New Hampshire HouseHB 1358
(New Title) establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools.
Passed 184–164Party-line
What it does: On the version voted Aug 19, 2026: Creates an eight-member commission of legislators, the education commissioner and school representatives to study the feasibility and effects of converting all New Hampshire public schools into public charter schools, including funding less reliant on local property taxes, with a report due November 1, 2026. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Concur
The tally
Yes 184 · No 164 · Not voting 44
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 159 | 18 |
| Republicans | 183 | 4 | 26 |
| Other or unknown party | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 4 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Joe GuthrieRRockingham 15No
- John SytekRRockingham 25No
- Karel CrawfordRCarroll 3No
- Kristine PerezRRockingham 16No
The full roll (392)
Yes 184
- Aboul KhanRRockingham 30
- Adam PresaRHillsborough 12
- Alvin SeeRMerrimack 26
- Andrew ProutRHillsborough 13
- Arnie DavisRCoos 2
- Barbara ComtoisRBelknap 7
- Bill BoydRHillsborough 12
- Bill OhmRHillsborough 10
- Bob HarbRRockingham 20
- Bob LynnRRockingham 17
- Brian ColeRHillsborough 26
- Brian LabrieRHillsborough 2
- Brian NadeauRRockingham 4
- Brian SeaworthRMerrimack 12
- Brian TaylorRCarroll 8
- Calvin BeaulierRGrafton 1
- Carol McGuireRMerrimack 27
- Cathy KennyRHillsborough 13
- Charles McMahonRRockingham 17
- Charlie FooteRRockingham 13
- Charlie MelvinRRockingham 20
- Cindy BennettRRockingham 4
- Claudine BurnhamRStrafford 2
- Clayton WoodRMerrimack 13
- Cy AuresRMerrimack 13
- Dale GirardRSullivan 6
- Dan McGuireRMerrimack 14
- Daniel Popovici-MullerRRockingham 17
- Darrell LouisRGrafton 1
- David LoveRRockingham 13
- David MilzRRockingham 13
- David WalkerRStrafford 19
- Deborah AylwardRMerrimack 5
- Debra DeSimoneRRockingham 18
- Denis MurphyRCheshire 11
- Denise DeDe-PoulinRStrafford 6
- Dennis MannionRRockingham 25
- Diane KelleyRHillsborough 32
- Diane PauerRHillsborough 36
- Dillon DumontRHillsborough 13
- Donald McFarlaneRGrafton 18
- Donald SelbyRRockingham 9
- Doug ThomasRRockingham 16
- Erica LayonRRockingham 13
- Gary DanielsRHillsborough 43
- George GrantRSullivan 5
- Gerry GriffinRHillsborough 42
- Glen AldrichRBelknap 6
- Glenn BaileyRStrafford 2
- Greg HillRMerrimack 2
- Henry GiassonRHillsborough 29
- J.D. BernardyRRockingham 36
- Jack FlanaganRHillsborough 45
- James ThibaultRMerrimack 25
- James TierneyRCoos 1
- Jason OsborneRRockingham 2
- Jay MarkellRRockingham 18
- Jennifer RhodesRCheshire 17
- Jeremy SlottjeRHillsborough 13
- Jess EdwardsRRockingham 31
- Jim CreightonRHillsborough 30
- Jim GuzofskiRRockingham 1
- Jim KofaltRHillsborough 32
- Jim QualeyRCheshire 18
- Jim SpillaneRRockingham 2
- Jodi NelsonRRockingham 13
- Joe AlexanderRHillsborough 29
- Joe HamblenRCarroll 3
- Joe SweeneyRRockingham 25
- John HuntRCheshire 14
- John JanigianRRockingham 25
- John MacDonaldRCarroll 6
- John PotucekRRockingham 13
- John SchnellerRHillsborough 2
- John SellersRGrafton 10
- John SuiterRHillsborough 36
- Jordan UleryRHillsborough 13
- Jose CambrilsRMerrimack 4
- Joseph BartonRGrafton 1
- Judy AronRSullivan 4
- Julie MilesRHillsborough 12
- Juliet Harvey-BoliaRBelknap 3
- Julius SotiRRockingham 35
- Katelyn KuttabRRockingham 17
- Katherine Prudhomme-O'BrienRRockingham 13
- Kathi PaquetteRHillsborough 25
- Katy PeternelRCarroll 6
- Keith AmmonRHillsborough 42
- Keith ErfRHillsborough 28
- Kelley PotenzaRStrafford 19
- Ken WeylerRRockingham 14
- Kevin ScullyRHillsborough 8
- Kim RiceRHillsborough 38
- Kristin NobleRHillsborough 2
- Larry GagneRHillsborough 16
- Larry MinerRRockingham 7
- Len TurcotteRStrafford 4
- Lex BerezhnyRGrafton 11
- Lilli WalshRRockingham 15
- Linda FranzRGrafton 6
- Linda GouldRHillsborough 2
- Linda McGrathRRockingham 40
- Lino AvellaniRCarroll 4
- Lisa FreemanRBelknap 8
- Lisa MazurRHillsborough 44
- Lisa PostRHillsborough 42
- Lori KorzenRCoos 7
- Louise AndrusRMerrimack 5
- Marc TremblayRCoos 5
- Margaret DryeRSullivan 7
- Marie BjelobrkRGrafton 5
- Mark PearsonRRockingham 34
- Mark ProulxRHillsborough 15
- Mark WardenRHillsborough 39
- Mary FordRRockingham 3
- Mary MurphyRHillsborough 27
- Matt DrewRHillsborough 19
- Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreRRockingham 30
- Matthew PitaroRMerrimack 11
- Maureen MooneyRHillsborough 12
- Michael AronRSullivan 8
- Michael GrangerRStrafford 2
- Mike BelcherRCarroll 4
- Mike BordesRBelknap 5
- Mike DragoRRockingham 4
- Mike HarringtonRStrafford 18
- Mike MoffettRMerrimack 4
- Mike OuelletRCoos 3
- Pam BrownRRockingham 14
- Paul TerryRBelknap 7
- Paul TudorRRockingham 1
- Pete MorencyRCoos 5
- Peter MeheganRMerrimack 12
- Phyllis KatsakioresRRockingham 13
- Pierre DuPontRHillsborough 20
- Ralph BoehmRHillsborough 38
- Ray PeeplesRHillsborough 14
- Rich LascellesRHillsborough 14
- Rich NalevankoRCheshire 9
- Richard BrownRCarroll 8
- Richard TrippRRockingham 13
- Riché ColcombeRHillsborough 30
- Rick DevoidRMerrimack 1
- Rick LaddRGrafton 5
- Rita MattsonRCheshire 18
- Robert WherryRHillsborough 13
- Ron DunnRRockingham 16
- Ross BerryRHillsborough 44
- Russ DumaisRBelknap 6
- Sam FarringtonRStrafford 8
- Sayra DeVitoRRockingham 8
- Scott BryerRRockingham 1
- Seth KingRCoos 4
- Shane SiroisRHillsborough 32
- Sheri MinorRBelknap 5
- Sherri ReinfurtRHillsborough 29
- Skip RollinsRSullivan 3
- Sly KarasinskiRCheshire 10
- Stephen BoydRMerrimack 10
- Steve BogertRBelknap 5
- Steve KesselringRHillsborough 18
- Steven SmithRSullivan 3
- Sue DeLemusRStrafford 1
- Sue VandecasteeleRRockingham 25
- Susan DeRoyRStrafford 3
- Susan PorcelliRRockingham 19
- Tanya DonnellyRRockingham 25
- Ted GorskiRHillsborough 2
- Terry RoyRRockingham 31
- Terry SpilsburyRSullivan 3
- Thomas KaczynskiRStrafford 5
- Thomas WalshRMerrimack 10
- Tom MannionRHillsborough 1
- Tom PloszajIBelknap 1
- Travis CorcoranRHillsborough 28
- Valerie McDonnellRRockingham 25
- Vanessa SheehanRHillsborough 43
- Vicki WilsonRRockingham 9
- Wayne HemingwayRSullivan 6
- Wayne MacDonaldRRockingham 16
- Yury PolozovRMerrimack 10
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 164
- Aidan AnkarbergIStrafford 7
- Alexis SimpsonDRockingham 33
- Alice WadeDStrafford 15
- Alicia GreggDHillsborough 7
- Alissandra MurrayDHillsborough 20
- Allan HowlandDStrafford 20
- Allison KnabDRockingham 12
- Anita BurroughsDCarroll 2
- Barry FaulknerDCheshire 10
- Beth RichardsDMerrimack 17
- Bill BoltonDGrafton 8
- Bill DolanDHillsborough 9
- Bill PalmerDSullivan 2
- Billie ButlerDStrafford 12
- Bobbi BoudmanDCarroll 7
- Buzz ScherrDRockingham 26
- Carrie SorensenDRockingham 28
- Carry SpierDHillsborough 6
- Cassandra LevesqueDStrafford 4
- Catherine RombeauDHillsborough 2
- Cathryn HarveyDCheshire 6
- Chris HerbertDHillsborough 24
- Chris McAleerDCarroll 2
- Christal LloydDHillsborough 8
- Connie LaneDMerrimack 16
- Dan LeClercDHillsborough 34
- Dan VeilleuxDHillsborough 34
- Dave NagelDBelknap 6
- David FrachtDGrafton 16
- David LuneauDMerrimack 9
- David MeuseDRockingham 37
- David PaigeDCarroll 1
- David PreeceDHillsborough 17
- Dennis MalloyDRockingham 24
- Dick AmesDCheshire 13
- Dru FoxDCheshire 2
- Efstathia BoorasDHillsborough 8
- Eileen KellyDMerrimack 8
- Eleana ColbyDMerrimack 9
- Ellen ReadDRockingham 10
- Ellen RockmoreDGrafton 12
- Eric GallagerDMerrimack 20
- Eric TurerDRockingham 6
- Erica de VriesDRockingham 29
- Erik JohnsonDStrafford 11
- Erin KerwinDHillsborough 40
- Fred DavisDHillsborough 3
- Gary GilmoreDStrafford 16
- Gary WoodsDMerrimack 30
- Geoff SmithDStrafford 21
- George SykesDGrafton 14
- Gerry WardDRockingham 27
- Greg SargentDMerrimack 7
- Heath HowardDStrafford 4
- Heather BaldwinDGrafton 4
- Heather RaymondDHillsborough 5
- Hope DamonDSullivan 8
- James NewsomDMerrimack 9
- Janet LucasDGrafton 7
- Janet WallDStrafford 11
- Jared SullivanDGrafton 2
- Jean JeudyDHillsborough 23
- Jennifer MandelbaumDRockingham 21
- Jerry StringhamDGrafton 3
- Jessica GrillDHillsborough 18
- Jessica LaMontagneDStrafford 17
- Jim GruberDCheshire 16
- Jim MaggioreDRockingham 23
- Jodi NewellDCheshire 4
- Joe GuthrieRRockingham 15
- John CloutierDSullivan 6
- John LarochelleDStrafford 19
- John StoneDStrafford 12
- John SytekRRockingham 25
- Julie GilmanDRockingham 11
- Karel CrawfordRCarroll 3
- Karen EbelDMerrimack 7
- Kat McGheeDHillsborough 35
- Kathy StaubDHillsborough 25
- Kris SchultzDMerrimack 29
- Kristine PerezRRockingham 16
- Laura TelerskiDHillsborough 11
- Laurel StavisDGrafton 13
- Lee Ann KlugerDHillsborough 6
- Lily FossDHillsborough 41
- Linda DiSilvestroDHillsborough 17
- Linda Harriott-GathrightDHillsborough 10
- Linda RyanDHillsborough 4
- Loren FoxxDHillsborough 2
- Loren SeligDStrafford 10
- Lou JurisDHillsborough 7
- Lucius ParshallDCheshire 8
- Lucy WeberDCheshire 5
- Luz BayDStrafford 21
- Manoj ChourasiaDHillsborough 11
- Marc PlamondonDHillsborough 3
- Mark MacKenzieDHillsborough 40
- Mark PaigeDRockingham 11
- Mark ValloneDRockingham 5
- Martin JackDHillsborough 10
- Mary GeorgesDHillsborough 23
- Mary Hakken-PhillipsDGrafton 12
- Mary Jane WallnerDMerrimack 19
- Matt WilhelmDHillsborough 21
- Matthew HicksDMerrimack 24
- Megan MurrayDHillsborough 37
- Merryl GibbsDMerrimack 23
- Michael CahillDRockingham 10
- Michael EdgarDRockingham 29
- Molly HowardDHillsborough 31
- Muriel HallDMerrimack 9
- Myles EnglandDStrafford 12
- Nancy MurphyDHillsborough 12
- Ned RaynoldsDRockingham 39
- Nick GermanaDCheshire 15
- Patricia CornellDHillsborough 22
- Patrick LongDHillsborough 26
- Paul BerchDCheshire 6
- Paul DargieDHillsborough 43
- Peggy BalboniDRockingham 38
- Peter BixbyDStrafford 13
- Peter LovettDGrafton 8
- Peter PetrignoDHillsborough 43
- Peter SchmidtDStrafford 14
- Philip JonesDCheshire 3
- Ray NewmanDHillsborough 4
- Rosemarie RungDHillsborough 12
- Russ MuirheadDGrafton 12
- Sallie FellowsDGrafton 8
- Samantha JacobsDCheshire 15
- Sanjeev ManoharDHillsborough 9
- Santosh SalviDHillsborough 9
- Seth MillerDStrafford 21
- Stephanie GrundDHillsborough 34
- Stephanie PayeurDMerrimack 8
- Steve WoodcockDCarroll 1
- Sue NewmanDHillsborough 4
- Susan AlmyDGrafton 17
- Susan ElbergerDHillsborough 5
- Suzanne ChretienDHillsborough 19
- Terri O'RorkeDCheshire 7
- Terry SpahrDGrafton 12
- Timothy HorriganDStrafford 10
- Timothy SoucyDMerrimack 21
- Tom CormenDGrafton 15
- Tom SchambergDMerrimack 6
- Tom SouthworthDStrafford 11
- Toni WeinsteinDRockingham 10
- Tony CaplanDMerrimack 8
- Tracy BricchiDMerrimack 15
- Trinidad TellezDHillsborough 40
- Wayne BurtonDStrafford 10
- Wayne PearsonDStrafford 12
- Wendy ThomasDHillsborough 12
- Will DarbyDHillsborough 11
- Zoe ManosDRockingham 12
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
Not voting 44
- Amy MaloneDStrafford 9
- Brian SullivanDSullivan 1
- Bryan MorseRMerrimack 3
- Catherine SofikitisDHillsborough 7
- Chris MunsDRockingham 29
- Christine SeibertDHillsborough 21
- Dale SwansonDHillsborough 5
- Dan BergeronDHillsborough 16
- David LundgrenRRockingham 16
- Dick ThackstonRCheshire 12
- Douglas TrottierRBelknap 8
- Ernesto GonzalezRMerrimack 3
- Gaby GrossmanDRockingham 11
- James RoesenerDMerrimack 22
- Jeanine NotterRHillsborough 12
- Jeff TenczarRHillsborough 1
- Jim FedolfiRHillsborough 30
- Jim MacKayDMerrimack 18
- Jim SnodgrassDMerrimack 28
- Jim SummersRRockingham 20
- John LeavittRMerrimack 10
- Jonah WheelerDHillsborough 33
- Jonathan SmithRCarroll 5
- Karen HegnerDHillsborough 41
- Kevin VervilleRRockingham 2
- Liz BarbourRHillsborough 35
- Lorie BallRRockingham 25
- Marjorie SmithDStrafford 10
- Mark McLeanRHillsborough 15
- Matt CokerRBelknap 2
- Melissa LitchfieldRRockingham 32
- Nicholas BridleRRockingham 29
- Nicole LeapleyDHillsborough 22
- Paige BeaucheminDHillsborough 3
- Peter LeishmanDHillsborough 33
- Peter VarneyRBelknap 7
- Ray PlanteRMerrimack 27
- Robley HallRStrafford 1
- Sean DurkinRCoos 1
- Steve PearsonRRockingham 13
- Tim MannionRHillsborough 1
- Tom BucoDCarroll 1
- Tom DolanRRockingham 16
- Travis TonerRBelknap 4
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.