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Republican
· Senator
Regina Birdsell
Represents District 19 in the State Senate.
Votes with Republicans
94%
on 71 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 90 of 90 roll calls · Senate median 100%
Their bills that became law
7 of 17
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 6
Roll calls on record
90
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Regina Birdsell votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Regina Birdsell sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Regina Birdsell is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
4 of 71 party-line votes.
HB1766 · Relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required · 2026-08-19 · Failed 11–13 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1735 · Relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.
Ought To Pass w/ Amendment – Remainder · 2026-06-04 · Passed 14–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1336 · Relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Ought to Pass w/Amendment · 2026-05-14 · Passed 14–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1336 · Relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Committee Amendment · 2026-05-14 · Passed 14–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB707 · Establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.
Floor Amendment · 2026-01-07 · Failed 12–12
HB1766 · Relative to cruelty to livestock.
VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required · 2026-08-19 · Failed 11–13
HB451 · Establishing the paint product stewardship program.
Ought to Pass · 2026-01-07 · Passed 13–11
SB574 · Establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
Concur · 2026-05-21 · Passed 13–9
HB1478 · Requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills.
Refer to Interim Study · 2026-05-07 · Passed 13–9
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
David WattersDemocrat · District 4 · 74 shared contested votes
11%
Pat LongDemocrat · District 20 · 75 shared contested votes
9%
Tara ReardonDemocrat · District 15 · 75 shared contested votes
9%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Regina Birdsell was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced17
Out of committee17
Passed one chamber16
Passed both chambers8
Became law7
Never left committee0
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 6 bills that became law this session.
Relative to insurance coverage for biomarker testing.
Passed one chamberSubcommittee Work Session: 09/09/2026 10:00 am GP 229 · 2026-08-21
Relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
Passed one chamberSubcommittee Work Session: 09/09/2026 10:00 am GP 229 · 2026-08-21
Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock.
VetoedNotwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 475 Become Law: Regular Calendar 8Y-16N, Veto Sustained, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote; 08/19/2026; Senate Journal 15 · 2026-08-19
Establishing certification standards for certified public safety comfort dogs.
Became lawSigned by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 267; Effective 08/31/2026 · 2026-07-09
Relative to the qualifications for hearings officers within the department of labor.
Became lawSigned by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 266; Effective 08/31/2026 · 2026-07-09
Reestablishing the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders.
Became lawII. Remainder Effective 07/02/2026 · 2026-07-09
Relative to the membership, duties, and reporting requirements of the traffic safety commission.
Became lawSigned by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 135; Effective 01/01/2027 · 2026-06-22
Relative to restroom access for certain commercial motor vehicle operators.
Became lawSigned by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 136; Effective 08/11/2026 · 2026-06-22
Eliminating the use of agitators in instances where temporary docks have been removed from bodies of water.
Became lawSigned by the Governor on 06/05/2026; Chapter 127; Effective 08/04/2026 · 2026-06-08
Establishing a committee to study options for family members of intentional homicide victims where the department of justice does not file charges in a case, repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services, and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
Passed one chamberConference Committee Report: Not Filed House Journal 14 · 2026-06-01
Prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants.
Passed one chamberInexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/14/2026 House Journal 13 P. 106 · 2026-05-14
Prohibiting receiving compensation for lobbying on behalf of a foreign adversary.
Passed one chamberRefer for Interim Study: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 04/23/2026 House Journal 11 P. 20 · 2026-04-23
Relative to the unlawful operation or use of unmanned aircraft systems.
Became lawSigned by the Governor on 03/20/2026; Chapter 6; Effective 05/19/2026 · 2026-03-23
Relative to the effective date of the law regarding collection and reporting of abortion statistics.
Out of committeePending Motion OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; Senate Journal 4 · 2026-02-19
Relative to restrictions on acquisition of ownership, controlling, and occupancy interests in real property by certain foreign principals on or around certain military installations, and criminal penalties and civil forfeiture procedures for illegal acquisition.
Passed one chamberInexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/07/2026 House Journal 1 P. 46 · 2026-01-07
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB1102 · 2026-08-19
Increasing the research and development tax credit cap and relative to state park fees for state residents. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB552 · 2026-08-19
Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB268 · 2026-08-19
Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
HB1369 · 2026-08-19
Relative to the manner of posting the warrant for town meetings. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB661 · 2026-08-19
Relative to pooled risk management programs. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
HB1422 · 2026-08-19
Relative to the time to petition for a new trial. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
HB1766 · 2026-08-19
Relative to cruelty to livestock. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB468 · 2026-08-19
Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
HB2026 · 2026-08-19
Relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
HB1184 · 2026-08-19
Relative to the issuance of no trespass orders on municipal or school district property. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB535 · 2026-08-19
Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB475 · 2026-08-19
Relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
HB1267 · 2026-08-19
Prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB434 · 2026-08-19
Relative to regulation of public school materials. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB627 · 2026-08-19
Relative to toll rate adjustments for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
SB481 · 2026-08-19
Relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property. (VETO MESSAGE – Roll Call Required)
HB1735 · 2026-06-04
Relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act. (Ought To Pass w/ Amendment – Remainder)
HB609 · 2026-06-04
Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools. (Conference Committee Report)
HB1300 · 2026-06-04
Establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central office administrative expenses in school districts. (Conference Committee Report)
SB223 · 2026-05-21
Relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education. (Concur)
SB434 · 2026-05-21
Relative to regulation of public school materials. (Concur)
SB574 · 2026-05-21
Establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units. (Concur)
SB430 · 2026-05-21
Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. (Concur)
HB1793 · 2026-05-14
Prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
HB1817 · 2026-05-14
Relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts. (Ought to Pass)
HB1792 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. (Floor Amendment)
HB1336 · 2026-05-14
Relative to regulated conditional deposits. (Committee Amendment)
HB1336 · 2026-05-14
Relative to regulated conditional deposits. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
HB1010 · 2026-05-14
Relative to multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land. (Floor Amendment)
HB1816 · 2026-05-07
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 to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
HB1252 · 2026-05-07
Requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver's licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter during such tests. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
HB1573 · 2026-05-07
Permitting excused absences for student participation in certain activities and mandating the state board of education to grant school reassignment requests for students demonstrating a manifest educational hardship (Committee Amendment)
HB1448 · 2026-05-07
Prohibiting the use of the World Economic Forum materials within state curriculum. (Ought to Pass)
HB1478 · 2026-05-07
Requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills. (Refer to Interim Study)
HB1374 · 2026-05-07
Modifying the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district and the discontinuance of elementary and high schools and requiring the review of school district operating documents by school boards. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
HB1268 · 2026-05-07
Modifying the structure and administration of home education programs and relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices. (Ought to Pass with Amendment- Sections 1-10 and the effective date)
HB1442 · 2026-04-16
Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
SB655 · 2026-03-26
Relative to employee leasing companies, workers' compensation coverage options, and a minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
SB459 · 2026-03-26
Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances. (Reconsideration)
SB459 · 2026-03-26
Exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
SB476 · 2026-03-26
Relative to consumer health care cost transparency. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
SB441 · 2026-03-26
Relative to the financial responsibility for local assistance and enabling municipalities to request a hearing regarding the residency of an assisted person. (Floor Amendment)
CACR11 · 2026-03-26
Relating to sheriffs. Providing that there shall be no age limitation for a person to hold the office of county sheriff. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
CACR13 · 2026-03-26
Relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated. (Ought to Pass)
HB1815 · 2026-03-26
Relative to education financing. (Ought to Pass)
SB431 · 2026-03-12
Relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination. (Ought to Pass)
SB566 · 2026-03-12
Relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard. (Ought to Pass)
SB643 · 2026-03-05
Requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap. (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
HB323 · 2026-03-05
Requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote. (Ought to Pass)
SB552 · 2026-03-05
Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. (Ought to Pass)
HB186 · 2026-03-05
Relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor. (Laid on Table)
SB551 · 2026-03-05
Relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services. (Inexpedient to Legislate)
SB554 · 2026-03-05
Repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms. (Inexpedient to Legislate)
SB623 · 2026-03-05
Relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement. (Inexpedient to Legislate)
SB513 · 2026-02-19
Relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid. (Ought to Pass)
SB576 · 2026-02-19
Adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts. (Inexpedient to Legislate)
SB484 · 2026-02-19
Prohibiting Medicaid premiums and limiting Medicaid expansion cost sharing. (Inexpedient to Legislate)
CACR12 · 2026-02-19
The adoption of tax laws. (Ought to Pass)
SB601 · 2026-02-19
Relative to the allocation and disbursement of state contributions for non-state employer pension costs under the New Hampshire retirement system. (Inexpedient to Legislate)
SB467 · 2026-02-19
Relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. (Ought to Pass)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 90 total roll-call votes this session).
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