Ruth Ward
Born
1936
Contact
Email · Ruth.Ward@gc.nh.gov
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6
Bills sponsored
this session · 43 all-time
60
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 442 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 17 all-time
1753
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 1753 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
97.2%
based on 144 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
2.8%
based on 144 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 144 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
43 billsCurrent session 6 bills
- SB523 (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study the implementation of a residential builder registration system. Passed
- SB 34 relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program. Passed
- SB 446 requiring animal care center operators to notify dog owners when a dog will be left unattended and to report injuries to animals or people which occur on the premises of the animal care center. Passed
- SB 420 relative to the state commission for human rights. Introduced
- SB 452 enabling health care providers to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services. Introduced
- SB 432 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. Passed
Historical 37 bills
- SB 25 repealing a requirement for a report on chartered public school payments. Died
- SB 572 relative to establishing a committee to study the sharing of confidential records among members of a multidisciplinary child protection team. Signed
- SB 378 relative to the performance-based school accountability system task force. Signed
- SB 102 making informational materials regarding type 1 diabetes available on the department of education website. Signed
- SB 34 relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program. Died
- SB 46 enabling municipalities to allow land impacted by new construction or reconstruction to be eligible for current use valuation only after a no cut, vegetated buffer is established and maintained. Failed
- SB 288 establishing an advisory council on the system of care for healthy aging in New Hampshire. Died
- SB 50 establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities. Signed
- SB 276 relative to raising the research and development tax credit. Died
- SB 573 establishing a committee to study consent and confidentiality laws applicable to adolescent and young adult health care in New Hampshire. Signed
- SB 440 relative to the board of optometry and the regulation of optometry. Died
- SB 266 relative to administration of school assessment and accountability programs by the department of education. Signed
- SB 135 relative to alternative dispute resolution in special education. Signed
- SB 25 repealing a requirement for a report on chartered public school payments. Died
- SB 256 establishing a safety program for off-highway recreational vehicles. Vetoed
- SB 266 relative to the statewide education improvement and assessment program. Died
- SB 136 prohibiting the employment or volunteering of a revoked or suspended educator. Signed
- SB 87 relative to nurses for youth camps, organized recreation, and community-sponsored recreation. Signed
- SB 238 relative to special education services in chartered public schools. Signed
- SB 307 relative to the issuance of safe boater education certificates and commercial driving instruction. Signed
- SB 81 adopting omnibus legislation on chartered public schools. Died
- SB 234 requiring student identification cards to include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Signed
- SB 284 relative to the treatment of glaucoma. Signed
- SB 81 adopting omnibus legislation on chartered public schools. Died
- SB 148 adopting omnibus legislation relative to vocational and career education, environmental education, and emergency plans for sports injuries. Signed
Co-sponsored
442 billsCurrent session 60 bills
- SB 662 making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam. Passed
- HB 1121 defining the cost of an adequate education. Passed
- SB570 (New Title) relative to legislative ethics. Introduced
- SB434 relative to regulation of public school materials. Introduced
- SB669 relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons. Introduced
- 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
- 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 563 relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education, extraordinary need grants, fiscal capacity disparity aid, and determination of education grants. Passed
- HB 1379 relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data. Signed
- SB 36 relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities. Signed
- HB 257 relative to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent. Passed
- SB 508 relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period. Passed
- SB 549 requiring certain syringe service program entities to provide options for disposal of used syringes and needles and creating reporting requirements for such entities. Signed
- HB 1836 relative to the input-based accountability system requirements and enforcement. Passed
- SB 512 relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction. Signed
- SB 453 authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications. Signed
- SB 586 requiring chartered public schools, school administrative units, and cities or school districts not audited under RSA 671:5 to be audited by an independent public accountant after the end of the fiscal year and requiring the results of such audits to be made available to the public. Signed
- SB 408 relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics. Signed
- HB 1202 relative to dual and concurrent enrollment requirements for courses at institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire. Signed
- SB 573 establishing certification standards for certified public safety comfort dogs. Signed
- HB 1155 repealing the home education advisory council. Passed
- HB 1468 relative to a flood resilience section in municipal master plans. Signed
- HB 349 relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. Vetoed
- HB 1270 clarifying the definition of part-time teacher. Signed
- SB 644 requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners. Signed
Historical 382 bills
- SB 339 relative to repealing the graduation requirement regarding Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications. Died
- HB 1677 relative to participation in education freedom accounts based on school or school district proficiency scores. Died
- HB 1304 relative to vessel registration and boat fee decals. 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 453 making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system. Died
- HB 147 relative to membership of the advisory committee on the education of students with disabilities. Signed
- SB 316 establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute. Died
- SB 592 renaming Route 127 from Central Street in Franklin to the town line of Sanbornton as Chief Bradley Haas Memorial Highway. Signed
- SB 442 relative to student eligibility for education freedom accounts and the scholarship organization's costs of administering the program, extending phase-out grants for education freedom accounts, and revising the definitions of average daily membership in attendance and average daily membership in residence. Died
- SB 576 relative to reporting the death of voters. Signed
- SB 439 to prohibiting discriminatory boycotts of Israel in state procurement and investments. Died
- SB 594 defining state approved processing facility and regulating on farm slaughter of amenable animals. Died
- SB 163 relative to agritourism and product sales at farms and farm roadside stands. Died
- SB 353 relative to insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome. Died
- HB 1571 relative to requiring insurance coverage for glucose monitoring devices for people with diabetes. Died
- HB 272 increasing chartered public school per pupil funding. Died
- SB 532 requiring all municipalities and school governing bodies to post on their official townor school website within 30 days the amount of funds received by the state either byallocation or grant, allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to beinspected in the second year after purchase, and allowing title exemption for certainmotor vehicles whose manufacturer's model year is 20 or more years old. Died
- HB 1250 enabling the creation of certain village districts. Died
- SB 340 relative to communication between parents and school districts regarding special education, special education reporting requirements, and the office of the advocate for special education. Signed
- HB 1121 relative to creating certain wetlands permit exemptions after a natural disaster or flooding event. Signed
- SB 456 relative to the state loan repayment program for qualified nursing professionals, and making an appropriation therefor. Died
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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1766
relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Nay | pass | — |
|
SB439
relative to municipal data center zoning.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB439
relative to municipal data center zoning.
Committee Amendment |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | fail | — |
|
SB552
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | — |
|
SB431
relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Ought to Pass |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
HB 1010
relative to multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land.
Floor Amendment |
Nay | fail | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB1336
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Committee Amendment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1817
relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts.
Ought to Pass |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB1336
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1792
relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Floor Amendment |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
HB 1478
requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills.
Refer to Interim Study |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment |
Yea | pass | April 16, 2026 |
|
HB 1815
relative to education financing.
Ought to Pass |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |