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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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(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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yeah it was HB1186: legiscan.com/NH/bill/HB1186/2022
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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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cc also @duboo @StandUpToALEC
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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!