From a good friend of the ‘Grok comes an interesting list. He took the time to take all of the LSRs (Legislative Service Requests – future bills that are put into the legislative hopper that will be textually fleshed out later with the specifics) that have been turned in, examined who the legislators were that are sponsoring those LSRs, and then ranked those LSRs by the sponsors’ HRA ratings (e.g., how closely do the sponsors vote in accordance to the Republican Platform). As you know, there is a not small number of RINOs that we have blogged about that vote more in line with the Democrats than with Republicans. From our friend, once he had heard that I was looking for anti-Liberty / anti-Individual Freedom bill that increase the power of The State and diminishes ours as individuals.
Reminder: this list is for purposes of triage – quickly guesstimating which bills are bad or good based on whether their sponsors have good or bad voting records. There are times when bad Reps sponsor good bills and vice versa. But if I were looking for bad bills, I would start by looking at bills from bad Reps, then look at the bill text to make a more definitive evaluation.
So, let’s start the list starting with the worst ones; he has updated his list if the LSR has been turned into an actual bill:
- 0% HB1202 relative to town revolving funds for group net metering. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1021&type=4
- 0% HB1280 relative to bow and arrow hunting licenses for permanently disabled military veterans. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1076&type=4
- 0% HB1291 relative to damage thresholds for criminal mischief. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1123&type=4
- 0% HB1336 establishing a commission to study the construction of a memorial wall to honor state legislators. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1181&type=4
- 0% HB1566 prohibiting open carry of a firearm in certain public places. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1199&type=4
- 0% HB1567 relative to the penalties for prostitution and related offenses. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1200&type=4
- 0% HB1423 relative to election assistance for cities and towns. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1301&type=4
- 0% lsr 2289 permitting online voting registration.
- 0% HB1262 relative to online driver education. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1338&type=4
- 0% HB1266 relative to apportionment of property taxes in municipalities that are part of cooperative school districts. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1415&type=4
- 0% HB1474 designating the New Hampshire Red as the official state poultry. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1437&type=4
- 0% lsr 2734 relative to information contained in certain motor vehicle records.
- 0% lsr 2750 requiring disclosure of federal income tax returns by presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
- 1% HB1224 relative to election dates. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1141&type=4
- 1% lsr 2169 requiring installation of electric vehicle charging stations for use by members of the general court and making an appropriation therefor.
NO! Pay for your OWN damned charging station – you want to “virtue signal”, then pay the cost to do so. There is NO good reason for taxpayers to pay for another special perk for legislators – you ain’t all that special.
- 1% lsr 2233 establishing a New Hampshire single payor health care system.
- 1% lsr 2516 establishing a cannabis control commission.
- 1% HB1636 establishing a committee to study teacher preparation and education programs. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1609&type=4
- 2% HB1743 relative to the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund and funding for the Sununu Youth Services Center. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1018&type=4
- 2% HB1435 relative to business registration requirements. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1086&type=4
- 2% HB1412 relative to cruelty to non-captive wildlife. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1088&type=4
- 2% HB1282 repealing the provisions for tax exemptions for certain chartered public school facilities. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1089&type=4
- 2% HB1397 relative to the rights of temporary workers. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1116&type=4
- 2% HB1438 relative to residential leases including provisions prohibiting tenants from possessing firearms, explosives, or ammunition within the premises. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1125&type=4
- 2% HB1765 relative to policies regarding chartered public schools. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1144&type=4
- 2% lsr 2215 relative to the statewide education property tax.
- 2% HB1338 establishing a committee to study the changes in law necessary to allow for microgrids in electricity supply. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1247&type=4
- 2% HB1245 establishing a committee to study alternatives to bail for indigent persons. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1248&type=4
- 2% HB1339 relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1250&type=4
- 2% HB1388 relative to testing for Lyme disease. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1259&type=4
- 2% HB1258 relative to the advanced manufacturing education advisory council. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1310&type=4
- 2% HB1725 establishing regulations for nano wineries. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1312&type=4
- 2% HB1578 relative to brew pub licensees. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1316&type=4
- 2% HB1259 relative to passenger restraints. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1317&type=4
- 2% HB1348 relative to the annual audit report of public charter schools. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1339&type=4
- 2% HB1351 relative to notification to parents by charter schools when a child’s teacher has not met certification requirements. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1370&type=4
- 2% HB1355 establishing a commission to study adaptation of the tax structure of the state to economic and demographic change. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1430&type=4
- 2% HB1268 relative to selection of delegates to an Article V convention. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1442&type=4
- 2% HB1405 relative to the eligibility of school district employees for family and medical leave. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1528&type=4
- 2% HB1406 relative to canceled carry licenses and evidence of domicile for voting purposes. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1540&type=4
- 2% HB1637 requiring school districts to establish policies relating to suspensions and expulsions. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1610&type=4
- 2% HB1647 relative to inclusion of energy storage in distributed energy resources for electricity transmission and distribution. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1627&type=4
- 2% HB1649 relative to the determination of mileage for legislators and legislative officers. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1631&type=4
- 2% HB1705 relative to enforcement activity verifying compliance. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1679&type=4
- 2% HB1664 relative to terms of appointment of members of governing boards for allied health professionals. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1703&type=4
- 2% HB1668 relative to children’s meals served by food service establishments. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1778&type=4
- 3% HB1563 relative to taxation of solar energy systems. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1188&type=4
- 3% HB1302 relative to private practice by the Carroll county attorney. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1201&type=4
- 3% HB1756 relative to an additional allowance and a cost of living adjustment for retirees from the state retirement system. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1209&type=4
- 3% HB1569 relative to liability of energy facility companies for damage caused by restoration projects. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1214&type=4
This next one I was just WAITING to see pop-up: BERNIECARE! What makes this nitwit believe that NH can afford this if Vermont can’t? Or Tennessee? Or Hawaii? Or even California?
- 3% HB1241 establishing a commission to assess benefits and costs of a “health care for all” program for New Hampshire. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1217&type=4
- 3% HB1516 establishing a commission to examine the feasibility of the New England states entering into a compact for a single payor health care program. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1249&type=4
But hey, they believe all our money is theirs to spend, those greedy politicians! And after all, if one state can’t do it, let’s bankrupt a whole region!
- 3% lsr 2416 establishing a New Hampshire health access corporation.
- 3% HB1715 relative to arbitrary and unreasonable rent increases in manufactured housing parks. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1504&type=4
- 3% HB1716 establishing apprenticeship programs for unemployed workers. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1547&type=4
- 3% HB1688 relative to salary ratios for employers and employees. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1549&type=4
- 3% HB1767 establishing a multiple employer public retirement plan. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1512&type=4
- 3% HB1623 relative to criteria for debarment of vendors. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1550&type=4
- 3% HB1703 relative to the requirements for directors of licensed practical nurse education programs. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1669&type=4
- 4% HB1436 relative to lakes with shared borders with 2 or more towns. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1104&type=4
- 4% HB1587 raising the minimum age for marriage and relative to the emancipation of minors. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1375&type=4
- 4% HB1764 relative to New Hampshire cost of living information. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1383&type=4
- 4% HB1360 prohibiting the use of certain information to underwrite insurance coverage. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1473&type=4
- 4% HB1611 establishing a committee to study off-shore wind energy development. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1490&type=4
- 4% HB1322 relative to risk-based capital for health maintenance organizations. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1518&type=4
- 4% HB1486 relative to “over voted” ballots. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1521&type=4
- 4% HB1621 repealing the waiting period for federal regulations governing achieving a better life experience accounts. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1510&type=4
- 4% HB1500 relative to workplace violence, workplace injuries and death in the workplace. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1556&type=4
- 4% HB1630 relative to unfunded property tax exemptions or credits. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1577&type=4
- 4% HB1548 relative to meals and rooms taxes applicable to room remarketers. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1602&type=4
- 4% HB1634 regulating disorderly houses. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1603&type=4
- 4% HB1635 allowing a license for short-term rentals. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1604&type=4
- 4% lsr 2607 prohibiting price gouging by certain prescription drug companies.
- 4% HB1315 prohibiting the university system funds from being spent to oppose the formation of unions and collective bargaining units. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1652&type=4
- 4% HB1659 establishing a committee to study possible health and safety impacts of the alkali-silica reaction on the seacoast. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1690&type=4
- 5% HB1213 removing the exception for married minors from the definition of sexual assault. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1038&type=4
- 5% HB1433 requiring disclosure of federal income tax returns by presidential and vice-presidential candidates. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1068&type=4
- 5% HB1544 establishing a committee to identify the requirements needed to commit New Hampshire to a goal of 100 percent renewable energy for electricity by 2040. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1105&type=4
- 5% HB1333 relative to the criteria for teachers in charter schools. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1117&type=4
- 5% HB1710 relative to the provision allowing operators to retain a portion of meals and rooms taxes collected and the appropriation of meals and rooms tax revenues to school building aid. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1203&type=4
- 5% lsr 2328 requiring a portion of rental fees for canoes, kayaks, and personal watercraft to be deposited in the fish and game search and rescue fund.
- 5% HB1700 relative to placement of a security freeze on a consumer’s credit. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1423&type=4
- 5% HB1475 relative to the procedure for filing a protective order. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1438&type=4
- 5% HB1629 establishing a committee to study establishing business tax credits for companies that pay a liveable wage and provide adequate benefits to their employees. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1575&type=4
- 5% HB1644 prohibiting the combination of certain regulated utilities. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1623&type=4
- 5% HB1528 prohibiting discrimination in the university and community college systems. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=1653&type=4
That’s Part 1 – much MUCH more to follow! Have I already bit off more than I can chew on this stuff to look into?
Hey, Grok commenters and readers – pick off a few and write some of them up and I’ll post them up on the front page. If you want, I’ll give you named credit or post it up anonymously.