HB 323
requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.
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| Status | SIGNED BY GOVERNOR |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/8/2025 |
| Floor date | 1/7/2026 |
| LSR number | 406 |
| Chapter | 0020 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H36 |
Where it stands
Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED
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Sponsors
McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18, Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44, Sellers, John(R) Graf 10, Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25, Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12, Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35, Spillane, James(R) Rock 2, Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13, Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17, Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18, Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23
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 8, 2025Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law
- February 11, 2025Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 10:30 am LOB 306-308
- February 14, 2025Subcommittee Work Session: 02/14/2025 09:30 am LOB 306-308
- February 21, 2025Subcommittee Work Session: 02/21/2025 09:30 am LOB 302-304
- March 7, 2025Subcommittee Work Session: 03/07/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
- March 11, 2025Executive Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
- March 14, 2025Subcommittee Work Session: 03/14/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
- March 18, 2025Executive Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- March 18, 2025Subcommittee Work Session: 03/18/2025 09:00 am LOB 307
- March 18, 2025Retained in Committee
- September 16, 2025Executive Session: 09/16/2025 10:15 am GP 158
- November 17, 2025Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2940h 09/16/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC)
- November 17, 2025Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- January 7, 2026Amendment # 2025-2940h: AA VV 01/07/2026
- January 7, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2940h: MA RC 190-148 01/07/2026
- January 29, 2026Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- February 10, 2026Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:35 am
- March 5, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/05/2026, Vote 3-1
- March 5, 2026Ought to Pass: RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026
- March 26, 2026Enrolled 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026)
- April 6, 2026Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/03/2026; Chapter 20; eff: 06/02/2026
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 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Democrat | 4 | 148 | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 190 | 148 | 1 | 42 | 14 |
Yes — 190
- 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
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
- 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, 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
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- 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
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- 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
- 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
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- 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
- Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
- 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
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- 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
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 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
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- 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
- 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
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- 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
- 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
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- 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
- 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
- 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 — 148
- 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
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- 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
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- 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
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Dylan(D) Cheshire 1
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- 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
- 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
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- 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
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- 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
- 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
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 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
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- 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
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- 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
- 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
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 42
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Absent — 14
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
Ought to Pass
| Party | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 16 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 16 | 8 |
Yes — 16
- Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22
- Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12
- Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19
- Carson, Sharon(R) Rock 14
- Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23
- Gray, James(R) Straf 6
- Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7
- Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2
- McConkey, Mark(R) Carr 3
- McGough, Tim(R) Hills 11
- Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16
- Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17
- Ricciardi, Denise(R) Ches 9
- Rochefort, David(R) Graf 1
- Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18
- Ward, Ruth(R) Ches 8
No — 8
- Altschiller, Debra(D) Rock 24
- Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10
- Long, Pat(D) Hills 20
- Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca(D) Rock 21
- Prentiss, Suzanne(D) Graf 5
- Reardon, Tara(D) Merr 15
- Rosenwald, Cindy(D) Hills 13
- Watters, David(D) Straf 4
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 7, 2026House floor debate floor recording
- February 10, 2026 at 09:35Election Law and Municipal Affairs hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 5, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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