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Richard W. Lascelles
Representative · R · Hillsborough - District 14
House · Hills 14 · 2023-2026; House · Hills 20 · 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
- Sponsored bills
- 34
- Enacted bills
- 8
- Topic groups
- 21
- Represented districts
- 2
Official General Court Information
- Current district
- Hillsborough - District 14
- Status
- Incumbent
- Party
- R
- Represents
- Hillsborough - District 14
- Phone
- (603) 325-5523
- Address
- 236 Charles Bancroft Highway; Litchfield NH 3052-2309
Current Committees
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety 603-271-3529
Representation
- House · Hills 14 2023-2026 · R
- House · Hills 20 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2026 (12 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1134 HB1134: relative to the town meeting form of local governance. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1237 HB1237: relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1238 HB1238: relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1239 HB1239: relative to the offense of loitering or prowling. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1240 HB1240: relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening. Senate · Senate Judiciary
- HB1361 HB1361: relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories. Senate · Senate Judiciary
- HB1363 HB1363: relative to employee candidate background checks. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1389 HB1389: relative to PFAS facility liability. House · House Judiciary
- HB1458 HB1458: (New Title) relative to the licensing of massage establishments and massage, reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork facilities. Senate · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1505 HB1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1517 HB1517: relative to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. House · House Housing
- HB1575 HB1575: relative to the determination of the default budget by the budget committee. Passed · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
2025 (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB92 HB92: (New Title) requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB127 HB127: (New Title) extending the closing date of the OHRV trails on the Connecticut Lakes headwaters working forest property. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB149 HB149: relative to warrant article approvals at ballot referenda form of town meeting. House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB159 HB159: (New Title) authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for voluntary surrender of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB168 HB168: relative to including municipal public works facilities as eligible capital facilities for the assessment of impact fees. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB174 HB174: increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight. House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
- HB374 HB374: (New Title) relative to local tax cap and budget laws. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB683 HB683: relative to off-highway recreational vehicles. House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
2024 (6 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB212 HB212: appropriating funding for investigations, testing, and monitoring relative to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. House · House Finance
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund the Merrimack, New Hampshire Kidney Cancer Incidence Phase 3 Feasibility study. House · House Finance
- HB1114 HB1114: (New Title) extending the commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, Londonderry, Hudson and Litchfield. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1356 HB1356: relative to the use of children's names and pronouns by public school employees. House · House Education
- HB1393 HB1393: relative to the inclusion of pediatric cancer in the state health improvement plan. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB1415 HB1415: relative to PFAS facility liability. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
2023 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB595 HB595: relative to the oversight of the public deposit investment pool. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Commerce
2022 (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB135 HB135: requiring parties responsible for pollution of a drinking water supply to be financially responsible for certain consequences of that pollution. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB247 HB247: relative to treatment alternatives to opioids. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB264 HB264: requiring health care providers to provide cost quotes for non-emergency services. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB1106 HB1106: (Second New Title) establishing a commission to study recruiting members of the armed forces and the commission on demographic trends. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Commerce
2021 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB586 HB586: relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development. House · House Municipal and County Government
2018 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB396 SB396: relative to gold star number plates. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Transportation
2017 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
By Committee
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB264 HB264: requiring health care providers to provide cost quotes for non-emergency services. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1237 HB1237: relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1238 HB1238: relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1239 HB1239: relative to the offense of loitering or prowling. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1363 HB1363: relative to employee candidate background checks. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB159 HB159: (New Title) authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for voluntary surrender of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
House Education (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2024 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1356 HB1356: relative to the use of children's names and pronouns by public school employees. House · House Education
House Finance (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2024 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB212 HB212: appropriating funding for investigations, testing, and monitoring relative to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. House · House Finance
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund the Merrimack, New Hampshire Kidney Cancer Incidence Phase 3 Feasibility study. House · House Finance
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2024 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1393 HB1393: relative to the inclusion of pediatric cancer in the state health improvement plan. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB247 HB247: relative to treatment alternatives to opioids. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
House Housing (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
House Judiciary (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1389 HB1389: relative to PFAS facility liability. House · House Judiciary
House Municipal and County Government (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB149 HB149: relative to warrant article approvals at ballot referenda form of town meeting. House · House Municipal and County Government
2021 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB586 HB586: relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development. House · House Municipal and County Government
House Resources, Recreation and Development (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2025 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB174 HB174: increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight. House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
- HB683 HB683: relative to off-highway recreational vehicles. House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
House Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2018 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB396 SB396: relative to gold star number plates. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Transportation
Senate Commerce (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2023 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB595 HB595: relative to the oversight of the public deposit investment pool. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Commerce
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1106 HB1106: (Second New Title) establishing a commission to study recruiting members of the armed forces and the commission on demographic trends. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Commerce
Senate Committee Of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2017 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2026 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1134 HB1134: relative to the town meeting form of local governance. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1505 HB1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1575 HB1575: relative to the determination of the default budget by the budget committee. Passed · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
2025 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB92 HB92: (New Title) requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB168 HB168: relative to including municipal public works facilities as eligible capital facilities for the assessment of impact fees. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB374 HB374: (New Title) relative to local tax cap and budget laws. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2025 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB127 HB127: (New Title) extending the closing date of the OHRV trails on the Connecticut Lakes headwaters working forest property. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2024 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1114 HB1114: (New Title) extending the commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, Londonderry, Hudson and Litchfield. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB135 HB135: requiring parties responsible for pollution of a drinking water supply to be financially responsible for certain consequences of that pollution. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1458 HB1458: (New Title) relative to the licensing of massage establishments and massage, reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork facilities. Senate · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Senate Judiciary (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2026 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1240 HB1240: relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening. Senate · Senate Judiciary
- HB1361 HB1361: relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories. Senate · Senate Judiciary
2024 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1415 HB1415: relative to PFAS facility liability. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
By Topic
Business and labor (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1356 HB1356: relative to the use of children's names and pronouns by public school employees. 2024 · House · House Education
- HB1363 HB1363: relative to employee candidate background checks. 2026 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Children and family law (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1356 HB1356: relative to the use of children's names and pronouns by public school employees. 2024 · House · House Education
Commerce (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB595 HB595: relative to the oversight of the public deposit investment pool. Enacted 2023 · Signed by Governor · Senate Commerce
- HB1106 HB1106: (Second New Title) establishing a commission to study recruiting members of the armed forces and the commission on demographic trends. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Commerce
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB264 HB264: requiring health care providers to provide cost quotes for non-emergency services. 2022 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Committee Of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB463 HB463: (New Title) regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water. 2017 · Senate · Senate Committee Of Conference
Criminal justice and courts (9 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB159 HB159: (New Title) authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for voluntary surrender of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. 2025 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1237 HB1237: relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement. 2026 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1238 HB1238: relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer. 2026 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1239 HB1239: relative to the offense of loitering or prowling. 2026 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1240 HB1240: relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening. 2026 · Senate · Senate Judiciary
- HB1361 HB1361: relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories. 2026 · Senate · Senate Judiciary
- HB1363 HB1363: relative to employee candidate background checks. 2026 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1389 HB1389: relative to PFAS facility liability. 2026 · House · House Judiciary
- HB1415 HB1415: relative to PFAS facility liability. 2024 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
Education (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1356 HB1356: relative to the use of children's names and pronouns by public school employees. 2024 · House · House Education
Election Law and Municipal Affairs (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB92 HB92: (New Title) requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB168 HB168: relative to including municipal public works facilities as eligible capital facilities for the assessment of impact fees. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB374 HB374: (New Title) relative to local tax cap and budget laws. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1134 HB1134: relative to the town meeting form of local governance. 2026 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1505 HB1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps. 2026 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1575 HB1575: relative to the determination of the default budget by the budget committee. 2026 · Passed · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Elections and voting (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB149 HB149: relative to warrant article approvals at ballot referenda form of town meeting. 2025 · House · House Municipal and County Government
Energy and Natural Resources (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB127 HB127: (New Title) extending the closing date of the OHRV trails on the Connecticut Lakes headwaters working forest property. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB135 HB135: requiring parties responsible for pollution of a drinking water supply to be financially responsible for certain consequences of that pollution. 2022 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1114 HB1114: (New Title) extending the commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, Londonderry, Hudson and Litchfield. Enacted 2024 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and utilities (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB174 HB174: increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight. 2025 · House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
Environment and natural resources (6 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB127 HB127: (New Title) extending the closing date of the OHRV trails on the Connecticut Lakes headwaters working forest property. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB135 HB135: requiring parties responsible for pollution of a drinking water supply to be financially responsible for certain consequences of that pollution. 2022 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB174 HB174: increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight. 2025 · House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
- HB463 HB463: (New Title) regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water. 2017 · Senate · Senate Committee Of Conference
- HB683 HB683: relative to off-highway recreational vehicles. 2025 · House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
- HB1114 HB1114: (New Title) extending the commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, Londonderry, Hudson and Litchfield. Enacted 2024 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Executive administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1458 HB1458: (New Title) relative to the licensing of massage establishments and massage, reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork facilities. 2026 · Senate · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Health care (6 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB159 HB159: (New Title) authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for voluntary surrender of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. 2025 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB247 HB247: relative to treatment alternatives to opioids. 2022 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB264 HB264: requiring health care providers to provide cost quotes for non-emergency services. 2022 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund the Merrimack, New Hampshire Kidney Cancer Incidence Phase 3 Feasibility study. 2024 · House · House Finance
- HB1114 HB1114: (New Title) extending the commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, Londonderry, Hudson and Litchfield. Enacted 2024 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1393 HB1393: relative to the inclusion of pediatric cancer in the state health improvement plan. 2024 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Housing (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1517 HB1517: relative to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. 2026 · House · House Housing
Housing and property (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB92 HB92: (New Title) requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB127 HB127: (New Title) extending the closing date of the OHRV trails on the Connecticut Lakes headwaters working forest property. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
- HB586 HB586: relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development. 2021 · House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB1517 HB1517: relative to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. 2026 · House · House Housing
Local government (5 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB149 HB149: relative to warrant article approvals at ballot referenda form of town meeting. 2025 · House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB168 HB168: relative to including municipal public works facilities as eligible capital facilities for the assessment of impact fees. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB586 HB586: relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development. 2021 · House · House Municipal and County Government
- HB1134 HB1134: relative to the town meeting form of local governance. 2026 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1505 HB1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps. 2026 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Public finance (5 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB212 HB212: appropriating funding for investigations, testing, and monitoring relative to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 2024 · House · House Finance
- HB374 HB374: (New Title) relative to local tax cap and budget laws. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB614 HB614: (New Title) making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund the Merrimack, New Hampshire Kidney Cancer Incidence Phase 3 Feasibility study. 2024 · House · House Finance
- HB1505 HB1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps. 2026 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1575 HB1575: relative to the determination of the default budget by the budget committee. 2026 · Passed · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Public safety (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB159 HB159: (New Title) authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for voluntary surrender of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. 2025 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB264 HB264: requiring health care providers to provide cost quotes for non-emergency services. 2022 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Taxation (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB374 HB374: (New Title) relative to local tax cap and budget laws. Enacted 2025 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB1505 HB1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps. 2026 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transportation (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB174 HB174: increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight. 2025 · House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
- HB683 HB683: relative to off-highway recreational vehicles. 2025 · House · House Resources, Recreation and Development
- HB1237 HB1237: relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement. 2026 · House · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- SB396 SB396: relative to gold star number plates. Enacted 2018 · Signed by Governor · House Transportation