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Kevin Avard's New Hampshire Senate voting record

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Kevin Avard (Republican) is a member of the New Hampshire Senate for District 12. This page covers the 209 floor roll calls held while Kevin Avard was in office, from Jan. 30, 2025 to Aug. 19, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 96% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 99% of party-line votes. 87th percentile in the New Hampshire Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 15% of roll calls. Kevin Avard sponsored 32 statewide bills this term; 12 passed. Below are the contested votes where Kevin Avard split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Kevin Avard sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Senate President 95% On 155 contested votes where both voted · 95% on all votes Votes with own party 99% Partisan rank: 8 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 7 others) Didn't vote at roll call 15% 31 of 209 roll calls · 31 of them excused

Bills passed 12 32 sponsored · 10 became law · Rank 9 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) Bills that became law 10 of 12 passed · 2 vetoed

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Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Kevin Avard's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

New Hampshire Senate87th percentile

More conservative than 86% of the New Hampshire Senate.

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4th most conservative of 24

On the November 3 ballot

Running for New Hampshire Senate, District 12.

Also on the ballot: Carryl L. Roy (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Senate President

95%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Kevin Avard.

On 155 contested votes where both voted95% on all 177 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

99%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Kevin Avard.

On 150 party-line votesPartisan rank: 8 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 7 others)7 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Kevin Avard sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Kevin Avard
	Bills
Sponsored	32
Passed both chambers	12
Became law	10
Vetoed by the Governor	2

Rank by bills passed: Rank 9 of 24 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 7 of 16 Republicans (tied with 2 others)

A bill counts for its prime sponsor, the legislator the General Court lists first on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Kevin Avard
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 534 (2026 Session) Relative to compliance with certain political expenditures and contribution statutes	Became law	July 10, 2026
SB 552 (2026 Session) Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances	Vetoed	June 19, 2026
SB 454 (2026 Session) Requiring the department of health and human services to update existing relevant public health outreach programs by incorporating information to aid public…	Became law	June 5, 2026
SB 591 (2026 Session) Allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities	Became law	May 28, 2026
SB 593 (2026 Session) Enabling the use of solid waste management funds by solid waste management districts	Became law	May 8, 2026
SB 489 (2026 Session) Altering the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals	Became law	May 8, 2026
SB 36 (2026 Session) Relative to the collection and reporting of abortion statistics by health care providers and medical facilities	Became law	March 27, 2026
SB 268 (2026 Session) Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances	Vetoed	Feb. 6, 2026
SB 221 (2025 Session) Relative to the verification of voter rolls annually	Became law	Aug. 1, 2025
SB 165 (2025 Session) Relative to the audit requirements for consumer cooperative associations	Became law	July 15, 2025
SB 121 (2025 Session) Requiring notice to the insurance department of the discontinuance of certain types of insurance, including Medicare Advantage Plans	Became law	July 15, 2025
SB 236 (2025 Session) Relative to transferring control of the Electric Assistance Program to the department of energy	Became law	June 24, 2025

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

7 against the Senate President; 3 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Kevin Avard
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President	Most of their party
Aug. 19, 2026	HB 1766: Relative to cruelty to livestock Veto Override	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 19, 2026	HB 1422: Relative to the time to petition for a new trial Veto Override	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 535: Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels Veto Override	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 475: Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock Veto Override	Yea	Nay (split)	—
March 26, 2026	SB 459: Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 26, 2026	SB 459: Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	SB 84: Relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Recent key votes

Kevin Avard's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

HB 1766: Relative to cruelty to livestock
Voted yeaAgainst the Senate President Veto Override · Yeas 11, nays 13

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

HB 1422: Relative to the time to petition for a new trial
Voted yeaAgainst the Senate President Veto Override · Yeas 18, nays 6

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

SB 535: Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels
Voted yeaAgainst most of their partyAgainst the Senate President Veto Override · Yeas 5, nays 19

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

SB 475: Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock
Voted yeaAgainst the Senate President Veto Override · Yeas 8, nays 16

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Aug. 19, 2026
Senate

SB 468: Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location
Voted nay Veto Override · Yeas 16, nays 8

What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Kevin Avard voted on each of the 209 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Kevin Avard
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate President	Yeas–nays
Aug. 19, 2026	HB 1766: Relative to cruelty to livestock Veto Override	Yea	Yea	Nay	11–13
Aug. 19, 2026	HB 1422: Relative to the time to petition for a new trial Veto Override	Yea	Yea	Nay	18–6
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 535: Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels Veto Override	Yea	Nay	Nay	5–19
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 475: Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock Veto Override	Yea	—	Nay	8–16
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 468: Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location Veto Override	Nay	—	Nay	16–8
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Veto Override	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Aug. 19, 2026	SB 552: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Veto Override	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 4, 2026	HB 1300: (Third New Title) establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central… Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–8
June 4, 2026	HB 609: Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other… Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–8
June 4, 2026	HB 1735: Relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–9
May 21, 2026	SB 574: Establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	13–9
May 21, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 21, 2026	SB 430: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 21, 2026	SB 223: Relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 14, 2026	HB 1817: Relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 14, 2026	HB 1336: Relative to regulated conditional deposits Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–9
May 14, 2026	HB 1793: Prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1252: Requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver's licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1816: Relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1448: Prohibiting the use of the World Economic Forum materials within state curriculum Ought to Pass	Excused	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1374: Modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	14–8
May 7, 2026	HB 1268: Modifying the structure and administration of home education programs and relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	14–8
April 16, 2026	HB 1442: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–8
March 26, 2026	SB 459: Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Yea	Yea	15–9
March 26, 2026	SB 476: Relative to consumer health care cost transparency Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 26, 2026	HB 1815: Relative to education financing Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 12, 2026	SB 431: Relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 5, 2026	SB 552: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 5, 2026	SB 643: Requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 5, 2026	HB 323: Requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 467: Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug… Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	CACR 12: The adoption of tax laws Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 513: Relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 434: Relative to regulation of public school materials Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 430: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Concurrence	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–9
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 439: Relative to municipal data center zoning Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Jan. 29, 2026	HB 751: Establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Jan. 29, 2026	SB 101: Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–10
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 451: Establishing the paint product stewardship program Ought to Pass	Nay	Nay	Nay	13–11
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 191: Providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Jan. 7, 2026	HB 292: Establishing a revolving loan fund for school districts Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	SB 287: Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 1: Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 712: Limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion… Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 506: Relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to… Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 377: Relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as… Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 26, 2025	HB 60: Relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term Adoption of the Conference Report	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
June 5, 2025	HB 506: Relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 712: Limiting breast surgeries for minors, relative to residential care and health facility licensing, and relative to the collection and reporting of abortion… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 377: Relative to health care professionals administering hormone treatments and puberty blockers and relative to recognizing the second Thursday in October as… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 361: Prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–7
June 5, 2025	HB 2: Relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	14–10
June 5, 2025	HB 1: Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–9
May 22, 2025	HB 148: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
May 22, 2025	HB 57: Relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
May 22, 2025	HB 446: Relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
May 15, 2025	HB 771: Relative to funding for open enrollment schools Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 324: Relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools Ought to Pass	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 71: (Third New Title) prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts… Ought to Pass	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 557: Relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 768: Allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 699: Relative to special education definitions Ought to Pass	Excused	Yea	Excused	14–8
May 15, 2025	SB 62: Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Concurrence	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	SB 138: Relative to record requests by health care providers Concurrence	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	SB 105: Enabling towns to adopt budget caps Concurrence	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 15, 2025	HB 511: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
May 8, 2025	HB 551: Repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers and limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
May 8, 2025	HB 381: Limiting liability for certain design features of firearms Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
May 1, 2025	HB 319: Relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Excused	13–8
April 17, 2025	HB 231: Prohibiting school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	21–3
March 27, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 287: Requiring applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 96: Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and relative to enforcement of parental rights against school districts and school… Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 211: Relative to biological sex in student athletics Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 27, 2025	SB 268: Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 20, 2025	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–8
March 20, 2025	SB 72: Establishing a parental bill of rights Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	15–8
March 20, 2025	SB 84: Relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing Ought to Pass with Amendment	Nay	Nay	Yea	13–10
March 13, 2025	SB 33: Relative to the regulation of public school materials Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 13, 2025	CACR 8: Relating to sheriffs Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	21–3
March 13, 2025	SB 295: Relative to education freedom accounts Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 134: Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 100: Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 34: Relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program Ought to Pass	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
March 6, 2025	SB 72: Establishing a parental bill of rights Ought to Pass with Amendment	Yea	Yea	Yea	16–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 71: Relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 62: Relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities Ought to Pass	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 15: Relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	14–9
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 14: Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8
Jan. 30, 2025	SB 13: Invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with… Ought to Pass with Amendment	Excused	Yea	Yea	15–8

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: gc.nh.gov
Email: kevin.avard@gc.nh.gov
Capitol office: Room 302, State House 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3479

Committees

Energy and Natural Resources Chair
Rules and Enrolled Bills Chair
Health and Human Services Vice chair

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the New Hampshire General Court, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Source: the New Hampshire General Court's roll-call records, bill dockets and Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Aug. 19, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections