New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 653 — enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.

Last action — Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

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Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill allows counties to change the timing of their biennial budgets and adjusts budget committee procedures.

The bill modifies how counties can schedule their biennial budgets and updates the process for forming municipal budget committees. It also changes the appointment timeframe for cooperative school district budget committee members.

Summary

(New Title) enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

114 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 653 now includes more comprehensive provisions regarding the process for establishing and electing members of a municipal budget committee, as well as changes to the timeline for appointing members to a cooperative school district budget committee. Additionally, it allows counties to adjust the timing of their biennial budgets, which could align them better with state elections. These changes matter because they aim to improve local governance and budgeting processes, making it easier for communities to manage their finances in a way that works best for them.

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SB 653 - AS INTRODUCED SESSION 26-3255 07/08 SENATE BILL 653 AN ACT enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets.
SB 653 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE 14May2026...
1797h SESSION 26-3255 07/08 SENATE BILL 653 AN ACT enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.
Election Law and Municipal Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill enables counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets.
Election Law and Municipal Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill:
I.
Modifies the procedure for adopting, rescinding, and electing a municipal budget committee.
II.
Modifies the time frame for the appointment of initial members of a cooperative school district budget committee.
III.
Enables counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets.
SB 653 - AS INTRODUCED 26-3255 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets.
SB 653 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE 14May2026...
1797h 26-3255 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.
1 New Section;
1 Municipal Budget Law;
Budget Committee.
RSA 32:14, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
III.
Voting shall be by official ballot unless the town has not adopted the official ballot, in which case the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots, which shall be used to determine the vote of the town at the annual meeting, and ballots shall be accepted by the moderator for a period of not less than one hour following the completion of discussion on the question.
(a) If budget committee members-at-large are to be appointed by the moderator pursuant to RSA 32:15, II, the wording of the question shall be:
“To assist voters in the prudent appropriation of public funds, shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 32:14 to establish a budget committee consisting of (number) members-at-large who are appointed by the moderator?” (b) If budget committee members-at-large are to be elected with initial members-at-large appointed to one year terms by the moderator pursuant to RSA 32:15, III, the wording of the question shall be:
 “To assist voters in the prudent appropriation of public funds, shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 32:14 to establish a budget committee consisting of (number) members-at-large who are elected, with the initial members appointed to one-year terms by the moderator?” (c) Except for a town or district that uses an official ballot form of meeting under RSA 40:13 or under a charter adopted pursuant to RSA 49-D, if budget committee members-at-large are to be elected with initial members-at-large elected to one-year terms pursuant to RSA 32:15, III, the wording of the question shall be as follows:
“To assist voters in the prudent appropriation of public funds, shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 32:14 to establish a budget committee consisting of (number) members-at-large who are elected, with the initial members elected to one-year terms by the meeting?” (d) For a town or district that uses an official ballot form of meeting under RSA 40:13 or under a charter adopted pursuant to RSA 49-D, if budget committee members-at-large are to be elected with initial members-at-large elected to staggered terms at the next annual meeting pursuant to RSA 32:15, III, the wording of the question shall be as follows:
“To assist voters in the prudent appropriation of public funds, shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 32:14 to establish a budget committee consisting of (number) members-at-large who are elected, with initial members elected at the next annual meeting?” SB 653 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE - Page 2 - 2 Municipal Budget Law;
Adoption.
Amend RSA 32:14, V to read as follows:
V.
A town or district which has adopted this subdivision may rescind its adoption in the manner described in paragraphs II and III, except that the wording of the question shall be:
“Shall we rescind the provisions of RSA 32:14, eliminating the budget committee so that the governing body assumes all budgetary responsibilities for the prudent appropriation of public funds?”.
3 Municipal Budget Law;
Budget Committee Membership.
Amend RSA 32:15, III-IV to read as follows:
III.
If a town or district uses an official ballot form of meeting under RSA 40:13 or under a charter adopted pursuant to RSA 49-D, and the meeting decides members-at-large are to be elected, the meeting shall either elect the initial members-at-large for staggered terms as described in paragraph II at the next annual meeting, or shall authorize the moderator to appoint members-at-large to serve a one-year term until the next annual meeting, as provided in RSA 669:17.
Otherwise, if the meeting decides members-at-large are to be elected, the meeting shall either elect the initial members for one-year terms by means other than by official ballot, or shall authorize the moderator to appoint members to serve until the next annual meeting, as provided in RSA 669:17.
Elections for staggered terms, as described in paragraph II, shall not begin until that next annual meeting, and shall be by official ballot if the municipality has adopted the official ballot system, as set forth in RSA 669 or RSA 671.
A budget committee shall be deemed duly constituted and able to conduct business once a quorum of its elected or appointed members-at-large have been sworn into office.
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A town or district which has adopted this subdivision may vote at any subsequent annual meeting to change the number or manner of selection of its members-at-large.
No such change shall take effect until the annual meeting following the meeting at which the change was adopted.
Currently elected or appointed members-at-large shall continue to serve until the end of their current term.
(a) To change the number of members-at-large, the wording of the question shall be:
“Shall we change the number of budget committee members-at-large from (number) to (number)?” (b) To change the manner of selection of members-at-large, the wording of the question shall be:
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“Shall we change the manner of selection of budget committee members- at-large from (“appointed by moderator” or “elected by voters”) to (“elected by voters” or “appointed by moderator”)?” 4 Cooperative School Districts;
Budget Committee.
Amend RSA 195:12-a, I to read as follows:
I.
A cooperative school district at an annual meeting, under a proper article in the warrant, may vote to establish a budget committee pursuant to RSA 32:14 and may rescind such action in a like manner.
The budget committee shall have the same number of members as the cooperative SB 653 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE - Page 3 - district school board plus one additional member from the school board as provided in this paragraph.
The terms of office and manner of election of members shall be determined in the same manner as for the cooperative school board.
Whenever it is voted to establish a budget committee, the moderator in the first instance shall appoint the members of the budget committee, except for the additional member appointed from the school board, within [15] 30 days of the vote establishing the committee.
The members appointed by the moderator shall serve until the next annual meeting when the meeting shall elect their successors.
No member of the cooperative school board shall be appointed or elected to the budget committee except that the chairperson of the cooperative school board shall appoint a member of the board to serve on the budget committee in an ex-officio, non- voting capacity.
After appointment or election, the budget committee shall promptly organize and choose a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary.
The secretary shall keep records of the proceedings of the budget committee, which shall be public records open to public inspection.
5 New Section;
The question shall be put to the voters  at the November state election and shall read as follows:
The question shall be put to the voters at the November state election and shall read as follows:
"Shall NAME OF COUNTY move to a biennial budget cycle starting in the year YEAR NUMBER?" 2 Effective Date.
"Shall NAME OF COUNTY move to a biennial budget cycle starting in the year YEAR NUMBER?" 6 Repeal.
RSA 32:14, IV, relative to procedure if the vote is favorable, is repealed.
7 Effective Date.
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies procedures for adopting and electing a municipal budget committee, changes the timeframe for cooperative school district budget committee appointments, and allows counties to adjust the timing of their biennial budgets.

  • RSA 32:14, III

    Voting shall be by ballot, but the question shall not be placed on the official ballot used to elect officers. → Voting shall be by official ballot unless the town has not adopted the official ballot, in which case the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots, which shall be used to determine the vote of the town at the annual meeting, and ballots shall be accepted by the moderator for a period of not less than one hour following the completion of discussion on the question.

    This change allows voting to be conducted by special ballots if the official ballot is not adopted, and requires a minimum voting period after discussion.

  • RSA 32:14, V

    A town or district which has adopted this subdivision may rescind its adoption in the manner described in paragraphs II and III. → A town or district which has adopted this subdivision may rescind its adoption in the manner described in paragraphs II and III, except that the wording of the question shall be: 'Shall we rescind the provisions of RSA 32:14, eliminating the budget committee so that the governing body assumes all budgetary responsibilities for the prudent appropriation of public funds?'

    This change specifies the exact wording required for a vote to rescind the budget committee.

  • RSA 32:15, III

    If the meeting decides members-at-large are to be elected, the meeting shall either elect the initial members for one-year terms by means other than by official ballot, or shall authorize the moderator to appoint members to serve until the next annual meeting, as provided in RSA 669:17. → If a town or district uses an official ballot form of meeting under RSA 40:13 or under a charter adopted pursuant to RSA 49-D, and the meeting decides members-at-large are to be elected, the meeting shall either elect the initial members-at-large for staggered terms as described in paragraph II at the next annual meeting, or shall authorize the moderator to appoint members-at-large to serve a one-year term until the next annual meeting, as provided in RSA 669:17.

    This change clarifies the process for electing initial budget committee members in towns or districts using an official ballot form of meeting.

  • RSA 32:15, IV

    A town or district which has adopted this subdivision may vote at any subsequent annual meeting to change the number or manner of selection of its members-at-large. → A town or district which has adopted this subdivision may vote at any subsequent annual meeting to change the number or manner of selection of its members-at-large. No such change shall take effect until the annual meeting following the meeting at which the change was adopted. Currently elected or appointed members-at-large shall continue to serve until the end of their current term.

    This change establishes that currently serving members will remain in office until the completion of their term when changes to member selection are made.

  • RSA 195:12-a, I

    The members appointed by the moderator shall serve until the next annual meeting when the meeting shall elect their successors. → The members appointed by the moderator shall serve until the next annual meeting when the meeting shall elect their successors. No member of the cooperative school board shall be appointed or elected to the budget committee except that the chairperson of the cooperative school board shall appoint a member of the board to serve on the budget committee in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity.

    This change clarifies the appointment and election process for budget committee members in cooperative school districts.

  • RSA 195:12-a, I

    [15] → 30

    This change extends the time for appointing members of the cooperative school district's budget committee from 15 to 30 days.

  • RSA 32

    32:27 Procedure for Fiscal Year Change. I. Upon an affirmative vote of a majority of county voters, a county may move the biennial budget to the off year of the state election. Putting the question on the ballot shall require a vote in the affirmative by a majority of the county commissioners. Said vote shall happen no later than the September 1 before the state elections.

    This addition allows counties to move their biennial budget cycle to align with state election years.

Action History

  1. Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13

  2. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1797h: MA RC 167-146 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  3. Amendment # 2026-1797h (NT): AA RC 164-145 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  4. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  5. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1797h (NT) 05/05/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 19 P. 28

  6. Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154

  7. Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 11:20 am GP 154

  8. Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 5 P. 127

  9. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4

  10. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6

  11. Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am; SC 5

  12. Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 414 not signed on · 139 voted No

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (414)

414 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Adopt Amendment

Passed 164 Yea · 145 Nay · 81 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1551049
Democrat 0137030
Unaffiliated 6201
Independent 0001
Total 161140081
% of votes cast 42%37%0%21%
How each member voted (382)
Member Party Vote
Susan C DeLemus — Yea
Thomas L Kaczynski — Yea
Kimberly A Rice — Not Voting
Lisa M Freeman — Yea
Paul P Dargie — Nay
Patrick N Long — Nay
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Yea
Tom D Mannion — Yea
Alexis Simpson Democrat Nay
Alice Wade Democrat Nay
Alicia Gregg Democrat Not Voting
Alissandra Murray Democrat Nay
Allan Howland Democrat Nay
Allison Knab Democrat Nay
Amy Malone Democrat Not Voting
Anita Burroughs Democrat Nay
Barry Faulkner Democrat Nay
Beth Richards Democrat Not Voting
Bill Bolton Democrat Not Voting
Billie Butler Democrat Not Voting
Bobbi Boudman Democrat Nay
Brian Sullivan Democrat Nay
Buzz Scherr Democrat Not Voting
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
Chris McAleer Democrat Nay
Chris Muns Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Daniel Veilleux Democrat Nay
David Fracht Democrat Nay
David Luneau Democrat Nay
David Meuse Democrat Nay
David Nagel Democrat Nay
David Paige Democrat Nay
David Preece Democrat Not Voting
Dennis Malloy Democrat Nay
Dick Ames Democrat Nay
Dru Fox Democrat Nay
Efstathia Booras Democrat Not Voting
Eileen Kelly Democrat Nay
Eleana Colby Democrat Nay
Ellen Read Democrat Nay
Ellen Rockmore Democrat Nay
Eric Gallager Democrat Nay
Eric Turer Democrat Nay
Erica de Vries Democrat Nay
Erik Johnson Democrat Nay
Erin Kerwin Democrat Nay
Fred Davis Democrat Nay
Gaby Grossman Democrat Not Voting
Gary Gilmore Democrat Not Voting
Gary Woods Democrat Nay
Geoffrey Smith Democrat Nay
George Sykes Democrat Nay
Gerald Ward Democrat Nay
Gregory Sargent Democrat Nay
Heath Howard Democrat Nay
Heather Baldwin Democrat Not Voting
Heather Raymond Democrat Nay
Hope Damon Democrat Nay
James Gruber Democrat Nay
James MacKay Democrat Not Voting
James Newsom Democrat Nay
James Roesener Democrat Not Voting
Janet Lucas Democrat Nay
Janet Wall Democrat Nay
Jared Sullivan Democrat Nay
Jean Jeudy Democrat Not Voting
Jennifer Mandelbaum Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
Julie Gilman Democrat Not Voting
Karen Ebel Democrat Nay
Karen Hegner Democrat Nay
Kat McGhee Democrat Nay
Kathy Staub Democrat Nay
Kris Schultz Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Thomas Buco Democrat Not Voting
Thomas Cormen Democrat Nay
Thomas Schamberg Democrat Nay
Thomas Southworth Democrat Nay
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Nay
Timothy Soucy Democrat Nay
Toni Weinstein Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
Barbara Comtois Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Dan McGuire Republican Yea
Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican Yea
Darrell Louis Republican Yea
David Love Republican Yea
David Lundgren Republican Not Voting
David Milz Republican Yea
David Walker Republican Yea
Deborah Aylward Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Yea
Denis Murphy Republican Yea
Denise DeDe-Poulin Republican Not Voting
Dennis Mannion Republican Yea
Diane Kelley Republican Yea
Diane Pauer Republican Yea
Dick Thackston Republican Not Voting
Dillon Dumont Republican Yea
Donald McFarlane Republican Not Voting
Donald Selby Republican Yea
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
Douglas Trottier Republican Not Voting
Erica Layon Republican Yea
Ernesto Gonzalez Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
James Guzofski Republican Yea
James Qualey Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Yea
James Summers Republican Yea
James Thibault Republican Yea
James Tierney Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Jodi Nelson Republican Not Voting
Joe Alexander Republican Yea
Joe Sweeney Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Yea
John Janigian Republican Yea
John Leavitt Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
Joseph Barton Republican Not Voting
Joseph Guthrie Republican Not Voting
Joseph Hamblen Republican Yea
Judy Aron Republican Yea
Julie Miles Republican Yea
Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican Yea
Julius Soti Republican Yea
Karel Crawford Republican Not Voting
Katelyn Kuttab Republican Not Voting
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien Republican Yea
Kathleen Paquette Republican Yea
Katy Peternel Republican Yea
Keith Ammon Republican Not Voting
Keith Erf Republican Yea
Kelley Potenza Republican Yea
Kenneth Weyler Republican Yea
Kevin Scully Republican Not Voting
Kevin Verville Republican Not Voting
Kristin Noble Republican Yea
Kristine Perez Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Yea
Laurence Miner Republican Yea
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 Mazur Republican Yea
Lisa Post Republican Yea
Liz Barbour Republican Yea
Lori Korzen Republican Yea
Lorie Ball Republican Not Voting
Louise Andrus Republican Nay
Marc Tremblay Republican Yea
Margaret Drye Republican Yea
Marie Louise Bjelobrk Republican Yea
Mark McLean Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Yea
Mark Proulx Republican Yea
Mark Warden Republican Yea
Mary Ford Republican Yea
Mary Murphy Republican Yea
Matt Drew Republican Yea
Matthew Coker Republican Yea
Matthew Pitaro Republican Yea
Maureen Mooney Republican Yea
Melissa Litchfield Republican Yea
Michael Aron Republican Yea
Michael Granger Republican Not Voting
Michael Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Moffett Republican Yea
Mike Belcher Republican Yea
Mike Bordes Republican Not Voting
Mike Drago Republican Yea
Mike Ouellet Republican Not Voting
Nicholas Bridle Republican Yea
Pam Brown Republican Yea
Paul Terry Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Raymond Plante Republican Yea
Rich Nalevanko Republican Yea
Richard Brown Republican Not Voting
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Yea
Riché Colcombe Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Yea
Ricky Devoid Republican Yea
Rita Mattson Republican Yea
Robert Harb Republican Not Voting
Robert Wherry Republican Yea
Robley Hall Republican Not Voting
Ron Dunn Republican Yea
Ross Berry Republican Yea
Russell Dumais Republican Not Voting
Samuel Farrington Republican Yea
Sayra DeVito Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Steven Bogert Republican Not Voting
Steven Kesselring Republican Yea
Steven Smith Republican Not Voting
Susan DeRoy Republican Yea
Susan Porcelli Republican Yea
Susan Vandecasteele Republican Not Voting
Tanya Donnelly Republican Yea
Ted Gorski Republican Yea
Terry Roy Republican Not Voting
Thomas Walsh Republican Yea
Tim Mannion Republican Not Voting
Tom Dolan Republican Not Voting
Tom Ploszaj Republican Yea
Travis Corcoran Republican Not Voting
Travis Toner Republican Yea
Valerie McDonnell Republican Not Voting
Vanessa Sheehan Republican Yea
Vicki Wilson Republican Not Voting
Walter Spilsbury Republican Yea
Wayne Hemingway Republican Yea
Wayne MacDonald Republican Yea
Yury Polozov Republican Yea

Official roll call →

OTPA

Passed 167 Yea · 146 Nay · 77 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1581046
Democrat 0138029
Unaffiliated 6201
Independent 0001
Total 164141077
% of votes cast 43%37%0%20%
How each member voted (382)
Member Party Vote
Susan C DeLemus — Yea
Thomas L Kaczynski — Yea
Kimberly A Rice — Not Voting
Lisa M Freeman — Yea
Paul P Dargie — Nay
Patrick N Long — Nay
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Yea
Tom D Mannion — Yea
Alexis Simpson Democrat Nay
Alice Wade Democrat Nay
Alicia Gregg Democrat Not Voting
Alissandra Murray Democrat Nay
Allan Howland Democrat Nay
Allison Knab Democrat Nay
Amy Malone Democrat Not Voting
Anita Burroughs Democrat Nay
Barry Faulkner Democrat Nay
Beth Richards Democrat Not Voting
Bill Bolton Democrat Not Voting
Billie Butler Democrat Not Voting
Bobbi Boudman Democrat Nay
Brian Sullivan Democrat Nay
Buzz Scherr Democrat Not Voting
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
Chris McAleer Democrat Nay
Chris Muns Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Daniel Veilleux Democrat Nay
David Fracht Democrat Nay
David Luneau Democrat Nay
David Meuse Democrat Nay
David Nagel Democrat Nay
David Paige Democrat Nay
David Preece Democrat Not Voting
Dennis Malloy Democrat Nay
Dick Ames Democrat Nay
Dru Fox Democrat Nay
Efstathia Booras Democrat Not Voting
Eileen Kelly Democrat Nay
Eleana Colby Democrat Nay
Ellen Read Democrat Nay
Ellen Rockmore Democrat Nay
Eric Gallager Democrat Nay
Eric Turer Democrat Nay
Erica de Vries Democrat Nay
Erik Johnson Democrat Nay
Erin Kerwin Democrat Nay
Fred Davis Democrat Nay
Gaby Grossman Democrat Not Voting
Gary Gilmore Democrat Not Voting
Gary Woods Democrat Nay
Geoffrey Smith Democrat Nay
George Sykes Democrat Nay
Gerald Ward Democrat Nay
Gregory Sargent Democrat Nay
Heath Howard Democrat Nay
Heather Baldwin Democrat Not Voting
Heather Raymond Democrat Nay
Hope Damon Democrat Nay
James Gruber Democrat Nay
James MacKay Democrat Not Voting
James Newsom Democrat Nay
James Roesener Democrat Not Voting
Janet Lucas Democrat Nay
Janet Wall Democrat Nay
Jared Sullivan Democrat Nay
Jean Jeudy Democrat Not Voting
Jennifer Mandelbaum Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
Karen Ebel Democrat Nay
Karen Hegner Democrat Nay
Kat McGhee Democrat Nay
Kathy Staub Democrat Nay
Kris Schultz Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Thomas Buco Democrat Not Voting
Thomas Cormen Democrat Nay
Thomas Schamberg Democrat Nay
Thomas Southworth Democrat Nay
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Nay
Timothy Soucy Democrat Nay
Toni Weinstein Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
William Palmer Democrat Nay
Zoe Manos Democrat Nay
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Aboul Khan Republican Yea
Adam Presa Republican Yea
Alvin See Republican Yea
Andrew Prout Republican Yea
Arnold Davis Republican Not Voting
Barbara Comtois Republican Not Voting
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
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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 Yea
Dan McGuire Republican Yea
Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican Yea
Darrell Louis Republican Yea
David Love Republican Yea
David Lundgren Republican Not Voting
David Milz Republican Yea
David Walker Republican Yea
Deborah Aylward Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Yea
Denis Murphy Republican Yea
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Dennis Mannion Republican Yea
Diane Kelley Republican Yea
Diane Pauer Republican Yea
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Dillon Dumont Republican Yea
Donald McFarlane Republican Not Voting
Donald Selby Republican Yea
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
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Erica Layon Republican Yea
Ernesto Gonzalez Republican Not Voting
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
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James Guzofski Republican Yea
James Qualey Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Yea
James Summers Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
Jodi Nelson Republican Not Voting
Joe Alexander Republican Yea
Joe Sweeney Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Yea
John Janigian Republican Yea
John Leavitt Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
Joseph Barton Republican Not Voting
Joseph Guthrie Republican Not Voting
Joseph Hamblen Republican Yea
Judy Aron Republican Yea
Julie Miles Republican Yea
Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican Yea
Julius Soti Republican Yea
Karel Crawford Republican Not Voting
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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 Not Voting
Kevin Verville Republican Not Voting
Kristin Noble Republican Yea
Kristine Perez Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Yea
Laurence Miner Republican Yea
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 Mazur Republican Yea
Lisa Post Republican Yea
Liz Barbour Republican Yea
Lori Korzen Republican Yea
Lorie Ball Republican Not Voting
Louise Andrus Republican Nay
Marc Tremblay Republican Yea
Margaret Drye Republican Yea
Marie Louise Bjelobrk Republican Yea
Mark McLean Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Yea
Mark Proulx Republican Yea
Mark Warden Republican Yea
Mary Ford Republican Yea
Mary Murphy Republican Yea
Matt Drew Republican Yea
Matthew Coker Republican Yea
Matthew Pitaro Republican Yea
Maureen Mooney Republican Yea
Melissa Litchfield Republican Yea
Michael Aron Republican Yea
Michael Granger Republican Not Voting
Michael Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Moffett Republican Yea
Mike Belcher Republican Yea
Mike Bordes Republican Not Voting
Mike Drago Republican Yea
Mike Ouellet Republican Not Voting
Nicholas Bridle Republican Yea
Pam Brown Republican Yea
Paul Terry Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Raymond Plante Republican Yea
Rich Nalevanko Republican Yea
Richard Brown Republican Not Voting
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Yea
Riché Colcombe Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Yea
Ricky Devoid Republican Yea
Rita Mattson Republican Yea
Robert Harb Republican Not Voting
Robert Wherry Republican Yea
Robley Hall Republican Not Voting
Ron Dunn Republican Yea
Ross Berry Republican Yea
Russell Dumais Republican Not Voting
Samuel Farrington Republican Yea
Sayra DeVito Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Steven Bogert Republican Not Voting
Steven Kesselring Republican Yea
Steven Smith Republican Not Voting
Susan DeRoy Republican Yea
Susan Porcelli Republican Yea
Susan Vandecasteele Republican Not Voting
Tanya Donnelly Republican Yea
Ted Gorski Republican Yea
Terry Roy Republican Not Voting
Thomas Walsh Republican Yea
Tim Mannion Republican Not Voting
Tom Dolan Republican Not Voting
Tom Ploszaj Republican Yea
Travis Corcoran Republican Not Voting
Travis Toner Republican Yea
Valerie McDonnell Republican Not Voting
Vanessa Sheehan Republican Yea
Vicki Wilson Republican Yea
Walter Spilsbury Republican Yea
Wayne Hemingway Republican Yea
Wayne MacDonald Republican Yea
Yury Polozov Republican Yea

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What does SB 653 do?
(New Title) enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.
Who sponsors SB 653?
SB 653 is sponsored by Timothy Lang (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 653?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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