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State Senator
Tara Reardon
(D) - New Hampshire
New Hampshire Senate District 15
In Office - Started: 12/04/2024

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Concord, NH 03301
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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB552 Relative to coverage of children under the state retiree insurance plan. This bill removes the requirement that young adult children covered under a retired state employee's insurance plan be full-time students. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB85 Relative to chartered bank lending limits. This bill: I. Raises the amount of money a bank can loan to a single borrower. II. Shortens the de novo status period for new banks. Crossed Over
SB143 Relative to the impaired driver care management program and recovery residences. This bill modifies the requirements for the impaired driver care management program and when it is required. This bill further amends the certification standards for recovery houses. This bill is a request of the department of health and human services. Crossed Over
SB26 Allowing the department of justice to authorize the preclosing use of a portion of a deposit held in escrow for the payment of certain construction customizations, upgrades, or change orders. This bill: I. Defines the meaning of "deposits" as they pertain to land sales. II. Allows the consumer protection and antitrust bureau to authorize the preclosing use of a security deposit designated pursuant to a purchase and sales agreement for the payment of customizations, upgrades, or change orders. Crossed Over
SB54 Relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated. This bill modifies periods of suspension under different circumstances stemming from a refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration. This bill further modifies the penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated. Crossed Over
SB86 Relative to the housing finance authority's affordable housing guarantee program. This bill established a affordable housing guarantee program within the housing finance authority to promote affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons. In Committee
SB29 Relative to membership, jurisdiction, and reports of the health care workplace safety commission and relative to health care facility reporting requirements under the workplace violence prevention program. This bill adds a representative of Hampstead hospital to the health care workplace safety commission, requires monthly reporting of incidents to the department of labor, repeals an exemption for state operated health care facilities from jurisdiction of the commission, and clarifies that annual reports of the commission are not confidential. The bill is a request of the health care workplace safety commission. Passed
SB236 Relative to transferring control of the Electric Assistance Program to the department of energy. This bill transfers the electric assistance program from the public utilities commission to the department of energy. This bill is a request of the department of energy. Crossed Over
SB185 Relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations. This bill puts time limitations on investigations conducted by the office of professional licensure and certification in response to allegations of professional misconduct. Crossed Over
SB63 Relative to funding for the division of travel and tourism. This bill raises funds for the division of travel and tourism through from the meals and rooms tax. Crossed Over
SB165 Relative to the audit requirements for consumer cooperative associations. This bill increases the threshold for an annual audit or review of a consumers' cooperative association's books. Crossed Over
SB271 Relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. This bill broadens the eligibility criteria for special numbered plates for veterans and special veteran designations on driver's license to include not only those veterans defined in RSA 21:50, I(a) but also those who received a general discharge under honorable conditions. Crossed Over
SB30 Proclaiming the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire and relative to the penalty for incorrect application of fertilizers. This bill proclaims the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire and renames such opossums within the borders of the state as "New Hampshire opossums." Crossed Over
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. Crossed Over
SB166 Relative to notice required prior to sale of a manufactured housing unit located in a resident-owned community. This bill requires the seller of a manufactured housing unit in a resident-owned community to provide notice to the prospective buyer of their right to obtain a copy of the community's bylaws, fee schedule, and financial statements. Crossed Over
SB170 Relative to development and related requirements in cities, towns, and municipalities. This bill: I. Prohibits cities, towns, and municipalities from restricting certain development-related activities. II. Requires cities, towns, and municipalities to allow for septic systems, wells, electric systems, drainage structures, and other utilities to be placed in open spaces or perimeter buffers of subdivisions. III. Prohibits cities, towns, and municipalities from mandating that occupants of housing units be related by blood or marriage. IV. Adopts limits on road frontage requirements and setbacks for lot lines to improve housing density, ensuring these requirements are consistent with existing shoreland protection and environmental standards. Crossed Over
SB257 Establishing a committee to study state guidelines for Medicaid eligibility determinations. This bill establishes a committee to study state guidelines for Medicaid eligibility determinations. Crossed Over
SB58 Relative to venue in criminal prosecutions of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. This bill broadens criminal venue to allow for prosecution of the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting in the jurisdiction where either the death occurred or where the manufacturing, selling, or dispensing took place. Crossed Over
SB32 Relative to the fish and game commission. This bill: I. Allows public hearing notices to be posted digitally on newspaper websites. II. Allows the shooting of injured or crippled waterfowl from a motorized watercraft. III. Removes the word "brook" from the reference to trout in the method and manner of taking fish. IV. Enables the executive director of fish and game to set the fisheries habitat fee in rules. V. Repeals the Connecticut River Atlantic salmon commission. This bill is a request of the fish and game department. Crossed Over
SB31 Establishing an apprentice guide license. This bill establishes an apprentice guide license. This bill is a request of the fish and game department. Crossed Over
HB437 Providing specific curative measures for undischarged mortgages. This bill establishes automatic discharge periods for undischarged mortgages based on whether their term or maturity date is stated or not. Crossed Over
HB663 Allowing the division of historic resources to expend moose plate funds to administer and fund grants. This bill allows the division of historic resources to expend moose plate funds to administer and fund grants for the preservation of significant publicly-owned historic properties. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB169 Requiring employers to provide certain information regarding cost sharing to employees receiving workers' compensation benefits. This bill requires employers who provide supplemental pay to employees receiving workers' compensation benefits to notify the employee with a breakdown of payments, anticipated financial adjustments, employee costs of withholdings, and method of payment options. Crossed Over
SB200 Relative to accepting a portrait of Sylvia Larsen. This bill authorizes the joint legislative historical committee to accept a portrait of Sylvia Larsen. Crossed Over
HB363 Establishing redistricting criteria. This bill establishes redistricting criteria. In Committee
SB279 Establishing the housing champion business loan program and making appropriations to the department of business and economic affairs and the business finance authority. This bill: I. Allows housing champion communities to participate in a business loan program administered by the business finance authority and makes an appropriation to fund such loans. II. Makes an appropriation to the department of business and economic affairs for deposit in the housing champion designation and grant program fund. In Committee
SB244 Relative to expanding access to primary health care services, increasing the size of the health care workforce, and making appropriations therefor. This bill expands access to primary health care services by directing the department of health and human services to amend its contract with the Bi-State Primary Care Association's Recruitment Center in order to expand health care workforce recruitment and retention efforts and increases funding for such programs. The bill also makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for opioid treatment providers. In Committee
SB167 Relative to consumers' cooperative associations annual audit requirements. This bill increases the financial threshold for an annual audit or review of a consumers' cooperative association. Dead
SB274 Establishing a 4-year pilot program to improve rail trails in New Hampshire, including the establishment of 2 funds, the rail trails program fund and the emergency trail repair fund, and making appropriations therefor. This bill: I. Transfers ownership of 4 rail corridors, and all duties and responsibilities therefor, to the department of natural and cultural resources. II. Establishes a pilot program to improve the rail trails in 4 rail corridors. III. Establishes the rail trail program fund and the rail trail emergency fund. IV. Makes appropriations to the bureau of trails for the established funds. In Committee
SB181 Relative to workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer. This bill extends the presumption that heart or lung disease is occupationally related for firefighters absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, and requires payment of workers' compensation benefits within a specified period of time in such cases. In Committee
HCR7 Recognizing abortion as a critical component of comprehensive reproductive health care. Recognizing abortion as a critical component of comprehensive reproductive health care. In Committee
HB399 Establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire zoning enabling act and relative to the effective date of the C-PACER program. This bill: I. Establishes a commission to study the New Hampshire zoning enabling act. II. Changes the effective date of 2025; 1 (SB 4), relative to the C-PACER program, from January 1, 2026 to upon passage. III. Modifies the definition of "municipality" in the energy efficiency and clean energy districts chapter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB214 Enabling no-excuse absentee registration and voting. This bill allows for no-excuse absentee registration and voting. Dead
SB207 Requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program. This bill transfers the administration of the education freedom account program under RSA 194-F from scholarship organizations to the department of education. Dead
SB253 Relative to participation in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. This bill prohibits a drug manufacturer from denying or restricting acquisition or delivery of a 340B covered drug by a covered entity unless receipt of the drug is prohibited by federal law. The bill also prohibits a drug manufacturer from requiring certain claims or utilization data from the 340B covered entity unless required by federal law. The bill makes such actions a violation of the consumer protection act. Dead
SB187 Adopting the dentist and dental hygienist compact. This bill adopts dentist and dental hygienist compact. In Committee
SB155 Relative to highway toll credits. This bill allows the use of toll credits as a match for federal highway funds for certain projects, including municipal, county, and non-profit projects, while requiring legislative approval for other uses. In Committee
HB738 Requiring certain non-public schools or education service providers that accept public funds to perform background checks on all employees and volunteers. This bill requires nonpublic schools and education service providers that accept public funds to comply with requirements for criminal history background checks for employees and volunteers. In Committee
HB459 Relative to acreage requirements and zoning regarding sewer infrastructure and single-family residential uses. This bill prohibits zoning ordinances regarding single-family residential uses from requiring larger acreage sizes than are necessary for community health and safety, given sewer infrastructure. In Committee
SB4 Relative to commercial property assessed clean energy and resiliency (C-PACER). This bill replaces the energy efficiency and clean energy districts statute with a commercial property assessed clean energy and resiliency program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB665 Relative to eligibility for free school meals. This bill increases the eligibility for free school meals to household incomes up to 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines, and provides funding from the education trust fund for the additional costs. In Committee
SB39 Relative to establishing an alternative driver education program. This bill establishes an alternative driver education program and authorizes the commissioner of safety to develop and adopt rules for said purpose. In Committee
SB240 Making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for eligible water projects. This bill makes an appropriation to the department of environmental services for the purpose of making payments to communities for projects for new awards and for making payments for projects that have previously been awarded state aid grant funding for eligible and completed wastewater infrastructure projects. In Committee
SB20 Relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers. This bill provides that the state shall pay 7.5 percent of contributions of retirement system employers other than the state for group I teachers and group II members. In Committee
SB35 Making an appropriation for rail trail project matching funds. This bill appropriates funds to the department of transportation to be granted to the town of Warner as matching funds for a section of the rail trail in Warner. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB57 Relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 05/22/2025 Nay
HB57 Relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters. Committee Amendment 05/22/2025 Nay
HB148 Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. Ought to Pass 05/22/2025 Nay
HB446 Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools. Ought to Pass 05/22/2025 Nay
HB446 Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools. Floor Amendment 05/22/2025 Yea
HB446 Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools. Inexpedient to Legislate 05/22/2025 Yea
HB90 Relative to the definition of part-time teachers. Committee Amendment 05/15/2025 Yea
HB71 Prohibiting the use of the facilities of a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an institution of higher education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted into the United States and relative to department of health and human services contracts. Ought to Pass 05/15/2025 Nay
HB282 Increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty. Laid on Table 05/15/2025 Nay
HB282 Increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty. Laid on Table 05/15/2025 Nay
HB356 Enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Inexpedient to Legislate 05/15/2025 Yea
HB324 Relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools. Ought to Pass 05/15/2025 Nay
HB324 Relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools. Floor Amendment 05/15/2025 Yea
HB511 Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Ought to Pass 05/15/2025 Nay
HB557 Relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 05/15/2025 Nay
SB62 Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Concur 05/15/2025 Nay
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. Rereferred 05/15/2025 Yea
HB699 Relative to special education definitions. Ought to Pass 05/15/2025 Nay
HB768 Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 05/15/2025 Nay
HB771 Relative to funding for open enrollment schools. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 05/15/2025 Nay
SB138 Relative to record requests by health care providers. Concur 05/15/2025 Nay
SB105 Enabling towns to adopt budget caps. Concur 05/15/2025 Nay
HB190 Relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits. Laid on Table 05/08/2025 Nay
HB381 Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Laid on Table 05/08/2025 Nay
HB381 Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
HB381 Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Committee Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
HB380 Relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis. Laid on Table 05/08/2025 Nay
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
HB551 Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms. Floor Amendment 05/08/2025 Nay
HB226 Relative to the use of drug checking equipment. Laid on Table 05/01/2025 Nay
HB198 Relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public. Laid on Table 05/01/2025 Nay
HB319 Relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten. Ought to Pass 05/01/2025 Nay
HB53 Permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use. Laid on Table 04/17/2025 Nay
HB53 Permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use. Inexpedient to Legislate 04/17/2025 Nay
HB75 Legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older. Laid on Table 04/17/2025 Nay
HB231 Prohibiting school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent. Ought to Pass 04/17/2025 Yea
SB83 Establishing an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, authorizing video lottery terminals, renaming the lottery commission, and creating a voluntary statewide self-exclusion database. Floor Amendment 03/27/2025 Yea
SB83 Establishing an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, authorizing video lottery terminals, renaming the lottery commission, and creating a voluntary statewide self-exclusion database. Floor Amendment 03/27/2025 Yea
SB83 Establishing an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, authorizing video lottery terminals, renaming the lottery commission, and creating a voluntary statewide self-exclusion database. Floor Amendment 03/27/2025 Yea
SB83 Establishing an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, authorizing video lottery terminals, renaming the lottery commission, and creating a voluntary statewide self-exclusion database. Floor Amendment 03/27/2025 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. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 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. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 Nay
SB275 Providing property tax relief for some child care agencies. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/27/2025 Nay
SB275 Providing property tax relief for some child care agencies. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/27/2025 Nay
SB268 Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/27/2025 Nay
SB211 Relative to biological sex in student athletics. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 Nay
SB211 Relative to biological sex in student athletics. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 Nay
SB260 Relative to access to abortion care. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/27/2025 Nay
SB260 Relative to access to abortion care. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/27/2025 Nay
SB287 Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 Nay
SB300 Criminalizing the creation of child intimate visual representations. Ought to Pass 03/27/2025 Yea
SB304 Directing the commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs to assemble a report on the effects of tariffs on Canada and New Hampshire residents. Laid on Table 03/27/2025 Nay
HB592 Relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail. Ought to Pass 03/20/2025 Yea
HB592 Relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail. Ought to Pass 03/20/2025 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/20/2025 Nay
SB84 Relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/20/2025 Yea
SB134 Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program. Ought to Pass 03/20/2025 Nay
SB33 Relative to the regulation of public school materials. Ought to Pass 03/13/2025 Nay
SB33 Relative to the regulation of public school materials. Rereferred 03/13/2025 Yea
SB33 Relative to the regulation of public school materials. Ought to Pass 03/13/2025 Nay
SB33 Relative to the regulation of public school materials. Rereferred 03/13/2025 Yea
CACR8 Relating to sheriffs. Providing that no person shall hold the office of county sheriff after he or she has attained the age of seventy-five years. Ought to Pass 03/13/2025 Yea
SB144 Authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB176 Relative to the state minimum hourly rate. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB176 Relative to the state minimum hourly rate. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB214 Enabling no-excuse absentee registration and voting. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB207 Requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB207 Requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB203 Relative to administration of the education freedom accounts program. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB203 Relative to administration of the education freedom accounts program. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/13/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/13/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Floor Amendment 03/13/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Floor Amendment 03/13/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Floor Amendment 03/13/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/13/2025 Nay
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Floor Amendment 03/13/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Floor Amendment 03/13/2025 Yea
SB295 Relative to education freedom accounts. Floor Amendment 03/13/2025 Yea
SB34 Relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program. Ought to Pass 03/06/2025 Nay
SB34 Relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program. Ought to Pass 03/06/2025 Nay
SB71 Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/06/2025 Nay
SB71 Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Floor Amendment 03/06/2025 Yea
SB71 Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/06/2025 Nay
SB71 Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Floor Amendment 03/06/2025 Yea
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/06/2025 Nay
SB72 Establishing a parental bill of rights. Floor Amendment 03/06/2025 Yea
SB100 Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/06/2025 Nay
SB134 Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 03/06/2025 Nay
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Shall the Decision of the President Stand 03/06/2025 Nay
SB119 Relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services and relative to standing orders for Ivermectin. Shall the Decision of the President Stand 03/06/2025 Nay
SB219 Requiring the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/06/2025 Nay
SB219 Requiring the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center. Inexpedient to Legislate 03/06/2025 Nay
SB227 Relative to site setbacks for landfills. Laid on Table 03/06/2025 Nay
SB159 Establishing a marine habitat fee. Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2025 Nay
SB159 Establishing a marine habitat fee. Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2025 Nay
SB15 Relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 01/30/2025 Nay
SB15 Relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 01/30/2025 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. Ought to Pass w/Amendment 01/30/2025 Nay
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NH New Hampshire Senate District 15 Senate Democrat In Office 12/04/2024