Former Representative Edward Butler (D - Carr 7)

On record 2007 to 2020. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.

• Recorded roll call votes: Yea 1,489, Nay 738, Not Voting/Not Excused 93, Not Voting/Excused 114
• Bills sponsored: 253, 80 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

• SB 618-FN (2020): requiring employers to provide access to a sufficient space for nursing mothers and reasonable break time.
• SB 486-FN (2020): relative to insurance plans that cover maternity benefits.
• SB 464 (2020): establishing a committee to study the release of state land for the northern section of the Conway bypass.
• SB 457-LOCAL (2020): establishing communications districts.
• SB 431 (2020): establishing a commission to study the adoption of remote online notarization in New Hampshire.
• SB 319-FN (2020): (New Title) requiring automated external defibrillators in certain facilities promoting health and wellness through a paid program of intended physical activity.
• SB 222-FN (2020): relative to licensure of pharmacy benefits managers.
• HB 703-FN (2020): relative to providing notice of the introduction of new high-cost prescription drugs. (prime sponsor)
• HB 671-FN (2020): relative to pharmacy benefit manager business practices, licensure, and transparency. (prime sponsor)
• HB 655 (2020): regulating disorderly houses. (prime sponsor)
• HB 653-FN (2020): relative to the payment of the meals and rooms tax for short-term rentals. (prime sponsor)
• HB 481-FN-A-LOCAL (2020): relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.
• HB 233 (2020): relative to the group and individual health insurance market. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1697-FN (2020): relative to prescription drug discount prohibition. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1696-FN (2020): relative to fees for notices and applications for financial institutions. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1695-FN (2020): relative to background checks for certain persons under the banking law. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1663-FN-A-LOCAL (2020): relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.
• HB 1632-FN-A-LOCAL (2020): relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development.
• HB 1629-FN (2020): relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards.
• HB 1599-FN-A (2020): establishing a special marriage officiant license.
• HB 1577-FN (2020): relative to initiating amendments and corrections to birth records.
• HB 1510-LOCAL (2020): enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax exemption for qualifying accessory dwelling units.
• HB 1379-FN (2020): requiring a background check for commercial firearms sales.
• HB 1324 (2020): exempting rentals of shared facilities from requirements under the real estate practice act.
• HB 1305-LOCAL (2020): relative to consideration of home-share income.
• HB 1269 (2020): relative to posthumous exonerations and annulments.
• HB 1245 (2020): (Second New Title) adopting omnibus legislation concerning state agencies.
• HB 1166 (2020): (New Title) relative to unemployment compensation, certain sanitary protections for COVID-19, extending the federal Family and Medical Leave Act for certain COVID-19 protections, and waiving cost sharing for testing and treatment for COVID-19.
• HB 1163 (2020): requiring schools to update documents and software to include the option of identifying a student as non-binary.
• HB 1162 (2020): (New Title) relative to adoption and parentage; the office of the child advocate; reimbursement of court ordered services for juveniles; the legal representation of children in the juvenile justice system; the best interest of the child under RSA 169-C and the duties of the oversight commission on children's services; insurance coverage for children's early intervention services; expanding the family-centered early supports and services (FCESS) program to children under the age of 3 who are born substance-exposed; the child abuse and neglect central registry; establishing a kinship navigator program; missing children; dispositional hearings under RSA 169-B; and the rebuttable presumption of harm under the child protection act. (prime sponsor)
• SB 4 (2019): relative to the group and individual health insurance market.
• SB 38 (2019): naming a bridge in Tamworth in honor of David Bowles.
• SB 306-FN (2019): establishing the housing appeals board.
• SB 234-FN (2019): establishing the position of director of the office of outdoor recreation industry development in the department of business and economic affairs.
• SB 100 (2019): relative to discrimination in employment based on criminal background checks.
• HB 740 (2019): exempting certain mortgages from the law regarding licensing of nondepository mortgage bankers, brokers, and servicers. (prime sponsor)
• HB 670-FN (2019): relative to the cost of prescription drugs. (prime sponsor)
• HB 659 (2019): relative to reporting of internal pharmaceutical costs. (prime sponsor)
• HB 658-FN (2019): relative to price increases of drugs under the managed care law. (prime sponsor)
• HB 657 (2019): (New Title) relative to prescription drugs under the managed care law. (prime sponsor)
• HB 656 (2019): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the impact of financial initiatives for commercially insured members by drug manufacturers on prescription drug prices and health insurance premiums. (prime sponsor)
• HB 654 (2019): relative to surety required on construction loans. (prime sponsor)
• HB 608 (2019): expanding the law against discrimination based on gender identity to other areas of the law prohibiting discrimination. (prime sponsor)
• HB 607 (2019): relative to life and health insurance. (prime sponsor)
• HB 606 (2019): relative to certain insurance licensing statutes. (prime sponsor)
• HB 504 (2019): relative to election-related amendments to the United States Constitution.
• HB 446 (2019): relative to initiating amendments and corrections to birth records.
• HB 382 (2019): relative to private practice by the Carroll county attorney.
• HB 349 (2019): relative to a second opinion on health care matters for state and county prisoners.
• HB 295-FN-A (2019): (New Title) establishing a special marriage officiant license and relative to the assignment of temporary justices to the supreme court.
• HB 292-FN (2019): relative to including brokers fees in the calculation of the insurance premium tax. (prime sponsor)
• HB 291 (2019): (New Title) establishing a committee to study certain findings regarding hospice and palliative care. (prime sponsor)
• HB 278 (2019): relative to the New Hampshire insurance department's annual hearing requirement. (prime sponsor)
• HB 109-FN (2019): requiring background checks for commercial firearms sales.
• SB 92 (2018): relative to the consumer complaint process at the banking department.
• SB 91 (2018): relative to the title loan default process.
• SB 558-FN (2018): relative to discrimination based on pregnancy or lactation.
• SB 557-FN (2018): establishing a board of housing development appeals.
• SB 504-FN (2018): relative to sales of tax-deeded property.
• SB 497-FN (2018): relative to breast-feeding.
• SB 478 (2018): establishing an advisory council on lactation.
• SB 470-FN (2018): relative to positions within the insurance department.
• SB 451 (2018): relative to wildlife trafficking.
• SB 417 (2018): relative to days of rest for employees of recreation camps and youth skill camps.
• SB 413 (2018): (New Title) relative to name availability for business organizations and relative to reinstatement of a limited liability company.
• SB 383 (2018): (New Title) establishing a commission to recommend policies that will enhance access to affordable health care for all New Hampshire residents.
• SB 303 (2018): relative to a security freeze on a consumer's credit report.
• SB 301-FN (2018): temporarily reducing the real estate transfer tax for first-time home buyers.
• SB 224-FN (2018): relative to conversion therapy seeking to change a person's sexual orientation.
• SB 189-FN (2018): requiring insurance policies to cover 3-D mammography.
• HCR 13 (2018): condemning hate crimes and any other form of racism in New Hampshire.
• HB 587-FN (2018): relative to conversion therapy seeking to change a person's sexual orientation.
• HB 1811-FN-A (2018): relative to the New Hampshire health protection program.
• HB 1791-FN (2018): (New Title ) allowing pharmacists to disclose information relative to lower cost drugs under the managed care law and relative to biological products dispensed by pharmacists. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1746-FN (2018): relative to the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.
• HB 1741 (2018): (New Title) relative to a definition of "contracted copayment" for purposes of the managed care law. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1726-FN (2018): relative to reimbursement to municipalities for certain search and rescue operations.
• HB 1719-FN (2018): relative to donations of liquor to nonprofits.
• HB 1677 (2018): relative to victims of identity theft. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1635 (2018): allowing a license for short-term rentals. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1634 (2018): regulating disorderly houses. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1605 (2018): relative to reinsurance.
• HB 1548-FN (2018): relative to meals and rooms taxes applicable to room remarketers. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1531 (2018): establishing a commission to study the performance of the Medicaid managed care program and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 1529 (2018): relative to prescription drug rebate amounts. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1528 (2018): prohibiting discrimination in the university and community college systems.
• HB 1418-FN (2018): (New Title) relative establishing a commission to study greater transparency in pharmaceutical costs and drug rebate programs. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1379 (2018): relative to confidentiality of forms and rates.
• HB 1378 (2018): relative to domestic insurance company investments.
• HB 1322 (2018): relative to risk-based capital for health maintenance organizations. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1319 (2018): prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1302 (2018): relative to private practice by the Carroll county attorney.
• SB 85 (2017): amending the Uniform Securities Act.
• SB 81 (2017): relative to licensing of mortgage loan originators from another state.
• SB 39 (2017): relative to automobile insurance cancellation.
• SB 246-FN (2017): relative to credit union branching authority.
• SB 158 (2017): relative to authorization for clinician-prescribed substance use disorder services.
• SB 157 (2017): relative to network adequacy and consumer rights under the managed care law.
• HB 654-FN (2017): (Third New Title) establishing a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals and relative to restrictions on the authority to regulate vacation and short-term rentals under the housing standards law.
• HB 575-FN (2017): relative to the certification of acupuncture detoxification specialists.
• HB 478 (2017): prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity. (prime sponsor)
• HB 473 (2017): relative to the sale of gift certificates.
• HB 343 (2017): (New Title) relative to disapproval of forms and authorizing the insurance commissioner to retain certain independent specialists.
• HB 330-FN (2017): relative to form and rate filing fees. (prime sponsor)
• HB 329 (2017): (New Title) establishing a committee to study balance billing and authorizing municipal ratification of certain meetings and elections.
• HB 310 (2017): (New Title) relative to insurance group-wide supervision and relative to supervisory college confidentiality. (prime sponsor)
• HB 272 (2017): relative to the election of county commissioners in Carroll county. (prime sponsor)
• HB 250 (2017): (New Title) establishing a committee to consider revisions to the New Hampshire health insurance laws.
• HB 238 (2017): establishing a committee to study broadband access to the Internet.
• HB 197 (2017): adding myelitis disorder or disease to the definition of "qualifying medical condition" for the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
• HB 150 (2017): relative to property and casualty insurance.
• HB 116 (2017): relative to assessing the consequences of the Citizens United decision.
• SB 89 (2016): relative to the revenue of cigar bars.
• SB 502-FN (2016): relative to the authority of the insurance commissioner to investigate violations of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
• SB 501-FN (2016): prohibiting the possession of powdered or crystalline alcohol.
• SB 482-FN-LOCAL (2016): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the effect of short-term rentals on municipalities.
• SB 432 (2016): relative to itemized bills for medical services.
• SB 426 (2016): establishing an end-of-life choices study commission.
• SB 306 (2016): enabling the sampling of beer or wine at farmers' markets.
• SB 219-FN (2016): relative to breastfeeding.
• SB 158 (2016): relative to notice required prior to foreclosure.
• SB 110-FN (2016): establishing the administrative supervision act.
• HB 195 (2016): relative to continuing care communities.
• HB 1690-FN (2016): extending the New Hampshire health protection program.
• HB 1685-FN (2016): (New Title) relative to mortgage bankers, brokers, and servicers. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1664-FN (2016): (New Title) relative to contracts between carriers or pharmacy benefit managers and certain pharmacies.
• HB 1590-FN-A-LOCAL (2016): (2nd New Title) relative to taxation of short-term rentals. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1564-FN-A (2016): establishing an independent redistricting commission.
• HB 1516-FN (2016): relative to balance billing.
• HB 1480-FN (2016): establishing a state minimum wage. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1478 (2016): establishing a commission to develop a structure for the implementation of an alternative contract for health care payments.
• HB 1450 (2016): relative to risk-based capital for insurers.
• HB 1410 (2016): relative to motor vehicle coverage.
• HB 1404-FN (2016): (New Title) relative to certain positions in the insurance department. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1403 (2016): relative to reinsurance.
• HB 1348 (2016): repealing the exemption for certain transactions under the consumer protection act.
• HB 1340 (2016): relative to producer licensing. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1339 (2016): (New Title) relative to the corporate governance annual disclosure act and relative to compensation of ski area employees. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1139 (2016): establishing a committee to examine state protections from financial fraud.
• SB 52 (2015): establishing a commission to study the issue of residential tenancies in foreclosed properties.
• SB 51 (2015): relative to the statute of limitations for recovery of a deficiency judgment after a mortgage foreclosure.
• SB 50 (2015): (New Title) relative to the notice required prior to foreclosure of residential property.
• SB 266-FN (2015): adopting the Uniform Securities Act.
• SB 218-FN (2015): making spoofing an unfair and deceptive act under the consumer protection law.
• SB 215-FN-A (2015): establishing an option to rebate the research and development tax credit against business profits taxes.
• SB 188-FN (2015): (New Title) revising banking, credit union, and trust laws.
• SB 163 (2015): relative to wholesale hospital-to-hospital laboratory and testing services.
• SB 111 (2015): making changes to the life and health insurance guaranty association.
• HB 548 (2015): establishing the federally-facilitated health exchange as the health exchange for New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
• HB 531 (2015): establishing a committee to study short-term rentals by homeowners and owners of residential properties. (prime sponsor)
• HB 482 (2015): relative to the insurance claims adjuster definition.
• HB 481 (2015): relative to commercial insurance.
• HB 479 (2015): (New Title) relative to uninsured or hit-and-run motor vehicle coverage and relative to the New Hampshire excellence in higher education endowment trust fund.
• HB 478 (2015): relative to rulemaking for market conduct record retention and production. (prime sponsor)
• HB 390-FN (2015): relative to stop loss insurance. (prime sponsor)
• HB 368 (2015): relative to third party review required by the planning board. (prime sponsor)
• HB 268 (2015): establishing a committee to study the adoption of low-impact housing development standards by the department of environmental services. (prime sponsor)
• HB 223-FN (2015): relative to external review under the managed care law. (prime sponsor)
• SB 412-FN (2014): relative to managed care network adequacy and federal health care reform.
• SB 393 (2014): relative to the housing finance authority and surplus lands housing program.
• SB 387 (2014): (New Title) relative to exemptions from the land sales full disclosure act and relative to local land use citations.
• SB 360 (2014): (New Title) relative to the comprehensive health care system.
• SB 329-FN (2014): relative to advertising alcoholic beverages on billboards.
• SB 309 (2014): relative to the New Hampshire vaccine association.
• SB 306 (2014): establishing a commission to study New Hampshire mortgage foreclosure law, new federal regulations, and fair foreclosure practices.
• SB 290 (2014): authorizing credit unions to provide group accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• SB 229 (2014): relative to the use and disclosure of protected health information.
• HB 562 (2014): (New Title) relative to title loans. (prime sponsor)
• HB 544 (2014): (New Title) relative to access to health insurance coverage. (prime sponsor)
• HB 489-FN (2014): (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire medical malpractice joint underwriting association and clarifying the procedure to be followed for certain funds held by the association.
• HB 397 (2014): relative to state aid for wastewater and public water supply projects.
• HB 392-FN (2014): relative to political contributions and expenditures and relative to reporting by political committees.
• HB 230 (2014): relative to administrative supervision of insurers. (prime sponsor)
• HB 227 (2014): relative to property and casualty insurance. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1631-FN (2014): relative to debt collection and small claims.
• HB 1571-FN-LOCAL (2014): relative to breastfeeding. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1561-FN-LOCAL (2014): relative to the classification of temporary emergency workers under unemployment compensation laws.
• HB 1387 (2014): relative to the election of county commissioners in Carroll county.
• HB 1371 (2014): relative to grading and improving subdivision streets.
• HB 1232-FN (2014): relative to insurance filing fees. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1194 (2014): relative to student coverage. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1193 (2014): relative to flood coverage notification. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1174 (2014): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the payment of subminimum wages to persons with disabilities.
• HB 1112 (2014): making technical corrections to the standard valuation law.
• HB 1111 (2014): clarifying the term "valid claim" for property insurance.
• CACR 17 (2014): relating to natural rights. Providing that discrimination based on sexual orientation is prohibited.
• SB 69 (2013): relative to superior court jurisdiction over domestic violence petitions.
• SB 41 (2013): revising the New Hampshire business corporations act, RSA 293-A.
• SB 185 (2013): establishing a commission on housing policy and regulation.
• SB 143-FN (2013): relative to benefits for unemployed persons who are attempting to establish a business.
• SB 102 (2013): relative to the selection of members of the conservation commission.
• SB 100 (2013): authorizing electronic payment of payroll.
• HB 560 (2013): repealing the board of trust company incorporation. (prime sponsor)
• HB 559 (2013): (New Title) relative to the general banking laws of the state and relative to electronic funds transfers. (prime sponsor)
• HB 526-FN (2013): (New Title) relative to termination of activities and dissolution of the association created under RSA 404-G. (prime sponsor)
• HB 517 (2013): relative to the incidental combustion of untreated wood at certain municipal transfer stations.
• HB 401 (2013): relative to property and casualty insurers under the risk-based capital law.
• HB 400 (2013): relative to funding agreements issued by life insurance companies. (prime sponsor)
• HB 340-FN-A (2013): relative to resurfacing a portion of East Conway Road and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 229-FN (2013): relative to a financial examination supervisor. (prime sponsor)

And 53 earlier bills.

Recent Votes

• September 17, 2020: Refer to Justices 1 — Yea
• September 17, 2020: Refer to Justices 2 — Nay
• September 17, 2020: SB159, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB250, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB466, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB685, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB687, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB712, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB731, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1166, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1234, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1246, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1247, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1375, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1454, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1494, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1660, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1665, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: HB1672, Veto Override — Yea
• September 17, 2020: Shall Member Continue — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1162, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1249, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB685, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1166, Concur — Nay
• July 1, 2020: HB1230, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1280, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1375, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB705, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1240, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1645, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1454, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1558, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1266, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1672, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1494, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1234, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB250, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1246, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1264, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1623, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1639, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1247, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB731, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1245, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB1135, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: HB466, Concur — Yea
• July 1, 2020: Adopt Report — Yea
• June 12, 2020: Amend House Rules — Yea
• June 12, 2020: CACR21, Rules Suspension — Yea
• June 12, 2020: HB1717, Rules Suspension — Yea
• June 12, 2020: Hinch Rules Suspension — Nay
• June 12, 2020: Abramson Rules Suspension — Nay
• June 12, 2020: Prout Rules Suspension — Nay
• June 12, 2020: Adjutant Rules Suspension — Yea
• June 12, 2020: Cushing Rules Suspension — Yea
• June 12, 2020: Uphold Ruling of Chair — Yea
• June 12, 2020: SB295, Rules Suspension — Yea
• June 12, 2020: HB1218, Rules Suspension — Yea
• June 12, 2020: HB2020, Rules Suspension — Yea
• June 12, 2020: Rules Suspension, Adopt CC — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1160, OTP — Yea
• March 13, 2020: Adjourn — Nay
• March 13, 2020: HB1444, Table — Nay
• March 13, 2020: HB1444, OTPA — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1496, OTPA — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1676, Table — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1676, OTP — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1493, OTP — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1401, OTPA — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1552, OTPA — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1622, OTPA — Yea
• March 13, 2020: HB1646, Table — Nay
• March 13, 2020: Reprimand — Nay
• March 12, 2020: HB1675, ITL — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1148, ITL — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1251, ITL — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1285, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1306, OTP — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1321, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1323, ITL — Yea
• March 12, 2020: Print Remarks — Nay
• March 12, 2020: HB1334, ITL — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1423, OTP — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1435, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1459, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1473, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1487, ITL — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1715, OTP — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1279, OTP — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1390, Interim Study — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1525, OTP — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1653, OTP — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1665, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1672, OTP — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1319, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1422, Interim Study — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1122, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1228, Table — Nay
• March 12, 2020: HB1228, OTPA — Yea
• March 12, 2020: HB1286, OTPA — Yea

And 2,334 earlier votes.

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