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@misc{legislator-joe-sweeney-rock-25, title = {Rep. Joe Sweeney (R - Rock 25)}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/legislator/joe-sweeney-rock-25}, note = {Accessed 24 Oct. 2026} }

Representative Joe Sweeney (R - Rock 25)

  • Represents: Salem
  • Committees: Rules, Finance, Finance - Division I
  • Recorded roll call votes: Yea 1,350, Nay 752, Not Voting/Not Excused 100, Not Voting/Excused 210
  • Bills sponsored: 101, 41 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

  • SB 66-FN (2026): relative to third-party veterans' claims assistance and protection.
  • SB 541-FN-A (2026): (New Title) relative to capital appropriations for regional drinking water infrastructure.
  • SB 513-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid.
  • SB 301 (2026): creating a joint legislative oversight committee.
  • HR 41 (2026): instructing the house of representatives to investigate whether grounds exist to impeach Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill. (prime sponsor)
  • 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.
  • HCR 11 (2026): declaring the directives of the judicial branch in the Claremont cases that the legislative and executive branches define an "adequate education," adopt "standards of accountability," and "guarantee adequate funding" of a public education are not binding on the legislative and executive branches.
  • HB 675-FN-A-LOCAL (2026): (Second New Title) limiting total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requiring reporting of central office administrative expenses to the department of education. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 639-FN (2026): relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies.
  • HB 610-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to the residential ratepayers advisory board.
  • HB 459-FN (2026): relative to acreage requirements and zoning regarding sewer infrastructure and single-family residential uses.
  • HB 452-FN (2026): relative to the issuance of drivers' licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.
  • HB 348 (2026): relative to eligibility for local assistance.
  • HB 323 (2026): requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.
  • HB 1793-FN (2026): (New Title) prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education.
  • HB 1788-FN (2026): (New Title) holding state contracts with DEI provisions to be void as a matter of law and establishing a right of action for citizens where public entities or state agencies engage with contracts with DEI provisions.
  • HB 1776-FN (2026): requiring higher educational institutions to report the reception of foreign grants, donations, and contracts to the department of education and the general court. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1774-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to qualifying scholarship granting organizations and federal workforce Pell grants.
  • HB 1748-FN (2026): establishing the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1736 (2026): repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1730-FN (2026): (New Title) enhancing the level of offense for certain sexual offenses. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1696-FN (2026): relative to the issuance of a summons instead of arrest.
  • HB 1668-FN (2026): relative to the application of the Internal Revenue Code to provisions of the business profits tax.
  • HB 1667-FN (2026): establishing the first-in-the-nation security task force to coordinate planning for presidential campaign events. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1652-FN (2026): relative to expedited permitting and third-party inspections for residential and minor home improvements. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1646-FN (2026): creating an off-site infrastructure improvement tax credit for the value of qualified off-site infrastructure improvements constructed or funded by business organizations that directly benefit the public. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1588-FN (2026): (Second New Title) relative to the regulation of accessory parking for vehicles by local legislative bodies and multifamily housing within commercial districts by municipalities; establishing special assessment districts; and relative to expanding the housing infrastructure  municipal grant program and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1583 (2026): permitting municipalities to establish special assessment districts for infrastructure improvements. (prime sponsor)
  • 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 155-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to business enterprise tax returns and appropriating funds to the department of health and human services for licensed nursing facilities. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1516-FN (2026): (New Title) allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.
  • HB 1505-FN (2026): requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps.
  • HB 1499-FN (2026): (New Title) relative to additional grounds for eviction under the landlord and tenant statute, relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide meals to students during school hours, and reimbursing schools for meals provided to students at no cost and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 1469-FN-A (2026): (New Title) relative to the licensing requirements for massage therapy establishments.
  • HB 1419 (2026): (New Title) establishing a committee to study whether a court with specialized jurisdiction over corporate, commercial, and equitable matters should be established.
  • HB 1417-FN (2026): enabling municipalities, cities, and towns to adopt a land value tax system and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1396 (2026): relative to vacancies in state offices. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1394 (2026): enabling the municipal officers to place a proposed charter amendment on the ballot that changes the form of government of the municipality. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1372 (2026): establishing a commission to study the feasibility of reestablishing a state psychiatric hospital for adults with severe mental illness. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1351 (2026): relative to uniform municipal standards for regulation of home-based businesses.
  • HB 1344 (2026): relative to intermunicipal compacts. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1271 (2026): relative to third-party code review and inspection services for building permits. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1069 (2026): enabling municipalities and school districts to hold such elections on the day of the state primary. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1042 (2026): (Second New Title) relative to the cap on outstanding obligations for which the housing finance authority is allowed. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1023 (2026): establishing accessory commercial units by right. (prime sponsor)
  • SB 217 (2025): relative to public notice of historic tax rates and tax impacts of proposed projects.
  • HB 71-FN (2025): (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts; and requiring the use of public notices before reassessment of property values for tax purposes.
  • HB 685 (2025): permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing.
  • HB 633-FN (2025): (New Title) creating a legislative study committee to investigate the implementation of housing investment trusts in New Hampshire.
  • HB 631-FN (2025): (New Title) permitting residential building in commercial zoning.
  • HB 577 (2025): relative to modifying the definition of ADUs.
  • HB 557 (2025): relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot.
  • HB 511-FN (2025): relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 495-FN (2025): requiring cities and towns to provide a breakdown of tax changes and information on bills sent to residents.
  • HB 428-LOCAL (2025): (New Title) relative to the state building code.
  • HB 407 (2025): setting a minimum threshold for the adoption of town and school budget and spending items for towns using a ballot to select such methods during town meeting.
  • HB 399 (2025): (New Title) establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire zoning enabling act and relative to the effective date of the C-PACER program.
  • HB 382 (2025): (Second New Title) repealing the requirement that vehicle funding loan contracts have successive periodic payments that are substantially equal in amount. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 302 (2025): relative to enabling the state treasury to invest in precious metals and digital assets.
  • HB 148 (2025): permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances.
  • HB 115-FN (2025): (New Title) making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire.
  • SB 380 (2024): relative to moving the state primary date.
  • SB 354-FN (2024): relative to insurance cost-sharing calculations.
  • SB 133-FN (2024): relative to changing the date of the state primary election and creates runoff election for federal primary election.
  • HR 31 (2024): urging support of the dignity through prosperity act. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 476 (2024): (New Title) relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
  • HB 333-FN (2024): relative to changing the date of the state primary election and adding a run-off election if necessary. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 267 (2024): relative to criminal records checks in school employment.
  • HB 243 (2024): requiring the tabulation of votes in elections to be done in public.
  • HB 1648 (2024): relative to electronic payments to employees debit cards.
  • HB 1561-FN (2024): relative to qualifications for student eligibility in the education freedom accounts program. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1515-FN (2024): relative to the meals and rooms tax rate.
  • HB 1507 (2024): relative to innovative financial services (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1422-FN-A-LOCAL (2024): relative to the rates of the business profits tax, business enterprise tax, communications service tax, and meals and rooms tax. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1321 (2024): relative to repealing penalties for the sale of kegs of malt beverages without a receipt.
  • HB 1313-FN-LOCAL (2024): relative to access to the voter checklist by candidates.
  • HB 1262-FN (2024): relative to the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Route 111 and Ermer Road in Salem. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1202-FN (2024): (New Title) relative to the issuance of permits for the alteration of driveways exiting onto public ways and relative to the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.
  • HB 1193-FN (2024): relative to the establishment of a child care tax credit program. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1183-FN (2024): relative to prohibiting the sale of agricultural land and land essential to critical industries to China.
  • HB 116-FN (2024): (New Title) eliminating the fee to file as a candidate for the office of state representative. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 115 (2024): relative to changing the date of the state primary election. (prime sponsor)
  • CACR 15 (2024): relating to taxation. Providing that a 2/3 vote is required to pass legislation imposing new or increased taxes or license fees, or to authorize the issuance of state bonds and providing that the general court shall appropriate funds for payment of interest and installments of principle of all state bonds.
  • SB 66 (2023): relative to financial transactions involving the liquidation or rehabilitation of an insurer in which the Federal Home Loan Bank is a party.
  • HB 607-FN (2023): relative to the regulation of games of chance.
  • HB 244 (2023): (New Title) relative to the delivery of absentee ballots.
  • CACR 9 (2023): relating to the New Hampshire presidential primary. Providing that the New Hampshire presidential primary will be the first presidential primary of a presidential election cycle.
  • SB 400-FN (2022): relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development.
  • HB 1485-FN (2022): relative to direct recall elections. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1010-FN (2022): requiring municipal voter history to be made accessible in the statewide centralized voter registration database. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1009 (2022): requiring the date a person registers to vote to be included with other voter information. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1008 (2022): establishing a commission to study the structure and election calendar of New Hampshire municipal government. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 98 (2021): relative to the date of the state primary election. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 587-FN (2021): relative to indicating citizenship or legal residency on drivers' licenses and nondrivers' identification cards.
  • HB 523-FN (2021): requiring a person who registers to vote without any identification to have his or her photo taken before his or her registration to vote is complete.
  • HB 476 (2021): (New Title) relative to election officers at additional polling place and relative to legalizing, ratifying, and confirming all actions, votes, and proceedings of the annual meeting of the town of Middleton.
  • HB 263 (2021): (New Title) relative to campaign finance reform and increasing the threshold for reporting by political committees. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 223 (2021): relative to political party access to a list of absentee ballot requests. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 229 (2016): relative to increasing the maximum amount of the optional veterans tax credit.
  • HB 406 (2015): relative to the date of the state primary election. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1159 (2014): providing immunity from criminal prosecution for seeking medical assistance with an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event. (prime sponsor)

Recent Votes

  • August 19, 2026: HB2026, Veto Override — Yea
  • August 19, 2026: HB221, Veto Override — Yea
  • 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 — Nay
  • August 19, 2026: HB1369, Veto Override — Yea
  • August 19, 2026: HB1422, Veto Override — Nay
  • 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 — Nay
  • 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 — Yea
  • 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 — Nay
  • 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 — Nay
  • May 21, 2026: HB1336, Concur — Yea
  • May 21, 2026: HB1681, Concur — Yea
  • May 21, 2026: HB232, Concur — Yea
  • May 21, 2026: HB1442, Concur — Yea
  • May 21, 2026: Affirm The Report — Yea
  • 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 — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 14, 2026: SB504, OTPA — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • 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 — Nay
  • 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 — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 23, 2026: SB545, ITL — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 23, 2026: SB449, ITL — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 23, 2026: SB559, ITL — Not Voting/Excused
  • April 9, 2026: HB349, Veto Override — Yea
  • April 9, 2026: HB451, Veto Override — Nay
  • April 9, 2026: HB1689, Concur — Yea
  • April 9, 2026: SB620, OTPA — Yea
  • April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Nay
  • April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Yea

And 2,312 earlier votes.

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