New Hampshire House · 2026 Session

HB 1596: Relative to the collection of certain health care program premiums; funding for the university system of New Hampshire; and raising the tobacco tax

Inexpedient to Legislate · Feb. 12, 2026 · Yeas 200, nays 157 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 4 · Nay 155 · Not voting 17
Republicans
Yea 196 · Nay 2 · Not voting 19
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

House Majority Leader Jason Osborne voted yea.

Bill
HB 1596
Motion
Inexpedient to Legislate
Date
Feb. 12, 2026
Session
2026 Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 200, nays 157; 37 didn't vote (21 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 (200)

Nay (157)

Excused (21)

Not voting (16)