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NH House will be taking up concurrences and accedences today for bills that we passed that the "body on the other side of the wall" has since modified and sent back to us. These are usually relatively uncontroversial, except in certain cases. Livetweeting. #NHPoliticsPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Steve Smith is gaveling us in today... where is Speaker Packard?Permalink On twitter.com
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prayer: Pastor Bob pledge: Dan McGuire(?) anthem: someone from Windham? Missed if it was "Olivia" or "Elizabeth"Permalink On twitter.com
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big applause for today's anthem singer! (btw I may have gotten the pledge leader wrong, as I didn't think the McGuire's were from Merrimack...)Permalink On twitter.com
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ah, *there's* Speaker Packard... he's still letting Deputy Speaker Smith preside, thoughPermalink On twitter.com
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current bill: HB584, a crypto bill. I thought I'd tweeted about this one previously, but I can't seem to find it currently?Permalink On twitter.com
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ah, @andrewsylvia beat me to getting this rep's name down (Chris Herbert): @andrewsylvia/1669348048735211521Permalink On twitter.com
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yeah the crypto scene has changed a lot since this bill was last before us...Permalink On twitter.com
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like, it's always been bad, but now we have even more evidence of it from high-profile crypto business collapsesPermalink On twitter.com
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HB584 changes are concurred to on voice vote; onto HB46Permalink On twitter.com
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HB46 was originally a bail reform study committee, but the "other body" tried tacking on some unrelated labor legislation to it... which we just refused to concur to on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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missed recording some voice votes; current bill: HB315Permalink On twitter.com
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HB315 changes are concurred to on voice vote; next: HB349, from EducationPermalink On twitter.com
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Next: HB492 concurred to on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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HB244 concurred to on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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HB337 concurred to on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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HB384, the legislative parking garage bill, was rumored to have been a candidate for turning into a "Christmas Tree" / "Kitchen Sink" bill, but it looks like it didn't actually? Concurred to on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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ah, going back to HB584, turns out I only posted about it on Mastodon previously: social.treehouse.systems/@egallager/110062884041764211Permalink On twitter.com
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oh hey it's the "results being displayed live" glitch againPermalink On twitter.com
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HB308 changes concurred to 271-98Permalink On twitter.com
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ah, HB75 will see some debatePermalink On twitter.com
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HB75 was originally about competitive bidding, but has since been replaced with the text of the Strafford County Commissioner's gerrymandering bill, HB270Permalink On twitter.com
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original HB75 hearing: @cooljeanius/1613256832352456707Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Turcotte is lying when he says it was "inadvertently" retained; we retained it very intentionallyPermalink On twitter.com
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So yeah this is happening: @cooljeanius/1665727433012654086Permalink On twitter.com
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"retain" vote on HB270 was a bipartisan 11-9: @cooljeanius/1625898683479863303Permalink On twitter.com
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good PI from @cwgrassie!Permalink On twitter.com
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Exec session on the original HB75, which has since been replaced with the text of HB270: @cooljeanius/1616110844038856709Permalink On twitter.com
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Yesss concur motion defeated 185-188! Another attempt at gerrymandering of Strafford County foiled!Permalink On twitter.com
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uh oh, procedural mess incomingPermalink On twitter.com
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both concur & non-concur fail by same 185-188 margin; next motion is to tablePermalink On twitter.com
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tabling motion *also* fails (186-188); next motion is to request Committee of ConferencePermalink On twitter.com
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Dang it, req. for CofC passes 188-186, and there will only be 1 Dem representing the House position on the CofC, so, looks like Strafford County will get gerrymandered commissioner districts after all... (all the GOP Reps named to the CofC supported HB270)Permalink On twitter.com
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next bill: HB83: @cooljeanius/1613261741374472192Permalink On twitter.com
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exec session on it: @cooljeanius/1618271343098892288Permalink On twitter.com
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originally passed on the consent calendar: @cooljeanius/1618272653147799555Permalink On twitter.com
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HB83 changes are concurred to, as are changes to HB25Permalink On twitter.com
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HB139 (re: hydrogen) concurred toPermalink On twitter.com
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now: HB251. Ned Raynolds speaking againstPermalink On twitter.com
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I think he's @nedr64?Permalink On twitter.com
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previous debate on HB251: @cooljeanius/1633957558892339200Permalink On twitter.com
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original vote on it: @cooljeanius/1633960680880570371Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Vose now speaking in favor of concurrence with changes to HB251Permalink On twitter.com
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"concur" motion on HB251 fails 185-189Permalink On twitter.com
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corresponding non-concur motion on HB251 passes 189-186Permalink On twitter.com
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Next bill: HB275... we're jumping around a bit here; going back to Education now, instead of keeping all the bills grouped by committee like usualPermalink On twitter.com
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Motion for CofC on HB275 passes 363-12Permalink On twitter.com
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Next bill: HB315, which is apparently where the legislation ending the "gay panic defense" currently livesPermalink On twitter.com
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Last term the bill was HB238, which apparently died after it passed out of our chamber: @cooljeanius/1545600732614823936Permalink On twitter.com
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this is one wild hypotheticalPermalink On twitter.com
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.@ShaunFiliault using his PI to list other states that have passed similar legislationPermalink On twitter.com
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motion to request CofC on HB315 passes, uh... I think the margin was something like 199-175?Permalink On twitter.com
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Next bill is HB610, which @JdmMeuse characterizes as having become a "Christmas Tree dumpster fire"Permalink On twitter.com
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sounds like the "other body" is trying to use this as a vehicle for messing with bail reform (bill originally had to do with therapeutic cannabis)Permalink On twitter.com
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Sounds like Rep. Layon and Rep. Meuse agree that the changes from the "other body" were bad, but they disagree about whether a CofC can fix it or not?Permalink On twitter.com
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Req for CofC on HB610 passes 194-175; lunch break nowPermalink On twitter.com
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be back at 1:30Permalink On twitter.com
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had lunch with @HousePCNH; back in Reps Hall nowPermalink On twitter.com
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ok returning to concurrences etc. nowPermalink On twitter.com
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ok here we go with the playground accessibility bill; I hear this one will be controversialPermalink On twitter.com
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apparently @Katelyn4NH (prime sponsor, speaking now) has organized 8 Republicans to speak against Rep. Turcotte's motion to non-concur and request a CofCPermalink On twitter.com
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this is HB467 for referencePermalink On twitter.com
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hearing before my committee on HB467: @cooljeanius/1623375407192936462Permalink On twitter.com
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exec session on HB467: @cooljeanius/1625932732004958230Permalink On twitter.com
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full House vote on HB467: @cooljeanius/1633945588105465857Permalink On twitter.com
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on 3rd speaker against Rep. Turcotte's motion... actually make that 4th (waves off)Permalink On twitter.com
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now Rep. Turcotte is speaking in defense of his motion to non-concur and request a committee of conferencePermalink On twitter.com
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thank you Rep. Turcotte for reminding of us of all the bad votes the House has taken this term to kill good housing bills that would have helped peoplePermalink On twitter.com
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anyone who uses the "caveat emptor" argument is a bad personPermalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: @BillBoydIII in opposition to Rep. Turcotte's motion (he'd be 5 of 8, but 4 waved off, so...)Permalink On twitter.com
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6 of 8: Rep. DeSimonePermalink On twitter.com
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yeah I think Rep. Turcotte underestimated how many Reps are disabled ourselves (due to being elderly, or wounded veterans, or something)Permalink On twitter.com
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ok I think that's it for the Republicans; now David Preece is giving the Dem side of the argument for opposing non-concurrencePermalink On twitter.com
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still can't remember his handle on here, btw: @cooljeanius/1666069787489779712Permalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Pauer is now speaking in support Rep. Turcotte's motion; claims bill is an unfunded mandate, which... it isn't? Municipalities don't *have* to build playgrounds; this bill just says that if they *do* decide to build one, it should be accessiblePermalink On twitter.com
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if this were actually an unfunded mandate, the Municipal Association would have opposed it, but... they didn't. If they're on board, don't claim to know better than them. @cooljeanius/1623383678716968961Permalink On twitter.com
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I might find some of these arguments to be more convincing if I didn't suspect Rep. Pauer were making them in bad faith; Republicans are only pretending to care about the environment here to try to drive a wedge between environmentalists and disability rights advocatesPermalink On twitter.com
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Gaby Grossman does the PI against the motion; Rep. Pauer does the PI for itPermalink On twitter.com
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I think Rep. Grossman's handle might be @NHobamama?Permalink On twitter.com
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motion fails 161-199; now @Katelyn4NH moves to concur instead, which passes on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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Next bill: HB281 from ST&E, which looks like it has become an omnibus. @KatMcGhee4NH is speaking against concurrence, characterizing it as a "Frankenstein" and "monster bill"Permalink On twitter.com
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(and I just remembered why I'm not taking pictures of speakers as much this term; my seat is too far back...)Permalink On twitter.com
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Michael Vose spoke in favor of concurring on HB281; time to vote on it nowPermalink On twitter.com
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PI against concurrence: @thcormenPermalink On twitter.com
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concurrence on HB281 fails 176-180; now Rep. Vose is trying for a CofCPermalink On twitter.com
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CofC motion for HB281 passes 179-178; that's it for concurrences, I think, so now we're onto accedences to requests for CofC from the "other body"On twitter.com
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these are all going by quickly on voice vote (too quickly for me to tweet about)Permalink On twitter.com
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current bill: SB203, which Carol McGuire says to just let diePermalink On twitter.com
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more accedences going by quickly on voice votePermalink On twitter.com
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ok here's the 3rd reading motionPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Janvrin now has a unanimous consent speech thanking people for their comfort in the aftermath of the loss of his sonPermalink On twitter.com
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His handle is @ikebub if you'd like to add your own condolences: @ikebub/1665473794260054016Permalink On twitter.com
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Now speaking: Nick Germana with a unanimous consent speech on civility and in opposition to political violencePermalink On twitter.com
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Now @LathaMangipudi has a unanimous consent speech in recognition of International Yoga Day (Jun. 21)Permalink On twitter.com
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apparently @narendramodi will be in the US for this year's International Yoga DayPermalink On twitter.com
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Rep. Schuett has a poem to read in recognition of Flag DayPermalink On twitter.com
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adjourned now; next session is scheduled for June 29thPermalink On twitter.com
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