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State Representative
Ellen Read
(D) - New Hampshire
New Hampshire House Rockingham 10
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022

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Home Address

283 Lita Lane
Newmarket, NH 03857-2425
Phone: 352-978-7692

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State House
107 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-3661

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB104 Relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state. This bill limits the activation of the New Hampshire national guard to only those times where the United States Congress has passed an official action pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. In Committee
HB604 Relative to a loan forgiveness program for low-income homeowners to build new accessory dwelling units or renovate existing structures into accessory dwelling units. This bill establishes a conditional loan forgiveness program to encourage lower-income homeowners to construct or renovate accessory dwelling units. In Committee
HB606 Relative to a patient's right to appropriate reproductive care for medical conditions. This bill affirms a patient's right to receive appropriate reproductive care for a medical condition when such care may include a procedure or medication that leaves the patient sterile or unable to have children. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB457 Relative to zoning restrictions on dwelling units. This bill prohibits the legislative body of a city, town, village district, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places from adopting or enforcing any ordinance that restricts the number of occupants of any dwelling unit to less than 2 occupants per bedroom or is based on the familial or non-familial relationships or marital status, occupation, employment status, or the educational status, including but not limited to scholastic enrollment or academic achievement at any level among the occupants of the dwelling unit, including but not limited to college students. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB685 Permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing. This bill updates the definition of manufactured housing, and establishes the requirement that manufactured housing must be permitted in all residential zoned areas within every municipality in the state, overriding any local zoning ordinances that prohibit or unreasonably restrict its placement. Crossed Over
HB81 Relative to consumption of beverages or liquor in areas not approved for service by the liquor commission. This bill removes restrooms from the list of areas not approved for the serving or consumption of beverages or liquor. Passed
HB632 Permitting health care providers affiliated with the Veterans Administration to certify medical accommodations on behalf of veterans residing in New Hampshire. This bill allows health care providers licensed in another state and affiliated with the VA to certify medical accommodations for motor vehicle equipment. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB196 Relative to annulling certain cannabis possession offenses. This bill allows for additional annulments, resentencings, or discontinuations of prosecutions for certain cannabis offenses. Dead
HB267 Relative to animal chiropractors. This bill exempts individuals with degrees in veterinary medicine or chiropractics who have completed a nationally recognized animal chiropractic program, as determined by the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification, from veterinary licensure requirements. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB410 Limiting local authority to adopt restrictions on the building and development of residential properties. This bill requires legislative bodies to utilize empirical, scientific evidence to support the adoption or imposition of any extraordinary restriction of residential property. Crossed Over
HB226 Relative to the use of drug checking equipment. This bill amends and adds definitions to the Controlled Drug Act to exclude drug checking equipment from being considered drug paraphernalia and authorizes the use of drug checking equipment. Crossed Over
HB55 Relative to the Selective Service Compliance Act. This bill repeals the Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act. Dead
HB94 Relative to coverage of circumcision under the state Medicaid plan. This bill provides that the state Medicaid plan shall not include circumcision unless the child has a specific diagnosis for which the procedure is determined to be medically necessary. Dead
HB141 Relative to campaign disclosures for limited liability companies. This bill defines how political contributions received from limited liability companies are divided amongst the members of the limited liability company for the purpose of determining compliance of donors with the contribution limits. In Committee
HB311 Relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions. This bill requires business organizations and labor unions to make political contributions through segregated funds. In Committee
HB530 Increasing the amount of revenue transfered from the real estate transfer tax to the affordable housing fund. This bill increases the amount of moneys transfered to the affordable housing fund from the real estate transfer tax. In Committee
HB620 Relative to the exercise of the freedom of religion. This bill enacts a religious freedom restoration act, prohibiting the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion unless it is in furtherance of a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering such interest. The bill further provides for remedies for violations of the act's provisions. In Committee
HB555 Relative to required holocaust and genocide study requirements for an adequate public education. This bill expands the holocaust and genocide study requirements for an adequate public education to include at least 5 hours of discussion on different genocides and the United Nations. In Committee
HB462 Establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential premises. This bill establishes a private right of action against a person who installs a video imaging device on property adjoining residential real property in order to video activities in the backyard of the property in order to harass, annoy, alarm, or threaten another person. In Committee
HB411 Relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device while driving a secondary offense. This bill establishes that the offense prohibiting the use of mobile electronic devices while driving is a secondary offense only enforceable when a driver of a motor vehicle has been stopped for a suspected violation of another provision of Title XXI or some other offense. In Committee
HB587 Allowing admission of one-party audio and video recordings in certain circumstances. This bill allows a person to record or possess a recording of what he or she reasonably believes to be a crime and to provide it to law enforcement for use in court. In Committee
HB605 Relative to employment protections for members of the general court. This bill provides that serving as a member of state legislature shall be considered public service for purposes of federal student loan forgiveness programs. The bill also provides members of the general court with employment protections during the legislative session. In Committee
HB600 Enabling ranked-choice voting for municipal elections. This bill enables procedures for ranked choice voting and allows municipalities to adopt such procedures. In Committee
HB601 Relative to causes of action against companies that misstate the impacts of their business on the environment. This bill: I. Creates a private cause of action against companies that misstate the impacts of their business on the environment. II. Creates criminal penalties for companies that misstate the impacts of their business on the environment. In Committee
HB347 Relative to protection of employment for members of the general court. This bill provides members of the general court with employment protections during voting sessions. In Committee
CACR2 Relating to the drawing of district boundaries. Providing that no district boundaries shall be drawn in a way that favors or disfavors any political party or candidate. Relating to the drawing of district boundaries. Providing that no district boundaries shall be drawn in a way that favors or disfavors any political party or candidate. In Committee
HB161 Changing the membership of the New Hampshire commission on Native American affairs. This bill changes the membership and duties of the New Hampshire commission on Native American affairs. In Committee
HB389 Requiring candidates to attest they have not spent more than $1,000 in an election. This bill requires candidates to attest that they have not spent more than $1,000 in an election. In Committee
HB558 Creating a public county registry of the monthly rent charged by landlords for each owned unit and prohibiting landlords from using algorithms or software to determine rental rates. This bill creates a public registry of rents and prohibits landlords from using any algorithms or software to determine rental rates, and requires an affidavit attesting to compliance. In Committee
HB521 Authorizing online voter registration. This bill authorizes online voter registration. In Committee
HB52 Relative to legal holidays. This bill clarifies the effect of designating a day a legal holiday and makes the days on which the state primary preceding a biennial election and the quadrennial presidential primary are held legal holidays. In Committee
HB720 Prohibiting the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state. This bill prohibits the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state. In Committee
HB762 Appropriating $30,000 to the judicial branch for the purpose of hiring a contractor to conduct a manual review of domestic violence and stalking cases and related criminal cases. This bill appropriates $30,000 to the judicial branch for the purpose of hiring an independent contractor to conduct a manual review of domestic violence and stalking cases and related criminal cases in order to compile and collate data for statistical analysis by the judicial branch, the governor’s commission on domestic violence, sexual assault, and staking, and other interested persons or organizations. In Committee
HB593 Relative to loss of consortium involving pets. This bill expands the relationships eligible for potential loss of consortium damages to include pets and defines "loss of consortium," and authorizes lawsuits against governmental officials, including law enforcement officers, that intentionally or recklessly and without legal justification cause the death of a pet. In Committee
HB414 Prohibiting the division of motor vehicles from suspending a license on the basis of debt owed to a private entity related to the towing or storing of a motor vehicle. This bill prohibits the division of motor vehicles from suspending a person's license or driving privileges based on their failure to pay a debt related to a commercial entity's towing or storage of a vehicle. In Committee
HB61 Creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting. This bill creates a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting. In Committee
HB338 Relative to the authority of fish and game officers. This bill allows fish and game officers to conduct warrantless searches if they have probable cause. In Committee
HB201 Prohibiting the removal of claws from cats. This bill creates a criminal penalty for declawing a cat. In Committee
HB239 Defining and enabling lane filtering. This bill defines the term lane filtering, enables lane filtering in certain circumstances, and establishes the offense of impeding a motorcycle. In Committee
HB139 Relative to the official designation of holidays by municipalities and educational institutions. This bill removes the requirement that municipalities, schools, colleges, and universities use official holiday designations. In Committee
HB444 Relative to a tenant's right to notification prior to the sale of a multi-family home. This bill requires the owner of restricted multi-family residential property to provide tenants with notice of sale of the property and an opportunity to make an offer to purchase the property. In Committee
HB623 Relative to prohibiting corporations from purchasing single-family homes for a certain amount of time. This bill restricts the acquisition of single-family and multi-family housing to natural persons with certain exceptions. It requires any non-natural person acquiring such housing under these exceptions to register and file reports with the secretary of state. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Reconsider 06/26/2025 Nay
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
HB115 Making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire. Concur 06/26/2025 Nay
HB282 Increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty, relative to the determination of education adequacy grants and calculation of certain group II benefits within the retirement system. Concur 06/26/2025 Yea
HB273 Relative to a parent's access to their minor child's library records. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
HB377 Relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as children's environmental health day. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
HB712 Limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Limit Debate 06/26/2025 Nay
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Remover From Table 06/26/2025 Nay
HB1 Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
HB1 Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Reconsider 06/26/2025 Nay
HB1 Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Nay
HB342 Relative to the approval process for new construction and to the adoption of energy efficient and clean energy districts by municipalities. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB358 Relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB358 Relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB468 Establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and changing the reckless driving minimum penalties. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
HB468 Establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and changing the reckless driving minimum penalties. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
HB672 To allow for off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB672 To allow for off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB690 Directing the department of energy to investigate the state's withdrawal from ISO-New England and other strategy decisions that impact ratepayers in relation to New England's environmental policy. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB768 Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB768 Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school. Concur 06/12/2025 Absent
HB771 Relative to funding for open enrollment schools. Concur 06/12/2025 Nay
HB771 Relative to funding for open enrollment schools. Concur 06/12/2025 Nay
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Table 06/05/2025 Absent
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB14 Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older. Table 06/05/2025 Absent
HB10 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Concur 06/05/2025 Absent
HB10 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Concur 06/05/2025 Absent
SB25 Allowing credit union members to pay members of the board of directors for their services as a board member and relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Table 06/05/2025 Absent
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB100 Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB96 Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school employees. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB96 Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school employees. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB180 Designating Coos county as a distressed place-based economy and requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB180 Designating Coos county as a distressed place-based economy and requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB210 Relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and relative to allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB210 Relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and relative to allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB210 Relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and relative to allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB210 Relative to bullying and cyberbullying prevention and relative to allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB218 Relative to absentee ballots. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB222 Relative to moving the state primary date. Remove From Table 06/05/2025 Absent
SB206 Requiring school districts and chartered public schools to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB221 Relative to the verification of voter rolls annually. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB263 Criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB263 Criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. Table 06/05/2025 Absent
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Reconsider 06/05/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Reconsider 06/05/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 06/05/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Absent
SB13 Invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with pending asylum claims, regardless of a grant of temporary work authorization. OTPA 05/22/2025 Absent
SB13 Invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with pending asylum claims, regardless of a grant of temporary work authorization. OTPA 05/22/2025 Absent
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Absent
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Absent
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Absent
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Adopt Amendment 05/22/2025 Absent
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Adopt Amendment 05/22/2025 Absent
SB97 Relative to intra-district public school transfers. OTPA 05/22/2025 Absent
SB272 Relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding. ITL 05/22/2025 Absent
SB174 Prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process. OTPA 05/22/2025 Absent
SB174 Prohibiting planning boards from considering the number of bedrooms a given unit or development has during the hearing and approval process. Table 05/22/2025 Absent
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. OTPA 05/22/2025 Absent
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. Table 05/22/2025 Absent
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. Reconsider 05/08/2025 Absent
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. OTPA 05/08/2025 Absent
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Absent
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Absent
SB141 Extending the time to petition for a new trial in certain cases and relative to adding library cards and membership status to the list of confidential library user records. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Absent
SB141 Extending the time to petition for a new trial in certain cases and relative to adding library cards and membership status to the list of confidential library user records. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Absent
SB153 Relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications. OTPA 05/08/2025 Absent
SB105 Enabling towns to adopt budget caps. OTPA 05/08/2025 Absent
SB262 Relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age. OTP 05/08/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 05/08/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Previous Question 05/08/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 05/08/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Absent
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Previous Question 05/08/2025 Absent
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. ITL 05/01/2025 Abstain
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. OTP 05/01/2025 Abstain
SB60 Relative to advanced deposit account wagering and the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/01/2025 Absent
SB60 Relative to advanced deposit account wagering and the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/01/2025 Abstain
SB228 Relative to the limitations on community customer generators. ITL 05/01/2025 Abstain
  Committee Position Rank
Detail New Hampshire House Housing Committee 13
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
NH New Hampshire House Rockingham 10 House Democrat In Office 12/07/2022
NH New Hampshire House Rockingham 17 House Democrat Out of Office 06/01/2022 01/22/2024
NH New Hampshire House Rockingham 17 House Democrat Out of Office 12/01/2021 01/22/2024
NH New Hampshire House Rockingham 17 House Democrat Out of Office 12/07/2016 01/22/2024