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Representative Heath Howard (D - Straf 4)

Represents: Barrington, Strafford
Committees: Executive Departments and Administration
Recorded roll call votes: Yea 378, Nay 652, Not Voting/Not Excused 12, Not Voting/Excused 39
Bills sponsored: 92, 21 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

HR 37 (2026): recognizing the United Nations universal declaration of human rights and urging the responsible and moral oversight of and accountability for military equipment used by international allies especially in Gaza.
HR 21 (2026): (New Title) urging New Hampshire's congressional delegation to support the repeal of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
HCR 12 (2026): calling upon the federal delegation from New Hampshire to support Medicare for All, a universal health insurance program that guarantees all people the health care they need.
HB 465 (2026): relative to the housing opportunity zone program.
HB 431 (2026): (New Title) establishing a commission to study the costs of special education.
HB 209-FN (2026): allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.
HB 186-FN-A (2026): relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.
HB 1761-FN (2026): expanding the New Hampshire paid family and medical leave program.
HB 1752-FN (2026): requiring the creation of a ticket to follow timber through the harvesting and production process to establish a chain of custody. (prime sponsor)
HB 1732-FN (2026): relative to housing accessibility and voucher allocation in new multi-unit developments.
HB 1707-FN (2026): creating an additional property tax for certain unoccupied properties and creating a housing transfer tax exemption for certain low- and moderate-income home buyers.
HB 1694-FN (2026): relative to the regulation of and protections for personal data obtained by websites and data brokers.
HB 1685 (2026): (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study aiding the growth of assistive technology businesses and adoption of assistive technologies in New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
HB 1674 (2026): creating a tax exemption for certain lower-income property owners.
HB 1553 (2026): relative to pet-related fees and rent in residential tenancies.
HB 1527-FN (2026): relative to annual notification of benefits to state employees.
HB 1512 (2026): allowing municipalities to hold a vote to prevent their residents from receiving education freedom account vouchers.
HB 1446 (2026): providing that an individual's use of therapeutic cannabis shall not disqualify the individual from the purchase, ownership, or possession of a firearm.
HB 1353 (2026): relative to discounted motor vehicle insurance premiums for voluntary safety inspections.
HB 1321 (2026): relative to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.
HB 1318 (2026): renewing the committee to study non-pharmacological treatment options for patients with chronic pain.
HB 1317 (2026): relative to patient privacy protections. (prime sponsor)
HB 1316 (2026): restricting the collection and disclosure of autism-related data by state agencies.
HB 1314-FN (2026): enabling minors to apply for a freshwater fishing application without paying a fee. (prime sponsor)
HB 1251 (2026): relative to restricting municipal downzoning inconsistent with existing neighborhood density.
HB 1235-FN (2026): legalizing certain quantities of cannabis.
HB 1188 (2026): relative to noncompete agreements for low-wage employees.
HB 1159 (2026): relative to updating the state building code.
HB 1123 (2026): requiring certain companies to post expected salary ranges on public job listings.
HB 1081-FN (2026): requiring political committees to certify with the secretary of state whether they have, or anticipate having, less than $1,000 in receipts or expenditures in an election cycle.
HB 1056 (2026): establishing a commission to study the impacts of reinsurance on the cost and availability of property insurance in New Hampshire.
HB 104-FN (2026): relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state.
HB 1024 (2026): prohibiting investments by the New Hampshire retirement system in businesses owned by a sitting president or their family.
HB 1018 (2026): prohibiting the use of certain second generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
HB 1014 (2026): exempting certain retirees from the 28-day waiting period for part-time employment.
CACR 26 (2026): the powers of the governor. the governor shall not call up the national guard without the approval of the executive council. (prime sponsor)
CACR 19 (2026): relative to the personal possession of cannabis. Providing that adults 21 years of age or older shall have the right to possess a modest amount of cannabis intended for their personal consumption.
SB 264 (2025): relative to the therapeutic cannabis program.
HB 756-FN (2025): relative to establishing a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering daycare and public schools. (prime sponsor)
HB 753-FN (2025): relative to expedited due process hearings to enforce special education rights.
HB 731-FN (2025): relative to supportive housing options for individuals with developmental disabilities.
HB 703-FN-A-LOCAL (2025): relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor.
HB 685 (2025): permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing.
HB 631-FN (2025): (New Title) permitting residential building in commercial zoning.
HB 623-FN (2025): relative to prohibiting corporations from purchasing single-family homes for a certain amount of time.
HB 603-FN-A (2025): relative to increasing the adequacy grant for pupils receiving special education services. (prime sponsor)
HB 600-FN (2025): enabling ranked-choice voting for municipal elections.
HB 599 (2025): establishing a committee to examine weatherization initiatives for homes in New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
HB 569 (2025): relative to the establishment of county-wide communication districts. (prime sponsor)
HB 554 (2025): (Second New Title) clarifying the placement of advertising signs on state-owned property.
HB 55 (2025): (New Title) relative to the Selective Service Compliance Act.
HB 53 (2025): permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.
HB 51 (2025): relative to hemp-derived cannabinoids and the definition of cannabis in therapeutic cannabis.
HB 490 (2025): relative to indemnification for municipalities adopting policies to address homelessness. (prime sponsor)
HB 464 (2025): (New Title) prohibiting certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots.
HB 441-FN (2025): relative to visible motor vehicle diesel emissions and "rolling coal". (prime sponsor)
HB 389-FN (2025): requiring candidates to attest they have not spent more than $1,000 in an election. (prime sponsor)
HB 380-FN (2025): relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis.
HB 311-FN (2025): relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.
HB 301 (2025): relative to cultivation locations for alternative treatment centers.
HB 279 (2025): establishing a committee to study recipe and process approval for homestead foods.
HB 210 (2025): establishing a commission to study the state flag and its history.
HB 205-FN (2025): relative to exempting veterans from certification fees for therapeutic cannabis. (prime sponsor)
HB 198-FN (2025): relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public.
HB 196-FN (2025): (New Title) relative to annulling certain cannabis possession offenses.
HB 190-FN (2025): relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits. (prime sponsor)
HB 140-FN (2025): (New Title) establishing a voluntary "blue envelope" program for drivers with autism spectrum disorders and trauma and stressor-related disorders.
HB 139-LOCAL (2025): relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions.
HB 125 (2025): relative to electing Strafford county commissioners at-large.
CACR 2 (2025): relating to the drawing of district boundaries. Providing that no district boundaries shall be drawn in a way that favors or disfavors any political party or candidate. (prime sponsor)
SB 445-FN-A (2024): establishing a voter-owned elections fund for eligible candidates to executive councilor and making an appropriation to the fund.
HB 1710-FN (2024): relative to civil actions regarding the prohibited use of synthetic media.
HB 1670-FN-LOCAL (2024): relative to including all special education costs under state education grants.
HB 1657-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting hazing at educational institutions.
HB 1656-FN-LOCAL (2024): (New Title) relative to adequate education grant amounts for pupils receiving special education services.
HB 1583-FN-A (2024): relative to the per pupil cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.
HB 1539-FN (2024): relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses.
HB 1500-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting the unlawful distribution of misleading synthetic media.
HB 1417-FN (2024): relative to wild trout management.
HB 1370-FN (2024): (New Title) relative to eliminating voter identification exceptions.
HB 1350-FN (2024): relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits. (prime sponsor)
HB 1349-FN (2024): relative to generalized anxiety disorder as a qualifying condition for the therapeutic cannabis program. (prime sponsor)
HB 1295-FN (2024): relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis.
HB 1242 (2024): relative to the establishment of county-wide communication districts. (prime sponsor)
HB 1240 (2024): relative to eating disorders as a qualifying condition for the therapeutic cannabis program. (prime sponsor)
HB 1239 (2024): relative to reporting by political committees. (prime sponsor)
HB 1210 (2024): relative to the election of Strafford county commissioners.
HB 1168 (2024): establishing a committee to study the impact of the housing crisis on people with disabilities.
HB 1109 (2024): (New Title) relative to requiring student identification cards to include the helpline for the National Alliance for Eating Disorders and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
HB 1092 (2024): creating a period for the placing of and removal of political advertising on public property. (prime sponsor)
SB 73-FN (2023): relative to Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants.
HB 45 (2023): establishing a committee to study student loan forgiveness in New Hampshire.

Recent Votes

August 19, 2026: HB2026, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB221, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB232, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB396, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1072, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1097, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1102, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1184, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1267, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1336, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1337, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1358, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1369, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1422, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1442, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB396, Reconsider — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB396, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1491, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1565, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1610, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1643, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1726, Veto Override — Not Voting/Not Excused
August 19, 2026: HB1766, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: SB434, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: SB468, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: SB552, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: SB661, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: Affirm The Report — Yea
June 4, 2026: SB481, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1588, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
June 4, 2026: HB317, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1062, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1279, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB155, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1300, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB609, Table — Yea
June 4, 2026: HB1374, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1376, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1610, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1358, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1792, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1336, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1681, Concur — Yea
May 21, 2026: HB232, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1442, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: Affirm The Report — Yea
May 21, 2026: Remove From Table — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB409, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB430, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB434, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB498, Reconsider — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB574, Adopt Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB574, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: CACR12, Adopt Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: CACR12, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: CACR12, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB223, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB504, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB504, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB552, OTP — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB408, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB557, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB88, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB508, OTP — Yea
May 14, 2026: Table — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB643, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB653, Adopt Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB653, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB627, Interim Study — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB567, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB567, Table — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB567, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB625, ITL — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB625, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB625, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB625, OTPA — Nay
May 7, 2026: HB564, Concur — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB669, Interim Study — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB481, OTPA — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB603, ITL — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB501, Table — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB520, Table — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB482, OTP — Yea
April 23, 2026: CACR11, OTP — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB460, Adopt Amendment — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB460, Table — Yea
April 23, 2026: SB586, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
April 23, 2026: SB101, Adopt Amendment — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB101, Adopt Amendment — Yea
April 23, 2026: SB101, OTPA — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB543, ITL — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB545, ITL — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB449, ITL — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB559, ITL — Nay
April 9, 2026: HB349, Veto Override — Not Voting/Excused
April 9, 2026: HB451, Veto Override — Not Voting/Excused
April 9, 2026: HB1689, Concur — Not Voting/Excused
April 9, 2026: SB620, OTPA — Not Voting/Excused
April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Not Voting/Excused
April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Not Voting/Excused

And 981 earlier votes.

Representative Heath Howard (D - Straf 4)

Bills Sponsored

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