James Thibault

James Thibault
Republican
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Serving as: NH House Merrimack County District 25

These objective, nonpartisan measures are used to show this legislator's activities at the Statehouse in 2025. 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. Ayotte is still in the process of signing and vetoing 2025 bills, so the number of prime sponsored bills that became law may increase.

Session days attended
94% Present
Average 93%
Party unity score/partisanship
97% With Party
Average 95%
Participated in official roll call votes
93% Roll Call Votes
Average 91%
Bills sponsored (as prime sponsor)
1 Prime Sponsored Bills
Average 2
Prime sponsored bills that became law
0 Became Law

Voting Record

HB 1 (2025)

State budget bill. The governor presented her proposal for the next state budget February 13. Click here to read a summary of the budget process.

HB 10 (2025)

Establishes a Parental Bill of Rights. The bill requires schools to adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system. The bill also establishes a right to sue schools that violate the law. 

The final version of this bill requires schools to respond to parental inquiries "regarding any and all matters related to their minor child," within ten days. 

The final Senate version of this bill also does not require parents to give written consent to any medical procedure or treatment; that provision was removed after much debate.

HB 148 (2025)

Adds an exception to state anti-discrimination laws for bathrooms, locker rooms, sports, prisons, hospitals, and treatment centers to classify individuals based on biological sex.

HB 198 (2025)

Removes the legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana and cannabis-infused products for those over age twenty-one. This bill does not include any mechanism for legal sales or taxation.

HB 238 (2025)

Right-to-work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.

HB 282 (2025)

Increases the maximum compensation for first responders' critical injury benefits from $500,000 to $1,000,000. 

HB 324 (2025)

Prohibits K-12 schools from making "any material that is harmful to minors" available to students. The bill defines this material to include various content related to sex. This bill also requires school boards to adopt complaint resolution policies to address complaints regarding harmful material by parents or guardians.

HB 357 (2025)

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.

The House added the text of this bill to SB 60.

HB 377 (2025)

Makes it a felony to provide hormone treatments and puberty blockers to a minor unless a minor is "born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development."

The Senate amended the bill to allow doctors to continue hormone treatments and puberty blockers started prior to January 1, 2026.

The Senate amended the bill to also recognize Children's Environmental Health Day, similar to SB 184.

A conference committee of representatives and senators agreed to those Senate amendments.

HB 53 (2025)

Allows qualifying medical marijuana patients and caregivers to grow marijuana at home. There would be limits on the size of the growing operation.

The House added the text of this bill to SB 118.

HB 56 (2025)

Requires sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks. This bill also establishes a 3-day waiting period for firearm transfers. The bill includes some exceptions, such as transfers between immediate family members.

HB 60 (2025)

After six months of renting, this bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy as grounds for an eviction. 

The Senate amended the bill so that it will only take effect if there is a 4% vacancy rate in the state. The amended bill also increases in the minimum lease term to twelve months before eviction. 

A conference committee of representatives and senators agreed on a final version of the bill. Landlords could evict without cause after twelve months, and the law would take effect regardless of the vacancy rate.

HB 649 (2025)

Removes the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminates funding for the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Abatement Fund. 

SB 14 (2025)

Sets a mandatory minimum sentence for supplying fentanyl. The minimum starts at three years and six months and goes up for higher quantities.

The House amended the bill to also increase penalties for dealing fentanyl to a person who overdoses and dies, similar to SB 15. The amendment also decreases the penalty for possessing 3/4 of an ounce or less of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) to a misdemeanor.

SB 228 (2025)

Modifies the scope and capacity limits of community solar projects. Generally speaking, this bill increases the size of projects that can participate in net energy metering. The bill also allows nonprofit educational institutions and public housing authorities to operate as “municipal hosts” for net metering.

The Senate added some of this bill to HB 710.

SB 284 (2025)

Limits zoning laws to require no more than one parking spaces per residential unit, with exceptions for certain workforce housing and multi-family developments.

The House amended the bill to remove those exceptions.

SB 287 (2025)

If an absentee voter asks for a ballot to be mailed to an address other than the address shown on the voter checklist, this bill adds additional verification requirements. In particular, the voter must show a copy of their photo ID to the clerk or include a notarized signature on their absentee ballot application. If an absentee voter does not complete either step, "his or her signature on the application for an absentee ballot shall be compared to his or her signature on the absentee ballot affidavit on election day in the same manner as other voters."

SB 295 (2025)

Removes the household income limit to participate in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program.

The Senate amended the bill, adding a 10,000 enrollment cap for the EFA program. If there are 9,000 EFA applicants in a year, the enrollment cap would increase by 25%.

SB 62 (2025)

Prohibits state and local government from blocking law enforcement participation in a federal 287(g) program. That program allows local law enforcement to perform some immigration enforcement duties.

The House amended the bill to add the text of SB 71, which prohibits state and local governments from adopting "sanctuary policies," which prohibit or impede law enforcement cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.

Declined to complete our 2024 State Candidate Survey

Position on Issues

Candidate's Website, 2024

"Every student has a right to an education that best suits his or her needs and passions and shouldn’t be trapped in a school that doesn’t meet those needs. In Concord, I’ll protect the Education Freedom Account Program and advocate for more ways for students to learn in the best ways for them, both in and outside the classroom."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?

Candidate's Website, 2024

"In Concord, I will never vote for a sales tax or income tax and I’ll ensure that local control and government power closest to the citizens remain at the forefront of the Granite State’s public life."

Candidate's Website, 2024

"In Concord, I will never vote for a sales tax or income tax and I’ll ensure that local control and government power closest to the citizens remain at the forefront of the Granite State’s public life."

Candidate's Website, 2024

"New Hampshire is already one of the most business-friendly states in the nation, but we can always do more to improve that reputation further. By increasing access to CTE programs to bring more people directly into the workforce, removing licensure barriers, making it easier to hire employees, and lowering taxes on small business, we can make sure that they not only sustain but thrive."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?

Voting Record, 2024

Rep. Thibault voted against HB 106, which would have established a commission to determine the financial cost of climate damage to New Hampshire and methods of recouping such costs. Rep. Thibault also voted in favor of HCR 1, a resolution that calls for policymakers to fully consider all relevant information and factors pertaining to climate change as climate policy is developed. That resolution specifically called out "climate alarmism."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support giving voters who register without ID on Election Day a ballot that only counts if they return identifying documents to the state before a deadline?

Candidate's Website, 2024

"Almost three years ago, my family lost my childhood home because we could no longer afford the mortgage and the increasing property tax, and we struggled to find a new place to live. This reflects the situation of many families in our state who either have never been able to afford a home of their own or are forced out of their houses by high taxes. We need to lower property taxes, especially for the elderly living on retirement and Social Security, and remove the barriers to building new homes to ensure that more families can afford them."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support legislation to expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the state increase funding for child care providers?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?

Voting Record, 2025

Voted to keep legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana (HB 75)

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?

Voting Record, 2025

Voted to prohibit "sanctuary policies" and require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (HB 511 and SB 62).

Candidate's Website, 2024

"The right to bear arms is fundamental to our nation, and New Hampshire has done an excellent job upholding it in the past with constitutional concealed and open carry. Protecting not only hunters’ rights but the rights of Granite Staters to defend themselves and others is key."

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