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State Representative
Heath Howard
(D) - New Hampshire
New Hampshire House Strafford 04
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022

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107 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-413-0090

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
HB465 Relative to the housing opportunity zone program. This bill provides income verification requirements for housing opportunity zones. In Committee
HB186 Relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor. This bill establishes procedures for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis; the licensing and regulation of cannabis establishments; and makes appropriations therefor. In Committee
HB464 Prohibiting certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots. This bill: I. Prohibits certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots. II. Enables the use of certain personal information collected by other state agencies to be used to determine voter eligibility. III. Requires the reporting of low value campaign donations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB631 Permitting residential building in commercial zoning. This bill requires municipalities to permit multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land, with stipulations for infrastructure and exemptions for adaptive reuse. 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
HB731 Relative to supportive housing options for individuals with developmental disabilities. This bill provides a limited license exemption for certain supportive housing options for individuals with disabilities located within a larger facility or apartment building. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB554 Clarifying the placement of advertising signs on state-owned property. This bill clarifies the conditions under which political advertising may be placed on municipal property. Crossed Over
HB753 Relative to expedited due process hearings to enforce special education rights. This bill requires that expedited due process hearings must not exceed the timelines applicable to regular due process hearings in actions to enforce special education rights. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB569 Relative to the establishment of county-wide communication districts. This bill allows counties to initiate the establishment of county-wide communications districts. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB279 Establishing a committee to study recipe and process approval for homestead foods. This bill establishes a committee to study recipe and process approval for homestead foods. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB301 Relative to cultivation locations for alternative treatment centers. This bill allows additional cultivation centers to be considered for alternative treatment centers. Crossed Over
HB196 Relative to annulling certain cannabis possession offenses. This bill allows for additional annulments, resentencings, or discontinuations of prosecutions for certain cannabis offenses. Dead
HB140 Establishing a voluntary "blue envelope" program for drivers with autism spectrum disorders and trauma and stressor-related disorders. This bill establishes a program, named the blue envelope program, where a motor vehicle driver with an autism spectrum disorder or trauma and stressor-related disorder may carry and present to law enforcement a blue envelope containing written information and guidance on effective communication with the driver. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB431 Establishing a commission to study the costs of special education. This bill creates a commission to review all drafts of education rules related to minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards. Crossed Over
HB380 Relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis. This bill amends the penalty for the unauthorized sale of cannabis by a qualifying patient or designated caregiver. Crossed Over
HB190 Relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits. This bill increases qualifying patients' limit on possession of therapeutic cannabis from 2 to 4 ounces, and increases the amount they may obtain in a 10-day period from 2 to 4 ounces. Crossed Over
HB210 Establishing a commission to study the state flag and its history. This bill establishes a commission to study the state flag, its history, and vexillological principles to determine if the state flag should be redesigned. Dead
HB198 Relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public. This bill legalizes the possession of a certain amount of cannabis for persons 21 years or older and prohibits public consumption of cannabis. Crossed Over
HB55 Relative to the Selective Service Compliance Act. This bill repeals the Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act. Dead
HB51 Relative to hemp-derived cannabinoids and the definition of cannabis in therapeutic cannabis. This bill: I. Eliminates "seeds" from the definition of "cannabis" concerning therapeutic cannabis. II. Permits alternative treatment centers to purchase non-intoxicating hemp cannabinoids for use in products. Crossed Over
HB53 Permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use. This bill permits qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use. Crossed Over
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
SB264 Relative to the therapeutic cannabis program. This bill amends the definition of "provider" for purposes of the therapeutic cannabis program to require a physician assistant to prescribe consistent with a collaboration agreement if such an agreement is required; clarifies that provider concerns that are required to be sent to the applicable regulatory authority includes New Hampshire regulatory authorities; and adds that prohibitions applicable to providers also applies to analogous interactions with out-of-state entities. This bill is a request of the department of health and human services. 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
HB441 Relative to visible motor vehicle diesel emissions and "rolling coal". This bill prohibits certain diesel-powered motor vehicles from visibly emitting smoke on a public way or parking area due to a permanent or temporary alteration to the exhaust system or emission control system of the motor vehicle, commonly known as "rolling coal". 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
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
HB599 Establishing a committee to examine weatherization initiatives for homes in New Hampshire. This bill establishes a committee to examine weatherization initiatives for homes in New Hampshire. In Committee
HB603 Relative to increasing the adequacy grant for pupils receiving special education services. This bill increases the annual cost of an adequate eduction for each pupil in ADMR receiving special education services. In Committee
HB703 Relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor. This bill requires school districts with meal programs approved to operate through the United States Department of Agriculture to adopt school meal policies that do not deny or stigmatize students with unpaid meal balances. It also requires the department of education to pay for school meal debts accrued by students participating in the USDA National School Lunch program, and makes an appropriation therefor. In Committee
HB490 Relative to indemnification for municipalities adopting policies to address homelessness. This bill allows public property to be used to aid and shelter the homeless and indemnifies the governmental unit from claims for injury related to such aid and shelter absent intentional misconduct or a conscious disregard for safety. In Committee
HB125 Relative to electing Strafford county commissioners at-large. This bill changes how county commissioners are elected in Strafford county and provides that all county commissioners shall be elected at large. In Committee
HB756 Relative to establishing a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering daycare and public schools. This bill establishes a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering day care and public schools. In Committee
HB209 Allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. This bill allows new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. In Committee
HB205 Relative to exempting veterans from certification fees for therapeutic cannabis. This bill exempts veterans from application and renewal fees for participation in the therapeutic cannabis registry. 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
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 Yea
HB358 Relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. Concur 06/12/2025 Nay
HB358 Relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. Concur 06/12/2025 Nay
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 Nay
HB672 To allow for off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire. Concur 06/12/2025 Nay
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 Nay
HB768 Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school. Concur 06/12/2025 Nay
HB768 Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school. Concur 06/12/2025 Nay
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 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 Floor 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. Adopt 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. Table 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. OTPA 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 Floor 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. Adopt 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. Table 06/05/2025 Yea
HB10 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Concur 06/05/2025 Nay
HB10 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Concur 06/05/2025 Nay
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 Nay
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. OTPA 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. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Table 06/05/2025 Yea
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. OTPA 06/05/2025 Nay
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB99 Relative to regional career and technical education agreements. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB100 Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. OTPA 06/05/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
SB218 Relative to absentee ballots. OTPA 06/05/2025 Nay
SB222 Relative to moving the state primary date. Remove From Table 06/05/2025 Nay
SB206 Requiring school districts and chartered public schools to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB221 Relative to the verification of voter rolls annually. OTPA 06/05/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Yea
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. OTPA 06/05/2025 Nay
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. Adopt Amendment 06/05/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Reconsider 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 06/05/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Reconsider 06/05/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 06/05/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 06/05/2025 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 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 Nay
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Nay
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Nay
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Concur 05/22/2025 Nay
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Adopt Amendment 05/22/2025 Nay
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Adopt Amendment 05/22/2025 Nay
SB97 Relative to intra-district public school transfers. OTPA 05/22/2025 Nay
SB272 Relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding. ITL 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. OTPA 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. Table 05/22/2025 Nay
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. OTPA 05/22/2025 Nay
SB267 Relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron. Table 05/22/2025 Yea
SB23 Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. Reconsider 05/08/2025 Yea
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. OTPA 05/08/2025 Nay
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
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
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 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 Nay
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 Nay
SB262 Relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age. OTP 05/08/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 05/08/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Previous Question 05/08/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. OTPA 05/08/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Adopt Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Previous Question 05/08/2025 Nay
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 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 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 Nay
SB228 Relative to the limitations on community customer generators. ITL 05/01/2025 Nay
  Committee Position Rank
Detail New Hampshire House Executive Departments and Administration Committee 5
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
NH New Hampshire House Strafford 04 House Democrat In Office 12/07/2022