Former Representative Jerry Knirk (D - Carr 8)

On record 2017 to 2022. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.

• Recorded roll call votes: Nay 510, Yea 809, Not Voting/Not Excused 10, Not Voting/Excused 15
• Bills sponsored: 164, 22 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

• SB 436-FN (2022): relative to access to abortion care.
• SB 414-FN-A (2022): (New Title) relative to the definition of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
• SB 390 (2022): relative to telemedicine and telehealth.
• SB 320 (2022): relative to health care provider contract standards.
• SB 319-FN (2022): relative to vaccination status and wellness incentives.
• SB 289 (2022): (New Title) relative to glucagon administration and relative to the dispenser report under the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
• SB 280 (2022): relative to meetings of the state health assessment and health improvement plan advisory council and the therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board.
• SB 279 (2022): establishing a study committee on harm reduction and overdose prevention programs.
• SB 229 (2022): relative to pharmacist administration of vaccines.
• SB 228 (2022): (New Title) relative to the regulation and practice of physician assistants.
• SB 220 (2022): relative to establishing a committee to study licensure of mental health professionals.
• HR 18 (2022): urging Congress to remove the exception from the 13th Amendment: "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted."
• HB 604-FN (2022): expanding the New Hampshire vaccine association to include adult vaccines. (prime sponsor)
• HB 308 (2022): relative to broadband access to pole attachments.
• HB 272 (2022): relative to the labeling and sale of hemp products containing CBD. (prime sponsor)
• HB 267 (2022): relative to construction standards for schools.
• HB 191 (2022): relative to prior authorizations and patient transfers under managed care group health insurance policies.
• HB 1674 (2022): relative to reproductive rights.
• HB 1642-FN (2022): relative to lead testing in children.
• HB 1633-FN (2022): relative to requiring COVID-19 vaccination for school attendance.
• HB 1622-FN (2022): (New Title) relative to notice that a health care provider is no longer accepting new patients and relative to mental health parity.
• HB 1578-FN (2022): relative to including certain children and pregnant people in Medicaid and the children's health insurance program.
• HB 1482-FN (2022): relative to ranked-choice voting.
• HB 1444-FN-A (2022): relative to the registration of medical spas.
• HB 1421-FN (2022): relative to lead in school drinking water.
• HB 1390 (2022): relative to access to language translation services in telemedicine.
• HB 1369 (2022): relative to COVID-19 health and safety policies at New Hampshire performing arts venues.
• HB 1348-FN (2022): relative to the legalization of a certain amount of cannabis.
• HB 1326 (2022): relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.
• HB 1320 (2022): relative to public exposure of deceased human bodies. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1263 (2022): (New Title) relative to prescribed studies on health, physical education, wellness, and personal finance literacy in schools. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1126 (2022): permitting minors over the age of 16 to obtain a vaccination without parental consent.
• CACR 20 (2022): relating to personal liberty. Providing that adults shall have the right to possess cannabis for personal consumption.
• SB 71 (2021): establishing a commission to develop science-based emissions reduction goals for the state of New Hampshire.
• SB 138 (2021): (New Title) relative to the definition of an "investment metal contract".
• SB 120 (2021): relative to physician assistant medical services through the Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center.
• HB 493-FN (2021): establishing a criminal penalty for an assault committed against a person who is conveying public health or safety guidance or requirements during a declared state of emergency.
• HB 479 (2021): (New Title) relative to pharmacist provider status, nicotine cessation therapy, and pharmacy benefit manager requirements.
• HB 465-FN (2021): relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.
• HB 395-FN (2021): relative to consideration of home-share income and exempting rentals of shared facilities from requirements under the real estate practice act.
• HB 345 (2021): establishing a license for mushroom harvesters. (prime sponsor)
• HB 229 (2021): defining "wake boat."
• HB 185-FN (2021): removing the work requirement of the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.
• HB 163-FN (2021): relative to cannabis use during pregnancy.
• SB 90-FN (2020): relative to certain disclosures by health care provider facilities.
• SB 731-FN (2020): relative to foster family assistance and making an appropriation therefor.
• SB 720-FN (2020): relative to adult protective services.
• SB 645 (2020): relative to the New Hampshire granite advantage health care trust fund.
• SB 619-FN (2020): repealing the sunset provision for insurance coverage for oral anti-cancer therapies.
• SB 590 (2020): establishing a committee to develop science-based emissions reduction goals for the state of New Hampshire.
• SB 531 (2020): relative to prior authorizations under group health insurance policies and managed care.
• SB 522 (2020): (New Title) relative to an exception to the warning label requirement for opiates and requiring prescribers of opiates to get a verbal acknowledgment for an initial prescription.
• SB 519 (2020): relative to special health care services licenses.
• SB 507 (2020): relative to prescription medication for treatment or prevention of communicable disease.
• SB 459 (2020): relative to determining access to broadband.
• SB 179 (2020): relative to pharmacist administration of vaccines.
• HB 739 (2020): (New Title) clarifying Medicaid spend-down requirements and requiring a report to the oversight committee on health and human services.
• HB 728-FN (2020): relative to ranked-choice voting.
• HB 703-FN (2020): relative to providing notice of the introduction of new high-cost prescription drugs.
• HB 687-FN (2020): relative to extreme risk protection orders.
• HB 671-FN (2020): relative to pharmacy benefit manager business practices, licensure, and transparency.
• HB 603 (2020): relative to procedures for apportioning electoral districts. (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.
• HB 1692-FN (2020): (New Title) establishing a license for mushroom harvesters. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1663-FN-A-LOCAL (2020): relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1658-FN (2020): (New Title) relative to the growth of hemp.
• HB 1655-FN (2020): expanding the New Hampshire vaccine association to include adult vaccines. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1648-FN (2020): relative to the home cultivation of cannabis plants and the possession of certain cannabis-infused products.
• HB 1643-FN (2020): relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions and relative to funding source disclosure for political advertising.
• HB 1622-FN-LOCAL (2020): relative to the use of passenger restraints in motor vehicles.
• HB 1621-FN (2020): relative to the use of protective head gear while operating motorcycles and motorized bicycles.
• HB 1591-FN (2020): relative to cannabis use during pregnancy.
• HB 1581-FN (2020): relative to the labeling and sale of hemp products containing CBD. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1548 (2020): establishing a secure psychiatric unit facility advisory council.
• HB 1520 (2020): (New Title) establishing the New Hampshire health professionals' program administration fund and making an appropriation therefor, and relative to state board of education rulemaking regarding criminal history records checks. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1495-FN (2020): prohibiting the sale of over-the-counter rape test kits.
• HB 1411 (2020): establishing a commission to study long-term supports and services in New Hampshire.
• HB 1410 (2020): (New Title) prohibiting the use of flavors in vaping products. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1404 (2020): (New Title) relative to HIV/AIDS prophylaxis treatment for minors without parental consent.
• HB 1390 (2020): relative to access to ballots and verification counts of machine-counted ballots.
• HB 1382 (2020): establishing April 8, 2024 as Solar Eclipse Day.
• HB 1372 (2020): relative to the election of Carroll county commissioners.
• 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. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1150 (2020): permitting qualified patients visiting from out-of-state to access New Hampshire therapeutic cannabis dispensaries.
• HB 1143 (2020): repealing limited liability for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition.
• HB 1128 (2020): adding deaf or hard of hearing to the medical conditions that may be indicated on a driver's license or nondriver's identification.
• SB 97 (2019): (New Title) relative to special health care services licenses and establishing a committee to study providing certain health care services while ensuring increased access to affordable health care in rural areas of the state.
• SB 58-FN (2019): (New Title) relative to payment for low-dose mammography coverage.
• SB 38 (2019): naming a bridge in Tamworth in honor of David Bowles.
• SB 308-FN-A (2019): relative to the health care workforce and making appropriations therefor.
• SB 292-FN (2019): relative to implementation of the new mental health 10-year plan.
• SB 290-FN (2019): relative to the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.
• SB 289-FN (2019): relative to health and human services.
• SB 258 (2019): relative to telemedicine and telehealth services.
• SB 225-FN (2019): adding physician assistants to certain New Hampshire laws.
• SB 210 (2019): relative to emergency medical and trauma services.
• SB 178 (2019): relative to telemedicine for spectacle and contact lenses.
• SB 177 (2019): relative to the use of physical restraints on persons who are involuntarily committed.
• SB 116-FN (2019): (New Title) relative to an assistance program for grandparents caring for minor children and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 737 (2019): establishing a commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford and Litchfield.
• HB 736 (2019): reestablishing the commission to study environmentally-triggered chronic illness.
• HB 726-FN (2019): (Second New Title) establishing a secure forensic psychiatric hospital advisory council and establishing a new forensic psychiatric hospital and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 725-FN (2019): (New Title) relative to certain standards for managed care organizations. (prime sponsor)
• HB 706-FN-A (2019): establishing an independent redistricting commission.
• HB 697-FN-A (2019): relative to Medicare for all.
• HB 670-FN (2019): relative to the cost of prescription drugs.
• HB 659 (2019): relative to reporting of internal pharmaceutical costs.
• HB 658-FN (2019): relative to price increases of drugs under the managed care law.
• HB 657 (2019): (New Title) relative to prescription drugs under the managed care law.
• 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.
• HB 634 (2019): establishing a commission to study the licensure of individuals who forage for wild mushrooms for sale to others. (prime sponsor)
• HB 604 (2019): establishing a commission to assess benefits and costs of a "health care for all" program for New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
• HB 571 (2019): relative to confidentiality for reporting possibly medically unfit drivers.
• HB 528-FN (2019): relative to insurance reimbursement for emergency medical services.
• HB 523 (2019): relative to integrated pest management for school grounds.
• HB 511-FN (2019): relative to vaping.
• HB 509-FN (2019): relative to a graduate physician pilot program.
• HB 485-FN (2019): creating a one-day license for alcoholic beverages served at dinners hosted at farms.
• HB 463-FN (2019): (Second New Title) relative to licensure of advanced pharmacy technicians.
• HB 459-FN (2019): (Second New Title) defining hemp, relative to its growth and use in New Hampshire, establishing a committee to study the federal guidelines on growing hemp, and relative to costs of care for animals seized in animal cruelty cases and prohibiting the future ownership of animals in certain animal cruelty cases.
• HB 410 (2019): (Second New Title) allowing all state agencies and political subdivisions to have access to enhanced 911 information.
• HB 382 (2019): relative to private practice by the Carroll county attorney.
• HB 369-FN (2019): relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
• HB 291 (2019): (New Title) establishing a committee to study certain findings regarding hospice and palliative care.
• HB 277 (2019): (New Title) relative to mental health parity under the insurance laws. (prime sponsor)
• HB 237 (2019): establishing the New Hampshire rare disease advisory council.
• HB 200 (2019): relative to serologic testing including Lyme disease.
• HB 180 (2019): establishing a commission to examine the feasibility of the New England states entering into a compact for a single payer health care program.
• SB 589-FN (2018): (New Title) relative to authorizing petitions to state licensing boards for review of an individual's criminal record concerning disqualification for licensure.
• SB 523-FN (2018): requiring public school students to receive training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator device.
• SB 490 (2018): establishing a commission to study end-of-life choices.
• SB 477 (2018): establishing a therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board.
• SB 388 (2018): (New Title) relative to dispensary locations for therapeutic cannabis.
• SB 384 (2018): relative to written certification under the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law.
• 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 380 (2018): relative to the therapeutic use of cannabis.
• HB 1822-FN (2018): making hormonal contraceptives available directly from pharmacists by means of a standing order.
• HB 1811-FN-A (2018): relative to the New Hampshire health protection program.
• HB 1799-FN (2018): relative to blood testing for individuals exposed to perfluorinated chemicals in private or public water supplies.
• HB 1793-FN-A (2018): establishing a New Hampshire single payer health care system.
• 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.
• HB 1790-FN-A (2018): establishing a New Hampshire health access corporation.
• HB 1769-FN (2018): relative to maintenance of certification by physicians or applicants for a license to practice medicine in New Hampshire.
• HB 1751-FN (2018): relative to insurance coverage for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
• HB 1741 (2018): (New Title) relative to a definition of "contracted copayment" for purposes of the managed care law.
• HB 1726-FN (2018): relative to reimbursement to municipalities for certain search and rescue operations.
• HB 1666 (2018): relative to redistricting. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1618 (2018): relative to ambient water quality standards and maximum contaminant levels for perfluorinated chemicals.
• HB 1565-FN (2018): (Second New Title) requiring the secure psychiatric unit to be accredited as a behavioral health facility.
• HB 1531 (2018): establishing a commission to study the performance of the Medicaid managed care program and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1529 (2018): relative to prescription drug rebate amounts.
• HB 1524 (2018): relative to election-related amendments to the United States Constitution.
• HB 1516 (2018): establishing a commission to examine the feasibility of the New England states entering into a compact for a single payor health care program.
• HB 1436 (2018): relative to lakes with shared borders with 2 or more towns. (prime sponsor)
• HB 1335 (2018): relative to the cybersecurity software used by the state of New Hampshire.
• HB 1302 (2018): relative to private practice by the Carroll county attorney.
• HB 1241 (2018): establishing a commission to assess benefits and costs of a "health care for all" program for New Hampshire.
• SB 203-FN (2017): requiring the department of transportation to alleviate safety issues at an intersection in Ossipee.
• HB 416 (2017): relative to visual acuity requirements for drivers' licenses.
• HB 329 (2017): (New Title) establishing a committee to study balance billing and authorizing municipal ratification of certain meetings and elections.
• HB 321 (2017): establishing a commission to study a public option for health insurance. (prime sponsor)
• HB 320 (2017): relative to procedures for apportioning electoral districts. (prime sponsor)
• HB 272 (2017): relative to the election of county commissioners in Carroll county.

Recent Votes

• September 15, 2022: HB52, Veto Override — Nay
• September 15, 2022: HB275, Veto Override — Nay
• September 15, 2022: HB319, Veto Override — Nay
• September 15, 2022: HB1022, Veto Override — Nay
• September 15, 2022: HB1131, Veto Override — Nay
• September 15, 2022: HB1454, Veto Override — Yea
• September 15, 2022: HB1625, Veto Override — Nay
• September 15, 2022: Rules Suspension — Nay
• May 26, 2022: SB200, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
• May 26, 2022: Rules Suspension — Yea
• May 26, 2022: HB103, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• May 26, 2022: HB1431, Table — Yea
• May 26, 2022: HB1431, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
• May 26, 2022: HB1431, Reconsider — Nay
• May 26, 2022: HB1567, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
• May 26, 2022: HB1661, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
• May 26, 2022: Shall Member Continue — Yea
• May 12, 2022: HB1178, Concur — Nay
• May 12, 2022: HB1022, Concur — Nay
• May 12, 2022: Shall Member Continue — Yea
• May 12, 2022: Print Remarks — Yea
• May 5, 2022: SB344, ITL — Nay
• May 5, 2022: SB345, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 5, 2022: SB345, Table — Yea
• May 5, 2022: SB345, OTPA — Nay
• May 5, 2022: SB345, Print Remarks — Yea
• May 5, 2022: SB263, ITL — Nay
• May 5, 2022: SB269, Interim Study — Nay
• May 5, 2022: SB200, Adopt Amendment — Nay
• May 5, 2022: SB200, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• May 5, 2022: SB200, OTPA — Nay
• May 5, 2022: SB429, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB326, ITL — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB431, OTPA — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB294, Table — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB274, ITL — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB325, OTP — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB333, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB382, Table — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB397, OTPA — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB450, OTP — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB399, Special Order — Yea
• May 4, 2022: HB1674, Remove From Table — Yea
• May 4, 2022: CACR18, Remove From Table — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB366, OTP — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB381, OTPA — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB401, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB407, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB407, OTPA — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB418, OTPA — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB420, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB430, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB438, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• May 4, 2022: SB442, OTP — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB459, OTPA — Yea
• May 4, 2022: SB404, OTPA — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB458, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB306, OTP — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB401, OTP — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB420, OTPA — Yea
• April 21, 2022: HB172, Remove From Table — Yea
• April 21, 2022: HB1506, Remove From Table — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB418, OTPA — Nay
• April 21, 2022: SB438, OTPA — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB407, OTPA — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB430, OTPA — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB459, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• April 21, 2022: SB459, OTPA — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB240, Table — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB240, OTP — Nay
• April 21, 2022: SB241, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB241, OTP — Nay
• April 21, 2022: SB442, OTP — Yea
• April 21, 2022: SB376, OTPA — Yea
• April 21, 2022: Shall Member Continue — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HR17, OTP — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1093, ITL — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1401, OTPA — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1666, ITL — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1478, ITL — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1349, Table — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1064, Table — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1473, Table — Yea
• March 31, 2022: CACR27, ITL — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1417, ITL — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1417, OTP — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1552, Table — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1609, OTPA — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1627, Table — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1627, Table — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1627, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1627, OTPA — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1647, Table — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1661, Adopt Amendment — Yea
• March 31, 2022: HB1598, Table — Nay
• March 31, 2022: HB1598, OTPA — Nay
• March 17, 2022: HB1076, Table — Nay
• March 17, 2022: HB1165, Table — Yea
• March 17, 2022: HB1165, OTP — Nay
• March 17, 2022: HB1210, OTPA — Nay

And 1,244 earlier votes.

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