New Hampshire House · 2025 Session

HB 251: Allowing the ownership of certain squirrels and raccoons

Motion to Lay on the Table · March 27, 2025 · Yeas 226, nays 115 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats

Yea 131 · Nay 18 · Not voting 28

Republicans

Yea 95 · Nay 97 · Not voting 28

No party

Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

House Majority Leader Jason Osborne voted yea.

Bill: HB 251
Motion: Motion to Lay on the Table
Date: March 27, 2025
Session: 2025 Session
Yeas–nays: Yeas 226, nays 115; 57 didn't vote (25 excused). Sherm Packard, who presides and votes only now and then, is one of them.
Result: Passed, as the official record marks it

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How each member voted

Yea (226)

Susan Almy D-Grafton District 17
Dick Ames D-Cheshire District 13
Judy Aron R-Sullivan District 4
Michael Aron R-Sullivan District 8
Lino Avellani R-Carroll District 4
Glenn Bailey R-Strafford District 2
Peggy Balboni D-Rockingham District 38
Heather Baldwin D-Grafton District 4
Luz Bay D-Strafford District 21
Paige Beauchemin D-Hillsborough District 3
Paul Berch D-Cheshire District 6
Dan Bergeron D-Hillsborough District 16
J.D. Bernardy R-Rockingham District 36
Peter Bixby D-Strafford District 13
Ralph Boehm R-Hillsborough District 38
Steve Bogert R-Belknap District 5
Bill Bolton D-Grafton District 8
Don Bouchard D-Hillsborough District 24
Nicholas Bridle R-Rockingham District 29
Pam Brown R-Rockingham District 14
Suraj Budathoki D-Hillsborough District 40
Wayne Burton D-Strafford District 10
Michael Cahill D-Rockingham District 10
Tony Caplan D-Merrimack District 8
Manoj Chourasia D-Hillsborough District 11
Suzanne Chretien D-Hillsborough District 19
John Cloutier D-Sullivan District 6
Eleana Colby D-Merrimack District 9
Barbara Comtois R-Belknap District 7
Tom Cormen D-Grafton District 15
Patricia Cornell D-Hillsborough District 22
Jim Creighton R-Hillsborough District 30
Hope Damon D-Sullivan District 8
Gary Daniels R-Hillsborough District 43
Will Darby D-Hillsborough District 11
Paul Dargie D-Hillsborough District 43
Arnie Davis R-Coos District 2
Denise DeDe-Poulin R-Strafford District 6
Rick Devoid R-Merrimack District 1
Linda DiSilvestro D-Hillsborough District 17
Tom Dolan R-Rockingham District 16
Tanya Donnelly R-Rockingham District 25
Mike Drago R-Rockingham District 4
Margaret Drye R-Sullivan District 7
Russ Dumais R-Belknap District 6
Ron Dunn R-Rockingham District 16
Sean Durkin R-Coos District 1
Karen Ebel D-Merrimack District 7
Michael Edgar D-Rockingham District 29
Susan Elberger D-Hillsborough District 5
Keith Erf R-Hillsborough District 28
Barry Faulkner D-Cheshire District 10
Jack Flanagan R-Hillsborough District 45
Charlie Foote R-Rockingham District 13
Mary Ford R-Rockingham District 3
Lily Foss D-Hillsborough District 41
Dru Fox D-Cheshire District 2
Loren Foxx D-Hillsborough District 2
Lisa Freeman R-Belknap District 8
Larry Gagne R-Hillsborough District 16
Eric Gallager D-Merrimack District 20
Mary Georges D-Hillsborough District 23
Nick Germana D-Cheshire District 15
Merryl Gibbs D-Merrimack District 23
Gary Gilmore D-Strafford District 16
Dale Girard R-Sullivan District 6
Ted Gorski R-Hillsborough District 2
Linda Gould R-Hillsborough District 2
George Grant R-Sullivan District 5
Gerry Griffin R-Hillsborough District 42
Jaci Grote D-Rockingham District 24
Jim Gruber D-Cheshire District 16
Stephanie Grund D-Hillsborough District 34
Jim Guzofski R-Rockingham District 1
Mary Hakken-Phillips D-Grafton District 12
Muriel Hall D-Merrimack District 9
Robley Hall R-Strafford District 1
Bob Harb R-Rockingham District 20
Mike Harrington R-Strafford District 18
Linda Harriott-Gathright D-Hillsborough District 10
Tim Hartnett D-Hillsborough District 41
Juliet Harvey-Bolia R-Belknap District 3
Linda Haskins D-Rockingham District 11
Karen Hegner D-Hillsborough District 41
Wayne Hemingway R-Sullivan District 6
Timothy Horrigan D-Strafford District 10
Heath Howard D-Strafford District 4
Molly Howard D-Hillsborough District 31
Allan Howland D-Strafford District 20
Martin Jack D-Hillsborough District 10
Samantha Jacobs D-Cheshire District 15
John Janigian R-Rockingham District 25
Erik Johnson D-Strafford District 11
Philip Jones D-Cheshire District 3
Lou Juris D-Hillsborough District 7
Eileen Kelly D-Merrimack District 8
Cathy Kenny R-Hillsborough District 13
Steve Kesselring R-Hillsborough District 18
Aboul Khan R-Rockingham District 30
Lee Ann Kluger D-Hillsborough District 6
Allison Knab D-Rockingham District 12
Jessica LaMontagne D-Strafford District 17
Brian Labrie R-Hillsborough District 2
Rick Ladd R-Grafton District 5
Connie Lane D-Merrimack District 16
John Larochelle D-Strafford District 19
Erica Layon R-Rockingham District 13
Dan LeClerc D-Hillsborough District 34
Nicole Leapley D-Hillsborough District 22
Cassandra Levesque D-Strafford District 4
Christal Lloyd D-Hillsborough District 8
Patrick Long D-Hillsborough District 26
Janet Lucas D-Grafton District 7
David Luneau D-Merrimack District 9
Bob Lynn R-Rockingham District 17
John MacDonald R-Carroll District 6
Wayne MacDonald R-Rockingham District 16
Jim Maggiore D-Rockingham District 23
Dennis Malloy D-Rockingham District 24
Amy Malone D-Strafford District 9
Dennis Mannion R-Rockingham District 25
Sanjeev Manohar D-Hillsborough District 9
Jay Markell R-Rockingham District 18
Chris McAleer D-Carroll District 2
Kat McGhee D-Hillsborough District 35
Mark McLean R-Hillsborough District 15
Charlie Melvin R-Rockingham District 20
David Meuse D-Rockingham District 37
Julie Miles R-Hillsborough District 12
Seth Miller D-Strafford District 21
David Milz R-Rockingham District 13
Larry Miner R-Rockingham District 7
Sheri Minor R-Belknap District 5
Maureen Mooney R-Hillsborough District 12
Jon Morton R-Hillsborough District 39
Russ Muirhead D-Grafton District 12
Chris Muns D-Rockingham District 29
Nancy Murphy D-Hillsborough District 12
Kate Murray D-Rockingham District 22
Megan Murray D-Hillsborough District 37
Dave Nagel D-Belknap District 6
Rich Nalevanko R-Cheshire District 9
Jodi Nelson R-Rockingham District 13
Jodi Newell D-Cheshire District 4
Ray Newman D-Hillsborough District 4
Sue Newman D-Hillsborough District 4
James Newsom D-Merrimack District 9
Terri O'Rorke D-Cheshire District 7
Thomas Oppel D-Grafton District 9
Jason Osborne R-Rockingham District 2
Mark Paige D-Rockingham District 11
Bill Palmer D-Sullivan District 2
Kathi Paquette R-Hillsborough District 25
Diane Pauer R-Hillsborough District 36
Mark Pearson R-Rockingham District 34
Steve Pearson R-Rockingham District 13
Wayne Pearson D-Strafford District 12
Katy Peternel R-Carroll District 6
Peter Petrigno D-Hillsborough District 43
Matthew Pitaro R-Merrimack District 11
Marc Plamondon D-Hillsborough District 3
Tom Ploszaj R-Belknap District 1
Susan Porcelli R-Rockingham District 19
John Potucek R-Rockingham District 13
David Preece D-Hillsborough District 17
Adam Presa R-Hillsborough District 12
Jim Qualey R-Cheshire District 18
Heather Raymond D-Hillsborough District 5
Jennifer Rhodes R-Cheshire District 17
Kim Rice R-Hillsborough District 38
Beth Richards D-Merrimack District 17
Ellen Rockmore D-Grafton District 12
Catherine Rombeau D-Hillsborough District 2
Rosemarie Rung D-Hillsborough District 12
Santosh Salvi D-Hillsborough District 9
Greg Sargent D-Merrimack District 7
Tom Schamberg D-Merrimack District 6
Buzz Scherr D-Rockingham District 26
Peter Schmidt D-Strafford District 14
John Schneller R-Hillsborough District 2
Kevin Scully R-Hillsborough District 8
Alvin See R-Merrimack District 26
Sheila Seidel R-Hillsborough District 29
John Sellers R-Grafton District 10
Alexis Simpson D-Rockingham District 33
Geoff Smith D-Strafford District 21
Marjorie Smith D-Strafford District 10
Steven Smith R-Sullivan District 3
Jim Snodgrass D-Merrimack District 28
Catherine Sofikitis D-Hillsborough District 7
Carrie Sorensen D-Rockingham District 28
Carry Spier D-Hillsborough District 6
Terry Spilsbury R-Sullivan District 3
Kathy Staub D-Hillsborough District 25
Laurel Stavis D-Grafton District 13
Jerry Stringham D-Grafton District 3
Brian Sullivan D-Sullivan District 1
Jared Sullivan D-Grafton District 2
Dale Swanson D-Hillsborough District 5
George Sykes D-Grafton District 14
John Sytek R-Rockingham District 25
Brian Taylor R-Carroll District 8
Laura Telerski D-Hillsborough District 11
Trinidad Tellez D-Hillsborough District 40
Paul Terry R-Belknap District 7
Doug Thomas R-Rockingham District 16
Wendy Thomas D-Hillsborough District 12
James Tierney R-Coos District 1
Travis Toner R-Belknap District 4
Richard Tripp R-Rockingham District 13
Paul Tudor R-Rockingham District 1
Jordan Ulery R-Hillsborough District 13
Sue Vail D-Hillsborough District 6
Brian Valerino R-Coos District 5
Dan Veilleux D-Hillsborough District 34
Michael Vose R-Rockingham District 5
David Walker R-Strafford District 19
Janet Wall D-Strafford District 11
Mary Jane Wallner D-Merrimack District 19
Gerry Ward D-Rockingham District 27
Lucy Weber D-Cheshire District 5
Toni Weinstein D-Rockingham District 10
Ken Weyler R-Rockingham District 14
Steve Woodcock D-Carroll District 1
Gary Woods D-Merrimack District 30
Erica de Vries D-Rockingham District 29

Nay (115)

Glen Aldrich R-Belknap District 6
Joe Alexander R-Hillsborough District 29
Keith Ammon R-Hillsborough District 42
Louise Andrus R-Merrimack District 5
Cy Aures R-Merrimack District 13
Deborah Aylward R-Merrimack District 5
Lorie Ball R-Rockingham District 25
Joseph Barton R-Grafton District 1
Harry Bean R-Belknap District 6
Calvin Beaulier R-Grafton District 1
Mike Belcher R-Carroll District 4
Cindy Bennett R-Rockingham District 4
Lex Berezhny R-Grafton District 11
Ross Berry R-Hillsborough District 44
Marie Bjelobrk R-Grafton District 5
Bill Boyd R-Hillsborough District 12
Stephen Boyd R-Merrimack District 10
Tracy Bricchi D-Merrimack District 15
Richard Brown R-Carroll District 8
Scott Bryer R-Rockingham District 1
Claudine Burnham R-Strafford District 2
Jose Cambrils R-Merrimack District 4
Riché Colcombe R-Hillsborough District 30
Brian Cole R-Hillsborough District 26
Travis Corcoran R-Hillsborough District 28
Glen Cordelli R-Carroll District 7
Sue DeLemus R-Strafford District 1
Susan DeRoy R-Strafford District 3
Matt Drew R-Hillsborough District 19
Pierre DuPont R-Hillsborough District 20
Dillon Dumont R-Hillsborough District 13
Sam Farrington R-Strafford District 8
Sallie Fellows D-Grafton District 8
David Fracht D-Grafton District 16
Linda Franz R-Grafton District 6
Dylan Germana D-Cheshire District 1
Henry Giasson R-Hillsborough District 29
Michael Granger R-Strafford District 2
Jessica Grill D-Hillsborough District 18
Joe Hamblen R-Carroll District 3
Greg Hill R-Merrimack District 2
Thomas Kaczynski R-Strafford District 5
Sly Karasinski R-Cheshire District 10
Phyllis Katsakiores R-Rockingham District 13
Diane Kelley R-Hillsborough District 32
Seth King R-Coos District 4
Jim Kofalt R-Hillsborough District 32
Lori Korzen R-Coos District 7
Katelyn Kuttab R-Rockingham District 17
Rich Lascelles R-Hillsborough District 14
Peter Leishman D-Hillsborough District 33
Melissa Litchfield R-Rockingham District 32
Darrell Louis R-Grafton District 1
David Love R-Rockingham District 13
Jim MacKay D-Merrimack District 18
Tim Mannion R-Hillsborough District 1
Tom Mannion R-Hillsborough District 1
Zoe Manos D-Rockingham District 12
Rita Mattson R-Cheshire District 18
Lisa Mazur R-Hillsborough District 44
Valerie McDonnell R-Rockingham District 25
Donald McFarlane R-Grafton District 18
Linda McGrath R-Rockingham District 40
Carol McGuire R-Merrimack District 27
Dan McGuire R-Merrimack District 14
Charles McMahon R-Rockingham District 17
Peter Mehegan R-Merrimack District 12
Mike Moffett R-Merrimack District 4
Bryan Morse R-Merrimack District 3
Denis Murphy R-Cheshire District 11
Mary Murphy R-Hillsborough District 27
Alissandra Murray D-Hillsborough District 20
Brian Nadeau R-Rockingham District 4
Kristin Noble R-Hillsborough District 2
Jeanine Notter R-Hillsborough District 12
Bill Ohm R-Hillsborough District 10
Mike Ouellet R-Coos District 3
David Paige D-Carroll District 1
Ray Peeples R-Hillsborough District 14
Kristine Perez R-Rockingham District 16
Ray Plante R-Merrimack District 27
Yury Polozov R-Merrimack District 10
Daniel Popovici-Muller R-Rockingham District 17
Lisa Post R-Hillsborough District 42
Kelley Potenza R-Strafford District 19
Ellen Read D-Rockingham District 10
Sherri Reinfurt R-Hillsborough District 29
Skip Rollins R-Sullivan District 3
Linda Ryan D-Hillsborough District 4
Matt Sabourin dit Choinière R-Rockingham District 30
Kris Schultz D-Merrimack District 29
Brian Seaworth R-Merrimack District 12
Christine Seibert D-Hillsborough District 21
Donald Selby R-Rockingham District 9
Vanessa Sheehan R-Hillsborough District 43
Shane Sirois R-Hillsborough District 32
Jeremy Slottje R-Hillsborough District 13
Jonathan Smith R-Carroll District 5
Julius Soti R-Rockingham District 35
Jim Spillane R-Rockingham District 2
Charlie St. Clair D-Belknap District 5
Jim Summers R-Rockingham District 20
Joe Sweeney R-Rockingham District 25
Jeff Tenczar R-Hillsborough District 1
Dick Thackston R-Cheshire District 12
James Thibault R-Merrimack District 25
Eric Turer D-Rockingham District 6
Sue Vandecasteele R-Rockingham District 25
Alice Wade D-Strafford District 15
Lilli Walsh R-Rockingham District 15
Thomas Walsh R-Merrimack District 10
Jonah Wheeler D-Hillsborough District 33
Robert Wherry R-Hillsborough District 13
Vicki Wilson R-Rockingham District 9
Clayton Wood R-Merrimack District 13

Excused (25)

Liz Barbour R-Hillsborough District 35
Efstathia Booras D-Hillsborough District 8
Matt Coker R-Belknap District 2
Debra DeSimone R-Rockingham District 18
Sayra DeVito R-Rockingham District 8
Jess Edwards R-Rockingham District 31
Myles England D-Strafford District 12
Julie Gilman D-Rockingham District 11
Ernesto Gonzalez R-Merrimack District 3
Alicia Gregg D-Hillsborough District 7
Gaby Grossman D-Rockingham District 11
Matthew Hicks D-Merrimack District 24
Jean Jeudy D-Hillsborough District 23
Erin Kerwin D-Hillsborough District 40
Peter Lovett D-Grafton District 8
David Lundgren R-Rockingham District 16
Jennifer Mandelbaum D-Rockingham District 21
Mike Murphy R-Coos District 6
Andrew Prout R-Hillsborough District 13
Terry Roy R-Rockingham District 31
Loren Selig D-Strafford District 10
John Suiter R-Hillsborough District 36
Douglas Trottier R-Belknap District 8
Peter Varney R-Belknap District 7
Kevin Verville R-Rockingham District 2

Not voting (32)

Aidan Ankarberg I-Strafford District 7
Mike Bordes R-Belknap District 5
Tom Buco D-Carroll District 1
Anita Burroughs D-Carroll District 2
Karel Crawford R-Carroll District 3
Fred Davis D-Hillsborough District 3
Bill Dolan D-Hillsborough District 9
Jim Fedolfi R-Hillsborough District 30
Joe Guthrie R-Rockingham District 15
Cathryn Harvey D-Cheshire District 6
Chris Herbert D-Hillsborough District 24
John Hunt R-Cheshire District 14
John Leavitt R-Merrimack District 10
Matty Lunney R-Belknap District 2
Mark MacKenzie D-Hillsborough District 40
Pete Morency R-Coos District 5
Sherm Packard R-Rockingham District 16
Sandra Panek R-Hillsborough District 1
Lucius Parshall D-Cheshire District 8
Stephanie Payeur D-Merrimack District 8
Mark Proulx R-Hillsborough District 15
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien R-Rockingham District 13
Ned Raynolds D-Rockingham District 39
James Roesener D-Merrimack District 22
Timothy Soucy D-Merrimack District 21
Tom Southworth D-Strafford District 11
Terry Spahr D-Grafton District 12
John Stone D-Strafford District 12
Len Turcotte R-Strafford District 4
Mark Vallone D-Rockingham District 5
Mark Warden R-Hillsborough District 39
Matt Wilhelm D-Hillsborough District 21