SB 559-FN
reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2119 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H27 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
1 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
Sponsors
Ricciardi, Denise(R) Ches 9, Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22, Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19, Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10, Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7, Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21, Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17, Rochefort, David(R) Graf 1, Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2, Rosenwald, Cindy(D) Hills 13, Watters, David(D) Straf 4
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 Transportation
- January 20, 2026Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:40 pm
- January 28, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0343s, 02/05/2026, Vote 5-0
- February 5, 2026Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-0343s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0343s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026
- February 19, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Transportation
- April 14, 2026Public Hearing: 04/14/2026 10:40 am GP 234
- April 14, 2026Executive Session: 04/14/2026 01:00 pm GP 234
- April 15, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/14/2026 (Vote 11-4; RC)
- April 15, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- April 23, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 218-110 04/23/2026
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 #2026-0343s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Inexpedient to Legislate
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 172 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11 |
| Democrat | 46 | 105 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 218 | 110 | 1 | 42 | 22 |
Yes — 218
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- 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
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- 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
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- 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
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- 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
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- 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
- 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
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- 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
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- 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
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- 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
- 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
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- 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
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- 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
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- 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
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- 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
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
- 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
- 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
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
No — 110
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- 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
- Boudman, Bobbi(D) Carr 7
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- 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
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- 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
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- 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
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- 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
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- 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
- 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
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- 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
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 42
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
Absent — 22
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
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 20, 2026 at 13:40Transportation hearing
- February 5, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 14, 2026 at 10:40Transportation public hearing
- April 14, 2026 at 13:00Transportation executive session
- April 23, 2026House floor debate floor recording
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