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Former Representative Richard Hinch (R - Hills 21)
On record 2009 to 2020. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.
- Recorded roll call votes: Nay 976, Yea 1,317, Not Voting/Not Excused 43, Not Voting/Excused 347
- Bills sponsored: 159, 18 as prime sponsor
Bills Sponsored
- SB 762-FN (2020): establishing an opioid abatement trust fund.
- SB 753 (2020): renaming a wing in the New Hampshire veterans' home.
- SB 747-FN (2020): authorizing the department of education to accept and expend certain federal funds for the purpose of increasing, expanding, or replicating the number of charter schools in the state.
- SB 744 (2020): establishing a commission to review drug overdose fatality information and data.
- SB 641-FN (2020): establishing a state assistance to public drinking water systems program and fund.
- SB 455 (2020): prohibiting higher education institutions from discriminating on the basis of military, law enforcement, or veterans status.
- SB 300-FN (2020): eliminating certain ramp tolls on the Everett turnpike in the town of Merrimack.
- SB 231-FN (2020): (New Title) establishing a committee to study truth in political advertising.
- HB 698-FN (2020): relative to foreign taxing jurisdictions compelling New Hampshire businesses to collect and remit sales taxes incurred by citizens of their respective states.
- HB 416 (2020): relative to the collection of private customer information of New Hampshire retailers by foreign states.
- HB 362 (2020): relative to the calculation of child support in cases with equal or approximately equal parenting time.
- HB 274-FN (2020): (New Title) relative to including under the meals and rooms tax facilitators of Internet transactions of motor vehicle rentals and facilitators of Internet transactions of room occupancies.
- HB 1637-FN (2020): establishing a kinship navigator program in the department of health and human services.
- HB 1558-FN (2020): (Second New Title) relative to discipline of students, addressing students' behavioral needs, and making an appropriation therefor; kindergarten funding; violence in schools; policies for students with head injuries; child sexual abuse prevention education and training; authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes by a municipality; adding the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire to the department of business and economic affairs council of partner agencies; change of school or assignment due to manifest educational hardship; school board expenditure of year-end fund balances; a children's system of care; student wellness; and criminal background checks for bus drivers.
- HB 1468 (2020): relative to criminal mischief.
- HB 1172 (2020): prohibiting state agencies from spraying pesticides targeting mosquitoes before dusk.
- SB 317-FN (2019): prohibiting sanctuary jurisdictions in New Hampshire.
- SB 306-FN (2019): establishing the housing appeals board.
- SB 291-FN (2019): (New Title) relative to the construction of new mental health facilities.
- SB 242-FN (2019): (New Title) providing for protection of private customer information and rights of New Hampshire remote sellers in connection with certain foreign sales and use taxes.
- SB 130-FN (2019): (New Title) establishing positions in the department of justice and the department of safety to work in the cold case homicide unit.
- SB 118 (2019): establishing a child fatality review committee.
- HJR 3 (2019): making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire.
- HCR 4 (2019): encouraging media outlets not to broadcast the name or image of a suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting.
- HB 444 (2019): relative to penalties for passing a school bus for the third or subsequent offense.
- HB 336 (2019): relative to requiring the current address of a defendant in a landlord tenant or small claims case.
- HB 268 (2019): relative to real estate commissions paid to unlicensed entities.
- HB 236-FN (2019): relative to the penalties for passing a school bus.
- HB 205 (2019): relative to the definition of "multiple line telephone system."
- HB 204 (2019): establishing a committee to review and update the penalties for contaminating drinking water and groundwater.
- HB 181 (2019): relative to the house and senate members of the university system board of trustees.
- HB 173 (2019): relative to requirements for residential tenants evicted for nonpayment of rent.
- SSSB 1-FN (2018): (New Title) establishing a commission to study ways to protect the New Hampshire advantage for New Hampshire businesses as a result of the uncertainty created from the recent United States Supreme Court decision on the collection of certain sales and use taxes.
- SB 592-FN-A (2018): relative to the child welfare system.
- SB 573-FN-A (2018): relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program and making an appropriation therefor.
- SB 565-FN (2018): (New Title) relative to aircraft registration fees.
- SB 564-FN-A (2018): relative to a business tax exemption and a workforce development program for regenerative manufacturing businesses.
- SB 563-FN (2018): establishing a recovery friendly workplace initiatives tax credit against business taxes administered by the community development finance authority.
- SB 557-FN (2018): establishing a board of housing development appeals.
- SB 552-FN (2018): relative to transportation of trauma victims by first responders.
- SB 529-FN (2018): (New Title) requiring the department of environmental services to conduct a study regarding the Baker River in the town of Warren and making an appropriation for such study.
- SB 507 (2018): proclaiming June as post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) awareness month.
- SB 506 (2018): limiting amendments to warrant articles.
- SB 493 (2018): (New Title) relative to procedures for determining and disclosing exculpatory evidence in a police officer's personnel file.
- SB 488 (2018): relative to licensure of health care professionals employed at the Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- SB 480 (2018): limiting the use of electroconvulsive therapy.
- SB 471 (2018): relative to the authority of municipalities to address potential natural threats.
- SB 417 (2018): relative to days of rest for employees of recreation camps and youth skill camps.
- SB 351 (2018): relative to managed care programs under workers' compensation.
- SB 343 (2018): relative to legislative ethics guidelines.
- SB 301-FN (2018): temporarily reducing the real estate transfer tax for first-time home buyers.
- SB 220-FN (2018): relative to the definition of mental illness for purposes of mental health services.
- SB 205-FN-A (2018): establishing the small business jobs fund and tax credit.
- SB 128 (2018): relative to the policy goal of electric utility restructuring.
- SB 1-FN-A (2018): reducing the rate of the business profits tax.
- HR 22 (2018): urging Congress to amend federal law on the issues of civil and criminal liability for providers and users of computer services carrying advertisements offering sex with sex trafficking victims.
- HB 641-FN-A (2018): relative to high school students participating in New Hampshire's dual and concurrent enrollment program and making an appropriation therefor.
- HB 557-FN (2018): relative to school attendance in towns with no public schools.
- HB 500 (2018): relative to organizations that are authorized to issue decals.
- HB 438 (2018): eliminating the automatic union dues payment for state employees. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1822-FN (2018): making hormonal contraceptives available directly from pharmacists by means of a standing order.
- HB 1748-FN (2018): relative to status for part-time retired judges.
- HB 1711-FN (2018): relative to rehabilitation under the workers' compensation law.
- HB 1686-FN (2018): relative to applications for and the use of education tax credits.
- HB 1645 (2018): relative to forwarding addresses of tenants in landlord tenant actions.
- HB 1584 (2018): relative to a landlord's ability to sell personal property of a commercial tenant.
- HB 1564-FN (2018): relative to sexual assault of a victim who is incarcerated in a correctional institution by a person with supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim.
- HB 1558-FN (2018): relative to the payment of the meals and rooms tax by individuals renting cars through an online service.
- HB 1499 (2018): relative to the focus and components of New Hampshire kindergartens.
- HB 1490 (2018): relative to limits on money judgments in landlord-tenant cases.
- HB 1485 (2018): relative to security deposits.
- HB 1457-FN (2018): relative to drug take-back programs.
- HB 1389 (2018): relative to commercial lines modernization.
- HB 1362 (2018): authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state companies.
- HB 1354 (2018): (New Title) relative to the speaker of the house of representatives and senate president as members of the university system board of trustees. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1334 (2018): establishing a commission to review the structure of motor vehicle laws.
- HB 1264 (2018): relative to construction of the terms "resident," "inhabitant," "residence," and "residency."
- HB 124-FN (2018): (Second New Title) relative to aircraft registration fees.
- HB 1104-FN (2018): (New Title) relative to dredge and fill permit time limits; relative to time limits under the administrative procedure act; and relative to online filing with the secretary of state's office. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1103-FN (2018): relative to financial responsibility for voluntary services provided pursuant to a report of abuse or neglect that is "unfounded but with reasonable concern." (prime sponsor)
- HB 1102-FN (2018): (New Title) enabling the department of health and human services to contract with certain certified physicians. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1101-FN (2018): (New Title) regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for perfluorochemicals in drinking water, ambient groundwater and surface water. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1100 (2018): (Second New Title) establishing a commission to review and evaluate workforce and job training in New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
- CACR 22 (2018): relating to rights for crime victims. Providing that crime victims shall be afforded constitutional rights.
- SB 89 (2017): relative to the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee.
- SB 80 (2017): (New Title) relative to implementation of the all veterans' tax credit, and relative to applications for recovery from the FRM victims' contribution recovery fund.
- SB 67 (2017): relative to the authority of state police employees.
- SB 231-FN (2017): relative to status for part-time retired judges.
- SB 131-FN-A (2017): (New Title) establishing a cross border drug interdiction program and making an appropriation therefor.
- SB 12-FN (2017): repealing the licensing requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver.
- SB 10-FN (2017): relative to dairy farmer relief.
- HB 620 (2017): (Second New Title) relative to compliance with state and federal education mandates and relative to school accreditation for the 2017-2018 school year.
- HB 584-FN (2017): relative to chartered public school funding.
- HB 520 (2017): relative to right to work. (prime sponsor)
- HB 452-FN (2017): establishing the office of the business advocate in the department of resources and economic development and making an appropriation therefor.
- HB 368-FN-A (2017): relative to the heating of certain state-owned buildings in Concord and making appropriations therefor.
- HB 356-FN (2017): (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study education funding and the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education, establishing a committee to study the organizational structure of the department of education and the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner of the department of education, and relative to the duties of the commissioner of the department of education.
- HB 304 (2017): (New Title) relative to implementation of academic standards by a local school board and relative to review of academic standards under consideration by the state board of education.
- HB 303-LOCAL (2017): (New Title) relative to filling vacancies in the office of county commissioner and relative to procedures for adoption of the budget for Rockingham County.
- HB 226 (2017): relative to documenting the improvement of non-proficient readers.
- HB 166 (2017): relative to assessments administered to pupils in grades 3 through 8.
- 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 522-FN-A (2016): (Third New Title) making an appropriation to the office of professional licensure and certification for technology upgrades for the controlled drug prescription health and safety program and relative to the forfeiture of property.
- SB 509-FN (2016): relative to voter registration forms and relative to voter identity verification.
- SB 468-FN (2016): relative to changes to the sex offender registry.
- SB 342-FN (2016): (New Title) relative to the sale or exchange of an interest in a business organization under the business profits tax.
- SB 311 (2016): relative to standards for radon in water.
- SB 309 (2016): relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels.
- HB 594-FN-A (2016): establishing keno.
- HB 1702 (2016): changing certain study committee reporting dates. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1700-FN (2016): relative to abuse-deterrent opioid drug products.
- HB 1699-FN-A-LOCAL (2016): establishing a licensed alcohol and drug counselor in the bureau of emergency medical services to develop a training program for fire and emergency medical services personnel and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1616-FN (2016): relative to drivers' licenses and identification cards that are compliant with federal identification law.
- HB 1579 (2016): relative to regulation of the practice of out-of-state brokers by the real estate commission.
- HB 1578 (2016): relative to the maintenance of private roads.
- HB 1356 (2016): (New Title) relative to construction of the terms "resident," "inhabitant," "residence," and "residency."
- HB 1000-FN-A (2016): establishing a state grant program to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in addressing the opioid crisis and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
- CACR 17 (2016): relating to domicile for the purpose of voting. Providing that only a resident of the state may establish a domicile for the purpose of voting.
- SSHCR 1 (2015): establishing a joint task force for the response to the heroin and opioid epidemic in New Hampshire.
- SB 9-FN-A-LOCAL (2015): relative to salary increases for state employees and making appropriations therefor, establishing a legislative oversight committee on employee relations, relative to the purpose of a capital budget appropriation, and reducing the rates of the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax.
- SB 113-FN-A-LOCAL (2015): relative to video lottery and table gaming.
- HB 584-FN (2015): making various changes to laws relating to motor vehicles and vessels. (prime sponsor)
- HB 559-FN (2015): relative to vehicle registration by entities doing business in New Hampshire. (prime sponsor)
- HB 545 (2015): relative to eligibility for office. (prime sponsor)
- HB 532 (2015): relative to commercial vessel insurance and eliminating the mooring appeals board. (prime sponsor)
- HB 396-FN (2015): relative to part-time employment by retirees in the New Hampshire retirement system.
- HB 230 (2015): (New Title) relative to the discharge of a mortgage.
- SB 3-FN (2014): (New Title) eliminating certain ramp tolls on the Everett turnpike in the town of Merrimack.
- SB 214 (2014): relative to immunity from civil liability for sports officials.
- HB 1627-FN-A-LOCAL (2014): relative to video lottery and table gaming.
- HB 196 (2013): relative to weight of commercial vehicles with idle reduction devices.
- HB 195 (2013): relative to commercial driver learner permits.
- HB 194 (2013): relative to collection of permit fees paid with insufficient fund checks.
- HB 163 (2013): relative to special number plates for disabled veterans.
- HB 145-FN (2013): authorizing multi-use number plates.
- SB 335 (2012): establishing a procedure for certain condominiums to waive portions of the state fire code.
- HB 486-FN (2012): relative to penalties for alcohol ignition interlock circumvention. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1508 (2012): relative to procedures of the board of mental health practice.
- HB 1458 (2012): relative to the responsibilities of telecommunications companies that permit third party billing.
- HB 1269 (2012): relative to immunity from civil liability for sports officials. (prime sponsor)
- HB 1257-FN (2012): eliminating the tolls on the Everett turnpike in the town of Merrimack.
- HB 1173 (2012): relative to complaints against psychologists. (prime sponsor)
- SB 54 (2011): (New Title) relative to the definition of declarant under the condominium act and the duties of the committee to study laws relating to condominium and homeowners’ associations.
- HB 549 (2011): relative to driver's license reexaminations.
- HB 525 (2011): naming a bridge in the town of Merrimack in honor of Corporal Timothy Gibson, U.S.M.C.
- HB 472-FN (2011): relative to a certain E-Z Pass discount for Nashua toll plazas.
- HB 471-FN (2011): relative to the discontinuance of certain tolls and authorizing the department of transportation to establish a toll plaza between exits 1 and 2 on the F.E. Everett turnpike.
- HB 335-FN-A (2011): establishing multi-use number plates.
- HB 229-FN-A (2011): repealing the tax on gambling winnings.
- HB 192 (2011): relative to commercial motor vehicle registration.
- HB 147-FN (2011): making the commission of certain offenses punishable under the capital murder statute.
- HB 139 (2011): establishing a committee to study merging the New Hampshire turnpike system and the state highway system.
- HB 118 (2011): relative to reporting a person as medically unfit to drive.
- HB 117 (2011): allowing additional weight for vehicles using idle reduction technology in order to promote reduction of fuel use and emissions.
- HB 1449 (2010): relative to complaints against judicially appointed guardians ad litem and psychotherapists.
- HB 1294 (2010): relative to underground storage facility operator training.
- HB 690-FN (2009): establishing a cold case homicide unit.
- HB 443 (2009): (New Title) relative to underground storage facility operator training and relative to requirements for guaranteed price plans and prepaid contracts for petroleum.
- HB 185-FN (2009): relative to the installation of sound barriers along a certain segment of the F.E. Everett turnpike in the town of Merrimack.
Recent Votes
- September 17, 2020: Refer to Justices 1 — Nay
- September 17, 2020: Refer to Justices 2 — Yea
- September 17, 2020: SB159, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB250, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB466, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB685, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB687, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB712, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB731, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1166, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1234, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1246, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1247, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1375, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1454, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1494, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1660, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1665, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: HB1672, Veto Override — Nay
- September 17, 2020: Shall Member Continue — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1162, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1249, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB685, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1166, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1230, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1280, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1375, Concur — Yea
- July 1, 2020: HB705, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1240, Concur — Yea
- July 1, 2020: HB1645, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1454, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1558, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1266, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1672, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1494, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1234, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB250, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1246, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1264, Concur — Yea
- July 1, 2020: HB1623, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1639, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1247, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB731, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1245, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: HB1135, Concur — Yea
- July 1, 2020: HB466, Concur — Nay
- July 1, 2020: Adopt Report — Nay
- June 12, 2020: Amend House Rules — Nay
- June 12, 2020: CACR21, Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: HB1717, Rules Suspension — Yea
- June 12, 2020: Hinch Rules Suspension — Yea
- June 12, 2020: Abramson Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: Prout Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: Adjutant Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: Cushing Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: Uphold Ruling of Chair — Nay
- June 12, 2020: SB295, Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: HB1218, Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: HB2020, Rules Suspension — Nay
- June 12, 2020: Rules Suspension, Adopt CC — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1160, OTP — Nay
- March 13, 2020: Adjourn — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1444, Table — Yea
- March 13, 2020: HB1444, OTPA — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1496, OTPA — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1676, Table — Not Voting/Not Excused
- March 13, 2020: HB1676, OTP — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1493, OTP — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1401, OTPA — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1552, OTPA — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1622, OTPA — Nay
- March 13, 2020: HB1646, Table — Nay
- March 13, 2020: Reprimand — Yea
- March 12, 2020: HB1675, ITL — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1148, ITL — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1251, ITL — Not Voting/Not Excused
- March 12, 2020: HB1285, OTPA — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1306, OTP — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1321, OTPA — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1323, ITL — Nay
- March 12, 2020: Print Remarks — Yea
- March 12, 2020: HB1334, ITL — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1423, OTP — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1435, OTPA — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1459, OTPA — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1473, OTPA — Yea
- March 12, 2020: HB1487, ITL — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1715, OTP — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1279, OTP — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1390, Interim Study — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1525, OTP — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1653, OTP — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1665, OTPA — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1672, OTP — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1319, OTPA — Nay
- March 12, 2020: HB1422, Interim Study — Yea
- March 12, 2020: HB1122, OTPA — Yea
- March 12, 2020: HB1228, Table — Yea
- March 12, 2020: HB1228, OTPA — Not Voting/Not Excused
- March 12, 2020: HB1286, OTPA — Not Voting/Not Excused
And 2,583 earlier votes.