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Former Representative Emma Rous (D - Straf 7)

On record 2003 to 2010. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.

  • Recorded roll call votes: Nay 407, Not Voting/Not Excused 58, Yea 698, Not Voting/Excused 53
  • Bills sponsored: 38, 9 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

  • SJR 3 (2010): in support of the New England secondary school consortium.
  • SB 396-FN (2010): limiting the use of child restraint practices in schools and treatment facilities.
  • SB 373 (2010): relative to approval of alternative schools by the state board of education.
  • SB 372 (2010): requiring school board members to receive annual training.
  • SB 312 (2010): conferring degree-granting authority to The American College of History and Legal Studies.
  • HB 689-FN-A-LOCAL (2010): directing aid to isolated small schools. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 615 (2010): (3rd New Title) relative to organization of, reorganization of, or withdrawal from a school administrative unit and amending the charter of the Brewster Academy. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1324 (2010): relative to staffing exceptions for geographically isolated small schools.
  • SB 180-FN (2009): (New Title) establishing an accountability system to ensure the opportunity for an adequate education and repealing the legislative committee on costing an adequate education.
  • HB 527 (2009): repealing the coordinated school health committee and relative to health education in kindergarten through grade 12.
  • SB 539-FN-LOCAL (2008): relative to the cost of an adequate education and provision of fiscal capacity disparity aid.
  • SB 530-FN-A-LOCAL (2008): relative to kindergarten aid.
  • SB 337-FN (2008): (New Title) relative to notification requirements for home education programs, adding legislative members to the home education advisory council, and establishing a commission to examine New Hampshire’s home education statutes.
  • HB 540-FN-A (2008): relative to solid waste reduction, establishing a solid waste disposal fee, and renaming the recycling market development steering committee.
  • HB 201-FN-A (2008): relative to recycling and reconstituting the recycling market development steering committee.
  • HB 1390 (2008): relative to educational improvement and accountability. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1304 (2008): authorizing Plymouth state university to award doctoral degrees. (prime sponsor)
  • SCR 2 (2007): urging Congress to amend the No Child Left Behind Act.
  • SB 18-FN (2007): raising the age of required attendance of children in school.
  • SB 101 (2007): relative to payment of costs for certain students attending alternative education programs.
  • HCR 2 (2007): urging the federal government to establish a post office and a zip code in the town of Lee.
  • HB 927-FN (2007): (New Title) relative to the specific criteria and substantive educational program that define an adequate education, the resources required to provide an adequate education, and the establishment of a timetable for costing an adequate education. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 473-FN (2007): relative to reimbursement for members of the council for teacher education. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 216 (2007): establishing a commission to study the causes, effects, and remediation of siltation in the Great Bay Estuary.
  • SB 308-FN-A-LOCAL (2006): making an appropriation for school building aid.
  • SB 307-FN (2006): relative to catastrophic special education funding.
  • 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 634-FN-A (2006): (New Title) relative to solid waste reduction, establishing a solid waste disposal fee, and renaming the recycling market development steering committee. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 544 (2006): relative to the land and community heritage program. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1622-FN (2006): relative to the state recycling program.
  • SB 48-FN (2005): (New Title) prohibiting unlawful peering into the dwelling place of another.
  • SB 109-FN (2005): relative to catastrophic special education funding.
  • HB 229 (2005): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the establishment of a farm viability program.
  • HB 152-FN (2005): (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study the uses of biodiesel for home heating and vehicular transportation.
  • HB 1396 (2004): relative to implementing a bottle deposit program.
  • HB 1262 (2004): (3rd New Title) establishing a commission to study ways to encourage municipal recycling efforts and to study the tax exemption for water and air pollution control facilities. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1229 (2004): establishing a commission to study bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.
  • SB 79-FN-LOCAL (2003): (New Title) relative to penalties for the exhibition of fighting animals.

Recent Votes

  • June 9, 2010: ADJOURN (REP KAPPLER) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2390H (REP EMERSON) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2392H (REP BELVIN) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2408H (REP KURK) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2377H (REP KURK) — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2376H (REP KURK) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2393H (REP COFFEY) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2389H (REP W.SMITH) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2386H (REP BALDASARO) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, FLAM 2406 (REP LEISHMAN) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, OTP/AM 2388H, 2372H, 2373H, 2404H, 2392H — Yea
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, RECONSIDERATION (REP EATON) — Nay
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB1, SS HB1 THIRD READING (REP P.GARRITY) — Yea
  • June 9, 2010: SSHB2, LAY ON TABLE (REP CAMPBELL) — Yea
  • June 9, 2010: SSSB1, LAY ON TABLE (REP HESS) — Nay
  • June 2, 2010: SB503, C OF C REPORT #2159 HOUSE AM + NEW AM — Yea
  • June 2, 2010: HR26, FLAM 2108H (REP ALMY) — Yea
  • June 2, 2010: HR26, OTP/AM 2108H — Yea
  • June 2, 2010: RULES SUSPENSION TO ALLOW LATE DRAFING, INTRO & CONSID (W.O'BRIEN) — Nay
  • June 2, 2010: OUGHT NOT TO PASS — Yea
  • June 2, 2010: LAY ON TABLE (REP EATON) — Yea
  • June 2, 2010: HB1393, C OF C REPORT #2259 SENATE AM + NEW AM — Yea
  • June 2, 2010: HB1461, C OF C REPORT #2196 SENATE AM + NEW AM — Yea
  • June 2, 2010: HB1459, C OF C REPORT #2356 SENATE AM + NEW AM — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB276, (REP W.O'BRIEN) — Nay
  • May 19, 2010: HB629, NON-CONCUR REQ C OF C (REP ALMY) — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB1490, NON-CONCUR REQ C OF C (REP ALMY) — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB1490, PI OF REP W.D.SCAMMAN & CHAIR'S REPLY IN PERM JOUR (VAILLANCOURT) — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, SHALL RULE OF CHAIR BE UPHELD (REP W.O'BRIEN) — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, SPECIAL ORDER TO 3:00 PM (REP PACKARD) — Nay
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, LAY ON TABLE (HESS) — Nay
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, STAND IN RECESS UNTIL 2:00 PM (REP W.O'BRIEN) — Nay
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, MOVE PREVIOUS QUESTION (REP CAMPBELL) — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, SHALL RULE OF CHAIR BE UPHELD (REP VAILLANCOURT) — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, NON-CON UNLESS SEN ACCEDES TO C OF C ON SB 450 BY 3PM (M.SMITH) — Yea
  • May 19, 2010: HB1128, LAY ON TABLE PENDING MTN OF RECONSIDERATION (REP W.O'BRIEN) — Nay
  • May 13, 2010: SB353, OTP — Yea
  • May 13, 2010: SB354, OTP — Yea
  • May 13, 2010: SB480, FLAM 2052H (REP W.O'BRIEN) — Nay
  • May 13, 2010: SB497, FLAM 1961H (NT) (REP SAPARETO) — Nay
  • May 13, 2010: SB497, OTP/AM 1842H (NT) — Yea
  • May 13, 2010: SB455, MAJ AM 1808H (NT) — Yea
  • May 13, 2010: SB455, FLAM 1982H (NT) (REP CHANDLER) — Nay
  • May 13, 2010: SB455, OTP/AM 1808H (NT) — Yea
  • May 13, 2010: SB503, OTP/AM 1824H — Yea
  • May 13, 2010: SB495, OTP/AM 1817H (NT) — Yea
  • May 12, 2010: SB344, ITL — Yea
  • May 12, 2010: SB396, OTP/AM 1852H — Yea
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, DIVIDE SEC 62-66 OF MAJ AM 1953H(NT) & SEC 88-89 (REP HESS) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, MAJ AM 1953H (NT) — Yea
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 1954H (REP WENDELBOE) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 1990H (REP VAILLANCOURT) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 1998H (REP BETTENCOURT) — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 2003H (REP PACKARD) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 2004H (REP HESS) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 2007H (REP HUNT) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 2029H(NT) (REP HESS) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 2027H (REP CHANDLER) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 1959H (REP VAILLANCOURT) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 2001 (REP W.D.SCAMMAN) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 1956H (REP WENDELBOE) — Yea
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, FLAM 1960H (REP VAILLANCOURT) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, MINORITY AM 1963H (REP KURK) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, OTP/AM 1953H(NT) AND 1956H — Yea
  • May 12, 2010: SB450, RECONSIDERATION (REP M.SMITH) — Nay
  • May 12, 2010: MOTION TO TAKE UP BILLS W/OUT DEBATE BEFORE BILLS W/DEBATE — Yea
  • May 12, 2010: SB382, OTP/AM 1937H — Yea
  • May 5, 2010: HB1518, CONCUR (REP ALMY) — Yea
  • May 5, 2010: SB334, ITL — Yea
  • May 5, 2010: SB464, OTP/AM 1483H — Yea
  • May 5, 2010: SB383, MAJ AM 1491H (NT) — Yea
  • May 5, 2010: SB505, OTP — Yea
  • May 5, 2010: SB465, FLAM 1838H (NT) (REP BELVIN) — Nay
  • April 28, 2010: SB515, OTP — Yea
  • April 28, 2010: SB330, OTP — Yea
  • April 28, 2010: SB406, RFS — Yea
  • April 28, 2010: SB477, OTP — Yea
  • April 28, 2010: HB630, CONCUR (REP WALZ/ALMY) — Yea
  • April 28, 2010: HB1314, NON-CONCUR REQUEST C OF C (REP BOUCHARD) — Yea
  • April 21, 2010: SB489, ITL — Yea
  • April 21, 2010: SB490, ITL — Yea
  • April 21, 2010: SB492, ITL — Yea
  • April 21, 2010: SB492, INDEFINITELY POSTPONE (REP WALZ) — Yea
  • April 21, 2010: SB500, OTP/AM 1245H — Yea
  • April 14, 2010: SB343, ITL — Yea
  • March 24, 2010: HB630, OTP — Yea
  • March 24, 2010: HB1471, OTP — Yea
  • March 24, 2010: HB1428, OTP — Yea
  • March 24, 2010: HB1428, ITL (REP DIFRUSCIA) — Nay
  • March 24, 2010: HB1428, RECONSIDERATION (REP VAILLANCOURT) — Yea
  • March 24, 2010: HB1664, LAY ON THE TABLE (REP EATON) — Yea
  • March 24, 2010: HB1672, ITL — Yea
  • March 24, 2010: HB1693, ITL — Yea
  • March 18, 2010: HB1297, ITL — Yea
  • March 18, 2010: HB1335, OTP/AM 0662H(NT) AND 0992H — Yea
  • March 18, 2010: HB1554, LAY ON TABLE (REP KAPPLER) — Nay
  • March 18, 2010: HB1554, OTP/AM 0951H — Yea
  • March 18, 2010: HB1510, ITL — Yea
  • March 18, 2010: HB1475, ITL — Yea
  • March 18, 2010: HB1433, ITL — Yea

And 1,116 earlier votes.

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