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Kelly A. Ayotte
Attorney
Governor
2025-present
- Supreme Court cases
- 13
- Wins
- 9
- Bills signed
- 403
- Vetoes
- 16
Judiciary
Attorney
Firms And Offices
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Attorney General 13 cases
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The State of New Hampshire v. Christina M. Downs (2008)
The State of New Hampshire v. Christina M. Downs, 157 N.H. 695 (2008) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Geoffrey Gagnon (2007)
The State of New Hampshire v. Geoffrey Gagnon, 155 N.H. 418 (2007) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Daniel Ayer, Sr. (2003)
The State of New Hampshire v. Daniel Ayer, Sr., 150 N.H. 14 (2003) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Vaclav Plch (2003)
The State of New Hampshire v. Vaclav Plch, 149 N.H. 608 (2003) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Eric Jeleniewski (2002)
The State of New Hampshire v. Eric Jeleniewski, 147 N.H. 462 (2002) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Edward B. Pehowic (2001)
The State of New Hampshire v. Edward B. Pehowic, 147 N.H. 52 (2001) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Christopher Doucette (2001)
The State of New Hampshire v. Christopher Doucette, 146 N.H. 583 (2001) -
The State of New Hampshire v. James Dale (2001)
The State of New Hampshire v. James Dale, 146 N.H. 286 (2001) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Paul Santamaria (2000)
The State of New Hampshire v. Paul Santamaria, 145 N.H. 138 (2000) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Norman Batchelder (1999)
The State of New Hampshire v. Norman Batchelder, 144 N.H. 249 (1999) -
The State of New Hampshire v. David Johnson (1999)
The State of New Hampshire v. David Johnson, 144 N.H. 175 (1999)
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Case and Matter Participation
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The State of New Hampshire v. Christina M. Downs (2008)
The State of New Hampshire v. Christina M. Downs, 157 N.H. 695 (2008)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee)) -
The State of New Hampshire v. Geoffrey Gagnon (2007)
The State of New Hampshire v. Geoffrey Gagnon, 155 N.H. 418 (2007)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- May 10, 2007 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. Daniel Ayer, Sr. (2003)
The State of New Hampshire v. Daniel Ayer, Sr., 150 N.H. 14 (2003)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- September 26, 2003 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. Vaclav Plch (2003)
The State of New Hampshire v. Vaclav Plch, 149 N.H. 608 (2003)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- June 30, 2003 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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Petition of Wmur Channel 9 et al. (2002)
Petition of Wmur Channel 9 et al., 148 N.H. 644 (2002)
(Representing State)- December 13, 2002 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. Eric Jeleniewski (2002)
The State of New Hampshire v. Eric Jeleniewski, 147 N.H. 462 (2002)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- February 25, 2002 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. Edward B. Pehowic (2001)
The State of New Hampshire v. Edward B. Pehowic, 147 N.H. 52 (2001)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- October 3, 2001 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. Christopher Doucette (2001)
The State of New Hampshire v. Christopher Doucette, 146 N.H. 583 (2001)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- July 2, 2001 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. James Dale (2001)
The State of New Hampshire v. James Dale, 146 N.H. 286 (2001)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- April 13, 2001 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. Paul Santamaria (2000)
The State of New Hampshire v. Paul Santamaria, 145 N.H. 138 (2000)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- July 5, 2000 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. Norman Batchelder (1999)
The State of New Hampshire v. Norman Batchelder, 144 N.H. 249 (1999)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- October 25, 1999 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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The State of New Hampshire v. David Johnson (1999)
The State of New Hampshire v. David Johnson, 144 N.H. 175 (1999)
(Representing The State of New Hampshire (appellee))- September 8, 1999 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
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- March 10, 1999 - Opinion
- Oral Argument
- Brief
Executive
Governor
Service
- Jan. 9, 2025-present current row; verify against official state source before profile integration
Judges And Justices Appointed
- Bryan K. Gould New Hampshire Supreme Court · 2025-09-18
- Daniel E. Will New Hampshire Supreme Court · 2026-03-04
Signed And Vetoed Bill Records
- 2026 HB1000 HB1000: extending the indemnification of legislative security staff members to legislative sergeant-at-arms staff members while acting within the scope of their duties. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1019 HB1019: relative to the composition of the state water well board. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1025 HB1025: relative to the designation of the chief financial officer as a civilian employee within the department of military affairs and veterans services. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1030 HB1030: relative to licensed practical nurse scope of practice. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1037 HB1037: extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1044 HB1044: relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of a county commissioner. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1078 HB1078: creating a gold star family and gold star father license plate. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB109 HB109: relative to false reports to law enforcement. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1101 HB1101: relative to the membership and governance of the state veterans council. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1110 HB1110: relative to the New Hampshire real estate practice act. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1113 HB1113: enabling towns to establish a 3-year term for town moderators. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1118 HB1118: increasing the limit for moneys remitted to municipal treasurers. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1119 HB1119: relative to the regulation of funeral directors. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1151 HB1151: relative to conservation commission appropriations. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1152 HB1152: designating the funds account for donations and bequests received by the department of military affairs and veterans services to be non-lapsing funds. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1157 HB1157: relative to licensure as a pet vendor. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1159 HB1159: relative to updating the state building code. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1160 HB1160: relative to the county-state finance commission. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1161 HB1161: removing the requirement for municipalities to have an advisory board for development districts. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1162 HB1162: extending the commission on Holocaust and genocide studies. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1168 HB1168: relative to employer documentation requirements. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1175 HB1175: relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1190 HB1190: (New Title) enabling the division of motor vehicles to create a temporary traditional driver's license for youth operators about to turn 21 and relative to fleet vehicle registration requirements. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1202 HB1202: relative to dual and concurrent enrollment requirements for courses at institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1204 HB1204: relative to the grading and use of timber grown in New Hampshire. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1205 HB1205: (New Title) prohibiting state and county owned lands from participating in timber carbon sequestration projects. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1246 HB1246: relative to planning board members serving on other local boards. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1259 HB1259: relative to the issuance of certificates as a certified public accountant. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB126 HB126: relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1270 HB1270: clarifying the definition of part-time teacher. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1274 HB1274: relative to dog licenses. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1287 HB1287: (New Title) relative to special number plates for veterans and eligibility therefore. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1310 HB1310: relative to state licensed or certified real estate appraisers. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1366 HB1366: relative to military orders of protection. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1373 HB1373: relative to background check disqualifications for applicants seeking educator credentials. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1379 HB1379: relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1467 HB1467: (New Title) relative to the New Hampshire seal of civic excellence and engagement program. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1485 HB1485: relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1503 HB1503: allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1539 HB1539: authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1624 HB1624: relative to the elimination of certain special funds. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1696 HB1696: relative to the issuance of a summons instead of arrest. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1795 HB1795: requiring criminal history record checks for the renewal of teaching licenses. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB1815 HB1815: relative to education financing. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB221 HB221: (New Title) enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators. Vetoed by Governor
- 2026 HB222 HB222: (New Title) repealing the requirement for a memorandum of understanding between a chartered public school and school district regarding how students with disabilities will receive special education services and updating the organizational structure of the department of corrections. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB266 HB266: (New Title) relative to structural changes to the department of energy and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights and relative to the effect of murder on a decedent's estate. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB323 HB323: requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB348 HB348: relative to eligibility for local assistance. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB349 HB349: relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. Vetoed by Governor
- 2026 HB365 HB365: relative to proof of United States citizenship for indigent voters. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB451 HB451: establishing the paint product stewardship program. Vetoed by Governor
- 2026 HB480 HB480: relative to restoration of competency to stand trial for criminal defendants. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB481 HB481: (New Title) relative to the state primary date. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB529 HB529: relative to the liquor commission. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB565 HB565: allowing persons under 21 into veterans' clubs, private clubs, and social clubs under certain conditions. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB59 HB59: relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB610 HB610: (New Title) relative to the residential ratepayers advisory board. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB649 HB649: (Second New Title) relative to the maintenance obligations of motor vehicle operators. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB705 HB705: relative to health care cost transparency. Signed by Governor
- 2026 HB723 HB723: repealing the multi-use energy data platform. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB103 SB103: (New Title) relative to the number of polling stations that are available for certain towns and cities during a general election which includes the election for the office of President of the United States. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB134 SB134: relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB182 SB182: (Second New Title) relative to the maternal mortality review panel. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB189 SB189: relative to fetal death records. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB268 SB268: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. Vetoed by Governor
- 2026 SB27 SB27: relative to dwellings over water. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB36 SB36: relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB401 SB401: relative to removing an obsolete annual reporting requirement by municipal overseers of public welfare to the department of health and human services and repealing the department of health and human services reporting requirement on 10-year demographic cost projections. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB402 SB402: eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB411 SB411: relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB412 SB412: relative to the conditional release of delinquent minors and children in need of services. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB413 SB413: relative to the detention of a minor attaining the age of 18 during the pendency of a delinquency action. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB426 SB426: repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB427 SB427: relative to the joint committee on employee classification. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB428 SB428: relative to the maximum amount of terms an individual can serve on the electricians' board. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB443 SB443: relative to wastewater engineering. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB451 SB451: amending the title of the position of senior deputy secretary of state. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB456 SB456: establishing the commission for children's futures. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB469 SB469: (New Title) allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB472 SB472: removing the maximum age on the tenure of office for the position of deputy adjutant general. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB473 SB473: defining the term "field officers" within the national guard. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB489 SB489: (New Title) altering the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB49 SB49: (New Title) relative to the unlawful operation or use of unmanned aircraft systems. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB494 SB494: relative to the state fire code, fire incident reporting and investigations, and the duties of the state fire marshal. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB497 SB497: (Second New Title) removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire, changing the name of a capital project, and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB503 SB503: relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB512 SB512: relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB522 SB522: re-establishing the commission to study the economic impact of the arts and culture in New Hampshire. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB526 SB526: establishing a New Hampshire-Greece trade council. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB527 SB527: relative to written notice provided by state agencies to municipalities regarding pending applications. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB549 SB549: (New Title) requiring certain syringe service program entities to provide options for disposal of used syringes and needles and creating reporting requirements for such entities. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB568 SB568: (New Title) relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB591 SB591: allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB593 SB593: (New Title) enabling the use of solid waste management funds by solid waste management districts. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB608 SB608: relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB620 SB620: relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB622 SB622: relative to the offense of identity fraud. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB629 SB629: renaming the new roundabout on Route 302 at the East Conway Road intersection to "Oliveira Circle." Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB641 SB641: relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB642 SB642: repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB649 SB649: increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB652 SB652: changing the maximum award of tax credits for overpayment of due taxes. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB83 SB83: (New Title) relative to licenses for primary and secondary game operators. Signed by Governor
- 2026 SB94 SB94: (New Title) repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB1 HB1: making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB10 HB10: (New Title) establishing a parental bill of rights. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB108 HB108: relative to bullying and cyberbullying across multiple school districts. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB110 HB110: authorizing counties to establish revolving fund accounts. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB115 HB115: (New Title) making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire. Vetoed by Governor
- 2025 HB117 HB117: relative to the substitution of biological products. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB118 HB118: (Second New Title) repealing certain committees and commissions and relative to the membership of the New Hampshire rare disease advisory council. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB120 HB120: relative to transferring statutory authority from the department of education to the department of military affairs and veterans services regarding educational support services. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB122 HB122: relative to payment of claims arising out of actions or activities of the New Hampshire national guard. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB123 HB123: (Second New Title) defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshire’s logging industry. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB124 HB124: (New Title) enabling a municipal forest committee or conservation commission to offer surplus money to the municipality for deposit in the municipal unreserved fund balance. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB127 HB127: (New Title) extending the closing date of the OHRV trails on the Connecticut Lakes headwaters working forest property. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB132 HB132: (Second New Title) eliminating liability for support and recovery over certain indigent relations. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB134 HB134: relative to the state building code. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB138 HB138: relative to tax impact notation on warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB140 HB140: (New Title) establishing a voluntary "blue envelope" program for drivers with autism spectrum disorders and trauma and stressor-related disorders. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB142 HB142: (New Title) relative to Gold Star Mother's Day. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB143 HB143: (Second New Title) criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB144 HB144: relative to the practice of dental hygiene. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB148 HB148: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. Vetoed by Governor
- 2025 HB150 HB150: enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB151 HB151: relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB153 HB153: (New Title) establishing a committee to study adding statewide resources to assist with the investigation, training, prosecution, and prompt response of animal cruelty. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB154 HB154: enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB163 HB163: relative to state funds. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB165 HB165: relative to the maximum amount of disaster relief funding provided to municipalities after a natural disaster. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB167 HB167: prohibiting the sale of ski, boat, and board waxes that contain intentionally added per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB168 HB168: relative to including municipal public works facilities as eligible capital facilities for the assessment of impact fees. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB177 HB177: relative to children in placement pursuant to an episode of treatment for which the department of health and human services has a financial responsibility. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB178 HB178: relative to foster parent representation of foster children with disabilities. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB179 HB179: relative to hazardous waste accident fees. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB180 HB180: relative to critical incident stress management teams. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB187 HB187: relative to restraining orders sought by a parent on behalf of a minor child. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB189 HB189: (New Title) relative to the department of energy's 10-year state energy strategy and removing references to the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB192 HB192: relative to recommendations of the joint committee on employee classification. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB193 HB193: relative to the maximum number of credits per course eligible for the dual and concurrent enrollment program. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB2 HB2: relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB200 HB200: relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB204 HB204: relative to criteria for reporting child support delinquencies to federal agencies. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB211 HB211: relative to the use of air rifles for hunting game. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB213 HB213: relative to wage garnishment for child support. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB214 HB214: (New Title) relative to the regulation of recreational therapists and respiratory care practitioners and relative to delaying the effective dates of various new procedures for criminal history records checks. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB218 HB218: relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB225 HB225: relative to the employment of military spouses in the event of involuntary deployment of service member. Signed by Governor
- 2025 HB227 HB227: relative to licensure for psychotherapy activities or services. Signed by Governor