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Busy week for legislative hearings this week; we’re having another MCG hearing today, and my thread of livetweeting it starts here. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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audio issues again… anyways we’re doing something weird today with legislation; there are going to be 3 bills heard simultaneously where the sponsor only wants us to pass one of them and ITL the others; apparently they’re alternatives to one another or something? I don’t get it.Permalink On twitter.com
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Wayne Goertel is introducing one of this set of three to us now.Permalink On twitter.com
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This is getting kinda tech-y so my interest is getting piqued!Permalink On twitter.com
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He answers my question about using a GitHub-style workflow by saying that that’d be too complicated for most people to be able to contribute to budgets… which, I mean, true, it does have a bit of a learning curve, but once you get used to it, it’s definitely the superior methodPermalink On twitter.com
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I like the general idea of allowing user contributions to town budgets, but I think I’m still gonna oppose this just due to his response on GitHub/GitLab-style workflows not being possible under this legislation; having a good UI for this sorta thing is essential for it to work.Permalink On twitter.com
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Vicki Ayer is also testifying on behalf of this set of bills.Permalink On twitter.com
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Barrett M. Christina (yes, those names are in the correct order; Chairman Dolan swapped it by accident) of the NH School Boards Association is testifying, he opposes HB243.Permalink On twitter.com
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He also opposes HB454 and HB415, too.Permalink On twitter.com
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I think the best solution here might be to do a study committee to figure out how best to achieve the goal of these bills, but given how numerous study committees already are, I don’t exactly want to go proposing a new one…Permalink On twitter.com
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So, despite us considering these 3 bills together, they have different blue sheet numbers; HB243 has a majority in support of it, while HB415 and HB454 have majorities in opposition to them.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Donna Green of… uh, some school-related association, I didn’t quite catch it. Anyways, she’s in support of this legislation.Permalink On twitter.com
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Right I found her written testimony and it’s the School District Governance Association of NH that she’s from.Permalink On twitter.com
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Cordell Johnston of the NHMA, a permanent resident of this committee’s Zoom room, is here in opposition to these bills.Permalink On twitter.com
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Apparently there are still half-a-dozen towns in NH without their own websites… I’d support legislation to provide state assistance to help them get some set up, but that’s not what’s being considered here…Permalink On twitter.com
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Now Eric Pauer of Brookline is testifying… I wonder if he’s related to Diane Pauer, who is on this committee?Permalink On twitter.com
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OK, onto HB552 now, which would suspend property tax valuations due to COVID. Bipartisan list of sponsors here; Jackie Cali-Pitts is supposed to introduce it, but due to tech issues, Jim Maggiore introduced it instead…Permalink On twitter.com
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audio has dropped out for me…Permalink On twitter.com
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plugging in headphones has KINDA gotten it to work, but it’s REALLY quiet; I can barely hear it…Permalink On twitter.com
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ok logging out and back in again worked; I can hear againPermalink On twitter.com
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Going back to an earlier question I had about Eric Pauer, I looked up Diane Pauer’s page on the House site, and yup, it turns out he’s her husband.Permalink On twitter.com
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Paul Smith (different Paul Smith) of Dover MA, who’s the CEO of a Vision Government Solutions (a government software vendor), is wanting to testify on HB552.On twitter.com
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Mike Tarello of Hudson MA, also of Vision, is on the call with him. They oppose this bill.Permalink On twitter.com
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Their handle is @Vision_Gov. Since we were running out of time I didn’t get a chance to ask this, but as a #FreeAndOpenSourceSoftware advocate, I would like to know whether their software is proprietary or not.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is John Janigian introducing HB573 to us, on zoning for large-item retail commercial spaces.Permalink On twitter.com
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Adam Abbas is testifying in support of HB573; apparently he’s a property manager and this bill would make things easier for him.Permalink On twitter.com
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Cordell Johnston of the NHMA is still here; they oppose HB573. They think this is something that shouldn’t be done at the state level.Permalink On twitter.com
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John Janigian is still here, now to introduce HB574 to us, which is pretty similar to HB573, except it’s for small-item retail rather than large-item retail.Permalink On twitter.com
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Adam Abbas is also still here, and he supports HB574 for similar reasons to why he supported HB573. I’m wondering why these 2 bills weren’t just combined?Permalink On twitter.com
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Now Darryl Abbas, who is also from Salem like Adam Abbas, is testifying in favor of HB574. I wonder if they’re related? Note that Darryl is the one who’s a state rep, and Adam isn’t (there was some confusion over that earlier).Permalink On twitter.com
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Cordell Johnston of the NHMA opposes HB573 for similar reasons to why they opposed HB574 (i.e., they think it should be done locally rather than state-wide)Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Baroody was supposed to introduce HB616 but didn’t show, so Cordell Johnston is just going straight to testifying against it…Permalink On twitter.com
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Gary Abbott of the Associated General Contractors of NH is here to testify in agreement with Cordell Johnston (i.e. against HB616)Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Testerman is in the committee room to introduce HB588, which is a #TinyHouse enablement bill for NH. Jim Maggiore (one of my fellow committee members) is also a cosponsor, so this is bipartisan legislation. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Joseph Mendola (goes by “Joe”) is now testifying in favor of HB588.Permalink On twitter.com
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Besides Reps. Testerman and Maggiore, Rep. Stavis and @MfclarkMartha were also both on the governor’s study committee on Tiny Houses that this bill came out of.Permalink On twitter.com
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looks like we have a long list of people who want to testify on this bill…Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Maggiore gets his chance to testify on behalf of HB588 now.Permalink On twitter.com
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Steve Paquin of the NH Building Officials Association is testifying in favor of the amendment removing the wheels-related language from HB588.Permalink On twitter.com
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He says there might be another amendment added, though.Permalink On twitter.com
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Jackie Walker is testifying in favor of HB588. Sounds like she has lived in an apartment similar to my own previously! Anyways she is currently living in a tiny house.Permalink On twitter.com
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People keep mixing up or combining Rep. Maggiore’s last name and Rep. Mangipudi’s last name…Permalink On twitter.com
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Hey guess who’s still around… it’s Cordell Johnston of the NHMA! He opposes HB588 for the usual state-level vs. local-level reasons that the NHMA usually cares about.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rob Tardif of the Subsurface Systems Bureau of @NHDES is here to comment on HB588.Permalink On twitter.com
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apparently there are still some issues with wastewater management that need to be dealt with here for HB588Permalink On twitter.com
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next up is Michelle Sanborn of Alexandria NH, testifying in favor of HB588. She currently lives in a tiny house.Permalink On twitter.com
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oh wait maybe this testimony isn’t exactly entirely in favor of HB588; she’s telling us some problems she’s experienced with her whole tiny house living situation… actually no nvm it’s in favor of the bill after all; she just objects to the amendment to remove the wheels portionPermalink On twitter.com
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next testimony is from Alex KishPermalink On twitter.com
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next testimony is from Gerald Miller of the original version of HB588; he wants to keep the wheel provision in but it sounds like he would still support it even without it.Permalink On twitter.com
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next up is @bfrostNHHFA speaking in favor of Rep. Maggiore’s amendment, and also responding to Cordell Johnston’s previous mention of him. He thinks this bill would actually help with NH’s housing situation, contrary to what Mr. Johnston implied.Permalink On twitter.com
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next up is Stephanie… Burrows? Burroughs? Not sure of the spelling… anyways she supports HB588. Also apparently she says the amendment hasn’t gone up on @LegiScanNH yet.Permalink On twitter.com
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Ok it’s “Burrows” and she’s with a Tiny Homes meetup group.Permalink On twitter.com
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ok FINALLY a lunch break!Permalink On twitter.com
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onto executive session nowPermalink On twitter.com
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First up is HB284, the one about involuntarily merged lots that we’d been putting off so that @ivyvann could put in an amendment.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Vann’s amendment to HB284 passes unanimously 19-0, as does the entire bill. It goes on the consent calendar.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is HB243. An amendment to it passes unanimously, I think that was to combine it with the other two bills? I’m going to vote against the entire bill anyways though; needs more work besides just combining them.Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah Rep. Piemonte is not helping his case herePermalink On twitter.com
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We’re hitting the issue of Rep. McBride not being present for votes again…Permalink On twitter.com
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ok why did Rep. Maggiore let Rep. Pauer continue to take over the Zoom controls him even after we finished hearing HB588? I understand why he gave it up for HB588 because that was his bill, but after that he surely could have gotten it back, no?Permalink On twitter.com
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procedural stuff is such a painPermalink On twitter.com
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HB243 passes OTP with amendments 10-9 along party lines after we reconsidered due to McBride missing the first vote on it.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now we’re ITL-ing HB415 and HB454 due to them being combined into HB243Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is HB512, @caseymconley’s emergency housing bill from Monday. Republicans on the committee are moving to ITL it.Permalink On twitter.com
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Thank you for speaking on behalf of HB512, @nhrepPorter!Permalink On twitter.com
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HB512 is ITL-ed along party lines, 10-9. Remember this next election: Republicans want to keep it easy for you to be evicted. Democrats want to protect you from evictions. Keep that in mind. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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HB552 (the tax valuation postponement bill) is ITL-ed 18-1; goes on consent calendar.Permalink On twitter.com
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Motion to ITL HB616 passes 11-8Permalink On twitter.com
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I am so ready for this hearing to be donePermalink On twitter.com
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HB67 passes with amendments, 10-7 (some of us have left already so that’s why the total it adds up to has gone down)Permalink On twitter.com
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ok, finally onto the last bill of the day: HB431, the Animal Control Officer bill. Still waiting for some reporter to do a deep dive on the underlying history of the case from Danville that inspired this bill; most existing reporting on it is just court stenography. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Committee retains HB431 by a vote of 12-5; I could have gone either way between retaining or ITL-ing, but given that I’m near the end of the roll call I figured I’d just stick with the majority.Permalink On twitter.com
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We’ll be HB266 (the GOP bill to ban sanctuary cities) next Monday, so we’re expecting Monday’s hearing to go pretty long… be sure to sign in to register your opposition to HB266; it’s a bad bill! #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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ok we’re donePermalink On twitter.com
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