SB 15-FN
(New Title) relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.
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On the record
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| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/8/2025 |
| Floor date | 1/30/2025 |
| LSR number | 229 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H26 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
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Sponsors
Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23, Gray, James(R) Straf 6, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19, Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12, Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22, Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32, Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30, Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15, Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
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 Judiciary
- January 14, 2025Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm
- January 28, 2025Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0142s, 01/30/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 7A
- January 30, 2025Committee Amendment # 2025-0142s, AF, VV; 01/30/2025
- January 30, 2025Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0165s, RC 14Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/30/2025
- January 30, 2025Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2025-0165s, AA, VV; 01/30/2025
- March 27, 2025Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- April 9, 2025Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204
- April 23, 2025Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
- May 9, 2025Executive Session: 05/09/2025 11:01 am LOB 202-204
- May 12, 2025Retained in Committee
- October 15, 2025Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-3012h: 10/23/2025 10:00 am GP159
- October 22, 2025Executive Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 am GP 230
- October 22, 2025Full Committee Work Session: 10/22/2025 10:00 am GP 230
- November 13, 2025Executive Session: 11/13/2025 10:00 am GP 159
- November 17, 2025Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3096h (NT) 11/13/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC)
- November 17, 2025Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- January 7, 2026Amendment # 2025-3096h: AA VV 01/07/2026
- January 7, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3096h: MA RC 179-159 01/07/2026
- February 5, 2026Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026
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 | 177 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| Democrat | 2 | 147 | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 179 | 159 | 1 | 34 | 22 |
Yes — 179
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- 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
- 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
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- 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
- 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
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
- 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 — 159
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- 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
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- 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
- 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
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- 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
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- 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
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- 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
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- 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
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- 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
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Excused — 34
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- 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
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- 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
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
Absent — 22
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Germana, Dylan(D) Cheshire 1
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment
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 30, 2025Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- January 7, 2026House floor debate floor recording
- February 5, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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