Representative JD Bernardy (R - Rock 36)

• Represents: Hampton Falls, Kensington, Newton, Plaistow, South Hampton
• Committees: Science, Technology and Energy
• Recorded roll call votes: Yea 990, Nay 500, Not Voting/Excused 38, Not Voting/Not Excused 16
• Bills sponsored: 169, 24 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

• SB 624-FN (2026): (New Title) restricting access to certain hemp-derived products and establishing the offenses of criminal adulteration and distribution of adulterated controlled substances.
• SB 620-FN (2026): relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.
• SB 617 (2026): (Second New Title) relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways and relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement.
• SB 459 (2026): (New Title) exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances.
• SB 411 (2026): relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories.
• SB 410 (2026): relative to possession of human remains for law enforcement training purposes.
• SB 409-FN (2026): (Second New Title) relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer and relative to liability of governmental units.
• SB 408-FN (2026): relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
• SB 34 (2026): relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program.
• SB 289-FN (2026): relative to use and preservation of body-worn camera recordings in certain matters.
• SB 15-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.
• HR 38 (2026): authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of any justice of the New Hampshire supreme court.
• HR 35 (2026): urging the prohibition of the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding and weather modification, to preserve the atmosphere of New Hampshire.
• HR 34 (2026): declaring that Sharia law and political Islam represent an existential threat to the state and country and that any deference to Sharia law by a government institution is prohibited.
• HB 723-FN (2026): repealing the multi-use energy data platform.
• HB 693-FN (2026): relative to ballot counting procedures and permitting the hand counting of ballots.
• HB 652-FN (2026): abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division. (prime sponsor)
• HB 427 (2026): relative to amending the uniform commercial code. (prime sponsor)
• HB 314-FN (2026): prohibiting the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities.
• HB 232-FN (2026): relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.
• HB 221 (2026): (New Title) enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
• HB 219-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to changes to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards.
• HB 1833-FN (2026): creating a special license for non-resident vessel operators participating in tuna tournaments.
• HB 1825-FN-A (2026): relative to the regulation of the practice of law, establishing an independent legal licensing board, and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 1807-FN (2026): (New Title)  relative to mandatory reports to voters.
• HB 1775-FN (2026): relative to utility ownership of natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1770-FN (2026): relative to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities and establishing a presumption of equal parenting time.
• HB 1762-FN (2026): relative to the calculation of child support.
• HB 1749-FN (2026): reinstating the death penalty for murder offenses.
• HB 1740-FN (2026): relative to the protection of persons from domestic violence.
• HB 1735-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.
• HB 1734-FN (2026): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing experimental treatment centers in New Hampshire and the oversight thereof.
• HB 1721-FN (2026): relative to limiting new system enrollment and adjusting compliance payments under the renewable portfolio standard program.
• HB 1718-FN (2026): relative to authorizing energy storage in connection with net metering.
• HB 1717-FN (2026): relative to the jurisdiction of the circuit court, family division.
• HB 1683-FN (2026): relative to the modification of administrative rules by the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.
• HB 1591-FN (2026): relative to the release of escrowed funds by the judicial branch.
• HB 1590-FN (2026): harmonizing the age of personhood under the criminal code and the fetal life protection act.
• HB 158 (2026): (New Title) requiring the secretary of state to review absentee ballot data biennially, forward certain requests to the election law unit for review, and make a report to the general court.
• HB 1542-FN (2026): (Third New Title) establishing a committee to study New Hampshire's electric renewable portfolio standard and the renewable energy fund.
• HB 1541-FN (2026): requiring the secretary of state to provide all voting precincts with secure containers for storing ballots.
• HB 1539-FN (2026): authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience.
• HB 1501-FN (2026): limiting judicial immunity.
• HB 1475-FN (2026): directing the department of energy to study the portion of electric distribution costs attributable to fixed versus usage-based charges.
• HB 1465-FN (2026): establishing mandatory reporting of civil rights violations committed by members of the judiciary.
• HB 1455 (2026): relative to the criteria for reliable energy sources.
• HB 1436-FN (2026): relative to the classification and protection of personal digital information and cloud-stored files.
• HB 1432 (2026): relative to electric utility rate classification and cost allocation for condominium associations.
• HB 1382 (2026): relative to proof of citizenship for overseas voters voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
• HB 1342 (2026): restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
• HB 1289-FN (2026): criminalizing the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for the purpose of video voyeurism and the invasion of the right to privacy.
• HB 1206 (2026): clarifying the equity jurisdiction of the judicial branch family division.
• HB 1163-FN (2026): requiring the secretary of state to create and maintain a uniform election records management system. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1131 (2026): relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.
• HB 1128 (2026): restricting the use of weather modification technologies to declared emergencies.
• HB 1117-FN (2026): relative to the right of licensed health care providers to freely communicate with patients, colleagues, and the public about medical information, emerging therapies, and treatment options.
• HB 1106 (2026): requiring the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office.
• HB 1099 (2026): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the cost and liability of providing educational services to students placed in residential facilities.
• HB 1076 (2026): relative to authorizing or rescinding the use of electronic ballot counting devices.
• HB 1007 (2026): relative to manufactured housing.
• HB 1005 (2026): repealing the commission to study the historical evolution of the New Hampshire zoning enabling act.
• CACR 31 (2026): relating to ballot reconciliation. Providing that the state adopt certain provisions and penalties relative to the ballot reconciliation process.
• CACR 23 (2026): relative to legislative oversight of the judicial branch.establishing legislative oversight of the judicial branch.
• CACR 15 (2026): relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest game and fish. Providing that citizens of New Hampshire shall have the constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest game and fish, subject to restrictions existing in law.
• SB 62 (2025): (New Title) relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
• SB 21-FN (2025): relative to establishing a New Hampshire state trooper recruitment loan debt relief program and making an appropriation therefor.
• SB 14-FN (2025): (New Title) relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older.
• HR 7 (2025): instructing the house of representatives to investigate whether grounds exist to impeach Judge David Ruoff.
• HCR 9 (2025): urging the United States to reject compliance with the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. (prime sponsor)
• HCR 4 (2025): relative to rejecting all offshore wind energy projects in the waters off the coast of New Hampshire and the Gulf of Maine.
• HCR 3 (2025): applying for a convention of the states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States. (prime sponsor)
• HCR 2 (2025): declaring the development of advanced nuclear energy technology to be in the best interest of the state of New Hampshire and the United States.
• HB 711-FN (2025): relative to voting machine contractors. (prime sponsor)
• HB 710-FN (2025): (New Title) enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
• HB 700-FN (2025): relative to orders of protection.
• HB 690-FN (2025): directing the department of energy to investigate the state's withdrawal from ISO-New England and other strategy decisions that impact ratepayers in relation to New England's environmental policy.
• HB 682 (2025): relative to the office of offshore wind industry, the offshore and port development commission, and the office of energy innovation.
• HB 672-FN (2025): to allow for off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire.
• HB 541 (2025): establishing a committee to study energy and telecommunications infrastructure survivability and resiliency.
• HB 517-FN (2025): (New Title) repealing certain outreach and marketing requirements under the Granite State paid family leave plan.
• HB 504 (2025): relative to the state energy policy.
• HB 448 (2025): establishing a committee to study violations found by the April 25, 2023 ballot law commission. (prime sponsor)
• HB 420 (2025): relative to the chain of custody for ballots.
• HB 370 (2025): reestablishing the commission to study the delivery of behavioral crisis services to individuals with mental illness with an impairment primarily due to intellectual disability. (prime sponsor)
• HB 324-FN (2025): relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools.
• HB 320-FN (2025): relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.
• HB 284-FN (2025): requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles. (prime sponsor)
• HB 280 (2025): relative to wage payments.
• HB 239-FN (2025): defining and enabling lane filtering.
• HB 238-FN (2025): prohibiting collective bargaining agreements from requiring employees join or contribute to a labor union.
• HB 148 (2025): permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances.
• CACR 7 (2025): relating to the presumption of innocence. Providing that in all cases and suits of the state against one of the people, the defendant shall be innocent unless proven guilty.
• SB 563-FN (2024): relative to federal immigration enforcement.
• SB 520-FN (2024): relative to the fiduciary duty and proxy voting activities of public retirement systems.
• SB 516-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join a labor union.
• SB 477 (2024): relative to establishing a commission to review and make recommendations regarding technology-based start-up business support from the state of New Hampshire.
• SB 319-FN (2024): relative to vaccine and pharmaceutical products purchased, promoted, or distributed by the state and its political subdivisions.
• HB 622-FN (2024): (New Title) relative to the grid modernization advisory group. (prime sponsor)
• HB 609-FN (2024): (New Title) relative to the site evaluation committee for energy facility siting.
• HB 608-FN (2024): establishing a pilot program to support the bureau of developmental services redesign.
• HB 456-FN (2024): relative to collecting road tolls on the output of separately metered electric vehicle chargers.
• HB 306 (2024): relative to prohibiting reunification therapy.
• HB 301 (2024): relative to recusal by members of the general court for conflicts of interest.
• HB 227 (2024): relative to fair access to financial services. (prime sponsor)
• HB 200 (2024): relative to choice of counselor to evaluate a child in family court proceedings.
• HB 190-FN (2024): relative to the duration of unemployment benefits.
• HB 1675-FN-A-LOCAL (2024): relative to adjusting education adequacy grants based on pupil proficiency.
• HB 1659-FN (2024): relative to interference with child custody and shared parenting.
• HB 1617-FN (2024): relative to energy procurement agreements for default service. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1595-FN (2024): relative to adjustment of the child support guidelines based on parenting time, medical support, and child care expenses.
• HB 1580-FN (2024): relative to the prohibition of government procurement of electric vehicles containing components created through the use of forced labor.
• HB 1551-FN (2024): relative to distinguishing between C corporations and S corporations for purposes of calculating business profits taxes.
• HB 1429-FN-A (2024): establishing a procedure for the department of environmental services to transfer ownership of dams to municipalities or others, including making loans.
• HB 1425-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting the suspension of drivers' licenses in child support enforcement matters. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1419-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools.
• HB 1344-FN (2024): relative to criminalizing the enticement and manipulation of minors to engage in sexual activity.
• HB 1333-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting state agencies from buying or leasing fleet electric vehicles for 10 years.
• HB 1332-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting electric vehicles from parking in parking garages.
• HB 1326-FN (2024): relative to notification processes for large groundwater withdrawal applications.
• HB 1232 (2024): prohibiting state or local governments from using central bank digital currency.
• HB 1183-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting the sale of agricultural land and land essential to critical industries to China.
• HB 1175 (2024): relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.
• HB 1150 (2024): (New Title) relative to advertising rates for political advertising.
• HB 1110 (2024): relative to requiring certain employers to use the federal E-Verify system of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• HB 1081 (2024): relative to insurance payments to ambulance providers.
• HB 1078 (2024): (Third New Title) relative to the department of safety establishing a repository of maps showing radio systems within the state.
• HB 1028 (2024): (New Title) establishing a commission to study the delivery of behavioral crisis services to individuals with mental illness with an impairment primarily caused by intellectual disability. (prime sponsor)
• CACR 17 (2024): relating to the rights of parents. Providing that parents shall have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their minor children.
• HR 14 (2023): a resolution to urge the investigation of due process in family court cases. (prime sponsor)
• HCR 1 (2023): a resolution applying for a convention of the states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States. (prime sponsor)
• HB 584 (2023): relative to the Uniform Commercial Code's article on controllable electronic records.
• HB 557-FN (2023): relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements.
• HB 457-FN (2023): relative to state treasury pension and insurance fund management. (prime sponsor)
• HB 443 (2023): establishing a commission to study the withdrawal of New Hampshire from ISO New England. (prime sponsor)
• HB 269-FN (2023): relative to limiting the authority of New Hampshire delegates to policymaking conventions.
• HB 218-FN (2023): relative to court rules and transcripts in the judicial branch family division. (prime sponsor)
• HB 187-FN (2023): permitting a police chief or other designated law enforcement officer to serve process.
• SB 257 (2022): enabling municipalities to incorporate sewage disposal systems as part of their stormwater utility.
• SB 231 (2022): relative to an option for students attending an out-of-state school to attend in New Hampshire.
• HR 17 (2022): opposing all federal and state efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation. (prime sponsor)
• HCR 8 (2022): affirming states' rights based on Jeffersonian principles. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1632-FN (2022): relative to civil rights education in public elementary and secondary schools.
• HB 1592-FN (2022): allowing parties in family court cases to create their own recordings of the proceedings.
• HB 1551 (2022): relative to the right of a party in a family court case to create their own written transcripts of court proceedings.
• HB 1550-FN (2022): relative to the right of children and teenagers to testify in family court proceedings.
• HB 1515 (2022): (New Title) relative to the guardian ad litem report requirements.
• HB 1511-FN (2022): relative to submitting officially authorized recordings of hearings for appeal of family court decisions.
• HB 1469-FN (2022): (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study the need for anti-discrimination legislation in the New Hampshire financial services industry. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1458-FN (2022): limiting harassing or intimidating court filings in family court proceedings.
• HB 1436-FN (2022): relative to appeals of family court decisions.
• HB 1435 (2022): relative to the right of a victim of domestic violence to have a support person present when testifying or being deposed.
• HB 1382 (2022): relative to the presumption of shared parenting in the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.
• HB 1379 (2022): relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements.
• HB 1373 (2022): relative to the best interest of the student for a change of school or assignment.
• HB 1346 (2022): establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire family court system.
• HB 1345 (2022): relative to the release of a teenager's medical records to a parent or guardian.
• HB 1344 (2022): relative to the authority of real estate brokers. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1265 (2022): (New Title) relative to the waiver of rules in family court proceedings and requiring the establishment of a family division rule waiver database.
• HB 1253 (2022): relative to the choice of counselor to evaluate a child in family court proceedings.
• HB 1199 (2022): prohibiting reunification therapy.
• HB 1170 (2022): limiting the authority of New Hampshire delegates to policymaking conventions.
• HB 1162 (2022): relative to requiring insurance coverage for vaccinations, devices, and medications authorized for emergency use by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
• HB 1150 (2022): relative to temporary license plates.
• HB 1142 (2022): relative to the right to submit evidence and testimony in family court proceedings.
• HB 1101 (2022): relative to a forfeiture of personal property.
• HB 1089 (2022): (New Title) relative to the unenforceability of noncompete agreements upon termination of an employee for noncompliance with a medical intervention mandate.
• HB 1064-FN (2022): requiring the use of hand-marked, durable paper ballots in elections.
• CACR 27 (2022): elected and appointed officials. Providing that all state court judges shall be subject to recall and removal by petition and vote of registered voters pursuant to provisions established by the legislature.
• CACR 24 (2022): the attorney general. Providing that the attorney general be elected by a majority vote of the members of the general court in a joint session.

Recent Votes

• August 19, 2026: HB2026, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB221, Veto Override — Nay
• August 19, 2026: HB232, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB396, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1072, Veto Override — Yea
• 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 — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1337, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1358, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1369, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1422, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1442, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB396, Reconsider — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB396, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1491, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1565, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1610, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1643, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: HB1726, Veto Override — Nay
• August 19, 2026: HB1766, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: SB434, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: SB468, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: SB552, Veto Override — Yea
• August 19, 2026: SB661, Veto Override — Nay
• August 19, 2026: Affirm The Report — Nay
• June 4, 2026: SB481, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB1588, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
• June 4, 2026: HB317, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB1062, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB1279, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB155, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB1300, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB609, Table — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB1374, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• June 4, 2026: HB1376, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• May 21, 2026: HB1610, Concur — Yea
• May 21, 2026: HB1358, Concur — Yea
• May 21, 2026: HB1792, Concur — Yea
• May 21, 2026: HB1336, Concur — Yea
• May 21, 2026: HB1681, Concur — Nay
• May 21, 2026: HB232, Concur — Yea
• May 21, 2026: HB1442, Concur — Yea
• May 21, 2026: Affirm The Report — Nay
• May 21, 2026: Remove From Table — Nay
• May 14, 2026: SB409, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• May 14, 2026: SB430, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB434, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB498, Reconsider — Nay
• May 14, 2026: SB574, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB574, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: CACR12, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: CACR12, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• May 14, 2026: CACR12, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB223, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB504, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB504, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB552, OTP — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB408, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB557, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB88, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB508, OTP — Yea
• May 14, 2026: Table — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB643, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB653, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB653, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB627, Interim Study — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB567, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB567, Table — Nay
• May 14, 2026: SB567, OTPA — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB625, ITL — Nay
• May 14, 2026: SB625, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB625, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 14, 2026: SB625, OTPA — Yea
• May 7, 2026: HB564, Concur — Yea
• May 7, 2026: SB669, Interim Study — Yea
• May 7, 2026: SB481, OTPA — Yea
• May 7, 2026: SB603, ITL — Yea
• May 7, 2026: SB501, Table — Yea
• May 7, 2026: SB520, Table — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB482, OTP — Yea
• April 23, 2026: CACR11, OTP — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB460, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB460, Table — Nay
• April 23, 2026: SB586, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• April 23, 2026: SB101, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB101, Adopt Amendment — Nay
• April 23, 2026: SB101, OTPA — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB543, ITL — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB545, ITL — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB449, ITL — Yea
• April 23, 2026: SB559, ITL — Yea
• April 9, 2026: HB349, Veto Override — Yea
• April 9, 2026: HB451, Veto Override — Nay
• April 9, 2026: HB1689, Concur — Nay
• April 9, 2026: SB620, OTPA — Yea
• April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Nay
• April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Nay

And 1,444 earlier votes.

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