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4
Bills sponsored
this session · 11 all-time
28
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 48 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 4 all-time
1177
Recorded votes
88%
Vote participation
voted in 88% of 1177 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
98.2%
based on 445 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1.8%
based on 445 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
92.1%
based on 445 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
11 billsCurrent session 4 bills
- HB 1735 relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act. Signed
- HB 1713 relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards. Failed
- HB 733 relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits. Passed
- HB 1384 relative to prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits, prohibiting foreign principals from registering as lobbyists, and requires certain disclosures for persons acting on behalf of foreign principals. Signed
Historical 7 bills
- HB 733 relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits. Died
- HB 591 relative to hours for keno gaming. Signed
- HB 1024 relative to the use of air rifles for hunting game. Died
- HB 1558 relative to agent fees for fish and game licenses. Failed
- HB 1427 establishing the regulation and licensure of deputy physicians. Failed
- HB 1313 relative to access to the voter checklist by candidates. Signed
- HB 1356 relative to the use of children's names and pronouns by public school employees. Failed
Co-sponsored
48 billsCurrent session 28 bills
- HB1565 (New Title) relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families, relative to owner's project manager services for school building aid projects, and relative to long-term care eligibility and making an appropriation therefor. Passed
- HB 1474 relative to the formula of distribution of revenue from the meals and rooms tax. Failed
- HB 1734 establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing experimental treatment centers in New Hampshire and the oversight thereof. Passed
- HB 1205 prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects. Signed
- HB 1543 relative to the transfer of state-owned real property to municipalities. Introduced
- HB 1754 repealing the statewide use of the multi-tiered system of supports for behavioral health and wellness relative to systems of care for children's mental health. Failed
- HB 1576 relative to the enforcement of criminal restitution obligations. Signed
- SB 478 relative to strengthening prescription drug affordability and pharmacy benefits manager accountability. Introduced
- HB 1516 allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated. Passed
- HR 36 urging the federal government to accept cash at all points of service. Passed
- HB 1181 relative to public hearing notice requirements for zoning board of adjustment appeals. Failed
- HB 1037 extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism. Signed
- HB 1436 relative to the classification and protection of personal digital information and cloud-stored files. Introduced
- HB 1598 relative to notice and proceedings for tenants and landlords engaged in eviction processes. Signed
- HB 1103 allowing municipalities to utilize community revitalization tax relief credits on a wider variety of properties and structures. Signed
- HB 1723 requiring utilities and electric grid operators to assess and report the vulnerability of high-voltage transformers to geomagnetic and electromagnetic disturbances, and to recommend mitigation measures to protect the state electric infrastructure. Signed
- CACR 18 relating to tax rates. Providing that the rate of taxes in the state shall not exceed certain annual percentages. Passed
- HB 1169 relative to notification waiting periods to the underground utility damage prevention laws. Failed
- HB1281 establishing standards for the training of comfort dogs. Introduced
- HB 1681 relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures. Signed
- HB 1351 relative to uniform municipal standards for regulation of home-based businesses. Failed
- HB 1204 relative to the grading and use of timber grown in New Hampshire. Signed
- HB 1048 relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors. Passed
- HB 1164 enabling physician associates to certify that a person with a disability may hunt with a crossbow. In Committee
- HB 1426 requiring the department of environmental services to employ certified personnel in each program area. Passed
Historical 20 bills
- SB 393 relative to making an appropriation to the department of environmental services to fund regional drinking water infrastructure. Signed
- HB 1643 requiring school districts to make curriculum and instructional materials available on their web pages. Failed
- HB 1023 relative to requiring employers to provide notice of resources available to support veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Died
- HB 1116 relative to certain firearms to be used for taking of game. Signed
- HB 655 relative to fish and game violations, permits, and licenses. Signed
- HB 123 defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshire’s logging industry. Signed
- HB 261 relative to election audits. Signed
- HB 174 increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight. Died
- HB 207 relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors. Died
- HB 592 relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail. Signed
- HB 119 allowing rental companies applying to register a rental fleet to choose New Hampshire as the base jurisdiction under the International Registration Plan (IRP). Failed
- HB 373 relative to the management and regulation of town real property. Signed
- HB 176 relative to changing the state flag design. Failed
- HB 413 relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits. Signed
- HB 124 enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance. Signed
- HB 683 relative to off-highway recreational vehicles. Failed
- HB 211 relative to the use of air rifles for hunting game. Signed
- HB 251 allowing the ownership of certain squirrels and raccoons. Died
- SB 247 prohibiting network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense a prescription of the PBM reimbursement that is below the pharmacy's acquisition cost. Died
- HB 1483 allowing subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Died
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | fail | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1681
relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures.
Concur |
Yea | 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 |
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 |
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 |
|
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 |
Nay | 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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 |
|
HB 1826
relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.
ITL |
Not Voting | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1557
modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education.
ITL |
Not Voting | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
HB1422
relative to the time to petition for a new trial.
Veto Override |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |