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Joseph J Barton
Representative · R · Grafton - District 1
House · Graf 1 · 2025-2026
- Sponsored bills
- 33
- Enacted bills
- 1
- Topic groups
- 16
- Represented districts
- 1
Official General Court Information
- Current district
- Grafton - District 1
- Party
- R
- Represents
- Grafton - District 1
- Joseph.Barton@gc.nh.gov
- Address
- State House-House Member Mail; 107 North Main Street; Concord NH 3301
Representation
- House · Graf 1 2025-2026 · R
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2026 (25 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1003 HB1003: prohibiting the Grafton county attorney from engaging in the private practice of law. Passed · Senate Judiciary
- HB1060 HB1060: relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1094 HB1094: repealing the prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise. House · House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
- HB1106 HB1106: requiring the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office. House · House Election Law
- HB1167 HB1167: enabling the use of ferrets for hunting. House · House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
- HB1178 HB1178: relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles. House · House Transportation
- HB1188 HB1188: relative to noncompete agreements for low-wage employees. House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- HB1210 HB1210: relative to child tax credit allocation in child support cases. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1222 HB1222: relative to prohibiting all obstructions to public crosswalks. House · House Transportation
- HB1241 HB1241: relative to the calculation of income for purposes of support orders in divorce proceedings. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1243 HB1243: relative to contracting and investment decisions by executive branch agencies. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1332 HB1332: (New Title) relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds. Passed · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1369 HB1369: (New Title) relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings. House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB1404 HB1404: establishing a study committee to study the equitable division of property in divorce proceedings. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1508 HB1508: permitting one-party consent for audio and video recordings in certain instances. House · House Judiciary
- HB1564 HB1564: removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes. House · House Judiciary
- HB1568 HB1568: relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB1693 HB1693: expanding the number of Grafton county commissioners. House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB1694 HB1694: relative to the regulation of and protections for personal data obtained by websites and data brokers. House · House Judiciary
- HB1757 HB1757: prohibiting the remedy of alimony for marriages that existed for six years or less. House · House Children and Family Law
- HCR13 HCR13: requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HCR14 HCR14: condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and reaffirming the state's commitment to freedom of speech and civil discourse. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HR27 HR27: urging New Hampshire's congressional delegation to open an investigation into the United States' response to the USS Liberty incident. Passed
- HR38 HR38: authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of any justice of the New Hampshire supreme court. House · House Judiciary
- HR45 HR45: urging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire. Passed
2025 (8 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB322 HB322: allowing a parent paying child support to retain the exclusive right to claim the child as a dependent on their tax return. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB325 HB325: eliminating term and reimbursement alimony in divorces granted on grounds of irreconcilable differences. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB429 HB429: relative to amending the term length for county commissioners. House · House Election Law
- HB430 HB430: reducing the retention period for records of unfounded abuse and neglect reports by the department of health and human services. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB643 HB643: expanding the number of Grafton County commissioners. House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB737 HB737: (New Title) creating local options for games of chance, authorizing keno throughout the state, and changing charitable gaming license fees and reporting requirements. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Ways and Means
- HCR8 HCR8: urging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HR13 HR13: opposing the permitting of a landfill next to Forest Lake State Park in Dalton, New Hampshire. House · House Environment and Agriculture
By Committee
House Children and Family Law (7 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1210 HB1210: relative to child tax credit allocation in child support cases. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1241 HB1241: relative to the calculation of income for purposes of support orders in divorce proceedings. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1404 HB1404: establishing a study committee to study the equitable division of property in divorce proceedings. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1757 HB1757: prohibiting the remedy of alimony for marriages that existed for six years or less. House · House Children and Family Law
2025 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB322 HB322: allowing a parent paying child support to retain the exclusive right to claim the child as a dependent on their tax return. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB325 HB325: eliminating term and reimbursement alimony in divorces granted on grounds of irreconcilable differences. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB430 HB430: reducing the retention period for records of unfounded abuse and neglect reports by the department of health and human services. House · House Children and Family Law
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1568 HB1568: relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
House Election Law (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1106 HB1106: requiring the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office. House · House Election Law
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB429 HB429: relative to amending the term length for county commissioners. House · House Election Law
House Environment and Agriculture (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HR13 HR13: opposing the permitting of a landfill next to Forest Lake State Park in Dalton, New Hampshire. House · House Environment and Agriculture
House Executive Departments and Administration (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1060 HB1060: relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1243 HB1243: relative to contracting and investment decisions by executive branch agencies. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1094 HB1094: repealing the prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise. House · House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
- HB1167 HB1167: enabling the use of ferrets for hunting. House · House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
House Judiciary (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1508 HB1508: permitting one-party consent for audio and video recordings in certain instances. House · House Judiciary
- HB1564 HB1564: removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes. House · House Judiciary
- HB1694 HB1694: relative to the regulation of and protections for personal data obtained by websites and data brokers. House · House Judiciary
- HR38 HR38: authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of any justice of the New Hampshire supreme court. House · House Judiciary
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1188 HB1188: relative to noncompete agreements for low-wage employees. House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
House Municipal and County Government (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1369 HB1369: (New Title) relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings. House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB1693 HB1693: expanding the number of Grafton county commissioners. House · House Municipal and County Government
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB643 HB643: expanding the number of Grafton County commissioners. House · House Municipal and County Government
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HCR13 HCR13: requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HCR14 HCR14: condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and reaffirming the state's commitment to freedom of speech and civil discourse. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HCR8 HCR8: urging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
House Transportation (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1178 HB1178: relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles. House · House Transportation
- HB1222 HB1222: relative to prohibiting all obstructions to public crosswalks. House · House Transportation
No committee listed (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1332 HB1332: (New Title) relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds. Passed · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Senate Judiciary (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1003 HB1003: prohibiting the Grafton county attorney from engaging in the private practice of law. Passed · Senate Judiciary
Senate Ways and Means (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB737 HB737: (New Title) creating local options for games of chance, authorizing keno throughout the state, and changing charitable gaming license fees and reporting requirements. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Ways and Means
By Topic
Business and labor (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1188 HB1188: relative to noncompete agreements for low-wage employees. 2026 · House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Children and Family Law (7 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB322 HB322: allowing a parent paying child support to retain the exclusive right to claim the child as a dependent on their tax return. 2025 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB325 HB325: eliminating term and reimbursement alimony in divorces granted on grounds of irreconcilable differences. 2025 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB430 HB430: reducing the retention period for records of unfounded abuse and neglect reports by the department of health and human services. 2025 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1210 HB1210: relative to child tax credit allocation in child support cases. 2026 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1241 HB1241: relative to the calculation of income for purposes of support orders in divorce proceedings. 2026 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1404 HB1404: establishing a study committee to study the equitable division of property in divorce proceedings. 2026 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1757 HB1757: prohibiting the remedy of alimony for marriages that existed for six years or less. 2026 · House · House Children and Family Law
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1568 HB1568: relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles. 2026 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Criminal justice and courts (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1003 HB1003: prohibiting the Grafton county attorney from engaging in the private practice of law. 2026 · Passed · Senate Judiciary
- HB1508 HB1508: permitting one-party consent for audio and video recordings in certain instances. 2026 · House · House Judiciary
- HB1564 HB1564: removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes. 2026 · House · House Judiciary
- HB1694 HB1694: relative to the regulation of and protections for personal data obtained by websites and data brokers. 2026 · House · House Judiciary
- HR38 HR38: authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of any justice of the New Hampshire supreme court. 2026 · House · House Judiciary
Elections and voting (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB429 HB429: relative to amending the term length for county commissioners. 2025 · House · House Election Law
- HB1106 HB1106: requiring the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office. 2026 · House · House Election Law
Environment and Agriculture (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HR13 HR13: opposing the permitting of a landfill next to Forest Lake State Park in Dalton, New Hampshire. 2025 · House · House Environment and Agriculture
Environment and natural resources (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB737 HB737: (New Title) creating local options for games of chance, authorizing keno throughout the state, and changing charitable gaming license fees and reporting requirements. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Ways and Means
- HB1094 HB1094: repealing the prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise. 2026 · House · House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
- HB1167 HB1167: enabling the use of ferrets for hunting. 2026 · House · House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Executive administration (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1060 HB1060: relative to the requirements for licensure as an engineer. 2026 · House · House Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1243 HB1243: relative to contracting and investment decisions by executive branch agencies. 2026 · House · House Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1332 HB1332: (New Title) relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds. 2026 · Passed · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Health care (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB430 HB430: reducing the retention period for records of unfounded abuse and neglect reports by the department of health and human services. 2025 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB1568 HB1568: relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles. 2026 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Housing and property (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1404 HB1404: establishing a study committee to study the equitable division of property in divorce proceedings. 2026 · House · House Children and Family Law
Insurance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1568 HB1568: relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles. 2026 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Local government (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB429 HB429: relative to amending the term length for county commissioners. 2025 · House · House Election Law
- HB643 HB643: expanding the number of Grafton County commissioners. 2025 · House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB1003 HB1003: prohibiting the Grafton county attorney from engaging in the private practice of law. 2026 · Passed · Senate Judiciary
- HB1369 HB1369: (New Title) relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings. 2026 · House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB1693 HB1693: expanding the number of Grafton county commissioners. 2026 · House · House Municipal and County Government
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HCR8 HCR8: urging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire. 2025 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HCR13 HCR13: requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress. 2026 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HCR14 HCR14: condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and reaffirming the state's commitment to freedom of speech and civil discourse. 2026 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Taxation (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB322 HB322: allowing a parent paying child support to retain the exclusive right to claim the child as a dependent on their tax return. 2025 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB737 HB737: (New Title) creating local options for games of chance, authorizing keno throughout the state, and changing charitable gaming license fees and reporting requirements. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Ways and Means
- HB1210 HB1210: relative to child tax credit allocation in child support cases. 2026 · House · House Children and Family Law
Transportation (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1178 HB1178: relative to permissible window tinting on motor vehicles. 2026 · House · House Transportation
- HB1222 HB1222: relative to prohibiting all obstructions to public crosswalks. 2026 · House · House Transportation
- HB1568 HB1568: relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles. 2026 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs