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Today’s MCG committee hearing is going to be a doozy. Thread for it starts here. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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ok the Zoom call is upPermalink On twitter.com
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actually starting now; we’ll be starting by finishing up the #TinyHouses bill from last week firstPermalink On twitter.com
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Someone was asking for a reference to Appendix Q of the IRC (International Residential Code); I’m pretty sure this is it: codes.iccsafe.org/content/IRC2018/appendix-q-tiny-houses?site_type=publicPermalink On twitter.com
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ok so it looks like we’re not actually voting on 588 (the #TinyHouses bill) yet; we just closed the hearing on it, which was still technically open. Now we’re moving onto HB484, Rep. Pauer’s bill on town warrant articles. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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uh oh, some testifiers are having trouble speaking by Zoom today...Permalink On twitter.com
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Tech issues seem to be fixed; James (Jim) Lefebvre of Conway is testifying in opposition to HB484 (I wish more testifiers would say whether they support or oppose the bill as the first thing they say)Permalink On twitter.com
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Brian Rater of Brookline (Rep. Pauer’s town) is testifying against HB484; I don’t think I remembered that Hollis-Brookline was a combined school district…Permalink On twitter.com
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Next testimony is from someone from the NHMA; I’ll give you 3 guesses who it is and the first two don’t count. …yup, it’s Cordell Johnston again, and he is suggesting to retain the bill for further study.On twitter.com
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Tom Gehan of Hollis’s budget committee is testifying against HB484 now.Permalink On twitter.com
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Eric Pauer (Rep. Diane Pauer’s husband) is testifying in favor of HB484 now; they seem to be a teamPermalink On twitter.com
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is “fiduciarily” even a word? Spellcheck doesn’t seem to recognize itPermalink On twitter.com
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(i.e., “fiduciary” turned into an adverb)Permalink On twitter.com
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next up is Chris Hyde of Hollis’s budget committee testifying against HB484Permalink On twitter.com
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this seems like it’s really just a Hollis-Brookline local issue… sequel to Danville’s dogcatcher bill from last week…Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is HB411, establishing a study commission on equalization ratesPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Merner (sp?) isn’t here to introduce HB411 so Rep. Maggiore is doing it insteadPermalink On twitter.com
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Charelle Lucas is deferring her testimony to George Sansoucy from Lancaster, who is testifying in favor of HB411. Apparently Rep. Merner is over in Ways & Means today.Permalink On twitter.com
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er actually they’re asking us to retain this bill (HB411) until after COVID instead, since we’re trying to avoid new study committees at the momentPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Stavis is offering a motion to reconsider HB512 now because we never got a chance to discuss her amendment to it before the Republicans ITL-ed it.Permalink On twitter.com
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Motion to reconsider HB512 passes 11-9; we got 2 Republicans to join usPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Stavis’s amendment to HB512 passes 18-1 (Rep. Melvin was the 1); now to vote on the bill as amended…Permalink On twitter.com
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…and even WITH the amendment, HB512 STILL fails along party lines, 10-9. Remember, Republicans want to keep it easy to evict you, Democrats want to protect you from evictions. Keep that in mind when midterms come around next year. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Peter Somssich introducing HB392, which would require land use board members to be residents of the towns of the boards in questionPermalink On twitter.com
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oh wait I think I have that wrong; that’s already the current requirement, but instead this bill would clarify that that requirement only applies to voting members of the local land use boardsPermalink On twitter.com
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Can I just refer to Cordell Johnston as “C.J.” now and have people know who I’m talking about? Anyways he’s testifying and apparently the NHMA is neutral on HB392; just raising some possibilities for amendments.Permalink On twitter.com
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Mark Brighton of Portsmouth is now testifying in favor of HB392Permalink On twitter.com
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Hm, @JdmMeuse was on the sponsor list but didn’t testify on it… David could you give us your take on HB392?Permalink On twitter.com
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Anyways Rep. Diane Pauer has another bill before us today; she’s introducing HB374 to us now, which is about how towns may adopt the SB2 form of government.Permalink On twitter.com
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Former Rep. Jim Bélanger of Hollis (who was previously on this committee) is now testifying… that sounded like it was against HB392? I didn’t quite hear the specific words “support” or “oppose” though…Permalink On twitter.com
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Now Laura Buono of Hillsborough (the town) is testifying against HB392.Permalink On twitter.com
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C.J. opposes HB392Permalink On twitter.com
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Gail Cromwell of Temple, NH opposes HB392Permalink On twitter.com
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Eric Pauer is back again to testify in favor of another of his wife’s bills (HB392 this time).Permalink On twitter.com
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The Pauers sound like basically they’re not getting along with the rest of their town (or their town government at least) and are trying to get around them via the legislaturePermalink On twitter.com
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Next bill is HB341, @ivyvann’s zoning bill. It’d allow quadriplexes in residential districts currently zoned for single-family-housing. She is good on housing, so I support this bill! #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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This bill (HB341) supersedes the bill on ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) she previously withdrew, btw.Permalink On twitter.com
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oh wait I guess the term is “fourplex” instead of “quadriplex” here (my brother is living in one of them out in Portland, Oregon, btw)Permalink On twitter.com
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#EndSingleFamilyZoningPermalink On twitter.com
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Other sponsors of this bill (HB341) include @caseymconley and @RepMcWilliams who are also good reps; I hope they’ll testify on behalf of it today!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Paul J. Parisi of the NH State Fire Marshal’s office; he was initially going to testify against this bill but since @ivyvann pre-empted his concerns, he’s changed it to a request for amendment instead.Permalink On twitter.com
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Christie West of Mont Vernon is now testifying in support of HB341.Permalink On twitter.com
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Melissa French… I think I recognize this name… anyways she is from Peterborough and is testifying in favor of HB341.Permalink On twitter.com
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The NHMA has a different lobbyist on this bill; this time it’s @NatchGreyes instead! Anyways they oppose HB341, which I guess is for the usual reasons of local control and the principles they usually cite.Permalink On twitter.com
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Note that @salimfurth is also livetweeting the HB341 portion of this hearing; he’s on the witness list, but we just haven’t gotten to him yetPermalink On twitter.com
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Right I found Melissa French’s handle from earlier; I’m pretty sure it’s @mdflynwriter (has the same pfp at least)Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Aubrey Freedman of Bridgewater testifying in favor of HB341; he supports improving our housing situation! Making the argument now to try to convert NIMBYs…Permalink On twitter.com
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He’s making the property rights argument for this bill; i.e. let people develop their property as they want. As I’m not a libertarian these arguments aren’t designed for me, but I appreciate their utility in possibly converting others to the cause of improving housingPermalink On twitter.com
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.@W_Stewart of @StayWorkPlay is testifying in favor of HB341. Thank you for your testimony, Will!Permalink On twitter.com
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ok now @salimfurth gets his turn; he’s echoing his testimony from HB132, which was on minimum lot sizes: @cooljeanius/1359189129762926597Permalink On twitter.com
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…and finally Neil Heller from Portland Oregon is testifying HB341. As I mentioned previously Portland has a bunch of fourplexes (my brother is living in one), so they have experience with these out there.Permalink On twitter.com
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ok finally we get our lunch break; we’ll be back with HB266 in half an hourPermalink On twitter.com
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also apparently Neil Heller’s handle from earlier is @nbrhoodwrkshop; h/t to @salimfurth for the pointerPermalink On twitter.com
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back from lunch; now for the controversial portion of today’s hearing: HB266, the anti-sanctuary-city bill. Rep. John Potucek is introducing it.Permalink On twitter.com
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“this is not a bill about immigration” ok sure then why do you have anti-immigrant organizations signed up to testify on your behalf?Permalink On twitter.com
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he can’t answer thatPermalink On twitter.com
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note that Rep. Potucek gave us this gem earlier this term: @EllenBarryNYT/1347327819978829826?s=20Permalink On twitter.com
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oh my gosh what a jerk: @doctorow/1188122937762598913?s=20Permalink On twitter.com
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I hate this guy alreadyPermalink On twitter.com
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he has no answer as to how to pay for this billPermalink On twitter.com
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Good question from Rep. Stavis on how this bill could be used to take away things Republicans usually like; of course Rep. Potucek can’t answer it (seems to be a theme)Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Shari Rendall from the @splcenter-designated hate group, FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform). She is already spewing hate.Permalink On twitter.com
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wow she just kinda dodged my question therePermalink On twitter.com
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Note that @LeahCohen603 is livetweeting this HB266 portion of this hearing, too.Permalink On twitter.com
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Apparently @LesleyJLopez asked Ms. Rendall a similar question when she was in front of the Maryland legislature: @elosodelsol/1367304313228447747?s=20Permalink On twitter.com
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Some handles for people who might want to contact Ms. Rendall: she appears to be @slrendall of @FAIRImmigrationPermalink On twitter.com
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Please all go show @LathaMangipudi some support today; she’s putting a lot of work into her questions at this hearing.Permalink On twitter.com
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Vanessa Blais (@bansheebess) is supposed to be next but Rep. Maggiore couldn’t seem to find her; we’re moving on to Grace Kindeke of @AFSCNH next instead.Permalink On twitter.com
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Shoutout to the work @BLMNashua has been doing!Permalink On twitter.com
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Chairman Dolan is showing bias in how he’s treating opponents to this bill compared to how he treated supporters of it. It was “Wow, you handled 30 questions!” for the latter vs. “Please cut your testimony short” for the former.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@NatchGreyes from the NHMA is still here, this time to testify against HB266. This time their principles of local control work in our favor!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next was supposed to be Bruno Soares of @CC_NH but he seemed to be having trouble connecting, so we’re on to @asmaelhuni of @RightsNH next. Republicans on this committee don’t seem to like her!Permalink On twitter.com
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Yeah go Asma!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Eva Castillo of the NH Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees; she’s giving great testimony against HB266! #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Are the Republicans really laughing at her over this? She’s speaking from the heart here; show her some respect.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is @GillesACLU of @ACLU_NH testifying against HB266. He’s a great guy!Permalink On twitter.com
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Chairman Dolan is threatening to cut off testimony before everyone who wishes to testify has had a chance to give their testimony.Permalink On twitter.com
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ugh we have cops on this committee; guess we can guess how this questioner is going to vote…Permalink On twitter.com
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people shouldn’t be allowed to be both police officers and state representatives at the same time IMO; that seems like a separation of powers issue to me. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Next is @electamandanh of Cheshire-16 testifying against HB266. Thank you Rep. Toll for your testimony!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next is Chris Wellington of… uh, I forget the organization and it doesn’t seem to say on the list of people scheduled to testify, but, anyways, she’s testifying against HB266.Permalink On twitter.com
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OK it looks like Bruno Soares of @CC_NH (who was supposed to testify earlier) managed to connect after all; he is now testifying against HB266.Permalink On twitter.com
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He brings up the point that people who came thru Ellis Island would be considered entering illegally if they tried to do things the same way today. That’s true, but he should also clarify that it was indeed legal at the time, bc legal immigration wasn’t as difficult at the time.Permalink On twitter.com
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IOW the reason it’s illegal now is because laws have changed.Permalink On twitter.com
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(I’m not going to ask any questions along these lines, though, because we’re running short on time)Permalink On twitter.com
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I did ask him a question where I tried to get him to make the faith-based case for treating immigrants fairly, though, but unfortunately he didn’t go too much into detail on it… oh well, I guess that’s not really allowed…Permalink On twitter.com
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Thankfully my fellow committee Democrats have my back and managed to get a follow-up in!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Maureen Maloney of some racist anti-immigrant group; she made me too angry to remember their name.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Dolan is cutting off testimony and preventing @TimothyHorrigan and @mariapz1974 from testifying. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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ok we finally convinced him to let testimonies continuePermalink On twitter.com
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.@mariapz1974 finally gets her turn to testify against HB266!Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Bob Lynn is testifying in support of this bill. This actually supports our case even though we oppose this bill IMO; shows we were standing up for the right of people we disagree with to be heard as well.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Max Abramson is now testifying in favor of HB266. Starting to regret pushing to allow further testimony if we’re not allowed to ask them questions…Permalink On twitter.com
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I can’t believe Rep. Abramson was ever a libertarian; being pro-immigration is a pretty core libertarian tenet. Anyways @TimothyHorrigan is now testifying against HB266.Permalink On twitter.com
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Marshall Jespersen of Conway is now testifying against HB266.Permalink On twitter.com
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he’s making the pro-business argument for why immigration is good.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Trysten McClain of Plymouth testifying against HB266.Permalink On twitter.com
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His handle is @TrystenMcClain for reference. Thank you for your testimony against HB266, and I’m sorry for how our chair has been acting!Permalink On twitter.com
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For reference, here is a @WGBH interview with Ms. Maloney from the anti-immigrant group who testified earlier: wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/02/21/mass-mother-of-son-killed-by-undocumented-immigrant-backs-border-wallPermalink On twitter.com
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someone was just being asked if they worked for RaytheonPermalink On twitter.com
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(sorry, we’re having tech troubles again… will be onto executive session ASAP!)Permalink On twitter.com
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ok we’re back and moving onto Executive Session; first we’re voting on HB484, the one from earlier today on warrant articles.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB484 passes along party lines, 10-9. PhbhtbhtpbhtpbhPermalink On twitter.com
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I thought they had asked us to retain HB411, but I didn’t want to be the one to ruin a unanimous vote, so I just went along with it. HB411 is passed OTP by a vote of 19-0.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is HB374, the one on adopting SB2.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB374 passes along party lines, 10-9. This is so discouraging…Permalink On twitter.com
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HB266 passes along party lines, 10-9. aseehjtrsaudjktherusdh gfilkasgdfweqSTWEHRJsthbskjdgfczx ASDLHFAJKWSrehtgualsdkgfhjkabdsmfawETr #%)#$%*@$#(^*)@#^! I @#$_!+)$%*^&!Permalink On twitter.com
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ok we’re voting on @ivyvann’s amendment to HB341 now to tighten up some of the languagePermalink On twitter.com
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Amendment to HB341 passes 17 to… uh, while just judging by math I’d guess that’d be “2” but I didn’t quite hear it…Permalink On twitter.com
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…and even with the amendment, HB341 fails along party lines, 10-9. Oh well, so much for fourplexes in New Hampshire…Permalink On twitter.com
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Reminder, Democrats want to make it easier to find housing in New Hampshire, while Republicans want to keep it hard. We should really try to focus on this messaging next year. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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HB573 is ITL-ed by… I didn’t quite catch the vote, but it was enough to put it on the consent calendar…Permalink On twitter.com
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HB574, which was a similar bill, is also ITL-ed (this was 19-0, so I’m assuming the previous one had a similar vote), so it also goes on the consent calendar.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now we’re onto HB588, the bipartisan bill on tiny houses. Republicans are already moving to ITL it. Sigh…Permalink On twitter.com
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HB588 fails along party lines, 10-9. @LathaMangipudi is moving to reconsider but I don’t have much hopes for it…Permalink On twitter.com
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yup, the motion to reconsider fails along party lines with the same vote of 10-9… sigh… so much for #TinyHouses in NH…Permalink On twitter.com
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HB392 is ITL-ed 15-4, with some Democrats (including me) joining the Republicans among the 15. I really could have gone either way but I didn’t want to risk possibly having to write the minority report on this one…Permalink On twitter.com
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I am just so mad at everyone who thought we could go back to brunch after electing Biden. Trump himself may be gone, but Trumpism is still here: it's just filtered its way down to every state and local elected GOP official.Permalink On twitter.com
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oops I think this was a typo; HB392 was actually a Peter Somssich bill, according to my other tweets with that bill number...Permalink On twitter.com
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wait but that was also in this thread, too... I'll have to check my binder of last year's bills once I get back home... (online search tools aren't helping me)Permalink On twitter.com
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oh wait I think I see what happened: I kept referring to HB392 as the bill under discussion even when the topic had changed to HB374; all tweets referring to HB392 in this thread ought to read HB374 instead: legiscan.com/NH/bill/HB374/2021Permalink On twitter.com
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