New Hampshire House · 2026 Session

HB 491: Establishing a committee to study alternative funding methods for public education and how to reduce its reliance on local real estate property taxes

Inexpedient to Legislate · Jan. 7, 2026 · Yeas 195, nays 157 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 0 · Nay 156 · Not voting 21
Republicans
Yea 195 · Nay 1 · Not voting 21
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

House Majority Leader Jason Osborne voted yea.

Bill
HB 491
Motion
Inexpedient to Legislate
Date
Jan. 7, 2026
Session
2026 Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 195, nays 157; 43 didn't vote (31 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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The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (195)

Nay (157)

Excused (31)

Not voting (12)