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8
Bills sponsored
this session · 13 all-time
33
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 67 all-time
3
Enacted into law
this session · 5 all-time
1177
Recorded votes
94%
Vote participation
voted in 94% of 1177 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
97.7%
based on 429 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
2.3%
based on 429 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
88.8%
based on 429 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
13 billsCurrent session 8 bills
- HB 1771 removing the prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system and requiring the department of health and human services to provide certain notice regarding availability of the waiver. Signed
- HB 656 relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants. Signed
- HB 1490 requiring scholarship organizations to provide written notice to parents explaining the parents' requirement to provide written notice upon termination of a home education program. Failed
- HB 1720 relative to notice to child day care providers of child care scholarships. Passed
- HB 1155 repealing the home education advisory council. Passed
- HB 1217 permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. Passed
- HB 1807 relative to mandatory reports to voters. Signed
- HB 1521 clarifying the definition of home education. Failed
Historical 5 bills
- HB 1584 relative to home day care licensing requirements. Signed
- HB 656 relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants. Died
- HB 476 relative to restrictions on elective abortion. Died
- HB 771 relative to funding for open enrollment schools. Signed
- HB 415 removing requirements that schools provide menstrual products in restrooms. Failed
Co-sponsored
67 billsCurrent session 33 bills
- HB 1268 modifying the structure and administration of home education programs and relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices. Signed
- HB 1828 requiring the department of education to establish an auditing process relative to teacher preparation programs at the post-secondary educational level. Passed
- HB 1378 relative to parental access to a minor child's electronic medical records. Passed
- HB 1195 relative to municipal zoning requirements for child day care providers. Signed
- HB 1124 relative to the right to compute. Passed
- HB 1837 relative to the New Hampshire marine patrol. Signed
- HB 1086 creating a committee to study neonicotinoid seed treatments. Passed
- HB 1571 requiring the department of education to review statewide academic standards and curricula. Passed
- HB 1319 enabling towns, village districts, or school districts to adopt or rescind a local fiscal accountability committee for towns and schools. Passed
- HB 349 relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. Vetoed
- HB 1286 relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required. Passed
- HB232 relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. Passed
- HB 1304 requiring guide examinations to be administered by conservation officers. Failed
- HB 1439 relative to exceeding part-time employment hourly limits for members of the New Hampshire retirement system. Failed
- HB 1301 increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. Passed
- HB293 preventing minors from accessing obscenity on certain electronic devices with internet access. Introduced
- HB 1029 relative to the definition of excavation under underground utility damage prevention laws. Failed
- HB 1459 standardizing the application of post-retirement part-time hour limits under the New Hampshire retirement system. Failed
- HB1442 (New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. Passed
- HB 1431 restricting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Passed
- HB1050 establishing the right to provide educational instruction in municipally zoned and non-zoned areas. Introduced
- 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
- HB 208 relative to certification requirements for school nurses. Passed
- 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
- SB 664 limiting hospital executive compensation in communities designated as distressed place-based economies under certain circumstances. Introduced
Historical 34 bills
- HB 1055 relative to the property tax exemption for charitable organizations. Signed
- HB 1579 relative to the merging of school administrative units. Signed
- HB 129 relative to the definition of the term "evidence-based" within public education. Died
- HB 393 prohibiting mooring of boats without a permit. Signed
- SB 296 increasing the percentage of nonpublic school scholarships awarded to students who qualify for the federal free and reduced-price meal program. Failed
- HB 143 criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child. Signed
- HB 426 relative to property tax exemptions for charitable organizations for the prior tax year. Signed
- HB 349 relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. Died
- HB 71 prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts; and requiring the use of public notices before reassessment of property values for tax purposes. Signed
- HB 232 relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. Died
- HB 90 relative to the definition of part-time teachers. Signed
- HB 377 relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as children's environmental health day. Signed
- HB 293 preventing minors from accessing obscenity on certain electronic devices with internet access. Died
- HB 148 permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. Vetoed
- HB 235 relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents. Signed
- SB 246 providing maternal depression screening for new mothers; increasing access to health care services for new mothers; enabling new parents to attend infant pediatric medical appointments; and developing a plan for perinatal peer support certification. Died
- HB 93 enabling school districts to appoint a school district treasurer. Failed
- HB 579 requiring applicants for a fish and game guide license to take and pass a standardized test provided by the fish and game department before receiving their license. Failed
- HB 208 relative to certification requirements for school nurses. Died
- SB 573 establishing a committee to study consent and confidentiality laws applicable to adolescent and young adult health care in New Hampshire. Signed
- HB 1607 relative to expanded safe haven protections. Signed
- HB 1235 relative to high school students serving as school board members. Signed
- HB 1402 establishing a procedure for a high school proficiency exam waiver of mandatory school attendance. Died
- HB 1052 relative to the format of excavating and dredging permit applications. Signed
- HB 1228 relative to establishing a fish and game guides committee to determine qualifications for licensure of fish and game guides. Failed
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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
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 |
Nay | pass | April 09, 2026 |
|
HB1655
establishing a funding source for maintaining state owned dams.
Table |
Not Voting | 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 |
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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |