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Linda Foster
Representative · Hillsborough - District 4
House · Hills 10 · 2001; House · Hills 4 · 2005-2010
- Sponsored bills
- 22
- Enacted bills
- 12
- Topic groups
- 22
- Represented districts
- 2
Official General Court Information
- Official district listing
- Hillsborough - District 4
- Represents
- Hillsborough - District 4
Official Service Notes
- Official historical member selector listing: Rep. Foster, Linda(Hills 04)
Representation
- House · Hills 10 2001
- House · Hills 4 2005-2010
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1508 HB1508: (New Title) relative to communications between offenders convicted of certain sexual assaults and the victims of the crime. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB1515 HB1515: relative to the crime of official oppression. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
2009 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB270 HB270: relative to sale of human remains. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB527 HB527: repealing the coordinated school health committee and relative to health education in kindergarten through grade 12. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
2008 (7 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB640 HB640: relative to requiring reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department. House · HOUSE FISH AND GAME
- HB715 HB715: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the state heritage collections committee and the joint legislative historical committee. Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions and affordable housing revolving funds. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- HB1653 HB1653: relative to providing additional fuel assistance and enhanced weatherization services to income eligible New Hampshire citizens and state matching funds for July - September 2008 disaster assistance grants, and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE No Committee Assignment
- SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
- SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
- SCR11 SCR11: supporting the application of Taiwan for observer status at the World Health Organization. Passed · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2007 (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB119 HB119: (New Title) relative to the sunset provision of the system benefits charge and the use of funds to pay administrative costs. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB183 HB183: relative to the acquisition of a certain tract of land in the towns of Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple as a state reservation, and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
- HB836 HB836: prohibiting wastewater treatment plants from excluding towns for septage treatment and disposal services. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- SB219 SB219: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB221 SB221: establishing a commission to organize events in celebration of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- SB244 SB244: (New Title) relative to employers withholding from employees’ wages for certain purposes. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
2006 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1626 HB1626: (2nd New Title) AN ACT relative to appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state and establishing a quality early learning opportunity initiative and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HB1722 HB1722: relative to the New Hampshire council on developmental disabilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB434 HB434: requiring state agencies using automated answering systems to provide a method of access to a human being. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2001 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB168 HB168: relative to transfers of ownership of cemetery plots or burial spaces. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
- HR5 HR5: directing the New Hampshire attorney general to report to the house of representatives on the feasibility of filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government to recover special education funding promised by the federal government under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
By Committee
HOUSE Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2006 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1626 HB1626: (2nd New Title) AN ACT relative to appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state and establishing a quality early learning opportunity initiative and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
HOUSE Environment and Agriculture (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2007 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB836 HB836: prohibiting wastewater treatment plants from excluding towns for septage treatment and disposal services. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
HOUSE FISH AND GAME (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB640 HB640: relative to requiring reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department. House · HOUSE FISH AND GAME
HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SCR11 SCR11: supporting the application of Taiwan for observer status at the World Health Organization. Passed · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB244 SB244: (New Title) relative to employers withholding from employees’ wages for certain purposes. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
HOUSE Municipal and County Government (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB219 SB219: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
HOUSE No Committee Assignment (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2008 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1653 HB1653: relative to providing additional fuel assistance and enhanced weatherization services to income eligible New Hampshire citizens and state matching funds for July - September 2008 disaster assistance grants, and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE No Committee Assignment
HOUSE Public Works and Highways (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
2007 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB221 SB221: establishing a commission to organize events in celebration of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2001 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HR5 HR5: directing the New Hampshire attorney general to report to the house of representatives on the feasibility of filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government to recover special education funding promised by the federal government under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
SENATE Education (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB527 HB527: repealing the coordinated school health committee and relative to health education in kindergarten through grade 12. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB715 HB715: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the state heritage collections committee and the joint legislative historical committee. Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB119 HB119: (New Title) relative to the sunset provision of the system benefits charge and the use of funds to pay administrative costs. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2006 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1722 HB1722: relative to the New Hampshire council on developmental disabilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB434 HB434: requiring state agencies using automated answering systems to provide a method of access to a human being. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2001 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB168 HB168: relative to transfers of ownership of cemetery plots or burial spaces. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SENATE Judiciary (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1508 HB1508: (New Title) relative to communications between offenders convicted of certain sexual assaults and the victims of the crime. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB1515 HB1515: relative to the crime of official oppression. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB270 HB270: relative to sale of human remains. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2008 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions and affordable housing revolving funds. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
By Topic
Business and labor (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB244 SB244: (New Title) relative to employers withholding from employees’ wages for certain purposes. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1626 HB1626: (2nd New Title) AN ACT relative to appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state and establishing a quality early learning opportunity initiative and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
Criminal justice and courts (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB270 HB270: relative to sale of human remains. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB1508 HB1508: (New Title) relative to communications between offenders convicted of certain sexual assaults and the victims of the crime. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB1515 HB1515: relative to the crime of official oppression. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
Education (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB527 HB527: repealing the coordinated school health committee and relative to health education in kindergarten through grade 12. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
- HR5 HR5: directing the New Hampshire attorney general to report to the house of representatives on the feasibility of filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government to recover special education funding promised by the federal government under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 2001 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB715 HB715: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the state heritage collections committee and the joint legislative historical committee. 2008 · Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS
ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB119 HB119: (New Title) relative to the sunset provision of the system benefits charge and the use of funds to pay administrative costs. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Environment and Agriculture (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB836 HB836: prohibiting wastewater treatment plants from excluding towns for septage treatment and disposal services. 2007 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
Environment and natural resources (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB640 HB640: relative to requiring reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department. 2008 · House · HOUSE FISH AND GAME
- HB836 HB836: prohibiting wastewater treatment plants from excluding towns for septage treatment and disposal services. 2007 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
Executive administration (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB434 HB434: requiring state agencies using automated answering systems to provide a method of access to a human being. 2005 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1722 HB1722: relative to the New Hampshire council on developmental disabilities. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
FISH AND GAME (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB640 HB640: relative to requiring reimbursement of search and rescue costs of the fish and game department. 2008 · House · HOUSE FISH AND GAME
Health care (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB527 HB527: repealing the coordinated school health committee and relative to health education in kindergarten through grade 12. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
- SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
- SCR11 SCR11: supporting the application of Taiwan for observer status at the World Health Organization. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Housing and property (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions and affordable housing revolving funds. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Insurance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB168 HB168: relative to transfers of ownership of cemetery plots or burial spaces. Enacted 2001 · Signed by Governor · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Local government (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB183 HB183: relative to the acquisition of a certain tract of land in the towns of Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple as a state reservation, and making an appropriation therefor. 2007 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
- HB836 HB836: prohibiting wastewater treatment plants from excluding towns for septage treatment and disposal services. 2007 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions and affordable housing revolving funds. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB219 SB219: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study the effectiveness of current preservation planning tools designed to prevent unnecessary demolitions of significant historic properties and recommend new incentives to aid communities, improvements to existing methods, or creation of new programs. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
No Committee Assignment (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1653 HB1653: relative to providing additional fuel assistance and enhanced weatherization services to income eligible New Hampshire citizens and state matching funds for July - September 2008 disaster assistance grants, and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE No Committee Assignment
Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions and affordable housing revolving funds. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Public finance (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB119 HB119: (New Title) relative to the sunset provision of the system benefits charge and the use of funds to pay administrative costs. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB183 HB183: relative to the acquisition of a certain tract of land in the towns of Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple as a state reservation, and making an appropriation therefor. 2007 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions and affordable housing revolving funds. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- HB1626 HB1626: (2nd New Title) AN ACT relative to appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state and establishing a quality early learning opportunity initiative and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HB1653 HB1653: relative to providing additional fuel assistance and enhanced weatherization services to income eligible New Hampshire citizens and state matching funds for July - September 2008 disaster assistance grants, and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE No Committee Assignment
- HR5 HR5: directing the New Hampshire attorney general to report to the house of representatives on the feasibility of filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government to recover special education funding promised by the federal government under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 2001 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Public Works and Highways (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB183 HB183: relative to the acquisition of a certain tract of land in the towns of Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple as a state reservation, and making an appropriation therefor. 2007 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
- SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. 2008 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HR5 HR5: directing the New Hampshire attorney general to report to the house of representatives on the feasibility of filing a class action lawsuit against the federal government to recover special education funding promised by the federal government under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 2001 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- SB221 SB221: establishing a commission to organize events in celebration of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. 2008 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways