SB 588 — requiring that all municipalities that are served by a school district vote on the closure of schools.
NH 2026 session
Sponsors (5)
- Daniel E. Innis (R, NH-7) — sponsor
- Sharon M. Carson (R, NH-14) — cosponsor
- Ruth Ward (R, NH-8) — cosponsor
- Kristin Noble (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Keith R. Murphy (R, NH-16) — cosponsor
Action timeline (4)
- · senate — Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1
- · senate — Hearing: 02/03/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am; SC 4
- · senate — Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
- · senate — Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel E. Innis (R, state_upper NH-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Keith R. Murphy (R, state_upper NH-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kristin Noble (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ruth Ward (R, state_upper NH-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Sharon M. Carson (R, state_upper NH-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no