New Hampshire Senate · District 10

Donovan Fenton's New Hampshire Senate voting record

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Donovan Fenton (Democratic) is a member of the New Hampshire Senate for District 10. This page covers the 209 floor roll calls held while Donovan Fenton was in office, from Jan. 30, 2025 to Aug. 19, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 3% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 100% of party-line votes. 9th percentile in the New Hampshire Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 0.5% of roll calls. Donovan Fenton sponsored 19 statewide bills this term; 6 passed. Below are the contested votes where Donovan Fenton split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Donovan Fenton sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Senate President 3% On 181 contested votes where both voted · 15% on all votes Votes with own party 100% Partisan rank: 1 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 6 others) Didn't vote at roll call 0.5% 1 of 209 roll calls

Bills passed 6 19 sponsored · 6 became law · Rank 17 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) Bills that became law 6 of 6 passed · 0 vetoed

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Donovan Fenton's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

New Hampshire Senate9th percentile

More liberal than 91% of the New Hampshire Senate.

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3rd most liberal of 24

On the November 3 ballot

Donovan Fenton is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (New Hampshire Senate, District 10)

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Votes with the Senate President

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Donovan Fenton.

On 181 contested votes where both voted15% on all 206 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Donovan Fenton.

On 177 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 6 others)No one in the Senate votes with their party more often

Bills

The bills Donovan Fenton sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Donovan Fenton
	Bills
Sponsored	19
Passed both chambers	6
Became law	6
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 17 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 4 of 8 Democrats

A bill counts for its prime sponsor, the legislator the General Court lists first on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Donovan Fenton
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 575 (2026 Session) Establishing a committee to study the issue of school bullying and modifying both the exemption of teacher certification records from the right-to-know law…	Became law	July 2, 2026
SB 544 (2026 Session) Relative to managed care laws	Became law	July 2, 2026
SB 590 (2026 Session) Relative to electric aggregation plans	Became law	June 19, 2026
SB 649 (2026 Session) Increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle	Became law	May 28, 2026
SB 267 (2025 Session) Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron	Became law	July 29, 2025
SB 273 (2025 Session) Relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies involving a stopped or standing vehicle	Became law	July 15, 2025

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

176 against the Senate President; 1 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Donovan Fenton
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President	Most of their party
Aug. 19, 2026	HB 1422: Relative to the time to petition for a new trial Veto Override	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 468: Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location Veto Override	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Veto Override	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 552: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Veto Override	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 4, 2026	HB 1300: (Third New Title) establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 4, 2026	HB 609: Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 4, 2026	HB 1735: Relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 21, 2026	SB 574: Establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 21, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 21, 2026	SB 430: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 21, 2026	SB 223: Relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	HB 1817: Relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	HB 1336: Relative to regulated conditional deposits Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	HB 1336: Relative to regulated conditional deposits Committee Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	HB 1792: Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination Floor Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 14, 2026	HB 1010: Relative to multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 14, 2026	HB 1793: Prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	HB 1252: Requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver's licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	HB 1478: Requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills Refer for Interim Study	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	HB 1816: Relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	HB 1573: Permitting excused absences for student participation in certain activities and mandating the state board of education to grant school reassignment requests… Committee Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	HB 1448: Prohibiting the use of the World Economic Forum materials within state curriculum Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	HB 1374: Modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2026	HB 1268: Modifying the structure and administration of home education programs and relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 16, 2026	HB 1442: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2026	SB 459: Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2026	SB 459: Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2026	SB 476: Relative to consumer health care cost transparency Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2026	SB 441: Relative to the financial responsibility for local assistance and enabling municipalities to request a hearing regarding the residency of an assisted person Floor Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2026	HB 1815: Relative to education financing Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	SB 431: Relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 186: Relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	SB 623: Relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	SB 554: Repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	SB 552: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	SB 551: Relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	SB 643: Requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 323: Requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 467: Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug… Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 604: Making an appropriation to the university system of New Hampshire Refer for Interim Study	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 601: Relative to the allocation and disbursement of state contributions for non-state employer pension costs under the New Hampshire retirement system Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 484: Prohibiting Medicaid premiums and limiting Medicaid expansion cost sharing Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 419: Relative to the housing champion designation and program and the affordable housing fund, and making appropriations therefor Refer for Interim Study	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	CACR 12: The adoption of tax laws Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 513: Relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 576: Adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 533: Requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state's education freedom account program every three years Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 532: Increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 430: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 406: Making an appropriation to the city of Nashua for the purpose of purchasing the former Daniel Webster College property Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 651: Relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 555: Relative to critical risk protection orders Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 463: Relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 584: Increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 582: Modifying the base cost of an adequate education Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 439: Relative to municipal data center zoning Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 439: Relative to municipal data center zoning Committee Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 636: Establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 634: Enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 406: Making an appropriation to the city of Nashua for the purpose of purchasing the former Daniel Webster College property Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	HB 751: Establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	HB 751: Establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any… Floor Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 101: Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 101: Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state Committee Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 451: Establishing the paint product stewardship program Ought to Pass	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 191: Providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 707: Establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 292: Establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 292: Establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 292: Establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 26, 2025	SB 287: Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 26, 2025	HB 115: Making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 26, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 26, 2025	HB 1: Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 26, 2025	HB 712: Limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 26, 2025	HB 506: Relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 26, 2025	HB 377: Relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 26, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 26, 2025	HB 60: Relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 506: Relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 506: Relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to… Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 712: Limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 377: Relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 361: Prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 5, 2025	HB 1: Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 5, 2025	HB 1: Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	HB 148: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 22, 2025	HB 57: Relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 22, 2025	HB 57: Relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters Committee Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 22, 2025	HB 446: Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 22, 2025	HB 446: Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	HB 446: Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools Inexpedient to Legislate	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 15, 2025	HB 771: Relative to funding for open enrollment schools Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	HB 324: Relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	HB 324: Relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 15, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	HB 282: Increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty, relative to the determination of education adequacy grants and… Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	HB 356: Enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections Inexpedient to Legislate	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 15, 2025	HB 557: Relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	HB 768: Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	HB 90: Relative to the definition of part-time teachers Committee Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 15, 2025	SB 62: Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	SB 138: Relative to record requests by health care providers Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	SB 105: Enabling towns to adopt budget caps Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 15, 2025	HB 511: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	HB 551: Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	HB 551: Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Floor Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	HB 381: Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	HB 381: Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	HB 381: Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Committee Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	HB 380: Relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 8, 2025	HB 190: Relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2025	HB 226: Relative to the use of drug checking equipment Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2025	HB 198: Relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 75: Legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 53: Permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 53: Permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 231: Prohibiting school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 27, 2025	SB 275: Providing property tax relief for some child care agencies Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 260: Relative to access to abortion care Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 83: Relative to licenses for primary and secondary game operators Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 27, 2025	SB 83: Relative to licenses for primary and secondary game operators Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 27, 2025	SB 304: Directing the commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs to assemble a report on the effects of tariffs on Canada and New Hampshire… Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 287: Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 96: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school… Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 211: Relative to biological sex in student athletics Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 268: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	SB 72: Establishing a parental bill of rights Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 33: Relative to the regulation of public school materials Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 33: Relative to the regulation of public school materials Motion to Refer	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 13, 2025	SB 144: Authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following… Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 214: Enabling no-excuse absentee registration and voting Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 13, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 13, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 13, 2025	SB 207: Requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 203: Relative to administration of the education freedom accounts program Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 176: Relative to the state minimum hourly rate Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 119: Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 227: Relative to site setbacks for landfills Motion to Lay on the Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 6, 2025	SB 219: Requiring the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 100: Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 34: Relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 72: Establishing a parental bill of rights Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	SB 72: Establishing a parental bill of rights Floor Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 159: Establishing a marine habitat fee Inexpedient to Legislate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 62: Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 15: Relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 14: Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 13: Invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Adoption of the Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Recent key votes

Donovan Fenton's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

HB 1766: Relative to cruelty to livestock
Voted nay Veto Override · Yeas 11, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

HB 1422: Relative to the time to petition for a new trial
Voted yeaAgainst the Senate President Veto Override · Yeas 18, nays 6

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

SB 535: Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels
Voted nay Veto Override · Yeas 5, nays 19

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

SB 475: Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock
Voted nay Veto Override · Yeas 8, nays 16

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

SB 468: Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location
Voted yeaAgainst the Senate President Veto Override · Yeas 16, nays 8

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Donovan Fenton voted on each of the 209 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Donovan Fenton
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President	Yeas–nays
Aug. 19, 2026	HB 1766: Relative to cruelty to livestock Veto Override	Nay	Nay	Nay	11–13
Aug. 19, 2026	HB 1422: Relative to the time to petition for a new trial Veto Override	Yea	Yea	Nay	18–6
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 535: Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels Veto Override	Nay	Nay	Nay	5–19
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 475: Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock Veto Override	Nay	Nay	Nay	8–16
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 468: Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location Veto Override	Yea	Yea	Nay	16–8
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Veto Override	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 552: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Veto Override	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 4, 2026	HB 1300: (Third New Title) establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
June 4, 2026	HB 609: Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
June 4, 2026	HB 1735: Relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–9
May 21, 2026	SB 574: Establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	13–9
May 21, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 21, 2026	SB 430: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 21, 2026	SB 223: Relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 14, 2026	HB 1817: Relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 14, 2026	HB 1336: Relative to regulated conditional deposits Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–9
May 14, 2026	HB 1793: Prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1252: Requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver's licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1816: Relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1448: Prohibiting the use of the World Economic Forum materials within state curriculum Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1374: Modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1268: Modifying the structure and administration of home education programs and relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–8
April 16, 2026	HB 1442: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
March 26, 2026	SB 459: Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–9
March 26, 2026	SB 476: Relative to consumer health care cost transparency Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 26, 2026	HB 1815: Relative to education financing Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 12, 2026	SB 431: Relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 5, 2026	SB 552: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 5, 2026	SB 643: Requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 5, 2026	HB 323: Requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 467: Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug… Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	CACR 12: The adoption of tax laws Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 513: Relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 430: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–9
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 439: Relative to municipal data center zoning Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Jan. 29, 2026	HB 751: Establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 101: Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–10
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 451: Establishing the paint product stewardship program Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Nay	13–11
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 191: Providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 292: Establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	SB 287: Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 1: Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 712: Limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 506: Relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 377: Relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 60: Relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term Adoption of the Conference Report	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
June 5, 2025	HB 506: Relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 712: Limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 377: Relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 361: Prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–10
June 5, 2025	HB 1: Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–9
May 22, 2025	HB 148: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
May 22, 2025	HB 57: Relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
May 22, 2025	HB 446: Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
May 15, 2025	HB 771: Relative to funding for open enrollment schools Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 324: Relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 557: Relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 768: Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 699: Relative to special education definitions Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Excused	14–8
May 15, 2025	SB 62: Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	SB 138: Relative to record requests by health care providers Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	SB 105: Enabling towns to adopt budget caps Concurrence	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 511: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
May 8, 2025	HB 551: Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
May 8, 2025	HB 381: Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
May 1, 2025	HB 319: Relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Excused	13–8
April 17, 2025	HB 231: Prohibiting school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent Ought to Pass	Nay	Yea	Yea	21–3
March 27, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 287: Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 96: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school… Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 211: Relative to biological sex in student athletics Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 268: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 20, 2025	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
March 20, 2025	SB 72: Establishing a parental bill of rights Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
March 20, 2025	SB 84: Relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	13–10
March 13, 2025	SB 33: Relative to the regulation of public school materials Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 13, 2025	CACR 8: Relating to sheriffs Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	21–3
March 13, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 100: Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 34: Relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 72: Establishing a parental bill of rights Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	16–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 62: Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 15: Relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	14–9
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 14: Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 13: Invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	15–8

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: gc.nh.gov
Email: donovan.fenton@gc.nh.gov
Capitol office: Room 5, Legislative Office Building 33 N. State St., Concord, NH 03301
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Committees

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Source: the New Hampshire General Court's roll-call records, bill dockets and Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Aug. 19, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections