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CACR 22

relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Legislative Administration · CACR

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Status	HOUSE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	3/5/2026
LSR number	2471
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H12

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Where it stands

Died when the session ended

1 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.

The bill was set aside during the session and never taken back up, so it died when the session ended.

Sponsors

Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33, DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18, Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32, Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33, Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43, Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19, Potucek, John(R) Rock 13, Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.

What happened

Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.

• January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration
• January 22, 2026Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 02:15 pm GP 234
• January 29, 2026Executive Session: 01/29/2026 10:00 am GP 234
• February 2, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 7-4; RC)
• February 2, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
• March 5, 2026Lay CACR22 on Table (Rep. Hill): MA RC 175-153 03/05/2026
• March 11, 2026Remove from Table (Rep. H. Howard): MF DV 100-230 03/11/2026
• August 19, 2026Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026

Votes

Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.

Lay on Table

March 5, 2026 · House · 175–153, failed

A majority voted yes, but this needed 240 (three fifths of the entire 400-member membership) and fell 65 short.

Votes by party

Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	166	11	1	28	9
Democrat	9	142	0	15	10
Independent	0	0	0	0	1
Total	175	153	1	43	20

Yes — 175

• Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
• Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
• Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
• Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
• Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
• Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
• Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
• Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
• Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
• Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
• Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
• Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
• Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
• Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
• Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
• Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
• Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
• Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
• Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
• Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
• Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
• Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
• Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
• Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
• Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
• Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
• Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
• Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
• Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
• Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
• Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
• Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
• Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
• DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
• DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
• DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
• DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
• Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
• Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
• Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
• Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
• Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
• Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
• Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
• Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
• Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
• Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
• Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
• Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
• Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
• Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
• Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
• Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
• Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
• Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
• Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
• Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
• Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
• Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
• Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
• Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
• Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
• Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
• Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
• Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
• Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
• Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
• Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
• Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
• Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
• Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
• Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
• Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
• Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
• Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
• Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
• Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
• King, Seth(R) Coos 4
• Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
• Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
• Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
• Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
• Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
• Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
• Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
• Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
• Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
• Love, David(R) Rock 13
• Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
• Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
• MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
• MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
• Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
• Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
• Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
• Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
• Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
• Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
• McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
• McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
• McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
• McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
• McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
• Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
• Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
• Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
• Milz, David(R) Rock 13
• Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
• Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
• Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
• Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
• Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
• Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
• Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
• Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
• Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
• Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
• Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
• Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
• Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
• Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
• Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
• Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
• Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
• Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
• Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
• Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
• Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
• Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
• Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
• Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
• Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
• Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
• Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
• Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
• Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
• Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
• Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
• Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
• Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
• Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
• Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
• Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
• Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
• Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
• See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
• Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
• Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
• Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
• Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
• Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
• Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
• Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
• Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
• Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
• Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
• Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
• Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
• Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
• Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
• Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
• Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
• Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
• Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
• Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
• Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
• Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
• Walker, David(R) Straf 19
• Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
• Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
• Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
• Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
• Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
• Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
• Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13

No — 153

• Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
• Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
• Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
• Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
• Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
• Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
• Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
• Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
• Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
• Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
• Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
• Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
• Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
• Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
• Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
• Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
• Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
• Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
• Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
• Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
• Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
• Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
• Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
• Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
• Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
• Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
• Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
• Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
• DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
• Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
• Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
• Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
• Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
• Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
• Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
• Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
• Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
• Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
• Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
• Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
• Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
• Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
• Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
• Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
• Grant, George(R) Sull 5
• Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
• Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
• Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
• Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
• Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
• Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
• Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
• Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
• Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
• Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
• Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
• Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
• Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
• Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
• Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
• Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
• Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
• Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
• Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
• Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
• Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
• Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
• LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
• Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
• Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
• LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
• Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
• Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
• Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
• Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
• Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
• Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
• Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
• MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
• Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
• Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
• Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
• Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
• McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
• McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
• Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
• Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
• Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
• Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
• Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
• Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
• Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
• Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
• Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
• Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
• O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
• Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
• Paige, David(D) Carr 1
• Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
• Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
• Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
• Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
• Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
• Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
• Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
• Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
• Preece, David(D) Hills 17
• Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
• Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
• Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
• Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
• Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
• Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
• Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
• Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
• Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
• Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
• Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
• Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
• Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
• Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
• Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
• Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
• Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
• Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
• Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
• Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
• Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
• Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
• Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
• Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
• Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
• Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
• Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
• Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
• Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
• Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
• Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
• Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
• Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
• Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
• Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
• Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
• Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
• Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
• Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
• Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
• Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
• Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
• Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
• Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
• Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
• Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30

Presiding — 1

• Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3

Excused — 43

• Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
• Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
• Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
• Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
• Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
• Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
• DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
• Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
• Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
• England, Myles(D) Straf 12
• Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
• Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
• Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
• Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
• Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
• Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
• Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
• Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
• Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
• McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
• McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
• Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
• Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
• Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
• Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
• Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
• Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
• Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
• Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
• Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
• Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
• Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
• Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
• Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
• Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
• St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
• Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
• Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
• Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
• Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
• Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
• Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
• Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2

Absent — 20

• Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
• Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
• Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
• Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
• Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
• Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
• Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
• Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
• Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
• MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
• Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
• Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
• Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
• Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
• Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
• Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
• Stone, John(D) Straf 12
• Summers, James(R) Rock 20
• Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
• de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29

Remove from Table (Rep. H. Howard)

March 11, 2026 · House · 100–230, failed

Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

Committee reports

Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.

Majority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. Vanessa Sheehan

The majority of the committee believes decoupling legislative pay from the New Hampshire Constitution would begin the process of stripping away our cherished institution of its uniqueness. The committee majority has rarely heard legislator compensation as an issue that is important to voters, and it remains a badge of honor that our legislature is understood to be essentially an all-volunteer citizen legislature that remains a rarity in our times. The majority of the committee feels this first step, if successful, would put the New Hampshire legislature on a path towards fewer, but much higher-salaried, professional legislators just like many other states in our nation. We further believe inviting a new class of professional legislators would sadly create a very high barrier to entry to serve in state-level public office, open only to those with top-notch fundraising skills or the highest levels of socioeconomic status with pockets deep enough to self-fund large campaigns. In other words, it would undermine the diversity of participation we currently possess. Lastly, creating a system of fewer, higher-paid legislators would naturally reduce access for our NH residents as well, as each legislator would hold responsibility for a greater number of constituents. Vote 7-4.

Minority — OUGHT TO PASS

Rep. Alice Wade

This bill would remove from the NH Constitution the provision setting a $200 per term salary for members of the legislature and a $250 per term salary for the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. The amendment does not replace these amounts with any alternative salary figure. As a result, the constitution would no longer prescribe legislative compensation, leaving the matter to be addressed through the legislative and budgetary process, with mileage reimbursement remaining unchanged. The minority of the committee believes that the constitution is not the appropriate place to put budgetary items, and that specific monetary policy should be set by the legislative budget process. This amendment is sponsored by members from both caucuses and is supported by people who believe the legislature should be paid, and those who believe it should not receive any compensation at all. By removing the compensation figures from the constitution, the amendment allows a full and open debate on legislative pay without guaranteeing any policy outcome in advance. For these reasons, the minority of the committee supports overturning the ITL motion, so an ought to pass motion may be made.

Hearings and recordings

Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.

• January 22, 2026 at 14:15Legislative Administration public hearing recording 5:40:07–5:43:42, about 4 min (estimated)
• January 29, 2026 at 10:00Legislative Administration executive session recording 0:00:00–0:00:30, about 0 min (estimated)
• March 5, 2026House floor debate floor recording
• March 11, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)

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