SB 649 — increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2026-02-19
Sponsors (10)
- Donovan Fenton (D, NH-10) — sponsor
- Regina Birdsell (R, NH-19) — cosponsor
- Bill M. Gannon (R, NH-23) — cosponsor
- Nancy A Murphy (D, NH-12) — cosponsor
- Terry W Roy (R, NH-31) — cosponsor
- Suzanne M. Prentiss (D, NH-5) — cosponsor
- Denise Ricciardi (R, NH-9) — cosponsor
- Ted Gorski (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Karel A. Crawford (R, NH-3) — cosponsor
- Mark McConkey (R, NH-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline (13)
- · senate — Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1
- · senate — Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 46
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
- · senate — Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
- · house — Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 5 P. 127
- · house — Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 03:00 pm GP 159
- · house — Executive Session: 03/20/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
- · house — Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/20/2026 (Vote 11-1; CC)
- · house — Removed from Consent (Reps. Alexander Jr., Tom Mannion, McFarlane, Barton, D. Kelley, DeVito, Reinfurt, Granger, Thibault, Giasson) 04/03/2026
- · house — Ought to Pass: MA DV 232-123 04/09/2026
- · house — Lay SB649 on Table (Rep. Scherr): MF DV 168-186 04/09/2026 HJ 10
- · senate — Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
- · house — Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety | — | nh-leg |
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 | Donovan Fenton (D, state_upper NH-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bill M. Gannon (R, state_upper NH-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Denise Ricciardi (R, state_upper NH-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Karel A. Crawford (R, state_lower NH-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Mark McConkey (R, state_upper NH-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Nancy A Murphy (D, state_lower NH-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Regina Birdsell (R, state_upper NH-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Suzanne M. Prentiss (D, state_upper NH-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Ted Gorski (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Terry W Roy (R, state_lower NH-31) | 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
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety · nh-leg