Betsey Patten

2012 (9 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB293 HB293: relative to phasing out and repealing the exemption for water and air pollution control facilities from local property taxation. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB378 HB378: (New Title) inserting an exception to the criminal threatening statute, relative to the minimum mandatory sentence for a felony conviction involving the possession, use, or attempted use of a firearm, and relative to the definition of “non-deadly” force. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
3. HB1266 HB1266: requiring the assessing standards board to recommend standards rather than guidelines. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
4. HB1371 HB1371: relative to conflicts of interest of county government officials. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
5. HB1448 HB1448: requiring public access to any document and Internet content which is incorporated by reference in administrative rules. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
6. HB1491 HB1491: relative to mileage for members of the county convention for official business. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
7. HB1628 HB1628: relative to compliance with fire safety and state building code requirements by municipalities. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
8. HB1702 HB1702: relative to materials collected during certain proceedings of the board of medicine. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
9. HJR2 HJR2: prohibiting the implementation of the insurance department rules regarding the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

2011 (17 bills sponsored; 13 bills enacted)

1. HB32 HB32: relative to statutory references to the choice and duties of town auditors. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HB43 HB43: relative to the adoption of forms under the administrative procedures act. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
3. HB112 HB112: relative to the required number of instructional days and instructional hours in a school district's calendar. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
4. HB116 HB116: relative to the rulemaking requirement for establishing operating restrictions on certain bodies of water. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
5. HB181 HB181: permitting the charter of a city, town, or school district which is in statute to revert to the control of the voters. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
6. HB205 HB205: relative to notice to owners of upstream dams. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
7. HB391 HB391: relative to an optional tax credit for service-connected disability. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
8. HB521 HB521: relative to meeting dates for county conventions. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
9. HB594 HB594: relative to the application of procedures for discharge or suspension from county employment. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
10. HB622 HB622: (New Title) relative to adjustments to the semi-annual and quarterly collection of property taxes in towns and cities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
11. HJR3 HJR3: prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of mental health practice regarding misconduct investigation. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
12. HJR4 HJR4: prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of medicine. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
13. SB144 SB144: (2nd New Title) relative to approvals for site plans and subdivision of land. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
14. SB154 SB154: (New Title) reforming and renaming the comprehensive shoreland protection act and repealing New Hampshire’s regional greenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions. Vetoed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
15. SB157 SB157: relative to the division of weights and measures and fees for licensing weighing devices and the definition of service technician. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means
16. SB161 SB161: relative to procedures for adoption of agency rules under the administrative procedures act. Enacted Signed by Governor
17. SB170 SB170: relative to the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means

HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1628 HB1628: relative to compliance with fire safety and state building code requirements by municipalities. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HJR2 HJR2: prohibiting the implementation of the insurance department rules regarding the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

HOUSE Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB622 HB622: (New Title) relative to adjustments to the semi-annual and quarterly collection of property taxes in towns and cities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1702 HB1702: relative to materials collected during certain proceedings of the board of medicine. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

HOUSE Finance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB154 SB154: (New Title) reforming and renaming the comprehensive shoreland protection act and repealing New Hampshire’s regional greenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions. Vetoed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

HOUSE Municipal and County Government (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB293 HB293: relative to phasing out and repealing the exemption for water and air pollution control facilities from local property taxation. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB1491 HB1491: relative to mileage for members of the county convention for official business. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB391 HB391: relative to an optional tax credit for service-connected disability. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. SB144 SB144: (2nd New Title) relative to approvals for site plans and subdivision of land. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

HOUSE Ways and Means (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB157 SB157: relative to the division of weights and measures and fees for licensing weighing devices and the definition of service technician. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means
2. SB170 SB170: relative to the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means

No committee listed (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB161 SB161: relative to procedures for adoption of agency rules under the administrative procedures act. Enacted Signed by Governor

SENATE Education (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB112 HB112: relative to the required number of instructional days and instructional hours in a school district's calendar. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education

SENATE Energy and Natural Resources (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB205 HB205: relative to notice to owners of upstream dams. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1448 HB1448: requiring public access to any document and Internet content which is incorporated by reference in administrative rules. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB43 HB43: relative to the adoption of forms under the administrative procedures act. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

SENATE Health and Human Services (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HJR3 HJR3: prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of mental health practice regarding misconduct investigation. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HJR4 HJR4: prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of medicine. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services

SENATE Judiciary (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB378 HB378: (New Title) inserting an exception to the criminal threatening statute, relative to the minimum mandatory sentence for a felony conviction involving the possession, use, or attempted use of a firearm, and relative to the definition of “non-deadly” force. Senate · SENATE Judiciary

SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1266 HB1266: requiring the assessing standards board to recommend standards rather than guidelines. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HB1371 HB1371: relative to conflicts of interest of county government officials. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

2011 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB32 HB32: relative to statutory references to the choice and duties of town auditors. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HB181 HB181: permitting the charter of a city, town, or school district which is in statute to revert to the control of the voters. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
3. HB521 HB521: relative to meeting dates for county conventions. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
4. HB594 HB594: relative to the application of procedures for discharge or suspension from county employment. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

SENATE Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB116 HB116: relative to the rulemaking requirement for establishing operating restrictions on certain bodies of water. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation

Business and labor (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1491 HB1491: relative to mileage for members of the county convention for official business. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

Commerce and Consumer Affairs (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1628 HB1628: relative to compliance with fire safety and state building code requirements by municipalities. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HJR2 HJR2: prohibiting the implementation of the insurance department rules regarding the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB622 HB622: (New Title) relative to adjustments to the semi-annual and quarterly collection of property taxes in towns and cities. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

Criminal justice and courts (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB378 HB378: (New Title) inserting an exception to the criminal threatening statute, relative to the minimum mandatory sentence for a felony conviction involving the possession, use, or attempted use of a firearm, and relative to the definition of “non-deadly” force. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary

Education (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB112 HB112: relative to the required number of instructional days and instructional hours in a school district's calendar. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
2. HB181 HB181: permitting the charter of a city, town, or school district which is in statute to revert to the control of the voters. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Elections and voting (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB181 HB181: permitting the charter of a city, town, or school district which is in statute to revert to the control of the voters. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Energy and Natural Resources (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB205 HB205: relative to notice to owners of upstream dams. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

Environment and natural resources (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB116 HB116: relative to the rulemaking requirement for establishing operating restrictions on certain bodies of water. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
2. HB293 HB293: relative to phasing out and repealing the exemption for water and air pollution control facilities from local property taxation. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

Executive administration (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB43 HB43: relative to the adoption of forms under the administrative procedures act. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2. HB1448 HB1448: requiring public access to any document and Internet content which is incorporated by reference in administrative rules. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
3. HB1702 HB1702: relative to materials collected during certain proceedings of the board of medicine. 2012 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

Health and Human Services (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HJR3 HJR3: prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of mental health practice regarding misconduct investigation. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HJR4 HJR4: prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of medicine. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services

Health care (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HJR2 HJR2: prohibiting the implementation of the insurance department rules regarding the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HJR3 HJR3: prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of mental health practice regarding misconduct investigation. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
3. SB170 SB170: relative to the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means

Housing and property (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB293 HB293: relative to phasing out and repealing the exemption for water and air pollution control facilities from local property taxation. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB622 HB622: (New Title) relative to adjustments to the semi-annual and quarterly collection of property taxes in towns and cities. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

Insurance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HJR2 HJR2: prohibiting the implementation of the insurance department rules regarding the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Local government (11 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. HB32 HB32: relative to statutory references to the choice and duties of town auditors. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HB181 HB181: permitting the charter of a city, town, or school district which is in statute to revert to the control of the voters. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
3. HB293 HB293: relative to phasing out and repealing the exemption for water and air pollution control facilities from local property taxation. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
4. HB391 HB391: relative to an optional tax credit for service-connected disability. 2011 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
5. HB521 HB521: relative to meeting dates for county conventions. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
6. HB594 HB594: relative to the application of procedures for discharge or suspension from county employment. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
7. HB622 HB622: (New Title) relative to adjustments to the semi-annual and quarterly collection of property taxes in towns and cities. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
8. HB1371 HB1371: relative to conflicts of interest of county government officials. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
9. HB1491 HB1491: relative to mileage for members of the county convention for official business. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
10. HB1628 HB1628: relative to compliance with fire safety and state building code requirements by municipalities. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
11. SB144 SB144: (2nd New Title) relative to approvals for site plans and subdivision of land. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

Public and Municipal Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. HB32 HB32: relative to statutory references to the choice and duties of town auditors. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HB181 HB181: permitting the charter of a city, town, or school district which is in statute to revert to the control of the voters. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
3. HB521 HB521: relative to meeting dates for county conventions. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
4. HB594 HB594: relative to the application of procedures for discharge or suspension from county employment. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
5. HB1266 HB1266: requiring the assessing standards board to recommend standards rather than guidelines. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
6. HB1371 HB1371: relative to conflicts of interest of county government officials. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Public finance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB154 SB154: (New Title) reforming and renaming the comprehensive shoreland protection act and repealing New Hampshire’s regional greenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions. 2011 · Vetoed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

Public safety (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB378 HB378: (New Title) inserting an exception to the criminal threatening statute, relative to the minimum mandatory sentence for a felony conviction involving the possession, use, or attempted use of a firearm, and relative to the definition of “non-deadly” force. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary

Retirement and pensions (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB594 HB594: relative to the application of procedures for discharge or suspension from county employment. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Taxation (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB293 HB293: relative to phasing out and repealing the exemption for water and air pollution control facilities from local property taxation. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB391 HB391: relative to an optional tax credit for service-connected disability. 2011 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
3. HB622 HB622: (New Title) relative to adjustments to the semi-annual and quarterly collection of property taxes in towns and cities. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. SB157 SB157: relative to the division of weights and measures and fees for licensing weighing devices and the definition of service technician. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means
5. SB170 SB170: relative to the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means

Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB116 HB116: relative to the rulemaking requirement for establishing operating restrictions on certain bodies of water. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation

Uncategorized (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB161 SB161: relative to procedures for adoption of agency rules under the administrative procedures act. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor