Daniel Popovici-Muller
Serving as: NH House Rockingham County District 17
These objective, nonpartisan measures are used to show this legislator's activities at the Statehouse in 2023. The measures are not intended to present a ranking or rating of any kind. Average is that of all state elected officials in this chamber. Gov. Sununu is still in the process of signing and vetoing 2023 bills, so the number of prime sponsored bills that became law may increase.
Session days attended
Party unity score/partisanship
Participated in official roll call votes
Bills sponsored (as prime sponsor)
Prime sponsored bills that became law
Voting Record
HB 10 (2023)
Establishes a parental bill of rights. Some of the parental rights in this bill include:
"The right to direct the education and care of his or her minor child"
"The right to be physically present at any health care facility ... at which their minor child is receiving hospital care"
"The right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of his or her minor child is made, shared, or stored"
HB 106 (2023)
Establishes a procedure for issuing "extreme risk protection orders" to protect against persons who pose an immediate risk of harm to themselves or others. An extreme risk protection order would restrict a person's access to firearms, and is also known as a "red flag law."
HB 2 (2023)
State budget bill (part 2). The governor presented his proposal for the next state budget February 14. The House and Senate both made changes to that proposal. Click here to read a summary of the 2023 budget process.
HB 208 (2023)
Establishes greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for the state, to net zero by 2050. This bill also requires the Department of Environmental Services to develop a climate action plan by July 1, 2024, that includes evaluation of best available information, considers inclusion of strategies, programs and compliance mechanisms with measurable goals and targets, considers opportunities to encourage investment in low/moderate income, rural and minority communities, makes recommendations on retraining and apprenticeship opportunities, and coordinates with other state agencies.
HB 224 (2023)
Repeals the civil and criminal penalties for health care providers who violate the state's ban on abortion after 24 weeks.
HB 367 (2023)
Increases the maximum household income limit for participation in the Education Freedom Account program, from 300% to 500% of the federal poverty guidelines. The Education Freedom Account program allows families to spend the state's per-pupil share of education funding on private or home school expenses.
The House amended the bill to only increase the income limit to 350% of the federal poverty guidelines.
HB 523 (2023)
Increases the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts. This bill also modifies the transition of tariffs applicable to some customer-generators.
HB 557 (2023)
Removes the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to require vaccinations beyond those in state law. This bill specifically notes that the requirements for chickenpox, Hepatitis B, and Hib vaccinations will expire in 2026.
HB 567 (2023)
Requires at least 30 days written notice for a rent increase. Large, multi-unit rental owners must provide at least 60 days notice. If the rent increase is over 15%, large multi-unit landlords must provide at least 6 months notice.
HB 57 (2023)
Gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next three years, with future adjustments based on the consumer price index. This bill also raises the tipped minimum wage from 45% to 50% of the regular minimum wage. Lastly, this bill allows a minimum wage of $8 per hour for youth under age 18 for the first six months of employment.
HB 59 (2023)
Requires commercial sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks.
HB 624 (2023)
Requires state and local law enforcement to notify the public before an immigration checkpoint.
HB 639 (2023)
Legalizes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one. The bill allows limited home-growing of marijuana. A new Cannabis Commission would oversee licensing and regulations related to the manufacture, testing, and sale of legal marijuana. Cannabis sales would be taxed under the Meals and Rooms tax system. Alternative Treatment Centers, which currently serve the state's medical marijuana patients, would be allowed to apply for a "dual use certificate" that allows them to participate in recreational marijuana business. Towns could limit marijuana businesses.
SB 263 (2023)
Permanently reauthorizes the New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program, commonly known as expanded Medicaid. Previous law ended the program on December 31, 2023. This bill also reestablishes and revises the commission to evaluate the New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program, commonly known as expanded Medicaid.
SB 272 (2023)
Establishes a parental bill of rights in education. Some of the parental rights in this bill include:
"The right to access and review all medical records of a child maintained by a school or school personnel"
"The right to inquire of the school or school personnel and to be truthfully and completely informed if the child is being identified or referred to by school district staff, as being of a gender other than that of which the child was identified or referred when enrolled"
Declined to complete our 2022 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2022
"If elected, I will fight hard to lower our taxes by keeping government spending under control. I will firmly oppose any attempts to impose a sales or income tax, and will look for ways to increase our economic freedoms so that we all benefit from sustainable economic growth."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the state’s current system of public school funding, with each district’s total funding primarily dependent on local property tax revenue?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2022
"Instead of wasting time on gun control, we need to focus on keeping our economy going by increasing our economic freedom and lowering taxes (including the accelerated elimination of our one form of income tax, the interest and dividends tax)."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted against raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour (HB 57).
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state permanently increase how much tax revenue it shares with towns and cities every year, beyond public school funding?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the state law that bans teaching certain concepts, such as the idea that people may be "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously"?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted to keep the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted against HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2022
"Every gun control measure proposed is designed to make owning and carrying a firearm more expensive and legally risky - that’s true for storage laws, waiting periods, training requirements, red flag laws, bans on arbitrary types of firearms or magazines, microstamping, gun free zones, etc. The long term goal of gun control is the ban of firearm ownership for regular people, which would ensure only government agents and criminals will have firearms, leaving the rest of us unable to protect ourselves and our families. The people pushing gun control know that those laws make us less safe - they simply consider the increased risks to us all an acceptable price to pay to achieve their political goals."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a fee or mileage charge for electric vehicle owners to help pay for transportation and/or electric infrastructure?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2022
"I am concerned about our current voting laws because they allow the use of affidavits (written statements signed in front of the supervisors of the checklist) on voting day. When you go to the Town Hall to register as a voter, you have to prove 4 elements: your identity, age, residence and citizenship, each of which needs to be proven through the proper paperwork - no affidavits accepted.
"But when you register as a voter at the polls on election day, no such proof is needed. One can just sign affidavits to “prove” any of the 4 elements, and then is allowed to vote. A new law passed this year is changing the way those ballots are handled, but it will not apply until 2023, and it uses a rather complicated method to validate those ballots after the election ends, which could result in election results being delayed in close races.
"We need legislation stating that while voters should continue to be allowed to register at the polls, the documentation required for registering on voting day must be the same documentation required when one registers to vote at Town Hall. If voter ID will be required, the state shall issue it at no cost to any eligible voter.
"My second concern is that New Hampshire allows people whose domicile is out of state to vote in NH if (for example) they have a summer house in New Hampshire, even if they only spend a few weeks a year in our state. I believe that people should not be allowed to pick and choose which state they want to vote in, but should only vote in the state they have their primary residence in.
"Changing this will require a constitutional amendment, and I will work to pass one that will ensure that only people who actually live in New Hampshire vote in New Hampshire. Neither of those measures will disenfranchise any voter - every person who is eligible to vote will be able to vote in the town they actually live in. In New Hampshire, every vote counts and can change the result of an election (plenty of such examples exist) so every vote cast by someone who is not (or should not be) an eligible voter can affect us all. I plan to protect your right to vote by making sure that only people who have the right to vote do so. If elected, I will support legislation requiring that one actually proves their identity, age, citizenship and residence rather than just sign affidavits before voting and I will also support the constitutional amendment described above."
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2022
"If elected, I will fight hard to lower our taxes by keeping government spending under control. I will firmly oppose any attempts to impose a sales or income tax, and will look for ways to increase our economic freedoms so that we all benefit from sustainable economic growth."For| Read My Position
Voting Record, 2023
Voted to legalize private marijuana sales with a 12.5% excise tax (HB 639).
