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Harold Melcher
Representative · Hillsborough - District 11
House · Hills 11 · 2000-2002
- Sponsored bills
- 35
- Enacted bills
- 16
- Topic groups
- 14
- Represented districts
- 1
Official General Court Information
- Official district listing
- Hillsborough - District 11
- Represents
- Hillsborough - District 11
Official Service Notes
- Official historical member selector listing: Rep. Melcher, Harold(Hills 11)
Representation
- House · Hills 11 2000-2002
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2002 (15 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)
- HB393 HB393: relative to plant nurseries and nursery stock. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB470 HB470: relative to caller identification requirements for persons engaged in telephone solicitation. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB506 HB506: prohibiting the granting of certain variances from zoning ordinances. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB522 HB522: (New Title) establishing discretionary preservation easements for preserving historic agricultural structures, and changing the disposition of unused interest from the land conservation investment program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB650 HB650: relative to master plans. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB675 HB675: relative to mercury source reduction. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB712 HB712: relative to the coordination of state, regional, and local planning efforts. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HB765 HB765: establishing an historic homeownership mortgage credit program. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB1102 HB1102: (New Title) establishing a hazardous waste coordinator certificate program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB1126 HB1126: establishing the weights and measures laboratory accreditation program. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1143 HB1143: establishing a committee to study self-certification of hazardous waste small quantity generators. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1170 HB1170: extending the environmental audit program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
- HB1284 HB1284: relative to the time frame for petitions for zoning changes submitted to local planning boards. Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1288 HB1288: relative to regular meetings of local planning boards. Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1313 HB1313: relative to spreading sludge on excavation sites for reclamation. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
2001 (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB105 HB105: establishing an agricultural nutrient management program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB106 HB106: relative to honey products. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE WILDLIFE & RECREATION
- HB115 HB115: relative to automated telemarketing practices. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB175 HB175: (New Title) relative to the amount of the homestead right. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB186 HB186: establishing a pesticides training program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB401 HB401: relative to the receipt of information from regional planning commissions by local land use boards. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB626 HB626: relative to an override of the limitation on appropriations by a local legislative body. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB671 HB671: enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax credit based on income for blind, disabled, or elderly taxpayers receiving Social Security income. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2000 (12 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)
- HB51 HB51: (New Title) providing for the voluntary registration of commercial maple producers and maple packers. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB52 HB52: exempting certain currants and gooseberries resistant to the white pine blister rust organism from restrictions on planting in control areas. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB209 HB209: relative to authorizing the consideration of traditional village patterns in local zoning ordinances. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB310 HB310: (New Title) providing that the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall not conduct meat inspections unless and until such time as the United States Department of Agriculture withdraws its meat inspection program from the state. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
- HB542 HB542: (2nd New Title) repealing the legacies and succession tax. Vetoed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB1166 HB1166: relative to confidentiality and information collection by the department of agriculture, markets, and food. Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1172 HB1172: providing staggered terms for agricultural advisory board members. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1258 HB1258: relative to invasive plant, insect, and fungal species. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) establishing a coordinated and comprehensive effort by state agencies for economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy to encourage smart growth, and relative to a certain project in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1305 HB1305: exempting water withdrawals for normal agricultural operations from certain restrictions on water withdrawals. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
- HB1386 HB1386: designating segments of the Souhegan River as protected under the rivers management and protection program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
- HCR35 HCR35: urging the United States Food and Drug Administration to defer its proposed rules requiring pasteurization for apple cider and consider adoption of alternative processing standards. Passed · SENATE WILDLIFE & RECREATION
By Committee
HOUSE COMMERCE (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2002 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB470 HB470: relative to caller identification requirements for persons engaged in telephone solicitation. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB765 HB765: establishing an historic homeownership mortgage credit program. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2001 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB115 HB115: relative to automated telemarketing practices. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
HOUSE Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2002 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB712 HB712: relative to the coordination of state, regional, and local planning efforts. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
HOUSE Environment and Agriculture (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2002 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB675 HB675: relative to mercury source reduction. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1143 HB1143: establishing a committee to study self-certification of hazardous waste small quantity generators. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1313 HB1313: relative to spreading sludge on excavation sites for reclamation. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
2000 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB52 HB52: exempting certain currants and gooseberries resistant to the white pine blister rust organism from restrictions on planting in control areas. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
HOUSE Municipal and County Government (6 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2002 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB506 HB506: prohibiting the granting of certain variances from zoning ordinances. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2001 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB401 HB401: relative to the receipt of information from regional planning commissions by local land use boards. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB626 HB626: relative to an override of the limitation on appropriations by a local legislative body. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB671 HB671: enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax credit based on income for blind, disabled, or elderly taxpayers receiving Social Security income. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2000 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB209 HB209: relative to authorizing the consideration of traditional village patterns in local zoning ordinances. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) establishing a coordinated and comprehensive effort by state agencies for economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy to encourage smart growth, and relative to a certain project in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2000 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1305 HB1305: exempting water withdrawals for normal agricultural operations from certain restrictions on water withdrawals. House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
HOUSE Ways and Means (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2002 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1126 HB1126: establishing the weights and measures laboratory accreditation program. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
SENATE ENVIRONMENT (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2002 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1170 HB1170: extending the environmental audit program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
2000 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1258 HB1258: relative to invasive plant, insect, and fungal species. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
- HB1386 HB1386: designating segments of the Souhegan River as protected under the rivers management and protection program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2001 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB175 HB175: (New Title) relative to the amount of the homestead right. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2000 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB51 HB51: (New Title) providing for the voluntary registration of commercial maple producers and maple packers. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1172 HB1172: providing staggered terms for agricultural advisory board members. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
SENATE Finance (6 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)
2002 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB393 HB393: relative to plant nurseries and nursery stock. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB650 HB650: relative to master plans. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB1102 HB1102: (New Title) establishing a hazardous waste coordinator certificate program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2001 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB105 HB105: establishing an agricultural nutrient management program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB186 HB186: establishing a pesticides training program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2000 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB542 HB542: (2nd New Title) repealing the legacies and succession tax. Vetoed by Governor · SENATE Finance
SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2002 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB522 HB522: (New Title) establishing discretionary preservation easements for preserving historic agricultural structures, and changing the disposition of unused interest from the land conservation investment program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1284 HB1284: relative to the time frame for petitions for zoning changes submitted to local planning boards. Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1288 HB1288: relative to regular meetings of local planning boards. Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2000 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1166 HB1166: relative to confidentiality and information collection by the department of agriculture, markets, and food. Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SENATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2000 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB310 HB310: (New Title) providing that the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall not conduct meat inspections unless and until such time as the United States Department of Agriculture withdraws its meat inspection program from the state. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SENATE WILDLIFE & RECREATION (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2001 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB106 HB106: relative to honey products. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE WILDLIFE & RECREATION
2000 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
By Topic
Business and labor (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1126 HB1126: establishing the weights and measures laboratory accreditation program. 2002 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
COMMERCE (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB115 HB115: relative to automated telemarketing practices. 2001 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB470 HB470: relative to caller identification requirements for persons engaged in telephone solicitation. 2002 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB765 HB765: establishing an historic homeownership mortgage credit program. 2002 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB712 HB712: relative to the coordination of state, regional, and local planning efforts. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
ENVIRONMENT (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB1170 HB1170: extending the environmental audit program. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
- HB1258 HB1258: relative to invasive plant, insect, and fungal species. Enacted 2000 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
- HB1386 HB1386: designating segments of the Souhegan River as protected under the rivers management and protection program. Enacted 2000 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
Environment and Agriculture (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB52 HB52: exempting certain currants and gooseberries resistant to the white pine blister rust organism from restrictions on planting in control areas. 2000 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB675 HB675: relative to mercury source reduction. 2002 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1143 HB1143: establishing a committee to study self-certification of hazardous waste small quantity generators. 2002 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1313 HB1313: relative to spreading sludge on excavation sites for reclamation. 2002 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
Environment and natural resources (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB522 HB522: (New Title) establishing discretionary preservation easements for preserving historic agricultural structures, and changing the disposition of unused interest from the land conservation investment program. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1170 HB1170: extending the environmental audit program. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENVIRONMENT
- HB1305 HB1305: exempting water withdrawals for normal agricultural operations from certain restrictions on water withdrawals. 2000 · House · HOUSE Resources, Recreation and Development
Executive administration (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB51 HB51: (New Title) providing for the voluntary registration of commercial maple producers and maple packers. Enacted 2000 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB175 HB175: (New Title) relative to the amount of the homestead right. Enacted 2001 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1172 HB1172: providing staggered terms for agricultural advisory board members. Enacted 2000 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
Housing and property (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB209 HB209: relative to authorizing the consideration of traditional village patterns in local zoning ordinances. 2000 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB506 HB506: prohibiting the granting of certain variances from zoning ordinances. 2002 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB671 HB671: enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax credit based on income for blind, disabled, or elderly taxpayers receiving Social Security income. 2001 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1284 HB1284: relative to the time frame for petitions for zoning changes submitted to local planning boards. 2002 · Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Local government (6 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB209 HB209: relative to authorizing the consideration of traditional village patterns in local zoning ordinances. 2000 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB401 HB401: relative to the receipt of information from regional planning commissions by local land use boards. 2001 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB506 HB506: prohibiting the granting of certain variances from zoning ordinances. 2002 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB626 HB626: relative to an override of the limitation on appropriations by a local legislative body. 2001 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB671 HB671: enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax credit based on income for blind, disabled, or elderly taxpayers receiving Social Security income. 2001 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1259 HB1259: (New Title) establishing a coordinated and comprehensive effort by state agencies for economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy to encourage smart growth, and relative to a certain project in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Enacted 2000 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
PUBLIC AFFAIRS (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB522 HB522: (New Title) establishing discretionary preservation easements for preserving historic agricultural structures, and changing the disposition of unused interest from the land conservation investment program. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1166 HB1166: relative to confidentiality and information collection by the department of agriculture, markets, and food. 2000 · Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1284 HB1284: relative to the time frame for petitions for zoning changes submitted to local planning boards. 2002 · Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- HB1288 HB1288: relative to regular meetings of local planning boards. 2002 · Senate · SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public finance (7 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)
- HB105 HB105: establishing an agricultural nutrient management program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2001 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB186 HB186: establishing a pesticides training program. Enacted 2001 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB393 HB393: relative to plant nurseries and nursery stock. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB542 HB542: (2nd New Title) repealing the legacies and succession tax. 2000 · Vetoed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB626 HB626: relative to an override of the limitation on appropriations by a local legislative body. 2001 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB650 HB650: relative to master plans. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB1102 HB1102: (New Title) establishing a hazardous waste coordinator certificate program and making an appropriation therefor. Enacted 2002 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB310 HB310: (New Title) providing that the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall not conduct meat inspections unless and until such time as the United States Department of Agriculture withdraws its meat inspection program from the state. Enacted 2000 · Signed by Governor · SENATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Taxation (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB542 HB542: (2nd New Title) repealing the legacies and succession tax. 2000 · Vetoed by Governor · SENATE Finance
- HB671 HB671: enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax credit based on income for blind, disabled, or elderly taxpayers receiving Social Security income. 2001 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1126 HB1126: establishing the weights and measures laboratory accreditation program. 2002 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
WILDLIFE & RECREATION (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB106 HB106: relative to honey products. Enacted 2001 · Signed by Governor · SENATE WILDLIFE & RECREATION
- HCR35 HCR35: urging the United States Food and Drug Administration to defer its proposed rules requiring pasteurization for apple cider and consider adoption of alternative processing standards. 2000 · Passed · SENATE WILDLIFE & RECREATION