David W. Binford
Historical Details
Position on Issues
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Voting Record, 2022
Voted to keep the Education Freedom Account program (HB 1683)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"I am pro-life and I am against the death of unborn children, but I do understand that there are extenuating circumstances to consider at times."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH pursue expanded commuter rail?
"I would need to know the proposed purpose of an expanded rail system. What would the environemental impact be? Where would the proposed rail system run? Would there be a benefit to all of the state or just a certain region?"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH limit terms for elected officials?
"I do not believe term limits are a bad thing, but I also believe the public should be able to decide by their vote when a publicly elected official is finished due to their ineptness and failure to represent their Constituents."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH increase funding for heroin treatment programs?
"Treatment programs are necessary, however, they are only successful when the individual receiving treatment has made a decision to make a change in their life. It is my opinion that the person desiring treatment must have some 'skin in the game' and be willing to bare some of the responsibility of treatment cost, without it being such a burden that they are eliminated from treatment. Furthermore, we must target the supply and suppliers of opiods, removing their reach and influence in our state and nation."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"For"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH authorize one or more casinos?
"this is a decision for every voter within our state, not for just those elected to office."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"Against"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH continue to base statewide assessments on Common Core standards?
"I oppose basing statewide assessments on Common Core standards."
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2016
"I believe a Constitutional amendment to clarify that the Legislature is solely responsible for educational funding and adequacy is necessary and that we need to define an adequate education and a fiscally prudent funding plan. Furthermore, I believe 'No Child Left Behind' also known as Common Core must be reviewed and appropriate action taken in order to bring our children's education back to the top in the world."
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Voting Record, 2017
Voted against decriminalizing possession of 3/4 ounce or less of marijuana (HB 640)
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"For"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH broaden campaign finance disclosure laws?
"I believe that in order to require that our state budget be balanced, fiscally responsible and above board for all 'Granite Staters' that those campaigning for public office should be fiscally responsible and accountable to their Constituents as well."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
"Deregulate the market and allow the consumer to choose companies that best fit their needs. Those that wish to purchase all energy from renewable energy sources could then do so, those that would like a mix may do that and so on and so forth. This approach allows everyone involved to put their money where their mouth is."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH increase law enforcement policies and penalties for heroin-related offenses?
"I am undecied on an increase in law enforcement policies, I would need to know more about these policies, I am a big supporter of Law Enforcement. I do support stricter penalties for heroin-related offenses, with a concerted effort to reduce the suppliers and supplies of opiods. Users should be afforded help, provided they WANT the help... meaning they will need to be equally vested into a recovery program in order to garner help"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"While I am for accountability, I am also for due process under the law. The only time actual records should be released to the public are once a verdict has been reached. Doing so prematurely sets a very dangerous precedent for everyone. Proper police training, continuing education should definitely be a part of the process."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"Every citizen has the opportunity to vote absentee and this method is more than sufficient and has worked well for decades."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"Based on the NH and US Constitutions a citizen should be able to determine the vices they wish to take on and also be responsible for their own addiction recovery treatment program should they decide to partake in any drug or alcoholic substance."
Against| Read My Position
Voting Record, 2018
Voted against continuing expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance (SB 313)
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Was NH right to expand Medicaid eligibility, using private insurance wherever possible?
"While healthcare is an important need in our state and country, I do not agree with nor support socialized medicine, also known as The Affordable Healthcare Act (aka: ObamaCare). As a member of the VA Healthcare System I and several of my fellow soldiers have experienced the harsh realities of a government ran social healthcare program..... delays in care, substandard care, a system dependent upon prescription drug usage, limited specialization of care and death. While some will argue that some healthcare is better than no healthcare, and in some instances this may be true, especially in the case of pre-existing conditions, but it is proven and shown to be more costly, more restrictive, less patient friendly and delayed than private healthcare."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Businesses and employees should determine wages based upon experience, skill sets, education, and the business model for the business. Higher wages are generally paid based upon greater skill sets, experience and education."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH do more to enforce federal immigration laws?
"Immigration Laws are in place to protect the American Citizen, our economy, healthcare system, and job markets. When we put aside established immigration laws we put our system in jeopardy. Therefore, we are obligated to enforce the immigration laws that are already in place."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?
"I believe a full deregulation of the energy market is critical to reduce overall electricity prices for all of New Hampshire. Part of that process includes net metering, and giving customers the ability to choose their provider based on a variety of variables such as cost, sources of energy and renewability."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"These items should never be a broad based program, each business should be assessed on a case by case basis and the mutual benefit to the state, the community in which they are to do business, the employees and the business."
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Voting Record, 2018
Voted to keep the death penalty unchanged (SB 593)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH allow the Northern Pass to proceed with some (not all) of the lines buried?
"I am against the Northern Pass as it is currently proposed, but I am well aware of the the need for more power generation for our state. However, the Northern Pass will have very little benefit to New Hampshire (except perhaps the Southern section of the State). I believe that there are other measures that can be utilized, we should look into natural gas generated power, off-shore power generation utilizing ocean currents and waves, solar and others."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"Before increases in any per-pupil funding school districts should consider examining the budgets used to operate all aspects of the district. Cutting excess spending, analyzing results and the cost associated with the results, and eliminating wasteful spending."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support Gov. Sununu's proposal to allow employers and employees to opt-in to a private, paid family and medical leave insurance plan, based on a pool of state employees, excluding coverage for personal illness?
"Personal illness can be covered by a short term disability program through an employers benefit plan."
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2016
"NO NEW TAXES! - I do not believe our state needs a broad-based (sales or income) tax, I believe better fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget are in order of the funds we already receive from the citizens of New Hampshire. I do not believe we need nor should we have any increases in current tax rates."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
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?
"Free market economy is the best way to reduce both emissions as well as cost."
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Voting Record, 2021
Binford voted in favor of HB 625, a 2021 bill to prohibit abortion after 24 weeks gestation, unless there is a medical emergency. The bill did not include exceptions for rape or incest.
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Voting Record, 2017
Voted to consider right-to-work (SB 11)
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?
"Against"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
What is your opinion on the state providing some funding for Planned Parenthood?
"While Planned Parenthood does provide certain valuable (non-abortion) healthcare that is vitally important to many familes, I do not agree with state funding of Planned Parenthood abortions."
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH continue to administer statewide standards-based student assessments?
"Statewide standards-based student assessments are a good thing, but only if the standards are clear, concise, measureable and have a clear purpose. Education should be put back into the hands of each state, removed from the National Government realm. Education reform is a must if we are to regain our competitive edge in the world in the fields of math, science, technology."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a statewide family and medical leave program, paid for with a percentage of employee wages, with no opt-out?
"A program such as this should be part of an employers benefits package that each employee may decide to join and contribute to."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Perhaps we should teach civics in schools and have gun safety be a part of that process."
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"The businesses in the industry which have labor shortages should determine the need to invest in their employees and the employees professional development."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"Undecided"
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"All forms of education should be granted funding based on the needs of the student to receive the education that best suites their needs and learning. School Diversity is a good thing, it gives citizens the option to choose the best option for their children and helps to ensure future generations of Granite Staters to contribute to the greatness that is New Hampshire."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should parents be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry?
"Parents should be allowed to opt their children out of the NH immunization/vaccination registry."
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Voting Record, 2018
Voted to require all voters domiciled in New Hampshire to follow residency laws, such as the requirement to register any car in New Hampshire (HB 1264)
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2016
Should NH restrict further wind power development?
"While wind power development may seem like a great renewable energy source what is not great about it is the subsidies that are entailed in such power generation. There are other options that need to be explored, and wind power in it's current state is not a viable option."
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Participated in official roll call votes
Bills sponsored (as prime sponsor)
Prime sponsored bills that became law
Voting Record
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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 1178 (2022)
Prohibits any state or local enforcement of any federal laws or actions aimed at limiting firearms.
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 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 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 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 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.
SB 500 (2018)
Removes the prohibition of carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun in or on a stationary motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, or aircraft. This bill also changes some legal references to firearms, and allows licensed bow hunters to carry firearms. Lastly, this bill removes the ability to deny or revoke a hunting license if a person "is not a suitable person to carry firearms." The Senate amended the bill to also allow carrying a loaded firearm on a moving vehicle if the person is protecting livestock or crops. The Senate amendment also allows hunting with an air rifle.
HB 1319 (2018)
Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
HB 587 (2017)
Prohibits conversion therapy for anyone under age eighteen. Conversion therapy attempts to change a person's sexual orientation.
CACR 22 (2018)
Constitutional amendment establishing various rights for crime victims.
HB 628 (2017)
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. The House amended the bill to increase the employee contribution to 0.67%, to allow employees to opt out, and to limit benefits to six weeks of paid leave.
HB 656 (2017)
Legalizes and taxes marijuana for adults over age twenty-one. The bill outlines various regulations, from the ability of municipalities to control the location of marijuana establishments, to labels disclosing the THC in each serving of a marijuana product. The bill also legalizes hemp. The House amended the bill to instead legalize possession and homegrowing of marijuana without allowing sales.
SB 313 (2018)
Continues New Hampshire's expanded Medicaid program. This bill makes several significant changes to the program. First, it moves participants off private insurance and into managed care, similar to traditional Medicaid enrollees. Second, it adds a work requirement for participants. Third, it removes funding from voluntary contributions by health care providers, which the federal government said is illegal.
HB 1264 (2018)
Redefines "resident" and "inhabitant" to remove the phrase "for the indefinite future." This bill would potentially require all voters domiciled in New Hampshire to follow residency laws, such as the requirement to register any car in New Hampshire.
HB 1680 (2018)
Prohibits abortion after viability, unless the mother's life is in danger, "in cases of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, or to remove a fetus with severe anomalies incompatible with life."
SB 193 (2017)
Establishes the "education freedom savings account program." This allows a parent to contract with a scholarship organization so that state education funding is transferred to the student's scholarship account rather than to the municipality in which the student resides. The House amended the bill to limit the scholarships to certain students, particularly low income students, students in underperforming schools, and special education students. The amended version also requires any student receiving a scholarship to complete an annual assessment to ensure academic progress.
HB 592 (2017)
Repeals the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The House amended the bill to instead end energy efficiency grants, and send all the proceeds from RGGI to commercial and residential ratepayer rebates.
SB 593 (2018)
Changes the penalty for any offense eligible for the death penalty to life imprisonment without parole.
HB 115 (2017)
Raises the minimum wage to $9.50 in 2018 and $12 in 2019, with annual cost of living adjustments starting in 2020. The bill also establishes a training wage that is one dollar less than the minimum wage for the first three months of employment for someone sixteen or seventeen years-old.
SB 131 (2017)
Appropriates $1,155,000 to hire five state troopers assigned to drug enforcement on the state border. This bill also appropriates $3,340,000 for state and local law enforcement and the state lab for overtime related to drug enforcement.
SB 242 (2017)
Authorizes one smaller and one larger casino with video lottery and table gaming. The smaller casino would pay an initial ten-year license fee of $40 million, and the larger casino would pay an initial ten-year license fee of $80 million. The casinos would pay a tax of 35% on gross slot machine revenue and 18% on gross table game revenue. The Legislature would choose how to distribute this revenue, provided that some of the revenue goes to towns hosting or neighboring the casino, and some of the revenue goes to treat problem gambling.
SB 10 (2017)
Creates a program to repay licensed milk producers from losses during the 2016 drought. The bill appropriates $2 million to the Milk Producers Emergency Relief Fund.
HB 640 (2017)
Decriminalizes possession of 3/4 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.
HB 478 (2017)
Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
HB 144 (2017)
Changes the annual county budget procedures for Rockingham County to match those used in Hillsborough County. Since the House failed to pass the 2018-2019 budget bill HB 1, the Senate amended this bill into a new budget bill.
SB 66 (2017)
Includes fetuses as potential victims under murder statutes. The Senate amended the bill to include only fetuses twenty weeks and older, not just "viable" fetuses.
SB 191 (2017)
Increases state funding for full-day kindergarten programs, with adjustments based on the number of English language learners and free and reduced lunch students in each district. The House amended the bill to simply provide full funding for full-day kindergarten programs, and half funding for half-day kindergarten programs. The House also added keno legalization to the bill to create the revenue for kindergarten funding.
HB 103 (2017)
Requires school districts to provide advance notice to parents and legal guardians of course material involving discussion of human sexuality or human sexual education.
SB 3 (2017)
Changes the definition of domicile for voting purposes to make it more restrictive. This bill explicitly excludes anyone who comes to the state "for temporary purposes," such as volunteering or working on political campaigns. Out-of-state college students are still allowed to claim a domicile in New Hampshire. However, if someone moves to a new New Hampshire address within 30 days of voting, he or she must present proof of intent to stay in New Hampshire. This proof could include a lease, driver's license, a child's enrollment at a public school, etc.
SB 8 (2017)
Allows a school district to assign a child to a non-sectarian private school if there is no public school for the child's grade in the child's resident district. The bill was amended to also require the non-sectarian private school to administer an annual assessment.
HB 157 (2017)
Adds chronic pain to the qualifying medical conditions for medical marijuana.
SB 11 (2017)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
SB 12 (2017)
Increases the length of time for which a license to carry a concealed firearm is valid, and repeals the requirement to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.
