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Former Representative Derek Owen (D - Merr 4)

On record 1999 to 2012. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.

  • Recorded roll call votes: Nay 900, Yea 851, Not Voting/Not Excused 109, Not Voting/Excused 424
  • Bills sponsored: 102, 48 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

  • HR 20 (2012): urging the federal government to allow the cultivation of hemp for industrial purposes. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1626 (2012): establishing a committee to study the current use taxation of farm land and farm structures in which utility lines or services are installed. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1211 (2012): establishing a committee to study the promotion of lease of state-owned land for use for beginning farmers. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 615 (2011): creating a database of New Hampshire grown genetically modified crops. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 46 (2011): relative to the membership of the current use advisory board. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 339-FN-A (2011): allowing the state veterinarian to employ a meat inspection services administrator and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 101-FN-A (2011): relative to industrial hemp and establishing an industrial hemp special program fund. (prime sponsor)
  • SB 409 (2010): requiring buildings or structures constructed or renovated using state funding to adhere to certain energy efficiency and building standards.
  • SB 123 (2010): (New Title) relative to agricultural restricted grants.
  • HB 675-FN (2010): requiring a refundable deposit on beverage containers. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 652-FN (2010): relative to the impact of demolition and construction projects on the environment. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1609-FN (2010): relative to current use and the land use change tax. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1557-FN-A (2010): relative to purchasing specialized weights and measures equipment.
  • HB 1446 (2010): naming a bridge in Hopkinton in honor of Officer Sean M. Powers.
  • SB 96 (2009): (New Title) naming a bridge in Webster in honor of Sgt. William J. Tracy.
  • HB 424-FN-A (2009): relative to the land use change tax. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 399-FN-A (2009): relative to industrial hemp and establishing an industrial hemp special program fund. (prime sponsor)
  • SB 528-FN (2008): relative to a mercury-added thermostat collection program.
  • SB 196 (2008): establishing the position of director of climate change in the office of energy and planning.
  • HB 924-FN (2008): relative to the deconstruction of buildings. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 830-FN-A (2008): relative to milk support prices in New Hampshire.
  • HB 173-FN-A (2008): (2nd New Title) relative to the promotion, acquisition, and retention of large animal veterinarians in those areas of the state where there is a need, and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 172-FN (2008): (New Title) relative to state meat inspection. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1523 (2008): relative to the use of clotheslines.
  • HB 1491 (2008): establishing a committee to study the ownership and disposition of rangeways. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1332-LOCAL (2008): (2nd New Title) defining “hauler” of solid waste and requiring haulers to register with the department of environmental services, and relative to the weight and measurement of solid waste.
  • HB 907-FN (2007): (New Title) relative to the sale and distribution of certain mercury-added products.
  • HB 880-FN (2007): requiring the department of resources and economic development to implement a feasibility study for the production of alternative forms of energy using natural resources of the state of New Hampshire and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 552 (2007): prohibiting the intensive confinement of caged egg-laying hens.
  • HB 427 (2007): (New Title) defining construction and demolition debris and certified waste-derived product, and relative to the department of environmental services certifying waste-derived products of the wood component of construction and demolition debris.
  • HB 424-FN-A (2007): relative to industrial hemp and establishing an industrial hemp special program fund. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 42 (2007): (New Title) relative to resource protection sections of local master plans.
  • HB 416 (2007): (New Title) relative to mercury reduction and establishing a committee to study methods of improving the recycling rate in New Hampshire for mercury-added thermostats.
  • HB 414 (2007): relative to the sale of class A sludge in bulk agricultural fertilizer bags.
  • HB 384 (2007): relative to repealing the authority of the department of environmental services regarding sludge and biosolids and establishing a committee to study new sludge legislation.
  • HB 354 (2007): establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing ecological consumption taxes as a source of revenue for the state. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 332 (2007): relative to the procurement of eggs and egg products by the state.
  • HB 234 (2007): establishing a committee to study state environmental laboratory fees and services. (prime sponsor)
  • SB 157-FN (2006): relative to all terrain vehicles used for agricultural purposes.
  • HB 659-FN-A (2006): establishing a state recycling program to provide technical services to municipalities and establishing a fee on take-out food and beverages.
  • HB 524 (2006): relative to outsourcing of jobs.
  • HB 1581 (2006): relative to drivers' licenses issued to persons under the age of 21.
  • HB 1525 (2006): relative to the safety of school bus stops.
  • HB 1491 (2006): (2nd New Title) AN ACT extending certain deadlines relative to the Great Bay Estuary Commission and the Estuary Alliance for Sewage Treatment and establishing a commission to study the publicly owned treatment plant needs of New Hampshire and state laboratory water tests and fees. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1490 (2006): relative to procedures on ethics violations by legislators. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1381 (2006): requiring the department of environmental services to do a criminal background check on any applicant for a permit. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1316 (2006): exempting records of the National Animal Identification System from the right-to-know law.
  • HB 676-FN (2005): exempting agricultural buildings from the education property tax. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 633-FN-A (2005): relative to companies which do not provide health insurance to their employees and continually appropriating a special fund.
  • HB 58 (2005): (New Title) relative to the effective date for the elimination of certain substances from gasoline supplies and removing a certain requirement relative to opting out of the reformulated gasoline program. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 57 (2005): relative to the burning of construction and demolition debris. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 55-FN-A (2005): relative to industrial hemp and establishing an industrial hemp special program fund. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 528-FN-LOCAL (2005): relative to acquisitions of state surplus real property by municipalities.
  • HB 255 (2005): establishing a committee to study the pricing of milk. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 229 (2005): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the establishment of a farm viability program.
  • SB 524 (2004): relative to the incineration of construction or demolition debris.
  • SB 519 (2004): establishing a committee to study the establishment of a farm viability program.
  • HB 689-FN (2004): relative to drivers' licenses issued to persons under the age of 21. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 653-FN-A (2004): authorizing the production of industrial hemp. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 488 (2004): relative to leaf and yard waste. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 482 (2004): establishing a committee to study certification of organic products. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 366 (2004): relative to mercury reduction.
  • HB 1421-FN (2004): relative to solid waste incineration.
  • HB 1396 (2004): relative to implementing a bottle deposit program. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1390 (2004): relative to MTBE. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1206 (2004): establishing a committee to study the appropriateness of designating corporations as legal persons. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1205 (2004): establishing a committee to study alternative waste disposal systems. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 728-FN-A (2003): establishing a dedicated fund for organic certification inspections. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 690-FN (2003): (3rd New Title) relative to agricultural vandalism and relative to agricultural liming materials. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 598-FN-A (2003): (New Title) relative to the agricultural nutrient management program and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 529 (2003): relative to the New Hampshire seed law.
  • HB 481 (2003): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the pricing of milk products. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 141-LOCAL (2002): relative to regulation of junk yards.
  • SB 106 (2001): relative to consumers' cooperative associations.
  • HCR 6 (2001): urging New Hampshire to use the "precautionary principle" when determining the safety and feasibility of using products, techniques, and technologies. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 687-FN (2001): relative to labeling requirements of genetically engineered foods.
  • HB 293-FN-A (2001): authorizing the production of industrial hemp. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 276-FN-A (2001): (New Title) relative to reimbursement of legal fees of supreme court employees who were subpoenaed and incurred legal fees during the impeachment proceedings regarding chief justice David A. Brock and making an appropriation therefor.
  • SB 71 (2000): (New Title) prohibiting the use of MTBE as an additive in gasoline.
  • SB 218-FN-LOCAL (2000): regulating the land application of sewage sludge.
  • HB 52 (2000): exempting certain currants and gooseberries resistant to the white pine blister rust organism from restrictions on planting in control areas.
  • HB 51 (2000): (New Title) providing for the voluntary registration of commercial maple producers and maple packers.
  • HB 335 (2000): prohibiting the land application of sludge in reclamation areas.
  • HB 239-FN-A (2000): permitting the development of an industrial hemp industry in New Hampshire and continually appropriating a special fund. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1477-FN-LOCAL (2000): relative to notification of public proceedings. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1417-FN-A-LOCAL (2000): setting priorities for the disposal of certain components of the solid waste stream.
  • HB 1395-FN-A-LOCAL (2000): establishing an advance disposal fee and establishing grants to fund municipal waste management programs and activities.
  • HB 1342-FN (2000): (New Title) directing the department of environmental services to adopt concentration limits for certain compounds in land applied sludge. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1227 (2000): relative to universal waste.
  • HB 1219 (2000): relative to elected officials with corporate conflicts of interest. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1204-FN (2000): relative to plant seeds that have artificially heightened resistance to herbicides and pesticides.
  • SB 70 (1999): (New Title) relative to prevention of MTBE contamination of drinking water and groundwater.
  • HB 704-FN-A (1999): (New Title) establishing a wildlife damage control program and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 583 (1999): extending the reporting date for the committee studying the issue of updating New Hampshire laws related to fences.
  • HB 510-FN (1999): relative to monitoring aerial spraying of herbicides.
  • HB 472 (1999): relative to establishing metal limits on land-applied sludge. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 370-LOCAL (1999): prohibiting wastewater treatment plants from excluding towns that regulate sludge disposal within their borders from using such facilities and requiring disclosure by sellers of sludge applications to land. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 334 (1999): restricting the land application of sludge, septage, and solid wastes.
  • HB 294-FN-LOCAL (1999): (2nd New Title) relative to state aid to municipalities for closure of certain municipal incinerators.
  • HB 238-FN-A (1999): allowing the production and sale of American ginseng in the state of New Hampshire and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 221 (1999): allowing milk products known to contain the genetically produced bovine somatotropin growth hormone to be so labeled.
  • HCR 23 (1994): relative to the North American Free Trade Agreement. (prime sponsor)

Recent Votes

  • June 27, 2012: HB1666, SHALL HB 1666 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: HB1679, SHALL HB 1679 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: HB1549, SHALL HB 1549 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: SB406, SHALL SB 406 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: HB1354, CONCUR (REP BATES) — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: SB289, SHALL SB 289 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: SB318, SHALL SB 318 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: SB372, SHALL SB 372 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: HB1607, SHALL HB 1607 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: HB217, SHALL HB 217 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: SB356, SHALL SB 356 BECOME LAW — Nay
  • June 27, 2012: SB326, SHALL SB 326 BECOME LAW — Yea
  • June 6, 2012: SB218, C OF C #2392C (REP J.GARRITY) — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: SB289, C OF C #2466C (REP BATES) — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: SB318, C OF C #2409C (REP BATES) — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: SB406, C OF C #2462C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: CACR13, C OF C #2450C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: CACR12, C OF C #2465C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: CACR12, C OF C #2465C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: HB1670, C OF C #2452C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: CACR6, C OF C #2458C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: CACR26, CONCUR (REP ROWE) — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: CACR8, RECONSIDER RULES SUSPENSION TO ALLOW CONSIDER (REP C.CHRISTENSEN) — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: HB1260, C OF C #2472C — Yea
  • June 6, 2012: HB1383, C OF C #2438C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: HB1418, C OF C #2397C — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • June 6, 2012: HB1490, C OF C #2375C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: HB1666, C OF C #2468C — Nay
  • June 6, 2012: HB1699, RECONSIDERATION (REP HOELL) — Nay
  • May 30, 2012: HB217, CONCUR (REP SWINFORD) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB348, FLAM 2303H(NT) (REP WILLETTE) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB348, FLAM 2303H(NT) (REP WILLETTE) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB218, OTP/AM 2180H — Yea
  • May 17, 2012: SB203, FLAM 2300H(NT) (REP SORG) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB203, OTP/AM 2080H(NT) — Yea
  • May 17, 2012: SB142, RECONSIDERATION (REP TREGENZA) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB142, RULES SUSPENSION TO ALLOW NON-GERMANE AMENDMENT (REP TREGENZA) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB142, SHALL THE RULE OF THE CHAIR BE UPHELD (REP PETER SULLIVAN) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB142, RULES SUSPENSION TO ALLOW NON-GERMANE AMENDMENT (REP BETTENCOURT) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB142, FLAM 2327H(NT) (REP KURK) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB286, LAY ON THE TABLE (REP HOWARD) — Nay
  • May 17, 2012: SB286, OTP/AM 2312H — Yea
  • May 17, 2012: SB351, FLAM 2318H(NT) (REP LOVETT) — Yea
  • May 16, 2012: SB375, FLAM 2242H(NT) (REP KURK) — Yea
  • May 16, 2012: SB308, REMOVE FROM TABLE (REP WEED) — Yea
  • May 16, 2012: SB17, OTP/AM 2138H(NT) — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB354, DIVIDE OUT SECTIONS 3-10 (REP WEBER) — Yea
  • May 16, 2012: SB308, REMOVE FROM TABLE (REP BALDASARO) — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB406, LAY ON THE TABLE (REP JENNIFER COFFEY) — Yea
  • May 16, 2012: SB406, OTP/AM 1980H(NT) AND 2280H — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB372, AM 2190H — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB372, OTP/AM 2190H — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB399, FLAM 2270H(NT) (REP HATCH) — Yea
  • May 16, 2012: SB399, OTP/AM 2217H(NT) — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB229, AM 2214H(NT) — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB217, AM 2209H(NT) — Nay
  • May 16, 2012: SB217, LAY ON THE TABLE (REP CALI-PITTS) — Yea
  • May 16, 2012: SB217, OTPA — Nay
  • May 15, 2012: SB334, ITL — Yea
  • May 15, 2012: SB356, FLAM 2215H(NT) (REP ITSE) — Nay
  • May 15, 2012: HR, MOTION TO ALLOW REP VAILLANCOURT BACK INTO HOUSE AT SUCH TIME AFTER AN APOLOGY. (REP JASPER) — Nay
  • May 15, 2012: SB289, MAJ AM 2169H — Nay
  • May 15, 2012: SB289, OTP/AM 2169H — Nay
  • May 15, 2012: SB318, OTP/AM 2101H AND 2223H — Nay
  • May 15, 2012: SB155, OTP/AM 2128H — Not Voting/Excused
  • May 15, 2012: SB295, MAJ AM 2220H(NT) — Not Voting/Excused
  • May 15, 2012: SB295, FLAM 2224H(NT) (REP WEYLER) — Not Voting/Excused
  • May 15, 2012: SB295, OTP/AM 2220H(NT) AND 2224H(NT) — Not Voting/Excused
  • May 9, 2012: HB1716, CONCUR (REP CHANDLER) — Yea
  • May 9, 2012: SB382, OTP/AM 1948H — Yea
  • May 9, 2012: SB270, OTP — Yea
  • May 9, 2012: SB260, OTP — Yea
  • April 25, 2012: SB343, OTP/AM 1816H — Nay
  • April 25, 2012: SB287, FLAM 1780H(NT) (REP KURK) — Yea
  • April 25, 2012: SB409, OTP/AM 1751H — Yea
  • April 25, 2012: SB378, FLAM 1841H(NT) (REP DANIELS) — Nay
  • April 25, 2012: SB378, OTP/AM — Nay
  • April 25, 2012: SB203, AM 1708H — Yea
  • April 25, 2012: SB203, OTP/AM 1708H — Yea
  • April 25, 2012: SB155, OTP/AM 1722H AND 1845H(NT) — Nay
  • April 25, 2012: SB295, FLAM 1754H(NT) (REP ALMY) — Yea
  • April 25, 2012: SB295, FLAM 1849H(NT) (REP SILVA) — Nay
  • April 25, 2012: SB, DIVIDE LAY ON TABLE (REP WEBER) — Yea
  • April 11, 2012: SB202, FLAM 1553H (REP WEBER) — Yea
  • April 11, 2012: SB202, OTP — Nay
  • March 29, 2012: HB1652, FLAM 1438H(NT) (REP LEISHMAN) — Yea
  • March 29, 2012: HB1652, OTP/AM 1438H(NT) — Nay
  • March 29, 2012: HB1692, MAJ AM 1365H(NT) — Yea
  • March 29, 2012: HB1692, OTP — Nay
  • March 29, 2012: HB1727, OTP — Nay
  • March 29, 2012: HB1660, OTP — Nay
  • March 29, 2012: HB1438, ITL — Yea
  • March 29, 2012: HB1438, FLAM 1098H (REP GIUDA) — Nay
  • March 29, 2012: HB1438, OTP/AM 1098H — Yea
  • March 29, 2012: HB1460, OTP/AM 1163H(NT) — Nay
  • March 29, 2012: HB1607, OTP/AM 1364H(NT) — Nay
  • March 28, 2012: HB1395, OTP — Nay
  • March 28, 2012: HB1659, OTP/AM 1327H — Nay
  • March 28, 2012: HB1659, ITL (REP SHURTLEFF) — Yea
  • March 28, 2012: HB1659, LAY ON THE TABLE (REP SHURTLEFF) — Yea

And 2,184 earlier votes.

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