peternel | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Ammon | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Larry Gagne | Republican | Nay |
| Laurence Miner | Republican | Nay |
| Len Turcotte | Republican | Nay |
| Lex Berezhny | Republican | Nay |
| Lilli Walsh | Republican | Nay |
| Linda Franz | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Louise Andrus | Republican | Nay |
| Marc Tremblay | Republican | Nay |
| Margaret Drye | Republican | Nay |
| Marie Louise Bjelobrk | Republican | Nay |
| Mark McLean | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Pearson | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Proulx | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Warden | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mary Ford | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mary Murphy | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Drew | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew Coker | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matthew Pitaro | Republican | Nay |
| Maureen Mooney | Republican | Nay |
| Melissa Litchfield | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Aron | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Granger | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Harrington | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Moffett | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Belcher | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Bordes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Drago | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Ouellet | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Bridle | Republican | Not Voting |
| Pam Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Terry | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Tudor | Republican | Nay |
| Pete Morency | Republican | Not Voting |
| Peter Mehegan | Republican | Nay |
| Peter Varney | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phyllis Katsakiores | Republican | Nay |
| Pierre Dupont | Republican | Nay |
| Ralph Boehm | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond Peeples | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond Plante | Republican | Nay |
| Rich Nalevanko | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Lascelles | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Ross Berry | Republican | Nay |
| Russell Dumais | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samuel Farrington | Republican | Nay |
| Sayra DeVito | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Bryer | Republican | Nay |
| Sean Durkin | Republican | Nay |
| Seth King | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Sirois | Republican | Nay |
| Sheri Minor | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherman Packard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sherri Reinfurt | Republican | Nay |
| Skip Rollins | Republican | Nay |
| Sly Karasinski | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Pearson | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Bogert | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Kesselring | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Smith | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan DeRoy | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Porcelli | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Vandecasteele | Republican | Nay |
| Tanya Donnelly | Republican | Nay |
| Ted Gorski | Republican | Nay |
| Terry Roy | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Walsh | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Mannion | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Dolan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tom Ploszaj | Republican | Nay |
| 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 1824 do?
- relative to school district financial distress.
- Who sponsors HB 1824?
- HB 1824 is sponsored by Dick Ames (Democrat), Karen Ebel (Democrat), Eileen Kelly (Democrat), Tony Caplan (Democrat), Hope Damon (Democrat), Tracy Bricchi (Democrat), Dale Girard (Republican), and John Cloutier (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 1824?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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