Former Senator Russell Prescott (R - SD23)

On record 2001 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 755, Nay 367, Not Voting/Excused 33, No vote recorded 3
• Bills sponsored: 140, 39 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

• SB 75 (2016): relative to unfair trade practices targeting veterans.
• SB 552-FN (2016): (New Title) relative to application of the Internal Revenue Code to provisions of the business profits tax.
• SB 550-FN (2016): relative to the maximum gross weight for dump trailers.
• SB 541 (2016): establishing a commission to study provider rates. (prime sponsor)
• SB 535-FN-A (2016): establishing a grant program for high schools for heroin and opiate prevention education.
• 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 3-FN (2016): relative to payment for reasonable value of services.
• SB 246 (2016): relative to the definition of "teacher" for the purpose of renomination or reelection. (prime sponsor)
• SB 178 (2016): relative to optometrist participation in vision insurance plans.
• SB 100 (2016): relative to home heating fuel deliveries in the winter.
• SB 8-FN-LOCAL (2015): relative to appropriations for nursing homes.
• SB 32 (2015): relative to state agency budgetary reporting requirements.
• SB 264 (2015): relative to tipped employees.
• SB 252 (2015): establishing a committee to study a number plate commemorating Laconia Motorcycle Week.
• SB 248 (2015): establishing a committee to study health care provider payment rates. (prime sponsor)
• SB 247 (2015): relative to duties of the legislative oversight committee established under the statewide education improvement and assessment program. (prime sponsor)
• SB 245 (2015): establishing a committee to study occupational regulatory boards and commissions. (prime sponsor)
• SB 230-FN-LOCAL (2015): relative to speed limits on state roads that are seasonally congested by pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
• SB 170 (2015): (New Title) requiring the public utilities commission to ensure ratepayer protections with electric power suppliers and extending the time for the site evaluation committee to adopt certain rules. (prime sponsor)
• SB 168 (2015): relative to the duties of the commissioner of the department of environmental services.
• HB 418 (2015): (New Title) relative to waiver of rights to devised or inherited real property.
• HB 354 (2015): relative to the closing of clam, oyster, and other bivalve areas for restoration.
• SB 417 (2014): (New Title) relative to information provided to electric utility customers.
• SB 415-FN (2014): transferring surplus revenues to the revenue stabilization reserve account.
• SB 374 (2014): establishing a commission to review and make recommendations to standardize and make uniform the definitions of "domicile" and "residency" in state statutes. (prime sponsor)
• SB 357 (2014): (New Title) naming a scenic overlook and the visitor center on the northbound side of I-93 in Hooksett in honor of Raymond S. Burton.
• SB 251 (2014): relative to horse access to state land.
• HB 585 (2014): relative to insurance parity for optometrists.
• HB 566 (2014): regulating guaranteed price plans and prepaid contracts for heating oil, kerosene, or liquefied petroleum gas.
• HB 1416 (2014): (New Title) establishing an economic development plan and process for the division of economic development
• HB 1356 (2014): relative to fire department plates.
• SB 182-FN (2013): relative to implementation of voter identification requirements. (prime sponsor)
• SB 11-LOCAL (2013): (New Title) relative to water and sewer utility districts and water or sewer utility districts.
• HB 352 (2013): relative to sending checklists to the state archives.
• HB 183 (2013): relative to processing absentee ballots.
• SB 404-FN (2012): relative to funding for pupils enrolled in vocational education programs. (prime sponsor)
• SB 353-LOCAL (2012): relative to establishing water and sewer infrastructure in the commercial district of a town. (prime sponsor)
• SB 289-FN (2012): relative to presenting photo identification to vote in person. (prime sponsor)
• SB 276-FN (2012): (2nd New Title) establishing the vandalizing or defacing of state or municipal property as criminal mischief.
• SB 202 (2012): apportioning congressional districts. (prime sponsor)
• SB 201 (2012): apportioning state senate districts. (prime sponsor)
• SB 150-FN (2012): authorizing individuals and certain businesses to purchase health insurance from out-of-state insurance companies.
• HB 1202-FN (2012): (New Title) amending the definition of “sending district” as it applies to students attending regional vocational education programs.
• HB 1197-FN (2012): requiring the commissioner of the department of health and human services to apply for a state plan waiver.
• HB 1172 (2012): (New Title) authorizing nano brewery, beverage manufacturer, and brew pub licensees to sell their products at farmers’ markets and establishing an alcohol consultant license.
• SR 10 (2011): honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.
• SB 86 (2011): requiring the department of labor to warn employers of certain violations prior to imposing a fine.
• SB 36 (2011): relative to the permanent siting of the Hampton-Exeter District Court.
• SB 16 (2011): (New Title) relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot.
• SB 146-FN (2011): relative to requiring submission of a reduced spending alternative as part of the biennial budget process.
• SR 6 (2004): urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to rescind the limitation on rental assistance under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
• SB 528 (2004): establishing a right to work act which provides for freedom of choice on whether to join a labor union. (prime sponsor)
• SB 502 (2004): establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing certain groups to join together for purposes of small group insurance. (prime sponsor)
• SB 493 (2004): (New Title) relative to examination standards for certified public accountants. (prime sponsor)
• SB 481-FN-LOCAL (2004): (New Title) establishing a sewer and other water-related purposes district for Great Bay. (prime sponsor)
• SB 469 (2004): relative to licensing of boiler inspectors.
• SB 454-FN (2004): relative to carrying a concealed weapon without a license. (prime sponsor)
• SB 433-FN (2004): (New Title) establishing a committee to study utility rate review by the public utilities commission.
• SB 430-FN (2004): (New Title) relative to mandated insurance benefits and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of mandating that health insurers provide medical loss information to small group employers.
• SB 427 (2004): (New Title) relative to legal recognition of out-of-state marriages and establishing a commission to examine all aspects of same sex civil marriage and its legal equivalents. (prime sponsor)
• SB 407-FN-LOCAL (2004): (New Title) relative to default budgets in the budget adoption procedure in political subdivisions which have adopted official ballot voting.
• SB 397 (2004): (New Title) requiring the department of environmental services to adopt certain rules and to eliminate certain substances from gasoline supplies. (prime sponsor)
• SB 384-FN (2004): relative to drugs paid for by the state.
• SB 355 (2004): (New Title) relative to the regulation and servicing of portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems, fire sprinkler systems, and fire alarm and detection systems. (prime sponsor)
• SB 354 (2004): relative to the regulation and servicing of fire alarm and detection systems. (prime sponsor)
• SB 353-FN (2004): relative to the regulation and servicing of fire sprinkler systems. (prime sponsor)
• SB 337 (2004): relative to the regulation of traps by the fish and game department and relative to the liability of trappers for certain injuries to domestic animals.
• SB 334 (2004): relative to the dredging of Hampton-Seabrook harbor. (prime sponsor)
• SB 204 (2004): relative to bail recovery agents. (prime sponsor)
• SB 19-FN (2004): (New Title) relative to notification of groundwater contamination and requiring a certain report from the department of environmental services. (prime sponsor)
• SB 109 (2004): (2nd New Title) adopting the model Drug Dealer Liability Act.
• HCR 11 (2004): relative to state and federal government relations.
• HB 756-LOCAL (2004): promoting parental choice in education and providing for an abatement from the education taxes for parents of children not enrolled in the public school system.
• HB 754-FN-LOCAL (2004): establishing an education certificate program to allow parental choice in the selection of schools for children.
• HB 734-FN-A (2004): establishing a pilot program to open the state house on Saturdays.
• HB 643-FN (2004): (3rd New Title) relative to the family division of the courts, reducing the number of superior court justices, and relative to marital masters.
• HB 516-LOCAL (2004): (2nd New Title) relative to the standard of review for requests for excavating and dredging permits, relative to an appropriation for the expansion of the Port of Portsmouth, and relative to additional powers and duties of the Pease development authority.
• HB 161-FN-LOCAL (2004): relative to residency in determining entitlement to local welfare assistance.
• HB 1413 (2004): (New Title) relative to the creation of mandatory panels for medical injury claims and to the testimony of expert witnesses and establishing a committee to study medical malpractice insurance rates and mandatory panels for medical injury claims.
• CACR 5 (2004): (New Title) relating to the rulemaking authority of the supreme court. Providing that the supreme court may adopt rules, that the general court may regulate these matters by statute, and that in the event of a conflict between a statute and a rule, the statute, if otherwise valid, shall prevail over the rule.
• CACR 22 (2004): relating to taxation. Providing that a 2/3 vote is required to pass a new tax or to increase a tax after it is levied and that the maximum increase in any budget bill shall be limited by the rates of inflation and population growth.
• SR 3 (2003): a resolution supporting the United States troops in Iraq.
• SCR 1 (2003): urging a study of the operating efficiency of state government.
• SB 70 (2003): (New Title) establishing a commission to study implementing a recommendation of the New Hampshire estuaries project management plan.
• 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 49 (2003): relative to fluoridation of public water supplies and local decisions regarding fluoridation. (prime sponsor)
• SB 47-FN (2003): (New Title) relative to refunds for tolls paid on account of shrinkage or loss by evaporation of motor fuel, relative to a transfer of funds to the highway fund, and relative to oil import and underground storage facility fees.
• SB 46-FN (2003): (New Title) repealing the meat inspection account and the poultry inspection account. (prime sponsor)
• SB 33-FN (2003): (New Title) establishing a putative fathers' registry in the department of health and human services.
• SB 24 (2003): relative to license revocations for DWI offenders under the age of 21.
• SB 21 (2003): relative to health insurance riders.
• SB 196 (2003): establishing a committee to study the inspection and fees for sanitary transportation of seafood. (prime sponsor)
• SB 178 (2003): relative to guaranty funds. (prime sponsor)
• SB 162 (2003): establishing a committee to study water resources.
• SB 148-FN (2003): relative to the regulation of water treatment equipment installers by the plumber's board. (prime sponsor)
• SB 143 (2003): establishing a commission to study and review the regulation of the building trades. (prime sponsor)
• SB 140-FN (2003): establishing an optional renewal period for licenses to carry a pistol or revolver. (prime sponsor)
• SB 136 (2003): relative to liability for hazardous materials accidents. (prime sponsor)
• SB 119 (2003): relative to medical and hospital liability insurance.
• SB 115 (2003): (New Title) increasing the fees for review of subdivisions and waste disposal systems by the department of environmental services and making an appropriation for implementing information technology and regulatory process improvements. (prime sponsor)
• SB 110 (2003): (New Title) relative to small group health insurance coverage and relative to health plan loss information. (prime sponsor)
• HJR 2 (2003): requiring the assignment of oversight of state agencies to legislative policy committees.
• HB 821 (2003): establishing a right to work act which provides for freedom of choice on whether to join a labor union.
• HB 766 (2003): relative to the information required for a license to carry a pistol or revolver.
• HB 745 (2003): relative to voters presenting identification to obtain a ballot.
• HB 581-FN-LOCAL (2003): requiring a death record for an aborted fetus.
• HB 505 (2003): relative to the membership of the liquor commission when conducting hearings.
• HB 458 (2003): establishing a committee to study the health and environmental effects of using industrial-grade silicofluorides and industrial-grade sodium fluoride for water fluoridation in New Hampshire.
• HB 435 (2003): relative to certificates of registration upon transfer of a vehicle.
• HB 352 (2003): establishing a committee to study the feasibility of a desalinization plant in the New Hampshire seacoast region.
• HB 261 (2003): relative to lucky 7 licenses.
• HB 122 (2003): relative to an informed jury.
• SR 2 (2002): a resolution supporting the retention of the phrase "under God" in the pledge of allegiance.
• SR 1 (2002): a resolution urging the passage of legislation regarding the rights of voters in Manchester and Nashua.
• SB 456-FN-A (2002): making appropriations to the department of health and human services.
• SB 419 (2002): (New Title) relative to notification of groundwater contamination and repealing certain MTBE notification requirements for public water systems. (prime sponsor)
• SB 405 (2002): relative to special number plates for veterans.
• SB 388 (2002): relative to bingo game operation. (prime sponsor)
• SB 372 (2002): prohibiting the sale of reformulated gasoline in certain counties of the state.
• SB 324 (2002): urging a study of the operating efficiency of state government.
• SB 155-LOCAL (2002): (New Title) establishing penalties for frivolous actions against teachers and other education employees. (prime sponsor)
• SB 127 (2002): relative to stress-related injuries under workers' compensation.
• SB 120 (2002): relative to tip pooling for certain hourly employees.
• SB 105 (2002): relative to instream flow plan requirements.
• SB 104 (2002): relative to regional approaches to instream flow preservation.
• HB 1471-FN (2002): establishing a committee for the design and construction of a memorial to the victims of the September 11 tragedy.
• HB 1452-FN (2002): establishing the New Hampshire homeland defense service ribbon.
• HB 1444 (2002): (New Title) requiring a majority vote of the legislature prior to placing memorials on certain state grounds.
• HB 1405 (2002): relative to the Memorial Day holiday.
• HB 1365-FN (2002): (New Title) requiring that the county departments of correction be charged 110 percent of the Medicare rate for inmates who need medical services within the community.
• HB 1327 (2002): establishing a committee to study the recodification of railroad statutes in New Hampshire.
• HB 1179 (2002): establishing a task force to investigate the feasibility of utilizing the Concord to Lincoln rail corridor for passenger service.
• SB 96-FN (2001): repealing the requirements for resident and nonresident licenses to carry concealed weapons.
• SB 122-FN (2001): relative to the license to carry a weapon.
• HB 758 (2001): (New Title) relative to the sale of gasoline containing ethers and establishing a gasoline remediation and elimination of ethers fund.
• HB 754 (2001): relative to the testing and certification of fluorine-bearing chemicals injected into the public water supply.
• HB 726-LOCAL (2001): (New Title) relative to change of school assignment and transfers of public school pupils and relative to the voting procedures for authorizing certain capital projects in interstate school districts.
• HB 390 (2001): (New Title) relative to the Live-Birth Infants Protection Act.
• HB 258 (2001): establishing a task force to conduct an ongoing study of the feasibility of re-establishing the Lawrence, Massachusetts to Manchester, New Hampshire rail service line and the Concord to Lebanon northern passenger rail service line.

Recent Votes

• September 29, 2016: SB320, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• September 29, 2016: SB324, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• September 29, 2016: SB336, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• September 29, 2016: SB381, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Nay
• September 29, 2016: SB403, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Nay
• September 29, 2016: SB446, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• September 29, 2016: SB495, Notwithstanding the Governor's veto shall the bill become law? — Yea
• June 16, 2016: HB1000, Ought to Pass — Yea
• June 1, 2016: HB427, Committee of Conference Report 2042c — Nay
• June 1, 2016: HB533, Committee of Conference Report 2085c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: HB1503, Committee of Conference Report 2015c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: HB1590, Committee of Conference Report 2069c — Nay
• June 1, 2016: HB1637, Committee of Conference Report 2093c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: HB1656, Committee of Conference Report 2019c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: HB1660, Committee of Conference Report 2072c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB4, Committee of Conference Report 2030c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB66, Committee of Conference Report 2009c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB239, Committee of Conference Report 2067c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB320, Committee of Conference Report 1988c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB324, Committee of Conference Report 2034c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB324, Committee of Conference Report 2034c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB342, Committee of Conference Report 2075c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB466, Committee of Conference Report 2088c — Yea
• June 1, 2016: SB533, Committee of Conference Report 2097c — Yea
• May 19, 2016: SB532, Non-Concur Request Committee of Conference — Nay
• May 19, 2016: SB406, Concur — Yea
• May 19, 2016: SB336, Concur — Yea
• May 19, 2016: SB4, Concur — Yea
• May 19, 2016: SB4, Non-Concur Request Committee of Conference — Yea
• May 19, 2016: SB458, Concur — Yea
• May 19, 2016: HB668, Accede to Request for Committee of Conference — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1461, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1595, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1322, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB197, Sen. Daniels Floor Amendment 1954s — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1590, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1591, Committee Amendment 1810s, Sections 8-9 and 12 III — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1591, Committee Amendment 1810s, Sections 7 and 10-12 — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1591, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1697, Sen. Boutin Floor Amendment 1955s — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1661, Sen. Sanborn Floor Amendment 1960s — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1661, Sen. Prescott Floor Amendment 1963s — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1661, Lay on the Table — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB512, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB512, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1144, Sen. Watters Floor Amendment 1950s — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1356, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1468, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1534, Committee Amendment 1849s — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1132, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1212, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB1271, Committee Amendment 1783s — Yea
• May 12, 2016: HB2016, Sen. Lasky Floor Amendment 1913s — Nay
• May 12, 2016: HB1661, Sen. Prescott Floor Amendment 1974s — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB1252, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB1637, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB533, Sen. Daniels Floor Amendment 1865s — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB582, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB1527, Committee Amendment 1616s — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB1385, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB629, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB1570, Ought to Pass — Yea
• May 5, 2016: HB1661, Special Order to 5/12/16 — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1266, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• April 28, 2016: HB1266, Ought to Pass — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1381, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• April 28, 2016: HB1589, Committee Amendment 1505s: RSA 487:16-e, Lines 15-20 — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1589, Ought to Pass with Amendment: RSA 487:16-e, Lines 8-11 — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1589, Ought to Pass with Amendment: Sections 1-3, 4 I-III, and 5-6 — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1660, Committee Amendment 1545s: Sections 2 VII, and 5 — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1660, Committee Amendment 1545s: Sections 1, 2 VIII, and 3-5 — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1660, Sen. Sanborn Floor Amendment 1641s — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1660, Sen. Little Floor Amendment 1580s — Nay
• April 28, 2016: HB1660, Ought to Pass with Amendment: Sections 1-4, and 7 II — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1660, Ought to Pass with Amendment: Sections 5-6, and 7 I — Nay
• April 28, 2016: HB636, Ought to Pass: Sections 1-4, and 9 II-III — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB636, Ought to Pass: Sections 5-8, and 9 I and III — Nay
• April 28, 2016: HB594, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1198, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 28, 2016: HB1198, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• April 21, 2016: HB1231, Inexpedient to Legislate — Nay
• April 21, 2016: HB582, Ought to Pass — Yea
• April 21, 2016: HB1631, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• April 21, 2016: HB1590, Interim Study — Nay
• April 14, 2016: HB1616, Sen. Soucy Floor Amendment 1397s — Not Voting/Excused
• April 14, 2016: HB1616, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Not Voting/Excused
• April 14, 2016: HB1247, Lay on the Table — Not Voting/Excused
• April 7, 2016: HB1116, Ought to Pass — Nay
• March 31, 2016: HB1696, Lay on the Table — Yea
• March 31, 2016: HB1696, Sen. Sanborn Floor Amendment 1218s — Nay
• March 31, 2016: HB1696, Sen. Prescott Floor Amendment 1230s, Sec. 17-23, and 24 — Yea
• March 31, 2016: HB1696, Sen. Prescott Floor Amendment 1230s, Sec. 15-16, and 24 — Yea
• March 31, 2016: HB1696, Ought to Pass — Nay
• March 24, 2016: SB417, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 24, 2016: CACR27, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 24, 2016: SB492, Ought to Pass — Nay
• March 24, 2016: SB507, Inexpedient to Legislate — Yea
• March 24, 2016: SB527, Ought to Pass with Amendment — Yea
• March 24, 2016: SB533, Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment 1157s — Yea
• March 24, 2016: SB533, Sen. Woodburn Floor Amendment 1172s — Nay

And 1,058 earlier votes.

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