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State Representative
Bob Lynn
(R) - New Hampshire
New Hampshire House Rockingham 17
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB111 Extending the position of right-to-know ombudsman for 2 years and exempting individuals who assist in the preparation of a right-to-know complaint at no charge from the unauthorized practice of law. This bill extends the office of the right-to-know ombudsman, complaint process, appeal and enforcement, and rulemaking for 2 years. In Committee
HB164 Relative to local records retention. This bill funds and equips the local government record manager with online storage of records that are available for public access. In Committee
HB365 Relative to proof of United States citizenship for indigent voters. This bill provides a procedure for local election officials and the secretary of state to verify the citizenship of a voter who does not have documentary proof of citizenship. This bill also creates a voucher program for local election officials to give to indigent voters who cannot afford the cost of obtaining a birth certificate, requires the secretary of state to reimburse the municipality for the issuance of such vouchers, and makes an appropriation therefor. In Committee
HB348 Relative to eligibility for local assistance. This bill provides that municipalities may establish a residency requirement of up to 90 days for local assistance. In Committee
HB510 Relative to establishing certain due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty members facing disciplinary actions by state institutions of higher learning. This bill establishes for students, student organizations, and faculty members of publicly funded New Hampshire colleges and universities the right to certain due process protections when disciplinary proceedings are brought against them by such institutions, and addresses the provisions' applicability to collective bargaining agreements. In Committee
HB312 Relative to the right of intercollegiate student-athletes to earn compensation through the use of their name, image, or likeness. This bill allows collegiate student-athletes to earn compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness within certain parameters. In Committee
HB74 Defining the term citizen for the purposes of the right to know law and including preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum of a majority of a public body as disclosable documents. This bill defines the term citizen as a citizen of New Hampshire, includes the press in the definition of citizen, and provides for disclosure of preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum or majority of a public body. In Committee
CACR6 Relating to the right to compute. Providing that the right of individuals to use computation resources shall not be infringed. Relating to the right to compute. Providing that the right of individuals to use computation resources shall not be infringed. In Committee
HB60 Relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB369 Relative to misdemeanor sexual assault prosecutions and relative to the duty to report for sexual offenders and offenders against children. This bill: 1. Requires a defendant charged with a misdemeanor sexual assault of a minor under the age of 18 to elect whether to proceed in circuit court and waive his or her right to a jury trial or to immediately appeal to superior court for a jury trial. 2. Clarifies a sexual offender or offender against children's duty to report to local law enforcement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB52 Relative to default provisions in New Hampshire trusts. This bill: I. Prevents a beneficiary of a trust from removing a trustee or fiduciary and replacing them with a relative or subordinate. II. Expands the scope of whom may be considered a trustee under RSA 564-B:8-814. III. Repeals limitations imposed on certain trustees who are also beneficiaries. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB520 Relative to authorizing hearing officers of the department of education to issue subpoenas. This bill authorizes hearing officers of the department of education to issue subpoenas. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB627 Relative to permitting the public utilities commission to approve new providers for the Lifeline program. This bill permits the public utilities commission to designate any commercial mobile service provider or telecommunications company as eligible for federal universal service support and to create rules for implementing this authority. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB235 Relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents. This bill amends the educator code of conduct to include responsibility to parents. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB265 Requiring that a public body's meeting minutes include start and end times of the meeting and the printed name of the recording secretary. This bill requires that public meeting minutes be documented with the start time, end time, and recording secretary's printed name. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB92 Relative to the collection of birth worksheet information. This bill updates certain language regarding information collected by hospitals on the birth worksheet; revises the intervals for reporting Apgar scores; and states that the division of vital records shall not include certain personally identifiable information in the birth information released to the CDC. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB268 Relative to hearings before the board of tax and land appeals. This bill codifies the board of tax and land appeals' authority to hold hearings at its hearing room in Concord and allows parties to request that hearings be held electronically or telephonically. This bill further states that the hearings may be held in the hearing room in Concord in lieu of the county where the declaration was filed upon agreement of the parties of if the board determines that there is a lack of available space in the respective county courthouse. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB188 Relative to contempt of the general court. This bill establishes criminal penalties and civil remedies for contempt of the general court. Crossed Over
HB480 Relative to restoration of competency to stand trial for criminal defendants. This bill directs the committee to study restoration of competency to submit any additional proposals on or before July 1, 2025. Crossed Over
HB426 Relative to property tax exemptions for charitable organizations for the prior tax year. This bill permits a charitable organization to request a property tax exemption for the 2024 tax year if they demonstrate to the selectmen that they were prevented by accident, mistake, or misfortune from filing the statement of financial condition before June 1, 2024, and provides for appeal of the decision to the board of tax and land appeals or the superior court. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB269 Relative to the date for correction of the voter checklist. This bill changes the requirement that there be a Saturday session of the supervisors of the checklist prior to election day, so long as the session occurs as required by statute. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB217 Relative to absentee ballots. This bill requires absentee ballot voters to submit information demonstrating citizenship, age, domicile, and identity in order to qualify to vote. Dead
HB88 Establishing community property trusts. This bill allows community property trusts to be formed in New Hampshire. Dead
HB66 Relative to material subject to disclosure under the right to know law. This bill allows any person to invoke the right to know law, includes preliminary drafts of documents that are distributed to a quorum of a body among the materials that must be disclosed, allows persons to request documents in either paper or electronic form, and modifies the manner in which the right to know ombudsman's ruling may be appealed to superior court. Dead
HB522 Relative to the expectation of privacy in personal information maintained by the state. This bill establishes an expectation of privacy in personal information maintained by the state. Dead
HB195 Relative to the expectation of privacy in the collection and use of personal information. This bill regulates the collection, retention, and use of personal information and establishes a cause of action for violations of an individual's expectation of privacy in personal information. Dead
HB254 Relative to options for end of life care. This bill establishes a procedure for an individual with terminal illness to receive medical aid-in-dying medication. The bill establishes criteria for the prescription of such medication and establishes reporting requirements and penalties for misuse or noncompliance. 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
HB147 Relative to clarifying tax exemptions for properties used by religious, educational, and charitable organizations. This bill clarifies that all lots and buildings used for religious, educational, and charitable purposes are exempt from property taxes. In Committee
HB765 Consolidating school administrative units and making school superintendents jobs an elected position. This bill: I. Consolidates the authority and duties of school administrative units. II. Empowers school boards to develop, evaluate, and implement school curriculums. III. Makes school superintendents elected officials. In Committee
SB270 Relative to allowing owners to gather items necessary for work from impounded vehicles. This bill allows individuals to retrieve personal and work-related items from an impounded vehicle so long as the individual is accompanied by the vehicle's owner. In Committee
HB621 Allowing the birth mother to opt out of sharing certain information from the birth worksheet with state agencies. This bill allows the birth mother to opt out of sharing certain information from the birth worksheet with state agencies. The bill also directs the department of health and human services and the division of vital records to update the memorandum of understanding regarding information sharing to reflect this practice. In Committee
HB615 Relative to drug forfeiture proceedings. This bill modifies the procedures to be used regarding forfeiture of items used in connection with drug offenses. In Committee
HB131 Requiring school boards to develop and enact policies regarding personal cell phone use in schools. This bill requires school districts to adopt policies governing student cell phone use in schools. In Committee
SB261 Requiring that custodial interrogations be recorded, establishing a fund to make grants to state law enforcement agencies to purchase equipment to enable such recordings, and making an appropriation therefor. This bill requires that custodial interrogations be recorded, establishes a fund to make grants to state law enforcement agencies to purchase equipment to enable such recordings, and appropriates $50,000 therefor. In Committee
HB766 Enabling municipalities to adopt an exemption from the local education property tax for certain elderly residents. This bill enables municipalities to adopt an exemption from the local education property tax for certain elderly residents. In Committee
HB206 Relative to government agent entries into secured premises. This bill establishes requirements for when a government agent may enter a secured premises without a warrant. 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
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB115 Making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire. Concur 06/26/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Adopt CofC Report 06/26/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Limit Debate 06/26/2025 Yea
HB2 Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Remover From Table 06/26/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
HB358 Relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
HB358 Relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. 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
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 Yea
HB672 To allow for off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
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 Yea
HB768 Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
HB768 Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
HB771 Relative to funding for open enrollment schools. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
HB771 Relative to funding for open enrollment schools. Concur 06/12/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 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 Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
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 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 Yea
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 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 Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
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 Nay
HB10 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Concur 06/05/2025 Yea
HB10 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Concur 06/05/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Table 06/05/2025 Nay
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB100 Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB218 Relative to absentee ballots. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB222 Relative to moving the state primary date. Remove From Table 06/05/2025 Yea
SB206 Requiring school districts and chartered public schools to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB221 Relative to the verification of voter rolls annually. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Reconsider 06/05/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Reconsider 06/05/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Yea
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Yea
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Yea
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Adopt Amendment 05/22/2025 Yea
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Adopt Amendment 05/22/2025 Yea
SB97 Relative to intra-district public school transfers. OTPA 05/22/2025 Yea
SB272 Relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding. ITL 05/22/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. OTPA 05/22/2025 Yea
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. Table 05/22/2025 Nay
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. Reconsider 05/08/2025 Nay
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB105 Enabling towns to adopt budget caps. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
SB262 Relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age. OTP 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Previous Question 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Previous Question 05/08/2025 Yea
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. ITL 05/01/2025 Yea
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. OTP 05/01/2025 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB228 Relative to the limitations on community customer generators. ITL 05/01/2025 Yea
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Detail New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee Chair 1
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
NH New Hampshire House Rockingham 17 House Republican In Office 12/07/2022
NH New Hampshire House Rockingham 07 House Republican Out of Office 12/02/2020 08/10/2024