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MCG hearing thread for today starts here #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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we'll be starting with @ivyvann's fourplex bill (HB1177, which I'm a cosponsor on) today!Permalink On twitter.com
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or, to be more specific, her "a fourplex is a house" bill, as she likes to call itPermalink On twitter.com
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it's a good billPermalink On twitter.com
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last year's version of the bill: @cooljeanius/1368963254601592835Permalink On twitter.com
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ok I gave my testimony on it; now a developer from West Lebanon is giving testimony in favor of the bill (since I testified on the bill I can't ask questions on it, so I don't think I'll be able to get his name...)Permalink On twitter.com
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.@RepMcWilliams has her own testimony in favor of this fourplex billPermalink On twitter.com
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Ivy's daughter Lily (from Portsmouth) has testimony in favor of the bill; Chair Dolan read her last name as "Berger" but apparently it's actually "Fire"?Permalink On twitter.com
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.@W_Stewart of @StayWorkPlay has testimony in favor of fourplexesPermalink On twitter.com
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.@NatchGreyes of the NHMA has testimony against HB1177 on the grounds that it's a statewide zoning mandate, which they oppose in generalPermalink On twitter.com
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.@salimfurth of @mercatus at @GeorgeMasonU has testimony in favor of HB1177; I thought he was only able to attend hearings last year due to there being a Zoom option... apparently he can actually travel!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next up is HB1194, relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap. Rep. Pauer is introducing it to us.Permalink On twitter.com
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Apparently this is the town-level equivalent of last year's SB52, which was for cities: @cooljeanius/1394279909753769985Permalink On twitter.com
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there are just 4 towns and 3 school districts with tax caps in NH, apparentlyPermalink On twitter.com
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Katherine Heck of the NHMA has testimony for us against HB1194 due to the difficulties it would create for townsPermalink On twitter.com
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4 out of 234 = 1.7% of NH towns have tax capsPermalink On twitter.com
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Since we're behind schedule the chair gets to do things out of order, so we're onto HB1223 now, which Jeannie Notter introduced on behalf of constituent Scott Adler, about meeting attendance requirements for some local positions.Permalink On twitter.com
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requiring in-person attendance seems like an attack on remote attendance optionsPermalink On twitter.com
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easiest way to get a statement framed as a question seems to be to stick "Would you believe that..." at the front of it, it seemsPermalink On twitter.com
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.@NatchGreyes of the NHMA has testimony in opposition to HB1223; it'd conflict with existing statutePermalink On twitter.com
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Jeannie Notter has another bill filed on behalf of constituent Scott Adler: HB1259, changing how vacancies on school boards are filled when there's a resignation near the electionOn twitter.com
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it'd basically bring the US's original method for choosing a Vice President (second-highest vote-getter) to NH school board elections when there's a resignation near an electionPermalink On twitter.com
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Seems like it'd be a problem in uncontested electionsPermalink On twitter.com
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.@NatchGreyes of the NHMA has testimony for us against HB1259; pointing out some technical issues with itPermalink On twitter.com
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Next Barb Griffin has HB1307 for us, which would modify how the housing appeals board works.Permalink On twitter.com
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1 of 4 bills relating to the board apparently; the other 3 came out of Judiciary as ITLPermalink On twitter.com
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So, on attempting to find a Twitter account belonging to Barb Griffin, I've come across one that might be it, but I'm hesitant to tag it in case I'm wrong... (try searching yourself)Permalink On twitter.com
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Sen. @bobgiuda has testimony for us about the Housing Appeals BoardPermalink On twitter.com
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ok it sounds like he opposes the bill; took him awhile to make that clearPermalink On twitter.com
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Sen. Giuda framed his arguments kind of in a pro-housing light, but... well, let's hear the rest of this testimony. @nhrepPorter has testimony for us about the Housing Appeals Board, too.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Porter opposes HB1307, too. I trust her on housing issues, so this is convincing testimony for me.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@bfrostNHHFA has testimony for us against HB1307; he's another voice on housing that I trust, so that's further convincement towards ITL-ing this.Permalink On twitter.com
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Apparently the Housing Appeals Board is a relatively recent invention: @HousingActionNH/1349763304919592965Permalink On twitter.com
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.@W_Stewart of @StayWorkPlay also opposes HB1307.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@NatchGreyes of the NHMA supports HB1307; they don't like the board and want to limit itPermalink On twitter.com
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.@ElissaMargolin of @HousingActionNH has testimony for us against HB1307Permalink On twitter.com
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One more testifier against HB1307Permalink On twitter.com
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Final testifier is from the @BIAofNHPermalink On twitter.com
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ok found him: his name is David Juvet: @BIAofNH/1428439311268057094Permalink On twitter.com
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anyways we're adjourning now; the other bill we had scheduled for today is moved to another day; time to head home...Permalink On twitter.com
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