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Charles Townsend
Representative · Grafton - District 11
House · Graf 10 · 2009-2012; House · Graf 11 · 2014, 2016
- Sponsored bills
- 26
- Enacted bills
- 9
- Topic groups
- 15
- Represented districts
- 2
Official General Court Information
- Official district listing
- Grafton - District 11
- Represents
- Grafton - District 11
Official Service Notes
- Official historical member selector listing: Rep. Townsend, Charles(Graf. 11)
Representation
- House · Graf 10 2009-2012
- House · Graf 11 2014, 2016
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2016 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1436 HB1436: relative to exemption from the yield tax on timber for clearing for solar energy. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1479 HB1479: establishing a broadband study committee. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1572 HB1572: establishing a broadband deployment tax credit incentive program against the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
2014 (7 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB149 HB149: relative to the information on fuel invoices. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB166 HB166: requiring the public utilities commission to make specific findings as to the public need for proposed transmission lines. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB286 HB286: relative to broadband infrastructure. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB329 HB329: requiring purchasers of medical equipment to be notified of the actual cost of such equipment at time of sale. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB1384 HB1384: relative to rehearings by the public utilities commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1385 HB1385: relative to changes and additions to energy facilities. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- SB324 SB324: relative to the assessment of public utilities and other entities to fund the expenses of the public utilities commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2012 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB387 HB387: requiring providers of prepaid cellular telephone service to provide subscriber information to the enhanced 911 system. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB388 HB388: (3rd New Title) requiring providers of Voice over Internet Protocol services to pay surcharges for deposit in the enhanced 911 system fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- HB1401 HB1401: relative to site evaluations and certificates for energy facilities. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2011 (6 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB76 HB76: authorizing the division of emergency services and communications to levy administrative fines on carriers that repeatedly overwrite the enhanced 911 database. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB119 HB119: relative to agency membership on the information technology council. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
- 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
- HB365 HB365: establishing a commission to encourage broadband development and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB374 HB374: banning corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire. Senate · SENATE Transportation
2010 (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB1172 HB1172: relative to the labeling of genetically modified seeds. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1251 HB1251: relative to the sale and transfer procedures for shutdown emissions credits. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB1353 HB1353: relative to group net energy metering. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB1388 HB1388: establishing a cause of action for farmers sustaining damage from the use of genetically modified seeds or plants. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1401 HB1401: limiting corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB433 SB433: relative to underground facility damage prevention and establishing the position of director of safety and security of the public utilities commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill 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
By Committee
HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2014 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB149 HB149: relative to the information on fuel invoices. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
HOUSE Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB388 HB388: (3rd New Title) requiring providers of Voice over Internet Protocol services to pay surcharges for deposit in the enhanced 911 system fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
HOUSE Environment and Agriculture (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1172 HB1172: relative to the labeling of genetically modified seeds. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1388 HB1388: establishing a cause of action for farmers sustaining damage from the use of genetically modified seeds or plants. House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2014 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB329 HB329: requiring purchasers of medical equipment to be notified of the actual cost of such equipment at time of sale. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy (9 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1479 HB1479: establishing a broadband study committee. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2014 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB166 HB166: requiring the public utilities commission to make specific findings as to the public need for proposed transmission lines. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB324 SB324: relative to the assessment of public utilities and other entities to fund the expenses of the public utilities commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1401 HB1401: relative to site evaluations and certificates for energy facilities. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2011 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB76 HB76: authorizing the division of emergency services and communications to levy administrative fines on carriers that repeatedly overwrite the enhanced 911 database. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB365 HB365: establishing a commission to encourage broadband development and making an appropriation therefor. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB1401 HB1401: limiting corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB433 SB433: relative to underground facility damage prevention and establishing the position of director of safety and security of the public utilities commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2009 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill 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
HOUSE Ways and Means (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2016 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1436 HB1436: relative to exemption from the yield tax on timber for clearing for solar energy. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1572 HB1572: establishing a broadband deployment tax credit incentive program against the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
SENATE Energy and Natural Resources (6 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
2014 (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB286 HB286: relative to broadband infrastructure. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1384 HB1384: relative to rehearings by the public utilities commission. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1385 HB1385: relative to changes and additions to energy facilities. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB387 HB387: requiring providers of prepaid cellular telephone service to provide subscriber information to the enhanced 911 system. Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
2011 (2 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
SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2010 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1251 HB1251: relative to the sale and transfer procedures for shutdown emissions credits. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB1353 HB1353: relative to group net energy metering. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB119 HB119: relative to agency membership on the information technology council. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
SENATE Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB374 HB374: banning corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire. Senate · SENATE Transportation
By Topic
Business and labor (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB149 HB149: relative to the information on fuel invoices. 2014 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB388 HB388: (3rd New Title) requiring providers of Voice over Internet Protocol services to pay surcharges for deposit in the enhanced 911 system fund. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
Energy and Natural Resources (6 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
- HB286 HB286: relative to broadband infrastructure. 2014 · Senate · 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
- HB387 HB387: requiring providers of prepaid cellular telephone service to provide subscriber information to the enhanced 911 system. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1384 HB1384: relative to rehearings by the public utilities commission. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1385 HB1385: relative to changes and additions to energy facilities. 2014 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and utilities (8 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB166 HB166: requiring the public utilities commission to make specific findings as to the public need for proposed transmission lines. 2014 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1353 HB1353: relative to group net energy metering. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB1384 HB1384: relative to rehearings by the public utilities commission. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1385 HB1385: relative to changes and additions to energy facilities. 2014 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB1401 HB1401: relative to site evaluations and certificates for energy facilities. 2012 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1436 HB1436: relative to exemption from the yield tax on timber for clearing for solar energy. 2016 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- SB324 SB324: relative to the assessment of public utilities and other entities to fund the expenses of the public utilities commission. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB433 SB433: relative to underground facility damage prevention and establishing the position of director of safety and security of the public utilities commission. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1251 HB1251: relative to the sale and transfer procedures for shutdown emissions credits. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- HB1353 HB1353: relative to group net energy metering. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · SENATE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Environment and Agriculture (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1172 HB1172: relative to the labeling of genetically modified seeds. 2010 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
- HB1388 HB1388: establishing a cause of action for farmers sustaining damage from the use of genetically modified seeds or plants. 2010 · House · HOUSE Environment and Agriculture
Environment and natural resources (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill 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
Executive administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB119 HB119: relative to agency membership on the information technology council. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
Health care (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB329 HB329: requiring purchasers of medical equipment to be notified of the actual cost of such equipment at time of sale. 2014 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Public finance (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB365 HB365: establishing a commission to encourage broadband development and making an appropriation therefor. 2011 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB388 HB388: (3rd New Title) requiring providers of Voice over Internet Protocol services to pay surcharges for deposit in the enhanced 911 system fund. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
- SB324 SB324: relative to the assessment of public utilities and other entities to fund the expenses of the public utilities commission. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
Public safety (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB76 HB76: authorizing the division of emergency services and communications to levy administrative fines on carriers that repeatedly overwrite the enhanced 911 database. 2011 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
Science, Technology and Energy (9 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)
- HB76 HB76: authorizing the division of emergency services and communications to levy administrative fines on carriers that repeatedly overwrite the enhanced 911 database. 2011 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB166 HB166: requiring the public utilities commission to make specific findings as to the public need for proposed transmission lines. 2014 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB365 HB365: establishing a commission to encourage broadband development and making an appropriation therefor. 2011 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1401 HB1401: relative to site evaluations and certificates for energy facilities. 2012 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1401 HB1401: limiting corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire. 2010 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1479 HB1479: establishing a broadband study committee. 2016 · 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
- SB324 SB324: relative to the assessment of public utilities and other entities to fund the expenses of the public utilities commission. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- SB433 SB433: relative to underground facility damage prevention and establishing the position of director of safety and security of the public utilities commission. Enacted 2010 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
Taxation (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1436 HB1436: relative to exemption from the yield tax on timber for clearing for solar energy. 2016 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
- HB1572 HB1572: establishing a broadband deployment tax credit incentive program against the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. 2016 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means
Transportation (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB286 HB286: relative to broadband infrastructure. 2014 · Senate · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
- HB365 HB365: establishing a commission to encourage broadband development and making an appropriation therefor. 2011 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB374 HB374: banning corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Transportation
- HB1479 HB1479: establishing a broadband study committee. 2016 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
- HB1572 HB1572: establishing a broadband deployment tax credit incentive program against the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax. 2016 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means