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2
Bills sponsored
this session · 22 all-time
2
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 35 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 7 all-time
1988
Recorded votes
96%
Vote participation
voted in 96% of 1988 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
86.9%
based on 443 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
13.1%
based on 443 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
91.7%
based on 443 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
22 billsCurrent session 2 bills
Historical 20 bills
- HB 390 relative to adding retired fire apparatus (fire trucks) to antique vehicle exemptions. Signed
- HB 500 establishing enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increasing penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishing the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced enforcement. Failed
- HB 547 relative to county reimbursement of funds. Died
- HB 434 requiring a policyholder's insurance company to provide a rental car for at least 7 days after determination that the vehicle is totaled or unsafe to operate when the policyholder is not at fault for the accident. Failed
- HB 299 relative to the award of attorneys' fees and costs in workers' compensation claims. Failed
- HB 512 relative to preventing municipal employees from being paid under multiple municipal contracts simultaneously. Failed
- HB 260 creating a commemorative license plate celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence. Signed
- HB 1421 relative to investment consulting services in the New Hampshire retirement system. Failed
- HB 461 establishing a committee to study elimination by political subdivision employers of a retirement system position. Signed
- HB 506 relative to the construction of a rail trail box tunnel on Exit 4-A in Derry and making an appropriation therefor. Failed
- HB 410 relative to municipality ranked list promotions. Failed
- HB 1437 relative to registration plates for antique farm tractors. Signed
- HB 1030 relative to licensure by alternate experience for licensed nursing assistant. Signed
- HB 1072 establishing a criminal penalty for denying an elected school district official access to any school district facilities, documents, or events. Died
- CACR 19 relating to paper ballots. Providing that all elections shall be conducted through paper ballots. Died
- HB 496 relative to license plate covers. Signed
- HB 567 permitting certain military personnel, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics to apply for licensure as a nursing assistant. Signed
- HB 1408 relative to license plate covers. Died
- HB 1341 relative to vested status of group II members in the state retirement system. Died
- HB 1409 relative to the use of special license plates. Died
Co-sponsored
35 billsCurrent session 2 bills
Historical 33 bills
- SB 407 establishing a ground ambulance cost reporting program and a study by an independent actuarial and accounting expert of the cost of providing ground ambulance services in the state. Signed
- SB 409 relative to reimbursement for ambulance services under the state Medicaid plan and making an appropriation therefor and making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to support recreational activities for individuals with developmental disabilities. Signed
- SB 379 relative to emergency action plans for sports related injuries. Signed
- HB 1543 relative to personal electric vehicles (PEVs). Failed
- HB 702 relative to defining extra duty pay hours for a retired part-time police officer's hour limit for yearly calculations. Failed
- SB 181 relative to workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer. Died
- HB 378 relative to an employee's unused earned time. Failed
- HB 462 establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises. Failed
- HB 59 relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer. Died
- HR 11 urging the United States government to investigate allegations of abuse of minorities, especially Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, and other religious minorities by the interim government of Bangladesh. Died
- HB 109 relative to false reports to law enforcement. Died
- SB 28 relative to workers' compensation claims involving emergency responders with acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. Signed
- HB 715 relative to personal electric vehicles. Failed
- HB 282 increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty, relative to the determination of education adequacy grants and calculation of certain group II benefits within the retirement system. Signed
- HB 586 establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 1352 relative to firefighting personal protective equipment. Signed
- HB 74 relative to an employee's unused earned time. Died
- SB 204 requiring trauma kits to be available in state-owned buildings. Signed
- HB 555 appropriating state general fund surplus toward the retirement system unfunded accrued liability. Died
- HB 1025 relative to impeding, provoking, or harassing law enforcement officers. Died
- SB 227 relative to death benefits of police officers to include corrections officers, probation-parole officers, and correctional line personnel, and including death from suicide, and relative to forfeiture of personal property. Died
- HB 1557 relative to survivor benefit optional allowances under the retirement system. Died
- HB 1579 relative to landowner liability on land authorized for outdoor recreational activities. Signed
- HB 589 requiring workers' compensation to cover prophylactic treatment for critical exposure Signed
- SB 390 relative to telemedicine and telehealth. Signed
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 |
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Concur |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB1422
relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |