Terry Roy
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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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?
"We cherish education and not buildings or unions. Allowing citizens to use their own money, that they paid in taxes, to find the best education setting for their child, fulfills that concept. If schools must compete for students, they will be forced to offer a better education."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"I support a ban on abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
When asked about banning abortion after 20 weeks gestation on our 2018 survey, Roy wrote, "I support a ban on abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?
"As with all of my previous answers, my first question is who is going to pay for it? Expanding the commuter rail would be great but to ask the taxpayers of New Hampshire to pay for it when only a small minority of them would use it is wrong."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH limit terms for elected officials?
"I support term limits for New Hampshire elected officials."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?
"New Hampshire has no money to increase funding for anything. A more accurate phrasing of this question would be 'should businesses charge more for their goods and services and should towns increase property taxes for heroin treatment programs?' My answer is to first find a treatment method that shows long term success and then find the actual cost. Continuously throwing the peoples money into programs that do not produce real results is not a good stewardship of their resources. If such a program is found to be demonstrably a sound investment then it should be presented to the people for their opinions. I do however feel that more money should be spent stopping heroin from coming into our state. If it is still available we are just spinning our wheels waiting for the next batch of addicts. Admittedly, this is a federal issue to start and since it is, more cases should be prosecuted federally to relieve the burden on our state's criminal justice system. I also believe that a strong economy and full employment are also equally as important as interdiction and treatment. Hopelessness is a path to addiction. A good paying job and a purpose in life is a path to success and a happy life."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion should be driven by science and personal morality. We have a duty to protect unborn children from painful torture. When modern science tells us that a fetus can feel pain, the government must protect them the same way it protects anyone else. Likewise, we have a duty to protect a child that is born at that moment, could survive without the mother. Prior to that, it is a personal moral decision and we cannot legislate morality. There should be exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal conditions up to a point but not without limitations. Modern science allows a woman to know she is pregnant long before viability and she obviously knows if that pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. With regard to fatal fetal anomalies, there should be no limit. Forcing a woman to carry an infant to term who cannot live once born or whose life cannot continue without artificial support, is equally cruel."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Abortion should be driven by science and personal morality. We have a duty to protect unborn children from painful torture. When modern science tells us that a fetus can feel pain, the government must protect them the same way it protects anyone else. Likewise, we have a duty to protect a child that is born at that moment, could survive without the mother. Prior to that, it is a personal moral decision and we cannot legislate morality. There should be exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal conditions up to a point but not without limitations. Modern science allows a woman to know she is pregnant long before viability and she obviously knows if that pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. With regard to fatal fetal anomalies, there should be no limit. Forcing a woman to carry an infant to term who cannot live once born or whose life cannot continue without artificial support, is equally cruel."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"K-3 is actually not enough. K-12 is more appropriate. The teaching of issues related to morals and sexuality belongs exclusively to the parents. They and they alone know what and when their children are ready to learn about in this regard. This is especially true when current education is resulting in vast swaths of our children unable to read, write, and do arithmetic at their grade level. The schools need to focus on teaching real pronouns before it ventures into fictional ones."
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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"?
"When the law mandates education, it must ensure that what it teaches is in keeping with the Constition. Namely, that all people are created equal and that in our society equal opportunity is guaranteed but not equal outcome. What we make of the opportunity is equal to what we put into it. No one is inherently good or bad. Hard work is necessary to be successful regardless of sex, race or religious affiliation."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"One of the great advantages to living in New Hampshire, is the ability of its people to keep more of what they earn. This also has the benefit of keeping the size and reach of government in check."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"A sales tax is regressive by nature, effecting the poor and least able to afford it, the most."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire add a tax credit for businesses that contribute to student loan repayment for employees?
"This is a good example of a public/private partnership that benefits everyone."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Having run consistent revenue surpluses under responsible management via Republican control of the Legislature, the Executive Council and the Governor's office, it is clear that we have room to allow businesses to keep more of their own money. This makes New Hampshire more attractive to new businesses and the jobs that come with them."
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Voting Record, 2019
Voted against HB 686, a bill that would extend the interest and dividends tax to capital gains and increase the exemptions and filing thresholds for the interest and dividends tax. HB 686 would have used the new capital gains tax revenue to increase per-pupil school funding and lower the state property tax rate.
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"For any environmental protection to be effective, it must be done on a national level, otherwise it does little to effect the environment and does much to disadvantage a state economically."
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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?
"As I have said, the vote of every lawful voter must be protected and every fraudulent vote steals the voice of a lawful voter. If you know you are going to vote and you know you are not registered, you certainly know to bring your identification. You would not expect to be able to go to a bank and open an account without bringing an ID, so why should we expect any less for something even more important? The Constitution does not guarantee a right to a bank account, but it does to vote, therefore the security of voting should be AT LEAST as tight as that required to bank."
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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 vehicles should pay for the upkeep of the roads they use."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"While I believe in local control for the most part, municipalities cannot have it both ways. Three acre minimums for home building prohibits growing the tax base while Democrat run school boards continue to raise taxes. They then blame the state for not adequately funding their locally made education decisions and demand more funding. What they leave out is that the source for that funding it more property tax. It is nothing but a shell game being played on their own citizens. What's worse is their demands for so called "property rich" towns to pay for their decisions in "property poor towns while at the same time enforcing minimum zoning to ensure they stay that way. NIMBY is no way to live."
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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?
"The government should not require anything that drives up the cost of energy for consumers. When and if renewable emery becomes efficient and cost effective, the free market will demand it just like every new innovation that has come before. No new innovation has ever come from government."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"Abortion should be driven by science and personal morality. We have a duty to protect unborn children from painful torture. When modern science tells us that a fetus can feel pain, the government must protect them the same way it protects anyone else. Likewise, we have a duty to protect a child that is born at that moment, could survive without the mother. Prior to that, it is a personal moral decision and we cannot legislate morality. There should be exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal conditions up to a point but not without limitations. Modern science allows a woman to know she is pregnant long before viability and she obviously knows if that pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. With regard to fatal fetal anomalies, there should be no limit. Forcing a woman to carry an infant to term who cannot live once born or whose life cannot continue without artificial support, is equally cruel."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"As we have seen, unfettered access to our election system leads to fraud. The right to vote should be easy to exercise but it must also be protected. Every fraudulent votes negates the vote of a legal voter. If you can leave your home for any reason, you can vote in person. If you cannot, the absentee system has you covered."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"I support marijuana legalization."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2023
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
On the 2022 Citizens Count Issue Survey, Roy marked that he was "For" legalizing the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations. However, in 2023 Roy voted against legalizing private marijuana sales with a 12.5% excise tax (HB 639).
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"For"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Was New Hampshire right to continue expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance?
"While providing insurance opportunity to low income people is an absolute necessity, it is best carried out through private insurers. Being a patient of the VA, I can tell you from first hand experience that the Government does not do healthcare well. Deregulation such as allowing insurers to cross state lines will make it more competitive. If we had the money to fund this expansion, it would be wonderful to do so but we don't. More than half of every dollar spend by the federal government is borrowed. That is no way to run a state or country. Again, this is a very complex issue but it is solvable if the parties work together."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Virtually no one is paid the minimum wage in New Hampshire. With one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, business have to compete for workers. Even coffee shop employees and retail clerks start on average, earning double the current minimum wage. Government forcing an artificial wage increase for unskilled workers is a Democrat plan to help big unions. Forcing higher wages for unskilled and almost exclusively non-union jobs, gives unions an argument to demand higher wages for their workers. For example, if a coffee server makes $15 as a mandatory minimum, the unions can say their skilled workers should be paid much more. This would certainly translate to higher property taxes, as public sector unions are the largest in the state. The free market should always drive wages. The minimum wage protects unskilled workers from being taken advantage of while still being low enough to encourage workers to make themselves more successful via continued education and training for something even better. Contrary to Democrat arguments, not every job should pay enough to support a family. If it did, there would be no incentive for personal growth and the cost of goods and services would be priced so high as to make them unaffordable to the very people they claim to want to help."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?
"I oppose using state law-enforcement to enforce federal law but I do support full cooperation between state, local and federal law-enforcement to identify and remove illegal aliens. I also support requesting that the US Attorney take jurisdiction on all drug trafficking crimes where out of state residents are involved."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"New Hampshire should increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment."
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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?
"Begging from Peter to pay Paul is no way to run a government. State revenue is not printed in the basement of the State House, it is confiscated from the people."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"Most Americans have come to rely on their 401k as an important part of their retirement. The money was taxed once when they earned it and they absorbed all of the risk when they invested it. Peoples savings are theirs and not the Government's piggy bank."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Is police brutality an issue in NH?
"I think that police brutality is an issue wherever and whenever it happens but I will not make a blanket indictment of all the hard working men and women of the NH law enforcement community by saying it is a problem for NH. Having said that, I do endorse the use of body cameras as they have proven to protect both the public and the officers who use them."
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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?
"I would support increasing state adequacy aid to towns who remove zoning designed to keep their tax base small. Complaining property tax revenues do not cover the costs of the education budget YOU created, while refusing to increase your tax base, is like financing a car you can't afford while working part-time, and refusing to work more hours to cover it and then demanding someone else pay to make up the difference."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?
"I oppose New Hampshire's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire maintain the renewable portfolio standard, which requires public utilities in New Hampshire to obtain a certain percentage of electricity from renewable energy sources (25% by 2025)?
"I support renewable energy and believe government should incentivize its use and study but I am against government mandates. Mandates invariably cost money that will only be passed on to the consumer. This is a form of regressive taxation through proxy."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"Abortion should be driven by science and personal morality. We have a duty to protect unborn children from painful torture. When modern science tells us that a fetus can feel pain, the government must protect them the same way it protects anyone else. Likewise, we have a duty to protect a child that is born at that moment, could survive without the mother. Prior to that, it is a personal moral decision and we cannot legislate morality. There should be exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal conditions up to a point but not without limitations. Modern science allows a woman to know she is pregnant long before viability and she obviously knows if that pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. With regard to fatal fetal anomalies, there should be no limit. Forcing a woman to carry an infant to term who cannot live once born or whose life cannot continue without artificial support, is equally cruel."
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Voting Record, 2020
Voted against HB 1649, which would establish a road usage fee ranging from $10 to $125, based on a vehicle's miles per gallon, as part of annual car registration.
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire government do more to increase the supply of affordable housing?
"I think the way to more affordable housing is to address the reason for the high rental costs; high property taxes. As education related costs are the major expenditure for most cities and towns, our efforts should be focused on lowering the costs associated with educating our children while maintaining high standards."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?
"Standardized testing is not in and of itself a bad thing but high stakes testing that is tied to funding is wrong. It puts undue pressure on teachers and students to do well on the test at all cost and often results in 'teaching to the test'. Education time is better spent educating."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have the least restrictive gun laws. The results speak for themselves. Suicide is the leading cause of gun death in New Hampshire. That calls for more mental health treatment and not fewer guns."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"This is an extremely complex issue. First and foremost, it is important to understand that New Hampshire and its subdivisions are representative governments. As such they have no money of their own other than what they take from their citizens through taxation. These funds are to be used for purposes of the common good. If the people decide that a government is no longer fulfilling the task that it has taken money to do, the people are free to, through their vote, reallocate those funds. So I believe that if the people decide that the money should follow the child, I would support that and would likewise support legislation to carry it out."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018
Should NH impose strict residency requirements on registering to vote?
"New Hampshire should impose strict residency requirements on registering to vote."
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These objective, nonpartisan measures are used to show this legislator's activities at the Statehouse from the 2018 election through the end of the legislative session in 2020. 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. "Prime sponsored bills that became law" include bill texts that were incorporated into "omnibus" bills following the coronavirus emergency.
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Voting Record
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.
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 59 (2023)
Requires commercial sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks.
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 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.
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 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 624 (2023)
Requires state and local law enforcement to notify the public before an immigration checkpoint.
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 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 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.
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"
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 224 (2023)
Repeals the civil and criminal penalties for health care providers who violate the state's ban on abortion after 24 weeks.
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 1609 (2022)
Revises the law banning abortions after 24 weeks gestation to include exceptions for rape, incest, and fatal fetal anomalies. This bill also repeals the requirement to conduct an obstetric ultrasound before every abortion. Lastly, this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to compile and publish an annual report of statistics relative to abortions after 24 weeks.
HB 1668 (2022)
Requires commercial sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks. Also requires private sales or transfers to go through a licensed firearm dealer, if it's not absolutely clear that both the owner and the recipient are allowed to own guns.
HB 1576 (2022)
Repeals the law aimed at banning critical race theory in public schools and workplaces. That law prohibits the teaching of certain concepts in school and public employee trainings. For example, the law prohibits teaching that people of a certain race or sex are "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously."
HB 1431 (2022)
Establishes a parental bill of rights. Some of the parental rights in this bill include:
HB 1661 (2022)
Requires sending district schools and career and technical education (CTE) centers to enter into an agreement to include scheduling, access, transportation and credits for CTE students.
The House amended the bill to also set aside $35 million for a new legislative parking garage. The Senate revised the bill to lower this number to $9.35 million.
The Senate also amended this bill to add the substance of SB 430, an omnibus bill about care covered under Medicaid, childcare regulations, and more.
HB 227 (2021)
Allows a landlord to evict a tenant at the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy, if the term is longer than six months. The House amended the bill to also require the landlord to give 30 days' notice.
HB 1022 (2022)
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense Ivermectin pursuant to a standing order from a physician or APRN.
The Senate amended the bill to also establish a commission to study the use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 and to provide a recommendation regarding whether to make the standing order permanent.
HB 1131 (2022)
Prohibits public schools from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering.
HB 1178 (2022)
Prohibits any state or local enforcement of any federal laws or actions aimed at limiting firearms.
SB 418 (2022)
Establishes "affidavit balloting" for voters who do not have a valid identification at the polls. Those voters would be given a prepaid envelope to return with documentation proving their eligibility to vote, and their "affidavit ballots" would be numbered and counted separately. Any voter who fails to provide documentation proving their eligibility to vote within ten days of the election would have their ballot pulled and their votes deducted from the official vote totals.
HB 1080 (2022)
Creates a right for health care providers to conscientiously object to participating in providing abortion, sterilization, or artificial contraception services.
HB 1221 (2022)
Reduces the Business Profits Tax rate from 7.6% to 7.5% and the Business Enterprise Tax rate from 0.55% to 0.50% for taxable periods ending on or after December 31, 2023.
The House amended the bill to only cut the Business Profits Tax to 7.5%.
The Senate amended the bill to also provide towns and cities with 7.5% of their retirement contribution costs for teachers, police officers, and firefighters for one year.
HB 1683 (2022)
Repeal the Education Freedom Account program. The program allows the parent of a school age child to receive funds from a scholarship organization to pay for education expenses.
HB 1598 (2022)
Allows personal consumption and possession of marijuana over age 21, with some limits (e.g. four ounces of cannabis in plant form). Home-growing would be illegal. The state Liquor Commission would regulate marijuana growing and sales. Revenue from marijuana sales would go to substance misuse-related education, prevention, treatment, and recovery; and offsetting the statewide education property tax.
HB 1495 (2022)
Prohibits employee vaccine requirements for any state or local government employees or government contractors. This bill has an exception for medical providers when there is a direct threat present.
The House amended the bill to prohibit any state or local government from requiring businesses to implement a vaccine mandate, with an exception for medical facilities.
HB 1455 (2022)
Prohibits state enforcement of any federal law, order, or rule that requires an individual, as a condition of employment or any other activity, to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or to submit more than once per month to COVID-19 testing.
HB 1210 (2022)
Requires public employers, private employers, and postsecondary education institutions that receive public funds and mandate a vaccination or other inoculation procedure to accept an employee's or student's request for a medical, religious, or right of conscience exemption.
HB 121 (2021)
Establishes a fifteen member independent redistricting commission, appointed by House and Senate party leaders after an application process.
SB 89 (2021)
The House voted to add a new section to the bill that states New Hampshire election laws will not be affected by the passage of the federal "For the People Act." Supporters argue that this is an important measure to protect the integrity of New Hampshire elections from federal interference. Opponents argue it is unconstitutional to attempt to nullify federal laws, and this measure could require New Hampshire to run two separate election systems, one for state officials and one for federal officials.
SB 61 (2021)
Right-to-work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
HB 1 (2021)
State budget bill. The governor presented his version of the next state budget February 11. The House passed a revised version of his budget on April 7. The Senate passed a different version on June 3. The House and Senate passed a final version on June 24. Click here to read a summary of the 2021 budget proposals.
HB 2 (2021)
State budget bill (part 2). The governor presented his version of the next state budget February 11. The House passed a revised version of his budget on April 7. The Senate passed a different version on June 3. The House and Senate passed a final version on June 24. Click here to read a summary of the budget proposals.
SB 141 (2021)
Authorizes the FBI to conduct all National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) searches concerning the purchase, sale, and transfer of firearms through Federal Firearm Licensees operating in New Hampshire. This bill then abolishes the "gun line" in the State Police and repeals the state’s partial point of contact system for handguns, allowing the authority to remain exclusively with the FBI.
HB 625 (2021)
Prohibits abortion after 24 weeks gestation, unless there is a medical emergency. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
The House and Senate added a similar ban to the 2021 state budget bill.
HB 177 (2021)
Prohibits the siting of new landfills, excluding expansions of existing landfills, within 2 miles of state parks. "State parks" do not include state historic sites and recreational rail trails.
The House voted to add this bill to SB 103, but the Senate rejected that change.
HB 458 (2021)
Repeals the the law that requires public middle schools and high schools to provide menstrual hygiene products at no cost. This bill then permits school health departments "to make reasonable efforts to secure, through grants and donations, and distribute menstrual hygiene products to students in need."
HB 542 (2021)
Excludes religious gatherings from any prohibition on in-person gatherings during a state of emergency. The House amended the bill to more broadly protect religious activities. The Senate amended the bill to narrow its scope again; the Senate version requires the state to allow religious services and other activities to proceed to the same or greater extent as other essential business activity during a state of emergency.
HB 481 (2019)
Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one. A Cannabis Control Commission, similar to the Liquor Commission, would be responsible for licensing and enforcement. The bill also allows limited home-growing of marijuana for personal use.
HB 1664 (2020)
Requires the Department of Environmental Services to establish a climate action plan, an office of the environmental advocate, and an oversight commission on environmental services. The House amended the bill to instead establish greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for the state. Those goals are a 20% reduction in statewide emissions by 2025, 50% by 2035, and 80% by 2050 (all compared to 1990 emissions). The amended bill also gives the Department of Environmental Services the authority to develop and update regularly a climate action plan.
HB 1672 (2020)
Allows any voter to vote by absentee ballot, whether or not he or she will actually be absent on election day. The Senate amended the bill to become the "Coronavirus Election Protection Act of 2020." The amended bill allows any voter to vote by absentee ballot, allows town officials to start processing ballots before Election Day, and authorizes online voter registration.
HB 687 (2019)
Establishes "extreme risk protection orders," based on evidence that there is "a significant risk of causing bodily injury to himself or herself or others," which would require the subject of the order to surrender any firearms to law enforcement.
HB 1577 (2020)
Allows an individual to obtain a new birth certificate based on a change of gender identity, as certified by a licensed health care provider. Parental permission is required if a minor seeks a birth certificate change. At the time of this bill's submission, a court order is required to change a birth certificate. This bill also allows a gender identity of nonbinary on a birth certificate.
HB 1166 (2020)
Establishes a committee to study the demographics of the uninsured population in New Hampshire, the barriers to obtaining healthcare coverage, and possible solutions to extend health insurance coverage. The Senate completely amended the bill to add various requirements and protections for employers and employees related to the coronavirus. For example, the amended bill allows employees to collect unemployment if they cannot go to work because they or a family member is sick with COVID-19 - even if Gov. Sununu ends the state of emergency.
HB 1247 (2020)
Requires landlords to provide at least 90 days notice before a rent increase over 5%. The House amended the bill to require 60 days notice for an increase over 5% and 90 days notice for an increase over 8%. The Senate amended the bill to instead remove the requirement of an eviction notice before public welfare departments provide rental assistance. The amended bill also "creates a duty of good faith and fair dealing for mortgage lenders." Lastly, the amended bill requires landlords to offer tenants a 6-month repayment plan for rent missed during the coronavirus emergency.
HB 1645 (2020)
Extends the waiting period to annul a misdemeanor domestic violence offense, from 3 to 10 years. The Senate amended the bill to incorporate several other pieces of legislation.
HB 1454 (2020)
Gives local school boards the power to determine whether to grant academic credit for alternative extended learning and work-based programs. At the time of this bill's submission, that power lies with the state board of education. The Senate amended the bill to still require the state board of education to vet and approve alternative extended learning and work-based programs, which local school boards "may" accept for credit (similar to a different bill, SB 514).
HB 1264 (2020)
Extends the Commission on the Seacoast Cancer Investigation from 2020 to 2022. The Senate amended the legislation to incorporate several bills related to PFAS. In particular, the amended bill establishes maximum contaminant levels for perflourinated compounds (PFCs), as originally written in SB 287.
HB 731 (2019)
Gradually raises the state minimum wage, starting at $12 per hour in 2020 and ending at $15 per hour in 2024. The bill also raises the tipped minimum wage, although in 2024 it would still be 45% of the regular minimum wage. The bill requires cost of living adjustments every year. This bill also allows cities and towns to set a higher minimum wage. Lastly, this bill establishes a "training wage," no lower than $8.50, for employees under age eighteen for the first three months of employment.
HB 685 (2019)
Prohibits balance billing for ambulance services. The bill also limits reimbursement for ambulance services to a "commercially reasonable value." The Senate amended the bill to instead require insurance plans which cover maternity benefits to provide coverage for emergency or elective abortion services (similar to SB 486).
HB 712 (2019)
Establishes a social insurance program that would be operated by New Hampshire Employment Security to provide for paid family and medical leave insurance. Employers would pay 0.5% of wages per employee as premium payments. Employees could take up to twelve weeks of leave and receive 60% of their pay after paying into the program for at least six months. As introduced, this bill does not include an opt-out option.
HB 1280 (2020)
Caps how much health insurers can charge consumers for insulin at $100 for a 30-day supply. The Senate amended the bill to instead cap the payment at $30 for a 30-day supply.
HB 1648 (2020)
Permits adults to possess up to 3/4 of an ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of hashish, and other cannabis-infused products, and permits adults to grow up to 6 cannabis plants at home in a secure location that is not visible from other properties. This bill also allows adults to give marijuana products away and sell marijuana accessories.
HB 514 (2019)
Establishes a seven day waiting period for the delivery of a firearm. There are some exceptions for rifle or shotgun purchases by hunters, law enforcement officers, and members of the armed forces. The Senate amended the bill, shortening the waiting period to three days.
HB 564 (2019)
Makes it a misdemeanor to carry a firearm in a safe school zone. ˙There are some exceptions, for example if a person gets permission from the school board. The House amended the bill so that parents do not need to remove or unload firearms in their cars when picking up students. The amendment also specifically bans firearms on "school property" rather than in "school zones." School property includes buildings, grounds, school buses, and vans.
SB 290 (2019)
Modifies the work and community engagement requirements for the Granite Advantage Health Care Program, commonly known as expanded Medicaid. For example, this bill extends the work requirement exemption for parents so that parents of children under age 13 are eligible for the exemption. This bill also gives the Department of Health and Human Services the authority to waive the work requirement until July 2021 if there is an inability to communicate with program participants.
HB 109 (2019)
Requires commercial sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks. Also requires private sales or transfers to go through a licensed firearm dealer, if it’s not absolutely clear that both the owner and the recipient are allowed to own guns.
HB 365 (2019)
Increases the electric generating capacity of customer generators who may participate in net energy metering, generally from 1 megawatt to 5 megawatts.
HB 706 (2019)
Establishes a fifteen member independent redistricting commission, appointed by the secretary of state after a public application process that includes input from legislative leaders. The Senate amended the bill, generally giving the Secretary of State less say in the process.
HB 446 (2019)
Allows an individual to obtain a new birth certificate based on a change of gender identity, as certified by a licensed health care provider. At the time of this bill's submission, a court order is required to change a birth certificate. This bill also allows a gender identity of nonbinary on a birth certificate. The Senate amended the bill, for example to require the permission of a parent or guardian if a minor seeks a birth certificate change.
SB 1 (2019)
Establishes a paid family and medical leave insurance program, which would be run by the state department of employment security. Employers would pay 0.5% of wages per employee as premium payments. Employees could take up to twelve weeks of leave and receive 60% of their pay after paying into the program for at least six months. The bill does not allow anyone to opt-out of the program.
HB 558 (2019)
Prohibits food service businesses from providing a single-use plastic straw to a customer unless specifically requested.
SB 10 (2019)
Increases the minimum wage to $10 per hour in 2020, then to $11 in 2022, except starting that year, employers would have to pay at least $12 per hour if they do not offer at least 10 paid sick days to employees. The House and Senate amended the bill to raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour in 2020 and $12 per hour in 2022, regardless of sick time.
HB 2 (2019)
2020-2021 state budget bill (part 2).
HB 1 (2019)
2020-2021 state budget bill.
HB 105 (2019)
Generally repeals the voter registration changes passed in SB 3. For example, this bill removes the stricter requirements for voters who register within 30 days of an election. This bill also removes much of the new language on voter registration forms about domicile. This bill also removes the authority of the secretary of state to conduct post-election voter registration investigations, leaving that to the attorney general.
HB 455 (2019)
Changes the penalty for any offense eligible for the death penalty to life imprisonment without parole.
