HB 1427-FN

limiting the authority of a municipality, county, or school district to issue bonds.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Municipal and County Government · Municipalities

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Status	HOUSE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	2/19/2026
LSR number	2546
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H18

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January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government
January 23, 2026Public Hearing: 01/23/2026 10:00 am GP 154
February 3, 2026Executive Session: 02/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 154
February 10, 2026Executive Session: 02/10/2026 09:00 am GP 154
February 11, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 13-5; RC)
February 19, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 234-112 02/19/2026

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.

Inexpedient to Legislate

February 19, 2026 · House · 234–112, adopted

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	75	112	1	20	8
Democrat	159	0	0	12	5
Independent	0	0	0	0	1
Total	234	112	1	32	14

Yes — 234

Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
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
Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 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
Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
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
Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
King, Seth(R) Coos 4
Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
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
Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
Milz, David(R) Rock 13
Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
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
Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
Preece, David(D) Hills 17
Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
Stone, John(D) Straf 12
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
Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
Walker, David(R) Straf 19
Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29

No — 112

Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
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
Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
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
Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
Grant, George(R) Sull 5
Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
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
Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
Love, David(R) Rock 13
Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
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
Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
Summers, James(R) Rock 20
Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
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

Presiding — 1

Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3

Excused — 32

Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
England, Myles(D) Straf 12
Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25

Absent — 14

Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33

Committee reports

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

Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. Laurel Stavis

This bill seeks to prevent municipalities, counties and school districts from issuing bonds to finance critical infrastructure except in certain situations designated as emergencies. The bill’s sponsor proposed that a system of capital reserve accounts, funded by special assessments, be used instead of bonds. Aside from the economic impact such a system would impose on residents, given the years it would take to establish such capital reserves, no credible system was proposed that would provide public bodies with rules or guidelines on how to establish and maintain such systems. Contrary to what this bill suggests, bonding is an effective mechanism for managing inflation, since necessary infrastructure can be built as soon as the bond is issued, preventing the inevitable delay of establishing large capital reserves while the costs of building continue to increase. Counties, municipalities and school districts have statutory responsibilities to maintain essential services. Such services include prisons, nursing homes, courthouses, school buildings, fire department infrastructure, technology systems and a host of other facilities residents depend upon. The bill would prevent them from fulfilling these responsibilities, while at the same time, imposing unnecessary delays and unanticipated levies of “special assessments” to fund the bill’s proposed capital reserves. Under RSA 33, the Municipal Finance Act, key regulations are set forth at the state level governing the issuance, terms, procedures and debt limits of municipal bonds. The hurdle for public endorsement of bonding is also high, requiring a 2/3 vote of the legislative body. This bill makes assertions that are not supported by facts, proposes a fiscal system that is unworkable, and all but guarantees that political subdivisions would be in violation of their legal obligations to provide services to residents. Vote 13-5.

Hearings and recordings

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January 23, 2026 at 10:00Municipal and County Government public hearing recording 2:28:58–2:39:40, about 11 min (estimated)
February 3, 2026 at 13:00Municipal and County Government executive session recording (start time not identified)
February 10, 2026 at 09:00Municipal and County Government executive session recording 0:28:15–0:31:15, about 3 min (estimated)
February 19, 2026House floor debate floor recording

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