CACR25: Relative to the right to marry. Providing that the right to marry is a fundamental civil right and that the state shall protect the right of every individual, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race, to marry and to have their marriage legally recognized.
Introduced
House
Keyword matches: ["lgbtq_primary", "legal"]
Summary
This bill, a proposed constitutional amendment, aimed to enshrine the right to marry as a fundamental civil right for all individuals in New Hampshire, explicitly protecting against discrimination based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race. Although it failed in the House, its passage would have significantly strengthened LGBTQ+, transgender, and women's rights by providing constitutional safeguards for marriage equality.
Sponsors
Alice Wade
D - HD-15-STR
Primary
Billie Butler
D - HD-12-STR
Co-sponsor
Alissandra Murray
D - HD-20-HIL
Co-sponsor
Christal Lloyd
D - HD-08-HIL
Co-sponsor
Dylan Germana
D - HD-01-CHE
Co-sponsor
David Watters
D - SD-004
Co-sponsor
Donovan Fenton
D - SD-010
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-12-01 Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary House Journal 1 P. 41
- 2026-01-08 Public Hearing: 01/21/2026 11:30 am GP 230
- 2026-02-02 Executive Session: 01/21/2026 11:30 am GP 230
- 2026-02-02 Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/28/2026 (Vote 11-7; Regular Calendar) House Calendar 10 P. 98
- 2026-02-02 Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- 2026-03-13 Special Order to the next order of business (Rep. Weber): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/12/2026 House Journal 8
- 2026-03-13 Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 176-162 03/12/2026 House Journal 8
Committee Referrals
2025-12-01
Judiciary
House
Calendar Events
Past Events (2)
2026-01-21
Hearing - GP 230
2026-01-21
Hearing - GP 230
Votes
ITL
2026-03-12
Passed
Yea: 176
Nay: 162
NV: 21
Absent: 33
Individual Votes (392)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Simpson | Nay | Aboul Khan | Yea |
| Alice Wade | Nay | Adam Presa | NV |
| Alicia Gregg | Nay | Alvin See | Yea |
| Alissandra Murray | Nay | Andrew Prout | Yea |
| Allan Howland | Nay | Arnold Davis | Yea |
| Allison Knab | Nay | Barbara Comtois | Yea |
| Amy Malone | NV | Bill Boyd | Yea |
| Anita Burroughs | Nay | Bill Ohm | Yea |
| Barry Faulkner | Nay | Bob Lynn | Yea |
| Beth Richards | Absent | Brian Cole | Yea |
| Bill Bolton | Nay | Brian Labrie | Yea |
| Billie Butler | Nay | Brian Nadeau | Yea |
| Brian Sullivan | Nay | Brian Seaworth | Absent |
| Buzz Scherr | Nay | Brian Taylor | Yea |
| Carrie Sorensen | Nay | Bryan Morse | NV |
| Carry Spier | Nay | Calvin Beaulier | Yea |
| Cassandra Levesque | Nay | Carol McGuire | Yea |
| Catherine Rombeau | Nay | Cathy Kenny | Yea |
| Catherine Sofikitis | Nay | Charles Foote | Yea |
| Cathryn Harvey | Nay | Charles McMahon | Yea |
| Charlie St. Clair | Nay | Charles Melvin | Yea |
| Chris McAleer | Nay | Cindy Bennett | Yea |
| Chris Muns | Nay | Claudine Burnham | Yea |
| Christal Lloyd | Nay | Clayton Wood | Yea |
| Christine Seibert | Nay | Cyril Aures | Yea |
| Christopher Herbert | Nay | Dan McGuire | Yea |
| Connie Lane | Nay | Daniel Popovici-Muller | Nay |
| Dale Girard | Nay | Darrell Louis | Yea |
| Dale Swanson | Absent | David Love | Yea |
| Dan Bergeron | Nay | David Lundgren | Yea |
| Daniel LeClerc | Nay | David Milz | Yea |
| Daniel Veilleux | Nay | David Nagel | Nay |
| David Fracht | Nay | David Walker | Yea |
| David Luneau | Nay | Deborah Aylward | Yea |
| David Meuse | Nay | Debra DeSimone | Yea |
| David Paige | Nay | Denis Murphy | Yea |
| David Preece | Nay | Denise DeDe-Poulin | Yea |
| Dennis Malloy | Nay | Dennis Mannion | Yea |
| Dru Fox | Nay | Diane Kelley | Yea |
| Efstathia Booras | Absent | Diane Pauer | Yea |
| Eileen Kelly | Nay | Dick Thackston | NV |
| Eleana Colby | NV | Dillon Dumont | Yea |
| Ellen Read | NV | Donald McFarlane | Absent |
| Ellen Rockmore | Nay | Donald Selby | Nay |
| Eric Gallager | Nay | Douglas Thomas | Yea |
| Eric Turer | Nay | Douglas Trottier | NV |
| Erica deVries | Nay | Erica Layon | Yea |
| Erik Johnson | Nay | Ernesto Gonzalez | Yea |
| Erin Kerwin | Nay | Gary Daniels | Yea |
| Fred Davis | Nay | George Grant | Yea |
| Gaby Grossman | Absent | Gerald Griffin | Yea |
| Gary Gilmore | Nay | Glen Aldrich | Yea |
| Gary Woods | Nay | Glenn Bailey | Yea |
| Geoff Smith | Absent | Gregory Hill | Yea |
| George Sykes | Nay | Henry Giasson | Yea |
| Gerald Ward | Nay | Jack Flanagan | Yea |
| Gregory Sargent | Nay | James Guzofski | Yea |
| Heath Howard | Nay | James Spillane | Absent |
| Heather Baldwin | Nay | James Summers | Yea |
| Heather Raymond | Nay | James Thibault | Yea |
| Hope Damon | Nay | James Tierney | Yea |
| Jaci Grote | Absent | Jason Osborne | Yea |
| James Gruber | Nay | Jay Markell | Absent |
| James MacKay | NV | JD Bernardy | Yea |
| James Newsom | Nay | Jeanine Notter | Absent |
| James Roesener | Nay | Jeffrey Tenczar | Yea |
| Janet Lucas | Nay | Jennifer Rhodes | Absent |
| Janet Wall | Nay | Jeremy Slottje | Yea |
| Jared Sullivan | Nay | Jess Edwards | Absent |
| Jean Jeudy | Nay | Jim Creighton | Yea |
| Jennifer Mandelbaum | Nay | Jim Fedolfi | Absent |
| Jerry Stringham | Nay | Jim Kofalt | Yea |
| Jessica Grill | Nay | Jim Qualey | Yea |
| Jessica LaMontagne | Nay | Jodi Nelson | Yea |
| Jim Maggiore | Nay | Joe Alexander | Yea |
| Jim Snodgrass | Nay | Joe Sweeney | Yea |
| Jodi Newell | Nay | John Hunt | Yea |
| John Cloutier | Nay | John Janigian | Absent |
| John Larochelle | Nay | John Leavitt | NV |
| John Stone | Nay | John MacDonald | Yea |
| Jonah Wheeler | Nay | John Potucek | Yea |
| Julie Gilman | Nay | John Schneller | Yea |
| Karen Ebel | Nay | John Sellers | Yea |
| Karen Hegner | Nay | John Suiter | NV |
| Kat McGhee | Nay | John Sytek | Yea |
| Kate Murray | Nay | Jonathan Morton | Yea |
| Kathy Staub | Nay | Jonathan Smith | Absent |
| Kristina Schultz | Nay | Jordan Ulery | Yea |
| Laura Telerski | Nay | Jose Cambrils | Yea |
| Laurel Stavis | Nay | Joseph Barton | Yea |
| Lee Ann Kluger | Nay | Joseph Guthrie | Yea |
| Lily Foss | Nay | Joseph Hamblen | Absent |
| Linda DiSilvestro | Nay | Judy Aron | Yea |
| Linda Harriott-Gathright | NV | Julie Miles | Yea |
| Linda Haskins | Absent | Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Yea |
| Linda Ryan | Nay | Julius Soti | Yea |
| Loren Foxx | Nay | Karel Crawford | Yea |
| Loren Selig | Nay | Katelyn Kuttab | Yea |
| Louis Juris | Nay | Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Yea |
| Lucius Parshall | Nay | Kathleen Paquette | Yea |
| Lucy Weber | Nay | Katy Peternel | Yea |
| Luz Bay | Nay | Keith Ammon | Yea |
| Manoj Chourasia | Nay | Keith Erf | Yea |
| Marc Plamondon | Nay | Kelley Potenza | Yea |
| Marjorie Smith | Nay | Kenneth Weyler | Yea |
| Mark MacKenzie | Nay | Kevin Scully | Yea |
| Mark Paige | Nay | Kevin Verville | Yea |
| Mark Vallone | Nay | Kimberly Rice | Absent |
| Martin Jack | Nay | Kristin Noble | Yea |
| Mary Georges | Nay | Kristine Perez | Yea |
| Mary Hakken-Phillips | Nay | Larry Gagne | Yea |
| Mary Wallner | Nay | Laurence Miner | Yea |
| Matthew Hicks | Absent | Leonard Turcotte | Yea |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Nay | Lex Berezhny | Yea |
| Megan Murray | Nay | Lilli Walsh | Yea |
| Merryl Gibbs | Nay | Linda Franz | Yea |
| Michael Cahill | Nay | Linda Gould | Yea |
| Michael Edgar | Nay | Linda McGrath | Yea |
| Molly Howard | NV | Lino Avellani | Yea |
| Muriel Hall | Nay | Lisa Freeman | Yea |
| Myles England | Nay | Lisa Mazur | Yea |
| Nancy Murphy | Nay | Lisa Post | Yea |
| Ned Raynolds | Nay | Liz Barbour | Yea |
| Nicholas Germana | Nay | Lori Korzen | Yea |
| Nicole Leapley | Nay | Lorie Ball | Absent |
| Paige Beauchemin | Nay | Louise Andrus | Yea |
| Patricia Cornell | Absent | Marc Tremblay | Yea |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Margaret Drye | Yea |
| Paul Berch | Nay | Marie Bjelobrk | Yea |
| Paul Dargie | Nay | Mark McLean | Yea |
| Peggy Balboni | Nay | Mark Pearson | Yea |
| Peter Bixby | Nay | Mark Proulx | Yea |
| Peter Leishman | Nay | Mark Warden | Absent |
| Peter Lovett | Absent | Mary Ford | Absent |
| Peter Petrigno | Nay | Mary Murphy | Yea |
| Peter Schmidt | Nay | Matt Drew | Yea |
| Philip Jones | Nay | Matt Sabourin | Yea |
| Ray Newman | Nay | Matthew Coker | Nay |
| Richard Ames | Nay | Matthew Pitaro | Yea |
| Rosemarie Rung | Nay | Maureen Mooney | Yea |
| Russell Muirhead | Absent | Melissa Litchfield | Yea |
| Sallie Fellows | Nay | Michael Aron | Yea |
| Samantha Jacobs | Nay | Michael Granger | Yea |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Nay | Michael Harrington | Yea |
| Santosh Salvi | Nay | Michael Moffett | Yea |
| Seth Miller | Nay | Michael Murphy | NV |
| Stephanie Grund | Nay | Michael Vose | Yea |
| Stephanie Payeur | NV | Mike Belcher | Yea |
| Stephen Woodcock | Nay | Mike Bordes | Absent |
| Sue Newman | Nay | Mike Drago | Yea |
| Suraj Budathoki | Nay | Mike Ouellet | NV |
| Susan Almy | Nay | Nicholas Bridle | Yea |
| Susan Elberger | Nay | Pamela Brown | Yea |
| Suzanne Chretien | Nay | Paul Terry | Yea |
| Suzanne Vail | Nay | Paul Tudor | Yea |
| Teresa O'Rorke | Nay | Peter Mehegan | Yea |
| Terry Spahr | Nay | Peter Morency | Yea |
| Thomas Buco | Absent | Peter Varney | Absent |
| Thomas Cormen | Nay | Phyllis Katsakiores | Yea |
| Thomas Oppel | Nay | Pierre Dupont | Yea |
| Thomas Schamberg | Nay | Ralph Boehm | Yea |
| Thomas Southworth | Nay | Raymond Peeples | Yea |
| Tim Hartnett | Nay | Raymond Plante | Yea |
| Timothy Horrigan | Nay | Richard Brown | Yea |
| Timothy Soucy | Nay | Richard Lascelles | Yea |
| Toni Weinstein | Nay | Richard Nalevanko | Yea |
| Tony Caplan | Nay | Richard Tripp | Yea |
| Tracy Bricchi | Nay | Riche Colcombe | Yea |
| Trinidad Tellez | Nay | Ricky Devoid | Yea |
| Wayne Burton | Nay | Rita Mattson | Yea |
| Wayne Pearson | Nay | Robert Harb | Absent |
| Wendy Thomas | Nay | Robert Wherry | Yea |
| William Darby | Nay | Robley Hall | NV |
| William Dolan | NV | Roderick Ladd | Yea |
| William Palmer | Nay | Ron Dunn | Yea |
| Zoe Manos | Nay | Ross Berry | Yea |
| Russell Dumais | NV | ||
| Samuel Farrington | Yea | ||
| Sayra Devito | Absent | ||
| Scott Bryer | Yea | ||
| Sean Durkin | Yea | ||
| Seth King | Yea | ||
| Shane Sirois | Yea | ||
| Sheri Minor | Yea | ||
| Sherman Packard | NV | ||
| Sherri Reinfurt | Yea | ||
| Skip Rollins | Yea | ||
| Sly Karasinski | Yea | ||
| Stephen Boyd | Yea | ||
| Stephen Pearson | Yea | ||
| Steven Bogert | Yea | ||
| Steven Kesselring | Yea | ||
| Steven Smith | NV | ||
| Susan DeLemus | Yea | ||
| Susan Deroy | Yea | ||
| Susan Porcelli | Yea | ||
| Susan Vandecasteele | Absent | ||
| Tanya Donnelly | Absent | ||
| Ted Gorski | Yea | ||
| Terry Roy | Yea | ||
| Thomas Kaczynski | Yea | ||
| Thomas Walsh | Yea | ||
| Tim Mannion | Nay | ||
| Tom Dolan | Yea | ||
| Tom Mannion | Yea | ||
| Tom Ploszaj | Yea | ||
| Travis Corcoran | Yea | ||
| Travis Toner | Yea | ||
| Valerie McDonnell | Nay | ||
| Vanessa Sheehan | Yea | ||
| Vicki Wilson | Yea | ||
| Walter Spilsbury | Yea | ||
| Wayne Hemingway | Yea | ||
| Wayne MacDonald | Yea | ||
| Yury Polozov | Yea |
Other
- Aidan Ankarberg — NV