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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?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct financial impact.

8
🏘️

Your Community

Would provide constitutional protection for the marriages of LGBTQ+ residents and interracial couples, strengthening community inclusion.

9
⚖️

Your Freedom

Enshrines fundamental civil rights protections in the state constitution, safeguarding marriage equality regardless of future federal court rulings.

Status

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

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Alice Wade (D)

The Short Version

Would enshrine marriage equality in the NH constitution, protecting same-sex and interracial marriage regardless of federal law changes. Killed by a narrow majority vote for Inexpedient to Legislate.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ LGBTQ+ couples
  • ▲ Interracial couples
  • ▲ All residents who value equal civil rights protections

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Those who oppose same-sex marriage on religious grounds

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)
33
Absent
21
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (176)

Republicans (176)

Voted Nay (162)

Republicans (6)
Democrats (156)
Absent (33)

Beth Richards (D) , Brian Seaworth (R) , Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jess Edwards (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Tanya Donnelly (R) , Thomas Buco (D)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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