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13
Bills sponsored
this session · 38 all-time
39
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 150 all-time
4
Enacted into law
this session · 12 all-time
1988
Recorded votes
97%
Vote participation
voted in 97% of 1988 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
92%
based on 464 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
8%
based on 464 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
96.1%
based on 464 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
38 billsCurrent session 13 bills
- HB1336 (New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits. Passed
- HB 1158 relative to the definition of intimate partner. Failed
- HB 1499 relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute, relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide meals to students during school hours, and reimbursing schools for meals provided to students at no cost and making an appropriation therefor. Signed
- HB 1700 adding a non-voting student member to the state board of education. Failed
- HCR 13 requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress. Introduced
- HB1050 establishing the right to provide educational instruction in municipally zoned and non-zoned areas. Introduced
- HB459 relative to acreage requirements and zoning regarding sewer infrastructure and single-family residential uses. Introduced
- HB 313 relative to non-public sessions at public meetings where discussion in public would likely affect a person's reputation. Failed
- HB 1709 prohibiting certain unlawfully present felons from occupying or renting real property, relative to pet vendor foster home and defining pet vendor foster facility, and providing procedures for the potential confiscation of livestock involved in cruelty to animal cases. Passed
- HB 1523 relative to disclosure requirements for homeowners' associations. Signed
- HB164 relative to local records retention. Passed
- HB 1175 relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud. Signed
- HB 1140 enabling certain disabled persons to hunt from a motor vehicle. Signed
Historical 25 bills
- HB 164 relative to local records retention. Died
- HB 562 relative to the filling of vacant positions on elected municipal boards and school boards. Failed
- HB 399 establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire zoning enabling act and relative to the effective date of the C-PACER program. Signed
- HB 685 permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing. Signed
- HB 313 relative to non-public sessions at public meetings where discussion in public would likely affect a person's reputation. Died
- HB 428 relative to the state building code. Signed
- HB 459 relative to acreage requirements and zoning regarding sewer infrastructure and single-family residential uses. Died
- HB 92 requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. Signed
- HB 577 relative to modifying the definition of ADUs. Signed
- HB 89 designating "Within the Crystal Hills" as the official animated film of New Hampshire. Failed
- HB 93 enabling school districts to appoint a school district treasurer. Failed
- HB 352 relative to excused absences due to a student's mental or behavioral health. Failed
- HB 1602 relative to the authority of the housing appeals board. Died
- HB 1202 relative to the issuance of permits for the alteration of driveways exiting onto public ways and relative to the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program. Signed
- HB 267 relative to criminal records checks in school employment. Died
- HB 1361 relative to municipal land use regulation for manufactured housing and subdivisions. Signed
- HB 267 relative to criminal records checks in school employment. Died
- HB 352 relative to excused absences due to a student's mental or behavioral health. Died
- HB 1491 relative to natural gas transmission pipeline safety. Signed
- HB 234 relative to freedom of speech and association on college campuses. Died
- HB 498 relative to the payment of bail commissioners. Died
- HB 234 relative to freedom of speech and association on college campuses. Died
- HB 586 relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development. Died
- HB 498 relative to the payment of bail commissioners. Died
- HB 1632 relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development. Died
Co-sponsored
150 billsCurrent session 39 bills
- SB 564 prohibiting certain municipal development restrictions. Signed
- SB193 requiring the head of each state agency to submit a strategic plan for program activities. Introduced
- HB340 relative to electioneering by public employees. Passed
- HB 1137 relative to municipal budget committee membership. Passed
- HB155 (New Title) relative to business enterprise tax returns and appropriating funds to the department of health and human services for licensed nursing facilities. Passed
- HR 34 declaring that Sharia law and political Islam represent an existential threat to the state and country and that any deference to Sharia law by a government institution is prohibited. Introduced
- HB 1176 relative to the display of license plates on vehicles. Passed
- HB 1730 enhancing the level of offense for certain sexual offenses. Signed
- HB 1667 establishing the first-in-the-nation security task force to coordinate planning for presidential campaign events. Passed
- SB431 relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination. Failed
- HB1357 permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the placement of newly constructed manufactured homes. Introduced
- HB 1023 establishing accessory commercial units by right. Failed
- HB 1713 relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards. Failed
- SB 231 relative to road frontage requirements and setbacks for wetlands. Failed
- SB 619 establishing procedures for expedited court hearings and disposition of confiscated animals. Signed
- HB 1299 permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination. Passed
- HB 1706 repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement. Passed
- CACR 18 relating to tax rates. Providing that the rate of taxes in the state shall not exceed certain annual percentages. Passed
- HCR 14 condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and reaffirming the state's commitment to freedom of speech and civil discourse. Passed
- HB639 relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies. Passed
- HB1251 relative to restricting municipal downzoning inconsistent with existing neighborhood density. Introduced
- SB 639 establishing a committee to study the health and safety impacts of Red Dye 40 and other food additives in food and beverages sold in New Hampshire. Passed
- HB 529 relative to the liquor commission. Signed
- SB84 relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing. Introduced
- HB 392 directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office ofhealth access and the department of environmental services' functions for environmental justice. Passed
Historical 111 bills
- SB 538 relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing. Died
- HB 653 relative to providing additional duties to the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council. Signed
- HB 1321 relative to repealing penalties for the sale of kegs of malt beverages without a receipt. Signed
- SB 361 relative to legal services by paraprofessionals. Signed
- HB 1708 relative to local records retention. Failed
- CACR 15 relating to taxation. Providing that a 2/3 vote is required to pass legislation imposing new or increased taxes or license fees, or to authorize the issuance of state bonds and providing that the general court shall appropriate funds for payment of interest and installments of principle of all state bonds. Died
- HB 347 establishing a superior court land use review docket. Died
- HB 1305 relative to freedom of speech and association at public institutions of higher education. Signed
- HB 333 relative to changing the date of the state primary election and adding a run-off election if necessary. Died
- HB 1422 relative to the rates of the business profits tax, business enterprise tax, communications service tax, and meals and rooms tax. Died
- HB 1648 relative to electronic payments to employees debit cards. Died
- HB 116 eliminating the fee to file as a candidate for the office of state representative. Died
- HB 1215 relative to development approvals and appeals, and allowing the town of Hampton to discontinue a particular highway in order to lease that property. Died
- HB 1561 relative to qualifications for student eligibility in the education freedom accounts program. Died
- HB 645 relative to the establishment of decentralized autonomous organizations as legal entities within the state. Signed
- HB 407 setting a minimum threshold for the adoption of town and school budget and spending items for towns using a ballot to select such methods during town meeting. Failed
- HB 610 relative to repealing the office of the consumer advocate. Died
- HB 310 establishing a commission to study the creation of a regulatory framework for stable tokens, tokenized real-world assets, and blockchain-based trusts in New Hampshire. Signed
- HB 151 relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist. Signed
- HB 340 relative to electioneering by public employees. Died
- HB 475 relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings. Vetoed
- SB 281 prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. Signed
- HB 115 making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire. Vetoed
- HB 701 relative to the terminal patients' right to try act. Signed
- SB 78 relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SB669
relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.
Interim Study |
Yea | pass | July 05, 2026 |
|
HB1710
relative to procedures relating to child abduction.
OTP |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
SB498
relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
Reconsider |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Veto Override |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 408
relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
Adopt Floor Amendment |
Yea | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
OTP |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 574
establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
OTPA |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 545
relative to financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program.
ITL |
Yea | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1178
relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles.
ITL |
Nay | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1066
relative to warrant articles authorizing lease agreements.
Table |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1704
permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.
Indefinitely Postpone |
Nay | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1704
permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.
Special Order |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | fail | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1449
limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.
OTPA |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 1815
relative to education financing.
OTP |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB1775
relative to utility ownership of natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities.
OTPA |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1826
relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.
ITL |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1557
modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education.
ITL |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1570
relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement.
ITL |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1602
creating a safe battery recycling stewardship program.
OTPA |
Nay | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB1422
relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | August 19, 2026 |