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Your State House 05/13/22: Winding Down
This week, the House met to agree (or not) on Senate amendments to House bills and set up Committees of Conference on those we want to either learn more or compromise between the House and Senate positions. SB 200, congressional redistricting, went to Committee of Conference, as expected. My committee asked for a conference on … Read more
Another “Out of State” Dartmouth “Kid” is Running for the NH House
The Dartmouth, that college rag selling itself as a form of journalism, has accidentally done us all a public service. It has announced the candidacy of another out-of-state college student running for elected office in New Hampshire.
So Kids, What Did We Learn From Thursday’s House Session (05/12/22)?
We learned that Rep. Mike Yakubovich (R-Hooksett) is not only a talented legislator, but is a talented musician as well, and he played the Star Spangled Banner for us today as we opened our session.
Your State House 05/6/22: Senate Bills And the Session End is Nigh
This week, the House met for two days to vote on all Senate bills. Since this is the end of the session, a lot of political maneuvering took place, attempting to add House positions someone felt had not been properly treated by the Senate to bills we felt were important to them. Any bill that’s … Read more
Your State House 04/29/22: Senate Bills Keep Grinding Away
This week my committee heard our last two Senate bills, starting with SB 224, creating children’s environmental health day. Neither the sponsor nor any supporters showed up to testify in favor; we then proceeded to a non-germane amendment addressing reciprocity for electricians’ licenses. The constituent who still worked in Connecticut admitted that he actually had … Read more
Local Democrats Fracture Party Over Pappas/Hassan Flip-Flop on Immigration
A New Hampshire House Democrat almost had a Road to Damascus moment this past week. She scolded Congressman Chris Pappas and US Senator Maggie Hassan for flip-flopping on immigration policy.
Your State House 04/15/22: Senate Bills, Senate Bills, Senate Bills
This week, my committee heard more Senate bills. SB 228, updating the regulation of physician assistants, primarily consolidates the collaboration agreement (where the employer specifies the scope of practice for a physician assistant) and the supervisory agreement (with a specific physician) into one document. It also updates the requirements for licensure and adds a new … Read more
Your State House 04/01/22: On to the Senate!
This week, the House met for one day to finish our House bills, including the ones pushed off from the last session. It should have been quick, but some representatives took the opportunity to pile on amendments to bills that previously passed the House – and the Senate hasn’t acted quickly enough to please them! … Read more
So Kids, What Did We Learn From Thursday’s House Session (03/31/22)?
We learned that it was possible for the House to get all of its bills done in time for Crossover Day. It was a long day though, made even longer with some additional floor amendments piled onto HB1627 in the afternoon.
Tell Senators to Honor the Deal for State of Emergency Reform
We need your help to encourage the Senate to support HB 275 this week, which is currently sitting idle in the Senate Committee on Executive Departments and Administration.
Your State House 03/25/22: Easy-Peasy
After last week’s marathon, this was a very easy week. My committee got 24 Senate bills, some quite complex, just after the calendar deadline, so I couldn’t even schedule them. I did visit the Senate on some of my bills. HB 1398, a study committee on centralized record checks in education, was presented to the … Read more
Boondoggle Derailed?
One of the biggest issues with commuter rail is that everyone in the state, most of whom will never use or have use of it, will have to pay for it forever. So, y’all should be excited about this bill.
Celebrate A Week Full of Victory!
There is so much good news to report, so I’ll just start with the best: The effort of DCYF to take RebuildNH co-founder JR Hoell’s children—because he gave his son ivermectin—was dismissed today in Family Court.
So Kids, What Did We Learn From Thursday’s House Session (03/17/22)?
We learned that it is possible to play the National Anthem on bagpipes. This was how our St. Patrick’s Day House session began. What did they say about the bagpipe player after performing the National Anthem?
So Kids, What Did We Learn From Wednesday’s House Session (03/16/22)?
We learned that between 9 am and 10:00 pm (lunch and dinner break included) we were able to vote on around 71 House bills, and pass some really great things for the people of NH. House members truly earned their princely sum of $200 just with this grueling day alone.
So Kids, What Did We Learn From Tuesday’s House Session (03/15/22)?
We learned that it was a good day for 2nd amendment rights, parental rights, health freedom rights, and school choice. The Republican-led House passed some really good bills today.
Ask NH Reps to Vote to Protect Everyone’s Freedom of Speech
New Hampshire bill HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act, is scheduled to be voted on by the full NH House this week. The Act would repeal the unconstitutional buffer zone law which allows private abortion businesses to designate up to 25 feet of the public sidewalk and street as no-free-speech zones where even silent prayer is not allowed.