We’ve had a handful of very relevant content in recent days about the troubles in the New Hampshire House. The slip Republican majority gets wins in the morning only to lose later because Democrats keep score better and are more patient and focused on their agenda.
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Bruen: We May be Going About This Wrong
The Virginia state senate just passed a bill essentially outlawing the AR-15 and similar firearms.
Now, anyone who’s familiar with the Bruen ruling and its two-part test knows that this bill simply ignores that ruling.
Legislative Update Week of Jan. 15, 2024 – END TOWN MASK MANDATES Plus Other Public Hearings
Our bill to end town mask mandates forever has made a surprising reappearance in the Senate thanks to Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia and Senator James Gray. The vote will be on the 18th, and we need everyone to call Senator Ricciardi and Senator Avard and urge them to support the floor amendment to SB63.
Your NH State House (1-11-2024)
This year started with two days of session to consider all the bills held over from last year. As usual, the consent calendar of 146 non-controversial bills passed on a voice vote, after five were removed. Those bills would be considered individually at the end of the session. A great many of these bills were … Read more
New Hampshire Overwhelmingly Supports Shared Parenting
National Parents Organization and New Hampshire Families recently received the results of independent polling concerning the attitudes of those in New Hampshire about shared parenting. The results show overwhelming support for a legal presumption of equal shared parenting when parents are living apart.
Dem/Prog Supermajority is Super Out of Touch
Campaign for Vermont released some initial teaser numbers from a poll they conducted as we head into the 2024 legislative session just about a month away. They are not good for the Democrat/Progressive supermajority. They are very good for Governor Phil Scott. Are they good for Republican legislators?
Vermont Dems Still Want a Raise (Is it so They Can Afford All the Tax Hikes They Passed?)
With inflation battering the peasants and long-term recession looming, the first priority of Vermont Democrats was to add hundreds of millions in new spending and then increase their own salaries so they can afford to live with their policies.
Critical Bills Reach the House Floor Take Action Today
The House will meet on May 18th to vote on the bills below. We are looking for volunteers to hand out fliers with our recommendations to the Reps as they enter for session on the morning on the 18th. Please respond if you are interested.
Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes House with Major Bipartisan Support
Concord, N.H. — Marijuana legalization is one step closer to reality in New Hampshire after the state House of Representatives voted 272-109 to pass HB 639.
State of Emergency Reform Bill Hits the Senate
The following bill is word for word, the bill that was vetoed by the Governor last year. It has passed the House already and has now hit the Senate. Let’s push it back to the Governor’s desk.
Key Bills Head to the House Floor Plus Some “Lingo” Tips
I’m getting a lot of emails confused about the terms “SUPPORT OTP” or “OPPOSE ITL”, etc. I’ve been including this reference key and will continue to do so at the bottom of each email moving forward.
Your State House – February 24, 2023
This week, we met in session for two days. First, we approved the committee recommendations on 40 non-controversial bills, then special ordered HB 20, naming a bridge in Merrimack for Speaker Hinch. After a laudatory speech, the bill passed 356-4. HB 459, exempting some businesses from the consumer protection act, was killed without comment. HB … Read more
Parental Bill of Rights – Plus Floor Votes and SOE Reform
This week: Parental Bill of Rights – Plus Floor Votes and State of Emergency Reform.
Durham Rep Marjorie Smith Gaslights HB59 In Op Ed
Representative Marjorie Smith (D) Durham takes to the pages of the Portsmouth Herald to advocate for House Bill 59 “Requiring a background check prior to any commercial firearm sale.” Representative Smith is not educating the reader. She is gaslight the reader.
Abortion Bills Coming up for Hearings Next Week 15th and 16th
HEARINGS are where you can voice your opinion, experience/s, facts, lies, half-truths, and so on. If you plan to talk, you must fill out a PINK card on the table and hand to any one of the committee members.
The Unique Strengths of the New Hampshire Legislature
I was asked recently to characterize the unique strengths of the New Hampshire legislature. Size: largest state legislature by almost a factor of two. We have 400 House reps. The second biggest is Pennsylvania, with 204.
CPAC Rates The Most “Conservative” State Legislatures – New Hampshire Ranks 31st, Vermont 47th
I’m not sure what CPAC means by conservative policy, but this list was built based on how state legislators voted, and it looks like it hews closely to how the New Hampshire House Republican Alliance rates reps. I’d call that a decent measuring stick.
After Recent Supreme Court Ruling State Legislatures Are More Important than Ever
As a former President of New Hampshire Right to Life, this decision was the center of the pro-life community. And, now that there is no FEDERAL law supporting abortion, the whirlwind will commence in the states.
A Cooling-Off Period for Laws
In some states, you still have to wait several days to pick up a firearm after you’ve bought it from a dealer. The idea is that you might need a ‘cooling-off period’, if you were considering using the firearm in some illegal way — to commit a robbery, to confront an ex-spouse, and so on. … Read more