Jim Kofalt
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7
Bills sponsored
this session · 30 all-time
41
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 136 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 4 all-time
1562
Recorded votes
91%
Vote participation
voted in 91% of 1562 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
98.6%
based on 358 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1.4%
based on 358 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
74.1%
based on 358 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
30 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- HB 1774 relative to qualifying scholarship granting organizations and federal workforce Pell grants. Signed
- HB 470 relative to the use of general anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation in dental treatment. Passed
- HB 1215 relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with a communication disability and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities. Signed
- HB 1797 relative to eligibility for public assistance, including the New Hampshire employment program, family assistance program, and SNAP. Passed
- HB 349 relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. Vetoed
- 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 1211 relative to the scope of review of state agency interpretations. Passed
Historical 23 bills
- HB 1660 relative to coverage of certain procedures for minor children under the state’s Medicaid program. Died
- HB 1648 relative to electronic payments to employees debit cards. Died
- HB 1553 relative to establishing a pilot program under the department of education to offer "spelling to communicate" services to students with autism or apraxia. Failed
- HB 396 permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. Vetoed
- HB 358 relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. Vetoed
- HB 357 relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. Died
- HB 349 relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. Died
- HB 470 relative to the use of general anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation in dental treatment. Died
- HB 148 permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. Vetoed
- HB 406 relative to parental access to children's medical records. Failed
- HB 406 relative to parental access to children's medical records. Died
- HB 396 relative to state recognition of biological sex. Died
- HB 539 relative to vaccination clinics at schools. Died
- HB 557 relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. Died
- HB 408 relative to foster children and vaccinations. Signed
- HB 1379 relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. Died
- HB 1089 relative to the unenforceability of noncompete agreements upon termination of an employee for noncompliance with a medical intervention mandate. Died
- HB 440 prohibiting the suspension of civil liberties during a state of emergency. Signed
- HB 551 relative to the statewide voter database. Died
- HB 1382 relative to the presumption of shared parenting in the determination of parental rights and responsibilities. Died
- HB 561 relative to potential jurors excused from jury duty due to a lack of residency in the county of jury service. Died
- HB 440 prohibiting the suspension of civil liberties during a state of emergency. Died
- HB 551 relative to the statewide voter database. Died
Co-sponsored
136 billsCurrent session 41 bills
- HB1565 (New Title) relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families, relative to owner's project manager services for school building aid projects, and relative to long-term care eligibility and making an appropriation therefor. Passed
- HB396 (Second New Title) relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture. Passed
- 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. Signed
- HB 1734 establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing experimental treatment centers in New Hampshire and the oversight thereof. Passed
- HB 1419 establishing a committee to study whether a court with specialized jurisdiction over corporate, commercial, and equitable matters should be established. Passed
- HB 640 relative to the transparency of federal agency operations within New Hampshire. Passed
- HB 1249 authorizing pharmacists to provide certain medical devices associated with prescribed medication. Passed
- HB 1808 establishing the position of academic research and improvement performance data analyst in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor. Passed
- 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. Passed
- HB1683 relative to the modification of administrative rules by the joint legislative committee on administrative rules. Introduced
- HB 1505 requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps. Passed
- HB 1836 relative to the input-based accountability system requirements and enforcement. Passed
- HB 1202 relative to dual and concurrent enrollment requirements for courses at institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire. Signed
- HB 1319 enabling towns, village districts, or school districts to adopt or rescind a local fiscal accountability committee for towns and schools. Passed
- HB 206 relative to government agent entries into secured premises. Passed
- HB 1616 prohibiting state agencies and political subdivisions from advertising or expending funds to advertise vaccines in the state of New Hampshire. Introduced
- HCR11 declaring the directives of the judicial branch in the Claremont cases that the legislative and executive branches define an "adequate education," adopt "standards of accountability," and "guarantee adequate funding" of a public education are not binding on the legislative and executive branches. Failed
- HB 1099 establishing a committee to study the cost and liability of providing educational services to students placed in residential facilities. Signed
- HB 1554 requiring insurance carriers to provide peer-to-peer review at any stage of prior authorization and mandating disclosure of reviewer credentials. Signed
- HB1671 relative to prohibiting state Medicaid payments to facilities that discriminate against employees, students, or trainees for exercising lawful medical or religious vaccine exemptions. Introduced
- HB1585 relative to environmental, social, and governance-related investment strategies by the state retirement system. Introduced
- HB 1131 relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings. Passed
- HB 1066 relative to warrant articles authorizing lease agreements. Passed
- HB 1036 relative to the maximum duration of term alimony. Failed
- 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. Signed
Historical 95 bills
- HB 1269 relative to the use of child restraints in schools. Died
- HB 1552 relative to the duties and responsibilities of superintendents of school administrative units. Signed
- HB 1336 relative to employees' firearms in locked vehicles. Signed
- HB 1595 relative to adjustment of the child support guidelines based on parenting time, medical support, and child care expenses. Died
- HB 1272 relative to occupational license reciprocity. Failed
- HB 1572 prohibiting using mRNA technology in food and requiring the labeling of lab grown meat and food containing insects. Failed
- SB 562 relative to state recognition of biological sex. 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 644 relative to regulating barbers, cosmetologists, and estheticians. 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 1116 relative to certain firearms to be used for taking of game. Signed
- HB 1175 relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings. Died
- HB 1616 relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program and establishing a pilot recruitment and retention program within the department of health and human services. Died
- SB 381 prohibiting a municipality from designating a road as a private road under certain conditions. Failed
- SB 375 relative to biological sex in student athletics. Died
- HB 227 relative to fair access to financial services. Failed
- HB 733 relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits. Died
- HB 53 permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use. Died
- HB 243 relative to relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families, and relative to the maternal mortality review committee, electric vehicle charging stations and fees for annual testing by the division of weights and measures, and relative to the acceptance of portraits of Senator Sylvia Larsen and Senator Jeb Bradley for the state house. Signed
- HB 131 requiring school boards to develop and enact policies regarding personal cell phone use in schools. Died
- HB 712 limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities. Signed
- HB 679 relative to immunization requirements. Died
- HB 701 relative to the terminal patients' right to try act. Signed
- HB 560 relative to parental access to a minor child's medical records, relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated, defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshire’s logging industry. Signed
- HB 227 relative to licensure for psychotherapy activities or services. Signed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
SB498
relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
Reconsider |
Not Voting | fail | — |
|
SB661
relative to pooled risk management programs.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB468
relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB434
relative to regulation of public school materials.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1369
(New Title) relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1337
repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 408
relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
Adopt Floor Amendment |
Not Voting | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
OTP |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
CACR 12
the adoption of tax laws.
Adopt Floor Amendment |
Not Voting | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
CACR 12
the adoption of tax laws.
Adopt Amendment |
Not Voting | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 574
establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
OTPA |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | April 09, 2026 |
|
HB1655
establishing a funding source for maintaining state owned dams.
Table |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 1066
relative to warrant articles authorizing lease agreements.
Table |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 1815
relative to education financing.
OTP |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |