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David Watters D

State Senator

New Hampshire Senate District 4

Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Phone: (603) 271-2104 Email: [email protected]

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Photo URL: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/images/senators/04.jpg

On Record (46)

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defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.

Aug 17, 2026 · source · details / share

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authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program.

Aug 17, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to membership of the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to cyanobacteria and other emerging environmental water quality issues.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire, changing the name of a capital project, and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic inflation-based toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County and requiring the reporting of student meal debt by school districts and public chartered schools to the department of education.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to plug-in solar generation systems.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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requiring the commissioner of the insurance department to prepare and publish a report regarding fortified home and commercial standards, and other mitigation and resiliency programs.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to port electrification, microgrid development, and cybersecurity standards for energy and water systems.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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authorizing a historic marker on a highway for the purpose of acknowledging the abuse of former residents of the youth development center.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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authorizing the department of education to establish a safe and resilient schools advisory council.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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relative to donations received by the granite patron of the arts fund.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging.

May 21, 2026 · source · details / share

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Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share

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Authorizing a historic marker on a highway for the purpose of acknowledging the abuse of former residents of the youth development center.

Authorizing a historic marker on a highway for the purpose of acknowledging the abuse of former residents of the youth development center.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Authorizing the department of education to establish a safe and resilient schools advisory council.

Authorizing the department of education to establish a safe and resilient schools advisory council.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to donations received by the granite patron of the arts fund.

Relative to donations received by the granite patron of the arts fund.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging.

Enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic inflation-based toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan.

Relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic inflation-based toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers.

Relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to port electrification, microgrid development, and cybersecurity standards for energy and water systems.

Relative to port electrification, microgrid development, and cybersecurity standards for energy and water systems.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Requiring the commissioner of the insurance department to prepare and publish a report regarding fortified home and commercial standards, and other mitigation and resiliency programs.

Requiring the commissioner of the insurance department to prepare and publish a report regarding fortified home and commercial standards, and other mitigation and resiliency programs.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to portable solar generation devices.

Relative to portable solar generation devices.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects.

Extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County.

Establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to cyanobacteria and other emerging environmental water quality issues.

Relative to cyanobacteria and other emerging environmental water quality issues.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest.

Authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding.

Enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing.

Establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

Relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Relative to membership of the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention.

Relative to membership of the governor's commission on addiction, treatment, and prevention.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.

Requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.

Defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program.

Authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral

Enabling funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire and allowing the fish and game department to collect donations at sites approved by the executive director.

Enabling funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire and allowing the fish and game department to collect donations at sites approved by the executive director.

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral

Enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.

Enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral

Removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature.

Removing a reference to procurement through the department of administrative services for certain capital appropriations to the community college system of New Hampshire and changing a reference regarding spaces assigned for use for members of the legislature.

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (105)

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relative to highway toll credits.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the participation of customer generators in net energy metering.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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requiring local school boards and public libraries to adopt curation policies.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to fetal death records.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to registration of vehicles in a fleet of 25 or more.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to funding for the division of travel and tourism.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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requiring coverage of ear acupuncture as a treatment for substance misuse under the state Medicaid plan.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to accepting a portrait of Sylvia Larsen.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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relative to natural organic reduction of human remains.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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preventing portraits depicting persons from being hung in certain places in the statehouse, unless the subject of the portrait has been dead for at least 10 years and provided exemplary and noteworthy services to the citizens of this state.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services.

Aug 17, 2026 · details / share

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making a contingent appropriation to the department of health and human services for recruitment and benefit grants for child care employers.

Jul 19, 2026 · details / share

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relative to change of address for certain game operator employer licensees.

Jul 07, 2026 · details / share

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authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.

Jun 30, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the right to marry. Providing that the right to marry is a fundamental civil right and that the state shall protect the right of every individual, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race, to marry and to have their marriage legally recognized.

May 29, 2026 · details / share

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relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to special assessment requests from pooled risk management programs.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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raising the maximum amount of state guarantees in force.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to wastewater engineering.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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making an appropriation to the city of Nashua for the purpose of purchasing the former Daniel Webster College property.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to affordable housing investment fees.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing procedures for expedited court hearings and disposition of confiscated animals.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to certain tax credits for purchase from New Hampshire farms.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing multiple-caregiver self-insured risk coverage arrangements for nonprofit and for-profit providers and servicers.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to written notice provided by state agencies to municipalities regarding pending applications.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the licensure, regulation and taxation of hemp-based derivative products.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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making an appropriation to the university system of New Hampshire.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing the seizure safe schools act.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to income eligibility for the New Hampshire child care scholarship program and reallocating certain revenue to fund the program.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to a home damage mitigation and resiliency program.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to critical risk protection orders.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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removing the maximum age on the tenure of office for the position of deputy adjutant general.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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modifying the base cost of an adequate education.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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re-establishing the commission to study the economic impact of the arts and culture in New Hampshire.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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making a line on the return that enumerates the number of people who attempted to register to vote but were denied registration due to lack of required documentation.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to electric aggregation plans.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the penalties for repeat speeding offenders.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing a health reimbursement arrangement tax credit program and making an appropriation for improvements in the department of revenue administration's information management system.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to consumer protection, transparency, and oversight of certain health care transactions and establishing a study committee to analyze health insurance providers, their practices, policies, premiums, management, and the impact to consumers.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to pet transfers.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to zoning board of adjustment membership criteria.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee and establishing a study committee to review the membership and duties of other boards and an appointment related to emergency medical services.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to relative to the participation of large customer-generators in net metering and relative to energy storage in connection with net metering.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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prohibiting tier III criminal offenders from being present in designated child safety zones absent a legitimate purpose.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to utility rate increases to inflation-adjusted thresholds and performance incentive metrics for utilities.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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allowing the insurance commissioner to approve innovative short or long-term care policies.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the placement of trauma kits in public schools and making an appropriation therefor and relative to the parental bill of rights concerning the creation of student media recordings.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing a New Hampshire-Greece trade council.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the renewable energy fund.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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prohibiting Medicaid premiums and limiting Medicaid expansion cost sharing.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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preventing municipalities from limiting dead-end road length if compliant with the state fire code.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to supervision and registration requirements for associates of broker-dealers.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to a certain exemption in interest in condominium units and abbreviated registrations.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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limiting the game dates available to charities at gaming facilities.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing a committee to study the implementation of a residential builder registration system.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the solid waste facility site evaluation committee.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the administrative procedure act.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to judicial determinations related to children placed in a qualified residential treatment program in certain juvenile matters and appointment of counsel in certain circumstances.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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adopting the physician associate licensure compact.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing a web-based occupational license application portal for veterans and military spouses.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state's education freedom account program every three years.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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prohibiting certain municipal development restrictions.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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creating a Medicaid methodology working group within the department of health and human services.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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creating criteria for redistricting of congressional districts, state senate districts, state house of representatives districts, and executive councilor districts.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the appointment of the youth development center claims administrator.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the housing champion designation and program and the affordable housing fund, and making appropriations therefor.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the use of information technology and artificial intelligence systems by state agencies.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to the use of toll credits.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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enabling the use of solid waste management funds by solid waste management districts.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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relative to establishing a small business tariff stabilization fund.

May 21, 2026 · details / share

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establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force.

May 21, 2026 · details / share