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HB1726 Relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land.

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Relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

6
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Your Wallet

Selling surplus state land generates revenue and could increase tax base if property is developed.

6
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Your Community

Proper disposal of surplus land could support housing development or economic growth, though losing public land has downsides.

5
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Your Freedom

No direct impact on individual freedoms; administrative property management measure.

Status

Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: Regular Calendar 101-206 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote House Journal 16

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Chris Muns (D)

The Short Version

Would establish procedures for the sale of surplus state-owned land, potentially making unused state property available for development or other uses. Advancing through Senate Commerce committee.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ State budget through land sale revenue
  • ▲ Developers seeking buildable land
  • ▲ Communities near surplus parcels

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Those who value keeping land in public ownership
  • ▼ Conservation interests

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 98 for , 72 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 3 for , 134 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Veto Override 2026-08-19
Failed

YES = Override the veto (keep the bill alive). NO = Let the veto stand (kill the bill).

98R + 3D
Voted to Override (101)
72R + 134D
Voted to Sustain Veto (206)
32
Absent
45
Not voting
Show all 384 individual votes

Voted Yea (101)

Republicans (98)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (206)

Republicans (72)
Democrats (134)
Absent (32)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Darrell Louis (R) , Debra DeSimone (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Ellen Rockmore (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , John Potucek (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karen Ebel (D) , Kevin Scully (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristin Noble (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) , Linda Ryan (D) , Loren Foxx (D) , Loren Selig (D) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Paul Berch (D) , Ron Dunn (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vanessa Sheehan (R) , Walter Spilsbury (R)

Did not vote (45)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Ohm (R) , Bryan Morse (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Christopher Herbert (D) , Dan Bergeron (D) , Daniel LeClerc (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Erica deVries (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Heath Howard (D) , James MacKay (D) , James Summers (R) , Jared Sullivan (D) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Stone (D) , John Suiter (R) , Joseph Barton (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Linda DiSilvestro (D) , Mark Vallone (D) , Michael Vose (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Richard Lascelles (R) , Riche Colcombe (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Grund (D) , Steven Bogert (R) , Travis Corcoran (R) , Travis Toner (R) , Valerie McDonnell (R) , William Dolan (D)

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