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12
Bills sponsored
this session · 23 all-time
41
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 89 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 5 all-time
1177
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 1177 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99%
based on 481 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1%
based on 481 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.6%
based on 481 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
23 billsCurrent session 12 bills
- HB 1514 requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities. Signed
- HB 1212 establishing a commission to review draft rules related to minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards developed by the department of education. Introduced
- HB 1100 establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications. Passed
- HB648 relative to insurance coverage for glucose monitoring. Introduced
- HB 1824 relative to school district financial distress. Introduced
- HB 1402 relative to credentials for the position of superintendent of schools. Introduced
- HB 1403 relative to credentials for the position of school business administrator. Introduced
- HB 1399 making an appropriation to the Claremont school district for costs associated with a building renovation project from the revenue stabilization reserve account. Introduced
- HB 1280 establishing a commission to study public school open enrollment. Introduced
- HB 1823 requiring every school, school district, and school administrative unit to produce independent audits and financial reports to be posted publicly and sent to the department of education and the department of revenue administration. Introduced
- HB 1518 permitting remote participation at county delegation meetings. Failed
- HB 431 establishing a commission to study the costs of special education. Passed
Historical 11 bills
- HB 1307 providing a supplemental appropriation for members of the retirement system receiving an accidental disability retirement allowance. Signed
- HB 1571 relative to requiring insurance coverage for glucose monitoring devices for people with diabetes. Died
- HB 703 relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor. Failed
- HB 648 relative to insurance coverage for glucose monitoring. Died
- HB 431 establishing a commission to study the costs of special education. Died
- HB 1461 relative to live-streaming all properly noticed meetings and hearings of elected and appointed municipal bodies. Died
- HB 1019 relative to the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Signed
- HB 1065 relative to fire sprinkler requirements in residential buildings. Signed
- HB 295 relative to requiring all selectboard and school board meetings to be recorded and broadcast live online. Died
- HB 167 relative to nano brewery licensing. Signed
- HB 643 relative to legalizing marijuana. Failed
Co-sponsored
89 billsCurrent session 41 bills
- HB1114 relative to the documentation and preservation of public comment reports by standing legislative committees. Failed
- HB 1317 relative to patient privacy protections. Introduced
- HB1701 reestablishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive partnership program and making an appropriation therefor. Failed
- HB 1803 rendering a recipient of an education tax credit scholarship ineligible to receive education freedom account funds in the same program year. Failed
- HB 1129 authorizing superintendents or their designee to allow limited use of personal laptops and tablets in schools and establishing that such use is exempted under school cell phone use policies. Failed
- HB742 requiring catastrophic special education state aid funding to be drawn from the education trust fund. Introduced
- HB1409 modifying the deposit of revenues collected from video lottery terminals. Failed
- HB 1808 establishing the position of academic research and improvement performance data analyst in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor. Passed
- HB772 establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education. Introduced
- HB 1799 relative to required state funding for providing an opportunity for an adequate education. Failed
- HB 257 relative to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent. Passed
- HR 40 urging the legislature to adequately fund public education. Introduced
- HB 1307 establishing a statutory commission to study the development of a statewide comprehensive civics curriculum. Failed
- HB 1086 creating a committee to study neonicotinoid seed treatments. Passed
- HB 1468 relative to a flood resilience section in municipal master plans. Signed
- HB 1758 relative to school bus drivers' certificates. Signed
- HB 1395 relative to the annual proclamation of "New Hampshire Day at the Big E." Failed
- HB 1512 allowing municipalities to hold a vote to prevent their residents from receiving education freedom account vouchers. Failed
- HB 1301 increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. Passed
- HB 1805 relative to physical fitness performance requirements for certified law enforcement officers. Passed
- HB 1831 repealing the education trust fund targeted aid cap. Introduced
- HB 1431 restricting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Passed
- HB 1705 establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders. Signed
- HB1729 relative to the creation of a centralized enterprise resource planning service, and making an appropriation therefor. Introduced
- HB 1820 requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program. Introduced
Historical 48 bills
- HB 1393 relative to the inclusion of pediatric cancer in the state health improvement plan. Failed
- HB 1610 relative to standardized assessment data for participants in education freedom accounts. Failed
- SB 185 establishing a committee to study the various barriers to discharge for patients to be safely discharged from acute care facilities. Died
- HB 1470 establishing a committee to study the feasibility and impact of tax credits and other incentives to increase the availability of low-income housing and workforce housing. Died
- HB 1087 establishing a commission to study information literacy and media literacy instruction in public schools. Died
- HB 1215 relative to development approvals and appeals, and allowing the town of Hampton to discontinue a particular highway in order to lease that property. Died
- HB 1014 relative to instruction in government and civics, including information on election laws and voting and requiring certain educational institutions and local governments to use a holiday's statutorily designated title in official communications, publications, and documents. Signed
- HB 1109 relative to requiring student identification cards to include the helpline for the National Alliance for Eating Disorders and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Signed
- HB 673 relative to school bullying and discrimination plans. Failed
- HB 689 enabling municipalities to adopt a volunteer incentive property tax credit. Failed
- HB 603 relative to increasing the adequacy grant for pupils receiving special education services. Failed
- HB 483 relative to the definition of a scholarship organization for purposes of the education tax credit. Died
- HB 742 requiring catastrophic special education state aid funding to be drawn from the education trust fund. Died
- HB 770 relative to establishing a program to earn tuition credits for state of New Hampshire higher education institutions through community service. Failed
- HB 257 establishing the crime of criminal neglect of a child. Died
- HB 685 permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing. Signed
- HB 530 increasing the amount of revenue transfered from the real estate transfer tax to the affordable housing fund. Died
- HB 580 relative to retaliatory defamation in domestic violence and sexual violence cases. Died
- HB 465 relative to the housing opportunity zone program. Died
- HB 432 relative to recovery houses. Died
- HB 145 relative to background checks for licensed dietitians and adopting the dietitian licensure compact. Died
- HB 772 establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education. Died
- HB 665 relative to eligibility for free school meals. Died
- HB 604 relative to a loan forgiveness program for low-income homeowners to build new accessory dwelling units or renovate existing structures into accessory dwelling units. Died
- HB 329 relative to school district policies governing air quality and temperature issues in schools. Failed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
SB434
relative to regulation of public school materials.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Veto Override |
Nay | pass | August 19, 2026 |
|
HB1442
(New Title) permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Veto Override |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | pass | May 21, 2026 |
|
HB1610
allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
Concur |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
SB 574
establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
OTPA |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
|
HB1655
establishing a funding source for maintaining state owned dams.
Table |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB 1815
relative to education financing.
OTP |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
HB1775
relative to utility ownership of natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities.
OTPA |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1826
relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.
ITL |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 1557
modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education.
ITL |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |