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Former Representative John E. Tholl Jr. (R - Coos 5)
On record 1999 to 2016. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.
- Recorded roll call votes: Yea 1,486, Nay 716, Not Voting/Not Excused 66, Not Voting/Excused 119, No vote recorded 2
- Bills sponsored: 155, 40 as prime sponsor
Bills Sponsored
- SB 66 (2016): (Third New Title) naming the lobby of the legislative office building after former speaker of the house George Roberts and relative to naming areas of the state house complex.
- SB 576-FN-A (2016): (New Title) relative to the penalty for possession and use of fentanyl-class drugs, insurance coverage for substance use disorders, the funding of the controlled drug prescription health and safety program, the membership of the board of medicine, and prescribers of controlled drugs.
- SB 497-FN-A-LOCAL (2016): relative to disposition of meals and rooms tax revenues to towns and cities.
- SB 468-FN (2016): relative to changes to the sex offender registry.
- SB 385-FN-LOCAL (2016): requiring a full-time circuit court judge in Coos County.
- SB 382 (2016): relative to the authority of a federal law enforcement officer to make arrests in New Hampshire.
- HB 1574-FN-A (2016): relative to the penalty assessment fund and requiring payment into the penalty assessment for persons performing court-mandated community service. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1345 (2016): repealing the age limit for sheriffs.
- HB 1344 (2016): prohibiting the sale or possession of sky lanterns.
- HB 1305 (2016): (New Title) relative to the use of an ignition interlock device. (prime sponsor)
- SB 72 (2015): (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study the use of police personnel files as they relate to the Laurie List.
- HB 532 (2015): relative to commercial vessel insurance and eliminating the mooring appeals board.
- HB 467-FN (2015): (New Title) relative to the 14-month registration of off highway recreational vehicles.
- HB 396-FN (2015): relative to part-time employment by retirees in the New Hampshire retirement system. (prime sponsor)
- HB 282 (2015): relative to removal or impoundment of a vehicle. (prime sponsor)
- HB 178 (2015): relative to exclusions from seasonal highway weight limit regulations.
- HB 162 (2015): transferring authority for explosives and fireworks rules from the director of state police to the commissioner of safety.
- SB 290 (2012): naming a bridge in Woodstock, New Hampshire the Hilliard Family Bridge.
- SB 282 (2012): (New Title) authorizing the commissioner of safety to require the installation of an ignition interlock device or enhanced technology ignition interlock device as a condition of restoring driving privileges in certain instances.
- SB 153-FN (2012): relative to the regulation of real estate appraisers by the New Hampshire real estate appraiser board.
- SB 106 (2012): naming the visitor center at Jericho Mountain state park for Robert Danderson.
- HB 648 (2012): (4th New Title) relative to eminent domain by public utilities and establishing a commission to investigate the procedural rights of the landowner when a petition is presented to the public utilities commission by a utility seeking eminent domain, develop a framework for the state to provide use rights to transmission developers on state owned rights-of-way, develop policies to encourage burying such lines where practicable, and establish a structure for payment.
- HB 486-FN (2012): relative to penalties for alcohol ignition interlock circumvention.
- HB 283-FN (2012): relative to impaired drivers.
- HB 1665-FN (2012): (New Title) enabling a superior court or circuit court to implement one or more drug courts.
- HB 1654-FN (2012): relative to earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.
- HB 1394 (2012): relative to appeals of eminent domain decisions.
- HB 1371 (2012): relative to conflicts of interest of county government officials.
- HB 1129 (2012): establishing a committee to study the frequency and financial consequences of erroneously dialed 911 calls. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1128 (2012): (New Title) relative to ignition interlock device recalibration and data reports. (prime sponsor)
- HB 94 (2011): relative to public access to advisory committee meetings under the right-to-know law. (prime sponsor)
- HB 82 (2011): relative to the annulment of criminal records.
- HB 80 (2011): (New Title) relative to ranks in the division of state police.
- HB 79 (2011): relative to certification of dogs for law enforcement work.
- HB 438-FN-A (2011): (New Title) relative to funding of the Claremont, Colebrook, Milford, Keene, and Plaistow District Courts.
- HB 355 (2011): (New Title) enabling state and local fire and building officials to issue citations for violations of certain fire safety rules and licensing violations for gas fitters, electricians, and plumbers.
- HB 632-FN (2008): relative to the penalty for death resulting from the trafficking of controlled drugs.
- HB 539-FN (2008): relative to manslaughter.
- HB 45 (2008): relative to addresses on motor vehicle registrations.
- HB 373 (2008): relative to unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1651 (2008): allowing municipalities in Coos county to offer property tax exemptions to foster commercial and industrial construction.
- HB 1644-FN-A (2008): establishing a Coos county job creation tax credit.
- HB 1613-FN (2008): making changes to certain statutes relating to crimes against children.
- HB 1612-FN-LOCAL (2008): relative to county and state obligations for costs for nursing care and services, and for court orders for children services.
- HB 1546-FN (2008): allowing the local chief of police to object to games of chance licenses for charitable organizations. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1496-FN (2008): establishing motor vehicle learners' permits and relative to youth operators' licenses.
- HB 1470 (2008): relative to vehicular pursuits by police officers.
- HB 1428 (2008): naming a portion of the Franconia Notch Parkway after Corporal Bruce McKay.
- HB 1407 (2008): relative to permission to discharge a firearm in the compact part of a town or city.
- HB 1311 (2008): relative to impaired driver intervention programs.
- HB 1243 (2008): amending the timeframes for involuntary civil commitment of sexually violent predators.
- HB 1132 (2008): creating an exception to the wiretapping statute for a recording device used in conjunction with a TASER or other similar electroshock device. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1130 (2008): relative to repealed DWI laws. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1129 (2008): relative to special number plates for municipal police department vehicles. (prime sponsor)
- SB 44-LOCAL (2007): relative to licenses to carry pistols and revolvers.
- SB 136 (2007): relative to the attorney general's authority to appoint, organize, and assign investigatory personnel at the department of justice.
- HB 743 (2007): relative to the rights of crime victims while making a victim impact statement.
- HB 719 (2007): (New Title) relative to the statute of limitations for fire code violations and placing restrictions on an exception for the storage of black gunpowder by historical reenactors and certain nonprofit entities.
- HB 707 (2007): relative to the time frames for hearings in domestic violence cases.
- HB 587-FN (2007): relative to the duties of probation and parole officers.
- HB 566-FN-LOCAL (2007): relative to the housing of inmates in county correctional facilities.
- HB 528-FN (2007): expanding the enhanced 911 system surcharge to providers of devices and services capable of accessing enhanced 911 service in New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
- HB 489-FN (2007): changing the salary grade of certain department of safety positions. (prime sponsor)
- HB 453 (2007): establishing a committee to study the feasibility of merging marine patrol and fish and game department law enforcement staffing and resources.
- HB 44 (2007): (New Title) relative to the authority of authorized persons to take custody of nuisance dogs.
- HB 33 (2007): relative to the compensation of members of the county convention.
- HB 309 (2007): relative to the uniform fine schedule for the fish and game department. (prime sponsor)
- HB 194 (2007): (New Title) relative to laboratories conducting alcohol concentration tests and relative to the alcohol ignition interlock program. (prime sponsor)
- HB 144 (2007): relative to operation of boats on Spectacle Pond.
- SB 362-FN (2006): relative to a tuition reduction for certain students taking courses at a regional community-technical college.
- SB 355-FN (2006): relative to unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor.
- SB 354-FN (2006): requiring security officers of the New Hampshire hospital security force to be fully certified as police officers and including such security officers in group II of the New Hampshire retirement system.
- SB 333 (2006): relative to inquiries of DWI defendants regarding establishments serving alcohol to the defendants.
- SB 324 (2006): requiring notification concerning certain offenders against children.
- SB 254 (2006): renaming a certain bridge in the town of Stratford the Janice Peaslee Bridge.
- HB 533-FN (2006): relative to penalties for aggravated felonious sexual assault.
- HB 459 (2006): (New Title) relative to access to criminal records and enhanced 911 system records. (prime sponsor)
- HB 298 (2006): relative to consolidating statutes relating to driving while intoxicated. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1631-FN-LOCAL (2006): relative to property taxation of certain property of the Appalachian Mountain Club.
- HB 1607-FN (2006): relative to reckless endangerment of roadway workers.
- HB 1591-FN-A (2006): requiring tobacco tax revenue attributable to tobacco sales to minors and tobacco consumption by minors to be deposited in the tobacco use prevention fund for youth tobacco use prevention programs and purposes.
- HB 1480 (2006): amending the provisions relative to registration of criminal offenders.
- HB 1448 (2006): (New Title) relative to the applicability of drivers’ license revocations for drugs or alcohol involvement and relative to the medical/vision advisory board.
- HB 1415-FN-A (2006): establishing the office of corrections ombudsman.
- HB 1396 (2006): relative to competency of juvenile offenders.
- HB 1306 (2006): relative to threats made by pupils against a school.
- HB 1119 (2006): relative to naming the Richard Monahan Bridge in the town of Carroll. (prime sponsor)
- SB 162-FN-A (2005): increasing the appropriation to the firemen's relief fund.
- SB 154-FN (2005): relative to costs of criminal and motor vehicle records checks required for employment.
- HB 86 (2005): relative to property held in police department property rooms.
- HB 683-FN (2005): relative to reporting of motor vehicle offenses by driver education instructors and drivers' school licensees.
- HB 674-FN-A (2005): establishing fees for construction plan reviews by the state fire marshal and establishing the position of fire protection engineer in the division of fire safety.
- HB 652-FN (2005): relative to the retirement system classification for the director of juvenile justice services, department of health and human services. (prime sponsor)
- HB 558 (2005): relative to the circumstances constituting sexual assault.
- HB 54 (2005): relative to responsibility for child passenger restraints.
- HB 46-FN (2005): relative to penalties for first-time DWI offenders.
- HB 439 (2005): relative to registration requirements for criminal offenders.
- HB 332 (2005): relative to harassment by telephone. (prime sponsor)
- HB 303-FN (2005): (New Title) relative to the fire standards and training commission.
- HB 205 (2005): relative to licensing requirements for certain drivers.
- HB 125 (2005): (New Title) relative to ignition interlock devices.
- HB 112 (2005): relative to psychiatric evaluations in competency hearings.
- SB 505-FN-A-LOCAL (2004): authorizing CROP zone tax credits for taxpayers within the town of Whitefield.
- SB 495-FN (2004): relative to original and youth operators' licenses.
- SB 432-FN (2004): establishing a division of emergency services, communications, and management, a division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services, and a division of fire safety in the department of safety.
- SB 424-FN (2004): relative to boating and carnival-amusement regulation by the department of safety.
- SB 388-FN (2004): relative to proof of successful completion of an impaired driver intervention program.
- SB 380 (2004): establishing a statewide incident command system.
- SB 328 (2004): relative to preservation of breath samples.
- SB 327 (2004): relative to the scope of the administrative review or hearing following suspension or revocation.
- HB 704-FN (2004): relative to the retirement system classification for the director of field services, department of corrections. (prime sponsor)
- HB 464-FN (2004): establishing a criminal penalty for facilitating a drug or underage alcohol house party.
- HB 1195-FN (2004): increasing the penalty assessment on fines imposed by the courts. (prime sponsor)
- SB 59-FN (2003): relative to administrative license suspension hearings.
- SB 52 (2003): relative to a voluntary certification program for police dogs and handlers.
- SB 39 (2003): relative to the results of a preliminary breath test as evidence in court.
- SB 36-FN (2003): (New Title) relative to protective custody of a person impaired by drugs and establishing a committee to study the issue of the applicability of the administrative license suspension laws to driving while under the influence of controlled drugs and ways to address the speed with which such cases are adjudicated in the district court.
- SB 24 (2003): relative to license revocations for DWI offenders under the age of 21.
- SB 130-FN-LOCAL (2003): relative to county departments of corrections.
- SB 120 (2003): (New Title) relative to testimony by video teleconference in criminal cases.
- HCR 5 (2003): urging Congress to permit satellite television subscribers to select in-state broadcast signals.
- HB 64 (2003): establishing a commission to study the creation of an integrated criminal justice information system and any issues related to the privacy, security, and dissemination of such criminal justice information.
- HB 633-FN (2003): establishing the interstate compact for adult offender supervision. (prime sponsor)
- HB 593-FN-LOCAL (2003): relative to solid waste facilities in small towns.
- HB 521-FN (2003): relative to requiring treatment for persons convicted of DWI offenses. (prime sponsor)
- HB 278-FN (2003): relative to certain acts of sexual assault.
- HB 228 (2003): relative to conduct after an accident.
- HB 224 (2003): granting immunity from liability to law enforcement officers executing involuntary emergency mental health admissions. (prime sponsor)
- HB 223 (2003): relative to the temporary removal of inmates. (prime sponsor)
- HB 222 (2003): specifying the term for physicians and dentists at the department of corrections and relative to the special school district within the department of corrections. (prime sponsor)
- HB 198 (2003): (New Title) relative to the police powers of law enforcement officers called to respond to incidents in other jurisdictions and relative to the authority of the Maine marine patrol to perform certain law enforcement functions in the waters of New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
- HB 157 (2003): relative to presentence investigations. (prime sponsor)
- HB 155 (2003): relative to responses by law enforcement officers when traveling outside their jurisdictions. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1460-FN (2002): relative to penalties for alcohol- and drug-related offenses. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1458-FN-LOCAL (2002): allowing emergency medical service personnel to be group II members of the New Hampshire retirement system.
- HB 1436-FN (2002): relative to requiring treatment for persons convicted of DWI offenses. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1433 (2002): (2nd New Title) prohibiting intoxication from consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1432 (2002): establishing a committee to study the use of drug concentration levels to enforce prohibitions against driving under the influence of drugs. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1152 (2002): establishing a committee to study methods for clarifying the division of authority between boards of selectmen and elected chiefs of police.
- HB 1108 (2002): (New Title) relative to administrative license suspension hearings. (prime sponsor)
- HB 652 (2001): relative to the penalties for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
- HB 211-FN (2001): establishing a restricted probationary permit to drive and correcting the ignition interlock program laws. (prime sponsor)
- HB 210-FN (2001): (New Title) relative to the penalties for persons convicted of subsequent DWI offenses and correcting the ignition interlock program laws. (prime sponsor)
- HB 204-FN (2001): relative to loan guarantees by the business finance authority.
- HB 200-FN-LOCAL (2000): relative to restructuring the juvenile justice system in New Hampshire.
- HB 1621-FN (2000): allowing administrative home confinement for habitual offenders.
- HB 1459 (2000): (New Title) requiring the state police to record and update information relative to the charges of criminal and civil non-support.
- HB 1334-LOCAL (2000): relative to posting municipal roads. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1257-FN (2000): prohibiting the sale of urine for drug testing purposes.
- HB 1165-FN-LOCAL (2000): (New Title) reclassifying certain roads in the towns of Northfield, Tilton, and Waterville Valley, authorizing a certain district to issue bonds and notes and authorizing an overlay.
- HB 651 (1999): revising the speed limit law.
- HB 643-FN-A-LOCAL (1999): transferring the regulation of emergency medical services from the department of health and human services to the department of safety.
- HB 537 (1999): relative to background checks for firearms purchases.
- HB 272-FN (1999): relative to the use of laser pointing devices. (prime sponsor)
- HB 236-FN-LOCAL (1999): relative to felonious disarming of a law enforcement officer.
Recent Votes
- June 16, 2016: Rules Suspension — Yea
- June 16, 2016: Limit Debate — Yea
- June 16, 2016: HB1000, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- June 16, 2016: HB1000, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- June 16, 2016: HB1000, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- June 16, 2016: HB1000, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- June 16, 2016: HB1000, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- June 16, 2016: Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 16, 2016: HB1000, OTP — Yea
- June 16, 2016: HB512, Veto Override — Yea
- June 16, 2016: HB533, Veto Override — Yea
- June 16, 2016: HB582, Veto Override — Yea
- June 16, 2016: HB1208, Veto Override — Yea
- June 16, 2016: HB1266, Veto Override — Yea
- June 16, 2016: HB1637, Veto Override — Yea
- June 16, 2016: Amend Journal — Nay
- June 16, 2016: Print Remarks — Nay
- June 1, 2016: SB4, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: SB320, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: SB324, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: SB391, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: SB441, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
- June 1, 2016: SB485, Reconsider — Yea
- June 1, 2016: SB523, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: HB1703, OTP — Yea
- June 1, 2016: Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 1, 2016: HB427, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: HB605, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: HB1193, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: HB1590, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: HB1637, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- June 1, 2016: HB1656, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
- May 19, 2016: HB1590, Reconsider — Yea
- May 19, 2016: HB1661, CofC — Yea
- May 19, 2016: SCR3, Remove from Table — Nay
- May 19, 2016: SCR3, OTP — Nay
- May 19, 2016: SCR4, Remove from Table — Nay
- May 19, 2016: HB636, Non Concur — Yea
- May 19, 2016: HB1298, Concur — Yea
- May 11, 2016: SB506, OTPA — Yea
- May 11, 2016: SB537, OTP — Yea
- May 11, 2016: SB532, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- May 11, 2016: SB336, ITL — Nay
- May 11, 2016: SB336, OTPA — Yea
- May 11, 2016: SB498, OTPA — Nay
- May 11, 2016: SB4, OTPA — Yea
- May 11, 2016: CACR27, OTPA — Yea
- May 11, 2016: SB466, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- May 11, 2016: SB481, OTPA — Yea
- May 11, 2016: SB533, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- May 11, 2016: SB534, OTP — Yea
- May 11, 2016: SB426, OTPA — Nay
- May 11, 2016: SB324, Table — Nay
- May 11, 2016: SB210, OTPA — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB515, OTPA — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB500, OTP — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB210, OTPA — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB533, OTPA — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB368, OTP — Nay
- April 20, 2016: SB521, OTPA — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB492, Table — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB510, OTP — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB509, Adopt Amendment — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB509, OTPA — Yea
- April 20, 2016: SB481, Table — Nay
- April 20, 2016: SB481, OTPA — Yea
- April 6, 2016: SB320, Adopt Amendment — Nay
- April 6, 2016: SB330, OTP — Yea
- April 6, 2016: SB441, OTP — Yea
- March 23, 2016: Print Remarks — Nay
- March 23, 2016: HB280, ITL — Nay
- March 23, 2016: HB602, ITL — Nay
- March 23, 2016: HB602, OTPA — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1120, ITL — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1274, ITL — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1300, OTPA — Not Voting/Not Excused
- March 23, 2016: HB1338, OTP — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1365, ITL — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1393, ITL — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1135, ITL — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1153, Table — Nay
- March 23, 2016: HB1153, OTP — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1610, Table — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1414, ITL — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1143, Table — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1661, Table — Nay
- March 23, 2016: Limit Debate — Yea
- March 23, 2016: Limit Debate — Yea
- March 23, 2016: HB1661, OTPA — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1301, OTPA — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1322, OTPA — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1346, ITL — Not Voting/Not Excused
- March 10, 2016: HB1480, ITL — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1112, Table — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1180, ITL — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1500, ITL — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1349, ITL — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB2016, Adopt Amendment — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1104, ITL — Yea
- March 10, 2016: HB1140, ITL — Yea
And 2,289 earlier votes.