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It’s crossover time in the NH Legislature, meaning that Senate Bills are getting sent over to the House, and vice versa, meaning my committee is having hearings again! Thread for today’s starts here. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Some nice Blue Sheet numbers for SB88 testimony today (might need to expand to see)Permalink On twitter.com
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ok we’re in the sound-testing portion of the pre-hearing set-up nowPermalink On twitter.com
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actually starting now; we actually have some Dems in the physical committee room this time (not me though; I’m still remote as I haven’t gotten my 2nd shot yet). I think the attendance ratio for committee members is about half remote, half physical this time, which is an increasePermalink On twitter.com
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Mask rule is optional in the State House now; seems a bit early to be repealing it (I’d give it another month or so personally), but oh well…Permalink On twitter.com
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First up is SB84; this bill is one that Rep. Ellen Read wants me to introduce an amendment to; she’s testifying to it now.Permalink On twitter.com
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oh actually nvm she cedes to Sen. John Reagan from the Senate-side first, so we can hear the unamended bill first before discussing amendments (it’s a pretty minor bill unamended)On twitter.com
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ok back to Rep. Read to discuss the amendment; I can vouch for her that she’s definitely been very proactive about contacting people about this amendment. It’s to introduce a “purple paint” law, to provide for another way to post land against trespassing.Permalink On twitter.com
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Personally, as a socialist, I’m not too big of a fan of the institute of private property in general, but since it already exists & isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, I’d say it’s worthwhile to improve its implementation to use it for good purposes (keeping hunters off)Permalink On twitter.com
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some discussion over germaneness here; basically a question of who went first with which amendmentPermalink On twitter.com
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Next up is @Safigirl17 to testify on behalf of the “purple paint” amendment; she’s describing her experience of posting her property. She’s making the “property rights” argument, which I guess is aimed at the Republicans on the committee.Permalink On twitter.com
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Committee chair doesn’t seem to know how to handle this whole amendment processPermalink On twitter.com
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Hey guess who’s back; Cordell Johnston! He’s clarifying some stuff.Permalink On twitter.com
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It sounds like @SenDavidWatters introduced the public bodies portion of the bill that is now the entirety of the bill? It’d be useful to have him clarify if he intended to remove the purple paint portion in the process…Permalink On twitter.com
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.@nhhouseclerk is here to clarify some process for us… kinda just making it more confusing, though… sounds like we need a separate hearing for the amendment we just heard? What a mess…Permalink On twitter.com
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Linda Dionne, who originally wanted the purple paint bill, is trying to testify about which committee this goes before; she argues that since it’s about criminal trespass it shouldn’t go before Fish & Game…Permalink On twitter.com
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ok done with SB84; onto SB86. Sen. Kahn is introducing it. This is the one that a bunch of emailers have been contacting us about due to it having something to do with propane…Permalink On twitter.com
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(that’s @kahnjay btw)Permalink On twitter.com
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There’s 3 parts to it: Part I (the part we’re discussing now) is about planning board decisions, while the part generating all the emailer interest (i.e. the propane part) is Part III.Permalink On twitter.com
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Cordell Johnston urges us not to make any changes to Part IPermalink On twitter.com
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Gary Abbott is here to testify in favor of Part I of SB86; it looks like he was here previously from the Associated General Contractors of NH? @cooljeanius/1367168945107726339?s=20Permalink On twitter.com
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(looks like Linda Dionne from the previous bill, SB84, is @lindld btw)Permalink On twitter.com
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Now @TeamRebeccaNH is introducing Part II of SB86 to us; it’s about housing and zoning.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@nhrepPorter is drawing a parallel to HB586, the housing bill from earlier this year… it’s a shame we couldn’t get that one passed earlier, so hopefully this will help fill that need…Permalink On twitter.com
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.@bfrostNHHFA of @NHhfa is back again to testify in favor of Part II of SB86 (due to the housing portions); he’s been here multiple times previously, so I can’t pick a single previous mention to quotePermalink On twitter.com
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Andrew Yarrows of @CLF is here to testify in favor of Part II of SB86, since it has conservation portionsPermalink On twitter.com
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Next is Sara Holland of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, testifying in favor of all 3 parts of SB86Permalink On twitter.com
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Cordell supports Part II of SB86Permalink On twitter.com
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Tom DeRosa of @HousingActionNH supports Part II of SB86Permalink On twitter.com
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oh hey @NH_OSI gets a mentionPermalink On twitter.com
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.@Morse4Senate is here to introduce Part III of SB86Permalink On twitter.com
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(this is the propane portion)Permalink On twitter.com
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it’s being branded as protecting consumer energy choicePermalink On twitter.com
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Cordell says municipalities don’t really have concerns about Part III because none of them implement regulations like that anywaysPermalink On twitter.com
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They’re officially neutral on Part IIIPermalink On twitter.com
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Yeah I don’t really like Part III; hopefully it’s severable from the first two portions, as those are actually fine…Permalink On twitter.com
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William McKinney of the NH Building Officials Association is here to testify against Part III; he has some wonky procedural concernsPermalink On twitter.com
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Looks like the last person from the NHBOA to testify before our committee was Steve Paquin: @cooljeanius/1367173928880398337?s=20Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Leslie Anderson of the @NPGAPropane Association; she calls herself an “environmentalist” and yet is greenwashing a fossil fuel.Permalink On twitter.com
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Yeah Dems on my committee are not happy with this portionPermalink On twitter.com
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Next up is Charlie Ermer of Palmer Gas & Oil, & also another propane association, testifying in support of Part III of SB86Permalink On twitter.com
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Oh BS; of course NOW Rep. Tripp cares about the cost of housing, now that he can use it as a cudgel to support fossil fuelsPermalink On twitter.com
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Don Chagnon of Townsend Energy is testifying in support of Part III of SB86; claims people will be “dying and very unhappy” with a move to electrification… kinda hard to be both simultaneously!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next is Jason Grower (rhymes with “power”) of the Dead River Company is testifying in favor Part III of SB86; he’s worried about companies like his going out of business. I think fossil fuel companies going out of business’d be a GOOD thing, but, well, that’s where we disagree.Permalink On twitter.com
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Ryan Jackson of D.F. Richard Energy is testifying in favor of Part III of SB86Permalink On twitter.com
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Thank you Rep. Stavis for this question about propane safety!Permalink On twitter.com
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Marc Brown of the Consumer Energy Alliance is testifying in favor of Part III of SB86. Worried about towns encroaching on consumer choice, but admits that none of the towns he was referring to were actually in New Hampshire.Permalink On twitter.com
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Bob Sculley of the New Hampshire Motor Transport Association is worried about us turning into any of our border states (Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts) and so supports Part III of SB86Permalink On twitter.com
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Kat Bourque of @Unitil supports Part III of SB86; says it doesn’t privilege any particular form of energy, despite all the interest from the propane people thinking it’s specifically for themPermalink On twitter.com
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I think that’s @kat_bourque btw; but it looks like I can’t add her to my “Committee Testifiers” list, since she has her account locked currently…Permalink On twitter.com
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5 minute “bio-break” now… if we’re taking a break anyways, why don’t we just make it lunch?Permalink On twitter.com
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back from break; onto SB88, an omnibus bill on broadbandPermalink On twitter.com
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.@kahnjay is here to introduce SB88; as with the previous bill, it’s a 3-parter. At least here all the parts seem related, though.Permalink On twitter.com
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Part I of SB88 cleans up a “double-approval” issue for forming communications districtsPermalink On twitter.com
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.@SenJeb is here to introduce Part II of SB88; it’s about some “One Touch Make Ready” thing.Permalink On twitter.com
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Part II of SB88 also updates some regulations regarding wires on telephone polesPermalink On twitter.com
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Mark Dean of @NHEC_MEMBERNEWS is testifying in favor of SB88, and also in favor of amending it to take effect immediatelyPermalink On twitter.com
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Carole Monroe is here to testify in favor of all 3 parts of SB88Permalink On twitter.com
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She’s from @valleynetvt apparentlyPermalink On twitter.com
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Sen. Ruth Ward was supposed to introduce Part III of SB88, but she’s not here, apparently…Permalink On twitter.com
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Maura Weston of the New England Cable and Telecommunications Association is now testifying in support of Part III of SB88Permalink On twitter.com
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Jim Isaak, a member of the public who says he’s not with any association or anything, supports Part III of SB88.Permalink On twitter.com
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Hm, I wonder if his account is @kuhokwfjxhi? Same website in his bio as the Jim Isaak who emailed us, but his location says California…Permalink On twitter.com
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ok yeah he confirmed for me that he had emailed us previously, so I’m pretty sure that’s his account, since it also mentions the @IEEEorg… (he says he’s not here on their behalf, though)Permalink On twitter.com
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Oh wait maybe @Jims_IEEE_CS is a better account for him?Permalink On twitter.com
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.@leewakeroxenham testified in favor of Part III of SB88, and also proposed an amendment to clean up what would happen if @NH_OSI gets split up, as per Gov. Sununu’s plans.Permalink On twitter.com
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…and with that, we’re closing the hearing. We’ll be back to exec these bills next Monday.Permalink On twitter.com
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