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Former Representative Dick Patten (D - Merr 17)

On record 2011 to 2018. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.

  • Recorded roll call votes: Not Voting/Excused 269, Nay 717, Yea 755, Not Voting/Not Excused 68
  • Bills sponsored: 36, 11 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

  • HB 544-FN (2018): relative to earned time credits for prisoners participating in rehabilitative or educational programming.
  • HB 426-FN (2018): relative to hazardous duty pay for certain department of transportation employees.
  • HB 192 (2018): relative to rulemaking of the department of corrections.
  • HB 1274 (2018): establishing a committee to study the needs of certain handicapped and disabled persons. (prime sponsor)
  • HCR 7 (2017): applying to the United States Congress to convene a limited convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing amendments to the federal Constitution concerning election reform that do not abrogate or amend the First Amendment to the federal Constitution.
  • HCR 5 (2017): applying for a convention of the states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States.
  • HB 586-FN (2017): relative to the regulation of certain professions by the office of professional licensure and certification.
  • HB 526 (2017): relative to rules relating to prison rehabilitation programs and inmate health.
  • HB 502 (2017): relative to the availability of condominium financial information to unit owners.
  • HB 501 (2017): relative to access to minutes of meetings of condominium unit owner's associations.
  • HB 489 (2017): (New Title) establishing a commission to study adaptation of the tax structure of the state to economic and demographic change.
  • HB 469 (2017): (New Title) establishing a continuous quality improvement program for pharmacies, relative to vaccines administered by pharmacists, and relative to the authority of the insurance department on federal health care reform.
  • HB 442 (2017): relative to criminal records checks in the employee application process.
  • HB 441 (2017): relative to confidentiality in applying for public sector jobs.
  • HB 306 (2017): requiring the estimated cost of a prison sentence to be contained in the presentence investigation report.
  • HB 284 (2017): relative to jury instructions in sexual assault cases.
  • HB 283 (2017): defining bodily injury in the criminal code.
  • HB 282 (2017): relative to a prisoner's participation in the work release program.
  • HB 274 (2017): establishing a committee to study the employment of minors in family businesses. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 273 (2017): establishing a committee to study certain practices of the lottery commission. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1633-FN (2016): relative to the use of the Family and Medical Leave Act time as it applies to workers' compensation.
  • HB 1319 (2016): relative to seating assignments of members of the house of representatives. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1163 (2016): relative to lobbying, campaign contributions, and political advertising.
  • HR 10 (2015): urging the department of justice to reexamine the conviction of Chad Evans.
  • HB 178 (2015): relative to exclusions from seasonal highway weight limit regulations.
  • HB 134 (2015): establishing a committee to study the use of motorized scooter chairs on roadways and sidewalks. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 127 (2015): relative to identification of voters.
  • HB 645-FN (2014): relative to an extended term of imprisonment for persons with 2 prior convictions.
  • HB 480-FN (2014): relative to solitary confinement.
  • HB 635 (2013): (3rd New Title) requiring the department of transportation to develop a procedure for soliciting requests for proposals for the sponsorship or naming rights of New Hampshire rest areas. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 622 (2013): establishing a committee to study state house security. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 602 (2013): (New Title) establishing a commission to study general court policies and procedures relative to persons with disabilities. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 576 (2013): establishing Franklin Pierce Day. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1276 (2012): establishing a committee to study general court policies and procedures related to persons with disabilities. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1137 (2012): renaming the road to the supreme court and the administrative office of the courts from Charles Doe Drive to Noble Drive and renaming the campus of the supreme court and the administrative office of the courts from Charles Doe Place to Noble Place. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1134 (2012): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the construction of a permanent memorial to Governor John Gilbert Winant on state property other than the state house grounds.

Recent Votes

  • September 13, 2018: HB143, Veto Override — Not Voting/Excused
  • September 13, 2018: HB314, Veto Override — Not Voting/Excused
  • September 13, 2018: HB1736, Veto Override — Not Voting/Excused
  • September 13, 2018: SB365, Veto Override — Not Voting/Excused
  • September 13, 2018: SB446, Veto Override — Not Voting/Excused
  • July 25, 2018: Amend Rules Hoell — Nay
  • July 25, 2018: Amend Rule 26 — Nay
  • July 25, 2018: Adopt Rules — Yea
  • July 25, 2018: SSSB1, Adopt Amendment — Yea
  • May 23, 2018: SB318, Adopt CofC — Nay
  • May 23, 2018: SB438, Adopt CofC — Nay
  • May 23, 2018: SB527, Adopt CofC — Nay
  • May 23, 2018: Print Remarks — Yea
  • May 23, 2018: SB564, Adopt CofC — Nay
  • May 23, 2018: HB317, Table — Yea
  • May 23, 2018: HB1415, Adopt CofC — Yea
  • May 23, 2018: HB1614, Adopt CofC — Nay
  • May 23, 2018: HB1817, Adopt CofC — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 23, 2018: HB1254, Adopt CofC — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 10, 2018: HB1636, CofC — Nay
  • May 10, 2018: HB1636, Non Concur — Yea
  • May 10, 2018: HB1817, CofC — Yea
  • May 10, 2018: HB587, CofC — Nay
  • May 10, 2018: HB587, Reconsider — Nay
  • May 10, 2018: HB1264, Concur — Nay
  • May 10, 2018: HB1565, Concur — Nay
  • May 10, 2018: HB1756, Concur — Yea
  • May 10, 2018: HB1807, Concur — Nay
  • May 10, 2018: HB1592, Concur — Yea
  • May 3, 2018: SB189, Interim Study — Nay
  • May 3, 2018: SB193, Reconsider — Nay
  • May 3, 2018: SB313, Adopt Amendment — Yea
  • May 3, 2018: SB313, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • May 3, 2018: SB565, OTPA — Yea
  • May 3, 2018: SB590, OTPA — Yea
  • May 3, 2018: SB420, ITL — Yea
  • May 3, 2018: SB365, OTPA — Yea
  • May 3, 2018: SB447, ITL — Nay
  • May 3, 2018: SB446, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • May 3, 2018: SB577, OTPA — Yea
  • May 2, 2018: SB383, ITL — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: SB427, OTP — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: SB421, OTPA — Yea
  • May 2, 2018: SB502, Interim Study — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: SB525, Interim Study — Yea
  • May 2, 2018: SB569, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: SB569, OTPA — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: SB438, Adopt Amendment — Yea
  • May 2, 2018: SB377, OTPA — Yea
  • May 2, 2018: SB535, Adopt Amendment — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 2, 2018: SB535, OTPA — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: SB193, Table — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: SB193, Interim Study — Nay
  • May 2, 2018: Third Reading — Nay
  • April 26, 2018: SB391, OTPA — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: SB593, OTP — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: CACR22, Table — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: CACR22, ITL — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: SB555, ITL — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: SB451, Adopt Amendment — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: SB318, Adopt Amendment — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: SB540, OTPA — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 26, 2018: SB564, OTPA — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 19, 2018: SB316, OTP — Nay
  • April 19, 2018: SB499, ITL — Yea
  • April 19, 2018: SB576, ITL — Nay
  • April 19, 2018: SB553, OTPA — Yea
  • April 19, 2018: SB503, ITL — Yea
  • April 12, 2018: SB532, ITL — Yea
  • April 12, 2018: SB33, Remove from Table — Yea
  • April 12, 2018: SB500, OTPA — Nay
  • April 12, 2018: SB517, OTP — Yea
  • April 12, 2018: SB411, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • April 5, 2018: SB313, Adopt Amendment — Yea
  • April 5, 2018: SB313, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • April 5, 2018: SB313, OTPA — Yea
  • April 5, 2018: SB55, ITL — Yea
  • April 5, 2018: SB451, Recommit — Nay
  • March 22, 2018: HB1313, Adopt Amendment — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB1313, OTP — Nay
  • March 22, 2018: HB1632, ITL — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB1678, ITL — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB1240, ITL — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB156, Remove From Table — Nay
  • March 22, 2018: HB1728, Table — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB1104, OTPA — Nay
  • March 22, 2018: HB579, Indefinitely Postpone — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB628, Table — Nay
  • March 22, 2018: HB628, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • March 22, 2018: HB628, OTP — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB628, Reconsider — Nay
  • March 22, 2018: HB1763, OTPA — Yea
  • March 22, 2018: HB656, Interim Study — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • March 21, 2018: HB1279, ITL — Yea
  • March 21, 2018: HB1295, OTPA — Yea
  • March 21, 2018: HB1373, OTPA — Nay
  • March 21, 2018: HB1485, ITL — Yea
  • March 21, 2018: HB1627, OTP — Nay
  • March 21, 2018: HB1680, Table — Yea
  • March 21, 2018: HB1721, ITL — Yea

And 1,709 earlier votes.

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