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HB396 Relative to the processing of beef cows, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Relative to the processing of beef cows, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
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Your Wallet

Makes locally raised meat more affordable by reducing processing costs and wait times for small farmers.

7
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Your Community

Strengthens local food systems, supports small farms, and improves food security by reducing dependence on distant processing plants.

7
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Your Freedom

Expands agricultural freedom for small farmers and consumer choice for locally raised meat.

Status

Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: Regular Calendar 202-107 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

Barbara Comtois (R)

The Short Version

Allows livestock processing at non-USDA-certified facilities, expanding options for small farmers to process their own animals. Passed House with strong bipartisan support. Addresses the shortage of processing facilities that bottlenecks local food production.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Small livestock farmers
  • ▲ Local food advocates
  • ▲ Consumers wanting locally raised meat
  • ▲ Rural communities

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Those concerned about food safety without USDA certification

Roll Call Detail (3 votes)

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 3 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 196 for , 4 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 29 for , 115 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
Passed

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

172R + 32D
Voted to Override (204)
4R + 112D
Voted to Sustain Veto (116)
27
Absent
37
Not voting
Show all 384 individual votes

Voted Yea (204)

Republicans (172)
Democrats (32)

Voted Nay (116)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (112)
Absent (27)

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) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karen Ebel (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristin Noble (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) , Loren Selig (D) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Paul Berch (D) , Raymond Plante (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vanessa Sheehan (R) , Walter Spilsbury (R)

Reconsider 2026-08-19
Passed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

167R + 20D
Voted Yea (187)
2R + 118D
Voted Nay (120)
33
Absent
44
Not voting
Show all 384 individual votes

Voted Yea (187)

Republicans (167)
Democrats (20)

Voted Nay (120)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (118)
Absent (33)

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) , Raymond Plante (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vanessa Sheehan (R) , Walter Spilsbury (R)

Did not vote (44)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Alissandra Murray (D) , 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) , 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) , Mark Vallone (D) , Michael Vose (R) , Nicholas Bridle (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (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)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-01-07
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

174R + 40D
Voted to Pass (214)
7R + 112D
Voted Against (119)
42
Absent
20
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (214)

Republicans (174)
Democrats (40)

Voted Nay (119)

Republicans (7)
Democrats (112)
Absent (42)

Adam Presa (R) , Allison Knab (D) , Bill Boyd (R) , Cassandra Levesque (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Fracht (D) , David Lundgren (R) , David Luneau (D) , David Nagel (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Fred Davis (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , Karel Crawford (R) , Larry Gagne (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Mark Vallone (D) , Mary Ford (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Cahill (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Raymond Plante (R) , Sallie Fellows (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Shane Sirois (R) , Thomas Schamberg (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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