# New Hampshire CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished.

New Hampshire CACR22, relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jonah Orion Wheeler (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-08-20 (Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire CACR22
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-08-20, Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16
- Sponsor: Jonah Orion Wheeler (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (175 yes, 153 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonah Orion Wheeler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Debra L DeSimone (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diane E. Kelley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John J Sytek (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Michael Potucek (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelley L Potenza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Peter Petrigno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peter R Leishman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Table | pass | 175 | 153 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-08-20: Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Remove from Table (Rep. H. Howard): MF DV 100-230 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 78 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Lay CACR22 on Table (Rep. Hill): MA RC 175-153 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 120 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2026-02-02: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2026 (Vote 7-4; RC) HC 9 P. 42 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Executive Session: 01/29/2026 10:00 am GP 234 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 02:15 pm GP 234 (House)
- 2025-12-01: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 41 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-01: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23010)

## Related bills

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- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- HB1484: establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases. (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23010)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [HB1484: establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).