HB 1689
(New Title) relative to the term of office for county officers in Belknap and Merrimack counties.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 4/9/2026 |
| LSR number | 2769 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H18 |
Where it stands
Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
3 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
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 Municipal and County Government
- January 13, 2026Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 09:50 am GP 154
- January 13, 2026Executive Session: 01/13/2026 09:50 am GP 154
- January 27, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/16/2026 (Vote 15-1; CC)
- February 5, 2026Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- March 17, 2026Hearing: 03/17/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am
- March 18, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1204s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC
- March 26, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1204s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1204s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026
- April 9, 2026House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1204s (Rep. Pauer): MF RC 65-287 04/09/2026
- April 9, 2026House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1204s (Rep. Sweeney): MA VV 04/09/2026
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
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1204s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Concur
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 47 | 148 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Democrat | 18 | 139 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 65 | 287 | 1 | 27 | 13 |
Yes — 65
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
No — 287
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- 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
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- 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
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Boudman, Bobbi(D) Carr 7
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- 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
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- 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
- 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
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- 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
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- 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
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- 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
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- 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
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- 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, Mary(R) Hills 27
- 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
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- 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
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- 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
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
- Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- Walker, David(R) Straf 19
- Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
- Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
- Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 27
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
Absent — 13
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1204s (Rep. Sweeney)
Decided on a voice 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.
Committee — OUGHT TO PASS
This bill amends RSA 653:1 V to include Merrimack County elected officer’s terms to increase to four-year terms at the 2028 State General Election, and at each subsequent State General Election, shall be chosen in the County by the voters for a four-year term, as is currently in Rockingham County and Coos County. Vote 15-1.
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 13, 2026 at 09:50Municipal and County Government public hearing recording 0:25:08–0:33:04, about 8 min (estimated)
- January 13, 2026 at 09:50Municipal and County Government executive session recording (start time not identified)
- February 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- March 17, 2026 at 09:15Election Law and Municipal Affairs hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 26, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 9, 2026House floor debate floor recording
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