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Safiya Wazir
Representative · Merrimack - District 17
House · Merr 17 · 2019-2022
- Sponsored bills
- 35
- Enacted bills
- 8
- Topic groups
- 20
- Represented districts
- 1
Official General Court Information
- Official district listing
- Merrimack - District 17
- Represents
- Merrimack - District 17
Official Service Notes
- Official historical member selector listing: Rep. Wazir, Safiya(Merr. 17)
Representation
- House · Merr 17 2019-2022
Sponsored Bills
By Year
2022 (16 bills sponsored; 7 bills enacted)
- HB60 HB60: raising the minimum age of marriage. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB84 HB84: (New Title) declaring May 21, 2022 as Ona Judge Staines Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
- HB103 HB103: establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB460 HB460: establishing a committee to study cases involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB517 HB517: relative to the state minimum hourly rate. House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- HB536 HB536: relative to death benefits for public works employees killed in the line of duty, and relative to workers' compensation offsets for certain retirement system benefits. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB1390 HB1390: relative to access to language translation services in telemedicine. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Health and Human Services
- HB1408 HB1408: requiring the refund of residential tenancy application fees. House · House Judiciary
- HB1507 HB1507: requiring childcare investigatory findings to be timely published. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Health and Human Services
- HB1536 HB1536: relative to expanding Medicaid to include certain postpartum health care services. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB1578 HB1578: relative to including certain children and pregnant people in Medicaid and the children's health insurance program. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB69 SB69: requiring employers to provide access to a sufficient space for nursing mothers and reasonable break time. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB393 SB393: relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- SB403 SB403: re-establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB428 SB428: establishing a scholarship fund for certain small businesses applying for loans from the capital access program administered by the New Hampshire business finance authority. Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB444 SB444: relative to childhood adverse experiences treatment and prevention. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Finance
2021 (9 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB76 HB76: prohibiting paper billing fees. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB112 HB112: establishing a committee to study the effects of deportation of primary earners on family members who are United States citizens. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HB160 HB160: relative to notice of rent increases in certain residential rental property. Passed
- HB510 HB510: relative to limiting robocalls by automatic dialing devices. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB550 HB550: relative to the nonpayment of rent during the state of emergency. House · House Judiciary
- HB590 HB590: relative to paid sick time. House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- SB64 SB64: extending unpaid leave benefits to employees for COVID-19 purposes. Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB67 SB67: relative to paid sick leave. Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB114 SB114: (New Title) relative to protecting the safe use and enjoyment of publicly-accessible recreation areas. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
2020 (9 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB186 HB186: establishing a state minimum wage and providing for adjustments to the minimum wage. Senate · Senate Commerce
- HB712 HB712: relative to a family and medical leave insurance program. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB1247 HB1247: (Second New Title) relative to mortgage defaults and nonpayment of rent during the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak state of emergency. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
- HB1485 HB1485: relative to the installation of video surveillance cameras in community homes and group homes. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1495 HB1495: prohibiting the sale of over-the-counter rape test kits. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1516 HB1516: raising the minimum age for marriage. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1552 HB1552: requiring learner's permits for certain persons seeking drivers' licenses. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1687 HB1687: (New Title) relative to the installation of audio and video surveillance equipment in special education school buses. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1690 HB1690: prohibiting paper billing fees. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2019 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB651 HB651: allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
By Committee
House Children and Family Law (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2022 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB60 HB60: raising the minimum age of marriage. House · House Children and Family Law
- HB460 HB460: establishing a committee to study cases involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities. House · House Children and Family Law
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB69 SB69: requiring employers to provide access to a sufficient space for nursing mothers and reasonable break time. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2021 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB76 HB76: prohibiting paper billing fees. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB510 HB510: relative to limiting robocalls by automatic dialing devices. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1690 HB1690: prohibiting paper billing fees. House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB393 SB393: relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
House Executive Departments and Administration (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2021 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB114 SB114: (New Title) relative to protecting the safe use and enjoyment of publicly-accessible recreation areas. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1485 HB1485: relative to the installation of video surveillance cameras in community homes and group homes. House · House Executive Departments and Administration
House Finance (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB444 SB444: relative to childhood adverse experiences treatment and prevention. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Finance
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2022 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1536 HB1536: relative to expanding Medicaid to include certain postpartum health care services. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB1578 HB1578: relative to including certain children and pregnant people in Medicaid and the children's health insurance program. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB403 SB403: re-establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program. House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
House Judiciary (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1408 HB1408: requiring the refund of residential tenancy application fees. House · House Judiciary
2021 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB550 HB550: relative to the nonpayment of rent during the state of emergency. House · House Judiciary
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB517 HB517: relative to the state minimum hourly rate. House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
2021 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB590 HB590: relative to paid sick time. House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2021 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB112 HB112: establishing a committee to study the effects of deportation of primary earners on family members who are United States citizens. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
No committee listed (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2021 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
Senate Commerce (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2021 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- SB64 SB64: extending unpaid leave benefits to employees for COVID-19 purposes. Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB67 SB67: relative to paid sick leave. Senate · Senate Commerce
2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB186 HB186: establishing a state minimum wage and providing for adjustments to the minimum wage. Senate · Senate Commerce
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2019 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB651 HB651: allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
2022 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB84 HB84: (New Title) declaring May 21, 2022 as Ona Judge Staines Day. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Senate Finance (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2022 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB103 HB103: establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB536 HB536: relative to death benefits for public works employees killed in the line of duty, and relative to workers' compensation offsets for certain retirement system benefits. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB712 HB712: relative to a family and medical leave insurance program. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Finance
Senate Health and Human Services (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
2022 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1390 HB1390: relative to access to language translation services in telemedicine. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Health and Human Services
- HB1507 HB1507: requiring childcare investigatory findings to be timely published. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Health and Human Services
Senate Judiciary (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
Senate No Committee Assignment (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
2020 (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1495 HB1495: prohibiting the sale of over-the-counter rape test kits. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1516 HB1516: raising the minimum age for marriage. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1552 HB1552: requiring learner's permits for certain persons seeking drivers' licenses. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1687 HB1687: (New Title) relative to the installation of audio and video surveillance equipment in special education school buses. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
By Topic
Business and labor (7 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB186 HB186: establishing a state minimum wage and providing for adjustments to the minimum wage. 2020 · Senate · Senate Commerce
- HB517 HB517: relative to the state minimum hourly rate. 2022 · House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- HB536 HB536: relative to death benefits for public works employees killed in the line of duty, and relative to workers' compensation offsets for certain retirement system benefits. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB590 HB590: relative to paid sick time. 2021 · House · House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- SB64 SB64: extending unpaid leave benefits to employees for COVID-19 purposes. 2021 · Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB69 SB69: requiring employers to provide access to a sufficient space for nursing mothers and reasonable break time. 2022 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB428 SB428: establishing a scholarship fund for certain small businesses applying for loans from the capital access program administered by the New Hampshire business finance authority. 2022 · Senate · Senate Commerce
Children and Family Law (10 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB60 HB60: raising the minimum age of marriage. 2022 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB112 HB112: establishing a committee to study the effects of deportation of primary earners on family members who are United States citizens. 2021 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
- HB460 HB460: establishing a committee to study cases involving the determination of parental rights and responsibilities. 2022 · House · House Children and Family Law
- HB651 HB651: allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB712 HB712: relative to a family and medical leave insurance program. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB1507 HB1507: requiring childcare investigatory findings to be timely published. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Health and Human Services
- HB1578 HB1578: relative to including certain children and pregnant people in Medicaid and the children's health insurance program. 2022 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB393 SB393: relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- SB403 SB403: re-establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program. 2022 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB444 SB444: relative to childhood adverse experiences treatment and prevention. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · House Finance
Commerce (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB186 HB186: establishing a state minimum wage and providing for adjustments to the minimum wage. 2020 · Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB64 SB64: extending unpaid leave benefits to employees for COVID-19 purposes. 2021 · Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB67 SB67: relative to paid sick leave. 2021 · Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB428 SB428: establishing a scholarship fund for certain small businesses applying for loans from the capital access program administered by the New Hampshire business finance authority. 2022 · Senate · Senate Commerce
Commerce and Consumer Affairs (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB76 HB76: prohibiting paper billing fees. 2021 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB510 HB510: relative to limiting robocalls by automatic dialing devices. 2021 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- HB1690 HB1690: prohibiting paper billing fees. 2020 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- SB69 SB69: requiring employers to provide access to a sufficient space for nursing mothers and reasonable break time. 2022 · House · House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Criminal justice and courts (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB84 HB84: (New Title) declaring May 21, 2022 as Ona Judge Staines Day. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
- HB550 HB550: relative to the nonpayment of rent during the state of emergency. 2021 · House · House Judiciary
- HB1247 HB1247: (Second New Title) relative to mortgage defaults and nonpayment of rent during the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak state of emergency. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
- HB1408 HB1408: requiring the refund of residential tenancy application fees. 2022 · House · House Judiciary
- SB393 SB393: relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Education (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1687 HB1687: (New Title) relative to the installation of audio and video surveillance equipment in special education school buses. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
Election Law and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB651 HB651: allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Elections and voting (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB651 HB651: allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Executive administration (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB84 HB84: (New Title) declaring May 21, 2022 as Ona Judge Staines Day. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Executive Departments and Administration
- HB1485 HB1485: relative to the installation of video surveillance cameras in community homes and group homes. 2020 · House · House Executive Departments and Administration
- SB114 SB114: (New Title) relative to protecting the safe use and enjoyment of publicly-accessible recreation areas. 2021 · House · House Executive Departments and Administration
Health and Human Services (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)
- HB1390 HB1390: relative to access to language translation services in telemedicine. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Health and Human Services
- HB1507 HB1507: requiring childcare investigatory findings to be timely published. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Health and Human Services
Health care (5 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB103 HB103: establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB712 HB712: relative to a family and medical leave insurance program. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB1536 HB1536: relative to expanding Medicaid to include certain postpartum health care services. 2022 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- HB1578 HB1578: relative to including certain children and pregnant people in Medicaid and the children's health insurance program. 2022 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- SB403 SB403: re-establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program. 2022 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Housing and property (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
Insurance (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB712 HB712: relative to a family and medical leave insurance program. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB1578 HB1578: relative to including certain children and pregnant people in Medicaid and the children's health insurance program. 2022 · House · House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Local government (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- SB393 SB393: relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
No Committee Assignment (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1495 HB1495: prohibiting the sale of over-the-counter rape test kits. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1516 HB1516: raising the minimum age for marriage. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1552 HB1552: requiring learner's permits for certain persons seeking drivers' licenses. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
- HB1687 HB1687: (New Title) relative to the installation of audio and video surveillance equipment in special education school buses. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
Public finance (7 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)
- HB103 HB103: establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB536 HB536: relative to death benefits for public works employees killed in the line of duty, and relative to workers' compensation offsets for certain retirement system benefits. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB651 HB651: allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- HB712 HB712: relative to a family and medical leave insurance program. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Finance
- HB1408 HB1408: requiring the refund of residential tenancy application fees. 2022 · House · House Judiciary
- SB428 SB428: establishing a scholarship fund for certain small businesses applying for loans from the capital access program administered by the New Hampshire business finance authority. 2022 · Senate · Senate Commerce
- SB444 SB444: relative to childhood adverse experiences treatment and prevention. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · House Finance
Public safety (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB550 HB550: relative to the nonpayment of rent during the state of emergency. 2021 · House · House Judiciary
- HB1247 HB1247: (Second New Title) relative to mortgage defaults and nonpayment of rent during the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak state of emergency. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
Retirement and pensions (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)
- HB536 HB536: relative to death benefits for public works employees killed in the line of duty, and relative to workers' compensation offsets for certain retirement system benefits. Enacted 2022 · Signed by Governor · Senate Finance
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB112 HB112: establishing a committee to study the effects of deportation of primary earners on family members who are United States citizens. 2021 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)
- HB1552 HB1552: requiring learner's permits for certain persons seeking drivers' licenses. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment