cooljeanius’s avatarcooljeanius’s Twitter Archive—№ 60,387

                                                                                    1. Figures that we're in session on the #IdesofMarch this year...
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                                                                                    so, apparently today is the 1 day this week that starts at 10 (instead of 9 like the other 2), so I'm here an hour early...
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                                                                                  Sign-holders today seem mostly focused on protecting abortion rights and reining in runaway EFA costs. #NHPolitics
                                                                                  oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
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                                                                                (thinking I probably need to get a new phone case; edges of the camera hole are leaking into the photos a bit...)
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                                                                              ok we're starting now; Pastor Bob leading the prayer again
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                                                                            the Hollis-Brookline Honors Choir director certainly has an interesting conducting style!
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                                                                          reminder that I skip bills that go by on voice vote too quickly for me to comment on
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                                                                        consent calendar is adopted; I'm pretty sure that means my pet evacuation bill has passed the House now!
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                                                                    first bill under discussion from the regular calendar is HB1280, a bad anti-vax bill... it passes on voice vote; oh well...
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                                                                  next: HB1286, relative to the modification of parental rights and responsibilities. @DebrasATeam is speaking on it.
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                                                                I oppose the ITL motion on HB1286.
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                                                              hm, seems we have more absences today than previously... (ITL motion passes 176-155; so only 331 of 400 members voted..)
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                                                            Speaker Packard fell on the ice on Sunday, apparently
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                                                          Next up: @Cassandra4NH speaking against HB1382, relative to temporary alimony. Rep. Yokela speaking in favor of it.
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                                                        Now: HB1382, another bill about parental rights and responsibilities. @DebrasATeam speaking against it.
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                                                      HB1382 passes 177-157. Next: HB1396, a child support bill. It's tabled.
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                                                    everyone seems annoyed at this motion to table HB1416 (it passed out of committee 14-1)
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                                                  so yeah tabling HB1416 fails; it passes instead
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                                                Next: HB1431, establishing a parental bill of rights. I think this is one of the ones some emailers were writing us about? I'm starting to think @nberlat might have had a point about the tyranny of parents; this bill seems like it would be bad for kids with bad parents...
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                                              yeah, checking my email, it looks like I've already told a constituent that I oppose HB1431, and these floor speeches are only confirming my decision to oppose it.
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                                            apparently HB1431 is based on ALEC model legislation... cc @EXPOSEDbyCMD @ALECexposed
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                                        HB1431 passes 181-157; looks like more Republicans have been showing up...
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                                      Sheesh, are there any other Republicans on Children & Family Law besides Rep. Yokela? Why is he doing all of their committee reports?
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                                    Next: HB1612, about reporting child abuse. @DebrasATeam is speaking against it. Seems like the bill would make reporting child abuse riskier; this is more evidence for that @DemocraticLuntz / @monkey_reg theory that I'm not supposed to tweet about from the floor...
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                                  HB1612 passes along party lines (as most bills are). People who say there's no difference between parties seriously need to take a look at how many of these votes are going along party lines.
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                                Done with the Children & Family Law bills; onto Commerce & Consumer Affairs. First bill of theirs is HB1019, a licensing reform bill. I could go either way between interim study and ITL on this, but, well, I don't like Rep. Abramson, so...
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                              (HB1019 passes on voice vote)
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                            Hm, HB1380 is a "Listen to Debate" bill, but it looks like we won't be getting an actual debate it (beyond Parliamentary Inquiries)... it's about solar energy and homeowners' associations...
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                          Protecting online user privacy is a cause I generally support, but the way Rep. Abramson is selling this bill (HB1413) as a Republican Party plank makes me suspicious that it probably implements it badly...
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                        Come back with a version of this bill (Hb1413) that has bipartisan support among its sponsors list, and then maybe I'll support it.
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                      HB1413 is ITL-ed by a wide margin. Next: HB1503, a crypto bill. Hey @davidgerard we've got a crypto bill
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                    GOP is going all-in on crypto apparently; they seem to be trying to use it to avoid financial regulations
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                  I mean... yes, this debate probably *will* be interesting, but still... it could go awhile... (motion to table fails, btw)
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                lots of people getting up to go to the bathroom in anticipation of this debate going long...
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              ok this is probably the first time I've heard the crypto ledger system described as "Westphalian" (which... I don't think really applies?)
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            The reasons this speaker is listing to oppose crypto are all reasons that its proponents would be like, "Yeah, that's the point," about it; he should bring up some of the arguments that crypto proponents actually get defensive about instead
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          Good question from @tjsnh about bill language!
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        oh right, we have a local connection here about the international monetary system: Bretton Woods! It's in New Hampshire!
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      good grief Rep. Ammon is way overselling crypto; he's basically listing everything from @web3isgreat as good things
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    .@mariapz1974 bring up an El Salvador connection, which... well, I'll have to look more into how crypto is going there, but... :-/
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      HB1503 passes along party lines; get ready for more crypto tomfoolery coming out of our state...
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        So yeah, about El Salvador: @davidgerard/1503754079910219780
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            Current bill: HB1583, about state liquor store holidays. It's a Max Abramson bill, so that should tell you all you need to know...
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              I generally like to increase holidays, but this seems like it'd pretty clearly violate the Establishment Clause
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                Well that's a new definition for "KISS" ("Keep It Short & Simple")
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                  Done with Commerce bills; onto Criminal Justice & Public Safety bills... motion is to table CACR20, which would put cannabis legalization into the state constitution. Don't we get a lunch break?
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                    tabled by 1 vote!
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                      er wait
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                        oops I had that backwards; vote to table failed by one vote; looks like we'll be debating it after all...
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                          Good grief Rep. Abramson is back on his "taxation is slavery" nonsense; that doesn't really seem relevant...
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                            I generally trust @caseymconley on criminal justice issues, so if he's in support of this, that's good... but then again if we're going to have 3 separate CACRs about cannabis... do we really need all 3?
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                              ok so @mannyfornh is in support of it, too; I'll vote against the ITL motion
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                                report of ITL on CACR20 is adopted (so the bill is killed); looks like we'll have to try with one of the others...
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                                  CACR34 is tabled; onto CACR35... (two more cannabis CACRs)
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                                    Now: HB1072, another entry in the school board wars...
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                                      HB1072 is tabled; next: HB1085, relative to ignition lock requirements
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                                        went by on voice vote
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                                          lunch break finally!
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                                            ok returning to session now
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                                              we're supposed to be here until sometime between 6 and 7 tonight; will probably have to stay into the night tomorrow night and Thursday night...
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                                                Next: HB1096, banning open-carrying near polling place. Rep. @JdmMeuse is speaking in favor of it. I oppose voter intimidation and support this bill.
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                                                  HB1096 is ITL-ed along party lines; Republicans want to allow voter intimidation to continue...
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                                                    Next: HB1108, Ellen Read's "Purple Paint" bill. Will be interesting to see how the debate on this one breaks down...
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                                                      (I don't like the "property rights" argument for it, but, if it could be used to cut down on poaching, that'd be good, so I'll support it on that basis)
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                                                        (support the bill by voting against the ITL motion, that is)
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                                                          HB1108 is ITL-ed by a relatively large margin; I get the feeling that this one wasn't exactly along party lines...
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                                                            Next: HB1117: @mannyfornh's bill to crack down on criminal threatening by neo-Nazis, like NSC-131 directed at him. I fully support Manny and hope we can pass this bill!
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                                                              Rep. Abbas seems to think existing criminal threatening law is sufficient. I disagree.
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                                                                HB1117 is ITL-ed; darn. Next: HB1178, about posthumous exonerations and annulments. I think this was one of Renny's bills? @JdmMeuse is speaking in favor of it...
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                                                                  yeah @caseymconley basically said as much (that this was Renny's bill)
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                                                                    oh well, HB1127 will be going to interim study instead...
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                                                                      next: HB1178, a gun nut bill. Motion is to table.
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                                                                        oh good grief, if another Republican tries to compare us to Ukraine, I swear I'm going to...
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                                                                          (I'm drifting)
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                                                                            Next: HB1266, an anti-sanctuary-city bill. Republicans basically took HB266 from last year and slapped a "1" in front of it (and changed the committee it went to)
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                                                                              I'm still not really not sure how we managed to table it last year: @cooljeanius/1380551182637268995
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                                                                                The hearing for the version of this bill that came before our committee last year went on pretty long; I'll just link to the part of my thread where that bill's hearing started: @cooljeanius/1368986237713985539
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                                                                                  Preserve local control. Oppose HB1266.
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                                                                                    Darn, it passed. I hope Sununu vetoes.
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                                                                                      next 4 are all drug bills
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                                                                                        I am going to cut back on livetweeting; thumb needs a rest...
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                                                                                          now up: HB1476, a bill to cut back on bail reform... I think we got some email about this? Lemme check...
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                                                                                            not sure if we want to just table this bill, or kill it outright...
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                                                                                              motion to table fails; time for an actual debate on it...
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                                                                                                Hopefully those opposing tabling were just doing so so that we could kill it outright instead
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                                                                                                  Andrew Bouldin citing the wide array of orgs against this bill
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                                                                                                    This isn't exactly a party-line breakdown; people on both sides are on both sides
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                                                                                                      HB1476 passes; oh well... Next: HB1512, a parole bill.
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                                                                                                        Now: HB1668, a background check bill. I support this bill and oppose the motion of ITL on it.
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                                                                                                          background checks die; oh well... anyways that's it for the Criminal Justice bills; onto Education next... (there are a lot of these)
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                                                                                                            Current bill: HB1051, which... you know what, I give up for now. There are too many of these; I'm tired.
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                                                                                                              ugh, Rep. Cordelli is nitpicking the distinction between EFAs and vouchers; they're basically the same thing, just with different branding
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                                                                                                                I have lost the vocal strength to participate in voice votes
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                                                                                                                  these announcements of "last speaker" are always so disappointing when I remember it's referring just to debate on a single particular bill, rather than the day's session as a whole...
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                                                                                                                    Rep. Cordelli makes me so mad
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                                                                                                                        third reading motion!