Former Senator Richard Russman (R - SD19)

On record 1999 to 2009. This page is their record in the New Hampshire General Court; it is not a current directory entry.

• Recorded roll call votes: Yea 133, No vote recorded 1, Nay 61, Not Voting/Excused 4
• Bills sponsored: 87, 22 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

• SCR 7 (2000): urging the federal government to consider the impacts on New Hampshire and the smaller states of interstate waste legislation. (prime sponsor)
• SCR 3 (2000): rescinding the 1979 call for a federal constitutional convention.
• SB 76-LOCAL (2000): ( New Title ) establishing a pilot program allowing certain economically depressed municipalities to offer tax exemptions to foster public accommodation and industrial construction.
• SB 71 (2000): (New Title) prohibiting the use of MTBE as an additive in gasoline.
• SB 46-FN (2000): relative to the applicability of mooring permit requirements
• SB 459 (2000): (New Title) relative to uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance coverage. (prime sponsor)
• SB 452 (2000): increasing to $25 per game date the amount operators of bingo games may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. (prime sponsor)
• SB 451 (2000): relative to site size standards for new school building construction. (prime sponsor)
• SB 445-FN (2000): (2nd New Title) relative to methadone maintenance treatment and the licensing of limited retail drug distributors.
• SB 439-FN (2000): (New Title) relative to motor vehicle offenses resulting in serious bodily injury and relative to driver record information. (prime sponsor)
• SB 438-FN (2000): relative to habitual simple assault. (prime sponsor)
• SB 428-FN-A (2000): ( New Title ) relative to the health care fund.
• SB 411-FN (2000): establishing the New Hampshire returnable beverage container law.
• SB 409-FN (2000): ( New Title ) relative to health insurance coverage of qualified clinical trials and establishing a committee to study the coverage for autologous bone marrow transplants.
• SB 401-FN-A-LOCAL (2000): establishing the New Hampshire land and community heritage investment program and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
• SB 396-FN-A-LOCAL (2000): assessing a fee on water withdrawn for commercial purposes from water supply sources in the state and establishing a public water supply land protection fund. (prime sponsor)
• SB 395-FN-LOCAL (2000): relative to creditable service for eligibility by retired teachers for payment of medical benefits.
• SB 388-FN-LOCAL (2000): assessing a surcharge on waste disposed at solid waste landfills and incinerators. (prime sponsor)
• SB 384 (2000): [New Title] establishing a committee to study pollution prevention and pretreatment programs for reducing pollutant levels in sewage sludge.
• SB 383 (2000): (New Title) requiring the department of health and human services and insurers to make prompt payments.
• SB 382 (2000): relative to appeals of release or detention orders (prime sponsor)
• SB 373-FN (2000): directing the public water access advisory board to prepare a report relating to the types of public access and recreational uses appropriate to different types of public bodies of water.
• SB 361 (2000): authorizing citizen suits to assure enforcement of New Hampshire's environmental statutes. (prime sponsor)
• SB 340 (2000): extending the reporting date of the committee to study the problems and possible regulation of outdoor lighting.
• SB 335 (2000): allowing physicians to make a report when a person is unfit to drive a motor vehicle.
• SB 332 (2000): relative to risk-based capital for health organizations.
• SB 331 (2000): requiring a report from the public utilities commission and the department of environmental services evaluating whether existing regulatory structures encourage or discourage regional cooperation for water resources management and water conservation. (prime sponsor)
• SB 330 (2000): ( New Title ) establishing a committee to study the impact of water withdrawals on instream flows and the impact of instream flow rules on entities that withdraw water or are affected by instream flows. (prime sponsor)
• SB 315 (2000): changing the form for writs of execution.
• SB 304-LOCAL (2000): relative to emergency meetings in towns and school districts. (prime sponsor)
• SB 303 (2000): [New Title] relative to campaign contributions by business organizations.
• SB 218-FN-LOCAL (2000): regulating the land application of sewage sludge.
• SB 135-FN (2000): relative to water supply land protection grants. (prime sponsor)
• HJR 6 (2000): (New Title) encouraging the revitalization of the northern rail corridor from Concord to Lebanon and recognizing its interim recreational uses.
• HB 575 (2000): limiting railroad liability for passenger and tourist rail service.
• HB 446-LOCAL (2000): subjecting certain land in the town of Newport to local land use regulations.
• HB 209 (2000): relative to authorizing the consideration of traditional village patterns in local zoning ordinances.
• HB 1626-FN (2000): establishing a program to rebate certain excessive property tax payments of eligible taxpayers.
• HB 1594-FN (2000): relative to the allocation of moneys in the tobacco use prevention fund.
• HB 1588 (2000): relative to the authority of the department of transportation regarding rail safety inspections.
• HB 1491-FN (2000): granting an adjustment to the business enterprise tax paid by transportation companies that contract for the transportation of public school pupils.
• HB 1409 (2000): establishing a committee to study the feasibility of reestablishing the Lawrence, Massachusetts to Manchester, New Hampshire rail service line and the Concord to Lebanon Northern passenger rail service line.
• HB 1294-LOCAL (2000): relative to regional planning commissions.
• HB 1258-FN (2000): relative to invasive plant, insect, and fungal species.
• HB 1106 (2000): making the widening of Interstate 93 from Manchester to the Massachusetts border a state priority.
• CACR 38 (2000): Relating to: use of highway fund revenues. Providing that: an amount not to exceed 9 percent of highway revenues shall be used to maintain and improve New Hampshire's rail infrastructure. (prime sponsor)
• SR 9 (1999): urging the President and Congress to extend the Older Americans Act for a 3-year period.
• SR 5 (1999): urging Congress to authorize construction of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. to begin immediately.
• SB 91 (1999): designating segments of the Cold River as protected under the rivers management and protection program.
• SB 80 (1999): adding the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. to Civil Rights Day.
• SB 70 (1999): (New Title) relative to prevention of MTBE contamination of drinking water and groundwater.
• SB 68 (1999): (New Title) establishing minimum 300 foot buffer zones around sensitive areas from application of herbicides, authorizing a study of environmental effects from residual herbicides and making an appropriation therefor. (prime sponsor)
• SB 45-FN-A (1999): allowing a waiver of interest for the time period of an extension of the date of payment of the legacies and successions tax. (prime sponsor)
• SB 212-FN (1999): requiring the insurance department to develop a plan to address the needs of persons with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
• SB 199 (1999): establishing certain standards of accountability for health maintenance organizations and other entities providing health insurance through a managed care system.
• SB 195-FN-A (1999): appropriating funds for sludge testing. (prime sponsor)
• SB 175-FN (1999): (New Title) requiring insurance coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs and prescription contraceptive devices and for contraceptive services.
• SB 159 (1999): relative to early reduction of greenhouse gases.
• SB 130 (1999): establishing a committee to study issues regarding procedures and standards for selection and supervision of court-appointed guardians ad litem.
• HJR 7 (1999): supporting the continued management of the White Mountain National Forest for multiple uses as a part of the National Forest System.
• HB 727-FN (1999): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the problems and possible regulation of outdoor lighting.
• HB 685-FN-A (1999): (New Title) relative to the duties of the New Hampshire land and community heritage commission.
• HB 656 (1999): relative to the use of personal watercraft on Beaver Lake in the town of Derry.
• HB 625-FN-A (1999): (New Title) relative to a mercury emissions reduction and control program and a study of mercury in ash landfills.
• HB 603 (1999): relative to the performance audit and oversight committee.
• HB 576-FN-A (1999): (New Title) establishing additional staff positions for statewide child custody and support impact seminars, and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 548-A (1999): making a capital appropriation for the construction of the Plaistow district courthouse.
• HB 546-FN-A (1999): providing partial funding to support research monitoring groundwater at reclamation sites that have had sludge applied.
• HB 535 (1999): (New Title) establishing a committee to study the department of resources and economic development.
• HB 432 (1999): requiring persons under 18 who complete a driver's education course to also do practice driving with a parent or guardian.
• HB 426 (1999): relative to clean indoor air in state buildings.
• HB 291 (1999): establishing a study committee for seed sterilization technology or "terminator" technology.
• HB 208-FN (1999): establishing a coordinated and comprehensive effort by state agencies for economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy to deter sprawl.
• HB 207-FN-A (1999): directing the office of state planning to conduct a study of the effects of sprawl in the state and making an appropriation therefor.
• HB 204-FN (1999): relative to driving after license revocation or suspension.
• SJR 3 (1997): urging the United States Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment for environmental rights. (prime sponsor)
• HJR 5 (1997): urging the United States Congress and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to make certain changes in the Clean Air Act which would result in more cost effective air pollutant emission reductions.
• HJR 2 (1997): urging the members of Congress to support and pass the Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act.
• HCR 11 (1997): relative to the preservation and revitalization of New Hampshire's rail-based corridors of commerce.
• HJR 25 (1996): urging the federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Council on Environmental Quality, the United States Congress, and the President of the United States to implement increased competition in the electric
• SR 1 (1995): adopting Senate Rules for the 1995 session. (prime sponsor)
• HJR 4 (1995): (New Title) urging the United States Congress and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to make certain changes in the Clean Air Act amendments which would enable states to better comply with the law.
• HJR 3 (1995): urging the members of Congress to implement the recommendations of the Northern Forest Lands Council.
• HJR 2 (1995): urging the members of the New Hampshire legislature to consider and support the recommendations of the Northern Forest Lands Council Study Committee.
• HCR 29 (1994): clarifying legislative intent on issues of local school board control.
• SR 7 (1993): relative to HB 310. (prime sponsor)
• HCR 8 (1993): (New Title) encouraging Congress to increase the reimbursement rate to municipalities for government-owned land.

Recent Votes

• October 22, 2009: CACR17, Order to 3rd Reading3/5 Necessary — Yea
• July 12, 2000: SB153, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill pass — Yea
• July 12, 2000: SB468, Notwithstanding the governor's veto shall the bill pass — No vote recorded
• July 12, 2000: HB235, Notwithstanding the governor's veto shall the bill pass — Nay
• July 12, 2000: HB542, Notwithstanding the governor's veto shall the bill pass — Nay
• July 12, 2000: HB648, Notwithstanding the governor's veto shall the bill pass — Yea
• July 12, 2000: HB1343, Notwithstanding the governor's veto shall the bill pass — Yea
• July 12, 2000: HB1343, upholding the ruling of the chair — Yea
• May 31, 2000: SB472, Committee of Conference Report Fraser/Cohen — Yea
• May 31, 2000: HB628, Committee Of Conference Report Roberge/Fraser — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB1510, Inexpedient to Legislate Brown/Francoeur — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB1548, Ought to Pass Francoeur/Pignatelli — Nay
• May 18, 2000: HB1240, Floor Amendment (4517) F. King/Francoeur — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB1531, Interim Study Trombly/Gordon — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB542, Floor Amendment (4596) Gordon/Pignatelli — Nay
• May 18, 2000: HB542, Floor Amendment (4584) Gordon/Fernald — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB542, Floor Amendment (4594) Trombly/Klemm — Nay
• May 18, 2000: HB542, Floor Amendment ( 4571) Gordon/Pignatelli — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB542, Ordered to third reading Trombly/McCarley — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB1525, Ought to pass Squires/F. King — Yea
• May 18, 2000: HB1414, Floor Amendment (4583) Gordon/Francoeur — Nay
• May 18, 2000: HB1241, Ought to pass Francoeur/Squires — Nay
• May 18, 2000: HB1342, Ordered to third reading Krueger/Brown — Yea
• May 18, 2000: SB401, Concurrence Gordon/Francoeur — Yea
• May 18, 2000: SB419, Committee of Conference Francoeur/Trombly — Nay
• May 18, 2000: HB1525, Ought to Pass Roberge/Larsen — Yea
• May 3, 2000: SB472, Committee Amendment (4333) Fraser/McCarley — Yea
• May 3, 2000: SB466, Interim study Hollingworth/Disnard — Yea
• April 27, 2000: HB1253, Ought to pass Larsen/Krueger — Nay
• April 27, 2000: HB1621, Ought to pass Francoeur/Squires — Nay
• April 20, 2000: HB1410, Laid on the table Pignatelli/F. King — Yea
• April 20, 2000: HCR24, Ordered to third reading Wheeler/Trombly — Yea
• April 20, 2000: SB459, Ought to pass Fraser/Russman — Yea
• April 20, 2000: SB329, Floor Amendment (4200) Francoeur/Fernald — Nay
• April 13, 2000: HJR25, Ought to pass Francoeur/Krueger — Yea
• April 13, 2000: SB459, Ordered to third reading Francoeur/Fraser — Yea
• April 13, 2000: HB522, Ordered to third reading Francoeur/Krueger — Yea
• April 6, 2000: HB542, Floor Amendment (4033) Francoeur/Pignatelli — Yea
• April 6, 2000: HB542, Laid on the Table F. King/Gordon — Nay
• April 6, 2000: SB401, Ordered to third reading Wheeler/Larson — Yea
• April 6, 2000: SB132, Floor Amendment (3936) Francoeur/Johnson — Yea
• March 30, 2000: SB379, Ought to pass Wheeler/Trombly — Yea
• March 30, 2000: SB399, Ordered to third reading Trombly/Wheeler — Yea
• March 30, 2000: HB542, Laid on the table Francoeur/Trombly — Yea
• March 30, 2000: HB542, Ought to pass Gordon/Roberge — Nay
• March 30, 2000: HB542, Special order Trombly/Gordon — Yea
• March 23, 2000: SB307, Committee Amendment (3804) Wheeler/Cohen — Nay
• March 23, 2000: SB307, Ordered to third reading Wheeler/Cohen — Nay
• March 23, 2000: SB373, Committee Amendment (3841) Disnard/Wheeler — Yea
• March 23, 2000: SB322, Ought to pass Trombly/Wheeler — Nay
• March 23, 2000: SB323, Committee Amendment (3843) Wheeler/Gordon — Yea
• March 23, 2000: SB405, Committee Amendment (3895) Roberge/Disnard — Nay
• March 23, 2000: SR14, Adoption of the resolution Trombly/Larsen — Yea
• March 16, 2000: SB409, Ordered to third reading Francoeur/ Brown — Yea
• March 16, 2000: SB361, Ought to Pass F. King/Francoeur — Yea
• March 16, 2000: SB447, Ordered to third reading Trombly/Pignatelli — Yea
• March 16, 2000: SB419, Floor Amendment (3811) Francoeur/Fraser — Yea
• March 16, 2000: SB419, Ordered to third reading Pignatelli/Francoeur — Nay
• March 16, 2000: SB427, Inexpedient to legislate Trombly/Francoeur — Yea
• March 16, 2000: HB235, Substitute Motion ought to pass Gordon/Roberge — Nay
• March 16, 2000: HB235, Floor Amendment (3818) Francoeur/Gordon — Nay
• March 16, 2000: SB132, Taken off the table Francoeur/Fernald — Nay
• March 16, 2000: SB430, Laid on the table Gordon/F. King — Nay
• March 16, 2000: SB430, Inexpedient to legislate F. King/Trombly — Yea
• March 9, 2000: SB365, Committee Amendment (3618) Roberge/Francoeur — Yea
• March 9, 2000: CACR38, Ordered to third reading — Yea
• March 9, 2000: SB337, Amendment Adopted (3643) Roberge/Trombly — Nay
• February 10, 2000: CACR23, Floor Amendment (3411) Trombly/Brown — Yea
• February 10, 2000: CACR23, Final Passage — Yea
• February 3, 2000: HB690, Ought To Pass Francoeur/McCarley — Nay
• February 3, 2000: SB219, Ordered to Third Reading Francoeur/Brown — Nay
• February 3, 2000: SB219, Inexpedient to Legislate Trombly/McCarley — Yea
• February 3, 2000: SB219, Laid on the Table Russman/Trombly — Yea
• February 3, 2000: CACR20, Ordered to third reading — Yea
• February 3, 2000: SB44, Ordered to third reading Francoeur/Wheeler — Nay
• February 3, 2000: SB44, Inexpedient to legislate Wheeler/Fernald — Nay
• February 3, 2000: HB542, Laid on the table Francoeur/Pignatelli — Yea
• February 3, 2000: SB203, Laid on the table Francoeur/Trombly — Yea
• February 3, 2000: CACR20, Final Passage — Yea
• January 13, 2000: HB366, Ought to Pass Francoeur/Trombly — Nay
• January 13, 2000: HB366, Inexpedient to Legislate Trombly/Francoeur — Yea
• January 13, 2000: SB144, Inexpedient to Legislate Disnard/Trombly — Yea
• November 3, 1999: HB625, Re-Refer Disnard/Francouer — Yea
• November 3, 1999: HB704, Re-referGordon/Pignatelli — Yea
• November 3, 1999: HB704, Order to Third ReadingWheeler/Pignatelli — Nay
• November 3, 1999: HB999, Order to Third ReadingFrancoeur/Larsen — Yea
• November 3, 1999: HB625, Committee of Conference report — Yea
• November 3, 1999: HB109, Rerefer back to Committee — Yea
• October 22, 1999: HB109, Floor Amendment (2163)F. King/Klemm — Yea
• October 22, 1999: HB109, Floor Amendment (2166)Pignatelli/Cohen — Yea
• October 22, 1999: CACR16, Order to 3rd Reading3/5 Necessary — Yea
• October 22, 1999: CACR16, Final Passage3/5 Necessary — Yea
• October 22, 1999: CACR16, Final Passage3/5 Necessary — Yea
• October 22, 1999: CACR17, Final Passage3/5 Necessary — Yea
• October 19, 1999: HCR10, Ought to Pass Trombly/D'Allesandro — Yea
• October 19, 1999: HB743, Ought to PassKlemm/F King — Yea
• July 1, 1999: HB661, Ought to PassBrown/Krueger — Nay
• June 29, 1999: HB341, Committee Amendment (1772)Francoeur/Roberge — Nay
• June 29, 1999: HB341, Order to 3rd ReadingF. King/Francoeur — Yea
• June 29, 1999: HB633, Rerefer to CommitteeFrancoeur/Trombly — Yea

And 99 earlier votes.

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