New Hampshire House · 2026 Session

HB 656: Relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants

Ought to Pass with Amendment · Jan. 7, 2026 · Yeas 186, nays 155 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 0 · Nay 155 · Not voting 22
Republicans
Yea 186 · Nay 0 · Not voting 31
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

House Majority Leader Jason Osborne voted yea.

Bill
HB 656
Motion
Ought to Pass with Amendment
Date
Jan. 7, 2026
Session
2026 Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 186, nays 155; 54 didn't vote (32 excused). Sherm Packard, who presides and votes only now and then, is one of them.
Result
Passed, as the official record marks it

Steven Smith presided and didn't vote.

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The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (186)

Nay (155)

Excused (32)

Not voting (22)