Howard Pearl
Born
1969
Contact
Email · Howard.Pearl@gc.nh.gov
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17
Bills sponsored
this session · 79 all-time
169
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 548 all-time
8
Enacted into law
this session · 44 all-time
1630
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 1630 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.8%
based on 144 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.2%
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)
79 billsCurrent session 17 bills
- SB 662 making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam. Passed
- SB 641 relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor. Signed
- SB 428 relative to the maximum amount of terms an individual can serve on the electricians' board. Signed
- SB599 relative to the renewable energy fund. Passed
- SB 445 relative to adjudicative proceedings where there is a council or board with jurisdiction. Signed
- SB 134 relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program. Signed
- SB468 relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location. Introduced
- SB 644 requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners. Signed
- SB 442 relative to pet transfers. Signed
- SB 185 relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations. Passed
- SB 502 removing references to the department of business and economic affairs and the office of planning and development, and makes various changes to how certain committees and commissions participate or operate. Signed
- SB535 (New Title) defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels. Passed
- SB 506 relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program. Introduced
- SB 494 relative to the state fire code, fire incident reporting and investigations, and the duties of the state fire marshal. Signed
- SB 640 relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license. Passed
- SB 566 relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard. Passed
- SB 191 relative to registration of vehicles in a fleet of 25 or more. Introduced
Historical 62 bills
- SB 329 relative to background checks of certain persons associated with solid waste management. Signed
- SB 163 relative to agritourism and product sales at farms and farm roadside stands. Died
- SB 323 relative to the definition of salon. Failed
- SB 488 relative to the regulation of physician assistants. Signed
- SB 287 requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. Signed
- SB 191 relative to registration of vehicles in a fleet of 25 or more. Died
- SB 185 relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations. Died
- SB 65 relative to stormwater management for solar arrays. Signed
- SB 302 requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee and temporarily suspends the issuance of solid waste permits by the department of environmental services, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals, and establishing a committee to study the animal cruelty statutes. Signed
- SB 37 relative to residential care and health facility licensing. Died
- SB 26 allowing the department of justice to authorize the preclosing use of a portion of a deposit held in escrow for the payment of certain construction customizations, upgrades, or change orders. Signed
- SB 32 relative to the fish and game commission. Signed
- SB 229 relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat. Signed
- SB 22 relative to disclosure of criminal history and criminal records to the child care licensing unit of the department of health and human services. Signed
- SB 299 relative to penalties for contractors violating water pollution and waste disposal regulations. Signed
- SB 74 relative to real property annual reporting requirements of state departments for permitting programs. Signed
- SB 85 relative to chartered bank lending limits. Signed
- SB 134 relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program. Died
- SB 58 relative to venue in criminal prosecutions of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. Signed
- SB 197 relative to the medical supervision of the licensed registered nurse employed by general court. Signed
- SB 108 relative to the department of energy. Signed
- SB 163 repealing the temporary moratoria and limitation on building permits and the approval of subdivisions and site plans. Died
- SB 31 establishing an apprentice guide license. Signed
- SB 388 relative to administration of utilities by the department of energy. Signed
- SB 587 relative to animals brought into this state. Signed
Co-sponsored
548 billsCurrent session 169 bills
- SB 492 authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest. Signed
- SB 491 enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education. Signed
- SB 511 relative to state park fee discounts for state residents. Passed
- SB 440 relative to the adoption of energy efficient and clean energy districts by municipalities. Signed
- SB 665 relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices. Passed
- SB 589 relative to port electrification, microgrid development, and cybersecurity standards for energy and water systems. Signed
- SB193 requiring the head of each state agency to submit a strategic plan for program activities. Introduced
- HB 1780 relative to seed laws. Signed
- SB 595 relative to rulemaking for transient non-community water systems. Signed
- HB244 updating and recodifying the municipal enforcement of the building and fire code. Passed
- HB1105 making the term of office for certain Belknap county elected officials 4 years. Failed
- HB1261 relative to the administrative procedure act. Introduced
- 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. Passed
- SB434 relative to regulation of public school materials. Introduced
- HB 1328 relative to alcohol and other drug use professionals and relative to the qualifications to obtain certain occupational licenses. 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
- 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. Passed
- SB523 (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study the implementation of a residential builder registration system. Passed
- SB 568 relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks. Signed
- HB 112 requiring students in the university and community college systems of New Hampshire to pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics naturalization test, take a course that covers fundamental American documents as part of the general education curriculum, or pass a civics course competency test. Passed
- SB669 relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons. Introduced
- HB 1718 relative to authorizing energy storage in connection with net metering. Signed
- 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
- SB 433 establishing the seizure safe schools act. Passed
- SB 34 relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program. Passed
Historical 379 bills
- SB 339 relative to repealing the graduation requirement regarding Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications. Died
- SB 458 relative to the dispensing of certain medications. Died
- HB 1286 relative to merging the board of land surveyors and the board of professional engineers. Failed
- HB 1184 relative to making an appropriation to the organic certification program. Died
- HB 1466 relative to providing disaster relief funding to municipalities after a natural disaster. Died
- HB 1526 relative to a conditional veterinary license for graduates of non-AVMA-accredited colleges of veterinary medicine. Signed
- HB 1622 relative to administrative rulemaking and license renewals by the office of professional licensure and certification. Vetoed
- 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 357 relative to expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program. Signed
- SB 316 establishing a penalty for a person who transports fentanyl class drugs into New Hampshire with the intent to distribute. Died
- HB 1387 relative to revisions to the state building code. Signed
- SB 342 relative to school building aid funding. Died
- HB 1424 relative to pistols permitted for taking game. Signed
- 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
- HB 1465 relative to studies of nuclear energy technologies and renaming the office of offshore wind industry development. Signed
- HB 1258 relative to a waiver from property taxes for disabled veterans. Failed
- SB 439 to prohibiting discriminatory boycotts of Israel in state procurement and investments. Died
- SB 391 relative to electric grid interconnection for certain customer generators. Signed
- HB 1488 relative to hazard mitigation funding. Died
- SB 562 relative to state recognition of biological sex. Failed
- SB 472 relative to historic horse racing licensing, establishing operations of games of chance for the benefit of the host community, and relative to charitable gaming dates for municipalities and charitable organizations. Signed
- HB 1271 relative to the conversion, combination, and reorganization of boards and advisory boards. Died
- HB 1371 relative to allowing the land use master plan to include a section on waste reduction. Signed
- HB 1463 establishing a committee to study the effects of laws relative to the production of beef, pork, and poultry. Signed
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Nay | pass | — |
|
SB468
relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |