CACR 22 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

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

This bill (CACR 22) proposes a constitutional amendment to abolish the fixed annual compensation for New Hampshire legislators. It removes the current $250 per elected term for presiding officers and $200 per term for all other legislators from the state constitution. The amendment would eliminate these specific payment amounts, replacing them with a system that only provides mileage for actual attendance on legislative days (with limits on days and timing). If approved by voters in 2026, this change would take effect, ending the fixed stipends for all state legislators.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Aug 20, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

8891
Passed · 43 other
Total votes 222
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic107
7 Yea 85 Nay 15
79% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
80 Yea 6 Nay 27
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 5, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-91-43)
house
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 7-4; RC) HC 9 P. 42
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 41
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors