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At the LOB for a memorial for Renny before session; snow is still all clumpily weighing down the tree branches outside...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok time to head across the street to the State House nowPermalink On twitter.com
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Some selfies with my seatmates, since this is my first time sitting in my official seat here... I'm between @TrishKleeNH and Erika Connors, and @LStavis, @OmgEgan, @arieloxaalNH, and @frostnhstaterep are in the row behind me! #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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.@eukreign led the Pledge of Allegiance today; National Anthem was played on trombone... Rep. Wallner is memorializing Renny before the full House now.Permalink On twitter.com
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Taking up a resolution supporting Ukraine now.Permalink On twitter.com
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dang I lost my notes... I swear I had them when I sat down here...Permalink On twitter.com
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reminder that I'll be skipping voice votes that go by too quickly for me to comment onPermalink On twitter.com
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Now under discussion: HB1151, @JdmMeuse's bill to prevent deadly weapons from being used to stifle people's First Amendment rights to protest. This is a good bill and I fully support it.Permalink On twitter.com
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not sure I really like this carveout from the @ACLU for rallies specifically for 2A rights (how is intent determined? Doesn't this lead to the law no longer being viewpoint-neutral?); but I still support the bill overall.On twitter.com
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Rep. Abbas is speaking against the bill; he seems to be taking the side of the McCloskeys from MissouriPermalink On twitter.com
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motion is to ITL HB1151; I'll be voting against it in an attempt to try to pass the bill instead.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Burt is bragging about how much he loves open-carrying; he's precisely why I want to pass thisPermalink On twitter.com
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Speaker Packard calls out people for whistling the @Jeopardy themePermalink On twitter.com
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Motion to ITL HB1151 passes; Republicans want to allow gun-wavers to continue to threaten protestors.Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HB1282, a phone privacy bill. I support the general idea behind the bill (to protect the privacy of phone records), but some decent concerns about implementation have been raised, so I joined the vote to table.Permalink On twitter.com
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Motion to table fails, so back to the motion of OTP. I actually could be convinced to go either way on the underlying motion (I supported tabling just for more time to consider), so let's listen to debate...Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah this description of current process isn't really helping reassure me that current process is okay, but it sounds like the proposed alternative might actually be worse?Permalink On twitter.com
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I really don't know... I think I'll just go with the majority of other Dems on this, but if prime sponsor @joshyokela wants to come back next year with a better version of the bill that addresses Dem concerns, I could be convinced to support that version.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now: HB1483, on police using deadly force. I support stopping police violence, so I'll be supporting this bill.Permalink On twitter.com
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Limits on deadly force are good. It would seem really hypocritical to go supporting the #BlackLivesMatter protests against police violence previously and then go and oppose legislation that would actually address that problem.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1483 is ITL-ed on voice vote; oh well...Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: HB1636, another attempt at doing the "guns on snowmobiles" bill (previous version of it got vetoed due to stuff about background checks getting added; I'm assuming that this is a "clean" version?)Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah the previous version was HB334: @cooljeanius/1478741363692916737Permalink On twitter.com
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the term "housekeeping bill" gets overused so much; this is more than just a minor language cleanup.Permalink On twitter.com
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I am voting against the committee report of OTP for HB1636Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1636 passes; all the more reason to avoid snowmobiles and OHRVs now...Permalink On twitter.com
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Now voting to table HB1159, a bill to create a totally one-sided and biased "Victims of Communism Memorial Day"... it's tabled by a wide margin.Permalink On twitter.com
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next: HB1257, requiring the retirement system to divest from companies in China. Seems... meh; I'm ITL on it.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1257 is ITL-ed by a wide margin.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: HB1299, about importation of wildlife. Debate is just OTP vs. Interim Study, so, whatever. It passes anyways.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: HB1126, permitting minors over the age of 16 to obtain a vaccination without parental consent. This is weird, a bill on vaccines that's actually good?Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1126 is ITL-ed... oh well, sorry, teens...Permalink On twitter.com
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Next is CACR21, to eliminate the county-level office of Register of Probate. I remember we had one Register of Probate candidate who ran explicitly to make it an appointed position; the race is usually uncontested and pretty pointless. I support getting rid of this office.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@TimothyHorrigan raised some decent points about needing to remove more references to the office from other parts of the Constitution and statute law, but we can just get those later.Permalink On twitter.com
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CACR21 passes by a wide margin; looks like it'll be on the ballot this fallPermalink On twitter.com
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bunch of stuff going by on voice vote too quickly to comment onPermalink On twitter.com
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next: CACR14, a constitutional amendment to provide a constitutional right to join a union. I think I'm a cosponsor on this one?Permalink On twitter.com
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Stand up for unions! Vote down the motion of ITL on CACR14! #1uPermalink On twitter.com
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I don't think those drafting complaints are really being raised in good faith, but if I cosponsor a future version of this amendment again, I'll try to address them anyways.Permalink On twitter.com
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CACR14 is ITL-ed along party lines; Republicans confirm their disdain for unions (and, by extension, working people). Oh well, we can try again later...Permalink On twitter.com
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Now up: HB1387, Ellen Read's bill to create property tax homestead exemption. It's enabling legislation that would help make the tax structure of towns that adopt it more progressive, so I support it, and oppose the motion of ITL.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Lascelles talking about our committee trying to be nonpartisan and reach consensus is rich, given how many party line votes we've had on the committee.Permalink On twitter.com
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Hearing on it: @cooljeanius/1481673794716590081Permalink On twitter.com
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Executive session on it: @cooljeanius/1485642353897525249Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1387 is ITL-ed by a wide margin... oh well, looks like NH will keep its unfair property tax structure...Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Boehm apparently has recovered from collapsing at the Governor's State-of-the-State AddressPermalink On twitter.com
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It's really nice and sunny out now (the snow is already melting), so I had lunch outside today.Permalink On twitter.com
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ok time to reconvenePermalink On twitter.com
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now up: HB1456, relative to the Hampton marine memorial. It passed out of committee unanimously, so I guess the only reason it's not on the consent calendar is due to the fiscal note...Permalink On twitter.com
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HB1456 passes on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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uh... going out of order here?Permalink On twitter.com
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ok we're back in order now, time for the secession (i.e. treason) CACRPermalink On twitter.com
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motion is to table CACR32, but we don't want to table it, because we want to get people on the record as to whether they support the underlying motionPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to table fails! Time to get people on the record as to the underlying motion.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@tjsnh is giving a strong speech in support of America.Permalink On twitter.com
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I didn't quite catch the name of this person speaking in favor of secession...Permalink On twitter.com
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good grief Rep. Abramson is being ridiculousPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Deshaies is speaking against secession. He's not on Twitter, apparentlyPermalink On twitter.com
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Right, Rep. Santonastaso was the previous speaker who was giving all those justifications for treason: @Granitepolitics/1501987481650143241Permalink On twitter.com
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Since Rep. Deshaies raised the idea of removing members who support this, I say we take him up on his idea, once we have the roll call resultsPermalink On twitter.com
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wow I'm actually applauding a PI by Al Baldasaro!Permalink On twitter.com
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CACR32 is ITL-ed 323 to 13; nice to have a moment of unity in opposition to treason!Permalink On twitter.com
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voting on a "print remarks" motion now so we can have everyone on recordPermalink On twitter.com
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onto HB1411Permalink On twitter.com
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I supported the bill when I was subbing on the executive session for it, but I think I'll vote against it this time, just because I hadn't really had time to fully consider the effects of the amendment to it failing previously: @cooljeanius/1484568851379597315Permalink On twitter.com
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I think it passedPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Labranche is making a motion to remove HB1175 from the tablePermalink On twitter.com
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right this was the one about taking video of police, I think I was a cosponsor on itPermalink On twitter.com
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yeah I was: @cooljeanius/1467940216119996417Permalink On twitter.com
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looks like HB1175 stays on the tablePermalink On twitter.com
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Next is HB1138, to remove front license plates from vehicles. I support regulation of cars, so I support keeping the requirement for front license plates for everyone, and oppose this bill.Permalink On twitter.com
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(ideally I'd rather just ban cars entirely, but since that's unlikely, I'll just take continuing to regulate them for now)Permalink On twitter.com
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missed the results of that vote, too... I'm kind of confused now, since what we're currently discussing isn't in our notes... I think it's stuff bounced back to us from the Senate?Permalink On twitter.com
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the Senate changed the redistricting maps, apparentlyPermalink On twitter.com
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onto bills removed from the consent calendar; most of these are going by on voice vote...Permalink On twitter.com
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I'm not seeing HB1149 in my notes?Permalink On twitter.com
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oh, so NOW Rep. Abramson cares about coronavirus... go figure...Permalink On twitter.com
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stuff is still going by quickly on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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here's another bill removed from consent that's not in my notes: HB1555Permalink On twitter.com
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ok it looks like this bill would remove a permit requirement for campfires: legiscan.com/NH/text/HB1555/id/2461928Permalink On twitter.com
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Bill would have just gone to interim study if it hadn't been pulled from consent, but instead it looks like it'll end up being tabled, so... meh, not much difference...Permalink On twitter.com
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Last bill: HB1509, tabled.Permalink On twitter.com
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Third reading motion already; we're getting out of here early today!Permalink On twitter.com
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kind of a bottleneck to leave the chamber... we should add another door in the wall or something...Permalink On twitter.com
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