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NH House is in session today; I'm not really fully prepared for today, but let's see how it goes... Reminder I only include the #NHPolitics hashtag once per thread, and that I skip livetweeting things that I'm too slow for.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@DVCC2022 has been recruiting apparently; dunno if the people they've recruited have officially announced yet, so I won't steal their thunder...Permalink On twitter.com
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we're supposed to be here until 6:30 or 7 tonight, and then as long as it takes tomorrowPermalink On twitter.com
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ok time to get startedPermalink On twitter.com
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National Anthem today: student from Mascoma HighPermalink On twitter.com
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consent calendar adopted; onto the regular calendar, starting with Children & Family LawPermalink On twitter.com
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SB144 is about child care scholarships. Child care is too expensive for many, so it would be good to do something about that. Let's pass it!Permalink On twitter.com
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it would switch from attendance-based reimbursement for childcare to enrollment-based reimbursement for childcare... which makes sense, given COVID.Permalink On twitter.com
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SB144 is ITL-ed on voice vote; onto SB326, to create an Office of Early Childhood. Rep. Pat Long is speaking in favor of passing it.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Yokela is tongue-tiedly arguing that this bill is unnecessaryPermalink On twitter.com
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SB326 is ITL-ed along party lines; next is SB431, a bill changing child supportPermalink On twitter.com
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.@DebrasATeam speaks in favor of keeping child support in the best interests of the child.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Yokela thinks that child support is a wealth redistribution scheme, which, well, if it is, that would be a point in its favor, IMO. The more ways we can redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor, the better.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@OmgEgan's voting station is still broken, apparentlyPermalink On twitter.com
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SB431 passes along party linesPermalink On twitter.com
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onto bills from Commerce & Consumer AffairsPermalink On twitter.com
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first from this committee: SB202, which is about products tested on animals. Apparently it started as just being about cosmetics, but then got expanded to be about anything, including drugs, vaccines, etc.?Permalink On twitter.com
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apparently Republicans are trying to launder their anti-vax positions through under a guise of care for animalsPermalink On twitter.com
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SB202 is tabled by a wide marginPermalink On twitter.com
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hey look a third committee that gets housing-related bills: apparently Commerce & Consumer affairs gets them, too, besides my committee (Municipal & County Government) and Judiciary... I still think we should have a single unified standing committee on housing, btw.Permalink On twitter.com
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.@nhrepburroughs speaking in favor of SB319, about vaccination and wellness incentives.Permalink On twitter.com
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Good points about preventive healthcare helping deal with the issue of the perverse incentives that exist with a sickness-based model of healthcare profits!Permalink On twitter.com
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I don't get what Rep. Abramson is getting at with his questions herePermalink On twitter.com
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"Who requested a roll call?" "Nobody!" "An invisible Republican!"Permalink On twitter.com
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SB319 is ITL-ed along party lines; Republicans double down on their anti-vax extremism and continue to be dangers to public health.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: SB355, which... hm, I'm kinda still undecided on this. It's supposed to cut down on online fraud, but I worry about privacy implications...Permalink On twitter.com
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Support from police and businesses ought to be considered points against it, not in favor, IMO.Permalink On twitter.com
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but then again it's some businesses against other businesses; if this is anti-Amazon legislation, then that's good.Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah this Republican speaking in favor of interim study is making anti-government points; that makes me more likely to support an OTP motion instead.Permalink On twitter.com
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If this were a true interim study motion, I'd support it, but it seems more like just a "nice" way of killing it, based on that Republican's speech...Permalink On twitter.com
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SB355 is referred to interim study; I hope it gets an actual interim study and comes back better next time.Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: bills from Criminal Justice & Public Safety, starting with SB294, which is messing with recent bail reform efforts. Rep. Burt is motioning to table.Permalink On twitter.com
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SB294 is tabled, which... well, that's good? Seems like the debate would have been a mess if it'd gone forward...Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: SB299, relative to the penalty for escape.Permalink On twitter.com
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uh... some stuff went by on voice vote that I missed... next: SB367 from Environment and Agriculture; I subbed in on a subcommittee work session on this onePermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Bixby speaking to his floor amendment to SB367Permalink On twitter.com
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work session on it: @cooljeanius/1516461041860886528Permalink On twitter.com
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Bixby floor amendment is to incorporate feedback from @NHDESPermalink On twitter.com
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Bixby floor amendment is adopted; now @MeganMurray4NH is speaking against the bill as a whole, because apparently the amendments, while good, didn't fix the bill enough, and there are still unanswered questions about advanced recycling that remainPermalink On twitter.com
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yeah it was pretty complicated: @cooljeanius/1516463576365600779On twitter.com
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SB367 passes; hope it turns out we're wrong to have concerns and that it does actually end up being safe...Permalink On twitter.com
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more bills go by on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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Current bill: SB274, an anti-union bill, prohibiting Project Labor Agreements; seems badPermalink On twitter.com
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ugh, "free market principles", drinkPermalink On twitter.com
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we managed to ITL SB274; good!Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: SB325, defining some more people as "first responders". Seems kinda relevant to my pet rescue bill, which would do something with Disaster Animal Response Teams (DART) volunteers?Permalink On twitter.com
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oops left out the word "similar"Permalink On twitter.com
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ok SB325 passes by a wide margin; looks like we're breaking for lunch nowPermalink On twitter.com
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ok we're back now; current bill is SB330Permalink On twitter.com
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SB330 is a study committee on licensurePermalink On twitter.com
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SB330 passes on voice vote; next is SB333, about licensure for case management service providers. Coincidentally, I am having to miss meeting with my own case manager today due to the House being in session...Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Mike O'Brien has an amendment to put language from HB1417 into this bill, since the Senate killed thatPermalink On twitter.com
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so yeah this was HB1417: @cooljeanius/1509559662340939779Permalink On twitter.com
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lol apparently the "S" word in the House is "Senate"Permalink On twitter.com
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O'Brien floor amendment is adopted! Good! Time to vote on SB333 as a whole nowPermalink On twitter.com
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Some confusion over whether Rep. Lekas was giving his PI about the right billPermalink On twitter.com
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SB333 passes; yay! Next: SB358, where the underlying bill declares October 2022 as eczema awareness month, but apparently it has some weird sort of amendment about the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR, pronounced "Jailcar") attached to itPermalink On twitter.com
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This was supposed to be a "listen to debate" bill but we only got one side of the debate, so... eh, whatever...Permalink On twitter.com
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Next: SB382, something something licensure telehealth reciprocity medical services etc.Permalink On twitter.com
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kinda confused as to whether this bill would be good or bad for telehealth servicesPermalink On twitter.com
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kinda drifting nowPermalink On twitter.com
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SB397: mental health compactPermalink On twitter.com
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wait divisive concepts are coming up here what?Permalink On twitter.com
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Republicans want to deny people mental health care because providers get diversity trainingPermalink On twitter.com
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SB397 passes by a good margin; phew.Permalink On twitter.com
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next: SB450, re: prescription drug affordability boardPermalink On twitter.com
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I swear "getting drugs from Canada" is one of those things that politicians always talk about, but then never actually happens; I've been hearing it since when I first started paying attention to politics two decades ago...Permalink On twitter.com
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This bill (SB450) is basically Medicare price negotiations at the state level, which is a policy that polls hugely popularly nationwidePermalink On twitter.com
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eyyy we managed to pass SB450 by a narrow margin; nice! Doing the "reconsider and vote no" dance now so it can't be reconsidered again laterPermalink On twitter.com
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Next are a bunch of bills from Finance; they sent us a bunch of bills with unanimous votes that couldn't go on the consent calendar due to having Fiscal Notes, so they should mostly go by quickly on voice votesPermalink On twitter.com
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oh wait Marjorie Smith is special-ordering something to now firstPermalink On twitter.com
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Motion is to special-order SB399 (ultrasound mandate repeal) to now, due to needing to make changes to it due to Alito's leaked SCOTUS opinionPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to SB399 to now fails; looks like it'll have to wait until tomorrowPermalink On twitter.com
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.@LWMcV moves to remove HB1674 from the tablePermalink On twitter.com
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wait huh I thought I'd tweeted about that one previously, but search isn't turning up any results...Permalink On twitter.com
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.@DebrasATeam moves to remove CACR18 from the tablePermalink On twitter.com
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I was losing focus/energy when CACR18 came before us previously and didn't manage to go into detail about it previously: @cooljeanius/1504246376200343555Permalink On twitter.com
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motion to remove CACR18 from the table fails; looks like we won't be making any progress on dealing with the impending demise of Roe today...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok back to all those bills from FinancePermalink On twitter.com
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more bills becoming Christmas Trees via amendmentPermalink On twitter.com
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so yeah several bills just went by on voice vote; this next one (SB366, a preemptive audit for this year's elections) is going to have some actual debate, thoughPermalink On twitter.com
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who knew a single scanner could end up costing $100K?Permalink On twitter.com
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SB366 passes along party lines; Republicans continue to stoke election paranoia... back to more quick voice votes...Permalink On twitter.com
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Current bill: SB381, establishing an office of the advocate for special educationPermalink On twitter.com
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Apparently the office might make more sense as part of the Office of the Child Advocate instead?Permalink On twitter.com
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onto the motion of OTP/A on SB381, Rep. Woodcock is speaking... uh... about iPhones? Apparently this is some sort of elaborate metaphor...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok so apparently SB381 is like an iPhone bc it promises to solve all your problems, but doesn't actually. I... don't think people will really find that convincing? People generally like their iPhones... I mean, yeah, I agree that being stuck on the upgrade treadmill sucks, but...Permalink On twitter.com
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...I don't think that's a widely-shared position, though...Permalink On twitter.com
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so SB381 passed; back to more things going by quickly on voice votes...Permalink On twitter.com
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Republicans are trying to add language from HB1337 to SB401 as an amendment: @cooljeanius/1504462792618917890Permalink On twitter.com
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Burt dash cams amendment. SB401 = another Christmas TreePermalink On twitter.com
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am tiredPermalink On twitter.com
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SB407: Medicaid/Medicare stuffPermalink On twitter.com
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sounds like GOP is trying to sneak more bad anti-vax stuff in via amendmentPermalink On twitter.com
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attendance seems to be droppingPermalink On twitter.com
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SB417: electric school bus pilot programPermalink On twitter.com
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you'd think that with Elon Musk getting more popular among Republicans, electric vehicles would be gaining great acceptance among them, too... guess not...Permalink On twitter.com
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SB418: provisional ballots bill. It's bad; let's kill it.Permalink On twitter.com
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welp... there goes our #FITN primary... (SB418 just passed)Permalink On twitter.com
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SB420: education grants.Permalink On twitter.com
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so it looks like my prediction that the bills from Finance would go by quickly on voice votes turned out to be a lie; Republicans had other plans with amendmentsPermalink On twitter.com
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somehow cosmetology licensing has something to do with procurement of American-made steelPermalink On twitter.com
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if all these amendments are considered "germane" then we need to improve our definition of "germane"Permalink On twitter.com
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this whole idea of "if the Senate doesn't like our bills, then we'll just attach them as amendments to *their* (completely unrelated) bills" is just absurdPermalink On twitter.com
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uh... Rep. Deshaies is motioning to remove SB294 from the table... looks we couldn't actually have an easy time with that after all...Permalink On twitter.com
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ok SB294 stays on the table; phewPermalink On twitter.com
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Sike MylviaPermalink On twitter.com
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We finally made it out of the Finance bills!!!!Permalink On twitter.com
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SB404: SNAP promotion billPermalink On twitter.com
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Third reading motion!Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah given how unanimous consent speeches have been going lately, I don't really feel like sticking around for them...Permalink On twitter.com
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