Margaret Hassan

2010 (41 bills sponsored; 28 bills enacted)

1. CACR32 CACR32: relating to clarification of certain language. Providing that all references to people in the constitution shall refer to both male and female. House · HOUSE Judiciary
2. HB380 HB380: relative to long-term care. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
3. HB569 HB569: (New Title) clarifying insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
4. HB1265 HB1265: requiring school boards to develop a policy to address air quality issues in schools. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
5. HB1289 HB1289: relative to air quality in public schools. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
6. HB1462 HB1462: (New Title) establishing a shoreland advisory committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
7. HB1479 HB1479: requiring that body mass index be assessed in all pupils in grades one, 4, 7 and 10. House · HOUSE Education
8. HB1523 HB1523: revising the pupil safety and violence prevention act. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
9. HB1620 HB1620: (New Title) establishing a special registration plate symbol for the purpose of benefitting the state park system. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
10. SB158 SB158: establishing a commission to study the creation of an uncompensated care fund to provide payments to certain health care providers. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
11. SB193 SB193: relative to the interest rate on small loans and relative to the definition of lender for purposes of regulating such loans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
12. SB205 SB205: making various changes to the criminal statutes. Enacted Signed by Governor
13. SB300 SB300: relative to the system benefits charge. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
14. SB313 SB313: (New Title) extending the repeal date of the state park system advisory council, relative to field purchases and transfers of funds for the state park system and the bureau of trails, and imposing fees for the use of Jericho Mountain state park. Enacted Signed by Governor
15. SB361 SB361: (New Title) relative to benefits related to service of certain part-time district court justices and judges of probate retiring because of permanent disability. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
16. SB373 SB373: relative to approval of alternative schools by the state board of education. House · HOUSE Education
17. SB375 SB375: relative to the state park system as a self-supporting entity. House · HOUSE Finance
18. SB379 SB379: proclaiming September 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
19. SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
20. SB392 SB392: (New Title) requiring public hearings concerning health insurance cost increases in health care services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
21. SB396 SB396: limiting the use of child restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
22. SB445 SB445: relative to funds chargeable for unemployment compensation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
23. SB451 SB451: including low digit number plates as vanity plates. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
24. SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
25. SB457 SB457: authorizing identifying decals for custom vehicles. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
26. SB460 SB460: (New Title) relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations, budget reductions for the department of health and human services, voluntary furloughs for judges, and transfers of federal funds. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
27. SB465 SB465: relative to the transition period for implementing the adequacy aid formula. House · HOUSE Finance
28. SB481 SB481: relative to appropriations for certain turnpike system projects. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
29. SB490 SB490: allowing historical racing. House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
30. SB500 SB500: implementing changes in the probation, parole, and sentencing of certain offenders in an effort to increase public safety, strengthen community supervision, and reduce recidivism. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
31. SB501 SB501: relative to worksharing benefits under the unemployment compensation law, and relative to training grants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
32. SB505 SB505: (New Title) establishing the commission on health care cost containment and appropriating a special fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
33. SB506 SB506: (New Title) ceding concurrent jurisdiction to the United States government over certain property located in Coos county. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
34. SB508 SB508: establishing the state office of veterans services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
35. SB509 SB509: establishing the New Hampshire medal of honor fund and repealing the New Hampshire service award. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
36. SB515 SB515: relative to allowing the commissioner of the department of employment security to participate in a joint local employment dynamics program with the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
37. SB517 SB517: (New Title) establishing a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
38. SB519 SB519: relative to spending reductions for the department of health and human services. Senate · SENATE Finance
39. SCR3 SCR3: congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Passed · HOUSE Education
40. SR1 SR1: requesting guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding widespread use of on-board refueling vapor recovery systems in automobiles and trucks. Senate
41. SSHB1 SSHB1: relative to costs and expenditures at the department of health and human services, establishing a special fund for certain civil fines collected by the department, relative to the due date for the Medicaid enhancement tax, and making certain general fund reductions and tax and revenue changes. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

2009 (34 bills sponsored; 27 bills enacted)

1. HB353 HB353: designating Hampton Beach as a historic seaside recreational area. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
2. HB403 HB403: clarifying the intent of a transfer of general funds to the highway fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
3. HB474 HB474: prohibiting the trafficking in persons for the purposes of sexual or labor exploitation. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
4. HB483 HB483: establishing the developmental services quality council. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
5. HB529 HB529: relative to the healthy kids program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
6. HB530 HB530: (New Title) relative to inspection of public buildings for compliance with accessibility standards. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
7. HB600 HB600: relative to dedicated funds maintained by the state treasurer. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Ways and Means
8. HJR1 HJR1: requesting that Congress appropriate funds to revitalize public facilities for access to the ocean and seashore. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
9. 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
10. SB15 SB15: relative to the membership of the state veterans' advisory committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
11. SB21 SB21: enabling certain persons to vote in primaries prior to turning 18 years of age. Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
12. 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
13. SB40 SB40: relative to protecting workers and local governments with advance notice of impending plant closings and layoffs. Enacted Signed by Governor
14. SB62 SB62: (New Title) establishing a commission to study creating a statewide plan for addressing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
15. SB68 SB68: relative to the use of state vehicles. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
16. 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
17. SB78 SB78: relative to contractor accountability and disclosure in the public works construction procurement process. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
18. 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
19. SB95 SB95: (2nd New Title) relative to criminal records checks for certain employees and volunteers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
20. SB111 SB111: (NewTitle) authorizing the governor to appoint a public member to the rail transit authority. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
21. SB115 SB115: relative to eligibility for the healthy kids program. Enacted Signed by Governor
22. SB118 SB118: relative to assistance in voting. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Election Law
23. SB129 SB129: (New Title) relative to the solvency of the unemployment compensation trust fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
24. SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
25. SB132 SB132: (New Title) establishing a commission to develop implementation plans for merging state agencies and programs to enhance efficiency and lower costs. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
26. SB144 SB144: allowing the unemployment compensation trust fund to be charged for benefits paid for certain employee terminations. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
27. SB147 SB147: (New Title) relative to the data collection practices of health care providers, relative to the development of an uninsured health care database, and defining “unnecessary hardship” for purposes of zoning variances. Enacted Signed by Governor
28. SB168 SB168: (New Title) establishing the Southeast Watershed Alliance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
29. SB170 SB170: relative to benefits for unemployed persons who are attempting to establish a business. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
30. SB172 SB172: relative to eligibility for state-federal extended unemployment benefits. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
31. SB195 SB195: relative to procedures for the trimming, cutting, or removal of trees by utilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
32. SB196 SB196: (New Title) relative to non-judicial punishment for minor offenses by military officers and personnel. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
33. 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
34. SB204 SB204: (New Title) relative to postsecondary educational assistance for New Hampshire national guard members and excluding certain entities that license software from the definition of private postsecondary career school. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education

2008 (82 bills sponsored; 51 bills enacted)

1. CACR34 CACR34: 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. House · HOUSE Finance
2. HB76 HB76: creating an environmental policy for New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
3. HB628 HB628: establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund. House · HOUSE Finance
4. HB630 HB630: relative to an electronic controlled drug prescription monitoring program. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
5. HB632 HB632: relative to the penalty for death resulting from the trafficking of controlled drugs. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
6. HB677 HB677: relative to special education procedural safeguards and the dispute resolution process. House · HOUSE Education
7. HB678 HB678: (New Title) establishing a committee to study issues related to cochlear implants. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
8. HB679 HB679: relative to delivery of special education services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
9. HB765 HB765: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the financial liability for placement of a child with a disability. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
10. HB766 HB766: making changes to the laws relating to special education. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
11. HB847 HB847: relative to general rules for vessels operating on water. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
12. HB861 HB861: (New Title) allowing certain active duty members of the United States armed forces and their dependents to attend public postsecondary institutions at the in-state resident tuition rate. House · HOUSE Finance
13. HB887 HB887: allowing certain members of the United States armed forces, including the reserve component, and veterans who qualify for the Montgomery GI Bill, to take courses tuition free at public postsecondary institutions. House · HOUSE Finance
14. HB1151 HB1151: relative to reporting dates for the instream flow pilot program. Senate · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
15. HB1186 HB1186: reducing the membership of 2 legislative oversight committees. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16. HB1195 HB1195: relative to health care provider reimbursement for services to patients without health insurance. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
17. HB1322 HB1322: relative to hearings for incapacitated persons admitted to state institutions by their guardians. House · HOUSE Judiciary
18. HB1323 HB1323: relative to certification of out-of-state placements in juvenile proceedings. House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
19. HB1338 HB1338: (New Title) establishing an arboviral illness task force and relative to mosquito control and abatement. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
20. HB1405 HB1405: (New Title) regulating outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
21. HB1418 HB1418: extending Medicaid to prevent gaps in coverage under the New Hampshire healthy kids program. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
22. HB1438 HB1438: relative to a capital appropriation for the construction of the Hampton-Exeter district courthouse. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
23. HB1447 HB1447: relative to Medicaid for employed adults with disabilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
24. HB1520 HB1520: (New Title) allowing service in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to be purchased as creditable service in the retirement system. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
25. HB1587 HB1587: relative to patient health care information. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
26. HB1594 HB1594: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study the current methods of funding the hazardous waste and hazardous materials programs in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
27. HB1611 HB1611: relative to physical restraints used for involuntary commitments. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
28. HB1646 HB1646: relative to the 10-year transportation improvement plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
29. HB1652 HB1652: relative to the state obligation for payment of the non-federal share of FEMA public assistance and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
30. HCR13 HCR13: urging Congress to create an Office of the National Nurse. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
31. SB158 SB158: relative to review of activities affecting surface waters. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
32. SB165 SB165: relative to informing physicians of results of the screening panels for medical injury claims. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
33. SB199 SB199: relative to the assessment of property subject to a housing subsidy restriction. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
34. SB301 SB301: (2nd New Title) relative to durable medical equipment. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
35. SB303 SB303: relative to special number plates. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
36. SB327 SB327: relative to compensation for state employees injured in the line of duty. Enacted Signed by Governor
37. SB331 SB331: establishing new positions and realigning functions at the department of corrections. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
38. SB336 SB336: relative to special number plates for veterans who are former prisoners of war. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
39. SB338 SB338: relative to the Hampton Beach capital improvement fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
40. SB343 SB343: (New Title) making school building aid grants available to charter schools as reimbursement for annual lease costs. Senate · SENATE Finance
41. SB352 SB352: relative to shoreland protection. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
42. SB376 SB376: (New Title) requiring local fire chiefs to annually inspect all school buildings within his or her jurisdiction and report on the condition of all such school buildings. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
43. SB377 SB377: relative to the application of the prudent investor rule to town trust funds. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
44. SB378 SB378: (New Title) authorizing the supreme court to establish a business and commercial dispute docket in the superior court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
45. SB383 SB383: establishing a commission to develop a plan for the expansion of transmission capacity in the north country. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
46. SB390 SB390: establishing a suicide prevention council. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
47. SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
48. SB394 SB394: establishing an economic development advisory council. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
49. SB415 SB415: relative to the effective date of the compulsory school attendance law. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
50. SB420 SB420: (New Title) relative to criminal background checks of health care facilities and certain nurse applicants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
51. SB425 SB425: (New Title) relative to the data collection practices of health care providers and relative to the development of a comprehensive uninsured health care database. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
52. SB426 SB426: establishing a committee to study the current definition of the term "community benefit" applicable to nonprofit health care providers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
53. SB451 SB451: authorizing rate recovery for electric public utilities investments in distributed energy resources. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
54. SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
55. SB462 SB462: limiting liability for overseers of public welfare when acting in the course of their official duties. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
56. SB465 SB465: relative to the laws regulating trusts and trust companies in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
57. SB467 SB467: relative to taking lobsters and crabs. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE FISH AND GAME
58. SB468 SB468: (New Title) relative to the reinsurance pool and the New Hampshire vaccine association. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
59. SB472 SB472: (New Title) relative to consumer protection from certain practices of payday loan, small loan, and title loan lenders and establishing a commission to study access to consumer credit for people in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
60. SB477 SB477: requesting that the attorney general seek a ruling from the supreme court relative to whether New Hampshire may opt out of enforcing the provisions of the Master Settlement Agreement. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
61. SB483 SB483: establishing a committee to study in-home intervention and counseling services for families and children charged with a crime or designated in need of services by the juvenile court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
62. SB484 SB484: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the sentencing, incarceration, and recidivism of criminal offenders in order to enhance public safety and improve the criminal justice system's cost effectiveness. Enacted Signed by Governor
63. SB486 SB486: relative to the duties and responsibilities of special deputy forest rangers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
64. SB490 SB490: (New Title) relative to fees for special number plates for veterans and relative to vehicle registration fees for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war. Enacted Signed by Governor
65. SB500 SB500: (2nd New Title) relative to certain insurance fraud and establishing a task force on employee misclassification. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
66. SB501 SB501: (4th New Title) relative to workers’ compensation on certain state projects, penalty collection powers of the department of labor and permanent impairment awards under workers’ compensation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
67. SB502 SB502: relative to unemployment compensation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
68. SB506 SB506: naming the Elm Street bridge in Newport after Specialist Justin A. Rollins. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
69. SB508 SB508: relative to municipal deposits. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
70. SB509 SB509: requiring tobacco cessation therapy under the state Medicaid program. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
71. SB512 SB512: relative to emergency management powers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
72. SB521 SB521: increasing the maximum scholarship amount available from the national guard scholarship fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
73. SB525 SB525: (New Title) establishing the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
74. SB527 SB527: relative to adult involvement for minors seeking abortions. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
75. SB528 SB528: relative to a mercury-added thermostat collection program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
76. SB529 SB529: changing certain references in the mental health laws. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
77. SB531 SB531: (2nd New Title) relative to making capital appropriations for the Hillsborough north superior court and the Manchester district court family division and lapsing certain prior capital appropriations, and relative to the venue for civil and criminal cases in Hillsborough county. Enacted Signed by Governor
78. SB540 SB540: (New Title) relative to New Hampshire HealthFirst, an affordable, wellness-based health insurance plan for small employers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
79. SCR5 SCR5: urging that federal, state, and local governments work with broadcasters and consumer groups to inform New Hampshire residents of the 2009 digital broadcast conversion. Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
80. SCR7 SCR7: urging the United States Department of Defense and Congress to restore full services to the Manchester Veterans Administration Hospital. Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
81. SCR8 SCR8: urging the United States Department of Defense to restore the designations of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action to those servicemen and servicewomen who are missing in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
82. SCR10 SCR10: (New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to actively seek an increase in federal funding for wastewater treatment facility improvements. Passed · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

2007 (73 bills sponsored; 52 bills enacted)

1. HB109 HB109: eliminating straight ticket voting. House · HOUSE Election Law
2. HB148 HB148: establishing a commission to study pharmaceutical costs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
3. HB216 HB216: establishing a commission to study the causes, effects, and remediation of siltation in the Great Bay Estuary. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4. HB228 HB228: relative to the definition of "medical necessity" under the managed care law. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
5. HB252 HB252: relative to exemptions from the permitting process for excavating and dredging. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
6. HB273 HB273: relative to special needs trusts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
7. HB289 HB289: relative to joint agreements for the payment of postsecondary education expenses. House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
8. HB305 HB305: (New Title) establishing a task force to develop legislation for expanding access to affordable health insurance for the 2008 and 2009 legislative session. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
9. HB312 HB312: relative to alternative providers for certain health services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
10. HB336 HB336: requiring notice of the classifications of employee and independent contractor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
11. HB337 HB337: (New Title) relative to penalties for failure to have workers’ compensation coverage and continually appropriating a special fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
12. HB396 HB396: establishing a commission to study autism spectrum disorders in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
13. HB408 HB408: establishing a council for the homeless. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
14. HB412 HB412: relative to a new bridge connecting Hampton and Seabrook and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
15. HB416 HB416: (New Title) relative to mercury reduction and establishing a committee to study methods of improving the recycling rate in New Hampshire for mercury-added thermostats. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16. HB483 HB483: relative to mosquito control districts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
17. HB514 HB514: relative to the applicable minimum wage for hourly employees. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
18. HB517 HB517: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to investigate cost drivers in providing health care and establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
19. HB519 HB519: requiring children 12 years of age or under to wear personal flotation devices. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
20. HB533 HB533: (New Title) relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification requirements for state contracts and establishing a commission to recommend a comprehensive program for increasing the use of passenger restraints in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
21. HB534 HB534: relative to political committees of political parties. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS
22. HB536 HB536: relative to the regulation of martial arts schools. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
23. HB538 HB538: making an appropriation for the renovation of the state park system. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
24. HB661 HB661: establishing an executive planning commission on special education. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
25. HB722 HB722: relative to the rivers management protection program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
26. HB790 HB790: (2nd New Title) relative to dependent coverage for health insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
27. HB802 HB802: relative to passenger restraints. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
28. HB808 HB808: relative to employees' rights to bring court action against employers. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
29. HB811 HB811: establishing a committee to study alternatives to incarceration and funding for rehabilitation programs for non-violent offenders. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
30. HB907 HB907: (New Title) relative to the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added products. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
31. SB18 SB18: raising the age of required attendance of children in school. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
32. SB38 SB38: relative to uninsured or hit-and-run motor vehicle coverage. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
33. SB42 SB42: prohibiting smoking in restaurants, cocktail lounges, and certain enclosed public places. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
34. SB47 SB47: making a supplemental appropriation for school building aid. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
35. SB57 SB57: requiring a course in civics for high school graduation. House · HOUSE Education
36. SB61 SB61: relative to pharmaceutical marketers. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
37. SB68 SB68: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services to implement the New Hampshire estuaries project's comprehensive conservation and management plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
38. SB71 SB71: relative to setback requirements for new landfills located near designated rivers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
39. SB74 SB74: relative to the operation and administration of the state park system. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
40. SB82 SB82: reorganizing the administration and governance of the regional community-technical college system. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
41. SB92 SB92: relative to the definition of employee and clarifying the criteria for exempting workers from employee status. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
42. SB97 SB97: (New Title) relative to unemployment administrative contributions and the training fund, and transferring the job training program administered by the department of regional community-technical colleges to the department of resources and economic development. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
43. SB124 SB124: changing the membership of the economic development matching grants screening committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
44. SB135 SB135: establishing a commission to study lowering costs of health insurance for small businesses. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
45. SB138 SB138: (New Title) relative to the waiting list for services to persons with developmental disabilities and acquired brain disorders. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
46. SB153 SB153: (New Title) establishing a commission to study changing statutory references to “mental retardation.” Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
47. SB154 SB154: relative to the worker's compensation compliance statement. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
48. SB155 SB155: relative to insurance coverage for chiropractic services. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
49. SB168 SB168: establishing tuition waivers for foster children. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
50. SB169 SB169: (3rd New Title) establishing a death benefit to be paid to the family of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty and establishing a committee to study the eligibility for and award of the benefit. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
51. SB170 SB170: establishing an office of mediation and arbitration within the judicial branch. Enacted Signed by Governor
52. SB176 SB176: relative to lead paint poisoning and establishing a commission to study the current childhood lead poisoning prevention law, policies, and standards. Enacted Signed by Governor
53. SB180 SB180: relative to local regulation of persons soliciting contributions on streets. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
54. SB183 SB183: (New Title) requiring health insurance plans for family coverage to extend to dependent under age 26. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
55. SB185 SB185: relative to photo identification for persons released from correctional facilities and establishing a commission to study the services needed to help chronically homeless children in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
56. SB187 SB187: relative to motor vehicles operated in parades. Enacted Signed by Governor
57. SB188 SB188: relative to unfair claim settlement practices by insurers. Miscellaneous
58. SB189 SB189: relative to medical benefits under motor vehicle insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
59. SB195 SB195: relative to unemployment benefits for persons needed to care for family members who are disabled. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
60. SB197 SB197: relative to continuation of group health insurance in the event of divorce or legal separation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
61. SB207 SB207: extending the committee to study the funding necessary to operate the hazardous materials program in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
62. SB208 SB208: relative to court review of certain planning and zoning decisions. House · HOUSE Judiciary
63. SB209 SB209: (New Title) requiring the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan to study the inclusion of service of all judges who are not members of the judicial retirement plan. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
64. SB214 SB214: making a capital appropriation to the department of administrative services to fund acquisition of land on which to build a facility for the Hampton-Exeter district court. Senate · SENATE Capital Budget
65. SB215 SB215: (New Title) relative to funding for the human immunodeficiency virus prevention program and certain AIDS services organizations. Enacted Signed by Governor
66. SB217 SB217: (New Title) establishing the New Hampshire housing and conservation planning program. Enacted Signed by Governor
67. SB220 SB220: establishing a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a public review board for health insurance rate increase requests. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
68. 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
69. SB224 SB224: (New Title) relative to the telecommunications planning and development advisory committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
70. SB245 SB245: relative to the New Hampshire college tuition savings plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
71. SB246 SB246: relative to a temporary moratorium on the issuance of large groundwater withdrawal permits and on large groundwater withdrawals from bedrock aquifers if withdrawal has not commenced. Senate · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
72. SB261 SB261: naming the state law library the John W. King law library. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
73. SCR4 SCR4: calling on the President and the Congress to fully fund the federal government's share of special education services in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Passed · HOUSE Education

2006 (79 bills sponsored; 33 bills enacted)

1. HB278 HB278: relative to the alternative budget procedure in school administrative units. Senate · SENATE Education
2. HB426 HB426: establishing a committee to study the transfer of a certain employee of the department of environmental services. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
3. HB506 HB506: including employees of charitable organizations under the protection of the state law against discrimination. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. HB704 HB704: establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
5. HB719 HB719: (New Title) recodifying the Articles 1 and 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code and relative to lobbyist name tags. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
6. HB1133 HB1133: establishing the employee civic duty act. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
7. HB1146 HB1146: (2nd New Title) AN ACT establishing a state energy policy commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
8. HB1147 HB1147: relative to the conduct of recounts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
9. HB1148 HB1148: making an appropriation to the Seacoast Shipyard Association. House · HOUSE Finance
10. HB1177 HB1177: (New Title) prohibiting smoking in restaurants, cocktail lounges, and certain enclosed public places. Senate · SENATE Finance
11. HB1179 HB1179: repealing a requirement that the department of transportation spend a certain amount for litter removal that is determined based on fees paid to the liquor commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
12. HB1192 HB1192: relative to property and casualty insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
13. HB1198 HB1198: establishing a committee to study highway rest areas. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
14. HB1308 HB1308: establishing a commission to study revising the New Hampshire special education statutes. House · HOUSE Education
15. HB1333 HB1333: relative to solid waste reduction goals. Senate · SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
16. HB1364 HB1364: establishing a commission to study the best use and possible transfer of certain state-owned land in the town of Brentwood. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
17. HB1392 HB1392: relative to school budget committee membership. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
18. HB1410 HB1410: relative to the cost to counties of convicted inmates awaiting sentencing in a county correctional facility. Senate · SENATE Finance
19. HB1425 HB1425: establishing a commission to study the efficacy of current laws in reducing exposure of children to lead hazards. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
20. HB1427 HB1427: (New Title) relative to guiding principles for developmentally disabled services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
21. HB1462 HB1462: placing a temporary moratorium on the issue of certain water permits. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
22. HB1464 HB1464: (New Title) relative to mosquito control, establishing a mosquito control fund, making an appropriation therefor, and relative to a public health response to arbovirus. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
23. HB1471 HB1471: repealing the statutes relative to regional highway conferences. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
24. HB1495 HB1495: relative to setback requirements for landfills located near rivers. Senate · SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
25. HB1539 HB1539: establishing a committee to study the shortage in speech language services and the criteria for certification as a speech language specialist. Senate · SENATE Education
26. HB1541 HB1541: requiring applicants for large groundwater withdrawal permits to comply with local ordinances. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
27. HB1551 HB1551: establishing a committee to study incentives for reducing consumer solid waste for disposal in landfills and incinerators. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
28. HB1592 HB1592: making certain changes in the insurance laws. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
29. HB1609 HB1609: (New Title) requiring a pilot project to estimate future water needs and availability. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
30. HB1652 HB1652: relative to certain insurance claims. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
31. HB1656 HB1656: establishing an electronic toll collection transponder inventory fund. Senate · SENATE Finance
32. HB1672 HB1672: (2nd New Title) relative to a registry for founded cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of incapacitated adults, relative to certain background checks, and establishing a task force relative to central registries. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
33. HB1673 HB1673: relative to the reduction of mercury emissions. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
34. HB1703 HB1703: requiring certain employers to report on the percentage of payroll which is being spent on health insurance premiums for employees. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
35. HB1715 HB1715: relative to funding of the professional assistance program for dentists. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
36. HB1747 HB1747: (New Title) establishing a New Hampshire healthy tidal waters and shellfish protection program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
37. HB1751 HB1751: relative to penalties for failure to have workers' compensation coverage. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
38. HB1752 HB1752: requiring notice regarding the classifications of employee and independent contractor. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
39. SB64 SB64: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
40. SB110 SB110: establishing the New Hampshire Rx plus program for prescription drugs. House · HOUSE Finance
41. SB206 SB206: (New Title) establishing an executive branch ethics committee and recodifying RSA 15 relative to lobbyists, RSA 15-A relative to financial statements, and RSA 15-B relative to gifts, honorariums and expense reimbursements. Enacted Signed by Governor
42. SB207 SB207: (New Title) relative to enhanced penalties for certain crimes against the elderly and persons with a physical or mental disability. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
43. SB252 SB252: (New Title) relative to certification of speech-language assistants for purposes of speech language pathology practice. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
44. SB253 SB253: relative to enforcement of support orders for college and postsecondary educational expenses. House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
45. SB262 SB262: (New Title) establishing the position of an administrator of women offenders and family services within the department of corrections and establishing an interagency coordinating council on women offenders. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
46. SB265 SB265: relative to workers' compensation requirements for out-of-state employers and employees. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
47. SB267 SB267: relative to the definition of employee and clarifying the criteria for exempting workers from employee status. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
48. SB268 SB268: (New Title) raising the age of required attendance of children in school and establishing a 2-year pilot program for increasing vocational education opportunities in the Manchester and Nashua school districts and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Education
49. SB269 SB269: (New Title) ratifying all actions from the 1996 Seabrook annual town meeting, pertaining to the adoption of article 3, through September 12, 2006. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
50. SB272 SB272: establishing a committee to study laws relating to funerals and crematories, and their effectiveness. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
51. SB273 SB273: relative to reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
52. SB276 SB276: authorizing the town of Seabrook to plow and remove snow from certain private driveways. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
53. SB283 SB283: relative to stop loss insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
54. SB287 SB287: (New Title) making certain changes to the eminent domain statute and establishing a committee to study eminent domain issues. Enacted Signed by Governor
55. SB294 SB294: authorizing 7 additional state troopers and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
56. SB305 SB305: relative to the regulation of recreational therapists. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
57. SB306 SB306: establishing a quality early learning opportunity initiative and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Finance
58. SB309 SB309: (New Title) establishing a commission to study inclusion of service as a part-time district court judge in the calculation of retirement benefits. Senate · SENATE Finance
59. SB319 SB319: (2nd New Title) establishing a task force to study county government, and relative to prohibiting filing with the registry of deeds a document that includes an individual’s social security number or financial information. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
60. SB322 SB322: (New Title) establishing the business loan enhancement program and relative to the capital asset backed guarantee program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
61. SB323 SB323: establishing a legislative youth advisory council. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
62. SB326 SB326: relative to a temporary moratorium on large groundwater permits and withdrawals. Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
63. SB337 SB337: relative to the sale and repurchase of property acquired by tax deed. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
64. SB338 SB338: relative to insurance coverage for childrens' early intervention therapy services. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
65. SB340 SB340: establishing a legislative health care advisory board. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
66. SB345 SB345: (New Title) relative to lobbyist registration requirements. House · HOUSE Election Law
67. SB359 SB359: relative to the regulation of plumbers and water treatment technicians by the plumbers' board. Enacted Signed by Governor
68. SB360 SB360: establishing a surcharge on real estate transfers for deposit in the family stability fund and renaming the homeless prevention program the family stability program. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
69. SB369 SB369: relative to portability, availability, and renewability of health coverage. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
70. SB372 SB372: allowing certain employees of private agencies to be treated as state employees for purposes of insurance. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
71. SB373 SB373: relative to a public health response to arbovirus. House · HOUSE Finance
72. SB376 SB376: relative to revenues dedicated to the education trust fund. House
73. SB377 SB377: relative to COBRA coverage for persons 55 years of age or older. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
74. SB378 SB378: relative to rates charged by health care providers. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
75. SB387 SB387: relative to energy efficiency loans and guarantees by the business finance authority. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
76. SB398 SB398: relative to political contributions and expenditures. House · HOUSE Election Law
77. SB400 SB400: relative to highway welcome signs. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
78. SCR6 SCR6: (New Title) urging Congress to support stem cell research. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
79. SR3 SR3: noting objections to certain issues regarding "Clawback" and requesting that corrective measures be taken to limit its negative financial consequences. Senate

2005 (25 bills sponsored; 8 bills enacted)

1. HB111 HB111: establishing a commission to study the elimination of cervical cancer in the state of New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HB124 HB124: (New Title) naming a certain portion of New Hampshire Route 125 the Officer Mel Keddy Memorial highway. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
3. HB146 HB146: establishing a commission to study health care delivery at the Veterans Administration Hospital. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
4. HB182 HB182: establishing a committee to study campaign contributions and lobbying practices. House · HOUSE Legislative Administration
5. HB190 HB190: relative to the installation of continuous emission monitoring systems on stationary air pollution sources and devices. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
6. HB196 HB196: establishing a committee to study awarding of the bid for health insurance for state employees. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
7. HB206 HB206: relative to alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
8. HB337 HB337: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance and the small brokerage health insurance community. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
9. HB358 HB358: establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
10. HB371 HB371: relative to mercury reduction. Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
11. HB401 HB401: making an appropriation to the Seacoast Shipyard Association. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
12. HB468 HB468: relative to provisions for permissible contact between the agent of the defendant subject to a protective order and a plaintiff. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
13. HB561 HB561: relative to reasonable accommodation by employers under the state law against discrimination. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
14. SB29 SB29: relative to processing absentee ballots. Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
15. SB66 SB66: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
16. SB81 SB81: providing recourse for homeowners in manufactured housing parks who are confronted with unjustifiable rent increases. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
17. SB82 SB82: requiring a course in civics for high school graduation. Senate · SENATE Education
18. SB118 SB118: repealing certain provisions of law regarding small group health insurance. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
19. SB123 SB123: relative to the liability of pet shops for the sale of sick animals. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
20. SB193 SB193: relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification requirements for state contracts. Senate · SENATE Finance
21. SB201 SB201: making technical corrections to certain environmental laws and the small business technical assistance program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
22. SB215 SB215: (2nd New Title) creating a committee to study alternatives for the disposal of construction and demolition debris. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
23. SB218 SB218: eliminating straight ticket voting. Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
24. SJR1 SJR1: declaring the month of April 2005 to be Boston Red Sox Month. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Legislative Administration
25. SR1 SR1: requesting the United States Congress to assure that compensation is provided to certain United States pilots held as prisoners of war during the 1991 Gulf War. Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

HOUSE Children and Family Law (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2008 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1323 HB1323: relative to certification of out-of-state placements in juvenile proceedings. House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
2. SB483 SB483: establishing a committee to study in-home intervention and counseling services for families and children charged with a crime or designated in need of services by the juvenile court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law

2007 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB289 HB289: relative to joint agreements for the payment of postsecondary education expenses. House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
2. SB168 SB168: establishing tuition waivers for foster children. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB253 SB253: relative to enforcement of support orders for college and postsecondary educational expenses. House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
2. SB323 SB323: establishing a legislative youth advisory council. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law

HOUSE COMMERCE (23 bills sponsored; 15 bills enacted)

2008 (7 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

1. HB1195 HB1195: relative to health care provider reimbursement for services to patients without health insurance. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2. SB301 SB301: (2nd New Title) relative to durable medical equipment. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
3. SB394 SB394: establishing an economic development advisory council. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
4. SB426 SB426: establishing a committee to study the current definition of the term "community benefit" applicable to nonprofit health care providers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
5. SB468 SB468: (New Title) relative to the reinsurance pool and the New Hampshire vaccine association. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
6. SB472 SB472: (New Title) relative to consumer protection from certain practices of payday loan, small loan, and title loan lenders and establishing a commission to study access to consumer credit for people in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
7. SB540 SB540: (New Title) relative to New Hampshire HealthFirst, an affordable, wellness-based health insurance plan for small employers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE

2007 (9 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

1. SB38 SB38: relative to uninsured or hit-and-run motor vehicle coverage. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
2. SB42 SB42: prohibiting smoking in restaurants, cocktail lounges, and certain enclosed public places. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
3. SB124 SB124: changing the membership of the economic development matching grants screening committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
4. SB135 SB135: establishing a commission to study lowering costs of health insurance for small businesses. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
5. SB155 SB155: relative to insurance coverage for chiropractic services. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
6. SB183 SB183: (New Title) requiring health insurance plans for family coverage to extend to dependent under age 26. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
7. SB189 SB189: relative to medical benefits under motor vehicle insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
8. SB197 SB197: relative to continuation of group health insurance in the event of divorce or legal separation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
9. SB220 SB220: establishing a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a public review board for health insurance rate increase requests. House · HOUSE COMMERCE

2006 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB64 SB64: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2. SB283 SB283: relative to stop loss insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
3. SB369 SB369: relative to portability, availability, and renewability of health coverage. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE

2005 (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB196 HB196: establishing a committee to study awarding of the bid for health insurance for state employees. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2. HB337 HB337: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance and the small brokerage health insurance community. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
3. SB66 SB66: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
4. SB123 SB123: relative to the liability of pet shops for the sale of sick animals. House · HOUSE COMMERCE

HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

2010 (5 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. SB193 SB193: relative to the interest rate on small loans and relative to the definition of lender for purposes of regulating such loans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
3. SB392 SB392: (New Title) requiring public hearings concerning health insurance cost increases in health care services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
4. SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
5. SB515 SB515: relative to allowing the commissioner of the department of employment security to participate in a joint local employment dynamics program with the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Enacted Signed by Governor · 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 (12 bills sponsored; 10 bills enacted)

2010 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1462 HB1462: (New Title) establishing a shoreland advisory committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB1620 HB1620: (New Title) establishing a special registration plate symbol for the purpose of benefitting the state park system. 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

2008 (4 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. HB765 HB765: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the financial liability for placement of a child with a disability. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB1405 HB1405: (New Title) regulating outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
3. HB1594 HB1594: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study the current methods of funding the hazardous waste and hazardous materials programs in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. HB1646 HB1646: relative to the 10-year transportation improvement plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB533 HB533: (New Title) relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification requirements for state contracts and establishing a commission to recommend a comprehensive program for increasing the use of passenger restraints in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

2006 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB506 HB506: including employees of charitable organizations under the protection of the state law against discrimination. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB1146 HB1146: (2nd New Title) AN ACT establishing a state energy policy commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
3. HB1752 HB1752: requiring notice regarding the classifications of employee and independent contractor. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB468 HB468: relative to provisions for permissible contact between the agent of the defendant subject to a protective order and a plaintiff. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference

HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB500 SB500: implementing changes in the probation, parole, and sentencing of certain offenders in an effort to increase public safety, strengthen community supervision, and reduce recidivism. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB500 SB500: (2nd New Title) relative to certain insurance fraud and establishing a task force on employee misclassification. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

2007 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB811 HB811: establishing a committee to study alternatives to incarceration and funding for rehabilitation programs for non-violent offenders. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2. SB185 SB185: relative to photo identification for persons released from correctional facilities and establishing a commission to study the services needed to help chronically homeless children in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB207 SB207: (New Title) relative to enhanced penalties for certain crimes against the elderly and persons with a physical or mental disability. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

HOUSE Education (12 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

2010 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1479 HB1479: requiring that body mass index be assessed in all pupils in grades one, 4, 7 and 10. House · HOUSE Education
2. SB373 SB373: relative to approval of alternative schools by the state board of education. House · HOUSE Education
3. SCR3 SCR3: congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Passed · HOUSE Education

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB204 SB204: (New Title) relative to postsecondary educational assistance for New Hampshire national guard members and excluding certain entities that license software from the definition of private postsecondary career school. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education

2008 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB677 HB677: relative to special education procedural safeguards and the dispute resolution process. House · HOUSE Education
2. SB376 SB376: (New Title) requiring local fire chiefs to annually inspect all school buildings within his or her jurisdiction and report on the condition of all such school buildings. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
3. SB415 SB415: relative to the effective date of the compulsory school attendance law. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education

2007 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB57 SB57: requiring a course in civics for high school graduation. House · HOUSE Education
2. SB245 SB245: relative to the New Hampshire college tuition savings plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
3. SCR4 SCR4: calling on the President and the Congress to fully fund the federal government's share of special education services in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Passed · HOUSE Education

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1308 HB1308: establishing a commission to study revising the New Hampshire special education statutes. House · HOUSE Education
2. SB268 SB268: (New Title) raising the age of required attendance of children in school and establishing a 2-year pilot program for increasing vocational education opportunities in the Manchester and Nashua school districts and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Education

HOUSE Election Law (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB118 SB118: relative to assistance in voting. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Election Law

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB109 HB109: eliminating straight ticket voting. House · HOUSE Election Law

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB345 SB345: (New Title) relative to lobbyist registration requirements. House · HOUSE Election Law
2. SB398 SB398: relative to political contributions and expenditures. House · HOUSE Election Law

HOUSE Environment and Agriculture (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB76 HB76: creating an environmental policy for New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture

2007 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB71 SB71: relative to setback requirements for new landfills located near designated rivers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
2. SB207 SB207: extending the committee to study the funding necessary to operate the hazardous materials program in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1551 HB1551: establishing a committee to study incentives for reducing consumer solid waste for disposal in landfills and incinerators. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB201 SB201: making technical corrections to certain environmental laws and the small business technical assistance program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture

HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration (9 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB361 SB361: (New Title) relative to benefits related to service of certain part-time district court justices and judges of probate retiring because of permanent disability. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

2009 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB68 SB68: relative to the use of state vehicles. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
2. SB132 SB132: (New Title) establishing a commission to develop implementation plans for merging state agencies and programs to enhance efficiency and lower costs. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

2008 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB331 SB331: establishing new positions and realigning functions at the department of corrections. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
2. SB420 SB420: (New Title) relative to criminal background checks of health care facilities and certain nurse applicants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB209 SB209: (New Title) requiring the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan to study the inclusion of service of all judges who are not members of the judicial retirement plan. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

2006 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB426 HB426: establishing a committee to study the transfer of a certain employee of the department of environmental services. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
2. SB252 SB252: (New Title) relative to certification of speech-language assistants for purposes of speech language pathology practice. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
3. SB305 SB305: relative to the regulation of recreational therapists. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

HOUSE Finance (26 bills sponsored; 16 bills enacted)

2010 (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB375 SB375: relative to the state park system as a self-supporting entity. House · HOUSE Finance
2. SB396 SB396: limiting the use of child restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
3. SB460 SB460: (New Title) relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations, budget reductions for the department of health and human services, voluntary furloughs for judges, and transfers of federal funds. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
4. SB465 SB465: relative to the transition period for implementing the adequacy aid formula. House · HOUSE Finance
5. SB481 SB481: relative to appropriations for certain turnpike system projects. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB144 SB144: allowing the unemployment compensation trust fund to be charged for benefits paid for certain employee terminations. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

2008 (5 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. CACR34 CACR34: 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. House · HOUSE Finance
2. HB628 HB628: establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund. House · HOUSE Finance
3. HB861 HB861: (New Title) allowing certain active duty members of the United States armed forces and their dependents to attend public postsecondary institutions at the in-state resident tuition rate. House · HOUSE Finance
4. HB887 HB887: allowing certain members of the United States armed forces, including the reserve component, and veterans who qualify for the Montgomery GI Bill, to take courses tuition free at public postsecondary institutions. House · HOUSE Finance
5. SB338 SB338: relative to the Hampton Beach capital improvement fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

2007 (6 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

1. SB18 SB18: raising the age of required attendance of children in school. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
2. SB47 SB47: making a supplemental appropriation for school building aid. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
3. SB68 SB68: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services to implement the New Hampshire estuaries project's comprehensive conservation and management plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
4. SB82 SB82: reorganizing the administration and governance of the regional community-technical college system. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
5. SB138 SB138: (New Title) relative to the waiting list for services to persons with developmental disabilities and acquired brain disorders. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
6. SB169 SB169: (3rd New Title) establishing a death benefit to be paid to the family of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty and establishing a committee to study the eligibility for and award of the benefit. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

2006 (9 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. HB1148 HB1148: making an appropriation to the Seacoast Shipyard Association. House · HOUSE Finance
2. SB110 SB110: establishing the New Hampshire Rx plus program for prescription drugs. House · HOUSE Finance
3. SB262 SB262: (New Title) establishing the position of an administrator of women offenders and family services within the department of corrections and establishing an interagency coordinating council on women offenders. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
4. SB294 SB294: authorizing 7 additional state troopers and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
5. SB306 SB306: establishing a quality early learning opportunity initiative and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Finance
6. SB322 SB322: (New Title) establishing the business loan enhancement program and relative to the capital asset backed guarantee program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
7. SB373 SB373: relative to a public health response to arbovirus. House · HOUSE Finance
8. SB387 SB387: relative to energy efficiency loans and guarantees by the business finance authority. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
9. SB400 SB400: relative to highway welcome signs. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance

HOUSE FISH AND GAME (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB467 SB467: relative to taking lobsters and crabs. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE FISH AND GAME

HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (17 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

2010 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB380 HB380: relative to long-term care. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. SB158 SB158: establishing a commission to study the creation of an uncompensated care fund to provide payments to certain health care providers. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

2009 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB62 SB62: (New Title) establishing a commission to study creating a statewide plan for addressing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. SB95 SB95: (2nd New Title) relative to criminal records checks for certain employees and volunteers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
3. 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

2008 (9 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB630 HB630: relative to an electronic controlled drug prescription monitoring program. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. HB1418 HB1418: extending Medicaid to prevent gaps in coverage under the New Hampshire healthy kids program. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
3. HB1587 HB1587: relative to patient health care information. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
4. HB1611 HB1611: relative to physical restraints used for involuntary commitments. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
5. SB390 SB390: establishing a suicide prevention council. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
6. SB425 SB425: (New Title) relative to the data collection practices of health care providers and relative to the development of a comprehensive uninsured health care database. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
7. SB509 SB509: requiring tobacco cessation therapy under the state Medicaid program. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
8. SB512 SB512: relative to emergency management powers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
9. SB529 SB529: changing certain references in the mental health laws. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

2007 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB408 HB408: establishing a council for the homeless. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. SB153 SB153: (New Title) establishing a commission to study changing statutory references to “mental retardation.” Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB704 HB704: establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

HOUSE Judiciary (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR32 CACR32: relating to clarification of certain language. Providing that all references to people in the constitution shall refer to both male and female. House · HOUSE Judiciary

2008 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1322 HB1322: relative to hearings for incapacitated persons admitted to state institutions by their guardians. House · HOUSE Judiciary
2. SB378 SB378: (New Title) authorizing the supreme court to establish a business and commercial dispute docket in the superior court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
3. SB465 SB465: relative to the laws regulating trusts and trust companies in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary

2007 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB208 SB208: relative to court review of certain planning and zoning decisions. House · HOUSE Judiciary
2. SB261 SB261: naming the state law library the John W. King law library. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary

HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (15 bills sponsored; 10 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB445 SB445: relative to funds chargeable for unemployment compensation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

2009 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB129 SB129: (New Title) relative to the solvency of the unemployment compensation trust fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
2. SB170 SB170: relative to benefits for unemployed persons who are attempting to establish a business. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
3. SB172 SB172: relative to eligibility for state-federal extended unemployment benefits. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

2008 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB501 SB501: (4th New Title) relative to workers’ compensation on certain state projects, penalty collection powers of the department of labor and permanent impairment awards under workers’ compensation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
2. SB502 SB502: relative to unemployment compensation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

2007 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB808 HB808: relative to employees' rights to bring court action against employers. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
2. SB92 SB92: relative to the definition of employee and clarifying the criteria for exempting workers from employee status. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
3. SB154 SB154: relative to the worker's compensation compliance statement. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
4. SB195 SB195: relative to unemployment benefits for persons needed to care for family members who are disabled. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

2006 (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1133 HB1133: establishing the employee civic duty act. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
2. HB1703 HB1703: requiring certain employers to report on the percentage of payroll which is being spent on health insurance premiums for employees. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
3. SB265 SB265: relative to workers' compensation requirements for out-of-state employers and employees. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
4. SB267 SB267: relative to the definition of employee and clarifying the criteria for exempting workers from employee status. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
5. SB273 SB273: relative to reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

HOUSE Legislative Administration (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2005 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB182 HB182: establishing a committee to study campaign contributions and lobbying practices. House · HOUSE Legislative Administration
2. SJR1 SJR1: declaring the month of April 2005 to be Boston Red Sox Month. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Legislative Administration

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

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB490 SB490: allowing historical racing. House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES

HOUSE Municipal and County Government (12 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB506 SB506: (New Title) ceding concurrent jurisdiction to the United States government over certain property located in Coos county. 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

2008 (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB199 SB199: relative to the assessment of property subject to a housing subsidy restriction. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. SB377 SB377: relative to the application of the prudent investor rule to town trust funds. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
3. SB462 SB462: limiting liability for overseers of public welfare when acting in the course of their official duties. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
4. SB508 SB508: relative to municipal deposits. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB180 SB180: relative to local regulation of persons soliciting contributions on streets. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

2006 (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1392 HB1392: relative to school budget committee membership. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. SB269 SB269: (New Title) ratifying all actions from the 1996 Seabrook annual town meeting, pertaining to the adoption of article 3, through September 12, 2006. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
3. SB319 SB319: (2nd New Title) establishing a task force to study county government, and relative to prohibiting filing with the registry of deeds a document that includes an individual’s social security number or financial information. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
4. SB337 SB337: relative to the sale and repurchase of property acquired by tax deed. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB358 HB358: establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

HOUSE Public Works and Highways (8 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2009 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills 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
2. SB78 SB78: relative to contractor accountability and disclosure in the public works construction procurement process. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

2008 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1438 HB1438: relative to a capital appropriation for the construction of the Hampton-Exeter district courthouse. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
2. SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
3. SB506 SB506: naming the Elm Street bridge in Newport after Specialist Justin A. Rollins. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

2007 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB412 HB412: relative to a new bridge connecting Hampton and Seabrook and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
2. HB538 HB538: making an appropriation for the renovation of the state park system. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1364 HB1364: establishing a commission to study the best use and possible transfer of certain state-owned land in the town of Brentwood. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB353 HB353: designating Hampton Beach as a historic seaside recreational area. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

2008 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB158 SB158: relative to review of activities affecting surface waters. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
2. SB352 SB352: relative to shoreland protection. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
3. SB486 SB486: relative to the duties and responsibilities of special deputy forest rangers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
4. SCR10 SCR10: (New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to actively seek an increase in federal funding for wastewater treatment facility improvements. Passed · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB74 SB74: relative to the operation and administration of the state park system. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1462 HB1462: placing a temporary moratorium on the issue of certain water permits. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
2. HB1541 HB1541: requiring applicants for large groundwater withdrawal permits to comply with local ordinances. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development

HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

2008 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB383 SB383: establishing a commission to develop a plan for the expansion of transmission capacity in the north country. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. SB451 SB451: authorizing rate recovery for electric public utilities investments in distributed energy resources. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB224 SB224: (New Title) relative to the telecommunications planning and development advisory committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1425 HB1425: establishing a commission to study the efficacy of current laws in reducing exposure of children to lead hazards. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

2005 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB190 HB190: relative to the installation of continuous emission monitoring systems on stationary air pollution sources and devices. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. SB215 SB215: (2nd New Title) creating a committee to study alternatives for the disposal of construction and demolition debris. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (16 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

2010 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB379 SB379: proclaiming September 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. SB508 SB508: establishing the state office of veterans services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
3. SB517 SB517: (New Title) establishing a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

2009 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HJR1 HJR1: requesting that Congress appropriate funds to revitalize public facilities for access to the ocean and seashore. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. SB15 SB15: relative to the membership of the state veterans' advisory committee. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
3. 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
4. SB196 SB196: (New Title) relative to non-judicial punishment for minor offenses by military officers and personnel. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

2008 (6 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HCR13 HCR13: urging Congress to create an Office of the National Nurse. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. SB521 SB521: increasing the maximum scholarship amount available from the national guard scholarship fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
3. SB525 SB525: (New Title) establishing the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
4. SCR5 SCR5: urging that federal, state, and local governments work with broadcasters and consumer groups to inform New Hampshire residents of the 2009 digital broadcast conversion. Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
5. SCR7 SCR7: urging the United States Department of Defense and Congress to restore full services to the Manchester Veterans Administration Hospital. Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
6. SCR8 SCR8: urging the United States Department of Defense to restore the designations of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action to those servicemen and servicewomen who are missing in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. 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

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SCR6 SCR6: (New Title) urging Congress to support stem cell research. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB146 HB146: establishing a commission to study health care delivery at the Veterans Administration Hospital. House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

HOUSE Transportation (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2009 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. 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
2. SB111 SB111: (NewTitle) authorizing the governor to appoint a public member to the rail transit authority. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation

2008 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB303 SB303: relative to special number plates. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
2. SB336 SB336: relative to special number plates for veterans who are former prisoners of war. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation

HOUSE Ways and Means (7 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)

2010 (4 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. SB457 SB457: authorizing identifying decals for custom vehicles. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
2. SB501 SB501: relative to worksharing benefits under the unemployment compensation law, and relative to training grants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
3. SB505 SB505: (New Title) establishing the commission on health care cost containment and appropriating a special fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
4. SB509 SB509: establishing the New Hampshire medal of honor fund and repealing the New Hampshire service award. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB168 SB168: (New Title) establishing the Southeast Watershed Alliance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB528 SB528: relative to a mercury-added thermostat collection program. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB97 SB97: (New Title) relative to unemployment administrative contributions and the training fund, and transferring the job training program administered by the department of regional community-technical colleges to the department of resources and economic development. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means

No committee listed (21 bills sponsored; 17 bills enacted)

2010 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB205 SB205: making various changes to the criminal statutes. Enacted Signed by Governor
2. SB313 SB313: (New Title) extending the repeal date of the state park system advisory council, relative to field purchases and transfers of funds for the state park system and the bureau of trails, and imposing fees for the use of Jericho Mountain state park. Enacted Signed by Governor
3. SR1 SR1: requesting guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding widespread use of on-board refueling vapor recovery systems in automobiles and trucks. Senate

2009 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB40 SB40: relative to protecting workers and local governments with advance notice of impending plant closings and layoffs. Enacted Signed by Governor
2. SB115 SB115: relative to eligibility for the healthy kids program. Enacted Signed by Governor
3. SB147 SB147: (New Title) relative to the data collection practices of health care providers, relative to the development of an uninsured health care database, and defining “unnecessary hardship” for purposes of zoning variances. Enacted Signed by Governor

2008 (4 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. SB327 SB327: relative to compensation for state employees injured in the line of duty. Enacted Signed by Governor
2. SB484 SB484: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the sentencing, incarceration, and recidivism of criminal offenders in order to enhance public safety and improve the criminal justice system's cost effectiveness. Enacted Signed by Governor
3. SB490 SB490: (New Title) relative to fees for special number plates for veterans and relative to vehicle registration fees for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war. Enacted Signed by Governor
4. SB531 SB531: (2nd New Title) relative to making capital appropriations for the Hillsborough north superior court and the Manchester district court family division and lapsing certain prior capital appropriations, and relative to the venue for civil and criminal cases in Hillsborough county. Enacted Signed by Governor

2007 (6 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. SB170 SB170: establishing an office of mediation and arbitration within the judicial branch. Enacted Signed by Governor
2. SB176 SB176: relative to lead paint poisoning and establishing a commission to study the current childhood lead poisoning prevention law, policies, and standards. Enacted Signed by Governor
3. SB187 SB187: relative to motor vehicles operated in parades. Enacted Signed by Governor
4. SB188 SB188: relative to unfair claim settlement practices by insurers. Miscellaneous
5. SB215 SB215: (New Title) relative to funding for the human immunodeficiency virus prevention program and certain AIDS services organizations. Enacted Signed by Governor
6. SB217 SB217: (New Title) establishing the New Hampshire housing and conservation planning program. Enacted Signed by Governor

2006 (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. SB206 SB206: (New Title) establishing an executive branch ethics committee and recodifying RSA 15 relative to lobbyists, RSA 15-A relative to financial statements, and RSA 15-B relative to gifts, honorariums and expense reimbursements. Enacted Signed by Governor
2. SB287 SB287: (New Title) making certain changes to the eminent domain statute and establishing a committee to study eminent domain issues. Enacted Signed by Governor
3. SB359 SB359: relative to the regulation of plumbers and water treatment technicians by the plumbers' board. Enacted Signed by Governor
4. SB376 SB376: relative to revenues dedicated to the education trust fund. House
5. SR3 SR3: noting objections to certain issues regarding "Clawback" and requesting that corrective measures be taken to limit its negative financial consequences. Senate

SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE (10 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2006 (8 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1192 HB1192: relative to property and casualty insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
2. HB1592 HB1592: making certain changes in the insurance laws. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
3. HB1652 HB1652: relative to certain insurance claims. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
4. HB1751 HB1751: relative to penalties for failure to have workers' compensation coverage. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
5. SB338 SB338: relative to insurance coverage for childrens' early intervention therapy services. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
6. SB372 SB372: allowing certain employees of private agencies to be treated as state employees for purposes of insurance. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
7. SB377 SB377: relative to COBRA coverage for persons 55 years of age or older. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
8. SB378 SB378: relative to rates charged by health care providers. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE

2005 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB561 HB561: relative to reasonable accommodation by employers under the state law against discrimination. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
2. SB118 SB118: repealing certain provisions of law regarding small group health insurance. Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE

SENATE Capital Budget (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB214 SB214: making a capital appropriation to the department of administrative services to fund acquisition of land on which to build a facility for the Hampton-Exeter district court. Senate · SENATE Capital Budget

SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (10 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB569 HB569: (New Title) clarifying insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB530 HB530: (New Title) relative to inspection of public buildings for compliance with accessibility standards. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

2007 (7 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)

1. HB228 HB228: relative to the definition of "medical necessity" under the managed care law. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
2. HB305 HB305: (New Title) establishing a task force to develop legislation for expanding access to affordable health insurance for the 2008 and 2009 legislative session. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
3. HB336 HB336: requiring notice of the classifications of employee and independent contractor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
4. HB337 HB337: (New Title) relative to penalties for failure to have workers’ compensation coverage and continually appropriating a special fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
5. HB514 HB514: relative to the applicable minimum wage for hourly employees. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
6. HB536 HB536: relative to the regulation of martial arts schools. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
7. HB790 HB790: (2nd New Title) relative to dependent coverage for health insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

SENATE Education (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2010 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB1265 HB1265: requiring school boards to develop a policy to address air quality issues in schools. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
2. HB1289 HB1289: relative to air quality in public schools. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
3. HB1523 HB1523: revising the pupil safety and violence prevention act. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB278 HB278: relative to the alternative budget procedure in school administrative units. Senate · SENATE Education
2. HB1539 HB1539: establishing a committee to study the shortage in speech language services and the criteria for certification as a speech language specialist. Senate · SENATE Education

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB82 SB82: requiring a course in civics for high school graduation. Senate · SENATE Education

SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB534 HB534: relative to political committees of political parties. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS

SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB21 SB21: enabling certain persons to vote in primaries prior to turning 18 years of age. Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

2006 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB1471 HB1471: repealing the statutes relative to regional highway conferences. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2. HB1609 HB1609: (New Title) requiring a pilot project to estimate future water needs and availability. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3. HB1673 HB1673: relative to the reduction of mercury emissions. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4. SB326 SB326: relative to a temporary moratorium on large groundwater permits and withdrawals. Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB371 HB371: relative to mercury reduction. Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (9 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB300 SB300: relative to the system benefits charge. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2008 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1151 HB1151: relative to reporting dates for the instream flow pilot program. Senate · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2. HB1186 HB1186: reducing the membership of 2 legislative oversight committees. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

2007 (6 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. HB216 HB216: establishing a commission to study the causes, effects, and remediation of siltation in the Great Bay Estuary. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2. HB252 HB252: relative to exemptions from the permitting process for excavating and dredging. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3. HB416 HB416: (New Title) relative to mercury reduction and establishing a committee to study methods of improving the recycling rate in New Hampshire for mercury-added thermostats. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4. HB722 HB722: relative to the rivers management protection program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
5. HB907 HB907: (New Title) relative to the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added products. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
6. SB246 SB246: relative to a temporary moratorium on the issuance of large groundwater withdrawal permits and on large groundwater withdrawals from bedrock aquifers if withdrawal has not commenced. Senate · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1333 HB1333: relative to solid waste reduction goals. Senate · SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
2. HB1495 HB1495: relative to setback requirements for landfills located near rivers. Senate · SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE

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

2007 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB312 HB312: relative to alternative providers for certain health services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2. HB519 HB519: requiring children 12 years of age or under to wear personal flotation devices. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB719 HB719: (New Title) recodifying the Articles 1 and 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code and relative to lobbyist name tags. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2. HB1715 HB1715: relative to funding of the professional assistance program for dentists. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

SENATE Finance (21 bills sponsored; 14 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB519 SB519: relative to spending reductions for the department of health and human services. Senate · SENATE Finance

2009 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB403 HB403: clarifying the intent of a transfer of general funds to the highway fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2. HB529 HB529: relative to the healthy kids program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance

2008 (5 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. HB679 HB679: relative to delivery of special education services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2. HB766 HB766: making changes to the laws relating to special education. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
3. HB1520 HB1520: (New Title) allowing service in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to be purchased as creditable service in the retirement system. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
4. HB1652 HB1652: relative to the state obligation for payment of the non-federal share of FEMA public assistance and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
5. SB343 SB343: (New Title) making school building aid grants available to charter schools as reimbursement for annual lease costs. Senate · SENATE Finance

2007 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB273 HB273: relative to special needs trusts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2. HB517 HB517: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to investigate cost drivers in providing health care and establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
3. HB661 HB661: establishing an executive planning commission on special education. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance

2006 (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. HB1177 HB1177: (New Title) prohibiting smoking in restaurants, cocktail lounges, and certain enclosed public places. Senate · SENATE Finance
2. HB1179 HB1179: repealing a requirement that the department of transportation spend a certain amount for litter removal that is determined based on fees paid to the liquor commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
3. HB1410 HB1410: relative to the cost to counties of convicted inmates awaiting sentencing in a county correctional facility. Senate · SENATE Finance
4. HB1464 HB1464: (New Title) relative to mosquito control, establishing a mosquito control fund, making an appropriation therefor, and relative to a public health response to arbovirus. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
5. HB1656 HB1656: establishing an electronic toll collection transponder inventory fund. Senate · SENATE Finance
6. HB1672 HB1672: (2nd New Title) relative to a registry for founded cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of incapacitated adults, relative to certain background checks, and establishing a task force relative to central registries. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
7. HB1747 HB1747: (New Title) establishing a New Hampshire healthy tidal waters and shellfish protection program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
8. SB309 SB309: (New Title) establishing a commission to study inclusion of service as a part-time district court judge in the calculation of retirement benefits. Senate · SENATE Finance

2005 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB401 HB401: making an appropriation to the Seacoast Shipyard Association. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2. SB193 SB193: relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification requirements for state contracts. Senate · SENATE Finance

SENATE Health and Human Services (13 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB483 HB483: establishing the developmental services quality council. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services

2008 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB678 HB678: (New Title) establishing a committee to study issues related to cochlear implants. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HB1447 HB1447: relative to Medicaid for employed adults with disabilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
3. SB527 SB527: relative to adult involvement for minors seeking abortions. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services

2007 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB148 HB148: establishing a commission to study pharmaceutical costs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HB396 HB396: establishing a commission to study autism spectrum disorders in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
3. HB483 HB483: relative to mosquito control districts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
4. SB61 SB61: relative to pharmaceutical marketers. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services

2006 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1427 HB1427: (New Title) relative to guiding principles for developmentally disabled services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. SB272 SB272: establishing a committee to study laws relating to funerals and crematories, and their effectiveness. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
3. SB340 SB340: establishing a legislative health care advisory board. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services

2005 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB111 HB111: establishing a commission to study the elimination of cervical cancer in the state of New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HB206 HB206: relative to alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services

SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1147 HB1147: relative to the conduct of recounts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS

2005 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB29 SB29: relative to processing absentee ballots. Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
2. SB218 SB218: eliminating straight ticket voting. Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS

SENATE Judiciary (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB474 HB474: prohibiting the trafficking in persons for the purposes of sexual or labor exploitation. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary

2008 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB632 HB632: relative to the penalty for death resulting from the trafficking of controlled drugs. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
2. SB165 SB165: relative to informing physicians of results of the screening panels for medical injury claims. Senate · SENATE Judiciary

SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SSHB1 SSHB1: relative to costs and expenditures at the department of health and human services, establishing a special fund for certain civil fines collected by the department, relative to the due date for the Medicaid enhancement tax, and making certain general fund reductions and tax and revenue changes. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SR1 SR1: requesting the United States Congress to assure that compensation is provided to certain United States pilots held as prisoners of war during the 1991 Gulf War. Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1338 HB1338: (New Title) establishing an arboviral illness task force and relative to mosquito control and abatement. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

2006 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB276 SB276: authorizing the town of Seabrook to plow and remove snow from certain private driveways. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. SB360 SB360: establishing a surcharge on real estate transfers for deposit in the family stability fund and renaming the homeless prevention program the family stability program. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB81 SB81: providing recourse for homeowners in manufactured housing parks who are confronted with unjustifiable rent increases. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB451 SB451: including low digit number plates as vanity plates. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB847 HB847: relative to general rules for vessels operating on water. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION

2007 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB802 HB802: relative to passenger restraints. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION

2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1198 HB1198: establishing a committee to study highway rest areas. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION

2005 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB124 HB124: (New Title) naming a certain portion of New Hampshire Route 125 the Officer Mel Keddy Memorial highway. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION

SENATE Ways and Means (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB600 HB600: relative to dedicated funds maintained by the state treasurer. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Ways and Means

2008 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB477 SB477: requesting that the attorney general seek a ruling from the supreme court relative to whether New Hampshire may opt out of enforcing the provisions of the Master Settlement Agreement. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means

Abortion and reproductive health (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB527 SB527: relative to adult involvement for minors seeking abortions. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services

Alcohol and tobacco (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB206 HB206: relative to alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HB1179 HB1179: repealing a requirement that the department of transportation spend a certain amount for litter removal that is determined based on fees paid to the liquor commission. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
3. SB509 SB509: requiring tobacco cessation therapy under the state Medicaid program. 2008 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

BANKS AND INSURANCE (10 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB561 HB561: relative to reasonable accommodation by employers under the state law against discrimination. 2005 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
2. HB1192 HB1192: relative to property and casualty insurance. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
3. HB1592 HB1592: making certain changes in the insurance laws. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
4. HB1652 HB1652: relative to certain insurance claims. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
5. HB1751 HB1751: relative to penalties for failure to have workers' compensation coverage. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
6. SB118 SB118: repealing certain provisions of law regarding small group health insurance. 2005 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
7. SB338 SB338: relative to insurance coverage for childrens' early intervention therapy services. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
8. SB372 SB372: allowing certain employees of private agencies to be treated as state employees for purposes of insurance. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
9. SB377 SB377: relative to COBRA coverage for persons 55 years of age or older. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
10. SB378 SB378: relative to rates charged by health care providers. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE

Business and labor (37 bills sponsored; 26 bills enacted)

1. HB196 HB196: establishing a committee to study awarding of the bid for health insurance for state employees. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2. HB336 HB336: requiring notice of the classifications of employee and independent contractor. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
3. HB426 HB426: establishing a committee to study the transfer of a certain employee of the department of environmental services. 2006 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
4. HB474 HB474: prohibiting the trafficking in persons for the purposes of sexual or labor exploitation. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
5. HB506 HB506: including employees of charitable organizations under the protection of the state law against discrimination. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
6. HB514 HB514: relative to the applicable minimum wage for hourly employees. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
7. HB561 HB561: relative to reasonable accommodation by employers under the state law against discrimination. 2005 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
8. HB808 HB808: relative to employees' rights to bring court action against employers. 2007 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
9. HB1133 HB1133: establishing the employee civic duty act. 2006 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
10. HB1703 HB1703: requiring certain employers to report on the percentage of payroll which is being spent on health insurance premiums for employees. 2006 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
11. HB1752 HB1752: requiring notice regarding the classifications of employee and independent contractor. 2006 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
12. SB66 SB66: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
13. SB92 SB92: relative to the definition of employee and clarifying the criteria for exempting workers from employee status. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
14. SB95 SB95: (2nd New Title) relative to criminal records checks for certain employees and volunteers. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
15. SB129 SB129: (New Title) relative to the solvency of the unemployment compensation trust fund. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
16. SB135 SB135: establishing a commission to study lowering costs of health insurance for small businesses. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
17. SB144 SB144: allowing the unemployment compensation trust fund to be charged for benefits paid for certain employee terminations. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
18. SB154 SB154: relative to the worker's compensation compliance statement. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
19. SB170 SB170: relative to benefits for unemployed persons who are attempting to establish a business. 2009 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
20. SB172 SB172: relative to eligibility for state-federal extended unemployment benefits. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
21. SB195 SB195: relative to unemployment benefits for persons needed to care for family members who are disabled. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
22. SB201 SB201: making technical corrections to certain environmental laws and the small business technical assistance program. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
23. SB265 SB265: relative to workers' compensation requirements for out-of-state employers and employees. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
24. SB267 SB267: relative to the definition of employee and clarifying the criteria for exempting workers from employee status. 2006 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
25. SB273 SB273: relative to reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
26. SB322 SB322: (New Title) establishing the business loan enhancement program and relative to the capital asset backed guarantee program. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
27. SB327 SB327: relative to compensation for state employees injured in the line of duty. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor
28. SB372 SB372: allowing certain employees of private agencies to be treated as state employees for purposes of insurance. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
29. SB378 SB378: (New Title) authorizing the supreme court to establish a business and commercial dispute docket in the superior court. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
30. SB387 SB387: relative to energy efficiency loans and guarantees by the business finance authority. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
31. SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
32. SB445 SB445: relative to funds chargeable for unemployment compensation. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
33. SB500 SB500: (2nd New Title) relative to certain insurance fraud and establishing a task force on employee misclassification. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
34. SB501 SB501: (4th New Title) relative to workers’ compensation on certain state projects, penalty collection powers of the department of labor and permanent impairment awards under workers’ compensation. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
35. SB502 SB502: relative to unemployment compensation. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
36. SB515 SB515: relative to allowing the commissioner of the department of employment security to participate in a joint local employment dynamics program with the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
37. SB540 SB540: (New Title) relative to New Hampshire HealthFirst, an affordable, wellness-based health insurance plan for small employers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE

Capital Budget (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB214 SB214: making a capital appropriation to the department of administrative services to fund acquisition of land on which to build a facility for the Hampton-Exeter district court. 2007 · Senate · SENATE Capital Budget

Children and Family Law (22 bills sponsored; 13 bills enacted)

1. HB289 HB289: relative to joint agreements for the payment of postsecondary education expenses. 2007 · House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
2. HB519 HB519: requiring children 12 years of age or under to wear personal flotation devices. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
3. HB765 HB765: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the financial liability for placement of a child with a disability. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. HB1323 HB1323: relative to certification of out-of-state placements in juvenile proceedings. 2008 · House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
5. HB1425 HB1425: establishing a commission to study the efficacy of current laws in reducing exposure of children to lead hazards. 2006 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
6. SB18 SB18: raising the age of required attendance of children in school. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
7. SB168 SB168: establishing tuition waivers for foster children. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
8. SB169 SB169: (3rd New Title) establishing a death benefit to be paid to the family of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty and establishing a committee to study the eligibility for and award of the benefit. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
9. SB176 SB176: relative to lead paint poisoning and establishing a commission to study the current childhood lead poisoning prevention law, policies, and standards. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor
10. SB183 SB183: (New Title) requiring health insurance plans for family coverage to extend to dependent under age 26. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
11. SB185 SB185: relative to photo identification for persons released from correctional facilities and establishing a commission to study the services needed to help chronically homeless children in New Hampshire. 2007 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
12. SB195 SB195: relative to unemployment benefits for persons needed to care for family members who are disabled. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
13. SB197 SB197: relative to continuation of group health insurance in the event of divorce or legal separation. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
14. SB253 SB253: relative to enforcement of support orders for college and postsecondary educational expenses. 2006 · House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
15. SB262 SB262: (New Title) establishing the position of an administrator of women offenders and family services within the department of corrections and establishing an interagency coordinating council on women offenders. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
16. SB268 SB268: (New Title) raising the age of required attendance of children in school and establishing a 2-year pilot program for increasing vocational education opportunities in the Manchester and Nashua school districts and making an appropriation therefor. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
17. SB323 SB323: establishing a legislative youth advisory council. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
18. SB338 SB338: relative to insurance coverage for childrens' early intervention therapy services. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
19. SB360 SB360: establishing a surcharge on real estate transfers for deposit in the family stability fund and renaming the homeless prevention program the family stability program. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
20. SB396 SB396: limiting the use of child restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
21. SB483 SB483: establishing a committee to study in-home intervention and counseling services for families and children charged with a crime or designated in need of services by the juvenile court. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
22. SB531 SB531: (2nd New Title) relative to making capital appropriations for the Hillsborough north superior court and the Manchester district court family division and lapsing certain prior capital appropriations, and relative to the venue for civil and criminal cases in Hillsborough county. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor

COMMERCE (23 bills sponsored; 15 bills enacted)

1. HB196 HB196: establishing a committee to study awarding of the bid for health insurance for state employees. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2. HB337 HB337: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance and the small brokerage health insurance community. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
3. HB1195 HB1195: relative to health care provider reimbursement for services to patients without health insurance. 2008 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
4. SB38 SB38: relative to uninsured or hit-and-run motor vehicle coverage. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
5. SB42 SB42: prohibiting smoking in restaurants, cocktail lounges, and certain enclosed public places. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
6. SB64 SB64: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans. 2006 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
7. SB66 SB66: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
8. SB123 SB123: relative to the liability of pet shops for the sale of sick animals. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
9. SB124 SB124: changing the membership of the economic development matching grants screening committee. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
10. SB135 SB135: establishing a commission to study lowering costs of health insurance for small businesses. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
11. SB155 SB155: relative to insurance coverage for chiropractic services. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
12. SB183 SB183: (New Title) requiring health insurance plans for family coverage to extend to dependent under age 26. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
13. SB189 SB189: relative to medical benefits under motor vehicle insurance. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
14. SB197 SB197: relative to continuation of group health insurance in the event of divorce or legal separation. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
15. SB220 SB220: establishing a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a public review board for health insurance rate increase requests. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
16. SB283 SB283: relative to stop loss insurance. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
17. SB301 SB301: (2nd New Title) relative to durable medical equipment. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
18. SB369 SB369: relative to portability, availability, and renewability of health coverage. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
19. SB394 SB394: establishing an economic development advisory council. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
20. SB426 SB426: establishing a committee to study the current definition of the term "community benefit" applicable to nonprofit health care providers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
21. SB468 SB468: (New Title) relative to the reinsurance pool and the New Hampshire vaccine association. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
22. SB472 SB472: (New Title) relative to consumer protection from certain practices of payday loan, small loan, and title loan lenders and establishing a commission to study access to consumer credit for people in New Hampshire. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
23. SB540 SB540: (New Title) relative to New Hampshire HealthFirst, an affordable, wellness-based health insurance plan for small employers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE

Commerce and Consumer Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 6 bills 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 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. SB193 SB193: relative to the interest rate on small loans and relative to the definition of lender for purposes of regulating such loans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
3. SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
4. SB392 SB392: (New Title) requiring public hearings concerning health insurance cost increases in health care services. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
5. SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
6. SB515 SB515: relative to allowing the commissioner of the department of employment security to participate in a joint local employment dynamics program with the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (10 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. HB228 HB228: relative to the definition of "medical necessity" under the managed care law. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
2. HB305 HB305: (New Title) establishing a task force to develop legislation for expanding access to affordable health insurance for the 2008 and 2009 legislative session. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
3. HB336 HB336: requiring notice of the classifications of employee and independent contractor. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
4. HB337 HB337: (New Title) relative to penalties for failure to have workers’ compensation coverage and continually appropriating a special fund. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
5. HB514 HB514: relative to the applicable minimum wage for hourly employees. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
6. HB530 HB530: (New Title) relative to inspection of public buildings for compliance with accessibility standards. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
7. HB536 HB536: relative to the regulation of martial arts schools. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
8. HB569 HB569: (New Title) clarifying insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
9. HB790 HB790: (2nd New Title) relative to dependent coverage for health insurance. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
10. SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Committee of Conference (12 bills sponsored; 10 bills enacted)

1. HB468 HB468: relative to provisions for permissible contact between the agent of the defendant subject to a protective order and a plaintiff. 2005 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB506 HB506: including employees of charitable organizations under the protection of the state law against discrimination. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
3. HB533 HB533: (New Title) relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification requirements for state contracts and establishing a commission to recommend a comprehensive program for increasing the use of passenger restraints in New Hampshire. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. HB765 HB765: (New Title) establishing a committee to study the financial liability for placement of a child with a disability. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
5. HB1146 HB1146: (2nd New Title) AN ACT establishing a state energy policy commission. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
6. HB1405 HB1405: (New Title) regulating outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
7. HB1462 HB1462: (New Title) establishing a shoreland advisory committee. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
8. HB1594 HB1594: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study the current methods of funding the hazardous waste and hazardous materials programs in New Hampshire. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
9. HB1620 HB1620: (New Title) establishing a special registration plate symbol for the purpose of benefitting the state park system. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
10. HB1646 HB1646: relative to the 10-year transportation improvement plan. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
11. HB1752 HB1752: requiring notice regarding the classifications of employee and independent contractor. 2006 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
12. SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

Criminal justice and courts (30 bills sponsored; 15 bills enacted)

1. CACR32 CACR32: relating to clarification of certain language. Providing that all references to people in the constitution shall refer to both male and female. 2010 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
2. CACR34 CACR34: 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. 2008 · House · HOUSE Finance
3. HB474 HB474: prohibiting the trafficking in persons for the purposes of sexual or labor exploitation. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
4. HB632 HB632: relative to the penalty for death resulting from the trafficking of controlled drugs. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
5. HB808 HB808: relative to employees' rights to bring court action against employers. 2007 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
6. HB811 HB811: establishing a committee to study alternatives to incarceration and funding for rehabilitation programs for non-violent offenders. 2007 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
7. HB1322 HB1322: relative to hearings for incapacitated persons admitted to state institutions by their guardians. 2008 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
8. HB1438 HB1438: relative to a capital appropriation for the construction of the Hampton-Exeter district courthouse. 2008 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
9. SB95 SB95: (2nd New Title) relative to criminal records checks for certain employees and volunteers. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
10. SB165 SB165: relative to informing physicians of results of the screening panels for medical injury claims. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
11. SB169 SB169: (3rd New Title) establishing a death benefit to be paid to the family of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty and establishing a committee to study the eligibility for and award of the benefit. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
12. SB185 SB185: relative to photo identification for persons released from correctional facilities and establishing a commission to study the services needed to help chronically homeless children in New Hampshire. 2007 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
13. SB205 SB205: making various changes to the criminal statutes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor
14. SB207 SB207: (New Title) relative to enhanced penalties for certain crimes against the elderly and persons with a physical or mental disability. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
15. SB208 SB208: relative to court review of certain planning and zoning decisions. 2007 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
16. SB209 SB209: (New Title) requiring the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan to study the inclusion of service of all judges who are not members of the judicial retirement plan. 2007 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
17. SB214 SB214: making a capital appropriation to the department of administrative services to fund acquisition of land on which to build a facility for the Hampton-Exeter district court. 2007 · Senate · SENATE Capital Budget
18. SB261 SB261: naming the state law library the John W. King law library. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
19. SB309 SB309: (New Title) establishing a commission to study inclusion of service as a part-time district court judge in the calculation of retirement benefits. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Finance
20. SB361 SB361: (New Title) relative to benefits related to service of certain part-time district court justices and judges of probate retiring because of permanent disability. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
21. SB378 SB378: (New Title) authorizing the supreme court to establish a business and commercial dispute docket in the superior court. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
22. SB420 SB420: (New Title) relative to criminal background checks of health care facilities and certain nurse applicants. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
23. SB460 SB460: (New Title) relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations, budget reductions for the department of health and human services, voluntary furloughs for judges, and transfers of federal funds. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
24. SB465 SB465: relative to the laws regulating trusts and trust companies in New Hampshire. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
25. SB477 SB477: requesting that the attorney general seek a ruling from the supreme court relative to whether New Hampshire may opt out of enforcing the provisions of the Master Settlement Agreement. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
26. SB483 SB483: establishing a committee to study in-home intervention and counseling services for families and children charged with a crime or designated in need of services by the juvenile court. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
27. SB484 SB484: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the sentencing, incarceration, and recidivism of criminal offenders in order to enhance public safety and improve the criminal justice system's cost effectiveness. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor
28. SB500 SB500: implementing changes in the probation, parole, and sentencing of certain offenders in an effort to increase public safety, strengthen community supervision, and reduce recidivism. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
29. SB500 SB500: (2nd New Title) relative to certain insurance fraud and establishing a task force on employee misclassification. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
30. SB531 SB531: (2nd New Title) relative to making capital appropriations for the Hillsborough north superior court and the Manchester district court family division and lapsing certain prior capital appropriations, and relative to the venue for civil and criminal cases in Hillsborough county. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor

Education (33 bills sponsored; 15 bills enacted)

1. CACR34 CACR34: 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. 2008 · House · HOUSE Finance
2. HB206 HB206: relative to alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
3. HB278 HB278: relative to the alternative budget procedure in school administrative units. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Education
4. HB289 HB289: relative to joint agreements for the payment of postsecondary education expenses. 2007 · House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
5. HB358 HB358: establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes. 2005 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
6. HB536 HB536: relative to the regulation of martial arts schools. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
7. HB661 HB661: establishing an executive planning commission on special education. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
8. HB677 HB677: relative to special education procedural safeguards and the dispute resolution process. 2008 · House · HOUSE Education
9. HB679 HB679: relative to delivery of special education services. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
10. HB766 HB766: making changes to the laws relating to special education. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
11. HB1265 HB1265: requiring school boards to develop a policy to address air quality issues in schools. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
12. HB1289 HB1289: relative to air quality in public schools. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
13. HB1308 HB1308: establishing a commission to study revising the New Hampshire special education statutes. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
14. HB1392 HB1392: relative to school budget committee membership. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
15. HB1479 HB1479: requiring that body mass index be assessed in all pupils in grades one, 4, 7 and 10. 2010 · House · HOUSE Education
16. HB1523 HB1523: revising the pupil safety and violence prevention act. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
17. HB1539 HB1539: establishing a committee to study the shortage in speech language services and the criteria for certification as a speech language specialist. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Education
18. SB18 SB18: raising the age of required attendance of children in school. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
19. SB47 SB47: making a supplemental appropriation for school building aid. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
20. SB57 SB57: requiring a course in civics for high school graduation. 2007 · House · HOUSE Education
21. SB82 SB82: requiring a course in civics for high school graduation. 2005 · Senate · SENATE Education
22. SB204 SB204: (New Title) relative to postsecondary educational assistance for New Hampshire national guard members and excluding certain entities that license software from the definition of private postsecondary career school. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
23. SB245 SB245: relative to the New Hampshire college tuition savings plan. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
24. SB253 SB253: relative to enforcement of support orders for college and postsecondary educational expenses. 2006 · House · HOUSE Children and Family Law
25. SB268 SB268: (New Title) raising the age of required attendance of children in school and establishing a 2-year pilot program for increasing vocational education opportunities in the Manchester and Nashua school districts and making an appropriation therefor. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
26. SB343 SB343: (New Title) making school building aid grants available to charter schools as reimbursement for annual lease costs. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Finance
27. SB373 SB373: relative to approval of alternative schools by the state board of education. 2010 · House · HOUSE Education
28. SB376 SB376: (New Title) requiring local fire chiefs to annually inspect all school buildings within his or her jurisdiction and report on the condition of all such school buildings. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
29. SB376 SB376: relative to revenues dedicated to the education trust fund. 2006 · House
30. SB396 SB396: limiting the use of child restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
31. SB415 SB415: relative to the effective date of the compulsory school attendance law. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
32. SCR3 SCR3: congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. 2010 · Passed · HOUSE Education
33. SCR4 SCR4: calling on the President and the Congress to fully fund the federal government's share of special education services in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 2007 · Passed · HOUSE Education

ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB534 HB534: relative to political committees of political parties. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS

ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB21 SB21: enabling certain persons to vote in primaries prior to turning 18 years of age. 2009 · Senate · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Elections and voting (7 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB109 HB109: eliminating straight ticket voting. 2007 · House · HOUSE Election Law
2. HB182 HB182: establishing a committee to study campaign contributions and lobbying practices. 2005 · House · HOUSE Legislative Administration
3. SB29 SB29: relative to processing absentee ballots. 2005 · Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
4. SB118 SB118: relative to assistance in voting. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Election Law
5. SB218 SB218: eliminating straight ticket voting. 2005 · Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
6. SB345 SB345: (New Title) relative to lobbyist registration requirements. 2006 · House · HOUSE Election Law
7. SB398 SB398: relative to political contributions and expenditures. 2006 · House · HOUSE Election Law

ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB371 HB371: relative to mercury reduction. 2005 · Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2. HB1471 HB1471: repealing the statutes relative to regional highway conferences. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3. HB1609 HB1609: (New Title) requiring a pilot project to estimate future water needs and availability. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4. HB1673 HB1673: relative to the reduction of mercury emissions. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
5. SB326 SB326: relative to a temporary moratorium on large groundwater permits and withdrawals. 2006 · Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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

1. HB1146 HB1146: (2nd New Title) AN ACT establishing a state energy policy commission. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. 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
3. SB387 SB387: relative to energy efficiency loans and guarantees by the business finance authority. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
4. SB451 SB451: authorizing rate recovery for electric public utilities investments in distributed energy resources. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (9 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)

1. HB216 HB216: establishing a commission to study the causes, effects, and remediation of siltation in the Great Bay Estuary. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2. HB252 HB252: relative to exemptions from the permitting process for excavating and dredging. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
3. HB416 HB416: (New Title) relative to mercury reduction and establishing a committee to study methods of improving the recycling rate in New Hampshire for mercury-added thermostats. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4. HB722 HB722: relative to the rivers management protection program. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
5. HB907 HB907: (New Title) relative to the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added products. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
6. HB1151 HB1151: relative to reporting dates for the instream flow pilot program. 2008 · Senate · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
7. HB1186 HB1186: reducing the membership of 2 legislative oversight committees. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
8. SB246 SB246: relative to a temporary moratorium on the issuance of large groundwater withdrawal permits and on large groundwater withdrawals from bedrock aquifers if withdrawal has not commenced. 2007 · Senate · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
9. SB300 SB300: relative to the system benefits charge. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Environment and Agriculture (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB76 HB76: creating an environmental policy for New Hampshire. 2008 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
2. HB1551 HB1551: establishing a committee to study incentives for reducing consumer solid waste for disposal in landfills and incinerators. 2006 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
3. SB71 SB71: relative to setback requirements for new landfills located near designated rivers. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
4. SB201 SB201: making technical corrections to certain environmental laws and the small business technical assistance program. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
5. SB207 SB207: extending the committee to study the funding necessary to operate the hazardous materials program in New Hampshire. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture

Environment and natural resources (21 bills sponsored; 12 bills enacted)

1. HB76 HB76: creating an environmental policy for New Hampshire. 2008 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
2. HB353 HB353: designating Hampton Beach as a historic seaside recreational area. 2009 · House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
3. HB426 HB426: establishing a committee to study the transfer of a certain employee of the department of environmental services. 2006 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
4. HB847 HB847: relative to general rules for vessels operating on water. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
5. HB1462 HB1462: placing a temporary moratorium on the issue of certain water permits. 2006 · House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
6. HB1541 HB1541: requiring applicants for large groundwater withdrawal permits to comply with local ordinances. 2006 · House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
7. HB1609 HB1609: (New Title) requiring a pilot project to estimate future water needs and availability. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
8. HB1747 HB1747: (New Title) establishing a New Hampshire healthy tidal waters and shellfish protection program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
9. SB68 SB68: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services to implement the New Hampshire estuaries project's comprehensive conservation and management plan. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
10. SB74 SB74: relative to the operation and administration of the state park system. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
11. SB158 SB158: relative to review of activities affecting surface waters. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
12. SB168 SB168: (New Title) establishing the Southeast Watershed Alliance. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
13. SB201 SB201: making technical corrections to certain environmental laws and the small business technical assistance program. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
14. SB217 SB217: (New Title) establishing the New Hampshire housing and conservation planning program. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor
15. SB246 SB246: relative to a temporary moratorium on the issuance of large groundwater withdrawal permits and on large groundwater withdrawals from bedrock aquifers if withdrawal has not commenced. 2007 · Senate · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16. SB326 SB326: relative to a temporary moratorium on large groundwater permits and withdrawals. 2006 · Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
17. SB352 SB352: relative to shoreland protection. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
18. SB359 SB359: relative to the regulation of plumbers and water treatment technicians by the plumbers' board. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor
19. SB486 SB486: relative to the duties and responsibilities of special deputy forest rangers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
20. SCR10 SCR10: (New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to actively seek an increase in federal funding for wastewater treatment facility improvements. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
21. SR1 SR1: requesting guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding widespread use of on-board refueling vapor recovery systems in automobiles and trucks. 2010 · Senate

ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1333 HB1333: relative to solid waste reduction goals. 2006 · Senate · SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
2. HB1495 HB1495: relative to setback requirements for landfills located near rivers. 2006 · Senate · SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE

Executive administration (13 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. HB312 HB312: relative to alternative providers for certain health services. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2. HB426 HB426: establishing a committee to study the transfer of a certain employee of the department of environmental services. 2006 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
3. HB519 HB519: requiring children 12 years of age or under to wear personal flotation devices. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
4. HB719 HB719: (New Title) recodifying the Articles 1 and 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code and relative to lobbyist name tags. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
5. HB1715 HB1715: relative to funding of the professional assistance program for dentists. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
6. SB68 SB68: relative to the use of state vehicles. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
7. SB132 SB132: (New Title) establishing a commission to develop implementation plans for merging state agencies and programs to enhance efficiency and lower costs. 2009 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
8. SB209 SB209: (New Title) requiring the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan to study the inclusion of service of all judges who are not members of the judicial retirement plan. 2007 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
9. SB252 SB252: (New Title) relative to certification of speech-language assistants for purposes of speech language pathology practice. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
10. SB305 SB305: relative to the regulation of recreational therapists. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
11. SB331 SB331: establishing new positions and realigning functions at the department of corrections. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
12. SB361 SB361: (New Title) relative to benefits related to service of certain part-time district court justices and judges of probate retiring because of permanent disability. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
13. SB420 SB420: (New Title) relative to criminal background checks of health care facilities and certain nurse applicants. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration

FISH AND GAME (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB467 SB467: relative to taking lobsters and crabs. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE FISH AND GAME

Health and Human Services (13 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. HB111 HB111: establishing a commission to study the elimination of cervical cancer in the state of New Hampshire. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2. HB148 HB148: establishing a commission to study pharmaceutical costs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
3. HB206 HB206: relative to alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
4. HB396 HB396: establishing a commission to study autism spectrum disorders in New Hampshire. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
5. HB483 HB483: establishing the developmental services quality council. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
6. HB483 HB483: relative to mosquito control districts. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
7. HB678 HB678: (New Title) establishing a committee to study issues related to cochlear implants. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
8. HB1427 HB1427: (New Title) relative to guiding principles for developmentally disabled services. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
9. HB1447 HB1447: relative to Medicaid for employed adults with disabilities. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
10. SB61 SB61: relative to pharmaceutical marketers. 2007 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
11. SB272 SB272: establishing a committee to study laws relating to funerals and crematories, and their effectiveness. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
12. SB340 SB340: establishing a legislative health care advisory board. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
13. SB527 SB527: relative to adult involvement for minors seeking abortions. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services

Health care (65 bills sponsored; 35 bills enacted)

1. HB146 HB146: establishing a commission to study health care delivery at the Veterans Administration Hospital. 2005 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. HB196 HB196: establishing a committee to study awarding of the bid for health insurance for state employees. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
3. HB228 HB228: relative to the definition of "medical necessity" under the managed care law. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
4. HB305 HB305: (New Title) establishing a task force to develop legislation for expanding access to affordable health insurance for the 2008 and 2009 legislative session. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
5. HB312 HB312: relative to alternative providers for certain health services. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
6. HB337 HB337: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance and the small brokerage health insurance community. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
7. HB380 HB380: relative to long-term care. 2010 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
8. HB408 HB408: establishing a council for the homeless. 2007 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
9. HB517 HB517: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to investigate cost drivers in providing health care and establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
10. HB529 HB529: relative to the healthy kids program. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
11. HB533 HB533: (New Title) relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification requirements for state contracts and establishing a commission to recommend a comprehensive program for increasing the use of passenger restraints in New Hampshire. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
12. HB569 HB569: (New Title) clarifying insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
13. HB630 HB630: relative to an electronic controlled drug prescription monitoring program. 2008 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
14. HB704 HB704: establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund. 2006 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
15. HB790 HB790: (2nd New Title) relative to dependent coverage for health insurance. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
16. HB1195 HB1195: relative to health care provider reimbursement for services to patients without health insurance. 2008 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
17. HB1418 HB1418: extending Medicaid to prevent gaps in coverage under the New Hampshire healthy kids program. 2008 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
18. HB1447 HB1447: relative to Medicaid for employed adults with disabilities. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
19. HB1464 HB1464: (New Title) relative to mosquito control, establishing a mosquito control fund, making an appropriation therefor, and relative to a public health response to arbovirus. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
20. HB1587 HB1587: relative to patient health care information. 2008 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
21. HB1611 HB1611: relative to physical restraints used for involuntary commitments. 2008 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
22. HB1703 HB1703: requiring certain employers to report on the percentage of payroll which is being spent on health insurance premiums for employees. 2006 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
23. HB1747 HB1747: (New Title) establishing a New Hampshire healthy tidal waters and shellfish protection program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
24. SB62 SB62: (New Title) establishing a commission to study creating a statewide plan for addressing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in New Hampshire. 2009 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
25. SB64 SB64: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans. 2006 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
26. SB66 SB66: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
27. SB95 SB95: (2nd New Title) relative to criminal records checks for certain employees and volunteers. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
28. SB115 SB115: relative to eligibility for the healthy kids program. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor
29. SB118 SB118: repealing certain provisions of law regarding small group health insurance. 2005 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
30. SB135 SB135: establishing a commission to study lowering costs of health insurance for small businesses. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
31. SB147 SB147: (New Title) relative to the data collection practices of health care providers, relative to the development of an uninsured health care database, and defining “unnecessary hardship” for purposes of zoning variances. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor
32. SB153 SB153: (New Title) establishing a commission to study changing statutory references to “mental retardation.” Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
33. SB155 SB155: relative to insurance coverage for chiropractic services. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
34. SB158 SB158: establishing a commission to study the creation of an uncompensated care fund to provide payments to certain health care providers. 2010 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
35. SB165 SB165: relative to informing physicians of results of the screening panels for medical injury claims. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
36. SB183 SB183: (New Title) requiring health insurance plans for family coverage to extend to dependent under age 26. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
37. SB189 SB189: relative to medical benefits under motor vehicle insurance. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
38. SB193 SB193: relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification requirements for state contracts. 2005 · Senate · SENATE Finance
39. SB197 SB197: relative to continuation of group health insurance in the event of divorce or legal separation. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
40. 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
41. SB220 SB220: establishing a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a public review board for health insurance rate increase requests. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
42. SB301 SB301: (2nd New Title) relative to durable medical equipment. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
43. SB338 SB338: relative to insurance coverage for childrens' early intervention therapy services. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
44. SB340 SB340: establishing a legislative health care advisory board. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
45. SB369 SB369: relative to portability, availability, and renewability of health coverage. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
46. SB373 SB373: relative to a public health response to arbovirus. 2006 · House · HOUSE Finance
47. SB378 SB378: relative to rates charged by health care providers. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
48. SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
49. SB390 SB390: establishing a suicide prevention council. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
50. SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
51. SB392 SB392: (New Title) requiring public hearings concerning health insurance cost increases in health care services. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
52. SB420 SB420: (New Title) relative to criminal background checks of health care facilities and certain nurse applicants. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
53. SB425 SB425: (New Title) relative to the data collection practices of health care providers and relative to the development of a comprehensive uninsured health care database. 2008 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
54. SB426 SB426: establishing a committee to study the current definition of the term "community benefit" applicable to nonprofit health care providers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
55. SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
56. SB460 SB460: (New Title) relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations, budget reductions for the department of health and human services, voluntary furloughs for judges, and transfers of federal funds. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
57. SB505 SB505: (New Title) establishing the commission on health care cost containment and appropriating a special fund. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
58. SB509 SB509: requiring tobacco cessation therapy under the state Medicaid program. 2008 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
59. SB512 SB512: relative to emergency management powers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
60. SB519 SB519: relative to spending reductions for the department of health and human services. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
61. SB525 SB525: (New Title) establishing the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
62. SB529 SB529: changing certain references in the mental health laws. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
63. SB540 SB540: (New Title) relative to New Hampshire HealthFirst, an affordable, wellness-based health insurance plan for small employers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
64. SCR7 SCR7: urging the United States Department of Defense and Congress to restore full services to the Manchester Veterans Administration Hospital. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
65. SSHB1 SSHB1: relative to costs and expenditures at the department of health and human services, establishing a special fund for certain civil fines collected by the department, relative to the due date for the Medicaid enhancement tax, and making certain general fund reductions and tax and revenue changes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

Housing and property (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. HB1192 HB1192: relative to property and casualty insurance. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
2. SB81 SB81: providing recourse for homeowners in manufactured housing parks who are confronted with unjustifiable rent increases. 2005 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
3. SB147 SB147: (New Title) relative to the data collection practices of health care providers, relative to the development of an uninsured health care database, and defining “unnecessary hardship” for purposes of zoning variances. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor
4. SB199 SB199: relative to the assessment of property subject to a housing subsidy restriction. 2008 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
5. SB208 SB208: relative to court review of certain planning and zoning decisions. 2007 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
6. SB217 SB217: (New Title) establishing the New Hampshire housing and conservation planning program. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor
7. SB337 SB337: relative to the sale and repurchase of property acquired by tax deed. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
8. SB506 SB506: (New Title) ceding concurrent jurisdiction to the United States government over certain property located in Coos county. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

Insurance (29 bills sponsored; 15 bills enacted)

1. HB196 HB196: establishing a committee to study awarding of the bid for health insurance for state employees. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2. HB305 HB305: (New Title) establishing a task force to develop legislation for expanding access to affordable health insurance for the 2008 and 2009 legislative session. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
3. HB337 HB337: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance and the small brokerage health insurance community. 2005 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
4. HB569 HB569: (New Title) clarifying insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of pervasive developmental disorder or autism. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
5. HB790 HB790: (2nd New Title) relative to dependent coverage for health insurance. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
6. HB1192 HB1192: relative to property and casualty insurance. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
7. HB1195 HB1195: relative to health care provider reimbursement for services to patients without health insurance. 2008 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
8. HB1592 HB1592: making certain changes in the insurance laws. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
9. HB1652 HB1652: relative to certain insurance claims. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
10. HB1703 HB1703: requiring certain employers to report on the percentage of payroll which is being spent on health insurance premiums for employees. 2006 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
11. SB64 SB64: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans. 2006 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
12. SB66 SB66: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
13. SB118 SB118: repealing certain provisions of law regarding small group health insurance. 2005 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
14. SB135 SB135: establishing a commission to study lowering costs of health insurance for small businesses. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
15. SB155 SB155: relative to insurance coverage for chiropractic services. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
16. SB183 SB183: (New Title) requiring health insurance plans for family coverage to extend to dependent under age 26. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
17. SB188 SB188: relative to unfair claim settlement practices by insurers. 2007 · Miscellaneous
18. SB189 SB189: relative to medical benefits under motor vehicle insurance. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
19. SB197 SB197: relative to continuation of group health insurance in the event of divorce or legal separation. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
20. SB220 SB220: establishing a commission to study the feasibility of establishing a public review board for health insurance rate increase requests. 2007 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
21. SB283 SB283: relative to stop loss insurance. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
22. SB338 SB338: relative to insurance coverage for childrens' early intervention therapy services. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
23. SB372 SB372: allowing certain employees of private agencies to be treated as state employees for purposes of insurance. 2006 · Senate · SENATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
24. SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
25. SB391 SB391: relative to affordable health insurance for small employers. 2008 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
26. SB392 SB392: (New Title) requiring public hearings concerning health insurance cost increases in health care services. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
27. SB468 SB468: (New Title) relative to the reinsurance pool and the New Hampshire vaccine association. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
28. SB500 SB500: (2nd New Title) relative to certain insurance fraud and establishing a task force on employee misclassification. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
29. SB540 SB540: (New Title) relative to New Hampshire HealthFirst, an affordable, wellness-based health insurance plan for small employers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE

INTERNAL AFFAIRS (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1147 HB1147: relative to the conduct of recounts. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
2. SB29 SB29: relative to processing absentee ballots. 2005 · Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS
3. SB218 SB218: eliminating straight ticket voting. 2005 · Senate · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Legislative Administration (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB182 HB182: establishing a committee to study campaign contributions and lobbying practices. 2005 · House · HOUSE Legislative Administration
2. SJR1 SJR1: declaring the month of April 2005 to be Boston Red Sox Month. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Legislative Administration

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

1. SB490 SB490: allowing historical racing. 2010 · House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES

Local government (18 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. HB358 HB358: establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes. 2005 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB1364 HB1364: establishing a commission to study the best use and possible transfer of certain state-owned land in the town of Brentwood. 2006 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
3. HB1392 HB1392: relative to school budget committee membership. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
4. HB1410 HB1410: relative to the cost to counties of convicted inmates awaiting sentencing in a county correctional facility. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Finance
5. 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
6. SB180 SB180: relative to local regulation of persons soliciting contributions on streets. 2007 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
7. 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
8. SB199 SB199: relative to the assessment of property subject to a housing subsidy restriction. 2008 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
9. SB269 SB269: (New Title) ratifying all actions from the 1996 Seabrook annual town meeting, pertaining to the adoption of article 3, through September 12, 2006. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
10. SB276 SB276: authorizing the town of Seabrook to plow and remove snow from certain private driveways. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
11. SB319 SB319: (2nd New Title) establishing a task force to study county government, and relative to prohibiting filing with the registry of deeds a document that includes an individual’s social security number or financial information. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
12. SB337 SB337: relative to the sale and repurchase of property acquired by tax deed. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
13. SB377 SB377: relative to the application of the prudent investor rule to town trust funds. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
14. SB383 SB383: establishing a commission to develop a plan for the expansion of transmission capacity in the north country. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
15. SB462 SB462: limiting liability for overseers of public welfare when acting in the course of their official duties. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
16. SB506 SB506: (New Title) ceding concurrent jurisdiction to the United States government over certain property located in Coos county. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
17. SB508 SB508: relative to municipal deposits. 2008 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
18. SB531 SB531: (2nd New Title) relative to making capital appropriations for the Hillsborough north superior court and the Manchester district court family division and lapsing certain prior capital appropriations, and relative to the venue for civil and criminal cases in Hillsborough county. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor

NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SR1 SR1: requesting the United States Congress to assure that compensation is provided to certain United States pilots held as prisoners of war during the 1991 Gulf War. 2005 · Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
2. SSHB1 SSHB1: relative to costs and expenditures at the department of health and human services, establishing a special fund for certain civil fines collected by the department, relative to the due date for the Medicaid enhancement tax, and making certain general fund reductions and tax and revenue changes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

Public and Municipal Affairs (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1338 HB1338: (New Title) establishing an arboviral illness task force and relative to mosquito control and abatement. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2. SB81 SB81: providing recourse for homeowners in manufactured housing parks who are confronted with unjustifiable rent increases. 2005 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
3. SB276 SB276: authorizing the town of Seabrook to plow and remove snow from certain private driveways. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
4. SB360 SB360: establishing a surcharge on real estate transfers for deposit in the family stability fund and renaming the homeless prevention program the family stability program. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Public finance (79 bills sponsored; 46 bills enacted)

1. CACR34 CACR34: 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. 2008 · House · HOUSE Finance
2. HB273 HB273: relative to special needs trusts. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
3. HB278 HB278: relative to the alternative budget procedure in school administrative units. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Education
4. HB337 HB337: (New Title) relative to penalties for failure to have workers’ compensation coverage and continually appropriating a special fund. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
5. HB358 HB358: establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the municipal budget committee and cooperative school district budget committee processes. 2005 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
6. HB401 HB401: making an appropriation to the Seacoast Shipyard Association. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
7. HB403 HB403: clarifying the intent of a transfer of general funds to the highway fund. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
8. HB412 HB412: relative to a new bridge connecting Hampton and Seabrook and making an appropriation therefor. 2007 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
9. HB517 HB517: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to investigate cost drivers in providing health care and establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
10. HB529 HB529: relative to the healthy kids program. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
11. HB538 HB538: making an appropriation for the renovation of the state park system. 2007 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
12. HB600 HB600: relative to dedicated funds maintained by the state treasurer. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Ways and Means
13. HB628 HB628: establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund. 2008 · House · HOUSE Finance
14. HB661 HB661: establishing an executive planning commission on special education. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
15. HB679 HB679: relative to delivery of special education services. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
16. HB704 HB704: establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund. 2006 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
17. HB766 HB766: making changes to the laws relating to special education. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
18. HB811 HB811: establishing a committee to study alternatives to incarceration and funding for rehabilitation programs for non-violent offenders. 2007 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
19. HB861 HB861: (New Title) allowing certain active duty members of the United States armed forces and their dependents to attend public postsecondary institutions at the in-state resident tuition rate. 2008 · House · HOUSE Finance
20. HB887 HB887: allowing certain members of the United States armed forces, including the reserve component, and veterans who qualify for the Montgomery GI Bill, to take courses tuition free at public postsecondary institutions. 2008 · House · HOUSE Finance
21. HB1148 HB1148: making an appropriation to the Seacoast Shipyard Association. 2006 · House · HOUSE Finance
22. HB1177 HB1177: (New Title) prohibiting smoking in restaurants, cocktail lounges, and certain enclosed public places. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Finance
23. HB1179 HB1179: repealing a requirement that the department of transportation spend a certain amount for litter removal that is determined based on fees paid to the liquor commission. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
24. HB1392 HB1392: relative to school budget committee membership. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
25. HB1410 HB1410: relative to the cost to counties of convicted inmates awaiting sentencing in a county correctional facility. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Finance
26. HB1438 HB1438: relative to a capital appropriation for the construction of the Hampton-Exeter district courthouse. 2008 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
27. HB1464 HB1464: (New Title) relative to mosquito control, establishing a mosquito control fund, making an appropriation therefor, and relative to a public health response to arbovirus. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
28. HB1520 HB1520: (New Title) allowing service in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to be purchased as creditable service in the retirement system. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
29. HB1594 HB1594: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study the current methods of funding the hazardous waste and hazardous materials programs in New Hampshire. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
30. HB1652 HB1652: relative to the state obligation for payment of the non-federal share of FEMA public assistance and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
31. HB1656 HB1656: establishing an electronic toll collection transponder inventory fund. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Finance
32. HB1672 HB1672: (2nd New Title) relative to a registry for founded cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of incapacitated adults, relative to certain background checks, and establishing a task force relative to central registries. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
33. HB1715 HB1715: relative to funding of the professional assistance program for dentists. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
34. HB1747 HB1747: (New Title) establishing a New Hampshire healthy tidal waters and shellfish protection program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
35. HJR1 HJR1: requesting that Congress appropriate funds to revitalize public facilities for access to the ocean and seashore. 2009 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
36. SB18 SB18: raising the age of required attendance of children in school. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
37. SB47 SB47: making a supplemental appropriation for school building aid. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
38. SB68 SB68: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services to implement the New Hampshire estuaries project's comprehensive conservation and management plan. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
39. SB82 SB82: reorganizing the administration and governance of the regional community-technical college system. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
40. SB97 SB97: (New Title) relative to unemployment administrative contributions and the training fund, and transferring the job training program administered by the department of regional community-technical colleges to the department of resources and economic development. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
41. SB110 SB110: establishing the New Hampshire Rx plus program for prescription drugs. 2006 · House · HOUSE Finance
42. SB129 SB129: (New Title) relative to the solvency of the unemployment compensation trust fund. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
43. SB138 SB138: (New Title) relative to the waiting list for services to persons with developmental disabilities and acquired brain disorders. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
44. SB144 SB144: allowing the unemployment compensation trust fund to be charged for benefits paid for certain employee terminations. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
45. SB158 SB158: establishing a commission to study the creation of an uncompensated care fund to provide payments to certain health care providers. 2010 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
46. SB169 SB169: (3rd New Title) establishing a death benefit to be paid to the family of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty and establishing a committee to study the eligibility for and award of the benefit. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
47. SB193 SB193: relative to Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification requirements for state contracts. 2005 · Senate · SENATE Finance
48. SB207 SB207: extending the committee to study the funding necessary to operate the hazardous materials program in New Hampshire. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
49. SB214 SB214: making a capital appropriation to the department of administrative services to fund acquisition of land on which to build a facility for the Hampton-Exeter district court. 2007 · Senate · SENATE Capital Budget
50. SB215 SB215: (New Title) relative to funding for the human immunodeficiency virus prevention program and certain AIDS services organizations. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor
51. SB262 SB262: (New Title) establishing the position of an administrator of women offenders and family services within the department of corrections and establishing an interagency coordinating council on women offenders. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
52. SB268 SB268: (New Title) raising the age of required attendance of children in school and establishing a 2-year pilot program for increasing vocational education opportunities in the Manchester and Nashua school districts and making an appropriation therefor. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
53. SB294 SB294: authorizing 7 additional state troopers and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
54. SB306 SB306: establishing a quality early learning opportunity initiative and making an appropriation therefor. 2006 · House · HOUSE Finance
55. SB309 SB309: (New Title) establishing a commission to study inclusion of service as a part-time district court judge in the calculation of retirement benefits. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Finance
56. SB313 SB313: (New Title) extending the repeal date of the state park system advisory council, relative to field purchases and transfers of funds for the state park system and the bureau of trails, and imposing fees for the use of Jericho Mountain state park. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor
57. SB322 SB322: (New Title) establishing the business loan enhancement program and relative to the capital asset backed guarantee program. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
58. SB338 SB338: relative to the Hampton Beach capital improvement fund. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
59. SB343 SB343: (New Title) making school building aid grants available to charter schools as reimbursement for annual lease costs. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Finance
60. SB360 SB360: establishing a surcharge on real estate transfers for deposit in the family stability fund and renaming the homeless prevention program the family stability program. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
61. SB373 SB373: relative to a public health response to arbovirus. 2006 · House · HOUSE Finance
62. SB375 SB375: relative to the state park system as a self-supporting entity. 2010 · House · HOUSE Finance
63. SB376 SB376: relative to revenues dedicated to the education trust fund. 2006 · House
64. SB377 SB377: relative to the application of the prudent investor rule to town trust funds. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
65. SB387 SB387: relative to energy efficiency loans and guarantees by the business finance authority. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
66. SB396 SB396: limiting the use of child restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
67. SB400 SB400: relative to highway welcome signs. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
68. SB445 SB445: relative to funds chargeable for unemployment compensation. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
69. SB460 SB460: (New Title) relative to the lapse of certain legislative and judicial branch appropriations, budget reductions for the department of health and human services, voluntary furloughs for judges, and transfers of federal funds. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
70. SB465 SB465: relative to the transition period for implementing the adequacy aid formula. 2010 · House · HOUSE Finance
71. SB481 SB481: relative to appropriations for certain turnpike system projects. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
72. SB505 SB505: (New Title) establishing the commission on health care cost containment and appropriating a special fund. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
73. SB509 SB509: establishing the New Hampshire medal of honor fund and repealing the New Hampshire service award. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
74. SB519 SB519: relative to spending reductions for the department of health and human services. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
75. SB521 SB521: increasing the maximum scholarship amount available from the national guard scholarship fund. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
76. SB531 SB531: (2nd New Title) relative to making capital appropriations for the Hillsborough north superior court and the Manchester district court family division and lapsing certain prior capital appropriations, and relative to the venue for civil and criminal cases in Hillsborough county. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor
77. SCR4 SCR4: calling on the President and the Congress to fully fund the federal government's share of special education services in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 2007 · Passed · HOUSE Education
78. SCR10 SCR10: (New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to actively seek an increase in federal funding for wastewater treatment facility improvements. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
79. SSHB1 SSHB1: relative to costs and expenditures at the department of health and human services, establishing a special fund for certain civil fines collected by the department, relative to the due date for the Medicaid enhancement tax, and making certain general fund reductions and tax and revenue changes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

Public safety (5 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. 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
2. SB484 SB484: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the sentencing, incarceration, and recidivism of criminal offenders in order to enhance public safety and improve the criminal justice system's cost effectiveness. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor
3. SB500 SB500: implementing changes in the probation, parole, and sentencing of certain offenders in an effort to increase public safety, strengthen community supervision, and reduce recidivism. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
4. SB512 SB512: relative to emergency management powers. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
5. SB525 SB525: (New Title) establishing the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Public Works and Highways (8 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB412 HB412: relative to a new bridge connecting Hampton and Seabrook and making an appropriation therefor. 2007 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
2. HB538 HB538: making an appropriation for the renovation of the state park system. 2007 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
3. HB1364 HB1364: establishing a commission to study the best use and possible transfer of certain state-owned land in the town of Brentwood. 2006 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
4. HB1438 HB1438: relative to a capital appropriation for the construction of the Hampton-Exeter district courthouse. 2008 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
5. 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
6. SB78 SB78: relative to contractor accountability and disclosure in the public works construction procurement process. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
7. SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. 2008 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
8. SB506 SB506: naming the Elm Street bridge in Newport after Specialist Justin A. Rollins. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

Retirement and pensions (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1520 HB1520: (New Title) allowing service in the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to be purchased as creditable service in the retirement system. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2. SB209 SB209: (New Title) requiring the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan to study the inclusion of service of all judges who are not members of the judicial retirement plan. 2007 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
3. SB309 SB309: (New Title) establishing a commission to study inclusion of service as a part-time district court judge in the calculation of retirement benefits. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Finance

Science, Technology and Energy (6 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. HB190 HB190: relative to the installation of continuous emission monitoring systems on stationary air pollution sources and devices. 2005 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. HB1425 HB1425: establishing a commission to study the efficacy of current laws in reducing exposure of children to lead hazards. 2006 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
3. SB215 SB215: (2nd New Title) creating a committee to study alternatives for the disposal of construction and demolition debris. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
4. SB224 SB224: (New Title) relative to the telecommunications planning and development advisory committee. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
5. SB383 SB383: establishing a commission to develop a plan for the expansion of transmission capacity in the north country. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
6. SB451 SB451: authorizing rate recovery for electric public utilities investments in distributed energy resources. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (16 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)

1. HB146 HB146: establishing a commission to study health care delivery at the Veterans Administration Hospital. 2005 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
2. HCR13 HCR13: urging Congress to create an Office of the National Nurse. 2008 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
3. HJR1 HJR1: requesting that Congress appropriate funds to revitalize public facilities for access to the ocean and seashore. 2009 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
4. SB15 SB15: relative to the membership of the state veterans' advisory committee. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
5. 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
6. SB196 SB196: (New Title) relative to non-judicial punishment for minor offenses by military officers and personnel. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
7. 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
8. SB379 SB379: proclaiming September 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
9. SB508 SB508: establishing the state office of veterans services. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
10. SB517 SB517: (New Title) establishing a veterans’ legal aid advocacy project. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
11. SB521 SB521: increasing the maximum scholarship amount available from the national guard scholarship fund. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
12. SB525 SB525: (New Title) establishing the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
13. SCR5 SCR5: urging that federal, state, and local governments work with broadcasters and consumer groups to inform New Hampshire residents of the 2009 digital broadcast conversion. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
14. SCR6 SCR6: (New Title) urging Congress to support stem cell research. 2006 · House · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
15. SCR7 SCR7: urging the United States Department of Defense and Congress to restore full services to the Manchester Veterans Administration Hospital. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
16. SCR8 SCR8: urging the United States Department of Defense to restore the designations of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action to those servicemen and servicewomen who are missing in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Taxation (12 bills sponsored; 10 bills enacted)

1. HB600 HB600: relative to dedicated funds maintained by the state treasurer. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Ways and Means
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. SB97 SB97: (New Title) relative to unemployment administrative contributions and the training fund, and transferring the job training program administered by the department of regional community-technical colleges to the department of resources and economic development. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
4. SB168 SB168: (New Title) establishing the Southeast Watershed Alliance. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
5. SB337 SB337: relative to the sale and repurchase of property acquired by tax deed. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
6. SB457 SB457: authorizing identifying decals for custom vehicles. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
7. SB477 SB477: requesting that the attorney general seek a ruling from the supreme court relative to whether New Hampshire may opt out of enforcing the provisions of the Master Settlement Agreement. 2008 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
8. SB501 SB501: relative to worksharing benefits under the unemployment compensation law, and relative to training grants. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
9. SB505 SB505: (New Title) establishing the commission on health care cost containment and appropriating a special fund. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
10. SB509 SB509: establishing the New Hampshire medal of honor fund and repealing the New Hampshire service award. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
11. SB528 SB528: relative to a mercury-added thermostat collection program. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
12. SSHB1 SSHB1: relative to costs and expenditures at the department of health and human services, establishing a special fund for certain civil fines collected by the department, relative to the due date for the Medicaid enhancement tax, and making certain general fund reductions and tax and revenue changes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

Transportation (20 bills sponsored; 16 bills enacted)

1. HB124 HB124: (New Title) naming a certain portion of New Hampshire Route 125 the Officer Mel Keddy Memorial highway. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
2. HB403 HB403: clarifying the intent of a transfer of general funds to the highway fund. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
3. HB517 HB517: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to investigate cost drivers in providing health care and establishing the New Hampshire Rx advantage program and continually appropriating a special fund and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
4. HB1179 HB1179: repealing a requirement that the department of transportation spend a certain amount for litter removal that is determined based on fees paid to the liquor commission. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
5. HB1198 HB1198: establishing a committee to study highway rest areas. 2006 · Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
6. HB1471 HB1471: repealing the statutes relative to regional highway conferences. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
7. HB1646 HB1646: relative to the 10-year transportation improvement plan. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
8. SB38 SB38: relative to uninsured or hit-and-run motor vehicle coverage. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
9. SB68 SB68: relative to the use of state vehicles. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
10. 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
11. SB111 SB111: (NewTitle) authorizing the governor to appoint a public member to the rail transit authority. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
12. SB187 SB187: relative to motor vehicles operated in parades. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor
13. SB189 SB189: relative to medical benefits under motor vehicle insurance. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
14. SB303 SB303: relative to special number plates. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
15. SB336 SB336: relative to special number plates for veterans who are former prisoners of war. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
16. SB400 SB400: relative to highway welcome signs. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Finance
17. SB452 SB452: relative to transportation planning. 2008 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
18. SB457 SB457: authorizing identifying decals for custom vehicles. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
19. SB490 SB490: (New Title) relative to fees for special number plates for veterans and relative to vehicle registration fees for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor
20. SCR5 SCR5: urging that federal, state, and local governments work with broadcasters and consumer groups to inform New Hampshire residents of the 2009 digital broadcast conversion. 2008 · Passed · HOUSE State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB124 HB124: (New Title) naming a certain portion of New Hampshire Route 125 the Officer Mel Keddy Memorial highway. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
2. HB802 HB802: relative to passenger restraints. 2007 · Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
3. HB847 HB847: relative to general rules for vessels operating on water. Enacted 2008 · Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
4. HB1198 HB1198: establishing a committee to study highway rest areas. 2006 · Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
5. SB451 SB451: including low digit number plates as vanity plates. 2010 · Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION

Uncategorized (5 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. SB40 SB40: relative to protecting workers and local governments with advance notice of impending plant closings and layoffs. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor
2. SB170 SB170: establishing an office of mediation and arbitration within the judicial branch. Enacted 2007 · Signed by Governor
3. SB206 SB206: (New Title) establishing an executive branch ethics committee and recodifying RSA 15 relative to lobbyists, RSA 15-A relative to financial statements, and RSA 15-B relative to gifts, honorariums and expense reimbursements. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor
4. SB287 SB287: (New Title) making certain changes to the eminent domain statute and establishing a committee to study eminent domain issues. Enacted 2006 · Signed by Governor
5. SR3 SR3: noting objections to certain issues regarding "Clawback" and requesting that corrective measures be taken to limit its negative financial consequences. 2006 · Senate