Skip to content
← Back to All Bills

CACR22 Relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished.

Other Dead Auto-scored

Relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
💰

Your Wallet

Eliminates approximately $100,000-$150,000 in annual legislative compensation paid from the state treasury, reducing state spending and taxpayer burden.

4
🏘️

Your Community

May reduce legislative diversity by making service less accessible to working and lower-income residents, potentially affecting community representation quality.

5
⚖️

Your Freedom

Does not directly restrict or expand individual rights; remains a procedural governance change subject to voter approval.

Status

Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 House Journal 16

Voted Yes

165 R + 10 D

Voted No

11 R + 142 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Jonah Wheeler (D)

The Short Version

This constitutional amendment would eliminate the fixed per-term compensation ($250 for presiding officers, $200 for other members) that NH legislators currently receive, leaving only mileage reimbursement and $3/day pay for special sessions. If approved by voters in 2026, it would make NH legislative service completely unpaid except for travel costs.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Taxpayers through reduced state government expenditure
  • ▲ Voters who support unpaid citizen legislature model

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Current and prospective NH legislators who rely on legislative compensation
  • ▼ Working-class and lower-income candidates who cannot afford to serve without pay
  • ▼ Potentially community representation if fewer diverse candidates can afford legislative service

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 11 for , 165 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 142 for , 10 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Table 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

165R + 10D
Voted to Kill the Bill (175)
11R + 142D
Voted to Keep It Alive (153)
42
Absent
22
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (175)

Republicans (165)
Democrats (10)

Voted Nay (153)

Republicans (11)
Democrats (142)
Absent (42)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Chris McAleer (D) , David Nagel (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Lee Ann Kluger (D) , Linda Franz (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Moffett (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Pierre Dupont (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

Read the Actual Bill → See All Bills

Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

This bill was auto-scored using AI analysis of the bill text and legislative data. Scores may be refined as we review more bills.