David Watters
Born
1950
Contact
Email · David.Watters@gc.nh.gov
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22
Bills sponsored
this session · 175 all-time
155
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 1,067 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
1753
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 1753 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 143 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 143 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.3%
based on 143 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
175 billsCurrent session 22 bills
- SB 492 authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest. Signed
- SB 491 enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education. Signed
- SB 589 relative to port electrification, microgrid development, and cybersecurity standards for energy and water systems. Signed
- SB 417 requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages. Failed
- SB 497 removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire, changing the name of a capital project, and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature. Signed
- SB627 (Second New Title) relative to toll rate adjustments for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan Passed
- SB 490 establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing. Signed
- SB 633 relative to donations received by the granite patron of the arts fund. Signed
- SB 538 extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects. Signed
- SB 531 establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County and requiring the reporting of student meal debt by school districts and public chartered schools to the department of education. Signed
- SB 565 requiring the commissioner of the insurance department to prepare and publish a report regarding fortified home and commercial standards, and other mitigation and resiliency programs. Signed
- SB 592 enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority. Signed
- SB 608 relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers. Signed
- SB 150 defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures. Passed
- SB 668 authorizing a historic marker on a highway for the purpose of acknowledging the abuse of former residents of the youth development center. Failed
- SB 422 relative to membership of the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention. Passed
- SB 540 relative to plug-in solar generation systems. Signed
- SB 450 relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers. Passed
- SB 493 relative to cyanobacteria and other emerging environmental water quality issues. Introduced
- SB 111 authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program. Failed
- SB 628 enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging. Introduced
- SB 658 authorizing the department of education to establish a safe and resilient schools advisory council. Introduced
Historical 153 bills
- SB 441 relative to establishing an advisory group to examine potential funding sources for career and technical education (CTE) construction and renovation. Signed
- SB 335 relative to alcohol packaging. Failed
- SB 365 relative to the sale or use of lithium-ion batteries for electric bicycles, scooters, or personal electric mobility devices. Died
- SB 550 relative to utility requirements for integrated distribution planning. Died
- SB 353 relative to insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome. Died
- SB 451 relative to an expedited track for certain applications to the site evaluation committee. Signed
- SB 198 declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week. Died
- SB 99 relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Signed
- SB 230 relative to electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Died
- SB 195 relative to the composition and duties of the New Hampshire advisory council on career and technical education. Signed
- SB 233 relative to the grid modernization advisory group. Signed
- SB 275 providing property tax relief for some child care agencies. Failed
- SB 98 extending the donations to regional career and technical education center programs. Signed
- SB 12 relative to adding eligibility for a disability placard for certain veterans. Signed
- SB 272 relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding. Died
- SB 194 relative to qualifications for cosmetologists. Signed
- SB 235 enabling funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire and allowing the fish and game department to collect donations at sites approved by the executive director. Signed
- SB 239 appropriating funds to the fish and game department for continuing environmental review and to cover a deficit for previously instituted salary increases. Died
- SB 228 relative to the limitations on community customer generators. Died
- SB 150 defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures. Died
- SB 159 establishing a marine habitat fee. Failed
- SB 111 authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program. Died
- SB 87 relative to one day liquor license requirements and making salons and barber shops eligible for on-premise licenses. Signed
- SB 290 relative to the definition of "torture" in animal abuse cases. Failed
- SB 196 relative to the exemption from competitive bidding requirements for certain state agency projects. Signed
Co-sponsored
1067 billsCurrent session 155 bills
- SB 564 prohibiting certain municipal development restrictions. Signed
- HB1738 (Second New Title) relative to ratepayer benefits from the regional greenhouse gas initiative and relative to energy procurement and nuclear regulatory duties. Passed
- SB 662 making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam. Passed
- HB 1123 requiring certain companies to post expected salary ranges on public job listings. Failed
- SB 665 relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices. Passed
- SB 558 relative to the appointment of the youth development center claims administrator. Introduced
- SB 522 re-establishing the commission to study the economic impact of the arts and culture in New Hampshire. Signed
- SB 547 relative to regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices. Introduced
- HB 1317 relative to patient privacy protections. Introduced
- SB481 (New Title) relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property. Passed
- SB 651 relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor. Introduced
- SB 189 relative to fetal death records. Signed
- HB 1461 encouraging municipalities with sewage systems to extend system service to neighboring communities. Failed
- SB 429 relative to the placement of trauma kits in public schools and making an appropriation therefor and relative to the parental bill of rights concerning the creation of student media recordings. Signed
- SB523 (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study the implementation of a residential builder registration system. Passed
- HB 1137 relative to municipal budget committee membership. Passed
- HB 1445 requiring the issuance of enhanced drivers licenses and Real ID compliant cards for border crossing and proof of citizenship. Failed
- SB669 relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons. Introduced
- HB 1718 relative to authorizing energy storage in connection with net metering. Signed
- SB 186 preventing portraits depicting persons from being hung in certain places in the statehouse, unless the subject of the portrait has been dead for at least 10 years and provided exemplary and noteworthy services to the citizens of this state. Passed
- SB 433 establishing the seizure safe schools act. Passed
- SB 436 relative to zoning board of adjustment membership criteria. Failed
- SB 582 modifying the base cost of an adequate education. Failed
- SB 657 relative to the use of information technology and artificial intelligence systems by state agencies. Passed
- SB425 (New Title) adopting the physician associate licensure compact. Introduced
Historical 912 bills
- SB 508 relative to the duties of the superintendent of the county department of corrections concerning mental health and substance use disorder screening of inmates and coordination for services upon reentry into the community and relative to enforcement of New Hampshire anti-discrimination laws as they relate to Jewish people. Signed
- SB 393 relative to making an appropriation to the department of environmental services to fund regional drinking water infrastructure. Signed
- SB 328 relative to deceptive ticket sale practices. Died
- SB 538 relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing. Died
- HB 368 relative to protections related to receiving gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental health care. Died
- HB 1508 requiring fiber optic communications service providers to prioritize service restoration for public safety and public health organizations. Died
- HB 1184 relative to making an appropriation to the organic certification program. Died
- SB 329 relative to background checks of certain persons associated with solid waste management. Signed
- HB 1466 relative to providing disaster relief funding to municipalities after a natural disaster. Died
- HB 1103 relative to revising the penalties of the shoreland protection act. Signed
- SB 348 relative to emergency crop relief. Died
- HB 1391 allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Died
- HB 1526 relative to a conditional veterinary license for graduates of non-AVMA-accredited colleges of veterinary medicine. Signed
- SB 364 relative to establishing a historic housing preservation tax credit. Died
- SB 604 providing a death benefit for a New Hampshire hospital security officer killed in the line of duty and establishing a death benefit for state security officers killed in the line of duty. Signed
- SB 357 relative to expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program. Signed
- SB 407 establishing a ground ambulance cost reporting program and a study by an independent actuarial and accounting expert of the cost of providing ground ambulance services in the state. Signed
- HB 1621 requiring the liquor commission to distribute certain information in liquor stores. Died
- SB 453 making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system. Died
- SB 581 relative to temporary drivers licenses and non-driver identification cards. Died
- SB 569 relative to the powers and duties of the attorney general as the state's attorney. Failed
- SB 501 relative to driver licenses for noncitizens residing in New Hampshire. Vetoed
- HB 1252 relative to establishing a committee to study the needs of Native Americans in New Hampshire. Died
- HB 614 making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund the Merrimack, New Hampshire Kidney Cancer Incidence Phase 3 Feasibility study. Died
- SB 409 relative to reimbursement for ambulance services under the state Medicaid plan and making an appropriation therefor and making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to support recreational activities for individuals with developmental disabilities. Signed
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1766
relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB 551
relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services.
Inexpedient to Legislate |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | — |
|
SB439
relative to municipal data center zoning.
Committee Amendment |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | fail | — |
|
SB434
relative to regulation of public school materials.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Nay | pass | — |
|
SB431
relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Ought to Pass |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
HB 1010
relative to multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land.
Floor Amendment |
Yea | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB1336
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Committee Amendment |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1817
relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts.
Ought to Pass |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB1336
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1792
relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Floor Amendment |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1478
requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills.
Refer to Interim Study |
Nay | pass | May 07, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Nay | pass | April 16, 2026 |
|
HB 1815
relative to education financing.
Ought to Pass |
Nay | pass | March 26, 2026 |