New Hampshire 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 23 — legalizing firecrackers.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 06/02/2017; Chapter 0079; Effective 06/02/2017

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 06/02/2017; Chapter 0079; Effective 06/02/2017

  2. Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26

  3. Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16

  4. Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15

  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment 0884h: MA RC 229-117 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 16

  6. Amendment # 2017-0884h: AA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 16

  7. Removed from Consent (Rep. Knirk) 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 2

  8. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0884h for 04/20/2017 (Vote 17-3; CC) HC 20 P. 4

  9. Executive Session: 03/22/2017 01:00 PM LOB 204

  10. Public Hearing: 03/15/2017 10:00 AM LOB 204

  11. Introduced 02/16/2017 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 8 P. 44

  12. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/09/2017; SJ 5

  13. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/09/2017; SC 9

  14. Hearing: 01/17/2017, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 6

  15. To Be Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 4

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 415 not signed on · 105 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (415)

415 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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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Votes

OTPA

Passed 229 Yea · 117 Nay · 42 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17089032
Democrat 132505
Republican 44205
Total 227116042
% of votes cast 59%30%0%11%
How each member voted (385)
Member Party Vote
Shawn N. Jasper — Not Voting
Sharon Nordgren — Nay
Daniel C. Itse — Yea
Steve D. Hellwig — Yea
Chip L. Rice — Nay
Gary S. Azarian — Yea
Virginia O'Brien Irwin — Nay
Ed Comeau — Yea
John Fothergill — Nay
Raymond Howard — Not Voting
Amanda Bouldin — Yea
David Doherty — Nay
Rebecca McBeath — Not Voting
Rio H. Tilton — Yea
Dennis Green — Yea
Allison Nutting — Nay
Tamara Le — Yea
Troy Merner — Yea
Dan Hynes — Yea
Charlie Burns — Yea
Paul Somero — Not Voting
Jerry Knirk — Nay
Joseph Stallcop — Yea
Edith Tucker — Nay
Skip Cleaver — Nay
Timothy Fontneau — Yea
Donna Ellis — Yea
Sherry Frost — Nay
Amanda Gourgue — Yea
Chuck Grassie — Nay
Anne Copp — Not Voting
Jessica Ayala — Yea
Alan J. Turcotte — Nay
Alfred P. Baldasaro — Yea
Allen W. Cook — Yea
Amelia Keane — Yea
Andrew A. White — Not Voting
Andrew Renzullo — Yea
Anthony J. Pellegrino — Yea
Armand D. Forest — Not Voting
Arthur E. Barnes — Not Voting
Barbara Biggie — Yea
Barbara E. Shaw — Yea
Barbara J. Griffin — Nay
Bart Fromuth — Yea
Benjamin C. Baroody — Yea
Beth Rodd — Yea
Betsey M. Farnham — Nay
Betsy McKinney — Yea
Betty I. Gay — Nay
Bill G. Nelson — Nay
Bill Kuch — Yea
Bing Judd — Yea
Bob Rimol — Yea
Bonnie D. Ham — Not Voting
Brad Bailey — Yea
Brandon Phinney — Not Voting
Brenda Willis — Nay
Brian J. Stone — Yea
Brian K. Chirichiello — Yea
Bruce L. Tatro — Not Voting
Caleb Q. Dyer — Yea
Carl W. Seidel — Yea
Carol R. Roberts — Nay
Caroletta C. Alicea — Yea
Carolyn Halstead — Yea
Carolyn L. Matthews — Nay
Carolyn M. Gargasz — Not Voting
Catt Sandler — Nay
Charlotte I. DiLorenzo — Nay
Chris Christensen — Yea
Chris True — Yea
Christy D. Bartlett — Nay
Claire A. Rouillard — Yea
Clyde J. Carson — Nay
Connie Van Houten — Nay
Craig C. Moore — Not Voting
Dale R. Sprague — Not Voting
Daniel A. Donovan — Nay
Daniel A. Eaton — Yea
Daniel J. Sullivan — Yea
Dave Testerman — Yea
David A. Welch — Yea
David E. Cote — Nay
David J. Danielson — Yea
David K. Murotake — Yea
David Lisle — Nay
David M. Bates — Yea
David O. Huot — Nay
David R. Meader — Nay
David W. Binford — Yea
David W. Pierce — Nay
David Woolpert — Nay
Delmar D. Burridge — Yea
Dennis H. Fields — Yea
Dianne E. Schuett — Nay
Dick W. Patten — Yea
Donald L. LeBrun — Nay
Douglas A. Ley — Nay
Douglas B. Long — Nay
Duane R. Brown — Yea
Edward A. Butler — Nay
Elizabeth Edwards — Yea
Elizabeth Ferreira — Yea
Eric I. Schleien — Not Voting
Erin T. Hennessey — Yea
Francis G. Chase — Yea
Francis Gauthier — Yea
Frank A. Byron — Yea
Frank H. McCarthy — Yea
Frank R. Kotowski — Nay
Frank V. Sapareto — Yea
Franklin W. Sterling — Yea
Fred Doucette — Yea
Gary S. Hopper — Yea
Gene G. Chandler — Yea
Gladys Johnsen — Nay
Glen Dickey — Yea
Glenn Cordelli — Yea
Gregory G. Smith — Nay
Hamilton R. Krans — Nay
Henry A. L. Parkhurst — Nay
Henry A. Marsh — Yea
Herbert D. Richardson — Nay
Herbert R. Vadney — Yea
Howard M. Moffett — Nay
Ivy C. Vann — Yea
J. Tracy Emerick — Yea
J.R. Hoell — Yea
Jacalyn L. Cilley — Nay
Jacqueline A. Cali-Pitts — Nay
James C. Webb — Yea
James F. Horgan — Yea
James L. Grenier — Yea
James P. Belanger — Yea
James W. McConnell — Yea
Jane E. Beaulieu — Nay
Janice E. Schmidt — Nay
Jason A. Janvrin — Yea
Jeffrey C. Salloway — Nay
Jeffrey P. Goley — Yea
Jesse J. Martineau — Not Voting
Jim Nasser — Yea
Jody L. McNally — Yea
Joel Elber — Yea
Joelle Martin — Nay
John A. Burt — Yea
John A. Graham — Yea
John A. Mullen — Yea
John Bordenet — Nay
John E. Mann — Nay
John E. O'Day — Yea
John F. Klose — Yea
John J. Manning — Yea
John J. O'Connor — Yea
John J. Valera — Yea
John Joseph Carr — Yea
John Lewicke — Yea
John R. Plumer — Yea
John T. O'Connor — Yea
Jonathan F. Manley — Nay
Joseph A. Pitre — Yea
Joseph M. Hagan — Yea
Josh Moore — Yea
Judith T. Spang — Nay
Karen C. Umberger — Yea
Katherine D. Rogers — Nay
Kathleen F. Souza — Yea
Kathleen M. Hoelzel — Yea
Kenneth N. Gidge — Nay
Kenneth S. Vincent — Not Voting
Kermit R. Williams — Nay
Kevin G. Maes — Nay
Kimberly A. Rice — Yea
Kurt F. Wuelper — Yea
Larry L. Laflamme — Yea
Latha D. Mangipudi — Nay
Laura C. Pantelakos — Nay
Laurie J. Sanborn — Yea
Lee Walker Oxenham — Not Voting
Linda A. Massimilla — Yea
Linda B. Kenison — Nay
Linda L. Tanner — Nay
Linn Opderbecke — Yea
Lisa M. Freeman — Yea
Lynne M. Ober — Yea
Marc Abear — Yea
Marjorie A. Porter — Nay
Marjorie J. Shepardson — Yea
Mark L. Proulx — Yea
Martin N. Bove — Yea
Mary Beth Walz — Not Voting
Mary C. Freitas — Nay
Mary E. Griffin — Yea
Mary Heath — Nay
Mary Jane Mulligan — Nay
Mary M. Allen — Yea
Mary Stuart Gile — Nay
Matthew Scruton — Nay
Matthew Spencer — Yea
Mel Myler — Not Voting
Michael A. Brewster — Yea
Michael B. O'Brien — Yea
Michael Costable — Yea
Michael D. Abbott — Yea
Michael J. Sylvia — Yea
Michael J.. McCarthy — Yea
Mindi F. Messmer — Nay
Natalie J. Wells — Yea
Neal M. Kurk — Yea
Nick Zaricki — Yea
Norman L. Major — Yea
Norman Silber — Not Voting
Pamela S. Gordon — Not Voting
Patricia A. Dowling — Nay
Patricia C. Higgins — Nay
Patricia S. Klee — Nay
Patricia T. Lovejoy — Yea
Paul J. Henle — Nay
Paula Francese — Nay
Peter E. Torosian — Yea
Peter F. Somssich — Nay
Peter J. Spanos — Yea
Peter T. Hansen — Yea
Philip W. Bean — Nay
Polly Kent Campion — Nay
Raymond G. Gagnon — Nay
Reed A. Panasiti — Yea
Richard D. McNamara — Nay
Richard E. Gordon — Yea
Richard M. Abel — Nay
Richard Marple — Yea
Richard O'Leary — Yea
Richard W. Barry — Yea
Richard W. Hinch — Yea
Rick Christie — Yea
Robert A. Backus — Yea
Robert Hull — Yea
Robert J. Elliott — Yea
Robert J. L'Heureux — Not Voting
Robert L. Nigrello — Yea
Robert L. Theberge — Yea
Robert M. Fesh — Yea
Robert M. Walsh — Nay
Robert Renny Cushing — Yea
Robert V. Graham — Yea
Roger R. Berube — Yea
Roger W. Dontonville — Not Voting
Russell T. Ober — Yea
Ryan D. Smith — Yea
Sandra B. Keans — Yea
Scott Wallace — Yea
Sean D. Morrison — Yea
Shannon E. Chandley — Not Voting
Skip Berrien — Nay
Skylar Boutin — Yea
Stephen Darrow — Yea
Stephen J. Schmidt — Yea
Stephen J. Shurtleff — Nay
Steve Negron — Yea
Steven J. Woitkun — Not Voting
Steven P. Beaudoin — Yea
Steven Rand — Yea
Susan GS Treleaven — Nay
Suzanne H. Gottling — Yea
Suzanne Harvey — Nay
Suzanne J. Smith — Nay
Terry M. Wolf — Yea
Terry M. Wolf — Yea
Thomas Katsiantonis — Not Voting
Thomas L. Kaczynski — Yea
Thomas W. Laware — Yea
Tiffany Johnson — Yea
Timothy J. Smith — Not Voting
Timothy Josephson — Nay
Timothy L. Twombly — Yea
Timothy P. Lang — Yea
Travis Bennett — Yea
Valerie Fraser — Not Voting
Vicki Schwaegler — Not Voting
Victoria L. Sullivan — Yea
Walter Kolodziej — Yea
Wayne T. Moynihan — Yea
Werner D. Horn — Yea
William A. Hatch — Nay
William A. Pearson — Yea
William G. Friel — Not Voting
William J. O'Neil — Not Voting
William M. Marsh — Nay
Yvonne D. Thomas — Nay
Yvonne M. Dean-Bailey — Yea
Barry Faulkner Democrat Nay
Beth Richards Democrat Nay
Catherine Sofikitis Democrat Nay
Cathryn Harvey Democrat Nay
Christopher Herbert Democrat Not Voting
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Nay
David Luneau Democrat Nay
Debra Altschiller Democrat Nay
Dennis Malloy Democrat Yea
Dick Ames Democrat Nay
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Ellen Read Democrat Nay
George Sykes Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Ward Democrat Nay
James MacKay Democrat Nay
James MacKay Democrat Yea
Janet Wall Democrat Nay
Jean Jeudy Democrat Yea
John Cloutier Democrat Yea
Julie Gilman Democrat Yea
Karen Ebel Democrat Nay
Kate Murray Democrat Nay
Linda DiSilvestro Democrat Yea
Lucy Weber Democrat Nay
Marjorie Smith Democrat Nay
Mark MacKenzie Democrat Not Voting
Martin Jack Democrat Nay
Mary Jane Wallner Democrat Not Voting
Michael Cahill Democrat Nay
Michael Edgar Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Patricia Cornell Democrat Nay
Paul Berch Democrat Nay
Peter Bixby Democrat Yea
Peter Leishman Democrat Yea
Peter Schmidt Democrat Nay
Sue Newman Democrat Nay
Susan Almy Democrat Nay
Thomas Buco Democrat Nay
Thomas Southworth Democrat Nay
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Yea
Timothy Soucy Democrat Yea
Wayne Burton Democrat Not Voting
Aboul Khan Republican Not Voting
Andrew Prout Republican Yea
Barbara Comtois Republican Not Voting
Bill Ohm Republican Not Voting
Brian Seaworth Republican Yea
Carol McGuire Republican Yea
Charles McMahon Republican Yea
David Lundgren Republican Yea
David Milz Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Yea
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
Gerald Griffin Republican Yea
Glen Aldrich Republican Yea
Gregory Hill Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Not Voting
Jason Osborne Republican Yea
Jeanine Notter Republican Yea
Jess Edwards Republican Yea
Jim Fedolfi Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Yea
John Janigian Republican Yea
John Leavitt Republican Nay
John Sytek Republican Yea
Jordan Ulery Republican Yea
Joseph Guthrie Republican Nay
Karel Crawford Republican Yea
Keith Ammon Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kenneth Weyler Republican Yea
Kevin Scully Republican Yea
Kevin Verville Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Yea
Len Turcotte Republican Yea
Linda Gould Republican Yea
Lino Avellani Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Yea
Michael Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Moffett Republican Yea
Michael Vose Republican Yea
Peter Varney Republican Yea
Phyllis Katsakiores Republican Yea
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Not Voting
Seth King Republican Yea
Sherman Packard Republican Yea
Skip Rollins Republican Yea
Steven Smith Republican Yea
Thomas Walsh Republican Yea

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