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HB10 is tabled 193-192, so I guess there could still be future games played with it... anyways, next bill is a child support billPermalink On twitter.com
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HB548 is about "arrearage" (fun word!) of child support payments; ITL motion passes 189-187, so the bill diesPermalink On twitter.com
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that's it for bills from Children & Family Law; bill from Commerce goes by too quickly on voice vote to comment on, so next are bills from Criminal Justice with HB135, a bill prohibiting no-knock warrantsPermalink On twitter.com
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Now @jonahowheeler is speaking against the amendment on the grounds that it weakens the bill; I agree with him that the amendment is bad and will be voting against it.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Roy is now speaking in favor of the amendment because he thinks that there are some situations in which no-knock warrants are neededPermalink On twitter.com
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Amendment is adopted 299-84; time for the underlying billPermalink On twitter.com
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even though the amendment was adopted, weakening the bill, I still think the bill is worth passing anyways. It's progress in the right direction, even if it isn't everything that it ought to be.Permalink On twitter.com
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OTP/A on HB135 passes 374-9; next is... a motion of reconsideration on HB548, the child support billPermalink On twitter.com
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reconsideration of HB548 fails; back to our regularly-scheduled next bill, HB351, a negligent firearm storage bill.Permalink On twitter.com
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amendment to HB351 fails; onto debate on the underlying bill. Rep. Meuse is listing some examples of when children in NH have shot themselves or others with unsecured weapons.Permalink On twitter.com
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OTP on HB351 fails, so GOP moves to Indefinitely Postpone it instead, which passes 202-183Permalink On twitter.com
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Oops looks like I missed what happened with HB397; onto the bills from Education next, starting with CACR7Permalink On twitter.com
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CACR7 removes the prohibition currently in our Constitution against taxpayer money being used for religious education. Of course, it's not like the existence of this clause has stopped the GOP from trying to violate it anyways...Permalink On twitter.com
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Anyways, I support keeping this clause in our Constitution, and just wish it would be enforced more often. Thus, I oppose CACR7.Permalink On twitter.com
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Speaking at the level of the Federal Constitution, the Free Exercise Clause shouldn't be used to override the Establishment ClausePermalink On twitter.com
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vote on OTP on CACR7 is 192-191, which doesn't reach the 3/5ths necessary to pass, so it failsPermalink On twitter.com
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a bunch of tabling motions coming upPermalink On twitter.com
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lunch break time; be back at 1Permalink On twitter.com
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btw, re: Free Exercise vs. Establishment of Religion, my dream set of modifications to the Constitution would clarify that: github.com/cooljeanius/w_Constitution/commit/7052ddea9b2d5583464da2c49cf175f62f5b93e2Permalink On twitter.com
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k back; current bill is HB275, relative to schools approved for a school tuition program by a school board. Rep. Ladd is speaking to it.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB275 passes OTP 201-181; next motion is a tabling motion on HB331, relative to the income threshold for EFAs.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB331 is tabled 277-103; hopefully rest of tabling of Education bills will all go by easily on voice votesPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Hynes challenges the ruling of the Speaker; is overruled. Vote to table HB427 will be by division.Permalink On twitter.com
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That's not how the First Amendment worksPermalink On twitter.com
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HB427 is tabled 309-72Permalink On twitter.com
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hm, wonder what those non-water drinks being spilled were...Permalink On twitter.com
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current motion: whether to table HB516, relative to freedom of speech and association at public institutions of higher educationPermalink On twitter.com
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HB516 is tabled 306-73Permalink On twitter.com
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Current motion: tabling motion on HB538, establishing a local education freedom account program.Permalink On twitter.com
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tabling continues; dunno why the Free Stater minority of the GOP caucus is continuing to protest these when they clearly don't have the votes herePermalink On twitter.com
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ok looks like we're getting an actual debate on HB572, relative to eligibility for free school meals. Rep. Belcher is speaking against it based on numbers he made up from nowhere.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now Rep @hallfornh is speaking in favor of HB572, to feed hungry kidsPermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: Hope Damon in favor of HB572, drawing upon her experience as a dieticianPermalink On twitter.com
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HB572 passes OTP 201-177; now voting on a "print remarks" motion... dunno why Republicans are objecting to this... embarrassed by Rep. Belcher making up his own unofficial Fiscal Note?Permalink On twitter.com
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"print remarks" motion passes 233-143; back to tabling stuffPermalink On twitter.com
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ok we made it through the Education bills; onto the Election Law bills with HB40. Rep. Berry moves to tablePermalink On twitter.com
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looks like Election Law leadership has a similar "table everything" agreement, which is a shame, as I was hoping we could pass HB255, to close the LLC loophole in campaign finance lawPermalink On twitter.com
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so yeah everything from Election Law got tabled; next is HB56 from Env&Ag, relative to permits for the siting of new landfills. This is a followup to the @SaveForestLake1 activism from last term.Permalink On twitter.com
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amendment 0772h to HB56 is meant to fix the parts that led to this effort failing last termPermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: @nashuaward7 in favor of HB56, to get some safeguards on landfill sitingPermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: Rep. Peter Bixby in favor of HB56Permalink On twitter.com
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HB56 passes OTP 224-155; hopefully it actually gets signed into law this time!Permalink On twitter.com
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Onto the bills from ED&A; since we special-ordered HB96, their first bill is HB127, relative to the declaration of a state of emergency. @GroteJacinthe had a brief speech against it, now Rep. Tony Lekas is speaking in favor of it.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB127 passes OTP 193-185; next bill is HB228, relative to repealing the demographics commissionPermalink On twitter.com
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They killed my other demographics commission related bill; kinda mad at them for thatPermalink On twitter.com
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dang it, I can't find my tweets from the hearing for it...Permalink On twitter.com
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Demographics Commission repeal is passed OTP 347-30; oh well, guess that's one less meeting my Dad has to go to...Permalink On twitter.com
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more tabling by voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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really frustrated by this inability of Twitter search to find the tweets I'm looking for; it's like none of my tweets between Jan 6, 2023, and 6 days ago, exist for the purposes of searchPermalink On twitter.com
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If I wanted to be doing this thread on a platform without working search, I'd be doing this thread on MastodonPermalink On twitter.com
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some procedural confusion going on hereOn twitter.com
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current bill: HB532, relative to the licensure and regulation of music therapists. Uh...?Permalink On twitter.com
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apparently licensure is necessary here so that these therapists can be eligible for insurance reimbursementPermalink On twitter.com
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HB532 passes OTP 210-166; Speaker Packard announces that there are now some snacks available for representatives in the anteroomPermalink On twitter.com
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...but people won't have time to get them, since there are more votes to takePermalink On twitter.com
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current motion: whether to table HCR2, a resolution condemning recent racist vandalismPermalink On twitter.com
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HCR2 is tabled; now is HR11, relative to welcoming communities. Rep. Mangipudi is speaking in favor of it.Permalink On twitter.com
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For reference, the hearing for HR11 was where this clip was from: @SebFuentesNH/1636345289849073665Permalink On twitter.com
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Now Rep. Simon is speaking against HR11Permalink On twitter.com
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lots of people had stepped out for snacks, so it's taking people awhile to return for this votePermalink On twitter.com
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HR11 is ITL-ed; that's it for ED&A bills. Next is Finance with HB50, relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system of political subdivision employers.Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Mike O'Brien is speaking in favor of amendment 0977h to HB50Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Dan McGuire also spoke in favor of the amendment, so, that's bipartisan support for itPermalink On twitter.com
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amdmt and full bill both passed... but now... uh... procedural confusion?Permalink On twitter.com
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apparently you can still table a bill after it's been passed, but before the 3rd reading motionPermalink On twitter.com
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tabling motion on HB50 passes 206-170, but apparently it might still be added to the budget?Permalink On twitter.com
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Now up: HB506, about a rail trail tunnel under a new highway exit.Permalink On twitter.com
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apparently there was a last-minute redesign of the tunnelPermalink On twitter.com
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goal is to stay until 6PM today, which we look well on track to make it byPermalink On twitter.com
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time for the lobster scuba diving bill; Rep. Harvey moves to table itPermalink On twitter.com
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(this is HB442, for reference)Permalink On twitter.com
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tabling motion fails; onto debate on the underlying bill. This one should be interesting! First is amendment 0709h to the bill, which Rep. Goley is speaking against.Permalink On twitter.com
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wait so he says the bill needs work, but is then opposing the amendment? Isn't doing an amendment doing that work?Permalink On twitter.com
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a point about the "coastal cleanup" portion of the bill: I remember doing an event called something like that as a kid, but I guess that must have just been a privately-organized volunteer thing; the one being mentioned here is a state-run onePermalink On twitter.com
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hm, "display is available in the anteroom" is an interesting way of getting around the "no props on the House floor" rulePermalink On twitter.com
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Found the display; it's a binder of photos of underwater lobster traps. I took pics of the ones with sticky notes on them.Permalink On twitter.com
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Now @jonahowheeler is speaking in favor of the amendment, and against pollution by the lobstering industryPermalink On twitter.com
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amendment is adopted 271-105; onto the vote on the underlying billPermalink On twitter.com
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OTP/A on HB442 passes 276-100; hooray for lobsters! Onto the HHS bills; first of theirs is HB69, relative to direct payment and membership-based health care facilitiesPermalink On twitter.com
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"how awesome it would be to go in for a colonoscopy" is not a combination of words that I would expect to be put together in that orderPermalink On twitter.com
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HB69 passes OTP 190-189Permalink On twitter.com
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LOL the reconsideration backfired (since they didn't actually want to reconsider); it passed 194-185. Motion is now to tablePermalink On twitter.com
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Usually when someone does the "reconsider and vote no" thing it's just to lock it into place, so it's pretty funny to see one of those actually leading to a reconsiderationPermalink On twitter.com
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HB69 is tabled 192-187; what a reversal! I love the chaos of this chamber sometimes (except when I hate it)Permalink On twitter.com
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next is HB114, relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent. Rep. Cushman is speaking against it, as she sees it as an attack on parental rightsPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Schapiro is now speaking in favor of HB114; listing cases where it might be usefulPermalink On twitter.com
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I think I remember cosponsoring and/or testifying to last term's version of this billPermalink On twitter.com
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Mental health counseling can be helpful and should be available to those who would like to try it. Personally I haven't found a counselor that I've stayed with for more than a few years, but others should be able to find out whether it works for them themselves.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB114 passes OTP 191-186 and reconsideration on it fails 188-191Permalink On twitter.com
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Next bill is HB238, relative to the role of quality control and the developmental disability service system.Permalink On twitter.com
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HB238 is passed 362-13Permalink On twitter.com
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looks like we're probably going to break after we get thru the HHS bills (5 left), but before we start on the Judiciary onesPermalink On twitter.com
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Current bill is HB342, relative to lead testing in childrenPermalink On twitter.com
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3rd reading motion! We didn't even make it out of the HHS bills today! (be back tomorrow)Permalink On twitter.com
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