New Hampshire House · 2026 Session

HB 709: Allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property or school district taxes

Ought to Pass with Amendment · Jan. 7, 2026 · Yeas 182, nays 159 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 1 · Nay 155 · Not voting 21
Republicans
Yea 181 · Nay 4 · Not voting 32
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

House Majority Leader Jason Osborne voted yea.

Bill
HB 709
Motion
Ought to Pass with Amendment
Date
Jan. 7, 2026
Session
2026 Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 182, nays 159; 54 didn't vote (41 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 (182)

Nay (159)

Excused (41)

Not voting (13)