Susan Almy
Serving as: NH House Grafton 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"
Completed our 2022 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"A broad-based sales tax taxes all of the income of the lower half of the income distribution, and a small part of that of the wealthy. Constituttionally we cannot put a floor on who pays for it, and the only alternative is to exempt all food, medicine and clothing, which reduces the revenue a lot. Also, in states with sales taxes, lobbyists for particular products work to exempt them, resulting in frequent changes to what is taxable (see Vermont's changes along the NH border, and Maine's sales tax is riddled with exemptions for tourists and special projects). NH's borders contain major malls and retail businesses which bring in customers wo they are convinced (with fairly good evidence) would cease coming with such a sales tax - and they employ large numbers of our citizens."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"We cannot do this unless the majority of the state is convinced that it will help them more than it hurts - and the tradition against it is deep-seated. I will not help introduce such a bill until most of our state understands the need for it. But I cannot think of another way that would maintain our prosperity and provide all of our children with the opportunity to thrive and contribute to it. We can write, and wrote decades ago, a bill that would exempt about 40% of households - those at the lower end of the income spectrum - from any payment, in conformity with our constitution, on the grounds that their income as a household puts them below the poverty line. Middle income people would pay taxes on their income but gain greater reductions on their property taxes, which would go down a great deal in a way that would reduce them much more for the current highest-paying towns. The highest-earning would end up paying more total tax. The NH Constitution tells every citizen to share in the tax burden for the common good, but ITEP's model shows the poorest 60% paying 8-9% of their income in total taxes, and the richest 5% paying 4%, with the top 1% paying 3%. We are the only state that survives without an income or sales tax, except Alaska which has so much oil it returns money to its citizens. We have done it using higher business taxes and interest and dividends taxes, mostly paid for by the wealthiest (out-of-state) corporations and citizens, and many smaller levies (rooms and meals, real estate sales, tobacco, insurance) and state-owned enterprises (gambling, liquor). But the Republicans for some years now have been cutting the business taxes and now the I&D tax is going to be repealed. The effects have been hidden by multiple rounds of massive federal stimulus to citizens and businesses, but those will disappear within a few years. This will leave the common good in shreds - our public schools, public health and hospitals, public safety, child care programs, nursing homes and eldercare programs, other aid to the towns that also cuts our property taxes. All or some will have to be severely cut, leaving us with greater disparities between rich and poor towns and greater costs across the board as individual towns take on tasks that were done more easily at state level."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Every time NH lowers business taxes, we lose state revenue we need and our towns need to provide basic services using something other than the property tax. Businesses pay property tax too, and CoST, a national business-owned think tank, consistently calculates that the average NH business spends almost half of its total state-and-local taxes in property taxes, and only half that in our business taxes (not yet published for FY21). This only helps the largeest businesses that maintain very little real estate in NH."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"See above. A tiny part is paid by struggling retirees, and in repealing this repeal, we can raise the floor to where it should be to protect them."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
"if we have enough revenue"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"$7.50 has been ridiculous for years. And now no business can pay it and get employees."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"For"
Undecided| Read My Position
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?
"if we have enough revenue, and if it makes sense to pass money to the towns then to bring back the services and grants they had paid for by the state. We cannot borrow or print money like the federal government."
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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?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?
"Against"
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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"?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"Against"
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"We can't ban abortions, we can only ban legal, safe abortions. Any woman who carries a fetus for 24 weeks will abort only when faced with major catastrophe. And it is going to become even more difficult to recruit OB-GYN doctors to stay in this state when their practice could include a woman who has to face that catastrophe and they have to decide between their professional oath to save the living patient and performing an abortion that risks getting locked up for 7 years."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"We can't ban abortions, we can only ban legal, safe abortions. Any woman who carries a fetus for 24 weeks will abort only when faced with major catastrophe. And it is going to become even more difficult to recruit OB-GYN doctors to stay in this state when their practice could include a woman who has to face that catastrophe and they have to decide between their professional oath to save the living patient and performing an abortion that risks getting locked up for 7 years."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"We can't ban abortions, we can only ban legal, safe abortions. Any woman who carries a fetus for 24 weeks will abort only when faced with major catastrophe. And it is going to become even more difficult to recruit OB-GYN doctors to stay in this state when their practice could include a woman who has to face that catastrophe and they have to decide between their professional oath to save the living patient and performing an abortion that risks getting locked up for 7 years."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"We can't ban abortions, we can only ban legal, safe abortions. Any woman who carries a fetus for 24 weeks will abort only when faced with major catastrophe. And it is going to become even more difficult to recruit OB-GYN doctors to stay in this state when their practice could include a woman who has to face that catastrophe and they have to decide between their professional oath to save the living patient and performing an abortion that risks getting locked up for 7 years."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"We've studied this. The revenue is small relative to existing revenues in marijuana states. Licensing growers and retail stores (and allowing them to merge) produces the best product and sales when it has to occur within our state boundaries."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"We've studied this. The revenue is small relative to existing revenues in marijuana states. Licensing growers and retail stores (and allowing them to merge) produces the best product and sales when it has to occur within our state boundaries."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"We've studied this. The revenue is small relative to existing revenues in marijuana states. Licensing growers and retail stores (and allowing them to merge) produces the best product and sales when it has to occur within our state boundaries."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"We have almost no gun control laws at this point. Schools have been 'armored' but if a armed adult appears and asks entrance they have to provide it. Shooting ranges are free to operate at all hours if they wish. If someone feels threatened on the street they are free to shoot rather than try to de-escalate the situation or leave."
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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?
"Because we are the only state in the NorthEast that has refused to work energetically to expand the use of renewable sources, we are the most dependent on fossil fuels and our electricity rates are higher than any other state in our region. And global warming is real and causing major damage through floods, droughts, heat waves, short winters and nearly unbearable heat waves in summer. It is almost too late for todays' children and young adults. We have to get moving."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"For"
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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?
"All cars and trucks have to use our roads and bridges. All of them have higher maintenance and travel bills when we can't replace or repair them at regular intervals. All must pay their share so we can travel from place to place. We could put toll booths on all the roads - but probably half the revenue would go to costs of collection on our rural routes and even I-89. Electric vehicles save a lot more money on fuel and maintenance over time than other vehicles, and they use the roads but do not pay for them. I have a hybrid and pay half the gas tax of an average gas-fueled car, which hurts our ability to keep the roads safe.."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"I think all voters should have the option of mail-in ballots, but not having the state or town send ballot forms to all addresses. Voters register to vote ahead of time or in person on voting day."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
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?
"The way they propose to do it is to give the person only a few days to get together all the official documents needed to show citizenship, age, and residence, and mail them to the Secretary of State. Sometimes it has taken over a week for mail to go between Lebanon and Concord. And what does the person do when they lost their birth certificate while moving or homeless, and they have to contact a town in another state across the country to get another? For some years the Sec State has had to work with the Attorney General's office to follow up the new registrations that did not return a postcard sent to their registry address. They have found just about all of them, and most had voted here as a high school or college senior, or a young employee or businessperson sent to another site, and moved away, The few who they have caught voting in two states were people with a second home here - or in one case the college son of the Republican Speaker of the House - who claimed they didn't know they couldn't vote here too. The cases of real fraud have never been enough to influence the outcome of an election."
