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State Representative
John Sellers
(R) - New Hampshire
New Hampshire House Grafton 10
In Office - Started: 12/04/2024
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General Capitol Building Address
State House
107 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
107 N. Main St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-3661
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB524 | Repealing the New Hampshire vaccine association. | This bill repeals RSA 126-Q, relative to the New Hampshire vaccine association. | In Committee |
| HB173 | Relative to maintaining the purpose of a petitioned warrant article. | This bill prevents warrant articles from being amended to change their purpose. | In Committee |
| HB323 | Requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote. | This bill requires the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification to vote. | In Committee |
| HB228 | Relative to petitioned articles at annual or special town meetings. | This bill authorizes written applications for a petitioned article at an annual or special town or school board meeting to identify a primary petitioner who shall be given a minimum of 10 minutes to introduce their warrant articles. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB473 | Criminalizing multiple forms of exposing children to controlled substances and allowing law enforcement to take a child into protective custody for screening and testing in an instance of suspected or actual criminal exposure to controlled substances. | This bill expands the criminal statute criminalizing exposing children to methamphetamine and allowing for law enforcement to take a child into protective custody for screening or testing for criminal exposure to methamphetamine to cover all controlled substances, except those possessed pursuant to a lawful prescription. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB300 | Criminalizing the creation of child intimate visual representations. | This bill makes it a class B felony and a tier II registrable offense for a person to knowingly create, produce, manufacture, or direct an intimate visual representation of a child without the parent or guardian's consent. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB667 | Relative to health education and requiring the viewing of certain videos demonstrating gestational development. | This bill specifies required instruction under the public school health curriculum and requires public school students to watch a simulated or ultrasound video demonstrating gestational development. | Vetoed |
| HB92 | Requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances. | This bill requires individuals serving on both the planning board and zoning board of adjustment to recuse themselves from voting on matters previously decided by the other board on which they serve. | 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 |
| HB327 | Relative to filing for office and witnessing affidavits. | This bill: I. Allows the secretary of state to serve as a filing official. II. Allows town clerks to witness affidavits regardless of whether they are a notary public. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB551 | Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. | This bill repeals the local licensing requirement for the sale of pistols and revolvers. This bill further limits liability for firearm manufacturers and federal firearm licensees regarding specific design features. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB231 | Prohibiting school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent. | This bill requires school districts to create a policy prohibiting school district personnel from transporting any student who is a minor for any medical, mental health, or health-related procedures, appointments, or visits without knowledge and approval of a parent or guardian unless he or she is following a published school district emergency health or medical protocol or policy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB649 | Removing the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminating funding for the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. | This bill removes the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminates funding for the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. | Crossed Over |
| HB86 | Increasing the cost of service for notice of civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs to the rate for certified mail. | This bill increases the cost of service for notice of civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs to the rate for certified mail. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB91 | Relative to the presence of a fire department at a fireworks display. | This bill permits municipalities that issue permits to display fireworks to have local fire department personnel inspect display sites and provide a presence at displays of fireworks. | Dead |
| HB172 | Restricting undeclared voters from same-day voting in a presidential or state primary. | This bill restricts undeclared voters from registering with a party on the same day of a primary in order to vote in a presidential or state primary election. | In Committee |
| HB160 | Relative to the contents of the pre-election certificate. | This bill adds to the contents of the pre-election certificate. | In Committee |
| HB420 | Relative to the chain of custody for ballots. | This bill further defines security measures for the storage and transfer of ballots. | In Committee |
| HB220 | Closing the presidential or state primary of political parties. | This bill closes the political primaries to voters that have not declared a party unless the party specifically adopts rules to allow such voters to cast a vote. This bill also creates a penalty for the party chairperson and secretary of state if such persons are grossly negligent. | In Committee |
| HB608 | Requiring moderators to inspect absentee ballot affidavits for full execution including use of a notary, election officer, or any person authorized by law to administer oaths. | This bill requires moderators to inspect absentee ballot affidavits for full execution using a notary, election officer, or any person authorized by law to administer oaths. | In Committee |
| HB418 | Relative to eligibility for absentee voting. | This bill requires voters to be either absent from the town or city in which they are domiciled or disabled and unable to vote in person in order to be eligible for an absentee ballot. | In Committee |
| HCR2 | Declaring the development of advanced nuclear energy technology to be in the best interest of the state of New Hampshire and the United States. | Declaring the development of advanced nuclear energy technology to be in the best interest of the state of New Hampshire and the United States. | In Committee |
| HB149 | Relative to warrant article approvals at ballot referenda form of town meeting. | This bill allows both the original and amended warrant article to be voted on by voters at ballot referenda forms of town meeting. | In Committee |
| HB114 | Removing fees and charges for governmental records under the right-to-know law and reinstating potential liability for disclosure of information exempt from disclosure. | This bill removes fees and charges for governmental records under the right-to-know law and reinstates potential liability for disclosure of information exempt from disclosure. | In Committee |
| HB657 | Relative to short-notice booking access for New Hampshire residents to state parks. | This bill requires the department of natural and cultural resources to establish a short-notice reservation system (allowing reservations within 48 hours or less) for New Hampshire residents living near state parks. | In Committee |
| HB662 | Requiring the discussion of abortion procedures and viewing of certain videos during health education in public schools. | This bill requires public schools to annually show students simulated abortion videos during health education. | In Committee |
| HB730 | Requiring school districts to educate and provide information to students regarding adoption during health education for grades 9 through 12, and in college in certain circumstances. | This bill requires school districts to annually discuss and provide materials related to adoption during health education for grades 9-12, and requires colleges and high schools to provide access to such materials anytime sexually transmitted infections or contraception are discussed, or are or may be included on an examination. | In Committee |
| HB564 | Relative to the adoption of school administrative unit budgets. | This bill revises the annual budget adoption procedure for school administrative units and repeals the alternative procedure | In Committee |
| HB476 | Relative to restrictions on elective abortion. | This bill clarifies the definition of “fetus” for the purpose of abortion laws. The bill leaves in statute the subdivision located at RSA 329:43 through RSA 329:50 which makes abortions illegal after 24 weeks gestational age except in the case of a medical emergency or a fetal abnormality incompatible with life, but adds an additional differing subdivision that makes abortions illegal after 15 weeks gestational age except in the case of a medical emergency or a fetal abnormality incompatible with life. This bill also adds that no regulatory or law enforcement agency has the authority to penalize a health care provider for performing an abortion before 15 weeks gestational age except as specifically provided by law. | In Committee |
| HB101 | Relative to exempting certain elderly homeowners from paying property taxes. | This bill creates a qualified persons tax exemption to allow certain seniors property tax relief on their primary residence. | 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 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Absent |
| SB23 | Expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. | OTP | 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 | 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 | Absent |
| SB228 | Relative to the limitations on community customer generators. | ITL | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | New Hampshire House Executive Departments and Administration Committee | 7 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | New Hampshire House Grafton 10 | House | Republican | In Office | 12/04/2024 | |
| NH | District Grafton 18 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 12/07/2022 | 11/11/2024 |