This week I want to thank Speaker Sherman Packard. He has heeded our calls for action on several occasions. Notably, after the Biden vaccine mandates were announced, he sponsored a bill to prevent state enforcement of those mandates.
Please Submit Group communications or Press Releases to editor@granitegrok.com.Submission is not a guarantee of publication.
Note: This release has been lightly edited and reformatted.
When the Parent Bill of Rights was in peril last term, we put out a call to action to contact Speaker Packard. He did his best at the time, but after the bill narrowly failed, he pledged to sponsor the bill again this year. At the hearing for the bill last week, he said in testimony, “I’m having a hard time understanding why any legislator or parent would be against this legislation.” My sentiments exactly. Please contact Speaker Packard and thank him for his support of RebuildNH priorities: sherman.packard@leg.state.nh.us
GREAT NEWS! – HB 154, relative to the adoption of public health ordinances by municipalities, passed the House this week and heads to the Senate!
Two Bills Head to the Senate Floor
Thursday, March 16th, N.H. Senate
Senate Floor Vote
SB 58, SUPPORT ITL, relative to arrests without a warrant while in the care of a medical professional on the premises of a residential care or health care facility. This bill lowers the threshold needed for a warrantless arrest in medical facilities. According to this bill, “actual or threatened violence” can cause warrantless arrest. While we appreciate the real issue regarding workplace violence in medical facilities, we worry reducing the burden of proof needed could lead to abuse. If a patient refuses to wear a mask, could they be accused of “threatening violence”? Additionally, it has been pointed out that it is inappropriate for a police officer to determine what treatments are medically necessary.
SB 272, SUPPORT OTP, establishing a parental bill of rights in education. There should be no secrets between schools and students.
Please email the senators.
Carrie.Gendreau@leg.state.nh.us
Timothy.Lang@leg.state.nh.us
Jeb.Bradley@leg.state.nh.us
David.Watters@leg.state.nh.us
Suzanne.Prentiss@leg.state.nh.us
James.Gray@leg.state.nh.us
Daniel.Innis@leg.state.nh.us
Ruth.Ward@leg.state.nh.us
Denise.Ricciardi@leg.state.nh.us
Donovan.Fenton@leg.state.nh.us
Shannon.Chandley@leg.state.nh.us
Kevin.Avard@leg.state.nh.us
Cindy.Rosenwald@leg.state.nh.us
Sharon.Carson@leg.state.nh.us
Becky.Whitley@leg.state.nh.us
Keith.Murphy@leg.state.nh.us
Howard.Pearl@leg.state.nh.us
Donna.Soucy@leg.state.nh.us
Regina.Birdsell@leg.state.nh.us
Lou.Dallesandro@leg.state.nh.us
Rebecca.PerkinsKwoka@leg.state.nh.us
Daryl.Abbas@leg.state.nh.us
William.Gannon@leg.state.nh.us
Debra.Altschiller@leg.state.nh.us
