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HR 33 · 2026 · House · State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee

Supporting California splitting into two states

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affirming the state of California's request to divide into 2 states.

Affirms the state of California's request to divide into two states.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 12, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Adopted

Analysis

This resolution affirms the state of California's request to divide into 2 states.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn BaileyRPrime

Public testimony

7 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

29% support71% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The people of California don’t even want this. Why would NH poke our nose in their business anyway? Where would the Inland Empire & the Desert regions even get money to survive if not from the coastal taxes? Someone tries this every decade or so out there and nobody wants it.…”
— Margaret Konze, Pembrokeopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Jan 30, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate15–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 12, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 30, 2026Public hearingHouse State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs18:00–26:268m 26slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Feb 12, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs HJ 1 P. 39
  2. Jan 30, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2026 09:00 am GP 228
  3. Jan 30, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/30/2026 09:00 am GP 228
  4. Jan 30, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/30/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 6 P. 8
  5. Feb 12, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 8

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.