Matthew Coker
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4
Bills sponsored
this session · 8 all-time
13
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 48 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
1177
Recorded votes
81%
Vote participation
voted in 81% of 1177 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
61.8%
based on 335 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
38.2%
based on 335 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
69.4%
based on 335 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
8 billsCurrent session 4 bills
- HB 1330 allowing all registered voters to vote in state and presidential primaries regardless of declared party affiliation. Failed
- HB 209 allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Failed
- HB 212 allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle fails an emission control test. Failed
- HB 1627 creating a single primary ballot. Failed
Historical 4 bills
- HB 1391 allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Died
- HB 212 allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle fails an emission control test. Died
- HB 209 allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Died
- HB 1542 relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates. Signed
Co-sponsored
48 billsCurrent session 13 bills
- HB 1509 relative to judicial immunity and permitting civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions. Failed
- HB 1594 establishing a weight-based tiered registration fee schedule for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Signed
- HB 1391 establishing a commission to study the implementation of a single ballot primary election. Introduced
- HB 1580 relative to the taxation of non-primary residences. Failed
- HB 1193 naming a 911 call service center in Laconia in honor of Bruce G. Cheney. Signed
- HB 529 relative to the liquor commission. Signed
- HB312 relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness. Introduced
- HB 1768 relative to gifts and donations received by the division of parks and recreation. Passed
- HB 1466 relative to obtaining a certificate of title for certain trailers. Signed
- HB 321 requiring the division of motor vehicles to extend a fine payment period for certain motor vehicle violations from 30 days to 90 days if the driver requests the extension. Passed
- HB 1314 enabling minors to apply for a freshwater fishing application without paying a fee. Failed
- SB 39 relative to establishing an alternative driver education program. Introduced
- HB 1070 relative to the involuntary emergency admission process. Failed
Historical 35 bills
- HB 1103 relative to revising the penalties of the shoreland protection act. Signed
- HB 1183 relative to prohibiting the sale of agricultural land and land essential to critical industries to China. Died
- HB 276 establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. Died
- HB 1034 relative to enabling municipalities to adopt a homestead property tax exemption. Died
- HB 560 establishing a contact person notification program to assist law enforcement personnel who have contact with a person with mental or physical disabilities and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- SB 427 relative to establishing an alternative driver education program. Died
- HB 1389 relative to authorizing persons who win the state lottery to remain anonymous. Failed
- HB 612 enabling the division of motor vehicles to create a temporary traditional driver's license for youth operators about to turn 21 and relative to requiring employers to provide certain information regarding cost sharing to employees receiving workers' compensation benefit and relative to declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week. Signed
- HB 647 relative to the fee for a newborn lifetime hunting and fishing license. Signed
- HB 321 requiring the division of motor vehicles to extend a fine payment period for certain motor vehicle violations from 30 days to 90 days if the driver requests the extension. Died
- HB 110 authorizing counties to establish revolving fund accounts. Signed
- HB 312 relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness. Died
- HB 534 relative to the calculation of average final compensation under the retirement system. Failed
- HB 91 relative to the presence of a fire department at a fireworks display. Died
- HB 569 relative to the establishment of county-wide communication districts. Signed
- SB 169 requiring employers to provide certain information regarding cost sharing to employees receiving workers' compensation benefits. Died
- HB 529 relative to the liquor commission. Died
- SB 40 relative to safe boater education certificates. Signed
- SB 39 relative to establishing an alternative driver education program. Died
- SB 64 relative to an appropriation to the department of justice for the purpose of funding the New Hampshire child advocacy centers. Died
- HB 1296 relative to insurance coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Signed
- SB 431 relative to wake surfing. Died
- HB 1607 relative to expanded safe haven protections. Signed
- SB 522 relative to establishing an early childhood education scholarship account and making an appropriation therefor. Died
- HB 1113 relative to shoreland septic systems. Signed
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Not Voting | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB468
relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB434
relative to regulation of public school materials.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Veto Override |
Not Voting | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
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 |
Yea | fail | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1449
limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.
OTPA |
Nay | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Not Voting | fail | February 05, 2026 |
|
HB 1697
exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation.
OTP |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | March 11, 2026 |
|
HB 1570
relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement.
ITL |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |