James Gray
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7
Bills sponsored
this session · 75 all-time
21
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 227 all-time
5
Enacted into law
this session · 39 all-time
1753
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 1753 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.3%
based on 144 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.7%
based on 144 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 144 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
75 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- SB 660 relative to photo identification cards issued solely for the purpose of voting. Signed
- SB 407 making an appropriation for each full-time student eligible for the in-state tuition rate enrolled in the university system of New Hampshire. Introduced
- SB 600 requiring the governor to submit and present a quarterly fiscal year budget report about the general and education trust funds to the general court fiscal committee. Signed
- SB 401 relative to removing an obsolete annual reporting requirement by municipal overseers of public welfare to the department of health and human services and repealing the department of health and human services reporting requirement on 10-year demographic cost projections. Signed
- SB 404 relative to economic revitalization zone tax credits. Passed
- SB 451 amending the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state. Signed
- SB 405 relative to amounts reported by political committees. Signed
Historical 68 bills
- SB 453 making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system. Died
- SB 489 relative to election audits. Signed
- SB 156 relative to voter registration and verification of voter identity. Died
- SB 476 making a capital appropriation to the department of corrections toward thereplacement of the New Hampshire state prison for men and authorizing the state toreport mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing forprocesses for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related courtproceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. Died
- SB 528 relative to trustees of the university system. Signed
- SB 119 relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Died
- SB 218 relative to absentee ballots. Signed
- SB 45 clarifying the placement of advertising signs on state-owned property. Died
- SB 179 relative to the state council on housing stability. Signed
- SB 178 relative to the department of health and human services laboratory services for testing of water supplies. Signed
- SB 16 requiring municipalities to post a copy of election return forms on their websites and in public locations. Signed
- SB 213 relative to electioneering by public employees and relative to absentee voting. Vetoed
- SB 42 relative to notice of death affidavits. Signed
- SB 61 relative to prescriptions for state prisoners paid for by the department of corrections. Signed
- SB 530 relative to reports of receipts and expenditures filed by political committees of candidates and candidates. Died
- SB 531 relative to background checks of municipal health officers. Signed
- SB 33 relative to the fee differential for non-member lot rent in a manufactured housing park. Failed
- SB 534 relative to campaign finance. Died
- SB 554 relative to Medicaid provider enrollment licensure verification. Signed
- SB 344 relative to declarations of candidacy for president of the United States. Signed
- SB 158 relative to absentee ballot outer envelopes. Died
- SB 70 relative to the establishment of an election information portal and relative to the purchase of election equipment. Signed
- SB 58 relative to arrests without a warrant while in the care of a medical professional on the premises of a residential care or health care facility. Signed
- SB 34 relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program. Signed
- SB 92 relative to the authority of registers of probate. Died
Co-sponsored
227 billsCurrent session 21 bills
- SB 433 establishing the seizure safe schools act. Passed
- SB 15 relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases. Passed
- SB661 relative to pooled risk management programs. Introduced
- SB 34 relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program. Passed
- SB 495 increasing the limit for transfers of appropriations in Carroll County. Passed
- CACR 12 the adoption of tax laws. Passed
- HB 1597 relative to business profits tax expense deductions. Passed
- SB 469 allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages. Signed
- SB 103 relative to the number of polling stations that are available for certain towns and cities during a general election which includes the election for the office of President of the United States. Signed
- HB 365 relative to proof of United States citizenship for indigent voters. Signed
- SB 659 relative to education financing. Introduced
- HB 1044 relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of a county commissioner. Signed
- SB 506 relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program. Introduced
- SB101 (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. Failed
- SB 503 relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber. Signed
- SB 71 relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Passed
- HB 1306 relative to the counting of absentee ballots. Signed
- HB 1160 relative to the county-state finance commission. Signed
- HB 1624 relative to the elimination of certain special funds. Signed
- SB 430 relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. Signed
- SB 152 authorizing the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects. Introduced
Historical 206 bills
- SB 591 modifying definitions, claims procedures, and funding relating to the youth development center settlement fund and claims administration. Signed
- SB 316 establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute. Died
- SB 326 relative to the adjudication of lottery infractions. Died
- SB 592 renaming Route 127 from Central Street in Franklin to the town line of Sanbornton as Chief Bradley Haas Memorial Highway. Signed
- SB 442 relative to student eligibility for education freedom accounts and the scholarship organization's costs of administering the program, extending phase-out grants for education freedom accounts, and revising the definitions of average daily membership in attendance and average daily membership in residence. Died
- SB 439 to prohibiting discriminatory boycotts of Israel in state procurement and investments. Died
- SB 347 relative to infrastructure appropriations for reimbursement to the city of Laconia. Died
- SB 287 requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. Signed
- SB 29 relative to membership, jurisdiction, and reports of the health care workplace safety commission and relative to health care facility reporting requirements under the workplace violence prevention program. Signed
- SB 71 relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Died
- HB 365 relative to proof of United States citizenship for indigent voters. Died
- HB 650 removing references to repealed funds and relative to state park and robotics education funds. Signed
- SB 96 relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school employees. Signed
- HB 217 relative to absentee ballots. Died
- SB 101 authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. Died
- HB 163 relative to state funds. Signed
- SB 34 relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program. Died
- HB 344 enables the processing of absentee ballots before election day. Failed
- HB 78 requiring a person to have a domicile in the district from which they serve as county commissioner. Signed
- SB 192 establishing a committee to study enhanced coordination between county correctional facilities, the department of corrections, and the department of health and human services. Died
- SB 103 relative to the number of polling stations that are available for certain towns. Died
- SB 152 authorizing the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects. Died
- SB 105 enabling towns to adopt budget caps. Signed
- SB 15 relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. Died
- SB 72 establishing a parental bill of rights. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SB467
relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
Ought to Pass |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB441
(New Title) relative to the financial responsibility for local assistance and enabling municipalities to request a hearing regarding the residency of an assisted person.
Floor Amendment |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB627
(Second New Title) relative to toll rate adjustments for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1267
prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1369
(New Title) relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB2026
(New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1102
(New Title) increasing the research and development tax credit cap and relative to state park fees for state residents.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB481
(New Title) relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1422
relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB434
relative to regulation of public school materials.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1766
relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB661
relative to pooled risk management programs.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB468
relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB268
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1184
relative to the issuance of no trespass orders on municipal or school district property.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB 459
exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances.
Reconsideration |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
SB535
(New Title) defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB475
(New Title) relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB 551
relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services.
Inexpedient to Legislate |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
SB661
relative to pooled risk management programs.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
HB2026
(New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
HB1369
(New Title) relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
HB1766
relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | fail | — |
|
HB1184
relative to the issuance of no trespass orders on municipal or school district property.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
HB1267
prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
HB1102
(New Title) increasing the research and development tax credit cap and relative to state park fees for state residents.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
HB1422
relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB468
relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB439
relative to municipal data center zoning.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB439
relative to municipal data center zoning.
Committee Amendment |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB535
(New Title) defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | — |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB627
(Second New Title) relative to toll rate adjustments for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | — |
|
SB481
(New Title) relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | — |
|
SB475
(New Title) relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | fail | — |
|
SB434
relative to regulation of public school materials.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB431
relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Ought to Pass |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
SB268
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | — |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB223
(Second New Title) relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education.
Concur |
Yea | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
HB 1010
relative to multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land.
Floor Amendment |
Nay | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB1336
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Committee Amendment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1817
relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts.
Ought to Pass |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB1336
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1792
relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Floor Amendment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1793
prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1478
requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills.
Refer to Interim Study |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | April 16, 2026 |
|
HB 1815
relative to education financing.
Ought to Pass |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |