New Hampshire House · 2026 Session

HB 1705: Establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders

Ought to Pass with Amendment · Feb. 19, 2026 · Yeas 194, nays 154 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 160 · Nay 0 · Not voting 16
Republicans
Yea 34 · Nay 154 · Not voting 28
No party
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1

House Majority Leader Jason Osborne voted nay.

Bill
HB 1705
Motion
Ought to Pass with Amendment
Date
Feb. 19, 2026
Session
2026 Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 194, nays 154; 45 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 (194)

Nay (154)

Excused (32)

Not voting (13)