Karen E. Ebel

Voting Record, 2024

In 2022 Rep. Ebel voted to consider repealing the Education Freedom Account program (HB 1683) In 2024 Rep. Ebel voted against several bills to expand eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs), including HB 1561, HB 1634, HB 1665, and HB 1677. Ebel also voted for HB 1512, which would limit the EFA program to a budget.

Voting Record, 2026

Voted against several bills that would revise New Hampshire's anti-discrimination law to allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, including HB 1217, HB 1299, HB 1442, HB 1447, SB 268, and SB 552.

Voting Record, 2023

Voted against HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.

Voting Record, 2016

Ebel voted against various abortion restrictions in 2016, including a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks gestation (HB 1636) and a bill to prohibit abortions based on genetic abnormality (HB 1623)

Voting Record, 2026

Voted against CACR 12, a constitutional amendment that would ban any taxes on income.

Voting Record, 2026

Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028 (HB 155).

Voting Record, 2024

In 2024 Rep. Ebel voted against a few bills that would ease zoning requirements. For example, Ebel voted against HB 1291 (which would increase rights of property owners to build accessory dwelling units), HB 1399 (which would make it easier to convert single family residence into two units), and HB 1400 (which would limit parking requirements, plus add tax credits for office conversions).

Voting Record, 2025

Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523) and voted to consider other expansions to net metering eligibility (SB 228).

Voting Record, 2024

Voted for a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks (CACR 23).

Voting Record, 2026

In 2025 and 2026 Rep. Ebel voted to consider increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 651 and HB 1826). Rep. Ebel also voted to consider HB 1799, which would have redefined an "adequate education," increased how much funding the state must provide per pupil, and created a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes. Lastly, Rep. Ebel voted against HB 1815, which pushes back against New Hampshire Supreme Court rulings on what the state must fund for an adequate education.

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?

When asked about marijuana legalization in general on the 2016 Citizens Count issue survey, Ebel wrote, "I do not support legalization. State law specifies the conditions for which medical marijuana may be used. We should continue to discuss whether additional conditions should be authorized for use."

Ebel also voted against HB 1648, a 2020 bill that would permit adults to possess up to 3/4 of an ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of hashish, and other cannabis-infused products, and permit adults to grow up to 6 cannabis plants at home in a secure location that is not visible from other properties. The bill also allowed adults to give marijuana products away and sell marijuana accessories.

Other, 2024

When asked about marijuana legalization in general on the 2016 Citizens Count issue survey, Ebel wrote, "I do not support legalization. State law specifies the conditions for which medical marijuana may be used. We should continue to discuss whether additional conditions should be authorized for use."

Ebel also voted against legalizing and taxing marijuana sales in 2019 (HB 481), 2017 (HB 656) and 2016 (HB 1694).

However, in 2023 Ebel voted to legalize private marijuana sales with a 12.5% excise tax (HB 639). In 2024 Ebel voted to legalize marijuana with licensed outlets and a 10% tax on monthly total gross revenue (HB 1633).

Voting Record, 2022

Voted against a bill to legalize marijuana with the Liquor Commission regulating sales (HB 1598)

Voting Record, 2023

Ebel voted against HB 625, a 2021 bill to prohibit abortion after 24 weeks gestation, unless there is a medical emergency. The bill did not include exceptions for rape or incest. In 2023 Ebel also voted to repeal the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).

Concord Monitor Candidate Profile, 2016

"I support requiring common sense background checks through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for purchasers of guns online and at gun shows. However, NICS is only as good as its data. Like the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), I believe that states, like N.H., must do a far better job providing pertinent records to NICS. For instance, the NSSF ranks N.H. 49th per capita nationally in the number of mental health adjudication and involuntary commitment records submitted to NICS."