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4
Bills sponsored
this session · 18 all-time
6
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 28 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
2361
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 2361 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
98.6%
based on 483 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1.4%
based on 483 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 483 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
18 billsCurrent session 4 bills
- HB1409 modifying the deposit of revenues collected from video lottery terminals. Failed
- HB 1799 relative to required state funding for providing an opportunity for an adequate education. Failed
- HB734 relative to the state education property tax and the low- and moderate-income homeowners property tax relief program. Introduced
- HB1787 modifying the statewide education property tax. Introduced
Historical 14 bills
- HB 531 setting annual limits on the amount of charitable gaming revenue which may be distributed to one charitable organization. Failed
- HB 734 relative to the state education property tax and the low- and moderate-income homeowners property tax relief program. Died
- HB 328 establishing a charitable gaming oversight commission. Signed
- HB 569 relative to the state education property tax and the low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief program. Died
- HB 220 establishing a committee to study the regulatory structure of charitable gaming. Failed
- HB 569 relative to the state education property tax and the low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief program. Died
- HB 220 establishing a committee to study the regulatory structure of charitable gaming. Died
- HR 8 urging Congress to enact legislation regulating and banning certain semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Died
- HB 504 relative to the state education property tax and the low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief program. Died
- HB 504 relative to the state education property tax and the low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief program. Died
- HB 565 establishing a committee to study charitable gaming. Died
- HB 1699 relative to a tax on electronic cigarettes. Died
- HB 1161 relative to electronic filings of meals and rooms tax returns and interest on payments of state taxes. Died
- HB 1422 relative to the applicability of certain business tax rate changes. Died
Co-sponsored
28 billsCurrent session 6 bills
- HB772 establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education. Introduced
- HB1648 providing property tax exemptions for qualifying residences. Introduced
- HB 1824 relative to school district financial distress. Introduced
- HB1579 establishing a committee to study methods for increasing revenues to enable additional spending on education. Introduced
- HB 1296 relative to the conditions for, and procedures for the adoption of, the elderly tax exemption. Passed
- HB 1557 modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education. Failed
Historical 22 bills
- HB 1304 relative to vessel registration and boat fee decals. Signed
- HB 529 relative to additional aid grants for schools based on free and reduced price meals and fiscal capacity disparity. Died
- HB 402 relative to liability as taxable income of education freedom account payments. Died
- HB 772 establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education. Died
- SB 160 relative to the administration of raffles. Signed
- HB 1586 establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education. Died
- HB 78 repealing an act prohibiting the state from enforcing any federal statute, regulation, or Presidential Executive Order that restricts or regulates the right of the people to keep or bear arms. Died
- SB 90 establishing a commission to study charitable gambling. Failed
- HB 106 relative to extreme risk protection orders. Died
- HB 529 relative to additional aid grants for schools based on free and reduced price meals and fiscal capacity disparity. Died
- HB 1680 establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education. Died
- SB 402 relative to financial assistance for municipalities affected by disasters. Signed
- SB 415 making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for the purpose of increasing rates paid to homeless shelters. Died
- HB 1135 requiring a performance audit of the department of education, education freedom account program. Signed
- SB 426 relative to the adequate education grants for fiscal year 2023. Died
- HB 1283 relative to liability as taxable income of education freedom account payments. Died
- SB 235 relative to the authority to offer multiple education instruction options. Died
- HB 324 relative to the administration of certain state taxes by the department of revenue administration. Signed
- HB 281 relative to the tax expenditure report and relative to delaying the enactment of the single sales factor under the business profits and business enterprise taxes. Died
- SB 610 establishing a committee to evaluate the Transportation Climate Initiative memorandum of understanding and associated modeling and scenarios. Died
- HB 1200 relative to the tax expenditure report and relative to delaying the enactment of the single sales factor under the business profits and business enterprise taxes. Died
- HB 1743 relative to funding for the Sununu youth services center, relative to positions at the department of health and human services, and establishing a committee to study alternatives to the continued use of the Sununu youth services center. Signed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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SB669
relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.
Interim Study |
Nay | pass | July 05, 2026 |
|
HB1710
relative to procedures relating to child abduction.
OTP |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
SB498
relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
Reconsider |
Yea | fail | — |
|
SB661
relative to pooled risk management programs.
Veto Override |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB468
relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB434
relative to regulation of public school materials.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1369
(New Title) relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1337
repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders.
Veto Override |
Nay | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1681
relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures.
Concur |
Yea | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Concur |
Nay | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
SB 567
relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 408
relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
Adopt Floor Amendment |
Nay | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
OTP |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 504
relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, authorizing the establishment of experimental treatment centers, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
CACR 12
the adoption of tax laws.
Adopt Floor Amendment |
Nay | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
CACR 12
the adoption of tax laws.
Adopt Amendment |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 574
establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 545
relative to financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program.
ITL |
Nay | pass | April 23, 2026 |
|
CACR 11
relating to sheriffs. Providing that there shall be no age limitation for a person to hold the office of county sheriff.
OTP |
Nay | pass | April 23, 2026 |
|
SB 620
relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.
OTPA |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
|
HB1655
establishing a funding source for maintaining state owned dams.
Table |
Nay | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB 1416
establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First Amendment protections are needed.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1416
establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First Amendment protections are needed.
Adopt Amendment |
Nay | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1760
repealing the directive that the department of health and human services seek a waiver to establish pharmacy copayment and premium requirements under the state Medicaid plan and making an appropriation therefor.
ITL |
Nay | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1178
relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles.
ITL |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1066
relative to warrant articles authorizing lease agreements.
Table |
Yea | fail | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1356
relative to the statute of limitations for bringing a private right of action for violation of the statute prohibiting medical procedures and treatments intended to alter a minor's gender, authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription, and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.
OTP |
Nay | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1704
permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.
Indefinitely Postpone |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1704
permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.
Special Order |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1706
repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
Table |
Yea | fail | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1449
limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
HR 35
urging the prohibition of the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding and weather modification, to preserve the atmosphere of New Hampshire.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
CACR 14
relating to qualifications for office. Providing that candidates of the office of governor, state senator, and state representative shall be citizens of the United States.
OTP |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HR 19
encouraging state colleges and universities to invite more conservative speakers to campus for the purpose of increasing diversity of viewpoints.
OTP |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 1815
relative to education financing.
OTP |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB1775
relative to utility ownership of natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1786
relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and making appropriations therefor.
Table |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1826
relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.
ITL |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1557
modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education.
ITL |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1323
relative to parental alienation, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services, relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
OTP |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
HR 30
finding that planning, zoning, and related regulations have been and should continue to be the responsibility of municipal government.
Reconsider |
Nay | fail | February 05, 2026 |
|
HB 1697
exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation.
OTP |
Nay | pass | February 05, 2026 |
|
SB 134
relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
Adopt Amendment |
Yea | pass | January 08, 2026 |
|
CACR 24
relating to the right to educate children.Providing that parents and guardians have a right to direct the education of their children.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1570
relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement.
ITL |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
SB 557
making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.
Adopt Floor Amendment |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1602
creating a safe battery recycling stewardship program.
OTPA |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB1422
relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |