SB223: Relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education.
Engrossed
Senate
Summary
Relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education.
Sponsors
Victoria Sullivan
R - SD-018
Primary
Keith Murphy
R - SD-016
Co-sponsor
Kimberly Rice
R - HD-38-HIL
Co-sponsor
Jeanine Notter
R - HD-12-HIL
Co-sponsor
Michael Moffett
R - HD-04-MER
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-01-23 Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; Senate Journal 3
- 2025-02-05 Hearing: 02/11/2025, Room 103, Legislative Office Building, 10:00 am; Senate Calendar 9
- 2025-02-20 Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 11
- 2025-03-06 Rereferred to Committee, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 03/06/2025; Senate Journal 6
- 2025-11-03 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; Consent Calendar; 01/07/2026; Senate Calendar 46
- 2026-01-07 SB 223 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-07 Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
- 2026-01-07 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/29/2026, Vote 5-0; Senate Calendar 3
- 2026-01-29 Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Failed, Voice Vote; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-01-29 Sen. Sullivan Moved Ought to Pass; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-01-29 Sen. Sullivan Floor Amendment # 2026-0189s, Amendment Adopted, Voice Vote; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-01-29 Sen. Gray Waived Referral to Finance; Without Objection, Motion Adopted; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-01-29 Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0189s, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; Senate Journal 2
- 2026-02-26 Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Election Law House Journal 5 P. 124
- 2026-03-23 Public Hearing: 03/31/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- 2026-04-16 Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- 2026-05-06 Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1829h (NT) 05/05/2026 (Vote 10-8; Regular Calendar) House Calendar 19 P. 22
- 2026-05-06 Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- 2026-05-14 Amendment # 2026-1829h: Amendment Adopted Voice Vote 05/14/2026 House Journal 13
- 2026-05-14 Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1829h: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 187-157 05/14/2026 House Journal 13
- 2026-05-21 Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, Regular Calendar 14Y-8N, Motion Adopted; 05/21/2026; Senate Journal 13
Committee Referrals
2025-01-23
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Senate
2026-02-26
Election Law
House
Calendar Events
Past Events (3)
2025-02-11
Hearing - Room 103, Legislative Office Building
2026-03-31
Hearing - GP 158
2026-05-05
Hearing - GP 158
Votes
OTPA
2026-05-14
Passed
Yea: 187
Nay: 157
NV: 16
Absent: 33
Individual Votes (393)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Simpson | Nay | Aboul Khan | Yea |
| Alice Wade | Nay | Adam Presa | Yea |
| Alicia Gregg | Absent | Alvin See | Yea |
| Alissandra Murray | Nay | Andrew Prout | Yea |
| Allan Howland | Nay | Arnold Davis | Absent |
| Allison Knab | Nay | Barbara Comtois | Absent |
| 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 | Absent | Brian Labrie | Yea |
| Billie Butler | Nay | Brian Nadeau | Yea |
| Bobbi Boudman | Nay | Brian Seaworth | Yea |
| Brian Sullivan | Nay | Brian Taylor | Nay |
| Buzz Scherr | Nay | Bryan Morse | NV |
| Carrie Sorensen | Nay | Calvin Beaulier | Yea |
| Carry Spier | Nay | Carol McGuire | Yea |
| Cassandra Levesque | Nay | Cathy Kenny | Yea |
| Catherine Rombeau | Nay | Charles Foote | Yea |
| Catherine Sofikitis | Absent | Charles McMahon | Yea |
| Cathryn Harvey | Nay | Charles Melvin | Yea |
| Charlie St. Clair | Nay | Cindy Bennett | Yea |
| Chris McAleer | Nay | Claudine Burnham | Yea |
| Chris Muns | Nay | Clayton Wood | Yea |
| Christal Lloyd | Nay | Cyril Aures | Yea |
| Christine Seibert | Nay | Dan McGuire | Yea |
| Christopher Herbert | Nay | Daniel Popovici-Muller | Yea |
| Connie Lane | Nay | Darrell Louis | Yea |
| Dale Girard | Yea | David Love | Yea |
| Dale Swanson | Nay | David Lundgren | Yea |
| Dan Bergeron | Nay | David Milz | Yea |
| Daniel LeClerc | Nay | David Nagel | Nay |
| Daniel Veilleux | Nay | David Walker | Yea |
| David Fracht | Nay | Deborah Aylward | Yea |
| David Luneau | Nay | Debra DeSimone | Yea |
| David Meuse | Nay | Denis Murphy | Yea |
| David Paige | Nay | Denise DeDe-Poulin | Absent |
| David Preece | Absent | Dennis Mannion | Yea |
| Dennis Malloy | Nay | Diane Kelley | Yea |
| Dru Fox | Nay | Diane Pauer | Yea |
| Efstathia Booras | Nay | Dick Thackston | Yea |
| Eileen Kelly | Nay | Dillon Dumont | Yea |
| Eleana Colby | Nay | Donald McFarlane | Absent |
| Ellen Read | Nay | Donald Selby | Yea |
| Ellen Rockmore | Nay | Douglas Thomas | Yea |
| Eric Gallager | Nay | Douglas Trottier | NV |
| Eric Turer | Nay | Erica Layon | Yea |
| Erica deVries | Nay | Ernesto Gonzalez | NV |
| Erik Johnson | Nay | Gary Daniels | Yea |
| Erin Kerwin | Nay | George Grant | Yea |
| Fred Davis | NV | Gerald Griffin | Yea |
| Gaby Grossman | Absent | Glen Aldrich | Yea |
| Gary Gilmore | Nay | Glenn Bailey | Yea |
| Gary Woods | Nay | Gregory Hill | Yea |
| Geoff Smith | Nay | Henry Giasson | Yea |
| George Sykes | Nay | Jack Flanagan | Yea |
| Gerald Ward | Nay | James Guzofski | Yea |
| Gregory Sargent | Nay | James Spillane | Yea |
| Heath Howard | Nay | James Summers | Yea |
| Heather Baldwin | Absent | James Thibault | Yea |
| Heather Raymond | Nay | James Tierney | Yea |
| Hope Damon | Nay | Jason Osborne | Yea |
| Jaci Grote | Nay | Jay Markell | Yea |
| James Gruber | Nay | JD Bernardy | Yea |
| James MacKay | NV | Jeanine Notter | Yea |
| James Newsom | Nay | Jeffrey Tenczar | Absent |
| James Roesener | Nay | Jennifer Rhodes | Yea |
| Janet Lucas | Nay | Jeremy Slottje | Yea |
| Janet Wall | Nay | Jess Edwards | Yea |
| Jared Sullivan | Nay | Jim Creighton | Yea |
| Jean Jeudy | Absent | Jim Fedolfi | Absent |
| Jennifer Mandelbaum | Nay | Jim Kofalt | Absent |
| Jerry Stringham | Nay | Jim Qualey | Yea |
| Jessica Grill | Nay | Jodi Nelson | Absent |
| Jessica LaMontagne | Nay | Joe Alexander | Yea |
| Jim Maggiore | Nay | Joe Sweeney | Yea |
| Jim Snodgrass | Nay | John Hunt | Yea |
| Jodi Newell | Nay | John Janigian | Yea |
| John Cloutier | Nay | John Leavitt | Yea |
| John Larochelle | Nay | John MacDonald | Yea |
| John Stone | NV | John Potucek | Yea |
| Jonah Wheeler | Yea | John Schneller | Yea |
| Julie Gilman | Absent | John Sellers | Yea |
| Karen Ebel | Nay | John Suiter | Absent |
| Karen Hegner | Nay | John Sytek | Yea |
| Kat McGhee | Nay | Jonathan Morton | Yea |
| Kate Murray | Nay | Jonathan Smith | Yea |
| Kathy Staub | Nay | Jordan Ulery | Yea |
| Kristina Schultz | Nay | Jose Cambrils | Yea |
| Laura Telerski | Nay | Joseph Barton | Absent |
| Laurel Stavis | Nay | Joseph Guthrie | Yea |
| Lee Ann Kluger | Nay | Joseph Hamblen | Yea |
| Lily Foss | Nay | Judy Aron | Yea |
| Linda DiSilvestro | Nay | Julie Miles | Yea |
| Linda Harriott-Gathright | Nay | Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Yea |
| Linda Haskins | Absent | Julius Soti | Yea |
| Linda Ryan | Nay | Karel Crawford | Yea |
| Loren Foxx | Nay | Katelyn Kuttab | Yea |
| Loren Selig | Nay | Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien | Yea |
| Louis Juris | Nay | Kathleen Paquette | Yea |
| Lucius Parshall | Nay | Katy Peternel | Yea |
| Lucy Weber | Nay | Keith Ammon | Yea |
| Luz Bay | Nay | Keith Erf | Yea |
| Manoj Chourasia | Nay | Kelley Potenza | Yea |
| Marc Plamondon | Nay | Kenneth Weyler | Yea |
| Marjorie Smith | Nay | Kevin Scully | Yea |
| Mark MacKenzie | Nay | Kevin Verville | Absent |
| Mark Paige | Nay | Kimberly Rice | NV |
| Mark Vallone | Nay | Kristin Noble | Yea |
| Martin Jack | Nay | Kristine Perez | Yea |
| Mary Georges | Nay | Larry Gagne | Yea |
| Mary Hakken-Phillips | Nay | Laurence Miner | Yea |
| Mary Wallner | Nay | Leonard Turcotte | Yea |
| Matthew Hicks | Absent | Lex Berezhny | Yea |
| Matthew Wilhelm | Nay | Lilli Walsh | Yea |
| Megan Murray | Nay | Linda Franz | Yea |
| Merryl Gibbs | Nay | Linda Gould | Yea |
| Michael Cahill | Nay | Linda McGrath | Yea |
| Michael Edgar | Nay | Lino Avellani | Yea |
| Molly Howard | Nay | Lisa Freeman | Yea |
| Muriel Hall | Nay | Lisa Mazur | Yea |
| Myles England | Absent | Lisa Post | Yea |
| Nancy Murphy | Nay | Liz Barbour | Yea |
| Ned Raynolds | Nay | Lori Korzen | Yea |
| Nicholas Germana | Nay | Lorie Ball | Yea |
| Nicole Leapley | Nay | Louise Andrus | Yea |
| Paige Beauchemin | Nay | Marc Tremblay | Yea |
| Patricia Cornell | Nay | Margaret Drye | Yea |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Marie Bjelobrk | Yea |
| Paul Berch | Nay | Mark McLean | Yea |
| Paul Dargie | Nay | Mark Pearson | Yea |
| Peggy Balboni | Nay | Mark Proulx | Yea |
| Peter Bixby | Nay | Mark Warden | Yea |
| Peter Leishman | Nay | Mary Ford | Yea |
| Peter Lovett | Nay | Mary Murphy | Yea |
| Peter Petrigno | Nay | Matt Drew | Yea |
| Peter Schmidt | Nay | Matt Sabourin | Yea |
| Philip Jones | Nay | Matthew Coker | NV |
| Ray Newman | Nay | Matthew Pitaro | Yea |
| Richard Ames | Nay | Maureen Mooney | Yea |
| Rosemarie Rung | Nay | Melissa Litchfield | Yea |
| Russell Muirhead | Nay | Michael Aron | Yea |
| Sallie Fellows | Nay | Michael Granger | NV |
| Samantha Jacobs | Nay | Michael Harrington | Yea |
| Sanjeev Manohar | Absent | Michael Moffett | Yea |
| Santosh Salvi | Nay | Michael Murphy | Yea |
| Seth Miller | Nay | Michael Vose | Yea |
| Stephanie Grund | Absent | Mike Belcher | Yea |
| Stephanie Payeur | Nay | Mike Bordes | Yea |
| Stephen Woodcock | Nay | Mike Drago | Yea |
| Sue Newman | Nay | Mike Ouellet | Yea |
| Suraj Budathoki | Nay | Nicholas Bridle | Yea |
| Susan Almy | Nay | Pamela Brown | Yea |
| Susan Elberger | Nay | Paul Terry | Yea |
| Suzanne Chretien | Nay | Paul Tudor | Yea |
| Suzanne Vail | Nay | Peter Mehegan | Yea |
| Teresa O'Rorke | Nay | Peter Morency | Yea |
| Terry Spahr | Nay | Peter Varney | Absent |
| Thomas Buco | Absent | Phyllis Katsakiores | Yea |
| Thomas Cormen | Nay | Pierre Dupont | Yea |
| Thomas Oppel | Nay | Ralph Boehm | Yea |
| Thomas Schamberg | Nay | Raymond Peeples | Absent |
| Thomas Southworth | Nay | Raymond Plante | Yea |
| Tim Hartnett | Nay | Richard Brown | Absent |
| Timothy Horrigan | Nay | Richard Lascelles | Yea |
| Timothy Soucy | Nay | Richard Nalevanko | Yea |
| Toni Weinstein | Absent | Richard Tripp | Yea |
| Tony Caplan | Nay | Riche Colcombe | Yea |
| Tracy Bricchi | Nay | Ricky Devoid | Yea |
| Trinidad Tellez | Nay | Rita Mattson | Yea |
| Wayne Burton | Nay | Robert Harb | Yea |
| Wayne Pearson | Nay | Robert Wherry | Yea |
| Wendy Thomas | Nay | Robley Hall | Absent |
| William Darby | Nay | Roderick Ladd | Yea |
| William Dolan | Nay | Ron Dunn | Yea |
| William Palmer | Nay | Ross Berry | Yea |
| Zoe Manos | Nay | Russell Dumais | NV |
| Samuel Farrington | Yea | ||
| Sayra Devito | Yea | ||
| Scott Bryer | Yea | ||
| Sean Durkin | Absent | ||
| Seth King | Yea | ||
| Shane Sirois | Yea | ||
| Sheri Minor | NV | ||
| Sherman Packard | NV | ||
| Sherri Reinfurt | Yea | ||
| Skip Rollins | Yea | ||
| Sly Karasinski | Yea | ||
| Stephen Boyd | Yea | ||
| Stephen Pearson | Yea | ||
| Steven Bogert | Absent | ||
| Steven Kesselring | Yea | ||
| Steven Smith | NV | ||
| Susan DeLemus | Yea | ||
| Susan Deroy | Yea | ||
| Susan Porcelli | Yea | ||
| Susan Vandecasteele | Yea | ||
| Tanya Donnelly | Yea | ||
| Ted Gorski | Yea | ||
| Terry Roy | Yea | ||
| Thomas Kaczynski | Yea | ||
| Thomas Walsh | Yea | ||
| Tim Mannion | NV | ||
| Tom Dolan | Yea | ||
| Tom Mannion | Yea | ||
| Tom Ploszaj | Yea | ||
| Travis Corcoran | Yea | ||
| Travis Toner | Yea | ||
| Valerie McDonnell | Yea | ||
| Vanessa Sheehan | Yea | ||
| Vicki Wilson | Yea | ||
| Walter Spilsbury | Yea | ||
| Wayne Hemingway | Yea | ||
| Wayne MacDonald | Yea | ||
| Yury Polozov | Yea |
Other
- Aidan Ankarberg — NV
Concur
2026-05-21
Passed
Yea: 14
Nay: 8
NV: 0
Absent: 2
Individual Votes (24)
| Democrats | Vote | Republicans | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Rosenwald | Nay | Daniel Innis | Yea |
| David Watters | Nay | Daryl Abbas | Yea |
| Debra Altschiller | Nay | David Rochefort | Yea |
| Donovan Fenton | Nay | Denise Ricciardi | Absent |
| Patrick Long | Nay | Howard Pearl | Yea |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Nay | James Gray | Yea |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Nay | Keith Murphy | Yea |
| Tara Reardon | Nay | Kevin Avard | Yea |
| Mark McConkey | Absent | ||
| Regina Birdsell | Yea | ||
| Ruth Ward | Yea | ||
| Sharon Carson | Yea | ||
| Tim McGough | Yea | ||
| Timothy Lang | Yea | ||
| Victoria Sullivan | Yea | ||
| William Gannon | Yea |