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Former Representative Michael Sylvia (R - Belk 4)

On record 2013 to 2022. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.

  • Recorded roll call votes: Yea 873, Not Voting/Not Excused 193, Nay 1,130, Not Voting/Excused 16
  • Bills sponsored: 105, 26 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

  • HB 629-FN (2022): relative to the home cultivation of cannabis plants and the possession of certain cannabis-infused products.
  • HB 297-FN-A (2022): making an appropriation to the FRM victims' contribution recovery fund.
  • HB 232 (2022): relative to nonpublic sessions under the right to know law.
  • HB 1560 (2022): relative to nonresident licensure by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.
  • HB 1493 (2022): relative to the drug forfeiture fund. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1411-FN (2022): relative to transparency of federal agency operations within New Hampshire.
  • HB 1410 (2022): relative to causes of action involving private business entity policies requiring employees or customers to receive medical treatment.
  • HB 1358 (2022): requiring public and private employers to establish procedures and exceptions for the use of mandatory intrusive testing as a condition of new or continued employment.
  • HB 1352-FN (2022): relative to eligibility for workers' compensation for an adverse reaction to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.
  • HB 1296-FN (2022): (New Title) relative to the forfeiture of items used in connection with a drug offense. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1171-FN (2022): exempting certain niche beauty services from licensure requirements.
  • HB 1140 (2022): relative to probate procedures for small estates.
  • HB 1101 (2022): relative to a forfeiture of personal property. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1097 (2022): relative to taxation of income of New Hampshire residents when working remotely for an out of state employer.
  • CACR 32 (2022): relating to independence. Providing that the state peaceably declares independence from the United States and proceeds as a sovereign nation. (prime sponsor)
  • 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.
  • HB 83 (2021): prohibiting non-disparagement clauses in settlement agreements involving a governmental unit.
  • HB 601-FN (2021): relative to the privacy of personal information retained by a health or social service agency and prohibiting the sharing of such information between such agencies.
  • HB 459 (2021): prohibiting a transfer of funds within an adopted budget to a general ledger line item in such budget that contains an entry of zero dollars.
  • HB 454 (2021): relative to the requirement that certain governing bodies submit recommendations to the budget committee.
  • HB 402 (2021): relative to takings of property in a declared emergency. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 331-FN (2021): relative to a forfeiture of personal property. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 243 (2021): (New Title) relative to the form of municipal budgets, relative to municipal estimates of expenditures and revenues, and relative to the requirement that certain governing bodies submit recommendations to the budget committee.
  • HB 128 (2021): adding notification requirements to the weather modification statute.
  • SB 34 (2020): relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.
  • HB 377 (2020): relative to the best interests of the child under the child protection act.
  • HB 1685-FN (2020): providing for the appointment of special conservators of the peace. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1670-FN (2020): relative to recording grand jury testimony. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 155 (2020): relative to procedures for determining and disclosing exculpatory evidence in a police officer's personnel file.
  • HB 1524 (2020): (New Title) relative to post-arrest photo distribution by law enforcement officers.
  • HB 1460 (2020): relative to the form of municipal budgets.
  • HB 1442 (2020): relative to the Gunstock area commission and ski resort.
  • HB 1353 (2020): relative to the writ of quo warranto. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1312 (2020): relative to persons held in civil contempt.
  • HB 1256 (2020): establishing a committee to study the effectiveness of the Granite Hammer/Shield programs.
  • HB 1217 (2020): requiring police officers to report misconduct.
  • HB 1202-LOCAL (2020): relative to matters discussed in nonpublic session under the right-to-know law.
  • HB 1192-FN (2020): relative to forfeiture of seized personal property. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 576 (2019): relative to municipal and district budget committees.
  • HB 553 (2019): relative to the amendment of petitioned warrant articles.
  • HB 507-FN-A-LOCAL (2019): relative to registration of commercial motor vehicles and operator's/drivers' licenses.
  • HB 343 (2019): relative to application of the state fire code to foster homes.
  • HB 314 (2019): relative to the submission of evidence prior to hearings in divorce cases.
  • HB 288 (2019): relative to notice of county convention meetings. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 286-LOCAL (2019): relative to free inspection of records under the right-to-know law. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 212 (2019): prohibiting state agencies from acting as a withholding agent for unregistered foreign corporate trusts.
  • HB 208 (2019): relative to the justified use of deadly force upon another person.
  • HB 165 (2019): prohibiting a public official from contracting out his or her duties.
  • SB 498-FN (2018): (New Title) requiring an annual report detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property.
  • HB 614-FN (2018): relative to forfeiture of personal property. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 360-FN-A (2018): reducing the pari-mutuel tax. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 252 (2018): relative to pro se litigants under the right-to-know law.
  • HB 1803-FN (2018): relative to payroll deductions for government employees.
  • HB 1788-FN-LOCAL (2018): relative to costs charged under the right-to-know law. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1786-LOCAL (2018): prohibiting costs for inspection of governmental records under the right-to-know law. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1749-FN (2018): relative to the state's authority to prohibit or regulate firearms and relative to the selectmen's authority to manage town property.
  • HB 1485 (2018): relative to security deposits.
  • HB 1347 (2018): relative to information to be included in the minutes under the right-to-know law. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1323 (2018): relative to employment of chief executive officers under the right-to-know law. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1318 (2018): relative to permits required for certain fires.
  • HB 1313 (2018): relative to prohibitions on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile.
  • HB 1270 (2018): relative to the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving.
  • SB 37 (2017): (New Title) relative to tip pooling.
  • HJR 1-FN-A (2017): making restitution to Jeffery Frost for inappropriate prosecution.
  • HB 545 (2017): (New Title) relative to immunity from prosecution for persons involved in a drug-related emergency.
  • HB 540-FN (2017): (New Title) repealing the voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reductions registry.
  • HB 365-FN (2017): relative to awarding attorney's fees under the right-to-know law.
  • HB 184-FN (2017): (New Title) relative to the license requirement for medical imaging and radiation therapy and relative to registration by practitioners with the board of medical imaging and radiation therapy. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 636-FN (2016): (Third New Title) relative to forfeiture of property; relative to the sale of premixed synthetic urine; establishing a grant program for high schools for heroin and opiate prevention education; and clarifying who may petition to adopt.
  • HB 582-FN (2016): repealing the license requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver.
  • HB 1610-FN (2016): legalizing the possession and cultivation of marijuana for personal use. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1576-FN-LOCAL (2016): repealing the licensure of dogs.
  • HB 1546-FN (2016): permitting the audio recording of a public servant performing a public function.
  • HB 1481 (2016): relative to the qualifications of jurors. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1419 (2016): relative to voting records in nonpublic sessions of public bodies. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1418-LOCAL (2016): relative to the minutes of nonpublic sessions of public bodies. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1417 (2016): relative to records of convenings of public bodies. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 1287 (2016): repealing a provision of the harassment statute.
  • CACR 21 (2016): (New Title) relating to the attorney general. Providing that the attorney general be chosen by ballot of the general court. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 669-FN-LOCAL (2015): requiring law enforcement agencies to report on the receipt of certain equipment and grants from the federal government and on the deployment of tactical teams. (prime sponsor)
  • HB 604 (2015): relative to the use of mixed use school buses by special education pupils.
  • HB 497 (2015): relative to interference with a cemetery burial plot.
  • HB 494 (2015): relative to industrial hemp as a controlled substance.
  • HB 449 (2015): relative to the duration of child support.
  • HB 440 (2015): establishing private prosecution of criminal proceedings.
  • HB 426 (2015): relative to the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving.
  • HB 407 (2015): (3rd New Title) establishing a committee to study the classifications of military vehicles and equipment that may be purchased by the state and its political subdivisions.
  • HB 283 (2015): requiring school districts to establish a policy permitting a pupil's parent or legal guardian to observe his or her classes.
  • HB 199 (2015): relative to tax relief information contained on a property tax bill.
  • CACR 8 (2015): Relating to the nomination and appointment of officers. Providing that judicial officers shall be confirmed by the legislature.
  • HB 545 (2014): relative to rafting of boats.
  • HB 1609-FN (2014): relative to forfeiture of personal property.
  • HB 1573-FN (2014): discontinuing regional planning commissions and requiring the election of municipal planning board members.
  • HB 1546 (2014): relative to insurance coverage for tractors.
  • HB 1497-FN (2014): relative to the definition of "party" and relative to nomination papers.
  • HB 1464-FN (2014): exempting New Hampshire agricultural products produced, sold, and consumed in New Hampshire from the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act.
  • HB 1373 (2014): relative to the transfer of county budget appropriations in the Belknap county budget, and relative to payment of county legal expenses.
  • HB 1327 (2014): (New Title) relative to the duties of the information technology council.
  • HB 1321 (2014): relative to reporting of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores.
  • HB 1279 (2014): relative to compliance with 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.
  • HB 1214 (2014): relative to grounds for termination of tenancy.
  • HB 1138 (2014): relative to homestead food producers selling food products at farm stands, farmers markets, or at the homestead residence where they are produced.
  • HB 1102 (2014): relative to membership of the police standards and training council.
  • CACR 16 (2014): relating to the nomination and appointment of officers. Providing that judicial officers shall be confirmed by the legislature.
  • HB 337-FN (2013): legalizing marijuana and cannabis.

Recent Votes

  • September 15, 2022: HB52, Veto Override — Yea
  • September 15, 2022: HB275, Veto Override — Yea
  • September 15, 2022: HB319, Veto Override — Yea
  • September 15, 2022: HB1022, Veto Override — Yea
  • September 15, 2022: HB1131, Veto Override — Yea
  • September 15, 2022: HB1454, Veto Override — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • September 15, 2022: HB1625, Veto Override — Yea
  • September 15, 2022: Rules Suspension — Yea
  • May 26, 2022: SB200, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
  • May 26, 2022: Rules Suspension — Nay
  • May 26, 2022: HB103, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
  • May 26, 2022: HB1431, Table — Nay
  • May 26, 2022: HB1431, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
  • May 26, 2022: HB1431, Reconsider — Yea
  • May 26, 2022: HB1567, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
  • May 26, 2022: HB1661, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
  • May 26, 2022: Shall Member Continue — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 12, 2022: HB1178, Concur — Yea
  • May 12, 2022: HB1022, Concur — Yea
  • May 12, 2022: Shall Member Continue — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 12, 2022: Print Remarks — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 5, 2022: SB344, ITL — Yea
  • May 5, 2022: SB345, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
  • May 5, 2022: SB345, Table — Nay
  • May 5, 2022: SB345, OTPA — Yea
  • May 5, 2022: SB345, Print Remarks — Nay
  • May 5, 2022: SB263, ITL — Yea
  • May 5, 2022: SB269, Interim Study — Yea
  • May 5, 2022: SB200, Adopt Amendment — Yea
  • May 5, 2022: SB200, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • May 5, 2022: SB200, OTPA — Yea
  • May 5, 2022: SB429, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB326, ITL — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB431, OTPA — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB294, Table — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB274, ITL — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB325, OTP — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB333, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB382, Table — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB397, OTPA — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB450, OTP — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB399, Special Order — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: HB1674, Remove From Table — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: CACR18, Remove From Table — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB366, OTP — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB381, OTPA — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • May 4, 2022: SB401, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB407, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB407, OTPA — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB418, OTPA — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB420, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB430, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB438, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
  • May 4, 2022: SB442, OTP — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB459, OTPA — Nay
  • May 4, 2022: SB404, OTPA — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB458, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB306, OTP — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB401, OTP — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB420, OTPA — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: HB172, Remove From Table — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: HB1506, Remove From Table — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB418, OTPA — Yea
  • April 21, 2022: SB438, OTPA — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB407, OTPA — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB430, OTPA — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB459, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
  • April 21, 2022: SB459, OTPA — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB240, Table — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB240, OTP — Yea
  • April 21, 2022: SB241, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB241, OTP — Yea
  • April 21, 2022: SB442, OTP — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: SB376, OTPA — Nay
  • April 21, 2022: Shall Member Continue — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • March 31, 2022: HR17, OTP — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1093, ITL — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1401, OTPA — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1666, ITL — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1478, ITL — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1349, Table — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1064, Table — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1473, Table — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • March 31, 2022: CACR27, ITL — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1417, ITL — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1417, OTP — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1552, Table — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1609, OTPA — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1627, Table — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1627, Table — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1627, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
  • March 31, 2022: HB1627, OTPA — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1647, Table — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1661, Adopt Amendment — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1598, Table — Nay
  • March 31, 2022: HB1598, OTPA — Yea
  • March 17, 2022: HB1076, Table — Not Voting/Not Excused
  • March 17, 2022: HB1165, Table — Nay
  • March 17, 2022: HB1165, OTP — Yea
  • March 17, 2022: HB1210, OTPA — Yea

And 2,112 earlier votes.

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