Mark S. MacKenzie
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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?
"Against"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"Americans deserve an economy that works for all of us - not just the 1%. Families are working longer hours for less pay, barely scraping by while the wealthiest see record corporate profits and a windfall from the regressive Republican tax plan."
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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?
"All of the decisions regarding women's health are private and should be made by the women and in consultation with her doctors"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the state law that bans teaching certain concepts, such as the idea that people may be "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously"?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"Against"
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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?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"For"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"We need to implement comprehensive immigration reform that would streamline our immigration system, and provide more support for new arrivals so that they can integrate into their communities more quickly. We need to permanently protect those under Temporary Protected Status, and end indiscriminate deportations of non-violent undocumented residents who pay taxes and contribute to our economy but live in fear every day. We need to improve and increase resources for community programs that work with recent immigrants and undocumented people so that they have the tools they need to support their families and achieve the American dream."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
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?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support state contracts with faith-based organizations?
"Any funding must be reviewed individually. While the Supreme Court to the best of my knowledge has never struck down"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support state contracts with Planned Parenthood?
"For"
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Voting Record, 2018
Voted to decriminalize possession of 3/4 ounce or less of marijuana (HB 640)
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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?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"For"
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Voting Record, 2017
Voted to consider requiring firearm transfers to take place through licensed dealers, who are required to perform background checks (HB 201)
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)
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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?
"For"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"I am a strong supporter of a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body, and would vehemently oppose any unnecessary or excessive restrictions on access to birth control, abortion, or health services. I would support expanding access to family planning and health services to low income areas, and support federal legislation to enshrine a women's right to choose into law in order to prevent the recurrence of bills like the recent 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi."
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"I am a strong supporter of a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body, and would vehemently oppose any unnecessary or excessive restrictions on access to birth control, abortion, or health services. I would support expanding access to family planning and health services to low income areas, and support federal legislation to enshrine a women's right to choose into law in order to prevent the recurrence of bills like the recent 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi."
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"Every candidate [including Mark Mackenzie] said they would vote to declassify marijuana from its current schedule 1 illegal drug status"
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"My attempts with Carol over the years to raise the minimum wage to a living wage has been extremely rewarding and meaningful to me. I will continue to seek her counsel as we move forward."
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"I am committed to the goal of a fossil free economy by 2050."
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"In Congress I will support legislation to provide federal funding and incentives for states to invest in their energy efficiency programs and improve their grids to lower barriers to competition and better store energy produced by renewable sources."
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"I am committed to the goal of a fossil free economy by 2050."
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"I Believe In: ... An energy strategy which first acknowledges climate change is real and moves this country away from fossil fuels and towards renewable sources of energy. This strategy would create millions of good-paying jobs."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should there be a higher threshold for the size of state contracts that must be reviewed by the Executive Council (currently $10,000)?
"Against"
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"State Rep. Mark MacKenzie, another District 1 candidate, said he is not focused on impeachment."'Whatever happens down the line, that's not my focus of my campaign right now,' Mackenzie said. 'If we (Democrats) are fortunate enough to take over Congress, we'll deal with that issue when it comes out.'"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should a nominee’s political beliefs be an important factor when deciding on a judicial or executive branch appointment?
"For"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"I Believe In: ... Investing in rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure of county. Thousands of roads and bridges are in disrepair. Aging system in communities and all over the country threaten our way of life and put at risk our water and air. This too will create thousands of good paying jobs in communities all of the country."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"For"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"In order to address Gun Violence in our schools, churches, and communities, I will fight for common sense Gun Safety reform measures including the following:
- "Universal Background Checks - Currently, private sales are not subject to background checks at either the state or federal level. This is a potentially dangerous loophole that must be closed in order to prevent guns from falling into the hands of violence or threats to commit violence.
- "Banning military-style semi automatic rifles and the pistols derived from them, high-capacity magazines, and bump stocks - The tragedies at Las Vegas, Orlando, Sutherland Springs, Aurora, Sandy Hook, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas all had one thing in common: military grade semi-automatic assault style weapons. In fact, of the 10 deadliest shootings over the last decade, seven involved the use of these types of assault weapons. Assault weapon bans have been shown to reduce the number of school shooting victims by 54.4% [Link] - these guns are designed solely to kill and maim as many people as possible and have no place outside military or law enforcement uses.
- "48 Hour Waiting Period - New Hampshire places in the top 20 states for most suicide deaths, exceeding national rates in almost every age category [Link]. This is chiefly due to the ease of access to firearms: more than 50% of those who took their lives in New Hampshire in 2016 did so using a firearm, and more than two thirds of gun deaths nationally are from suicide. 90% of suicide attempts by gun lead to death (compared to only 2% of drug-related suicide attempts), and in most cases the first time an individual seeks or receives help is after an attempt. Waiting periods have been shown to reduce the number of suicide attempts by firearm, and states with waiting periods show 51% fewer gun-related suicides, and 27% fewer suicides overall."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Would you vote for Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to be chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"For"
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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?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"For"
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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"
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Voting Record, 2018
Voted to continue expanded Medicaid eligibility, using the traditional Medicaid system of managed care instead of private insurance (SB 313)
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2016
"Let's continue the Medicaid Expansion program which has provided insurance to more than 48,000 people in New Hampshire"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"For"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"The President and Congress have pledged to provide funding to combat the epidemic. As your Congressman, I will advocate for the funding New Hampshire and its people so desperately need."
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Union Leader Voter Guide, 2017
"Like Shea-Porter, MacKenzie said he would support creating a so-called 'public option' so that anyone could receive government-run health insurance.
'There is some benefit to looking at whether we should be changing the system we have with health care and instead expand Medicare. Lowering the age and eligibility for people to get into that program could help thousands of people across our state,' MacKenzie said."
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Voting Record, 2018
Voted to change the sentence for any offense eligible for the death penalty to life imprisonment without parole (SB 593)
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Are you open to approving no-bid state contracts?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"For"
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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?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Do you support the gradual phase-out of the Interests and Dividends tax?
"Undecided"
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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?
"Against"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"Everyone deserves to retire with dignity. We need leaders who will protect Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare from cuts, who will instead improve these programs' long-term finances by promoting broad-based wage growth and full employment. I fought for years to protect the retirement security of New Hampshire workers and will be an outspoken advocate for Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare in Congress."
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for HB 368, a bill that would provide various legal protections for persons receiving gender-related health care. For example, HB 368 would prohibit New Hampshire from enforcing an order from another state to remove a child from a home based on a parent allowing their child to receive gender-affirming health care.
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"To address this growing crisis head on, we need to increase Social Security benefits - yet Republicans in Congress have the opposite reaction. Their proposals - increasing the Social Security age, cutting the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, raising Medicare premiums - will deny millions of Americans the benefits they rightfully earned through their working years."
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Union Leader Voter Guide, 2017
"MacKenzie supports Obamacare but would like to make one significant change and that is to do away with a tax that's going to be imposed in future years on health insurance plans that cover much more than the average plan in the private insurance market.
"'One of my top priorities in changing Obamacare is to get rid of the so-called Cadillac tax that is threatening to really hurt not just small businesses but also the pension plans of many unions across this country,' MacKenzie said."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"For"
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
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Candidate's Facebook Page, 2016
"To say that the 'right to work for less' laws are contributing illustrates Sununu's lack of understanding about the NH economy. We have serious problems to overcome if we want to be competitive."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?
"For"
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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?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"For"
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Candidate's Website, 2018
"I Believe In: ... A public college education which is affordable and moves us towards a free education at public universities. This would open up opportunities for thousands of people and relieve the crushing burden college debt has cause for too many of our citizens."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"Against"
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Voting Record, 2018
Voted against requiring all voters domiciled in New Hampshire to follow residency laws, such as the requirement to register any car in New Hampshire (HB 1264)
Voting Record
HB 1205 (2024)
Prohibits anyone with the reproductive biology and genetics of a male at birth from participating on school sports teams designated for females. As introduced, this bill covered K-12 schools as well as the university and community college system. The House amended the bill so that it only applies to middle and high schools.
HB 1283 (2024)
Establishes a procedure for an individual with terminal illness to receive medical assistance in dying through the self administration of medication (sometimes called physician-assisted suicide). The bill establishes criteria for the prescription of such medication and establishes reporting requirements and penalties for misuse or noncompliance.
HB 1711 (2024)
Establishes a system to report to the firearm background check system if a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity, not competent to stand trial, or involuntarily committed to a mental health facility. This bill also allows the court to order a person to surrender their firearms in these circumstances. This bill also establishes a process for a person to have their record removed from the background check system after six months, if they are no longer a danger to themselves or others.
HB 619 (2023)
Prohibits gender transition care for minors under age 18. This bill also prohibits teaching about gender identity in public schools (with an exception for high school psychology courses), requires schools to use the name and gender that students are enrolled as, prohibits students from participating on sports teams that do not correspond to their biological sex at birth, and requires students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their biological sex at birth.
HB 1419 (2024)
Prohibits K-12 schools from making "any material that is harmful to minors" available to students. The bill defines this material to include various content related to sex. This bill also requires school boards to adopt complaint resolution policies to address complaints regarding harmful material by parents or guardians.
HB 1248 (2024)
Changes the state limit on abortion after 24 weeks gestation to 15 days gestation.
HB 1665 (2024)
Raises the annual household income limit to qualify for the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, from 350% to 500% of the federal poverty level (from about $100,000 to about $150,000 for a family of four).
The Senate rewrote the bill. The Senate version of the bill raises eligibility to just 400% of the federal poverty level, and extends the timeline for phase-out grants for public schools when students leave to use EFA program funds, from 2026 to 2029. These changes are similar to SB 442, a bill killed in the House.
HB 1291 (2024)
Increases the number of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) allowed by right from one to two. This bill also increases the maximum square footage from 750 square feet to 1,000 square feet (and 850 square feet for a second unit). The bill then sets other regulations municipalities can and cannot require for ADUs. For example, the bill states that municipalities may require a property to have at least one half acre to have more than one ADU.
HB 1377 (2024)
Right-to-work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
CACR 23 (2024)
Constitutional amendment creating a right to abortion, including a ban on any restrictions on abortion prior to 24 weeks.
HB 1656 (2024)
Greatly increases the per-pupil state education funding for each student receiving special education services. The House amended the bill to establish three weighted categories for special education differentiated aid, with more funding going to students who need more services.
HB 1145 (2024)
Prohibits new solid waste landfill permits in the state for facilities owned by any person other than the state of New Hampshire or a political subdivision thereof.
HB 1649 (2024)
Restricts the use of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. For example, this bill bans the sale of cosmetics, food packing, carpets, and more products with added PFAS starting July 1, 2028. The House changed that date to January 1, 2027.
The Senate amended the bill to also state that settlement funds from PFAS lawsuits will be deposited in the drinking water and groundwater trust fund and used to fund public water systems impacted by PFAS.
HB 1322 (2024)
Gradually increases the minimum wage to $17 per hour by 2029. This bill then allows future increases best on the Northeast Consumer Price Index. This bill also increases the tipped minimum wage from 45% to 50% of the regular minimum wage.
HB 1633 (2024)
Legalizes and regulates recreational marijuana sales to adults over age twenty-one. As amended by the House, this bill would allow the state to license fifteen cannabis retail outlets. There would be a 10% tax on monthly total gross revenue derived from the sale of cannabis and cannabis products. Smoking in public and consuming marijuana while driving would be illegal. Towns could limit marijuana businesses.
HB 470 (2023)
Exempts some drug checking equipment from the definition of drug paraphernalia, and allows the use of drug checking equipment, such as fentanyl test strips, for harm reduction.
HB 1400 (2024)
Prohibits zoning and planning regulations that set maximum residential parking spaces above one parking space per unit.
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 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 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.
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 2 (2023)
State budget bill (part 2). The governor presented his proposal for the next state budget February 14. The House and Senate both made changes to that proposal. Click here to read a summary of the 2023 budget process.
HB 208 (2023)
Establishes greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for the state, to net zero by 2050. This bill also requires the Department of Environmental Services to develop a climate action plan by July 1, 2024, that includes evaluation of best available information, considers inclusion of strategies, programs and compliance mechanisms with measurable goals and targets, considers opportunities to encourage investment in low/moderate income, rural and minority communities, makes recommendations on retraining and apprenticeship opportunities, and coordinates with other state agencies.
HB 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 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 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 224 (2023)
Repeals the civil and criminal penalties for health care providers who violate the state's ban on abortion after 24 weeks.
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.
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.
CACR 22 (2018)
Constitutional amendment establishing various rights for crime victims.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 593 (2018)
Changes the penalty for any offense eligible for the death penalty to life imprisonment without parole.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 11 (2017)
Right-to-Work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
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 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 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.
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 157 (2017)
Adds chronic pain to the qualifying medical conditions for medical marijuana.
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.
HB 478 (2017)
Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity.
HB 640 (2017)
Decriminalizes possession of 3/4 ounce or less of marijuana, with additional penalties for violators under age twenty-one.
