District 08 - Senator Ruth Ward

Senator Ward
State House
Room 302
107 North Main Street Concord NH  03301
603.271.2609
Staff: Aaron Jones

57 Total Bills Sponsored by Senator Ward

6 Prime Sponsored Bills
Title: repealing a requirement for a report on chartered public school payments.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
3/29/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to nurses for youth camps, organized recreation, and community-sponsored recreation.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/4/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB135
Bill Docket
Title: relative to alternative dispute resolution in special education.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
4/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB136
Bill Docket
Title: prohibiting the employment or volunteering of a revoked or suspended educator.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
5/30/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB256
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a safety program for off-highway recreational vehicles.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
REPORT FILED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseTransportation
Next/Last Hearing:
4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB266
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the statewide education improvement and assessment program.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
3/29/2023 12:00:00 AM

51 Cosponsored Bills
Title: repealing a department of education report on chartered public school funding.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/28/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to the emergency management powers of the department of transportation.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: authorizing municipalities to reduce speed limits seasonally.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
LAID ON TABLE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseTransportation
Next/Last Hearing:
2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB137
Bill Docket
Title: relative to boating safety equipment rules and vessel numbering rules, and establishing a committee to study boat registrations fees.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
CONCURRED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
Senate Transportation
Next/Last Hearing:
4/4/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB147
Bill Docket
Title: relative to membership of the advisory committee on the education of students with disabilities.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB185
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the determination of parental rights and responsibilities based on shared parenting and shared access to the child's records.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseChildren and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB248
Bill Docket
Title: relative to revenue from commemorative bottles of liquor.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Commerce
Next/Last Hearing:
4/4/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB272
Bill Docket
Title: increasing chartered public school per pupil funding.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/25/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB275
Bill Docket
Title: relative to schools approved for a school tuition program by a school board.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/4/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB346
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the right of any infant born alive to appropriate medical care and treatment.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB349
Bill Docket
Title: relative to a special purpose school district for Bridgewater, Hebron, and Groton.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/4/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB354
Bill Docket
Title: relative to chartered public school eligibility for state school building aid.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
2/8/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB358
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the filing and adoption of proposed administrative rules.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
IN COMMITTEE
Latest Status:
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB364
Bill Docket
Title: relative to transportation for students attending career and technical education centers.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB377
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) relative to screening and intervention in public schools and public charter schools for dyslexia and related disorders, and establishing an addition to adequate education grants for certain pupils screened for dyslexia and related disorders.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
3/28/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB390
Bill Docket
Title: revising the membership and structure of the New Hampshire commission on Native American affairs.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
LAID ON TABLE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/15/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB419
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the math learning communities program of the community college system and making an appropriation therefor.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB438
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the right of representation in family court.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseChildren and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
1/24/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB468
Bill Docket
Title: making an appropriation to the department of education for an attorney to recodify education laws.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/24/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB540
Bill Docket
Title: relative to adequate education grant amounts for pupils receiving special education services.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/27/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB542
Bill Docket
Title: establishing an academic research and improvement performance data analyst in the department of education.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/24/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB651
Bill Docket
Title: authorizing the department of education and local school districts to contract with transportation network companies to provide school transportation services.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM

HB654
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the one-year certificate of teaching eligibility.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Senate Education
Next/Last Hearing:
3/21/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: recognizing the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
Latest Status:
HouseState-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: (Second New Title) relative to the closing of the Sununu youth services center, making appropriations thereof, and establishing a commission to study community impacts of the secured youth development center.
General Status:
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
CONCURRED
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
2/9/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to recovery of search and rescue expenses.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseTransportation
Next/Last Hearing:
4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: establishing a study committee on meat processing.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEnvironment and Agriculture
Next/Last Hearing:
4/25/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to conferring degree-granting authority to the New England Aeronautical Institute.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
3/29/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to financial disclosure forms filed by judges.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to a portrait in the likeness of Rogers Johnson at the state house.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseLegislative Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/19/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to systems of care for healthy aging.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
LAID ON TABLE
Latest Status:
Senate Finance
Next/Last Hearing:
1/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: amending the procedure for issuing a summons instead of an arrest.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
3/29/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to criminal history checks for school transportation monitors.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
3/30/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to surface water setbacks for landfills.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
REPORT FILED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEnvironment and Agriculture
Next/Last Hearing:
4/25/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: establishing a study committee on resident-owned manufactured housing park disputes and oversight of resident-owned manufactured housing parks.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: (New Title) relative to screening panels for medical injury claims.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseJudiciary
Next/Last Hearing:
4/19/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to changes to certain weights and measures statutes.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
REPORT FILED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCommerce and Consumer Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: relative to the qualifications of dentists to administer general anesthesia or deep sedation.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
REREFERRED
Latest Status:
Senate Health and Human Services
Next/Last Hearing:
2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB106
Bill Docket
Title: establishing an emerging professional certificate for child care programs.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB147
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the board of dental examiners.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseExecutive Departments and Administration
Next/Last Hearing:
3/30/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB163
Bill Docket
Title: relative to agritourism and product sales at farms and farm roadside stands.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
REREFERRED
Latest Status:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Next/Last Hearing:
2/14/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB200
Bill Docket
Title: relative to optometrists.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Next/Last Hearing:
4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB216
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) making changes to the requirements for civics education in schools.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
3/29/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB253
Bill Docket
Title: relative to parental access to a minor child's medical records.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
RETAINED IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseChildren and Family Law
Next/Last Hearing:
4/25/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB259
Bill Docket
Title: relative to traffic and safety improvements on Route 101 Amherst, Bedford, and Milford.
General Status:
SENATE
House Status::
Senate Status:
REREFERRED
Latest Status:
Senate Transportation
Next/Last Hearing:
1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB263
Bill Docket
Title: extending the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program and reestablishing the commission to evaluate the effectiveness and future of the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseFinance
Next/Last Hearing:
4/4/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB268
Bill Docket
Title: (New Title) allowing for pre-hospital treatment and transportation for operational canines.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseCriminal Justice and Public Safety
Next/Last Hearing:
3/29/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB271
Bill Docket
Title: relative to the seating of delegates to national party conventions.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseElection Law
Next/Last Hearing:
4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

SB272
Bill Docket
Title: establishing a parents' bill of rights in education.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Latest Status:
HouseEducation
Next/Last Hearing:
4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: affirming the general court’s support for New Hampshire’s first in the nation primary.
General Status:
HOUSE
House Status::
PASSED/ADOPTED
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
HouseElection Law
Next/Last Hearing:
4/11/2023 12:00:00 AM

Title: reaffirming friendship between New Hampshire and Taiwan, encouraging the enhancement of bilateral trade relations, and supporting Taiwan's international participation.
General Status:
PASSED
House Status::
Senate Status:
PASSED/ADOPTED
Latest Status:
Next/Last Hearing: