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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.Permalink 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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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)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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