SB 551 — Inexpedient to Legislate
relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services.
Senate · 2026-03-05 · 2026 session, vote sequence #39
Senate · 2026-03-05 · 2026 session, vote sequence #39
Tally
16–8
Democrats (yea–nay)
0-8
Republicans (yea–nay)
16-0
DSA-aligned position
Nay
What the motion means. The recorded question was “Inexpedient to Legislate”. This is a motion to stop the bill. A legislator who supports the bill votes Nay on this motion, which is why the DSA-aligned position here is Nay. You can check this record against the official 2026 Senate journal using vote sequence #39.
How every senate member voted
| Legislator | District | Vote | Their overall score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Abbas R | 22 | Yea | 0% |
| Kevin Avard R | 12 | Yea | 0% |
| Regina Birdsell R | 19 | Yea | 0% |
| Sharon Carson R | 14 | Yea | 0% |
| Bill Gannon R | 23 | Yea | 0% |
| James Gray R | 6 | Yea | 0% |
| Daniel Innis R | 7 | Yea | 0% |
| Timothy Lang R | 2 | Yea | 8.3% |
| Mark McConkey R | 3 | Yea | 8.3% |
| Tim McGough R | 11 | Yea | 0% |
| Keith Murphy R | 16 | Yea | 8.3% |
| Howard Pearl r | 17 | Yea | 8.3% |
| Denise Ricciardi R | 9 | Yea | 8.3% |
| David Rochefort R | 1 | Yea | 8.3% |
| Victoria Sullivan R | 18 | Yea | 8.3% |
| Ruth Ward R | 8 | Yea | 0% |
| Debra Altschiller D | 24 | Nay | 100% |
| Donovan Fenton D | 10 | Nay | 100% |
| Pat Long D | 20 | Nay | 100% |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka D | 21 | Nay | 100% |
| Suzanne Prentiss D | 5 | Nay | 100% |
| Tara Reardon D | 15 | Nay | 100% |
| Cindy Rosenwald D | 13 | Nay | 100% |
| David Watters D | 4 | Nay | 100% |