The House, Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Rep. Alice Wade (D - Straf 15)Thank you, Mister Speaker. Today I'd like to talk about what this bill truly means to the families who are impacted by this legislation. Trans Day of Remembrance was 4 weeks ago, a day set aside to honor transgender people who lost their lives to violence or suicide. It sickens me that there are enough names each year that we need a day for that at all. That night, I attended a vigil at St. Paul's Church here in Concord, across the street from the State House. There were other vigils across the state that night, but in Concord the room was so full we had to bring out extra chairs. In the back of the room was a wall covered in photos of the people we'd lost this year. Children as young as fifteen, and elders in their eighties. After a few speeches, we came to the hardest part of the ceremony for me. Everyone took a sheet of paper from the wall and lined up to read names and stories. The line kept growing. We didn't have enough people. Some people had to take two sheets. Others had to take three. I took a sheet of paper too. Raven Syed, an eighteen-year-old transgender man from New Jersey, who died after being harassed by students and staff at his school. After I read Raven's story, I stayed and listened to every name. Every one of them was someone's family. So many of them were described as kind, generous, and deeply loved. I kept hoping that the list would end soon but it just kept going. I thought I was going to throw up. Last year, reading through the list of names took half an hour. This year, we went over an hour overtime. I left the event that night feeling the weight of everyone we'd lost, but also an anger at how preventable their deaths could be in a kinder world. Trans people are being weaponized as political scapegoats. We're being blamed for things far outside of our control. It's classic fearmongering. Just like other minority groups before us. The last two Republican governors both vetoed this legislation because it's an unenforceable solution in search of a problem. And when we have so many topics that are far more important to our constituents, it's worth asking why. Why are trans people actually being targeted? Our ability to participate in public life has been made into something to be debated. This bill and those like it are dehumanization codified into state law. When policing bathroom access or middle school soccer takes precedent over lowering the cost of living, this is the human cost. The people we remember on Trans Day of Remembrance needed more than therapy or medication. They deserved to live in a world where they aren't treated horribly for learning that the feeling they'd carried all their lives had a name. That it's normal to explore parts of yourself that you'd always hidden out of fear. It's okay to truly become the person you'd always dreamed of and to be happy. That shouldn't be treated as anything wrong, but it is because of laws like this. Mister Speaker, I want the record to reflect who pays the price when we debate people instead of policy. I will now read the names of transgender people we lost this past year. Jillian Gilpatric, age 36, Northborough, Massachusetts; Raven Syed, age 18, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Ra'lasia Write, age 25, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Roy Mora, age 15, Fort Bragg, California, Aziza Barnes, age, 31, Oxford, Mississippi, Cam Thompson, age 18, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Meka Shabazz, age 46, Columbus, Ohio, River Trevino, age 32, Portland, Oregon, Jonny Adamow, age 29, Seattle, Washington, Parker Savarese, age 15, Setauket, New York, Elisa Shupe, age 61, Las Vegas, Nevada, Aubrey Dameron, age 25, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Tahiry Broom, age 29, Southfield, Michigan, Sam Nordquist, age 24, Canandaigua, New York, Ervianna Johnson, age 25, Tabor City, North Carolina, Ryan Skates, age 16, Berkley, Michigan, Amyri Dior, age 23, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Linda Moran, age 30, Los Angeles, California, Jordan Maye, age 17, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Charlene Cook, age 57, Oxford, Mississippi, Katelyn Benoit, age 15, Rochester, New York, Kai Bankz, age 31, Autaugaville, Alabama, Norah Horwitz, age 38, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Kelsey Elem, age 25, St. Louis, Missouri, Adeline Johnson, age 19, Asheville, North Carolina, Shy'Parius Dupree, age 32, Memphis, Tennessee, Karmin Wells, age 25, Detroit, Michigan, Charlotte Fosgate, age 17, Portland, Oregon, Jonathan Joss, age 59, San Antonio, Texas, Tessa June, age 21, North Carolina, Jax Gratton, age 34, Lakewood, Colorado, Laura Schueler, age 47, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hope Youngblood, age 49, Los Angeles, California, Emma Slabach, age 24, Fort Wayne, Indiana, JJ Godbey, age 26, Canton, Ohio, Christina Hayes, age 28, Detroit, Michigan, Cam Nguyen, age 21, El Paso County, Colorado, Lily-Dawn Harkins, age 22, El Paso County, Colorado, Kia- Leigh Roberts, age 55, West Valley City, Utah, Kamora Woods, age 27, Indianapolis, Indiana, Arty Gibson, age 23, Portland, Oregon, Nata Cruz, age 27, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Dream Johnson, age 28, Washington, D.C.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThe member will suspend for a moment. Whoever is saying point of order approach the well and state your point of order. A reminder that a point of order is when we are not following our own practices, procedures or rules.

Rep. Larry Gagne (R - Hills 16)Thank you, Mister Speaker. As a tired old man right now, I understand what the Representative is saying. I believe, in my opinion, she has already made her point about the loss of life, and I would ask that she suspend, Mister Speaker.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithWell, welcome Madam Speaker. Sorry, Representative, that is not a point of order.

Rep. Donald McFarlane (R - Graf 18)Mister Speaker, is it appropriate and germane to this motion for the speaker to be reading off a list of names?

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithAppropriate? There is no rule against it, and I know that I have stood at the well and said many things that people wished I wasn't saying. That doesn't negate my right to say it.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThank you. One more. Hang on. For what reason does the member rise?

Rep. Mike Belcher (R - Carr 4)Mister Speaker, I lodge an objection to the member's continued speaking and I wish to bring it to a vote.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThis was supposed to be an easy day. The member objects. There will be a vote. The question is shall the member continue? This will be a division vote. Who requested the roll call? Rep. Wade requested a roll call, which is sufficiently seconded. This will be a roll call vote. The question is shall the member continue. This is a roll call. Rep. Weber is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.

Rep. Lucy Weber (D - Ches 5)Mister Speaker, this is a true parliamentary inquiry. Is what we are doing in the nature of deciding whether we are going to uphold the ruling of the Chair which was that the member could continue? Is this basically a challenge to the ruling of the Chair?

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThe member raising an objection to the member continuing to speak. That's all it is. The question is shall the member continue. It is a roll call vote. If you are in favor, press the green button. Opposed, press the red. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. Miracle of miracles, everybody voted. Have all members present had an opportunity to vote? The House will attend to the state of the vote. 228 in the affirmative, 124 in the negative, the member shall continue.

Rep. Alice Wade (D - Straf 15)Blair Sawyer, age 27, Louisville, Kentucky, Rosa Machuca, age 24, Austin, Texas, Kaeyy Holmes, age 31, Lynchburg, Virginia, Onyx Cornish, age 18, Caldwell, Idaho, Aurora Pellegrina, age 35, Lawnside, New Jersey, Robyn Post, age 48, Erie, Pennsylvania, Lynn Spencer, age 21, Arizona, Blake Sturm, age 25, Roanoke, Virginia, Lillia Holland, age 19, Portland, Oregon, Blaze Balle-Mason, age 17, Aurora, Colorado, Scarlett, age 21, Hawthorne, Nevada, Tiara Jackson, age 37, Charlotte, North Carolina, Lia Smith, age 21, Middlebury, Vermont, Marisol Payero, age 22, Kennesaw, Georgia, Brady Mistretta, age 31, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. During every one of these debates, I'm thinking of those names. Of Jillian, and Nex, and Raven, and Brady, and so many more. If my words can't get through to you, I hope their names stick with you, every time these bills come up. For transgender people, this damage is not theoretical. Our identities are not masks we can put on and take off. This is our lives. I urge you to vote red to sustain the governor's veto. Thank you, Mister Speaker.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithRepresentative Kofalt is recognized to speak.

Rep. Jim Kofalt (R - Hills 32)Thank you, Mister Speaker. Mister Speaker, I have stood at this well multiple times in the past and I have shared stories I've heard from women around the state. Many of them victims of sexual violence, traumatized for the rest of their lives. I've heard from parents, grandparents and numerous others who are concerned about the psychological and physical safety of their daughters, their granddaughters, and their wives. I have heard from school board members who feel that they are paralyzed by our current law, afraid to confront bullying and harassment in their schools out of fear that they will be faced with activist lawsuits. When the Milford school board faced a situation like this, puzzled over what to do and how to handle the situation, they made the head scratching decision to cover the urinals in the boys' restrooms rendering all of the bathrooms in the school stalls only. In Keene High School, the school board decided to spend nearly $800,000 creating a bank of single stall restrooms for several reasons including concerns that issues with transgender use of the bathrooms would create conflict in the schools. Our current law is one sided. Our current law does nothing to accommodate the physical and psychological safety of women and girls. The question that was just before us, I voted green. I voted green out of respect for my colleague, but respect is a two-way street. I believe that young girls visiting the State House have a right to use a bathroom and not be confronted by a biological male. I believe that athletes in interscholastic sports have a right to use the locker room that corresponds with their biological sex without being ogled, without being harassed, without feeling psychologically uncomfortable and being potentially physically at risk. HB 148 allows for flexibility. It allows for common sense solutions decided and implemented at the local level. It allows school boards to develop practical, real-world solutions that balance the rights of everyone in their community. HB 148 does not mandate anything. It doesn't mandate that any school, business or government entity must maintain bathrooms based on biological sex. It merely says you are allowed to do so without fear that you will be faced with activist lawsuits. HB 148 is a common-sense bill. I urge my colleagues to press the green button and override the governor's veto of this bill. Thank you, Mister Speaker.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThe question before the House is notwithstanding the governor's veto, shall HB 148 become law? The state constitution requires a roll call. This will be a roll call vote. Members take your seats. The question before the House is notwithstanding the governor's veto, shall HB 148 become law. Rep. Turer is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.

Rep. Eric Turer (D - Rock 6)Thank you, Mister Speaker. Mister Speaker, if I know that this exact language was vetoed by our previous governor and that that veto was sustained by a bipartisan majority vote in this very Chamber just last year. And, if I know that our current governor vetoed this bill stating that it is "overly broad and impractical to enforce with the potential to create exclusionary environment for some of our citizens and is likely to spur a plethora of litigation against local communities and businesses." And, if I further know that this bill attempts to weaken the very gender identity protections added to the state's anti-discrimination statutes in 2018 by an entirely Republican controlled House, Senate and Governorship. And, finally, if I know that this bill is clearly meant to target the transgender population, but I know it would actually allow any person, organization, public or private, to legally question any persons sex, ask for any desired proof of their sex and make any determination of that persons sex that they wish, then wouldn't I necessarily conclude that this bill is the very essence of state sanction discrimination and evasion of privacy and then press the red button to uphold this very prudent veto, support the New Hampshire Live Free or Die spirit and protect the rights, dignity and safety of our state's most vulnerable citizens? Thank you, Mister Speaker.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithDid you want to ask about any buttons while you are up there? He did? Got it. Rep. DeVito is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.

Rep. Sayra DeVito (R - Rock 8)Thank you, Mister Speaker. If I know that this is a real issue here in New Hampshire that communities, schools and organizations across our state are already facing situations where privacy and safety policies are being questioned. If I know that HB 148 is a simple and reasonable bill with no mandates. That it merely allows organizations and entities to establish clear, common-sense policy. And if I know, Mister Speaker, that the protection of women's privacy has overwhelming support from across our state from both Democrats and Republicans. Then, Mister Speaker, would I not press the green button to override this veto? Thank you.

Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThe question is whether HB 148, notwithstanding the governor's veto, should become law? This is a roll call vote. If you are in favor of having the bill become law, you press the green button. If you are opposed and wish to sustain the governor's veto, press the red. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. Have all members had the opportunity to vote? The House will attend to the state of the vote. Failing to meet the two-thirds margin, the motion fails. 188 to 165. GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE ON HB 319-FN By the authority vested in me, pursuant to part II, Article 44 of the New Hampshire Constitution, on June 3, 2025, I have vetoed House Bill 319, relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten. Half-day kindergarten helps provide New Hampshire children with an educational foundation that sets them up for a lifetime of success. To no longer require transportation for these children to and from these schools would place an undue burden on working families. It could force working families to choose between providing themselves or not having their children attended kindergarten at all. While school districts throughout New Hampshire should be actively looking for ways to effectively utilize their funding, this is a step in the wrong direction. For the reason stated above, I have vetoed House Bill 319. Respectfully submitted, Kelly A. Ayotte, Governor The question being, notwithstanding the Governor's veto, shall HB 319-FN, relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten, become law? Rep. Ammon spoke in favor. Pursuant to the New Hampshire Constitution, Part II, Article 44, a roll call, requiring a two-thirds vote of the House for approval, was taken. YEAS 182 - NAYS 173 Bean, Harry Bogert, Steven YEAS - 182 Comtois, Barbara Dumais, Russell Freeman, Lisa Nagel, David Ploszaj, Tom Terry, Paul BELKNAP Bordes, Mike Harvey-Bolia, Juliet Toner, Travis Avellani, Lino MacDonald, John CARROLL Brown, Richard Taylor, Brian Peternel, Katy Hunt, John Karasinski, Sly CHESHIRE Nalevanko, Rich Qualey, James Rhodes, Jennifer Mattson, Rita Durkin, Sean Korzen, Lori COOS King, Seth Tierney, James Tremblay, Marc Murphy, Michael Barton, Joseph Beaulier, Calvin GRAFTON Bjelobrk, Marie Louise Franz, Linda Ladd, Rick McFarlane, Donald Sellers, John Berezhny, Lex Louis, Darrell Alexander, Joe Ammon, Keith HILLSBOROUGH Barbour, Liz Berry, Ross Colcombe, Rich� Kelley, Diane Daniels, Gary Drew, Matt Boyd, Bill Dupont, Pierre Erf, Keith Fedolfi, Jim Cole, Brian Griffin, Gerald Gagne, Larry Giasson, Henry Dumont, Dillon Gould, Linda Kenny, Catherine Kesselring, Steven Flanagan, Jack Labrie, Brian Lascelles, Richard Murphy, Mary Gorski, Ted McLean, Mark Mooney, Maureen Morton, Jonathan Kofalt, Jim Notter, Jeanine Paquette, Kathleen Pauer, Diane Mazur, Lisa Post, Lisa Presa, Adam Prout, Andrew Noble, Kristin Rice, Kimberly Schneller, John Scully, Kevin Peeples, Raymond Sirois, Shane Slottje, Jeremy Suiter, John Reinfurt, Sherri Mannion, Tom Ulery, Jordan Warden, Mark Sheehan, Vanessa Mannion, Tim Wherry, Robert Andrus, Louise Aures, Cyril MERRIMACK McGuire, Carol Cambrils, Jose McGuire, Dan Gonzalez, Ernesto Hill, Gregory Mehegan, Peter Aylward, Deborah Morse, Bryan Pitaro, Matthew Plante, Raymond Devoid, Ricky Boyd, Stephen Seaworth, Brian See, Alvin Moffett, Michael Thibault, James Wood, Clayton Polozov, Yury Walsh, Thomas Bennett, Cindy Bernardy, JD ROCKINGHAM Mannion, Dennis Thomas, Douglas DeSimone, Debra Donnelly, Tanya Bryer, Scott DeVito, Sayra Drago, Mike Katherine Dunn, Ron Edwards, Jess Foote, Charles Ford, Mary Guzofski, James Harb, Robert Katsakiores, Phyllis Khan, Aboul Kuttab, Katelyn Miner, Laurence Walsh, Lilli Layon, Erica Litchfield, Melissa Love, David Lundgren, David Lynn, Bob Pearson, Mark Markell, Jay McDonnell, Valerie McGrath, Linda McMahon, Charles Milz, David Nadeau, Brian Nelson, Jodi Osborne, Jason Brown, Pam Packard, Sherman Perez, Kristine Popovici-Muller, Daniel Porcelli, Susan Potucek, John Prudhomme-O'Brien, Roy, Terry Pearson, Stephen Sabourin dit Choini�re, Matt Soti, Julius Spillane, James Sweeney, Joe Dolan, Tom Tripp, Richard Tudor, Paul Verville, Kevin Vose, Michael MacDonald, Wayne Weyler, Kenneth Wilson, Vicki DeLemus, Susan Bailey, Glenn Burnham, Claudine STRAFFORD Kaczynski, Thomas DeRoy, Susan Farrington, Samuel Potenza, Kelley Turcotte, Len DeDe-Poulin, Denise Aron, Judy Granger, Michael Drye, Margaret Grant, George Walker, David Hamblen, Joseph Aron, Michael Rollins, Skip SULLIVAN Fox, Dru Coker, Matthew St. Clair, Charlie Gruber, James Hemingway, Wayne O'Rorke, Terri Belcher, Mike Burroughs, Anita Spilsbury, Walter McAleer, Chris Woodcock, Stephen Cormen, Thomas NAYS - 173 Sullivan, Jared Ames, Dick Berch, Paul BELKNAP Oppel, Thomas Germana, Dylan Murphy, Denis Stringham, Jerry Jones, Philip Germana, Nicholas CARROLL Parshall, Lucius Thackston, Dick Booras, Efstathia Paige, David Cornell, Patricia Almy, Susan Baldwin, Heather Elberger, Susan Fellows, Sallie Fracht, David CHESHIRE Grund, Stephanie Lovett, Peter Lucas, Janet Jack, Martin Rockmore, Ellen Spahr, Terry Harvey, Cathryn Foxx, Loren Faulkner, Barry Lloyd, Christal Murray, Alissandra Beauchemin, Paige Newell, Jodi MacKenzie, Mark Budathoki, Suraj Chourasia, Manoj Weber, Lucy Murphy, Nancy Darby, Will Dargie, Paul Proulx, Mark Davis, Fred Foss, Lily GRAFTON Rung, Rosemarie Hartnett, Tim Hegner, Karen Spier, Carry Juris, Louis Kerwin, Erin Bolton, Bill Tellez, Trinidad Leapley, Nicole LeClerc, Daniel Hakken-Phillips, Mary Thomas, Wendy Long, Patrick Howard, Molly Muirhead, Russell Manohar, Sanjeev McGhee, Kat Stavis, Laurel Kelly, Eileen Petrigno, Peter Plamondon, Marc Lane, Connie Newman, Ray Raymond, Heather HILLSBOROUGH Payeur, Stephanie Ryan, Linda Newman, Sue Schamberg, Thomas Staub, Kathy Swanson, Dale Bergeron, Dan Wallner, Mary Jane Vail, Suzanne Veilleux, Daniel Chretien, Suzanne Wheeler, Jonah Wilhelm, Matthew DiSilvestro, Linda Cahill, Michael Grill, Jessica Guthrie, Joseph Bricchi, Tracy Caplan, Tony Herbert, Christopher Paige, Mark Ebel, Karen Gallager, Eric Kluger, Lee Ann Manos, Zoe Luneau, David Hall, Muriel Leishman, Peter Richards, Beth Roesener, James Murray, Megan Schultz, Kris Snodgrass, Jim Miles, Julie Woods, Gary Preece, David Rombeau, Catherine Balboni, Peggy Seibert, Christine de Vries, Erica Telerski, Laura Haskins, Linda Dolan, William Maggiore, Jim

Rep. HallThank you, Mister Speaker. HB 667 requires that as part of their medically accurate sexuality education, students must watch a high-quality computer-generated animation or ultrasound video that shows the development of the heart, brain and other vital organs in early fetal development. High quality. What is the threshold for this high-quality computer-generated animation? By definition, high quality does not constitute scientifically accurate or appropriate for students to view for that matter. Narrowly targeted anti-abortion videos such as this incredibly bias baby Olivia video, have no place in heath education in our New Hampshire schools. Furthermore, when discussing pregnancy prevention and sexual health, all options should be presented so a student can make educated decisions. Online testimony included a mere 23 in favor of and 697 Granite Staters against this legislation. The vast majority testified that HB 667 is an overreach by the state government for power, control and authority. We as legislators should not be interfering with school boards' local decision making. We support Governor Ayotte's veto in which she noted that the state should not be dictating to local school districts that they must show a high-quality computer generation or ultrasound video that shows the gestational development of a fetus in health classes. That is not an appropriate role for the state to be mandating such requirements. I urge you to vote no to sustain the governor's veto. Thank you.

Rep. John Sellers (R - Graf 10)Thank you, Mister Speaker. Good morning, House colleagues. Today I rise in support of the veto override of HB 667. Here's why. The problem we have in New Hampshire's schools do not use a standard scientifically, medically accurate health curriculum video when it comes to the prenatal development. Not having this resource causes complications in birth, lifelong healthcare issues and a child being less successful in life. Also not having this resource causes unnecessary confusion and stress on teens not knowing the facts when a situation calls on them in the future. The solution is HB 667. It provides a tool for the health and wellness class. It's a tool. The short video is about 6 minutes or less and it will educate the students on the development of the baby. The districts could be creative and make their own video as long as it is medically accurate. Or they can choose to use the video from a Ted Talk or the Endowment for Human Development, EHD.org. If anybody doesn't know what that is they can look it up. Think about this though, as far as being creative. The schools could be creative in their audio/visual class, club or department and can create this video if they wanted to. What a project that would be. Here is the impact I believe the bill would actually have. If the districts decide to use a Ted Talk or the EHD.org video, then there is no cost, zero. There is just 6 minutes of time of the education of the kids knowing the development. Now, according to EHD.org, prevention begins with education. Viewing prenatal development for some will lower the use of harmful substances such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs before, during and after pregnancy. Another trusted source, New Futures, stated in 2023, New Hampshire had 805 babies born weighing less than 5.5 pounds. This is from new Futures. They also stated low birth weights can have long term medical and/or future financial impacts. Think about it. Wouldn't it be awesome to be able to help a few of these future kids from having these issues and look how it would benefit them and the society in a lifetime. I recently witnessed a young mother and a newborn baby going through many days of withdrawal because she took harmful substances. This was just an awful experience to witness and terribly painful seeing the baby screaming and squirming, not for a few hours, not for a day, for several days. This is huge for the people to learn, the kids to learn. If she had seen this video, she may have made a better decision, and she might not have taken those drugs, and the baby would not have been harmed and had to go through that. How many of the 12,000 babies born in New Hampshire had to go through this? Think about how many of the 12,000 babies had to go through this. Well, according to the Cleveland Clinic, they say 2 to 7 per thousand go through this. That means we have 24 to 84 babies a year that go through this. And it's us here. We have a chance to stop this for a six-minute video or less. Conclusion, we all want all kids to be healthy and succeed. We do. We all want that. We all want to support women by empowering them with knowledge and enhance their reproductive decisions and that's what this video would do as well. Having all schools using the resources is paramount in making this happen. Think about it. It's paramount. Without the video, this won't happen. We must continue to protect and educate the students by giving them the information they need for today's struggles. Knowledge is power. Let's give them the power for today's struggles. Thank you and press that green button when it comes time.

Speaker PackardThe state constitution requires a roll call. A two-thirds vote is required to override a veto. This will be a roll call vote. Members, take your seats. The Chair recognizes Rep. Hall for a parliamentary inquiry.

Rep. HallThank you, Mister Speaker. Mister Speaker, if I know that a high-quality animation or video does not mean that it is scientifically accurate or appropriate for that matter. And if I know that we should support a medically accurate, comprehensive health education developed by qualified professionals, not by political mandates. And if I know that this anti-abortion bill would violate the New Hampshire State Government's long-standing respect for local control of curriculum, would I now press the red button to sustain the governor's veto? Thank you.

Speaker PackardThe Chair recognizes Rep. Sellers for parliamentary inquiry.

Rep. John Sellers (R - Graf 10)Thank you, Mister Speaker. Mister Speaker, if I know a simple, standardized video on prenatal development would help prevent substance abuse while pregnant and would reduce medical care for both mother and baby. And if I've known prevention begins with education and this video empowers students and women with clear scientific knowledge of prenatal development and knowledge is power. And if I also know that in New Hampshire we have anywhere from 24 to 84 babies that go through this withdrawal, screaming and squirming for days and I have the power to change this statistic. Then, Mister Speaker, let's give the babies a chance. Give the students and the women a head start and the knowledge they need and press the green button to override the veto.

Speaker PackardIf you're in favor of having the bill become law, you will press the green button. If you're opposed and wish to sustain the governor's veto, you will press the red button. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. Have all members present had an opportunity to vote? The House will attend to the state of the vote. 159 voting Yea, 190 voting Nay, the motion fails. GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE ON HB 781-FN Thanks to the leadership of Representative Litchfield and others in the House and Senate, a bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in schools with stronger language was passed in House Bill 2. I am grateful for the work that went into getting that language into the budget which I signed into law. Our bell-to-bell ban will ensure students can learn without the distraction from screens and ensures teachers do not have to police cell phone use in the classroom, making New Hampshire an even better place to learn. For the reason stated above, I have vetoed House Bill 781. Respectfully submitted, Kelly A. Ayotte, Governor The question being, notwithstanding the Governor's veto, shall HB 781-FN, requiring school districts to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education, become law? Pursuant to the New Hampshire Constitution, Part II, Article 44, a roll call, requiring a two-thirds vote of the House for approval, was taken. Bean, Harry Parshall, Lucius YEAS 28 - NAYS 322 Giasson, Henry YEAS - 28 Slottje, Jeremy Harvey, Cathryn McFarlane, Donald BELKNAP Gallager, Eric Beaulier, Calvin Darby, Will CHESHIRE Raymond, Heather Wilson, Vicki Colcombe, Rich� GRAFTON Foxx, Loren Howard, Heath Swanson, Dale HILLSBOROUGH Comtois, Barbara Aures, Cyril Dumont, Dillon Ploszaj, Tom Polozov, Yury Rombeau, Catherine Paige, David Love, David McGuire, Carol MERRIMACK Peternel, Katy Vallone, Mark DeLemus, Susan DeRoy, Susan Caplan, Tony Germana, Dylan Horrigan, Timothy Hunt, John ROCKINGHAM Germana, Nicholas Bogert, Steven Qualey, James Dumais, Russell Verville, Kevin St. Clair, Charlie King, Seth