HB 1561-FN
(New Title) prohibiting nationals of the People's Republic of China from enrollment in masters and doctorate degree programs, participation in research, and full time employment at public institutions of higher education.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/11/2026 |
| LSR number | 2349 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H63 |
Where it stands
In progress
1 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
Sponsors
Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4, Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28, Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16, Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32, Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
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 Education Funding
- February 13, 2026Public Hearing: 02/13/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- February 17, 2026Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- February 27, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0797h (NT) 02/18/2026 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 10A P. 1
- February 27, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- March 11, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0797h: MF RC 157-173 03/11/2026
- March 11, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 186-145 03/11/2026
- March 11, 2026Amendment # 2026-0797h (NT): AA VV 03/11/2026
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
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass with Amendment
| Party | Yes | No | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 157 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Democrat | 0 | 149 | 18 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 157 | 173 | 37 | 25 |
Yes — 157
- 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
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- 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
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- 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
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 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
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- 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
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- 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
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- 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
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- 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
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- 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
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Sweeney, Joe(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
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- 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
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- 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 — 173
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- 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
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- 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
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- 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
- 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
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- 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
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- 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
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- 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
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- 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
- 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
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- 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
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- 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
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- 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
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Excused — 37
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
Absent — 25
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
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.
- February 13, 2026 at 10:00Education Funding public hearing recording 0:00:58–0:20:30, about 20 min (estimated)
- February 17, 2026 at 10:00Education Funding executive session recording (start time not identified)
- March 11, 2026House floor debate floor recording
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