Voting Record
You can see which way I voted on 2026 roll call votes here. Please note that in addition to roll call votes (where each legislator’s vote is individually recorded) the House also conducts “voice votes” and “division votes” on bills. In a voice vote, legislators shout “Aye” or “Nay” when prompted and the loudest group wins. In a division vote, the same electronic voting apparatus is used as for roll call votes. However, only the vote total is recorded. There is no record kept of how an individual legislator votes in a division vote or voice vote.
Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored
Tip: For every year I’ve been your representative (starting in 2019), you can see which bills I’ve sponsored or cosponsored and find out what happened to them by using the General Court’s Advanced Bill Status Search tool. Just enter the year in the “Session Year” box, choose my name from the drop-down menu beside “Sponsor”, and then press “Submit”.
2026 Session
In 2026, I was the prime sponsor of three bills. As prime sponsor, I was responsible for writing the bill, submitting it, introducing it at public hearings, and helping the committee it is assigned to get answers to questions about it and (hopefully) help finalize it for passage. The bills I prime-sponsored were:
HB-1049 relative to storage requirements for firearms. This bill would have required firearms to be securely stored when not in use to prevent unauthorized access by minors. It also required that a locking safety device accompany all private and commercial firearms transactions and expands the criminal penalties for negligent storage of firearms. (Killed in the House)
HB-1084 relative to the relinquishment of deadly weapons by those subject to a domestic violence protective order. This bill would have provided additional protections for victims of domestic violence when accused abusers are ordered to relinquish firearms and other deadly weapons. (Killed in the House)
HB-1609 limiting the use of state, county, and municipal funds and property for construction and operation of certain immigrant detention facilities. This bill would have restricted the use of state, county, and municipal funds and property for the purpose of detention of immigrants.
I also cosponsored an addition 21 bills, two of which became law.
2025 Session
In 2025, I was the prime sponsor of three bills.
HB-56 requiring a background check and mandatory waiting period during certain firearm transfers. This bill would have required firearm transfers to be subject to a criminal background check and a mandatory waiting period, subject to certain exceptions. (Killed in House)
HB-638 allowing an older prisoner serving a sentence of life without parole to be eligible for parole upon meeting certain criteria. This bill would have allowed prisoner 60 years of age or older who is serving a sentence of life without parole for first degree murder to be eligible for parole when he or she has served a minimum of 18 years and demonstrated good behavior over an extended period. (Killed in House)
HB-57 relative to a person’s release from prison for the purpose of participating in certain post-secondary education programs in the community. This bill would have added a provision for the commissioner of corrections to release a person from state prison for the purpose of participating in a post-secondary education program in the community to which they have been accepted. However after passing unanimously in the House, Republican leadership in the Senate replaced all the original language with language making New Hampshire bail laws capable of incarcerating even more people (because it was important for them to look “tough on crime” as they kowtow to the leader of their party, who happens to be a convicted felon and sexual abuser.)
I also cosponsored an addition 8 bills, one of which became law.
2024 Session
In 2024, I was the prime sponsor of six bills. As prime sponsor, I was responsible for writing the bill, submitting it, introducing it at public hearings, and helping the committee it is assigned to get answers to questions about it and (hopefully) help finalize it for passage. Bills for which I was the 2024 prime sponsor include:
HB 1319, relative to prohibiting the nonconsensual dissemination of synthetic sexual images. (passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
HB 1613, establishing a trust fund for money from soil and water environmental contamination court settlements. (Passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
HB 1195, relative to allowing school districts to approve different apportionment methods for school administrative unit costs. (Passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
HB 1047, relative to the effectiveness of state outreach to residents without computer, tablet, smartphone, or other electronic device access. (Amended and Passed in House; killed in the Senate)
HB 1050, relative to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm. (Killed in the House)
HB 1037, relative to repealing limited liability for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition. (Killed in the House)
Just to add to the fun, I cosponsored 14 additional bills. As a cosponsor, your role is to support the bill as it moves through the legislative process—at first by lending your name to it, then by supporting it as it comes up for public hearings and votes. The 14 I cosponsored were:
HB 1711, authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. (Passed in the House and, sadly, killed in the Senate)
HB 1020, establishing a committee to study restoration of competency. (Passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
HB 1114, extending the commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford, Londonderry, Hudson and Litchfield. (Passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
HB 1169, creating a private cause of action for discrimination based on hairstyles relative to a person's ethnicity. (Passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
HB 1171, extending the commission to study environmentally-triggered chronic illness. (Passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
HB 1415, relative to PFAS facility liability. (Vetoed by the governor)
SB 239, relative to the use of harm reduction services to treat alcohol and other substance misuse. (Killed in Senate)
SB 420, relative to requiring an additional report from the legislative study committee concerning the long-term impact of the New Hampshire adult parole system. (Passed in the House and Senate and signed by the governor)
SB 507, extending the time to petition for a new trial in certain cases. (Vetoed by governor)
SB 360, relative to extreme risk protection orders. (Killed in Senate)
SB 593, relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones. (Killed in Senate)
HB 1068, relative to establishing a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering day care and public schools. (Killed in House)
HB 1707, relative to liability for the cost of PFAS blood testing. (Killed in House)
HB 1170, requiring public benefit and community impact assessments from the department of environmental services. (Killed in House)
2023 Session
In 2023, I was the prime sponsor of eight bills.
HB491 prohibiting the use of prone restraint on a child in a school or treatment facility. (Passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the governor)
HB596 -FN prohibiting the use of racial profiling in law enforcement activities and in sentencing. (Passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the governor)
HB470-FN amending the definition of drug paraphernalia to exclude drug checking equipment and authorizing the use of drug checking equipment. (Passed in the House; killed in the Senate)
HB89 relative to posthumous exonerations and annulments. (Passed in the House; killed in the Senate)
HB351-FN relative to the negligent storage of firearms and relative to firearm safety devices. (Killed in the House)
HB597-FN relative to race and ethnicity data on driver's licenses, and race and ethnicity data collection. (Killed in the House)
HB156 relative to misconduct by a law enforcement officer. (Killed in the House)
HB205 relative to the testing of private wells (Killed in the House).
Additionally, I cosponsored 15 additional bills:
HB34 -FN relative to raising the age of marriage to eighteen.
HB46 -FN relative to the appointment of magistrates and repealing the statutes governing bail commissioners.
HB76 imposing a waiting period between the purchase and delivery of a firearm.
HB78 repealing an act prohibiting the state from enforcing any federal statute, regulation, or Presidential Executive Order that restricts or regulates the right of the people to keep or bear arms.
HR8 urging Congress to enact legislation regulating and banning certain semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
SB247 repealing limited liability for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition.
HR10 supporting statehood for the District of Columbia.
HB226 enabling municipalities to regulate the distribution and disposal of certain solid waste within landfills.
HB342 establishing a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering day care and public schools.
HB614-FN directing the department of health and human services to develop a health outcomes repository related to per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.
HB345-FN enabling ranked-choice voting for state party primary elections and municipal elections.
HB350 relative to ranked-choice voting.
SB103 including the raid on Fort William and Mary in Portsmouth in the planning of the American revolution sestercentennial commission.
SB239-FN relative to the use of harm reduction services to treat alcohol and substance abuse.SB254-FN relative to community-based sentencing alternatives for primary caregivers.
2022 Session
HB-1096 prohibiting open carrying or display of a deadly weapon within 100 feet of a polling place. (Killed in House)
HB-1151 prohibiting the display of a deadly weapon at a parade, funeral procession, picket line, march, rally, vigil, or demonstration. (Killed in House)
HB-1443 roclaiming the first Monday of March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day. (Killed in House)
Additionally, I cosponsored 15 additional bills:
2021 Session
During this session I cosponsored 11 bills, but filed no legislation as prime sponsor.
2020 Session
In 2020, I was the prime-sponsor of 4 bills:
HB-346 relative to noncompete agreements. This bill would have placed restrictions on employers requiring employees to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of employment that limit or restrict post-employment options. (Killed in House)
HB-1264 extending the commission on the seacoast cancer cluster investigation, setting the maximum contaminant levels for certain perfluorochemicals in drinking water, establishing a per and polyfluoroalkyl substances fund and programs and making an appropriation therefor, requiring insurance coverage for PFAS and PFC blood tests, and expanding the statute governing ambient groundwater quality standards. (Signed into law by governor)
HB-1349 establishing a committee to study firearms incidents involving children with access to unsecured firearms. (Passed in House; tabled in Senate)
HB-1350 requiring a locking safety device be provided for commercial firearm sales and transfers. (Killed in House)
During this session I also cosponsored 18 additional bills, one of which was signed into law.
2019 Session
During this session I cosponsored 7 bills, but filed no legislation as prime sponsor.