Richard Brown
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Bills sponsored
this session · 1 all-time
18
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 31 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
1177
Recorded votes
91%
Vote participation
voted in 91% of 1177 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
91.4%
based on 395 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
8.6%
based on 395 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
81.8%
based on 395 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
1 billCo-sponsored
31 billsCurrent session 18 bills
- HB 1020 proclaiming Lake Winnipesaukee the official state lake of New Hampshire. Failed
- HB 1006 relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units. Failed
- SB 495 increasing the limit for transfers of appropriations in Carroll County. Passed
- HB 1086 creating a committee to study neonicotinoid seed treatments. Passed
- HB 1515 repealing the requirement that the department of health and human services' biennial budget request include funding for certain child care workforce programs. Passed
- HB 1002 repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. Introduced
- HB 1012 repealing accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units. Failed
- HB1517 relative to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. Introduced
- HB 1213 relative to the number, selection, and terms of town highway agents and relative to the appointment of an expert highway agent. Passed
- 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
- HB 1131 relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings. Passed
- HB 1060 relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer. Failed
- HB 1066 relative to warrant articles authorizing lease agreements. Passed
- HR 44 concerning the protection of public lands. Passed
- HB 1009 relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units. Failed
- HB 1272 providing an option for each candidate's party affiliations to be printed on the town or school district ballot. Passed
- SB 629 renaming the new roundabout on Route 302 at the East Conway Road intersection to "Oliveira Circle." Signed
Historical 13 bills
- HB 1045 relative to requiring a powerboat operator to wear an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) while operating certain powerboats traveling over headway speed. Signed
- HB 1272 relative to occupational license reciprocity. Failed
- HB 1105 relative to application of a local tax cap. Signed
- HB 1046 requiring a boat owner who is not the operator to notify law enforcement and file an accident report in certain circumstances. Signed
- HB 1055 relative to the property tax exemption for charitable organizations. Signed
- HB 1175 relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings. Died
- HB 393 prohibiting mooring of boats without a permit. Signed
- HB 416 prohibiting the intentional disposal of yard waste into the surface waters of the state. Signed
- HB 422 increasing penalties for violations of the shoreland and water quality protection act. Failed
- SB 153 relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications. Signed
- HB 1532 relative to land owner rights and responsibility pertaining to game cameras and tree stands. Died
- HB 1099 relative to partisan school district elections. Died
- HB 1187 relative to prohibiting lease agreements of equipment for building or facility improvements. Vetoed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
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HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
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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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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HB 1449
limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.
OTPA |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | February 19, 2026 |
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HB 1826
relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.
ITL |
Not Voting | pass | February 19, 2026 |
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HB 1557
modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education.
ITL |
Not Voting | pass | February 19, 2026 |
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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 |
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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 |
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HB 1697
exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation.
OTP |
Yea | pass | February 05, 2026 |
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SB 134
relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
Adopt Amendment |
Yea | pass | January 08, 2026 |
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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 |
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HB 1570
relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement.
ITL |
Not Voting | pass | February 12, 2026 |
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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 |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
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HB1422
relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |