Barnes Jr.

2012 (57 bills sponsored; 32 bills enacted)

1. CACR8 CACR8: relating to education. Providing that the legislature shall have the power to authorize schools. House · HOUSE Education
2. HB217 HB217: (4th New Title) including “fetus” in the definition of “another” for the purpose of certain criminal offenses. Vetoed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
3. HB225 HB225: relative to the return of personal property confiscated by law enforcement agencies from a person charged with a crime. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. HB1176 HB1176: relative to the amendment of warrant articles at official ballot town meetings. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
5. HB1205 HB1205: relative to the duty of the long range capital planning and utilization committee. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
6. HB1387 HB1387: (New Title) requiring flags purchased with state funds or displayed in state facilities to be manufactured in the United States. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
7. HB1419 HB1419: relative to the rights of military parents. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
8. HB1420 HB1420: relative to the disposition of the remains of service members. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
9. HB1437 HB1437: relative to display of certain historical items in the state house. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
10. HB1489 HB1489: repealing the decrease of the fuel oil importation fee. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
11. HCR38 HCR38: urging the United States Congress to extend equal benefits for the treatment of Agent Orange exposure to Vietnam veterans who served outside of Vietnam. Passed · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
12. SB106 SB106: naming the visitor center at Jericho Mountain state park for Robert Danderson. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
13. SB150 SB150: authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies. Senate · SENATE Finance
14. SB159 SB159: establishing a state infrastructure bank. Senate · SENATE Finance
15. SB167 SB167: establishing a production jobs creation credit under the business enterprise tax and making changes affecting small business to the business profits tax, the business enterprise tax, and the meals and rooms tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
16. SB181 SB181: relative to distribution of funds for education. Senate · SENATE Finance
17. SB203 SB203: (New Title) relative to limited liability companies and relative to meetings of a certain legislative study commission by open blogging. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
18. SB212 SB212: relative to pooled risk management programs. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
19. SB213 SB213: relative to the authority of state agencies to assess fines and penalties. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
20. SB214 SB214: relative to the applicability of the right-to-know law to public libraries. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
21. SB216 SB216: (New Title) relative to notification of revocation of conditional discharge by the department of health and human services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
22. SB217 SB217: relative to management of Cannon mountain by the department of resources and economic development. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
23. SB218 SB218: relative to electric renewable portfolio standards. Enacted Signed by Governor
24. SB227 SB227: relative to the status of members of the board of tax and land appeals. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
25. SB232 SB232: relative to the date for the state primary election. House · HOUSE Election Law
26. SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
27. SB238 SB238: establishing a committee to assess the form of government in towns that have elected the official ballot referendum form of meeting. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
28. SB239 SB239: (New Title) relative to the membership and duties of the installation standards board. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
29. SB256 SB256: relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
30. SB261 SB261: relative to requirements for warrant articles. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
31. SB266 SB266: prohibiting electric utilities from installing and maintaining smart meter gateway devices without the residential or business property owner's consent. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
32. SB270 SB270: relative to civil commitment of persons found incompetent to stand trial. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
33. SB274 SB274: removing the phrase "mentally defective" from the aggravated felonious sexual assault statute. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
34. SB276 SB276: (2nd New Title) establishing the vandalizing or defacing of state or municipal property as criminal mischief. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
35. SB283 SB283: relative to disposition of nursing home patient accounts. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
36. SB284 SB284: (New Title) establishing a certified public health dental hygienist in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
37. SB286 SB286: relative to a controlled drug prescription health and safety program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
38. SB293 SB293: relative to notice requirements and payment of interest by the department of revenue administration for overpayments and underpayments of tax. Senate · SENATE Finance
39. SB297 SB297: relative to the apprentice hunting license. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
40. SB304 SB304: relative to the waiver of state fees associated with historic preservation. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
41. SB305 SB305: relative to disposition of boat fee revenue. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
42. SB313 SB313: relative to state photographic identification indicating veteran's status. House · HOUSE Finance
43. SB318 SB318: (2nd New Title) relative to voter registration. Enacted Veto overridden
44. SB319 SB319: (New Title) changing the membership of and extending the commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered in the line of duty by members of the armed forces and veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
45. SB323 SB323: authorizing accounting transfers by the department of corrections. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
46. SB341 SB341: authorizing electronic payment of payroll. Senate · SENATE Commerce
47. SB344 SB344: allowing the department of resources and economic development to cut vegetation in shoreland areas where public safety is of concern. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
48. SB351 SB351: (New Title) relative to proclaiming Blue Star Mother’s Day and changing eligibility for free admission to the state park system for members of the armed forces. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
49. SB358 SB358: (New Title) relative to eligibility for free admission to the state park system for members of the armed forces. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
50. SB360 SB360: naming a pond in the town of Sandown. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
51. SB367 SB367: naming a bridge in the town of Londonderry in honor of Lance Corporal Peter J. Sora, Jr., U.S.M.C. and Private First Class Eric D. Currier, U.S.M.C. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
52. SB371 SB371: (New Title) allowing a lien for labor and materials for professional design services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
53. SB374 SB374: naming marine patrol headquarters in honor of David Barrett. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
54. SB382 SB382: (New Title) allowing for proration of property assessments for damaged buildings. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
55. SB390 SB390: establishing a special number plate to benefit the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. Senate · SENATE Transportation
56. SB406 SB406: (2nd New Title) relative to establishing an early offer alternative in medical injury claims, relative to confidentiality of police personnel files, and establishing a committee to study the referral of patients for use of implantable medical devices. Enacted Veto overridden
57. SJR1 SJR1: requesting the governor to enter into an anti-ethanol compact with other northeastern states. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

2011 (40 bills sponsored; 23 bills enacted)

1. HB26 HB26: (2nd New Title) relative to the definition of gross misconduct for purposes of unemployment compensation and relative to disqualification for unemployment benefits. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB89 HB89: (New Title) requiring the attorney general to join the lawsuit challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Senate · SENATE Commerce
3. HB132 HB132: adopting and implementing the United States flag code. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
4. HB147 HB147: making the commission of certain offenses punishable under the capital murder statute. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
5. HB154 HB154: (New Title) increasing a threshold amount for taxation under the business enterprise tax. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
6. HB178 HB178: establishing a committee to study issues regarding Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
7. HB329 HB329: requiring parental notification before abortions may be performed on unemancipated minors. Enacted Veto overridden · SENATE Judiciary
8. HB398 HB398: relative to service animals. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
9. HB572 HB572: relative to official oppression. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
10. HB643 HB643: relative to propane sales. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
11. HCR27 HCR27: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Passed · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
12. SB1 SB1: eliminating the automatic continuation requirement for public employee collective bargaining agreements. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
13. SB2 SB2: (New Title) relative to adoption of tax caps by cities, towns, and other political subdivisions. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
14. SB3 SB3: (2nd New Title) making comprehensive changes to the state retirement system. Vetoed by Governor
15. SB11 SB11: relative to the police commission in the town of Hooksett. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
16. SB16 SB16: (New Title) relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
17. SB47 SB47: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
18. SB52 SB52: excluding persons convicted of violent crimes and sexually violent persons from mandatory early release on probation or parole. Enacted Signed by Governor
19. SB80 SB80: exempting certain rental income from the meals and rooms tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
20. SB85 SB85: naming a bay in the town of Meredith Johnson Bay. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
21. SB86 SB86: requiring the department of labor to warn employers of certain violations prior to imposing a fine. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
22. SB87 SB87: relative to the closure of certain underground storage tank systems. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
23. SB88 SB88: (3rd New Title) relative to physical force in defense of a person, relative to producing or displaying a firearm or other means of self-defense, and relative to eliminating minimum sentencing and adding civil immunity for certain firearm use. Enacted Veto overridden
24. SB90 SB90: (New Title) directing the legislative oversight committee to study the consolidation of school administrative units. House · HOUSE Education
25. SB102 SB102: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered in the line of duty by members of the armed forces and veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
26. SB103 SB103: requiring the commissioner of administrative services to develop a plan to consolidate the human resource functions within state government. Senate · SENATE Finance
27. SB109 SB109: establishing a committee to study the foreclosure process in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Judiciary
28. SB119 SB119: relative to qualified association trusts. Senate · SENATE Commerce
29. SB121 SB121: relative to the application of the worker adjustment and retraining notification act. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
30. SB123 SB123: relative to notification if a person found incompetent to stand trial and civilly committed is released into the community. Enacted Signed by Governor
31. SB125 SB125: (New Title) relative to the standards and burden of proof with respect to the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation attributable to owners of partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means
32. SB126 SB126: relative to net operating loss carryovers under the business profits tax. Senate · SENATE Finance
33. SB130 SB130: repealing the tax on gambling winnings. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
34. SB146 SB146: relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Finance
35. SB148 SB148: (3rd New Title) relative to health insurance coverage. Enacted Law without signature
36. SB151 SB151: relative to contracts of the department of health and human services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
37. SB162 SB162: relative to federal health care reform 2010. House
38. SB193 SB193: relative to nomination of political organizations. House · HOUSE Election Law
39. SB195 SB195: naming the Manchester Airport Access Road for Raymond Wieczorek. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
40. SR10 SR10: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

2010 (34 bills sponsored; 12 bills enacted)

1. CACR31 CACR31: relating to suspension of laws. Providing that any law that required a greater than simple majority vote to act shall require an equal or greater vote to suspend, amend, or repeal. Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
2. HB1398 HB1398: allowing a surviving spouse to have access to the deceased spouse's medical records when there is no estate administration. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
3. HB1454 HB1454: requiring parental consent for medical procedures and medications provided to minors. House · HOUSE Judiciary
4. HB1567 HB1567: relative to leave of absence for military training. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
5. HB1568 HB1568: relative to the definition of wars and conflicts for the purpose of determining eligibility for public assistance payments for burial expenses of veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
6. HB1599 HB1599: establishing an emergency mental health and developmental disabilities database within the division of state police. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
7. SB10 SB10: making an appropriation to the town of Allenstown for disaster assistance in response to the May 2006 and April 2007 floods. House · HOUSE Finance
8. SB181 SB181: (2nd New Title) delaying the transfer of liquor enforcement to the department of safety and establishing a committee to study the administrative structure and adjudicative process at the liquor commission. Enacted Signed by Governor
9. SB194 SB194: relative to the negotiation of payroll checks. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
10. SB359 SB359: (New Title) requiring the commissioner of administrative services to post online certain information regarding payments made by the state. Senate · SENATE Finance
11. SB369 SB369: (New Title) relative to the effect of changes in local permit status on large groundwater withdrawal permits issued by the department of environmental services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
12. SB371 SB371: relative to warning statements concerning drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy. House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
13. SB379 SB379: proclaiming September 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
14. SB381 SB381: relative to transfers into the revenue stabilization reserve account. Senate · SENATE Finance
15. SB402 SB402: (New Title) relative to state-owned vehicles. Enacted Signed by Governor
16. SB411 SB411: relative to permitting of large groundwater withdrawals. Enacted Signed by Governor
17. SB412 SB412: relative to the display of the POW-MIA flag. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
18. SB417 SB417: relative to national health care reform and Medicaid. Senate · SENATE Finance
19. SB426 SB426: relative to the classification of Pleasant Lake. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
20. SB448 SB448: relative to alternate members of land use boards. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
21. SB452 SB452: (New Title) relative to jurisdiction over certain health insurers. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
22. SB454 SB454: relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process. Senate · SENATE Finance
23. SB461 SB461: requiring a 2/3 vote for the general court to adopt legislation incurring indebtedness. Senate · SENATE Finance
24. SB467 SB467: establishing job creation incentives under the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
25. SB472 SB472: making the commission of certain murders eligible for the death penalty. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
26. SB474 SB474: changing the rate of the meals and rooms tax, repealing the meals and rooms tax on campsites, and requiring a reduction in general fund appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
27. SB476 SB476: clarifying the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
28. SB487 SB487: relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes and to the validity of certain city and town charter provisions. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
29. SB488 SB488: relative to the adoption of local spending caps. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
30. SB496 SB496: changing the carry forward periods for the business enterprise tax credit against the business profits tax and increasing the threshold amounts for taxation under the business enterprise tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
31. SB502 SB502: requiring use of the federal tax treatment for deduction of costs of section 179 business property under the business profits tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
32. SB511 SB511: relative to an exemption from the tax on gambling winnings. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
33. SB517 SB517: (New Title) establishing a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
34. SCR3 SCR3: congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Passed · HOUSE Education

2009 (14 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. CACR11 CACR11: relating to funding of public education. Providing that the general court shall define an adequate education and distribute state funds for public education in a manner that alleviates local disparities. Senate · SENATE Education
2. HB35 HB35: eliminating the office of vice-president from the presidential primary ballot. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
3. HB123 HB123: requiring a financial literacy component within the high school economics course. House · HOUSE Education
4. HB486 HB486: prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into a contract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any organization that provides abortion services. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
5. SB5 SB5: (New Title) prohibiting retailers from disclosing private customer information to foreign states in connection with the collection of certain sales and use taxes. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
6. SB17 SB17: relative to Selective Service registration upon driver's license application or renewal. House · HOUSE Transportation
7. SB35 SB35: (New Title) establishing a commission to study creating a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
8. SB76 SB76: naming a bridge in the town of Barrington the Sp. Jesse Scott Conger Memorial Bridge. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
9. SB82 SB82: (New Title) eliminating fees for plates and registration for certain veterans and authorizing purple heart special number plates for veterans on active duty. House · HOUSE Transportation
10. SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
11. SB133 SB133: (New Title) eliminating plate fees for purple heart special number plates and Pearl Harbor survivor special number plates and authorizing purple heart special number plates for veterans on active duty. Enacted Signed by Governor
12. SB148 SB148: establishing that the state of New Hampshire recognizes the designations of Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) as valid descriptions of casualty status and category classification for military personnel. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
13. SB195 SB195: relative to procedures for the trimming, cutting, or removal of trees by utilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
14. SB199 SB199: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the training of public safety officials to respond to persons with mental illness. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB284 SB284: (New Title) establishing a certified public health dental hygienist in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. SB371 SB371: (New Title) allowing a lien for labor and materials for professional design services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB643 HB643: relative to propane sales. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB452 SB452: (New Title) relative to jurisdiction over certain health insurers. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB5 SB5: (New Title) prohibiting retailers from disclosing private customer information to foreign states in connection with the collection of certain sales and use taxes. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

HOUSE Committee of Conference (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB225 HB225: relative to the return of personal property confiscated by law enforcement agencies from a person charged with a crime. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB1205 HB1205: relative to the duty of the long range capital planning and utilization committee. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB26 HB26: (2nd New Title) relative to the definition of gross misconduct for purposes of unemployment compensation and relative to disqualification for unemployment benefits. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2012 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB270 SB270: relative to civil commitment of persons found incompetent to stand trial. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2. SB274 SB274: removing the phrase "mentally defective" from the aggravated felonious sexual assault statute. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
3. SB276 SB276: (2nd New Title) establishing the vandalizing or defacing of state or municipal property as criminal mischief. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

HOUSE Education (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR8 CACR8: relating to education. Providing that the legislature shall have the power to authorize schools. House · HOUSE Education

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB90 SB90: (New Title) directing the legislative oversight committee to study the consolidation of school administrative units. House · HOUSE Education

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SCR3 SCR3: congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Passed · HOUSE Education

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB123 HB123: requiring a financial literacy component within the high school economics course. House · HOUSE Education

HOUSE Election Law (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB232 SB232: relative to the date for the state primary election. House · HOUSE Election Law

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB193 SB193: relative to nomination of political organizations. House · HOUSE Election Law

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

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB239 SB239: (New Title) relative to the membership and duties of the installation standards board. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
2. SB256 SB256: relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

HOUSE Finance (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB313 SB313: relative to state photographic identification indicating veteran's status. House · HOUSE Finance
2. SB323 SB323: authorizing accounting transfers by the department of corrections. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB146 SB146: relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Finance
2. SB151 SB151: relative to contracts of the department of health and human services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB10 SB10: making an appropriation to the town of Allenstown for disaster assistance in response to the May 2006 and April 2007 floods. House · HOUSE Finance

HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB297 SB297: relative to the apprentice hunting license. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources

HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB319 SB319: (New Title) changing the membership of and extending the commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered in the line of duty by members of the armed forces and veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1599 HB1599: establishing an emergency mental health and developmental disabilities database within the division of state police. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

2009 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB486 HB486: prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into a contract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any organization that provides abortion services. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. SB199 SB199: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the training of public safety officials to respond to persons with mental illness. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

HOUSE Judiciary (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2012 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB214 SB214: relative to the applicability of the right-to-know law to public libraries. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
2. SB216 SB216: (New Title) relative to notification of revocation of conditional discharge by the department of health and human services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
3. SB283 SB283: relative to disposition of nursing home patient accounts. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB109 SB109: establishing a committee to study the foreclosure process in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Judiciary

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1454 HB1454: requiring parental consent for medical procedures and medications provided to minors. House · HOUSE Judiciary

HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2011 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB1 SB1: eliminating the automatic continuation requirement for public employee collective bargaining agreements. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
2. SB86 SB86: requiring the department of labor to warn employers of certain violations prior to imposing a fine. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
3. SB121 SB121: relative to the application of the worker adjustment and retraining notification act. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB371 SB371: relative to warning statements concerning drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy. House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES

HOUSE Municipal and County Government (10 bills sponsored; 8 bills enacted)

2012 (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB1176 HB1176: relative to the amendment of warrant articles at official ballot town meetings. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
3. SB238 SB238: establishing a committee to assess the form of government in towns that have elected the official ballot referendum form of meeting. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
4. SB261 SB261: relative to requirements for warrant articles. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
5. SB382 SB382: (New Title) allowing for proration of property assessments for damaged buildings. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

2011 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB2 SB2: (New Title) relative to adoption of tax caps by cities, towns, and other political subdivisions. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. SB11 SB11: relative to the police commission in the town of Hooksett. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
3. SB16 SB16: (New Title) relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB448 SB448: relative to alternate members of land use boards. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB195 SB195: relative to procedures for the trimming, cutting, or removal of trees by utilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

HOUSE Public Works and Highways (6 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

2012 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB1437 HB1437: relative to display of certain historical items in the state house. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
2. SB360 SB360: naming a pond in the town of Sandown. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
3. SB367 SB367: naming a bridge in the town of Londonderry in honor of Lance Corporal Peter J. Sora, Jr., U.S.M.C. and Private First Class Eric D. Currier, U.S.M.C. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
4. SB374 SB374: naming marine patrol headquarters in honor of David Barrett. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB195 SB195: naming the Manchester Airport Access Road for Raymond Wieczorek. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB76 SB76: naming a bridge in the town of Barrington the Sp. Jesse Scott Conger Memorial Bridge. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development (7 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)

2012 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB106 SB106: naming the visitor center at Jericho Mountain state park for Robert Danderson. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
2. SB344 SB344: allowing the department of resources and economic development to cut vegetation in shoreland areas where public safety is of concern. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
3. SB358 SB358: (New Title) relative to eligibility for free admission to the state park system for members of the armed forces. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB47 SB47: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
2. SB85 SB85: naming a bay in the town of Meredith Johnson Bay. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

2010 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB369 SB369: (New Title) relative to the effect of changes in local permit status on large groundwater withdrawal permits issued by the department of environmental services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
2. SB426 SB426: relative to the classification of Pleasant Lake. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB266 SB266: prohibiting electric utilities from installing and maintaining smart meter gateway devices without the residential or business property owner's consent. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (9 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB217 SB217: relative to management of Cannon mountain by the department of resources and economic development. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. SB351 SB351: (New Title) relative to proclaiming Blue Star Mother’s Day and changing eligibility for free admission to the state park system for members of the armed forces. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB102 SB102: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered in the line of duty by members of the armed forces and veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

2010 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB1567 HB1567: relative to leave of absence for military training. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. SB379 SB379: proclaiming September 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
3. SB412 SB412: relative to the display of the POW-MIA flag. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
4. SB517 SB517: (New Title) establishing a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

2009 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB35 SB35: (New Title) establishing a commission to study creating a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. SB148 SB148: establishing that the state of New Hampshire recognizes the designations of Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) as valid descriptions of casualty status and category classification for military personnel. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

HOUSE Transportation (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2009 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB17 SB17: relative to Selective Service registration upon driver's license application or renewal. House · HOUSE Transportation
2. SB82 SB82: (New Title) eliminating fees for plates and registration for certain veterans and authorizing purple heart special number plates for veterans on active duty. House · HOUSE Transportation

HOUSE Ways and Means (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

2012 (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1489 HB1489: repealing the decrease of the fuel oil importation fee. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
2. SB203 SB203: (New Title) relative to limited liability companies and relative to meetings of a certain legislative study commission by open blogging. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
3. SB212 SB212: relative to pooled risk management programs. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
4. SB286 SB286: relative to a controlled drug prescription health and safety program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means

2011 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB154 HB154: (New Title) increasing a threshold amount for taxation under the business enterprise tax. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
2. SB125 SB125: (New Title) relative to the standards and burden of proof with respect to the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation attributable to owners of partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships. Enacted Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means
3. SB130 SB130: repealing the tax on gambling winnings. House · HOUSE Ways and Means

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB511 SB511: relative to an exemption from the tax on gambling winnings. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means

No committee listed (13 bills sponsored; 11 bills enacted)

2012 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB218 SB218: relative to electric renewable portfolio standards. Enacted Signed by Governor
2. SB318 SB318: (2nd New Title) relative to voter registration. Enacted Veto overridden
3. SB406 SB406: (2nd New Title) relative to establishing an early offer alternative in medical injury claims, relative to confidentiality of police personnel files, and establishing a committee to study the referral of patients for use of implantable medical devices. Enacted Veto overridden

2011 (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. SB3 SB3: (2nd New Title) making comprehensive changes to the state retirement system. Vetoed by Governor
2. SB52 SB52: excluding persons convicted of violent crimes and sexually violent persons from mandatory early release on probation or parole. Enacted Signed by Governor
3. SB88 SB88: (3rd New Title) relative to physical force in defense of a person, relative to producing or displaying a firearm or other means of self-defense, and relative to eliminating minimum sentencing and adding civil immunity for certain firearm use. Enacted Veto overridden
4. SB123 SB123: relative to notification if a person found incompetent to stand trial and civilly committed is released into the community. Enacted Signed by Governor
5. SB148 SB148: (3rd New Title) relative to health insurance coverage. Enacted Law without signature
6. SB162 SB162: relative to federal health care reform 2010. House

2010 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB181 SB181: (2nd New Title) delaying the transfer of liquor enforcement to the department of safety and establishing a committee to study the administrative structure and adjudicative process at the liquor commission. Enacted Signed by Governor
2. SB402 SB402: (New Title) relative to state-owned vehicles. Enacted Signed by Governor
3. SB411 SB411: relative to permitting of large groundwater withdrawals. Enacted Signed by Governor

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB133 SB133: (New Title) eliminating plate fees for purple heart special number plates and Pearl Harbor survivor special number plates and authorizing purple heart special number plates for veterans on active duty. Enacted Signed by Governor

SENATE Commerce (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB341 SB341: authorizing electronic payment of payroll. Senate · SENATE Commerce

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB89 HB89: (New Title) requiring the attorney general to join the lawsuit challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Senate · SENATE Commerce
2. SB119 SB119: relative to qualified association trusts. Senate · SENATE Commerce

SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB194 SB194: relative to the negotiation of payroll checks. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

SENATE Education (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR11 CACR11: relating to funding of public education. Providing that the general court shall define an adequate education and distribute state funds for public education in a manner that alleviates local disparities. Senate · SENATE Education

SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. CACR31 CACR31: relating to suspension of laws. Providing that any law that required a greater than simple majority vote to act shall require an equal or greater vote to suspend, amend, or repeal. Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
2. HB1568 HB1568: relative to the definition of wars and conflicts for the purpose of determining eligibility for public assistance payments for burial expenses of veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB35 HB35: eliminating the office of vice-president from the presidential primary ballot. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

SENATE Energy and Natural Resources (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SJR1 SJR1: requesting the governor to enter into an anti-ethanol compact with other northeastern states. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB87 SB87: relative to the closure of certain underground storage tank systems. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2012 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1387 HB1387: (New Title) requiring flags purchased with state funds or displayed in state facilities to be manufactured in the United States. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2. SB213 SB213: relative to the authority of state agencies to assess fines and penalties. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
3. SB227 SB227: relative to the status of members of the board of tax and land appeals. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB178 HB178: establishing a committee to study issues regarding Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

SENATE Finance (11 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB150 SB150: authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies. Senate · SENATE Finance
2. SB159 SB159: establishing a state infrastructure bank. Senate · SENATE Finance
3. SB181 SB181: relative to distribution of funds for education. Senate · SENATE Finance
4. SB293 SB293: relative to notice requirements and payment of interest by the department of revenue administration for overpayments and underpayments of tax. Senate · SENATE Finance

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB103 SB103: requiring the commissioner of administrative services to develop a plan to consolidate the human resource functions within state government. Senate · SENATE Finance
2. SB126 SB126: relative to net operating loss carryovers under the business profits tax. Senate · SENATE Finance

2010 (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB359 SB359: (New Title) requiring the commissioner of administrative services to post online certain information regarding payments made by the state. Senate · SENATE Finance
2. SB381 SB381: relative to transfers into the revenue stabilization reserve account. Senate · SENATE Finance
3. SB417 SB417: relative to national health care reform and Medicaid. Senate · SENATE Finance
4. SB454 SB454: relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process. Senate · SENATE Finance
5. SB461 SB461: requiring a 2/3 vote for the general court to adopt legislation incurring indebtedness. Senate · SENATE Finance

SENATE Judiciary (7 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB217 HB217: (4th New Title) including “fetus” in the definition of “another” for the purpose of certain criminal offenses. Vetoed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
2. HB1419 HB1419: relative to the rights of military parents. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary

2011 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB147 HB147: making the commission of certain offenses punishable under the capital murder statute. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
2. HB329 HB329: requiring parental notification before abortions may be performed on unemancipated minors. Enacted Veto overridden · SENATE Judiciary
3. HB572 HB572: relative to official oppression. Senate · SENATE Judiciary

2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1398 HB1398: allowing a surviving spouse to have access to the deceased spouse's medical records when there is no estate administration. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
2. SB472 SB472: making the commission of certain murders eligible for the death penalty. Senate · SENATE Judiciary

SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HCR27 HCR27: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Passed · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
2. SR10 SR10: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1420 HB1420: relative to the disposition of the remains of service members. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HCR38 HCR38: urging the United States Congress to extend equal benefits for the treatment of Agent Orange exposure to Vietnam veterans who served outside of Vietnam. Passed · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

2011 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB132 HB132: adopting and implementing the United States flag code. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HB398 HB398: relative to service animals. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

2010 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB487 SB487: relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes and to the validity of certain city and town charter provisions. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. SB488 SB488: relative to the adoption of local spending caps. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

SENATE Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB390 SB390: establishing a special number plate to benefit the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. Senate · SENATE Transportation

SENATE Ways and Means (9 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB167 SB167: establishing a production jobs creation credit under the business enterprise tax and making changes affecting small business to the business profits tax, the business enterprise tax, and the meals and rooms tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
2. SB304 SB304: relative to the waiver of state fees associated with historic preservation. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
3. SB305 SB305: relative to disposition of boat fee revenue. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB80 SB80: exempting certain rental income from the meals and rooms tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means

2010 (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB467 SB467: establishing job creation incentives under the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
2. SB474 SB474: changing the rate of the meals and rooms tax, repealing the meals and rooms tax on campsites, and requiring a reduction in general fund appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
3. SB476 SB476: clarifying the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
4. SB496 SB496: changing the carry forward periods for the business enterprise tax credit against the business profits tax and increasing the threshold amounts for taxation under the business enterprise tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
5. SB502 SB502: requiring use of the federal tax treatment for deduction of costs of section 179 business property under the business profits tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means

Abortion and reproductive health (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB329 HB329: requiring parental notification before abortions may be performed on unemancipated minors. Enacted 2011 · Veto overridden · SENATE Judiciary
2. HB486 HB486: prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into a contract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any organization that provides abortion services. 2009 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Alcohol and tobacco (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB181 SB181: (2nd New Title) delaying the transfer of liquor enforcement to the department of safety and establishing a committee to study the administrative structure and adjudicative process at the liquor commission. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor
2. SB371 SB371: relative to warning statements concerning drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy. 2010 · House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES

Business and labor (14 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

1. HB154 HB154: (New Title) increasing a threshold amount for taxation under the business enterprise tax. 2011 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
2. SB1 SB1: eliminating the automatic continuation requirement for public employee collective bargaining agreements. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
3. SB86 SB86: requiring the department of labor to warn employers of certain violations prior to imposing a fine. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
4. SB121 SB121: relative to the application of the worker adjustment and retraining notification act. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
5. SB125 SB125: (New Title) relative to the standards and burden of proof with respect to the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation attributable to owners of partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means
6. SB126 SB126: relative to net operating loss carryovers under the business profits tax. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Finance
7. SB150 SB150: authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
8. SB167 SB167: establishing a production jobs creation credit under the business enterprise tax and making changes affecting small business to the business profits tax, the business enterprise tax, and the meals and rooms tax. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
9. SB266 SB266: prohibiting electric utilities from installing and maintaining smart meter gateway devices without the residential or business property owner's consent. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
10. SB371 SB371: (New Title) allowing a lien for labor and materials for professional design services. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
11. SB467 SB467: establishing job creation incentives under the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
12. SB476 SB476: clarifying the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
13. SB496 SB496: changing the carry forward periods for the business enterprise tax credit against the business profits tax and increasing the threshold amounts for taxation under the business enterprise tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
14. SB502 SB502: requiring use of the federal tax treatment for deduction of costs of section 179 business property under the business profits tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means

Commerce (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB89 HB89: (New Title) requiring the attorney general to join the lawsuit challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Commerce
2. SB119 SB119: relative to qualified association trusts. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Commerce
3. SB341 SB341: authorizing electronic payment of payroll. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Commerce

Commerce and Consumer Affairs (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB643 HB643: relative to propane sales. 2011 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. SB5 SB5: (New Title) prohibiting retailers from disclosing private customer information to foreign states in connection with the collection of certain sales and use taxes. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
3. SB284 SB284: (New Title) establishing a certified public health dental hygienist in New Hampshire. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
4. SB371 SB371: (New Title) allowing a lien for labor and materials for professional design services. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
5. SB452 SB452: (New Title) relative to jurisdiction over certain health insurers. 2010 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB194 SB194: relative to the negotiation of payroll checks. 2010 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Committee of Conference (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB26 HB26: (2nd New Title) relative to the definition of gross misconduct for purposes of unemployment compensation and relative to disqualification for unemployment benefits. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB225 HB225: relative to the return of personal property confiscated by law enforcement agencies from a person charged with a crime. 2012 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
3. HB1205 HB1205: relative to the duty of the long range capital planning and utilization committee. 2012 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

Criminal justice and courts (22 bills sponsored; 13 bills enacted)

1. CACR11 CACR11: relating to funding of public education. Providing that the general court shall define an adequate education and distribute state funds for public education in a manner that alleviates local disparities. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Education
2. HB147 HB147: making the commission of certain offenses punishable under the capital murder statute. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
3. HB217 HB217: (4th New Title) including “fetus” in the definition of “another” for the purpose of certain criminal offenses. 2012 · Vetoed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
4. HB225 HB225: relative to the return of personal property confiscated by law enforcement agencies from a person charged with a crime. 2012 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
5. HB329 HB329: requiring parental notification before abortions may be performed on unemancipated minors. Enacted 2011 · Veto overridden · SENATE Judiciary
6. HB572 HB572: relative to official oppression. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
7. HB1398 HB1398: allowing a surviving spouse to have access to the deceased spouse's medical records when there is no estate administration. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
8. HB1419 HB1419: relative to the rights of military parents. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
9. HB1454 HB1454: requiring parental consent for medical procedures and medications provided to minors. 2010 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
10. HB1599 HB1599: establishing an emergency mental health and developmental disabilities database within the division of state police. 2010 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
11. SB11 SB11: relative to the police commission in the town of Hooksett. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
12. SB52 SB52: excluding persons convicted of violent crimes and sexually violent persons from mandatory early release on probation or parole. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor
13. SB109 SB109: establishing a committee to study the foreclosure process in New Hampshire. 2011 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
14. SB214 SB214: relative to the applicability of the right-to-know law to public libraries. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
15. SB216 SB216: (New Title) relative to notification of revocation of conditional discharge by the department of health and human services. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
16. SB270 SB270: relative to civil commitment of persons found incompetent to stand trial. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
17. SB274 SB274: removing the phrase "mentally defective" from the aggravated felonious sexual assault statute. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
18. SB276 SB276: (2nd New Title) establishing the vandalizing or defacing of state or municipal property as criminal mischief. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
19. SB283 SB283: relative to disposition of nursing home patient accounts. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
20. SB406 SB406: (2nd New Title) relative to establishing an early offer alternative in medical injury claims, relative to confidentiality of police personnel files, and establishing a committee to study the referral of patients for use of implantable medical devices. Enacted 2012 · Veto overridden
21. SB461 SB461: requiring a 2/3 vote for the general court to adopt legislation incurring indebtedness. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
22. SB472 SB472: making the commission of certain murders eligible for the death penalty. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary

Education (6 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR8 CACR8: relating to education. Providing that the legislature shall have the power to authorize schools. 2012 · House · HOUSE Education
2. CACR11 CACR11: relating to funding of public education. Providing that the general court shall define an adequate education and distribute state funds for public education in a manner that alleviates local disparities. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Education
3. HB123 HB123: requiring a financial literacy component within the high school economics course. 2009 · House · HOUSE Education
4. SB90 SB90: (New Title) directing the legislative oversight committee to study the consolidation of school administrative units. 2011 · House · HOUSE Education
5. SB181 SB181: relative to distribution of funds for education. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
6. SCR3 SCR3: congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. 2010 · Passed · HOUSE Education

ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. CACR31 CACR31: relating to suspension of laws. Providing that any law that required a greater than simple majority vote to act shall require an equal or greater vote to suspend, amend, or repeal. 2010 · Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
2. HB35 HB35: eliminating the office of vice-president from the presidential primary ballot. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
3. HB1568 HB1568: relative to the definition of wars and conflicts for the purpose of determining eligibility for public assistance payments for burial expenses of veterans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Elections and voting (8 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. HB35 HB35: eliminating the office of vice-president from the presidential primary ballot. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
2. HB1176 HB1176: relative to the amendment of warrant articles at official ballot town meetings. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
3. SB16 SB16: (New Title) relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
4. SB193 SB193: relative to nomination of political organizations. 2011 · House · HOUSE Election Law
5. SB232 SB232: relative to the date for the state primary election. 2012 · House · HOUSE Election Law
6. SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
7. SB238 SB238: establishing a committee to assess the form of government in towns that have elected the official ballot referendum form of meeting. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
8. SB318 SB318: (2nd New Title) relative to voter registration. Enacted 2012 · Veto overridden

Energy and Natural Resources (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB87 SB87: relative to the closure of certain underground storage tank systems. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
2. SJR1 SJR1: requesting the governor to enter into an anti-ethanol compact with other northeastern states. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

Energy and utilities (4 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. SB195 SB195: relative to procedures for the trimming, cutting, or removal of trees by utilities. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. SB218 SB218: relative to electric renewable portfolio standards. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor
3. SB256 SB256: relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
4. SB266 SB266: prohibiting electric utilities from installing and maintaining smart meter gateway devices without the residential or business property owner's consent. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

Environment and natural resources (9 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. SB47 SB47: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
2. SB85 SB85: naming a bay in the town of Meredith Johnson Bay. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
3. SB106 SB106: naming the visitor center at Jericho Mountain state park for Robert Danderson. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
4. SB297 SB297: relative to the apprentice hunting license. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
5. SB344 SB344: allowing the department of resources and economic development to cut vegetation in shoreland areas where public safety is of concern. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
6. SB358 SB358: (New Title) relative to eligibility for free admission to the state park system for members of the armed forces. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
7. SB369 SB369: (New Title) relative to the effect of changes in local permit status on large groundwater withdrawal permits issued by the department of environmental services. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
8. SB411 SB411: relative to permitting of large groundwater withdrawals. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor
9. SB426 SB426: relative to the classification of Pleasant Lake. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

Executive administration (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. HB178 HB178: establishing a committee to study issues regarding Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2. HB1387 HB1387: (New Title) requiring flags purchased with state funds or displayed in state facilities to be manufactured in the United States. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
3. SB213 SB213: relative to the authority of state agencies to assess fines and penalties. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
4. SB227 SB227: relative to the status of members of the board of tax and land appeals. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
5. SB239 SB239: (New Title) relative to the membership and duties of the installation standards board. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
6. SB256 SB256: relative to public utilities commission contracts with consultants. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

Health care (16 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. HB486 HB486: prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into a contract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any organization that provides abortion services. 2009 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. HB1398 HB1398: allowing a surviving spouse to have access to the deceased spouse's medical records when there is no estate administration. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
3. HB1454 HB1454: requiring parental consent for medical procedures and medications provided to minors. 2010 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
4. HB1599 HB1599: establishing an emergency mental health and developmental disabilities database within the division of state police. 2010 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
5. SB148 SB148: (3rd New Title) relative to health insurance coverage. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature
6. SB150 SB150: authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
7. SB151 SB151: relative to contracts of the department of health and human services. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
8. SB162 SB162: relative to federal health care reform 2010. 2011 · House
9. SB199 SB199: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the training of public safety officials to respond to persons with mental illness. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
10. SB216 SB216: (New Title) relative to notification of revocation of conditional discharge by the department of health and human services. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
11. SB284 SB284: (New Title) establishing a certified public health dental hygienist in New Hampshire. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
12. SB286 SB286: relative to a controlled drug prescription health and safety program. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
13. SB319 SB319: (New Title) changing the membership of and extending the commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered in the line of duty by members of the armed forces and veterans. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
14. SB406 SB406: (2nd New Title) relative to establishing an early offer alternative in medical injury claims, relative to confidentiality of police personnel files, and establishing a committee to study the referral of patients for use of implantable medical devices. Enacted 2012 · Veto overridden
15. SB417 SB417: relative to national health care reform and Medicaid. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
16. SB452 SB452: (New Title) relative to jurisdiction over certain health insurers. 2010 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Housing and property (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB225 HB225: relative to the return of personal property confiscated by law enforcement agencies from a person charged with a crime. 2012 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. SB266 SB266: prohibiting electric utilities from installing and maintaining smart meter gateway devices without the residential or business property owner's consent. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
3. SB276 SB276: (2nd New Title) establishing the vandalizing or defacing of state or municipal property as criminal mischief. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
4. SB382 SB382: (New Title) allowing for proration of property assessments for damaged buildings. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
5. SB502 SB502: requiring use of the federal tax treatment for deduction of costs of section 179 business property under the business profits tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means

Insurance (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB148 SB148: (3rd New Title) relative to health insurance coverage. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature
2. SB150 SB150: authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
3. SB452 SB452: (New Title) relative to jurisdiction over certain health insurers. 2010 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB371 SB371: relative to warning statements concerning drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy. 2010 · House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES

Local government (17 bills sponsored; 13 bills enacted)

1. HB1176 HB1176: relative to the amendment of warrant articles at official ballot town meetings. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. SB2 SB2: (New Title) relative to adoption of tax caps by cities, towns, and other political subdivisions. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
3. SB10 SB10: making an appropriation to the town of Allenstown for disaster assistance in response to the May 2006 and April 2007 floods. 2010 · House · HOUSE Finance
4. SB11 SB11: relative to the police commission in the town of Hooksett. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
5. SB16 SB16: (New Title) relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
6. SB76 SB76: naming a bridge in the town of Barrington the Sp. Jesse Scott Conger Memorial Bridge. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
7. SB85 SB85: naming a bay in the town of Meredith Johnson Bay. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
8. SB195 SB195: relative to procedures for the trimming, cutting, or removal of trees by utilities. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
9. SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
10. SB238 SB238: establishing a committee to assess the form of government in towns that have elected the official ballot referendum form of meeting. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
11. SB261 SB261: relative to requirements for warrant articles. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
12. SB276 SB276: (2nd New Title) establishing the vandalizing or defacing of state or municipal property as criminal mischief. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
13. SB360 SB360: naming a pond in the town of Sandown. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
14. SB367 SB367: naming a bridge in the town of Londonderry in honor of Lance Corporal Peter J. Sora, Jr., U.S.M.C. and Private First Class Eric D. Currier, U.S.M.C. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
15. SB382 SB382: (New Title) allowing for proration of property assessments for damaged buildings. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
16. SB448 SB448: relative to alternate members of land use boards. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
17. SB487 SB487: relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes and to the validity of certain city and town charter provisions. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HCR27 HCR27: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. 2011 · Passed · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
2. SR10 SR10: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. 2011 · Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

Public and Municipal Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB132 HB132: adopting and implementing the United States flag code. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. HB398 HB398: relative to service animals. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
3. HB1420 HB1420: relative to the disposition of the remains of service members. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
4. HCR38 HCR38: urging the United States Congress to extend equal benefits for the treatment of Agent Orange exposure to Vietnam veterans who served outside of Vietnam. 2012 · Passed · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
5. SB487 SB487: relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes and to the validity of certain city and town charter provisions. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
6. SB488 SB488: relative to the adoption of local spending caps. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Public finance (22 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. CACR11 CACR11: relating to funding of public education. Providing that the general court shall define an adequate education and distribute state funds for public education in a manner that alleviates local disparities. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Education
2. HB1387 HB1387: (New Title) requiring flags purchased with state funds or displayed in state facilities to be manufactured in the United States. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
3. SB10 SB10: making an appropriation to the town of Allenstown for disaster assistance in response to the May 2006 and April 2007 floods. 2010 · House · HOUSE Finance
4. SB47 SB47: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
5. SB103 SB103: requiring the commissioner of administrative services to develop a plan to consolidate the human resource functions within state government. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Finance
6. SB126 SB126: relative to net operating loss carryovers under the business profits tax. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Finance
7. SB146 SB146: relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature · HOUSE Finance
8. SB150 SB150: authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
9. SB151 SB151: relative to contracts of the department of health and human services. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
10. SB159 SB159: establishing a state infrastructure bank. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
11. SB181 SB181: relative to distribution of funds for education. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
12. SB293 SB293: relative to notice requirements and payment of interest by the department of revenue administration for overpayments and underpayments of tax. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
13. SB305 SB305: relative to disposition of boat fee revenue. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
14. SB313 SB313: relative to state photographic identification indicating veteran's status. 2012 · House · HOUSE Finance
15. SB323 SB323: authorizing accounting transfers by the department of corrections. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
16. SB359 SB359: (New Title) requiring the commissioner of administrative services to post online certain information regarding payments made by the state. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
17. SB381 SB381: relative to transfers into the revenue stabilization reserve account. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
18. SB417 SB417: relative to national health care reform and Medicaid. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
19. SB454 SB454: relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
20. SB461 SB461: requiring a 2/3 vote for the general court to adopt legislation incurring indebtedness. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
21. SB474 SB474: changing the rate of the meals and rooms tax, repealing the meals and rooms tax on campsites, and requiring a reduction in general fund appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
22. SB487 SB487: relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes and to the validity of certain city and town charter provisions. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Public safety (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB1599 HB1599: establishing an emergency mental health and developmental disabilities database within the division of state police. 2010 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. SB88 SB88: (3rd New Title) relative to physical force in defense of a person, relative to producing or displaying a firearm or other means of self-defense, and relative to eliminating minimum sentencing and adding civil immunity for certain firearm use. Enacted 2011 · Veto overridden
3. SB199 SB199: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the training of public safety officials to respond to persons with mental illness. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
4. SB344 SB344: allowing the department of resources and economic development to cut vegetation in shoreland areas where public safety is of concern. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

Public Works and Highways (6 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. HB1437 HB1437: relative to display of certain historical items in the state house. 2012 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
2. SB76 SB76: naming a bridge in the town of Barrington the Sp. Jesse Scott Conger Memorial Bridge. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
3. SB195 SB195: naming the Manchester Airport Access Road for Raymond Wieczorek. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
4. SB360 SB360: naming a pond in the town of Sandown. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
5. SB367 SB367: naming a bridge in the town of Londonderry in honor of Lance Corporal Peter J. Sora, Jr., U.S.M.C. and Private First Class Eric D. Currier, U.S.M.C. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
6. SB374 SB374: naming marine patrol headquarters in honor of David Barrett. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

Retirement and pensions (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR31 CACR31: relating to suspension of laws. Providing that any law that required a greater than simple majority vote to act shall require an equal or greater vote to suspend, amend, or repeal. 2010 · Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
2. SB3 SB3: (2nd New Title) making comprehensive changes to the state retirement system. 2011 · Vetoed by Governor

Science, Technology and Energy (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB266 SB266: prohibiting electric utilities from installing and maintaining smart meter gateway devices without the residential or business property owner's consent. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (9 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)

1. HB1567 HB1567: relative to leave of absence for military training. 2010 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. SB35 SB35: (New Title) establishing a commission to study creating a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project in New Hampshire. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
3. SB102 SB102: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the effects of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury suffered in the line of duty by members of the armed forces and veterans. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
4. SB148 SB148: establishing that the state of New Hampshire recognizes the designations of Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) as valid descriptions of casualty status and category classification for military personnel. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
5. SB217 SB217: relative to management of Cannon mountain by the department of resources and economic development. 2012 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
6. SB351 SB351: (New Title) relative to proclaiming Blue Star Mother’s Day and changing eligibility for free admission to the state park system for members of the armed forces. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
7. SB379 SB379: proclaiming September 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
8. SB412 SB412: relative to the display of the POW-MIA flag. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
9. SB517 SB517: (New Title) establishing a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Taxation (23 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

1. HB154 HB154: (New Title) increasing a threshold amount for taxation under the business enterprise tax. 2011 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
2. HB1489 HB1489: repealing the decrease of the fuel oil importation fee. 2012 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
3. SB2 SB2: (New Title) relative to adoption of tax caps by cities, towns, and other political subdivisions. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
4. SB5 SB5: (New Title) prohibiting retailers from disclosing private customer information to foreign states in connection with the collection of certain sales and use taxes. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
5. SB80 SB80: exempting certain rental income from the meals and rooms tax. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
6. SB125 SB125: (New Title) relative to the standards and burden of proof with respect to the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation attributable to owners of partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature · HOUSE Ways and Means
7. SB126 SB126: relative to net operating loss carryovers under the business profits tax. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Finance
8. SB130 SB130: repealing the tax on gambling winnings. 2011 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
9. SB167 SB167: establishing a production jobs creation credit under the business enterprise tax and making changes affecting small business to the business profits tax, the business enterprise tax, and the meals and rooms tax. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
10. SB203 SB203: (New Title) relative to limited liability companies and relative to meetings of a certain legislative study commission by open blogging. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
11. SB212 SB212: relative to pooled risk management programs. 2012 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
12. SB227 SB227: relative to the status of members of the board of tax and land appeals. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
13. SB286 SB286: relative to a controlled drug prescription health and safety program. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
14. SB293 SB293: relative to notice requirements and payment of interest by the department of revenue administration for overpayments and underpayments of tax. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
15. SB304 SB304: relative to the waiver of state fees associated with historic preservation. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
16. SB305 SB305: relative to disposition of boat fee revenue. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
17. SB467 SB467: establishing job creation incentives under the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
18. SB474 SB474: changing the rate of the meals and rooms tax, repealing the meals and rooms tax on campsites, and requiring a reduction in general fund appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
19. SB476 SB476: clarifying the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
20. SB487 SB487: relative to charter limitations on the growth of budgets and taxes and to the validity of certain city and town charter provisions. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
21. SB496 SB496: changing the carry forward periods for the business enterprise tax credit against the business profits tax and increasing the threshold amounts for taxation under the business enterprise tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
22. SB502 SB502: requiring use of the federal tax treatment for deduction of costs of section 179 business property under the business profits tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
23. SB511 SB511: relative to an exemption from the tax on gambling winnings. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means

Transportation (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB17 SB17: relative to Selective Service registration upon driver's license application or renewal. 2009 · House · HOUSE Transportation
2. SB82 SB82: (New Title) eliminating fees for plates and registration for certain veterans and authorizing purple heart special number plates for veterans on active duty. 2009 · House · HOUSE Transportation
3. SB195 SB195: naming the Manchester Airport Access Road for Raymond Wieczorek. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
4. SB390 SB390: establishing a special number plate to benefit the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Transportation
5. SB402 SB402: (New Title) relative to state-owned vehicles. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor

Uncategorized (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB123 SB123: relative to notification if a person found incompetent to stand trial and civilly committed is released into the community. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor
2. SB133 SB133: (New Title) eliminating plate fees for purple heart special number plates and Pearl Harbor survivor special number plates and authorizing purple heart special number plates for veterans on active duty. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor