HB 1245-FN
relative to voluntary portable benefits plans for independent contractors.
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On the record
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| Status | SIGNED BY GOVERNOR |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/11/2026 |
| LSR number | 3151 |
| Chapter | 0220 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H11 |
Where it stands
Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED
1 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
Sponsors
Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8, Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2, Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7, Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2, Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
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 Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- January 20, 2026Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 02:30 pm GP 159
- February 10, 2026Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- February 24, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0237h 02/10/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC)
- February 24, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- March 12, 2026Amendment # 2026-0237h: AA VV 03/12/2026
- March 12, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0237h: MA RC 188-151 03/12/2026
- March 12, 2026Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Commerce
- April 7, 2026Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:10 am
- May 7, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2
- May 7, 2026Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2138e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026)
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2138e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/04/2026
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026)
- June 4, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
- July 10, 2026Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 220; eff. 8/31/2026
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.
Ought to Pass with Amendment
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 185 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| Democrat | 3 | 148 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 188 | 151 | 1 | 27 | 25 |
Yes — 188
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
- Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
- Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
- Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- 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, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- 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
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- 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
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- 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
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- 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
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- 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
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- 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
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- 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
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
- 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
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
No — 151
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- 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
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- 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
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- 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
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- 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
- 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
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- 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
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- 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
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- 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
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
Excused — 27
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
Absent — 25
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
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 20, 2026 at 14:30Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services public hearing recording 4:28:36–5:25:09, about 57 min (estimated)
- February 10, 2026 at 10:00Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services executive session recording 0:13:12–0:24:23, about 11 min (estimated)
- March 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording
- April 7, 2026 at 10:10Commerce hearing recording (start time not identified)
- May 7, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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