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Democratic
· Representative
Suraj Budathoki
Represents District Hillsborough 40 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 244 party-line votes · House Democrats median 98%
Cast a vote
95%
Yea or Nay on 262 of 276 roll calls · House median 94%
Their bills that became law
0 of 2
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
276
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 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 Suraj Budathoki 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 Suraj Budathoki sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Suraj Budathoki is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 244 party-line votes.
HCR13 · Requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention relative to implementing term limits for elected members of both houses of Congress.
Table · 2026-03-12 · Passed 189–159 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB675 · Limiting total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requiring reporting of central office administrative expenses to the department of education.
Adopt Floor Amendment · 2026-01-08 · Passed 177–176
SB669 · Relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.
Interim Study · 2026-05-07 · Passed 173–171
HB1704 · Permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.
Special Order · 2026-03-11 · Passed 167–164
SB625 · 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.
ITL · 2026-05-14 · Failed 146–150
SB88 · Prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants.
OTPA · 2026-05-14 · Failed 162–167
Republicans 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.
Dave NagelRepublican · District Belknap 6 · 186 shared contested votes
90%
Matt CokerRepublican · District Belknap 2 · 180 shared contested votes
41%
Nicholas BridleRepublican · District Rockingham 29 · 242 shared contested votes
40%
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 (14 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Suraj Budathoki 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.
Introduced2
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee1
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
Declaring the first Friday in June as a state day of remembrance for children killed by gun violence and urging the establishment of a national day of remembrance.
Not out of committeeInexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/11/2026 House Journal 7 P. 44 · 2026-03-11
Recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan as responsible for the oppression and forced eviction of more than 100,000 Bhutanese citizens during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Out of committeeOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-0351h: Motion Adopted DV 220-115 02/05/2026 House Journal 3 P. 56 · 2026-02-05
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB1358 · 2026-05-21
Establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools. (Concur)
HB1610 · 2026-05-21
Allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds. (Concur)
HB1792 · 2026-05-21
Relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. (Concur)
HB232 · 2026-05-21
Relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. (Concur)
HB1336 · 2026-05-21
Relative to regulated conditional deposits. (Concur)
HB1442 · 2026-05-21
Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. (Concur)
HB1681 · 2026-05-21
Relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures. (Concur)
SB223 · 2026-05-14
Relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education. (OTPA)
SB574 · 2026-05-14
Establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units. (Adopt Amendment)
SB574 · 2026-05-14
Establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units. (OTPA)
SB409 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer and relative to liability of governmental units. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
SB552 · 2026-05-14
Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. (OTP)
SB434 · 2026-05-14
Relative to regulation of public school materials. (OTPA)
SB508 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period. (OTP)
SB430 · 2026-05-14
Relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. (OTPA)
SB643 · 2026-05-14
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. (OTPA)
SB625 · 2026-05-14
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. (ITL)
SB625 · 2026-05-14
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. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
SB625 · 2026-05-14
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. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
SB625 · 2026-05-14
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. (OTPA)
SB504 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, authorizing the establishment of experimental treatment centers, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
SB504 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, authorizing the establishment of experimental treatment centers, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act. (OTPA)
SB498 · 2026-05-14
Relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger. (Reconsider)
SB408 · 2026-05-14
Relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
SB557 · 2026-05-14
Making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
CACR12 · 2026-05-14
The adoption of tax laws. (Adopt Amendment)
CACR12 · 2026-05-14
The adoption of tax laws. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
CACR12 · 2026-05-14
The adoption of tax laws. (OTPA)
SB627 · 2026-05-14
Relative to toll rate adjustments for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan (Interim Study)
SB567 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
SB567 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required. (Table)
SB567 · 2026-05-14
Relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required. (OTPA)
SB653 · 2026-05-14
Enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof. (Adopt Amendment)
SB653 · 2026-05-14
Enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof. (OTPA)
SB88 · 2026-05-14
Prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants. (OTPA)
SB501 · 2026-05-07
Relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse. (Table)
SB520 · 2026-05-07
Relative to breast surgeries for minors. (Table)
HB564 · 2026-05-07
Relative to the adoption of school administrative unit budgets. (Concur)
SB481 · 2026-05-07
Relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property. (OTPA)
SB669 · 2026-05-07
Relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons. (Interim Study)
SB603 · 2026-05-07
Relative to the funding of the SNAP program by the department of health and human services. (ITL)
SB101 · 2026-04-23
Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (Adopt Amendment)
SB101 · 2026-04-23
Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (Adopt Amendment)
CACR11 · 2026-04-23
Relating to sheriffs. Providing that there shall be no age limitation for a person to hold the office of county sheriff. (OTP)
SB586 · 2026-04-23
Requiring chartered public schools, school administrative units, and cities or school districts not audited under RSA 671:5 to be audited by an independent public accountant after the end of the fiscal year and requiring the results of such audits to be made available to the public. (Adopt Floor Amendment)
SB460 · 2026-04-23
Prohibiting tier III criminal offenders from being present in designated child safety zones absent a legitimate purpose. (Adopt Amendment)
SB460 · 2026-04-23
Prohibiting tier III criminal offenders from being present in designated child safety zones absent a legitimate purpose. (Table)
SB482 · 2026-04-23
Establishing consumer protections for digital access transaction kiosks. (OTP)
SB545 · 2026-04-23
Relative to financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program. (ITL)
SB543 · 2026-04-23
Relative to long-term care eligibility and making an appropriation therefor. (ITL)
SB449 · 2026-04-23
Relative to relative to the participation of large customer-generators in net metering and relative to energy storage in connection with net metering. (ITL)
SB559 · 2026-04-23
Reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads. (ITL)
SB101 · 2026-04-23
Authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (OTPA)
SB620 · 2026-04-09
Relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated. (OTPA)
HB1689 · 2026-04-09
Relative to the term of office for county officers in Belknap and Merrimack counties. (Concur)
HB451 · 2026-04-09
Establishing the paint product stewardship program. (Veto Override)
HB349 · 2026-04-09
Relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. (Veto Override)
HB1458 · 2026-03-26
Relative to the licensing of massage establishments and massage, reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork facilities. (Table)
HB1602 · 2026-03-26
Creating a safe battery recycling stewardship program. (Interim Study)
HB1469 · 2026-03-26
Relative to the licensing requirements for massage therapy establishments. (OTPA)
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