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.

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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.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

Overall Impact Score

Beneficial

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact on taxpayers or household budgets; administrative costs for ballot printing and election procedures are minimal.

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Your Community

Expands legal recognition and equal treatment of marriages for residents currently excluded from marriage equality or facing unequal legal status in family law matters.

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Your Freedom

Constitutionally protects the right to marry and establishes equal legal rights for all spouses regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 176-162 03/12/2026 House Journal 8 P. 105

Voted Yes

176 R

Voted No

6 R + 156 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Alice Wade (D)

The Short Version

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to guarantee marriage as a fundamental civil right for all individuals regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race, and requires equal legal recognition and treatment of all marriages. If approved by voters in 2026, it would prohibit any state law or action from denying marriage rights or providing unequal treatment based on these characteristics.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

▲ Individuals in same-sex relationships seeking legal marriage recognition
▲ Transgender and non-binary individuals seeking to marry
▲ Interracial couples (explicitly protected from discrimination)
▲ All couples seeking equal legal recognition and treatment in family law, inheritance, benefits, and healthcare decisions

Who Pays the Price

▼ Residents who oppose same-sex or gender-diverse marriage on religious or ideological grounds may view this as conflicting with their values, though the bill does not directly impose financial costs on any group

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 ( 6 for , 176 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 156 for ) .

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

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-03-12

Passed

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

176R

Voted to Kill the Bill (176)

6R + 156D

Voted to Keep It Alive (162)

Absent

Not voting

Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (176)

Republicans (176)

Voted Nay (162)

Republicans (6)

Democrats (156)

Did not vote (21)

Adam Presa (R) , Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Amy Malone (D) , Bryan Morse (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Eleana Colby (D) , Ellen Read (D) , James MacKay (D) , John Leavitt (R) , John Suiter (R) , Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Molly Howard (D) , Robley Hall (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Steven Smith (R) , William Dolan (D)

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

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