Former Senator Fenton Groen (R - SD6)

On record 2011 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 66, Yea 175, Not Voting/Not Excused 1
• Bills sponsored: 70, 9 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

• SCR 1 (2012): urging Congress to call a convention for the sole purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (prime sponsor)
• SB 84-FN (2012): relative to state regulation of the septic system installation process. (prime sponsor)
• SB 385 (2012): relative to police investigations of motor vehicle accidents involving police officers.
• SB 374 (2012): naming marine patrol headquarters in honor of David Barrett.
• SB 372-FN-LOCAL (2012): (New Title) establishing an education tax credit.
• SB 371 (2012): (New Title) allowing a lien for labor and materials for professional design services.
• SB 361 (2012): (New Title) establishing a commission to study the feasibility of establishing energy infrastructure corridors within existing transportation rights of way and repealing a commission.
• SB 358-FN (2012): (New Title) relative to eligibility for free admission to the state park system for members of the armed forces.
• SB 356 (2012): (2nd New Title) limiting the authority of delegates to Article V conventions and recodifying the laws relative to religious societies. (prime sponsor)
• SB 344 (2012): allowing the department of resources and economic development to cut vegetation in shoreland areas where public safety is of concern.
• SB 342 (2012): (New Title) relative to the inclusion of requirements for log structures in the state building code. (prime sponsor)
• SB 337-FN-LOCAL (2012): relative to property held for water supply or flood control.
• SB 335 (2012): establishing a procedure for certain condominiums to waive portions of the state fire code.
• SB 322-LOCAL (2012): relative to the holding of gold and silver by municipalities.
• SB 318-FN (2012): (2nd New Title) relative to voter registration.
• SB 311-FN-A (2012): (3rd New Title) relative to weights and measures.
• SB 302 (2012): (New Title) relative to the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor fallen members of the armed forces and relative to certain maintenance at the rotary in the town of Epsom.
• SB 294-FN (2012): relative to dedicated funds administered by the department of labor, department of environmental services, banking department, and secretary of state.
• SB 293-FN (2012): relative to notice requirements and payment of interest by the department of revenue administration for overpayments and underpayments of tax.
• SB 286 (2012): relative to a controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
• SB 285 (2012): (New Title) authorizing suspension or revocation of a driver’s license for serious boating offenses and relative to loss of motorboat privileges for aggravated driving while intoxicated.
• SB 284 (2012): (New Title) establishing a certified public health dental hygienist in New Hampshire.
• SB 271-FN (2012): establishing a criminal offense for failure to report a missing or deceased child.
• SB 246-FN (2012): relative to the calculation of employer assessments for excess retirement system benefits. (prime sponsor)
• SB 245 (2012): relative to health care sharing organizations. (prime sponsor)
• SB 244-FN (2012): relative to the administration of the New Hampshire retirement system. (prime sponsor)
• SB 241 (2012): (2nd New Title) relative to expiration and extension of terrain alteration permits and extending the report date for the commission to study water infrastructure sustainability funding.
• SB 230-FN (2012): relative to the calculation of average final compensation for certain retirement system members. (prime sponsor)
• SB 229-FN (2012): (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to make recommendations on whether the New Hampshire retirement system should be replaced with a defined contribution plan for all new hires and to study the impact such change would have on the retirement system. (prime sponsor)
• SB 217-FN (2012): relative to management of Cannon mountain by the department of resources and economic development.
• SB 215 (2012): (New Title) establishing a study committee on updating and improving the procedures and criteria for review of projects by the site evaluation committee.
• SB 213-FN (2012): relative to the authority of state agencies to assess fines and penalties.
• SB 163-FN (2012): relative to the New Hampshire health benefit exchange.
• SB 150-FN (2012): authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies.
• SB 132-FN-A-LOCAL (2012): establishing exemptions from the real estate transfer tax.
• HB 545 (2012): (New Title) relative to the administrative rulemaking process governing home educated pupils.
• HB 437-FN (2012): relative to the definition of marriage.
• HB 1710 (2012): establishing a commission to identify issues for legislation related to strengthening the role of fathers in families with divorced or unmarried parents.
• HB 1660-FN (2012): relative to abortions after 20 weeks.
• HB 1659-FN (2012): relative to the women's right to know act regarding abortion information.
• HB 1644 (2012): (New Title) relative to the regulation of individual home health care service providers by the department of health and human services.
• HB 1583 (2012): relative to immunity for school personnel using reasonable force to protect a minor.
• HB 1448 (2012): requiring public access to any document and Internet content which is incorporated by reference in administrative rules.
• HB 1440 (2012): relative to driver education.
• HB 1273 (2012): relative to the termination of parental rights in cases where the child is born of rape.
• SR 10 (2011): honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.
• SB 92 (2011): (New Title) establishing an economic strategic commission to review the relationship between business and government.
• SB 91 (2011): relative to automatic fire suppression sprinklers.
• SB 90 (2011): (New Title) directing the legislative oversight committee to study the consolidation of school administrative units.
• SB 88 (2011): (3rd New Title) relative to physical force in defense of a person, relative to producing or displaying a firearm or other means of self-defense, and relative to eliminating minimum sentencing and adding civil immunity for certain firearm use.
• SB 86 (2011): requiring the department of labor to warn employers of certain violations prior to imposing a fine.
• SB 78-FN-A-LOCAL (2011): relative to motor vehicle registration fees.
• SB 76-FN (2011): relative to the authority of the department of revenue administration to adopt rules and to administer state tax laws.
• SB 3-FN-A-LOCAL (2011): (2nd New Title) making comprehensive changes to the state retirement system.
• SB 2 (2011): (New Title) relative to adoption of tax caps by cities, towns, and other political subdivisions.
• SB 170 (2011): relative to the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association.
• SB 162-FN (2011): relative to federal health care reform 2010.
• SB 156-FN-LOCAL (2011): authorizing retail vehicle dealers to act as agents of the division of motor vehicles for vehicle registrations and title applications.
• SB 154-FN (2011): (New Title) reforming and renaming the comprehensive shoreland protection act and repealing New Hampshire’s regional greenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions.
• SB 151-FN (2011): relative to contracts of the department of health and human services.
• SB 148-FN (2011): (3rd New Title) relative to health insurance coverage.
• SB 147-FN (2011): relative to Medicaid managed care.
• SB 146-FN (2011): relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process.
• SB 126-FN (2011): relative to net operating loss carryovers under the business profits tax.
• SB 103 (2011): requiring the commissioner of administrative services to develop a plan to consolidate the human resource functions within state government.
• SB 1-FN-LOCAL (2011): eliminating the automatic continuation requirement for public employee collective bargaining agreements.
• HJR 4 (2011): prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of medicine.
• HJR 3 (2011): prohibiting the implementation of certain rules of the board of mental health practice regarding misconduct investigation.
• HB 329-FN (2011): requiring parental notification before abortions may be performed on unemancipated minors.
• CACR 14 (2011): (New Title) Relating to public education. Providing that the general court shall have the authority to define standards for public education, establish standards of accountability, mitigate local disparities in educational opportunity and fiscal capacity, and shall have full discretion to determine the amount of state funding for education.

Recent Votes

• June 27, 2012: RULE, Suspension of Senate Rules — Nay
• June 27, 2012: HB1354, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• June 27, 2012: HB1354, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Nay
• June 27, 2012: SB409, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB406, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB372, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB356, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB326, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB318, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB175, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB289, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: HB1549, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Nay
• June 27, 2012: HB1679, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 27, 2012: SB350, Motion to Concur — Yea
• June 27, 2012: HB1607, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Nay
• June 6, 2012: CACR12, Committee of Conference Report 2465 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: CACR13, Committee of Conference Report 2450 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: HB1670, Committee of Conference Report 2452 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: HB145, Committee of Conference Report 2390 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: HB146, Committee of Conference Report 2434 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: HB351, Committee of Conference Report 2416 — Nay
• June 6, 2012: HB1383, Committee of Conference Report 2483 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: HB1490, Committee of Conference Report 2375 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: CACR6, Committee of Conference Report 2458 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: SB218, Committee of Conference Report 2392 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: SB289, Committee of Conference Report 2466 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: SB318, Committee of Conference Report 2409 — Yea
• June 6, 2012: SB406, Committee of Conference Report 2462 — Yea
• May 23, 2012: SB372, Concur — Yea
• May 23, 2012: SB356, Non-concur Request Committee of Conference — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB1403, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB1571, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB351, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Nay
• May 16, 2012: HCR40, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 16, 2012: CACR26, Ought to Pass with Amendment. — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB1607, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 16, 2012: CACR13, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB217, Senator Houde Floor Amendment 2287s — Nay
• May 16, 2012: HB217, Senator Forsythe Floor Amendment 2310s — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB217, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB518, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB1418, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB1483, Senator D'Allesandro Floor Amendment 2234s — Nay
• May 16, 2012: HB1704, Senator Barnes Floor Amendment 2329s — Yea
• May 16, 2012: HB1704, Senator Merrill Floor Amendment 2331s — Nay
• May 16, 2012: HB1704, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 9, 2012: HB1480, Committee Amendment 1947s — Yea
• May 9, 2012: HB1560, Laid on Table — Yea
• May 9, 2012: HCR41, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• May 9, 2012: HCR2, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• May 9, 2012: HB1555, Suspend Rule 3-7 to Allow Non-Germane Amendment — Nay
• May 2, 2012: HB1383, Laid on Table — Nay
• May 2, 2012: HB1383, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 2, 2012: HB1607, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 2, 2012: HB351, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Nay
• May 2, 2012: HB1487, Inexpedient to Legislate — Not Voting/Not Excused
• May 2, 2012: HB1490, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 2, 2012: HB1483, Laid on Table — Yea
• May 2, 2012: HB1652, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 2, 2012: HB536, Committee Amendment 1891s — Yea
• May 2, 2012: HB536, Laid on Table — Nay
• April 25, 2012: HB420, Sen. Houde Floor Amendment 1697s — Nay
• April 25, 2012: HB420, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 25, 2012: HB1574, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• April 25, 2012: HB1587, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 25, 2012: HB1254, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 25, 2012: HB1546, Interim Study — Nay
• April 25, 2012: HB242, Ought to Pass — Yea
• April 25, 2012: HB228, Laid on Table — Nay
• April 25, 2012: HB1659, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• April 25, 2012: HB1660, Interim Study — Nay
• April 25, 2012: HB1679, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 25, 2012: HB1208, Ought to Pass — Yea
• April 18, 2012: HB1440, Refer to Interim Study — Nay
• April 18, 2012: HB1138, Ought to Pass — Yea
• April 18, 2012: HB1165, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 18, 2012: HB1221, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 11, 2012: HB1670, Sen. Prescott Floor Amendment 1576s — Yea
• April 11, 2012: HB1670, Sen. Larsen Floor Amendment 1577s — Nay
• April 11, 2012: HB581, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• March 28, 2012: SB205, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 28, 2012: SB258, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 28, 2012: CACR33, Ought to Pass — Yea
• March 28, 2012: SB311, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 28, 2012: SB406, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 28, 2012: SB372, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 28, 2012: SB212, Sen. White Floor Amendment 1467s — Yea
• March 28, 2012: SB409, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Nay
• March 28, 2012: HB592, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• March 21, 2012: SB203, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 21, 2012: SB335, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• March 21, 2012: SB372, Laid on Table — Nay
• March 21, 2012: SB372, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 21, 2012: SB335, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 21, 2012: SB295, Ought to Pass — Yea
• March 21, 2012: SB384, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• March 21, 2012: HB309, Interim Study — Nay
• March 21, 2012: SB318, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 21, 2012: SB403, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• March 21, 2012: SB405, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea

And 142 earlier votes.

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