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Clifford Newton
Representative · Strafford - District 6
House · Straf 1 · 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012; House · Straf 67 · 2003-2004
- Sponsored bills
- 40
- Enacted bills
- 7
- Topic groups
- 20
- Represented districts
- 2
Official General Court Information
- Official district listing
- Strafford - District 6
- Represents
- Strafford - District 6
Official Service Notes
- Official historical member selector listing: Rep. Newton, Clifford(Straf 06)
Representation
- House · Straf 1 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012
- House · Straf 67 2003-2004
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2012 (9 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB646 HB646: eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2006 through 2010. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1163 HB1163: relative to the withholding union dues from wages. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- HB1434 HB1434: relative to display of antique motor vehicle plates. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
- HB1440 HB1440: relative to driver education. Senate · SENATE Transportation
- HB1550 HB1550: relative to conflicts of interest. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1551 HB1551: (3rd New Title) clarifying the liability of landowners, lessees, and occupants of premises who allow other persons to use the premises for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes or to remove fuel wood, and relative to the losing claimant’s payment of the prevailing party’s costs in actions against such landowners, lessees, and occupants barred by liability immunity provisions. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB1689 HB1689: relative to taxation of Pease development authority property. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1711 HB1711: relative to the use of cooking fires. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- SB224 SB224: relative to lead fishing sinkers and jigs. House · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
2011 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB249 HB249: relative to procedures for property revaluations. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB341 HB341: relative to local spending caps. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
2006 (13 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- CACR32 CACR32: relating to eminent domain. Providing that property can only be taken for public benefit other than increased tax revenues. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB1233 HB1233: including public officials under the real estate practice act. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB1252 HB1252: authorizing the use of a credit freeze as a means of deterring identity theft. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB1287 HB1287: requiring legislative approval of any rules proposed by the state board of education. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1301 HB1301: relative to the purchase of conservation, preservation, and agricultural preservation restrictions. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1637 HB1637: reducing the rate of the timber tax. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1638 HB1638: reducing the rate of the communications services tax. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1640 HB1640: requiring school boards to disclose the financial costs of contracts to the voters. House · HOUSE Education
- HB1669 HB1669: increasing the penalties for littering. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- HB1736 HB1736: relative to tuition payments made to charter schools. House · HOUSE Education
- HB1766 HB1766: relative to the duties of the state board of education concerning educating pupils on AIDS and venereal diseases. House · HOUSE Education
- SB230 SB230: (New Title) relative to the qualifications and liability of the medical director responsible for utilization review under the managed care law. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- SB356 SB356: relative to undue hardship knowingly caused by persons aiding in the transfer of assets. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
2005 (8 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB232 HB232: establishing a commission to recodify the election laws. House · HOUSE Election Law
- HB415 HB415: (2nd New Title) excepting installation of gas furnace or boiler equipment from regulation by the electrician's board. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB493 HB493: relative to noncommercial antique motor vehicle restoration activities. House · HOUSE Transportation
- HB709 HB709: relative to records of assessment information available for inspection. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB712 HB712: relative to electioneering. House · HOUSE Election Law
- HCR4 HCR4: urging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire. Passed · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- SB111 SB111: relative to persons conducting securities broker-dealer and investment advisor businesses. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
- SB228 SB228: making an appropriation for emergency home heating assistance. Enacted Signed by Governor
2004 (5 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1176 HB1176: relative to government access to private property. House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB1293 HB1293: (New Title) relative to emission control equipment for certain vehicles and relative to unfair motor vehicle insurance trade practices. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HB1357 HB1357: relative to cluster zoning and the village plan alternative. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1359 HB1359: relative to notice requirements for public hearings on certain zoning changes. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1377 HB1377: relative to the repeal of municipal ordinances by petition. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2003 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB547 HB547: (New Title) relative to the duties of the oversight committee on telecommunications and relative to the membership of the Mount Washington Commission. Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB603 HB603: requiring school districts to reimburse a portion of per pupil costs directly to parents or legal guardians of pupils who do not attend a public school. House · HOUSE Education
- SB70 SB70: (New Title) establishing a commission to study implementing a recommendation of the New Hampshire estuaries project management plan. Enacted Signed by Governor
By Committee
HOUSE COMMERCE (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2006 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1233 HB1233: including public officials under the real estate practice act. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB1252 HB1252: authorizing the use of a credit freeze as a means of deterring identity theft. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- SB230 SB230: (New Title) relative to the qualifications and liability of the medical director responsible for utilization review under the managed care law. House · HOUSE COMMERCE
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB111 SB111: relative to persons conducting securities broker-dealer and investment advisor businesses. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
HOUSE Committee of Conference (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HCR4 HCR4: urging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire. Passed · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2004 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1293 HB1293: (New Title) relative to emission control equipment for certain vehicles and relative to unfair motor vehicle insurance trade practices. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1669 HB1669: increasing the penalties for littering. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
HOUSE Education (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2006 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1640 HB1640: requiring school boards to disclose the financial costs of contracts to the voters. House · HOUSE Education
- HB1736 HB1736: relative to tuition payments made to charter schools. House · HOUSE Education
- HB1766 HB1766: relative to the duties of the state board of education concerning educating pupils on AIDS and venereal diseases. House · HOUSE Education
2003 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
HOUSE Election Law (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2005 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB232 HB232: establishing a commission to recodify the election laws. House · HOUSE Election Law
- HB712 HB712: relative to electioneering. House · HOUSE Election Law
HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1550 HB1550: relative to conflicts of interest. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1287 HB1287: requiring legislative approval of any rules proposed by the state board of education. House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB224 SB224: relative to lead fishing sinkers and jigs. House · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
HOUSE Judiciary (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2004 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1176 HB1176: relative to government access to private property. House · HOUSE Judiciary
HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1163 HB1163: relative to the withholding union dues from wages. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
HOUSE Municipal and County Government (9 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1689 HB1689: relative to taxation of Pease development authority property. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1711 HB1711: relative to the use of cooking fires. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB249 HB249: relative to procedures for property revaluations. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2006 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1301 HB1301: relative to the purchase of conservation, preservation, and agricultural preservation restrictions. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1637 HB1637: reducing the rate of the timber tax. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB709 HB709: relative to records of assessment information available for inspection. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2004 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1357 HB1357: relative to cluster zoning and the village plan alternative. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1359 HB1359: relative to notice requirements for public hearings on certain zoning changes. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1377 HB1377: relative to the repeal of municipal ordinances by petition. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
HOUSE Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB493 HB493: relative to noncommercial antique motor vehicle restoration activities. House · HOUSE Transportation
HOUSE Ways and Means (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB646 HB646: eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2006 through 2010. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1638 HB1638: reducing the rate of the communications services tax. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
No committee listed (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB228 SB228: making an appropriation for emergency home heating assistance. Enacted Signed by Governor
2003 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2003 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB547 HB547: (New Title) relative to the duties of the oversight committee on telecommunications and relative to the membership of the Mount Washington Commission. Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2005 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB415 HB415: (2nd New Title) excepting installation of gas furnace or boiler equipment from regulation by the electrician's board. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
SENATE Judiciary (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1551 HB1551: (3rd New Title) clarifying the liability of landowners, lessees, and occupants of premises who allow other persons to use the premises for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes or to remove fuel wood, and relative to the losing claimant’s payment of the prevailing party’s costs in actions against such landowners, lessees, and occupants barred by liability immunity provisions. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
2006 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB356 SB356: relative to undue hardship knowingly caused by persons aiding in the transfer of assets. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB341 HB341: relative to local spending caps. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
SENATE Transportation (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2012 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1434 HB1434: relative to display of antique motor vehicle plates. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
- HB1440 HB1440: relative to driver education. Senate · SENATE Transportation
By Topic
Business and labor (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1163 HB1163: relative to the withholding union dues from wages. 2012 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- SB111 SB111: relative to persons conducting securities broker-dealer and investment advisor businesses. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
COMMERCE (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1233 HB1233: including public officials under the real estate practice act. 2006 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- HB1252 HB1252: authorizing the use of a credit freeze as a means of deterring identity theft. 2006 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
- SB111 SB111: relative to persons conducting securities broker-dealer and investment advisor businesses. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE COMMERCE
- SB230 SB230: (New Title) relative to the qualifications and liability of the medical director responsible for utilization review under the managed care law. 2006 · House · HOUSE COMMERCE
Committee of Conference (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1293 HB1293: (New Title) relative to emission control equipment for certain vehicles and relative to unfair motor vehicle insurance trade practices. Enacted 2004 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HCR4 HCR4: urging Congress to find that the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor lie within the state of New Hampshire. 2005 · Passed · HOUSE Committee of Conference
Criminal justice and courts (5 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- CACR32 CACR32: relating to eminent domain. Providing that property can only be taken for public benefit other than increased tax revenues. 2006 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB1176 HB1176: relative to government access to private property. 2004 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB1551 HB1551: (3rd New Title) clarifying the liability of landowners, lessees, and occupants of premises who allow other persons to use the premises for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes or to remove fuel wood, and relative to the losing claimant’s payment of the prevailing party’s costs in actions against such landowners, lessees, and occupants barred by liability immunity provisions. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- HB1669 HB1669: increasing the penalties for littering. 2006 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- SB356 SB356: relative to undue hardship knowingly caused by persons aiding in the transfer of assets. 2006 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
Education (6 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB603 HB603: requiring school districts to reimburse a portion of per pupil costs directly to parents or legal guardians of pupils who do not attend a public school. 2003 · House · HOUSE Education
- HB1287 HB1287: requiring legislative approval of any rules proposed by the state board of education. 2006 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1440 HB1440: relative to driver education. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Transportation
- HB1640 HB1640: requiring school boards to disclose the financial costs of contracts to the voters. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
- HB1736 HB1736: relative to tuition payments made to charter schools. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
- HB1766 HB1766: relative to the duties of the state board of education concerning educating pupils on AIDS and venereal diseases. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
Elections and voting (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB232 HB232: establishing a commission to recodify the election laws. 2005 · House · HOUSE Election Law
- HB712 HB712: relative to electioneering. 2005 · House · HOUSE Election Law
- HB1640 HB1640: requiring school boards to disclose the financial costs of contracts to the voters. 2006 · House · HOUSE Education
ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB547 HB547: (New Title) relative to the duties of the oversight committee on telecommunications and relative to the membership of the Mount Washington Commission. 2003 · Senate · SENATE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Energy and utilities (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB415 HB415: (2nd New Title) excepting installation of gas furnace or boiler equipment from regulation by the electrician's board. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
Environment and natural resources (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1301 HB1301: relative to the purchase of conservation, preservation, and agricultural preservation restrictions. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1551 HB1551: (3rd New Title) clarifying the liability of landowners, lessees, and occupants of premises who allow other persons to use the premises for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes or to remove fuel wood, and relative to the losing claimant’s payment of the prevailing party’s costs in actions against such landowners, lessees, and occupants barred by liability immunity provisions. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
- SB224 SB224: relative to lead fishing sinkers and jigs. 2012 · House · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Executive administration (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB415 HB415: (2nd New Title) excepting installation of gas furnace or boiler equipment from regulation by the electrician's board. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1287 HB1287: requiring legislative approval of any rules proposed by the state board of education. 2006 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1550 HB1550: relative to conflicts of interest. 2012 · House · HOUSE Executive Departments and Administration
Health care (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
Housing and property (6 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- CACR32 CACR32: relating to eminent domain. Providing that property can only be taken for public benefit other than increased tax revenues. 2006 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB249 HB249: relative to procedures for property revaluations. 2011 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1176 HB1176: relative to government access to private property. 2004 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB1357 HB1357: relative to cluster zoning and the village plan alternative. 2004 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1359 HB1359: relative to notice requirements for public hearings on certain zoning changes. 2004 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1689 HB1689: relative to taxation of Pease development authority property. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
Insurance (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1293 HB1293: (New Title) relative to emission control equipment for certain vehicles and relative to unfair motor vehicle insurance trade practices. Enacted 2004 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
Local government (9 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB249 HB249: relative to procedures for property revaluations. 2011 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB709 HB709: relative to records of assessment information available for inspection. 2005 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1301 HB1301: relative to the purchase of conservation, preservation, and agricultural preservation restrictions. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1357 HB1357: relative to cluster zoning and the village plan alternative. 2004 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1359 HB1359: relative to notice requirements for public hearings on certain zoning changes. 2004 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1377 HB1377: relative to the repeal of municipal ordinances by petition. 2004 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1637 HB1637: reducing the rate of the timber tax. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1689 HB1689: relative to taxation of Pease development authority property. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1711 HB1711: relative to the use of cooking fires. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB341 HB341: relative to local spending caps. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Public finance (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- CACR32 CACR32: relating to eminent domain. Providing that property can only be taken for public benefit other than increased tax revenues. 2006 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- SB228 SB228: making an appropriation for emergency home heating assistance. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor
Public safety (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB228 SB228: making an appropriation for emergency home heating assistance. Enacted 2005 · Signed by Governor
Taxation (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- CACR32 CACR32: relating to eminent domain. Providing that property can only be taken for public benefit other than increased tax revenues. 2006 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
- HB646 HB646: eliminating various taxes and fees and tax and fee increases enacted in fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 2012 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1637 HB1637: reducing the rate of the timber tax. 2006 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
- HB1638 HB1638: reducing the rate of the communications services tax. 2006 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1689 HB1689: relative to taxation of Pease development authority property. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
Transportation (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB493 HB493: relative to noncommercial antique motor vehicle restoration activities. 2005 · House · HOUSE Transportation
- HB1293 HB1293: (New Title) relative to emission control equipment for certain vehicles and relative to unfair motor vehicle insurance trade practices. Enacted 2004 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HB1434 HB1434: relative to display of antique motor vehicle plates. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Transportation
- HB1440 HB1440: relative to driver education. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Transportation