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Matthew Houde
Senator · District 5
Senate · Dist 5 · 2009-2012
- Sponsored bills
- 117
- Enacted bills
- 70
- Topic groups
- 32
- Represented districts
- 1
Official General Court Information
- Official district listing
- District 5
- Represents
- District 5
Official Service Notes
- Official historical member selector listing: Sen. Houde, Matthew(Dist. 05)
Representation
- Senate · Dist 5 2009-2012
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2012 (25 bills sponsored; 10 bills enacted)
- HB247 HB247: relative to seller financing of mortgages and making changes to the laws regulating mortgage bankers and brokers and debt adjustment services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Commerce
- HB479 HB479: (New Title) relative to receivership of nursing homes and other residential health care facilities and relative to annual inspections of health care facilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- HB1665 HB1665: (New Title) enabling a superior court or circuit court to implement one or more drug courts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- SB152 SB152: relative to participation in state employees' group insurance by members of the general court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB175 SB175: regulating the commercial use of a person's identity. Vetoed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB219 SB219: relative to guaranteed issue for health insurance. House
- SB220 SB220: relative to external review under the managed care law. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB221 SB221: relative to life, accident, and health insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB222 SB222: (New Title) relative to property and casualty insurance, insurance investigations, and insurance certificates. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB251 SB251: prohibiting certain games and contests in premises licensed by the liquor commission. Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB258 SB258: authorizing group net metering for limited electrical energy producers. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB267 SB267: relative to the establishment of school zones and school zone speed limits by municipalities. Senate · SENATE Education
- SB273 SB273: relative to vexatious litigants. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB327 SB327: making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for child care services. Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB354 SB354: relative to the escrow fund for court facility improvements. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB355 SB355: clarifying the exemption for attorneys from licensing requirements for mortgage brokers or bankers. Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB362 SB362: relative to benefits related to service of certain part-time judges of probate retiring because of permanent disability. House · HOUSE Finance
- SB363 SB363: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the regulation and licensing of youth camps, including youth skills camps. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB364 SB364: relative to tenant guest practices. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
- SB377 SB377: relative to unemployment compensation eligibility for participants in the return to work program. Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB379 SB379: relative to insurance fraud. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB384 SB384: relative to eligibility for child care assistance for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree. Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB402 SB402: (New Title) relative to the adoption of policies for the management of concussion and head injury in student sports. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
- SB403 SB403: relative to the report on tobacco tax revenues. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
2011 (31 bills sponsored; 20 bills enacted)
- HB71 HB71: authorizing establishment of pharmaceutical drug take-back programs. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- HB167 HB167: naming the Enfield wildlife management area after former fish and game biologist Henry Laramie. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB170 HB170: conferring degree-granting authority to the Upper Valley Educators Institute. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
- HB191 HB191: relative to the community mental health system. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB299 HB299: relative to the method of financing for the judicial retirement plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HB336 HB336: designating segments of the Mascoma River as a protected river. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB363 HB363: relative to Depot Street in the town of Andover. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
- HB389 HB389: relative to broadband infrastructure. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB452 HB452: establishing the independent regulation of dental hygienists. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB609 HB609: establishing the New Hampshire circuit court to replace the current probate courts, district courts, and judicial branch family division.. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB634 HB634: relative to payment of guardian ad litem and mediator fees in marital cases where the parties are indigent. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
- HB640 HB640: relative to notice to the department of health and human services of the allocation of spousal income and relative to estate planning by guardians. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB12 SB12: relative to screening panels for medical injury claims. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB25 SB25: relative to the Connecticut River Valley resource commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB31 SB31: relative to revocation or denial of a driver's license for drug or alcohol involvement by persons under 21 years of age. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
- SB34 SB34: (New Title) relative to orders of notice in guardianship cases; relative to approvals of marriages for persons under 18 years of age by the judicial branch family division; and relative to the adjudicatory hearing date in child protection cases. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB36 SB36: relative to the permanent siting of the Hampton-Exeter District Court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB45 SB45: relative to criteria for designation as a Granite State scholar. Enacted Law without signature
- SB50 SB50: making various changes to laws regulating trusts and trust companies. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB53 SB53: (2nd New Title) relative to the definition of nursing and the nursing assistant registry administered by the board of nursing. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB64 SB64: (New Title) removing the oath requirement for class B misdemeanor criminal complaints filed by police officers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB65 SB65: making technical corrections to a law relative to court facility financing. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB95 SB95: (New Title) establishing a commission to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school. House · HOUSE Education
- SB164 SB164: relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
- SB169 SB169: relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB174 SB174: relative to the Concord regional solid waste/resource recovery cooperative. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB176 SB176: relative to marriage licenses. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB178 SB178: establishing a commission to study long-term sustainable funding for school building aid and the establishment of eligibility criteria for school building aid in order to ensure that all school age children in every part of the state have access to a safe, healthy, and academic environment for learning. Senate · SENATE Education
- SB184 SB184: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- SB197 SB197: regulating guaranteed price plans and prepaid contracts for heating oil, kerosene, or liquefied petroleum gas. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SR10 SR10: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
2010 (36 bills sponsored; 22 bills enacted)
- 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
- HB276 HB276: relative to challenges of voters. Vetoed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- HB1345 HB1345: relative to information for property tax assessments of commercial and industrial properties. House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- HB1427 HB1427: relative to the conversion period for quarterly billing for property taxes. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- HB1476 HB1476: relative to periodic verification of the checklist. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- HB1553 HB1553: establishing a maternal mortality review panel to conduct comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of maternal deaths in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- HB1554 HB1554: allowing municipalities to establish energy efficiency and clean energy districts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- HB1559 HB1559: relative to gold star number plates. House · HOUSE Transportation
- HB1593 HB1593: establishing a board of dental hygienists. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB157 SB157: (New Title) relative to the procedure for listing candidates on election ballots. Enacted Signed by Governor
- 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
- SB314 SB314: (New Title) relative to the investment of public funds and relative to the payment of costs for certain bank services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB315 SB315: relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB345 SB345: relative to automatic renewal of contracts. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
- SB350 SB350: exempting interest on indebtedness paid by dairy farmers from the business enterprise tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- SB351 SB351: exempting income derived from the sale of cattle from the business profits tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- SB370 SB370: (New Title) relative to sewage disposal systems. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
- SB389 SB389: relative to the interest and dividends tax on certain distributions to investors in investment organizations. Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB391 SB391: relative to the payment of certain amounts from the water fund to the town general fund by the town of Hanover. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- SB406 SB406: relative to merger of lots or parcels. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB407 SB407: relative to records maintained by the department of health and human services in abuse and neglect cases. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
- SB410 SB410: establishing a committee to study New Hampshire's rate of infant mortality and develop proposals for remediation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB414 SB414: relative to the Mount Washington commission. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB431 SB431: relative to housing and tenancy protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB435 SB435: relative to the provision of caller locations in emergency situations. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- SB437 SB437: relative to the authority of district court justices to issue emergency orders in any district court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB451 SB451: including low digit number plates as vanity plates. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
- SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB458 SB458: relative to enforcement of child support obligations. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
- SB470 SB470: relative to retirement system service credit for employment as a full-time police officer with the university system of New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB493 SB493: (New Title) relative to the use of best value contracting by state agencies and establishing a best value procurement commission. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB501 SB501: relative to worksharing benefits under the unemployment compensation law, and relative to training grants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
- 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
- SB510 SB510: establishing a committee to evaluate the parity between oral and intravenous chemotherapy. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SJR1 SJR1: urging the secretary of agriculture to review the Federal Milk Market Order system. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
2009 (25 bills sponsored; 18 bills enacted)
- HB31 HB31: requiring insurance coverage for certain preventative testing. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB85 HB85: establishing the women, infants and children program fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB178 HB178: naming a bridge on U.S. route 4 in Lebanon the Terri Dudley Bridge. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
- HB288 HB288: requiring nutritionally balanced meals in congregate housing. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB476 HB476: (New Title) relative to modifying the quorum requirement and relative to filing fees for eminent domain proceedings before the board of tax and land appeals. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) relative to domicile of students for voting purposes and relative to absentee ballot application forms. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- 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
- SB40 SB40: relative to protecting workers and local governments with advance notice of impending plant closings and layoffs. Enacted Signed by Governor
- 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
- SB86 SB86: relative to the minimum period of service for eligibility for the veterans' property tax credit. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB111 SB111: (NewTitle) authorizing the governor to appoint a public member to the rail transit authority. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
- SB115 SB115: relative to eligibility for the healthy kids program. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB117 SB117: establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing a program to provide low-cost firewood from state lands to low-income individuals. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB118 SB118: relative to assistance in voting. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Election Law
- SB121 SB121: establishing a commission to study potential revenue enhancements for municipalities. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB129 SB129: (New Title) relative to the solvency of the unemployment compensation trust fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- SB130 SB130: prohibiting the advertising and conducting of certain live musical performances or productions. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- SB135 SB135: (New Title) increasing snowmobile registration fees, OHRV dealer and rental agency registration fees, agent’s fee for OHRVs and snowmobiles, and the penalty for an unregistered snowmobile. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
- SB136 SB136: relative to the motor vehicle registration fee supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB138 SB138: relative to insurance coverage for telemedicine services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB142 SB142: (New Title) relative to registration of criminal offenders and relative to involuntary commitment of sexually violent predators. Enacted Signed by Governor
- 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
- SB159 SB159: relative to broadband technology planning and development. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB170 SB170: relative to benefits for unemployed persons who are attempting to establish a business. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
By Committee
HOUSE Children and Family Law (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- SB407 SB407: relative to records maintained by the department of health and human services in abuse and neglect cases. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
- SB458 SB458: relative to enforcement of child support obligations. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs (13 bills sponsored; 10 bills enacted)
2012 (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- SB175 SB175: regulating the commercial use of a person's identity. Vetoed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB220 SB220: relative to external review under the managed care law. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB221 SB221: relative to life, accident, and health insurance. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB222 SB222: (New Title) relative to property and casualty insurance, insurance investigations, and insurance certificates. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB197 SB197: regulating guaranteed price plans and prepaid contracts for heating oil, kerosene, or liquefied petroleum gas. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2010 (5 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)
- 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
- SB314 SB314: (New Title) relative to the investment of public funds and relative to the payment of costs for certain bank services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB510 SB510: establishing a committee to evaluate the parity between oral and intravenous chemotherapy. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2009 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB31 HB31: requiring insurance coverage for certain preventative testing. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- 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
- SB138 SB138: relative to insurance coverage for telemedicine services. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
HOUSE Committee of Conference (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB299 HB299: relative to the method of financing for the judicial retirement plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB435 SB435: relative to the provision of caller locations in emergency situations. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
HOUSE Education (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB402 SB402: (New Title) relative to the adoption of policies for the management of concussion and head injury in student sports. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
HOUSE Election Law (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB118 SB118: relative to assistance in voting. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Election Law
HOUSE Environment and Agriculture (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SJR1 SJR1: urging the secretary of agriculture to review the Federal Milk Market Order system. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration (7 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB152 SB152: relative to participation in state employees' group insurance by members of the general court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
2011 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB452 HB452: establishing the independent regulation of dental hygienists. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB25 SB25: relative to the Connecticut River Valley resource commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
2010 (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1593 HB1593: establishing a board of dental hygienists. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB414 SB414: relative to the Mount Washington commission. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB470 SB470: relative to retirement system service credit for employment as a full-time police officer with the university system of New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB493 SB493: (New Title) relative to the use of best value contracting by state agencies and establishing a best value procurement commission. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
HOUSE Finance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB363 SB363: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the regulation and licensing of youth camps, including youth skills camps. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB410 SB410: establishing a committee to study New Hampshire's rate of infant mortality and develop proposals for remediation. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB288 HB288: requiring nutritionally balanced meals in congregate housing. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
HOUSE Judiciary (13 bills sponsored; 8 bills enacted)
2012 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB273 SB273: relative to vexatious litigants. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB354 SB354: relative to the escrow fund for court facility improvements. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB379 SB379: relative to insurance fraud. House · HOUSE Judiciary
2011 (6 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)
- HB640 HB640: relative to notice to the department of health and human services of the allocation of spousal income and relative to estate planning by guardians. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB34 SB34: (New Title) relative to orders of notice in guardianship cases; relative to approvals of marriages for persons under 18 years of age by the judicial branch family division; and relative to the adjudicatory hearing date in child protection cases. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB36 SB36: relative to the permanent siting of the Hampton-Exeter District Court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB64 SB64: (New Title) removing the oath requirement for class B misdemeanor criminal complaints filed by police officers. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB65 SB65: making technical corrections to a law relative to court facility financing. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB176 SB176: relative to marriage licenses. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
2010 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- 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
- SB431 SB431: relative to housing and tenancy protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB437 SB437: relative to the authority of district court justices to issue emergency orders in any district court. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB130 SB130: prohibiting the advertising and conducting of certain live musical performances or productions. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2009 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB129 SB129: (New Title) relative to the solvency of the unemployment compensation trust fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- SB170 SB170: relative to benefits for unemployed persons who are attempting to establish a business. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1345 HB1345: relative to information for property tax assessments of commercial and industrial properties. House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- SB391 SB391: relative to the payment of certain amounts from the water fund to the town general fund by the town of Hanover. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
HOUSE Municipal and County Government (5 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB174 SB174: relative to the Concord regional solid waste/resource recovery cooperative. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB315 SB315: relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB406 SB406: relative to merger of lots or parcels. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB121 SB121: establishing a commission to study potential revenue enhancements for municipalities. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB370 SB370: (New Title) relative to sewage disposal systems. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB258 SB258: authorizing group net metering for limited electrical energy producers. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB389 HB389: relative to broadband infrastructure. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2009 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- SB117 SB117: establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing a program to provide low-cost firewood from state lands to low-income individuals. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB159 SB159: relative to broadband technology planning and development. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
HOUSE Transportation (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB31 SB31: relative to revocation or denial of a driver's license for drug or alcohol involvement by persons under 21 years of age. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1559 HB1559: relative to gold star number plates. House · HOUSE Transportation
2009 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- 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
- SB111 SB111: (NewTitle) authorizing the governor to appoint a public member to the rail transit authority. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
HOUSE Ways and Means (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- SB501 SB501: relative to worksharing benefits under the unemployment compensation law, and relative to training grants. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
- 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
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
No committee listed (10 bills sponsored; 9 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2011 (4 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- SB12 SB12: relative to screening panels for medical injury claims. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB45 SB45: relative to criteria for designation as a Granite State scholar. Enacted Law without signature
- SB50 SB50: making various changes to laws regulating trusts and trust companies. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB53 SB53: (2nd New Title) relative to the definition of nursing and the nursing assistant registry administered by the board of nursing. Enacted Signed by Governor
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB157 SB157: (New Title) relative to the procedure for listing candidates on election ballots. Enacted Signed by Governor
2009 (4 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- SB40 SB40: relative to protecting workers and local governments with advance notice of impending plant closings and layoffs. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB115 SB115: relative to eligibility for the healthy kids program. Enacted Signed by Governor
- SB142 SB142: (New Title) relative to registration of criminal offenders and relative to involuntary commitment of sexually violent predators. Enacted Signed by Governor
- 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
SENATE Commerce (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2012 (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB247 HB247: relative to seller financing of mortgages and making changes to the laws regulating mortgage bankers and brokers and debt adjustment services. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Commerce
- SB251 SB251: prohibiting certain games and contests in premises licensed by the liquor commission. Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB355 SB355: clarifying the exemption for attorneys from licensing requirements for mortgage brokers or bankers. Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB377 SB377: relative to unemployment compensation eligibility for participants in the return to work program. Senate · SENATE Commerce
SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB345 SB345: relative to automatic renewal of contracts. Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
SENATE Education (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2011 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB170 HB170: conferring degree-granting authority to the Upper Valley Educators Institute. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
- SB178 SB178: establishing a commission to study long-term sustainable funding for school building aid and the establishment of eligibility criteria for school building aid in order to ensure that all school age children in every part of the state have access to a safe, healthy, and academic environment for learning. Senate · SENATE Education
SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB276 HB276: relative to challenges of voters. Vetoed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- HB1476 HB1476: relative to periodic verification of the checklist. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) relative to domicile of students for voting purposes and relative to absentee ballot application forms. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
SENATE Energy and Natural Resources (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2011 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB167 HB167: naming the Enfield wildlife management area after former fish and game biologist Henry Laramie. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB336 HB336: designating segments of the Mascoma River as a protected river. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- SB184 SB184: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB476 HB476: (New Title) relative to modifying the quorum requirement and relative to filing fees for eminent domain proceedings before the board of tax and land appeals. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
SENATE Finance (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB191 HB191: relative to the community mental health system. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB85 HB85: establishing the women, infants and children program fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
SENATE Health and Human Services (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB479 HB479: (New Title) relative to receivership of nursing homes and other residential health care facilities and relative to annual inspections of health care facilities. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
2011 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB71 HB71: authorizing establishment of pharmaceutical drug take-back programs. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- SB164 SB164: relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes. Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1553 HB1553: establishing a maternal mortality review panel to conduct comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of maternal deaths in New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
SENATE Judiciary (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2012 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1665 HB1665: (New Title) enabling a superior court or circuit court to implement one or more drug courts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- SB364 SB364: relative to tenant guest practices. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
2011 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB609 HB609: establishing the New Hampshire circuit court to replace the current probate courts, district courts, and judicial branch family division.. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB634 HB634: relative to payment of guardian ad litem and mediator fees in marital cases where the parties are indigent. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SR10 SR10: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB169 SB169: relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1427 HB1427: relative to the conversion period for quarterly billing for property taxes. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- HB1554 HB1554: allowing municipalities to establish energy efficiency and clean energy districts. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2009 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB86 SB86: relative to the minimum period of service for eligibility for the veterans' property tax credit. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB136 SB136: relative to the motor vehicle registration fee supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
SENATE Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB363 HB363: relative to Depot Street in the town of Andover. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2010 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB451 SB451: including low digit number plates as vanity plates. Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB178 HB178: naming a bridge on U.S. route 4 in Lebanon the Terri Dudley Bridge. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
SENATE Ways and Means (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB403 SB403: relative to the report on tobacco tax revenues. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB350 SB350: exempting interest on indebtedness paid by dairy farmers from the business enterprise tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- SB351 SB351: exempting income derived from the sale of cattle from the business profits tax. Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
By Topic
Alcohol and tobacco (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB31 SB31: relative to revocation or denial of a driver's license for drug or alcohol involvement by persons under 21 years of age. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
- SB251 SB251: prohibiting certain games and contests in premises licensed by the liquor commission. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB403 SB403: relative to the report on tobacco tax revenues. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
Business and labor (7 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- 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
- SB152 SB152: relative to participation in state employees' group insurance by members of the general court. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB169 SB169: relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB170 SB170: relative to benefits for unemployed persons who are attempting to establish a business. 2009 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- SB350 SB350: exempting interest on indebtedness paid by dairy farmers from the business enterprise tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- SB351 SB351: exempting income derived from the sale of cattle from the business profits tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- SB370 SB370: (New Title) relative to sewage disposal systems. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
Children and family law (8 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)
- HB85 HB85: establishing the women, infants and children program fund. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB609 HB609: establishing the New Hampshire circuit court to replace the current probate courts, district courts, and judicial branch family division.. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- SB34 SB34: (New Title) relative to orders of notice in guardianship cases; relative to approvals of marriages for persons under 18 years of age by the judicial branch family division; and relative to the adjudicatory hearing date in child protection cases. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB178 SB178: establishing a commission to study long-term sustainable funding for school building aid and the establishment of eligibility criteria for school building aid in order to ensure that all school age children in every part of the state have access to a safe, healthy, and academic environment for learning. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Education
- SB327 SB327: making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for child care services. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB384 SB384: relative to eligibility for child care assistance for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB407 SB407: relative to records maintained by the department of health and human services in abuse and neglect cases. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
- SB458 SB458: relative to enforcement of child support obligations. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
Commerce (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB247 HB247: relative to seller financing of mortgages and making changes to the laws regulating mortgage bankers and brokers and debt adjustment services. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Commerce
- SB251 SB251: prohibiting certain games and contests in premises licensed by the liquor commission. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB355 SB355: clarifying the exemption for attorneys from licensing requirements for mortgage brokers or bankers. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB377 SB377: relative to unemployment compensation eligibility for participants in the return to work program. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Commerce
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (13 bills sponsored; 10 bills enacted)
- HB31 HB31: requiring insurance coverage for certain preventative testing. 2009 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- 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
- SB138 SB138: relative to insurance coverage for telemedicine services. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB175 SB175: regulating the commercial use of a person's identity. 2012 · Vetoed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- 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
- SB197 SB197: regulating guaranteed price plans and prepaid contracts for heating oil, kerosene, or liquefied petroleum gas. 2011 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB220 SB220: relative to external review under the managed care law. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB221 SB221: relative to life, accident, and health insurance. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB222 SB222: (New Title) relative to property and casualty insurance, insurance investigations, and insurance certificates. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB314 SB314: (New Title) relative to the investment of public funds and relative to the payment of costs for certain bank services. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB510 SB510: establishing a committee to evaluate the parity between oral and intravenous chemotherapy. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB345 SB345: relative to automatic renewal of contracts. 2010 · Senate · SENATE COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Committee of Conference (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB299 HB299: relative to the method of financing for the judicial retirement plan. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- SB131 SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
Criminal justice and courts (22 bills sponsored; 13 bills enacted)
- 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
- HB609 HB609: establishing the New Hampshire circuit court to replace the current probate courts, district courts, and judicial branch family division.. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB634 HB634: relative to payment of guardian ad litem and mediator fees in marital cases where the parties are indigent. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
- HB640 HB640: relative to notice to the department of health and human services of the allocation of spousal income and relative to estate planning by guardians. 2011 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB1665 HB1665: (New Title) enabling a superior court or circuit court to implement one or more drug courts. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- SB34 SB34: (New Title) relative to orders of notice in guardianship cases; relative to approvals of marriages for persons under 18 years of age by the judicial branch family division; and relative to the adjudicatory hearing date in child protection cases. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB36 SB36: relative to the permanent siting of the Hampton-Exeter District Court. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB64 SB64: (New Title) removing the oath requirement for class B misdemeanor criminal complaints filed by police officers. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB65 SB65: making technical corrections to a law relative to court facility financing. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB130 SB130: prohibiting the advertising and conducting of certain live musical performances or productions. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB142 SB142: (New Title) relative to registration of criminal offenders and relative to involuntary commitment of sexually violent predators. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor
- SB152 SB152: relative to participation in state employees' group insurance by members of the general court. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB176 SB176: relative to marriage licenses. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB273 SB273: relative to vexatious litigants. 2012 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB354 SB354: relative to the escrow fund for court facility improvements. 2012 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB362 SB362: relative to benefits related to service of certain part-time judges of probate retiring because of permanent disability. 2012 · House · HOUSE Finance
- SB364 SB364: relative to tenant guest practices. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
- SB379 SB379: relative to insurance fraud. 2012 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB431 SB431: relative to housing and tenancy protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB435 SB435: relative to the provision of caller locations in emergency situations. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- SB437 SB437: relative to the authority of district court justices to issue emergency orders in any district court. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB470 SB470: relative to retirement system service credit for employment as a full-time police officer with the university system of New Hampshire. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
Education (7 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB170 HB170: conferring degree-granting authority to the Upper Valley Educators Institute. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Education
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) relative to domicile of students for voting purposes and relative to absentee ballot application forms. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- SB95 SB95: (New Title) establishing a commission to study youth sports concussions and other concussions received while at school. 2011 · House · HOUSE Education
- SB178 SB178: establishing a commission to study long-term sustainable funding for school building aid and the establishment of eligibility criteria for school building aid in order to ensure that all school age children in every part of the state have access to a safe, healthy, and academic environment for learning. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Education
- SB267 SB267: relative to the establishment of school zones and school zone speed limits by municipalities. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Education
- SB402 SB402: (New Title) relative to the adoption of policies for the management of concussion and head injury in student sports. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Education
- SB470 SB470: relative to retirement system service credit for employment as a full-time police officer with the university system of New Hampshire. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB276 HB276: relative to challenges of voters. 2010 · Vetoed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) relative to domicile of students for voting purposes and relative to absentee ballot application forms. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- HB1476 HB1476: relative to periodic verification of the checklist. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Elections and voting (7 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB276 HB276: relative to challenges of voters. 2010 · Vetoed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) relative to domicile of students for voting purposes and relative to absentee ballot application forms. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ELECTION LAW AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
- SB118 SB118: relative to assistance in voting. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Election Law
- SB157 SB157: (New Title) relative to the procedure for listing candidates on election ballots. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor
- SB169 SB169: relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB315 SB315: relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission. 2010 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
Energy and Natural Resources (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB167 HB167: naming the Enfield wildlife management area after former fish and game biologist Henry Laramie. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB336 HB336: designating segments of the Mascoma River as a protected river. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- SB184 SB184: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and utilities (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1554 HB1554: allowing municipalities to establish energy efficiency and clean energy districts. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB258 SB258: authorizing group net metering for limited electrical energy producers. 2012 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
Environment and Agriculture (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SJR1 SJR1: urging the secretary of agriculture to review the Federal Milk Market Order system. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
Environment and natural resources (7 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB167 HB167: naming the Enfield wildlife management area after former fish and game biologist Henry Laramie. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- SB178 SB178: establishing a commission to study long-term sustainable funding for school building aid and the establishment of eligibility criteria for school building aid in order to ensure that all school age children in every part of the state have access to a safe, healthy, and academic environment for learning. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Education
- SB184 SB184: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- SB251 SB251: prohibiting certain games and contests in premises licensed by the liquor commission. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Commerce
- SB315 SB315: relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission. 2010 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB370 SB370: (New Title) relative to sewage disposal systems. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
- SB391 SB391: relative to the payment of certain amounts from the water fund to the town general fund by the town of Hanover. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
Executive administration (8 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB452 HB452: establishing the independent regulation of dental hygienists. 2011 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB476 HB476: (New Title) relative to modifying the quorum requirement and relative to filing fees for eminent domain proceedings before the board of tax and land appeals. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1593 HB1593: establishing a board of dental hygienists. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB25 SB25: relative to the Connecticut River Valley resource commission. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB152 SB152: relative to participation in state employees' group insurance by members of the general court. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB414 SB414: relative to the Mount Washington commission. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB470 SB470: relative to retirement system service credit for employment as a full-time police officer with the university system of New Hampshire. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB493 SB493: (New Title) relative to the use of best value contracting by state agencies and establishing a best value procurement commission. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
Health and Human Services (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB71 HB71: authorizing establishment of pharmaceutical drug take-back programs. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- HB479 HB479: (New Title) relative to receivership of nursing homes and other residential health care facilities and relative to annual inspections of health care facilities. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- HB1553 HB1553: establishing a maternal mortality review panel to conduct comprehensive, multidisciplinary reviews of maternal deaths in New Hampshire. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- SB164 SB164: relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Health and Human Services
Health care (19 bills sponsored; 13 bills enacted)
- HB31 HB31: requiring insurance coverage for certain preventative testing. 2009 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB191 HB191: relative to the community mental health system. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB288 HB288: requiring nutritionally balanced meals in congregate housing. 2009 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB479 HB479: (New Title) relative to receivership of nursing homes and other residential health care facilities and relative to annual inspections of health care facilities. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Health and Human Services
- HB640 HB640: relative to notice to the department of health and human services of the allocation of spousal income and relative to estate planning by guardians. 2011 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB12 SB12: relative to screening panels for medical injury claims. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor
- SB115 SB115: relative to eligibility for the healthy kids program. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor
- SB138 SB138: relative to insurance coverage for telemedicine services. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- 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
- SB178 SB178: establishing a commission to study long-term sustainable funding for school building aid and the establishment of eligibility criteria for school building aid in order to ensure that all school age children in every part of the state have access to a safe, healthy, and academic environment for learning. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Education
- SB219 SB219: relative to guaranteed issue for health insurance. 2012 · House
- SB221 SB221: relative to life, accident, and health insurance. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB327 SB327: making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for child care services. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB363 SB363: (New Title) establishing a commission to study the regulation and licensing of youth camps, including youth skills camps. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB407 SB407: relative to records maintained by the department of health and human services in abuse and neglect cases. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Children and Family Law
- SB410 SB410: establishing a committee to study New Hampshire's rate of infant mortality and develop proposals for remediation. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB455 SB455: (New Title) relative to federal health care reform. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- 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
Housing and property (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB288 HB288: requiring nutritionally balanced meals in congregate housing. 2009 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB1345 HB1345: relative to information for property tax assessments of commercial and industrial properties. 2010 · House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- HB1427 HB1427: relative to the conversion period for quarterly billing for property taxes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB86 SB86: relative to the minimum period of service for eligibility for the veterans' property tax credit. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- 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
- SB222 SB222: (New Title) relative to property and casualty insurance, insurance investigations, and insurance certificates. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB364 SB364: relative to tenant guest practices. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
- SB431 SB431: relative to housing and tenancy protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
Insurance (8 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)
- HB31 HB31: requiring insurance coverage for certain preventative testing. 2009 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB138 SB138: relative to insurance coverage for telemedicine services. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB152 SB152: relative to participation in state employees' group insurance by members of the general court. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- SB219 SB219: relative to guaranteed issue for health insurance. 2012 · House
- SB221 SB221: relative to life, accident, and health insurance. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB222 SB222: (New Title) relative to property and casualty insurance, insurance investigations, and insurance certificates. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB379 SB379: relative to insurance fraud. 2012 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB390 SB390: relative to health insurance premium only cafeteria plans. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1345 HB1345: relative to information for property tax assessments of commercial and industrial properties. 2010 · House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- SB391 SB391: relative to the payment of certain amounts from the water fund to the town general fund by the town of Hanover. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
Local government (10 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)
- HB363 HB363: relative to Depot Street in the town of Andover. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
- HB1554 HB1554: allowing municipalities to establish energy efficiency and clean energy districts. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB121 SB121: establishing a commission to study potential revenue enhancements for municipalities. 2009 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB136 SB136: relative to the motor vehicle registration fee supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB174 SB174: relative to the Concord regional solid waste/resource recovery cooperative. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB233 SB233: relative to special elections of the charter commission. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB267 SB267: relative to the establishment of school zones and school zone speed limits by municipalities. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Education
- SB315 SB315: relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission. 2010 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB391 SB391: relative to the payment of certain amounts from the water fund to the town general fund by the town of Hanover. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- SB406 SB406: relative to merger of lots or parcels. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SR10 SR10: honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. 2011 · Senate · SENATE NO COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
Public and Municipal Affairs (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1427 HB1427: relative to the conversion period for quarterly billing for property taxes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- HB1554 HB1554: allowing municipalities to establish energy efficiency and clean energy districts. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB86 SB86: relative to the minimum period of service for eligibility for the veterans' property tax credit. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB136 SB136: relative to the motor vehicle registration fee supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB169 SB169: relative to campaign expenditures and contributions by business organizations and labor unions. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Public finance (16 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)
- HB85 HB85: establishing the women, infants and children program fund. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB191 HB191: relative to the community mental health system. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- SB121 SB121: establishing a commission to study potential revenue enhancements for municipalities. 2009 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- 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
- SB136 SB136: relative to the motor vehicle registration fee supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB178 SB178: establishing a commission to study long-term sustainable funding for school building aid and the establishment of eligibility criteria for school building aid in order to ensure that all school age children in every part of the state have access to a safe, healthy, and academic environment for learning. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Education
- SB184 SB184: extending the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- SB314 SB314: (New Title) relative to the investment of public funds and relative to the payment of costs for certain bank services. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB327 SB327: making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for child care services. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB354 SB354: relative to the escrow fund for court facility improvements. 2012 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB362 SB362: relative to benefits related to service of certain part-time judges of probate retiring because of permanent disability. 2012 · House · HOUSE Finance
- SB384 SB384: relative to eligibility for child care assistance for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB389 SB389: relative to the interest and dividends tax on certain distributions to investors in investment organizations. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB391 SB391: relative to the payment of certain amounts from the water fund to the town general fund by the town of Hanover. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- SB403 SB403: relative to the report on tobacco tax revenues. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- 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
Public safety (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- SB435 SB435: relative to the provision of caller locations in emergency situations. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- SB437 SB437: relative to the authority of district court justices to issue emergency orders in any district court. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Judiciary
Retirement and pensions (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB299 HB299: relative to the method of financing for the judicial retirement plan. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- SB470 SB470: relative to retirement system service credit for employment as a full-time police officer with the university system of New Hampshire. 2010 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
Science, Technology and Energy (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB389 HB389: relative to broadband infrastructure. 2011 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB117 SB117: establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing a program to provide low-cost firewood from state lands to low-income individuals. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB159 SB159: relative to broadband technology planning and development. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB258 SB258: authorizing group net metering for limited electrical energy producers. 2012 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
Taxation (12 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)
- HB476 HB476: (New Title) relative to modifying the quorum requirement and relative to filing fees for eminent domain proceedings before the board of tax and land appeals. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1345 HB1345: relative to information for property tax assessments of commercial and industrial properties. 2010 · House · HOUSE LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES
- HB1427 HB1427: relative to the conversion period for quarterly billing for property taxes. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- 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
- SB86 SB86: relative to the minimum period of service for eligibility for the veterans' property tax credit. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB135 SB135: (New Title) increasing snowmobile registration fees, OHRV dealer and rental agency registration fees, agent’s fee for OHRVs and snowmobiles, and the penalty for an unregistered snowmobile. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Ways and Means
- SB350 SB350: exempting interest on indebtedness paid by dairy farmers from the business enterprise tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- SB351 SB351: exempting income derived from the sale of cattle from the business profits tax. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- SB389 SB389: relative to the interest and dividends tax on certain distributions to investors in investment organizations. 2010 · Senate · SENATE Finance
- SB403 SB403: relative to the report on tobacco tax revenues. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Ways and Means
- 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
- 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
Transportation (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB363 HB363: relative to Depot Street in the town of Andover. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
- HB389 HB389: relative to broadband infrastructure. 2011 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1559 HB1559: relative to gold star number plates. 2010 · House · HOUSE Transportation
- SB31 SB31: relative to revocation or denial of a driver's license for drug or alcohol involvement by persons under 21 years of age. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
- 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
- SB111 SB111: (NewTitle) authorizing the governor to appoint a public member to the rail transit authority. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Transportation
- SB136 SB136: relative to the motor vehicle registration fee supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund. 2009 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
- SB159 SB159: relative to broadband technology planning and development. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB178 HB178: naming a bridge on U.S. route 4 in Lebanon the Terri Dudley Bridge. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
- SB451 SB451: including low digit number plates as vanity plates. 2010 · Senate · SENATE TRANSPORTATION AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION
Uncategorized (4 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- SB40 SB40: relative to protecting workers and local governments with advance notice of impending plant closings and layoffs. Enacted 2009 · Signed by Governor
- SB45 SB45: relative to criteria for designation as a Granite State scholar. Enacted 2011 · Law without signature
- SB50 SB50: making various changes to laws regulating trusts and trust companies. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor
- SB53 SB53: (2nd New Title) relative to the definition of nursing and the nursing assistant registry administered by the board of nursing. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor