DOCSLIB.ORG

2019 Lsrs ENERGY-RELATED BILLS • 2019-0001 HB Title

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

2019 LSRs ENERGY-RELATED BILLS • 2019-0001 HB Title: establishing a committee to study requirements for committing New Hampshire to a goal of 50 percent renewable energy by 2040. Sponsors: (Prime) Jacqueline Cali-Pitts • 2019-0060 HB Title: relative to site evaluation committee criteria for energy facility siting. Sponsors: (Prime) Robert Backus , Martha Fuller Clark, Richard Barry, Lee Oxenham, Douglas Thomas, Michael Vose • 2019-0068 HB Title: relative to the classification of geothermal energy. Sponsors: (Prime) James McConnell • 2019-0090 HB Title: relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators. Sponsors: (Prime) Howard Moffett • 2019-0098 HB Title: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. Sponsors: (Prime) Robert Backus • 2019-0099 HB Title: relative to the class rate for biomass. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeanine Notter, Michael Vose, Michael Harrington • 2019-0114 HB Title: relative to funding energy efficiency programs. Sponsors: (Prime) John Mann • 2019-0136 HB Title: establishing a committee to study the changes in law necessary to allow for microgrids in electrical supply. Sponsors: (Prime) Peter Schmidt • 2019-0133 HB Title: excluding municipal solid waste facilities from eligible renewable generation electrical facilities under RSA 362-H. Sponsors: (Prime) Peter Schmidt • 2019-0134 HB Title: relative to the incineration of construction and demolition waste. Sponsors: (Prime) Peter Schmidt • 2019-0177 SB Title: relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeb Bradley • 2019-0207 HB Title: establishing a task force on applications of microgrids in electricity supply. Sponsors: (Prime) Peter Somssich • 2019-0218 HB Title: relative to allowance sales under the New Hampshire regional greenhouse gas initiative program. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeanine Notter • 2019-0235 HB Title: relative to the class rate for payments into the renewable energy fund for biomass/methane. Sponsors: (Prime) Michael Harrington • 2019-0238 SB Title: relative to New Hampshire's regional greenhouse gas initiative program. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeb Bradley • 2019-0402 HJR Title: urging participation in the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management task force on offshore wind energy development. Sponsors: (Prime) Robert Renny Cushing • 2019-0457 HB Title: relative to a local option for liquefied natural gas storage facility sitings. Sponsors: (Prime) Mark Vallone • 2019-0538 HB Title: relative to information about inexpensive high efficiency devices to defray electricity costs. Sponsors: (Prime) John Mann • 2019-0539 HB Title: relative to membership of the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board. Sponsors: (Prime) John Mann • 2019-0540 HB Title: relative to the New Hampshire energy strategy. Sponsors: (Prime) John Mann • 2019-0563 HB Title: relative to the definitions of solar energy systems and wind- powered energy systems for assessed value of real estate exemptions. Sponsors: (Prime) Clyde Carson • 2019-0692 HB Title: relative to the capacity of electricity customer generators for eligibility for net energy metering. Sponsors: (Prime) Robert Backus • 2019-0740 HB Title: enabling a payment in lieu of taxes for a combined heat and power agricultural facility. Sponsors: (Prime) Larry Laflamme • 2019-0764 HB Title: relative to energy storage. Sponsors: (Prime) Lee Oxenham • 2019-0765 HB Title: relative to carbon pricing. Sponsors: (Prime) Lee Oxenham • 019-0834 SB Title: relative to expenditures from the energy efficiency fund. Sponsors: (Prime) Martha Fuller Clark • 2019-0835 SB Title: relative to issuance of renewable energy certificates. Sponsors: (Prime) Martha Fuller Clark • 2019-0837 SB Title: relative to net energy metering limits for customer- generators. Sponsors: (Prime) Martha Fuller Clark • ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION/CLEAN-UP • 2019-0016 HB Title: adding a 50 percent charge to all amounts assessed to persons liable for costs of containment, cleanup, and remediation of water, air, and soil pollution. Sponsors: (Prime) James McConnell • 2019-0134 HB Title: relative to the incineration of construction and demolition waste. Sponsors: (Prime) Peter Schmidt • 2019-0462 HB Title: restricting the distribution of plastic straws. Sponsors: (Prime) Judith Spang • 2019-0463 HB Title: enabling municipalities to ban single-use source plastics. Sponsors: (Prime) Judith Spang • 2019-0464 HB Title: relative to single-use carryout bags. Sponsors: (Prime) Judith Spang • 2019-0782 HB Title: relative to combustion of wood residue at municipal waste combustors. Sponsors: (Prime) David Luneau NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION • 2019-0017 HB Title: making appropriations for costs involved in controlling invasive aquatic species. Sponsors: (Prime) James McConnell • 2019-0248 SB Title: relative to wildlife corridors. Sponsors: (Prime) David Watters • 2019-0270 HB Title: relative to boat ramp and parking improvements at Mount Sunapee state park beach. Sponsors: (Prime) Dan Wolf • 2019-0277 SB Title: establishing a rail trail corridors advisory committee to update the state rail trail plan and making an appropriation therefor. Sponsors: (Prime) Jay Kahn • 2019-0466 HB Title: allowing farms to compost certain materials. Sponsors: (Prime) Rebecca McWilliams • 2019-0700 HB Title: relative to an aquatic invasive species decal for boats. Sponsors: (Prime) Suzanne Smith WETLANDS • 2019-0555 HB Title: relative to the definition of critical wetland. Sponsors: (Prime) Chuck Grassie • 2019-0397 HB Title: relating to the protection of wetlands. Sponsors: (Prime) Chuck Grassie • 2019-0396 HB Title: establishing a grant program to support municipalities in updating their wetlands regulations. Sponsors: (Prime) Chuck Grassie • 2019-0849 SB Title: relative to the wetlands council. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeb Bradley FORESTRY • 2019-0106 HB Title: repealing the requirement for the inspection of timber. Sponsors: (Prime) Howard Pearl • 2019-0222 HB Title: eliminating timber taxes for certain properties. Sponsors: (Prime) Jack Flanagan OHRV • 2019-0048 HB Title: prohibiting OHRV operation on class V and class VI ways. Sponsors: (Prime) Wayne Moynihan • 2019-0187 HB Title: relative to discounts for OHRV and snowmobile registration. Sponsors: (Prime) James Spillane • 2019-0627 HB Title: amending the laws governing OHRVs and snowmobiles. Sponsors: (Prime) Wayne Moynihan • 2019-0628 HB Title: relative to OHRV operation and license. Sponsors: (Prime) Wayne Moynihan • 019-0721 HB Title: increasing certain fines for OHRV and snowmobile operation violations. Sponsors: (Prime) Wayne Moynihan • 2019-0808 HB Title: relative to the rights of property owners abutting certain highways and railtrails. Sponsors: (Prime) Wayne Moynihan • 2019-0809 HB Title: establishing an authorization review committee for the use of OHRVs on public lands. Sponsors: (Prime) Wayne Moynihan • 019-0810 HB Title: relative to studying the economic and other impacts of OHRV use in New Hampshire. Sponsors: (Prime) Wayne Moynihan STATE RESERVATIONS • 2019-0072 HB Title: prohibiting smoking in state parks. Sponsors: (Prime) Peter Leishman • 2019-0213 HB Title: relative to animal waste cleanup in state forests and state parks. Sponsors: (Prime) Michael Harrington MISC. BILLS • 2019-0083 HB Title: relative to electric bicycles. Sponsors: (Prime) Linda Gould • 2019-0087 HB Title: relative to the definition of "agriculture." Sponsors: (Prime) John O'Connor • 2019-0212 HB Title: relative to dogs on hiking trails. Sponsors: (Prime) Michael Harrington • 2019-0241 HB Title: establishing a road usage fee and making an appropriation therefor. Sponsors: (Prime) Norman Major • 2019-0816 HB Title: relative to a private right of action for toxin exposure. Sponsors: (Prime) Robert Renny Cushing • 2019-0852 SB Title: establishing the position of director of the office of outdoor recreation industry development in the department of business and economic affairs. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeb Bradley Fish and Game Department • 2019-0527 HB Title: permitting swimming at a fish and game department cartop boat launch access area. Sponsors: (Prime) Ed Comeau • 2019-0576 HB Title: relative to the authority of fish and game officers to search without a warrant. Sponsors: (Prime) James Spillane • 2019-0751 HB Title: establishing a registration fee for boats and kayaks. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeffrey Goley • 2019-0290 CACR Title: relating to hunters' rights. Providing that citizens of the state have the right to hunt subject to laws promoting sound wildlife conservation and management. Sponsors: (Prime) Robert Forsythe Drinking Water/Water Resources • 2019-0535 HB Title: establishing a commission on drinking water. Sponsors: (Prime) Robert Renny Cushing • 2019-0617 HB Title: establishing a commission to study health impacts in certain New Hampshire communities known to be related to exposure to perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water. Sponsors: (Prime) Nancy Murphy • 2019-0734 HB Title: relative to municipal watering restrictions. Sponsors: (Prime) Rebecca McBeath • 2019-0783 HB Title: establishing a water resources fund in the department of environmental services. Sponsors: (Prime) Judith Spang • 2019-0191 HB Title: relative to exemptions from the groundwater permit application fee. Sponsors: (Prime) Laurie Sanborn • 2019-0214 HB Title: establishing a committee to review and update the penalties for contaminating drinking water and groundwater. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeanine Notter • 2019-0215 HB Title: relative to settlement money from actions pertaining to the contamination of groundwater or drinking water. Sponsors: (Prime) Jeanine Notter • 2019-0398 HB Title: requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to revise rules relative to arsenic contamination in drinking water. Sponsors: (Prime) Chuck Grassie • 2019-0623 SB Title: establishing a stormwater management and flood resilience fund within the department of environmental services. Sponsors: (Prime) David Watters • 2019-0844 SB Title: appropriating funds to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding eligible wastewater projects under the state aid grant program. • Sponsors: (Prime) Jeb Bradley .
Recommended publications
  • Democratic Winners

    Democratic Winners

    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE - ELECTION DIVISION DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION WINNERS - 09/11/2018 Candidate Name Domicile Candidate Address City/State/Zip Party Governor Molly Kelly Harrisville PO Box 267, 130 Silver Road Harrisville, NH 03450 DEM Representative in Congress District 1 Chris Pappas Manchester 629 Kearney Circle Manchester, NH 03104 DEM District 2 Ann McLane Kuster Hopkinton 331 Gould Hill Road Hopkinton, NH 03229 DEM Executive Councilor District 1 Michael J. Cryans Hanover PO Box 999 Hanover, NH 03755 DEM District 2 Andru Volinsky Concord 488 Shaker Road Concord, NH 03301 DEM District 3 Joe Pace Kensington 55 Wild Pasture Road Kensington, NH 03833 DEM District 4 Gray Chynoweth Manchester 96 N Adams Street Manchester, NH 03104 DEM District 5 Debora B. Pignatelli Nashua 22 Appletree Green Nashua, NH 03062 DEM State Senator District 1 Jeff Woodburn Whitefield 30 King Square Whitefield, NH 03598 DEM District 2 Bill Bolton Plymouth 167 Reservoir Road Plymouth, NH 03264 DEM Printed on : September 19, 2018 Page 1 of 36 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE - ELECTION DIVISION DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION WINNERS - 09/11/2018 Candidate Name Domicile Candidate Address City/State/Zip Party District 3 Christopher T. Meier Conway PO Box 989 Intervale, NH 03845 DEM District 4 David H. Watters Dover 19 Maple Street Dover, NH 03820 DEM District 5 Martha Hennessey Hanover 4 Webster Terrace Hanover, NH 03755 DEM District 6 Anne C. Grassie Rochester 146 Brock Street Rochester, NH 03867 DEM District 7 Mason Donovan Boscawen PO Box 172 Salisbury, NH 03268 DEM District 8 Jenn Alford-Teaster Sutton 66 Foothills Road, PO Box 473 Bradford, NH 03221 DEM District 9 Jeanne Dietsch Peterborough 43 Pine Street Peterborough, NH 03458 DEM District 10 Jay Kahn Keene 135 Darling Road Keene, NH 03431 DEM District 11 Shannon E.
  • HOUSE CALENDAR MEMBERS of the HOUSE: the House Will Meet Next Wednesday, February 27Th at 10:00 A.M., and Thursday, February 28Th at 9:00 A.M., If Necessary

    HOUSE CALENDAR MEMBERS of the HOUSE: the House Will Meet Next Wednesday, February 27Th at 10:00 A.M., and Thursday, February 28Th at 9:00 A.M., If Necessary

    HOUSE RECORD First Year of the 166th General Court Calendar and Journal of the 2019 Session State of New Hampshire Web Site Address: www.gencourt.state.nh.us Vol. 41 Concord, N.H. Friday, February 22, 2019 No. 13X Contains: Committee Reports and Amendments; House Deadlines; Meetings and Notices HOUSE CALENDAR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE: The House will meet next Wednesday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m., and Thursday, February 28th at 9:00 a.m., if necessary. The House will also meet on Thursday, March 7th, and Thursday, March 21st. I would like to remind members that the taking of pictures or videos while sitting in your committee seat during hearings is not permitted. February is Black History month. We should take this opportunity to pause and reflect on the achievements by African Americans in U.S. history and to honor and recognize the heritage and culture that helped shape our great nation. I would like to express my appreciation to our members for your hard work, especially as we move into our most productive time. Your continued diligence and respect for your fellow legislators and staff helps the legislative process move forward smoothly and efficiently. Please note, there will be no House business scheduled for Tuesday, March 12th, Town Meeting Day; however, the State House complex will remain open. Stephen J. Shurtleff, Speaker NOTICE There will be a meeting of the chairs and vice chairs on Tuesday, February 26th at 8:30 a.m. in Rooms 206-208 of the Legislative Office Building. Stephen J. Shurtleff, Speaker NOTICE There will be a Democratic caucus on Wednesday, February 27th at 9:00 a.m.
  • House Calendar

    House Calendar

    HOUSE RECORD First Year of the 166th General Court Calendar and Journal of the 2019 Session State of New Hampshire Web Site Address: www.gencourt.state.nh.us Vol. 41 Concord, N.H. Friday, November 30, 2018 No. 1X Contains: House Deadlines; Seating for Organization Day ONLY; Unofficial Member List by County for 2019-2020; Meetings and Notices HOUSE CALENDAR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE: Pursuant to Part II, Article 3, of the New Hampshire Constitution, the 166th Session of the General Court will organize on the first Wednesday in December, which will be December 5, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (Please see the boxed notice below relative to the class picture.) Also in accordance with Part II, Article 3, the opening day of the 2019 Session will be on the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday in January (January 2, 2019). Please note that this Calendar contains your temporary seating assignments for Organization Day. Your permanent seats for the 2019 Session will be assigned by the next administration. As this will be my last Speaker’s Notice, I would like to express how grateful I am to have had the opportu- nity to serve in the New Hampshire House for the last 36 years. It truly has been a privilege to work with so many dedicated House colleagues and staff during that time, and I will always treasure the collaborative relationships that were formed and the many friends who have since passed away. Serving as House Speaker from 2000-2004, and again over this past year, has been an honor and major highlight of my tenure in the House.
  • Legislative Scorecard

    Legislative Scorecard

    2020 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD 1 | www.AmericansForProsperity.org/NewHampshire TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 .........................................SCORING METHODOLOGY 05 ..................... LETTER FROM THE STATE DIRECTOR 06 .................................................... BILL DESCRIPTIONS 10 ............................................................... SENATE VOTES 12 ..................................................................HOUSE VOTES 32 ...................LEGISLATIVE CONTACT INFORMATION 2 | www.AmericansForProsperity.org/NewHampshire SCORING METHODOLOGY 4 = Voted with AFP-New Hampshire’s position 8 = Voted against AFP-New Hampshire’s position 3 | www.AmericansForProsperity.org/NewHampshire DEAR NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENT: Americans For Prosperity-New Hampshire is pleased to present our 2020 Legislative Scorecard. AFP-NH hopes that this Scorecard will aid you in your efforts to remain well informed regarding some of the key legislative activity that took place in Concord over this past year and its impact in lowering or increasing barriers to success and enhancing a free and open society. This year certainly saw a change in how the Legislature did business, in response to the pandemic. This led to fewer roll calls than in years past, especially in the State Senate. AFP-NH does not score every vote in the House or Senate. Rather, the focus of this Scorecard is to consider the most important votes cast in priority issue ares that impact our society, such as taxes and spending, health care, educational opportunity, worker freedom, regulation, free speech, property rights, ending cronyism, and having a criminal justice system that focuses on rehabilitation. This year, the Legislature had the opportunity to vote on important issues in these areas, which are laid out in the vote descriptions. Within this Scorecard you will find these votes that are essential to removing barriers to opportunity.
  • GRANITE STATE TEAMSTERS “United We Stand

    GRANITE STATE TEAMSTERS “United We Stand

    GRANITE STATE TEAMSTERS “United We Stand ..... Divided We Fall” Vol. 1 No. 72 QUARTERLY October2016 A message from… Secretary-Treasurer David W. Laughton Dear Brothers We are truly at a crossroad in dealt with in the next legislature. and Sisters, America, and the outcome of this We strongly encourage you to election will have long term ramifi- take the time to vote and make As 2016 elec- cations on you and your family. your voice heard. In this issue of tions approach, I am encouraging This is why it is critical that you the newsletter, we offer our everyone to get out and vote! We exercise your right to vote. endorsements, highlighting those have an opportunity to keep candidates that have committed things moving forward, or face the Some of the current legislation to to protect workers’ rights, and consequences of returning to poli- be decided during the next legisla- support pro-worker agenda. tics that work against the working tive session includes some far men and woman of New reaching and important items Please vote on November 8th Hampshire. Do we want to return such as Pension Reform. With 2016. This newsletter is sent out to the days of anti-worker legisla- some pension plans in the critical to thousands of Teamsters tion, and attempts to break down zone some funds will be dramati- throughout New Hampshire, and working conditions, only to cally impacted if proper reform is our ability to make an impact has reward corporate greed? We can- not enacted. There are anti-worker swayed the outcome of several not allow this to happen, and with forces at work to break down the elections.
  • 2020 Legislative Service Requests

    2020 Legislative Service Requests

    2020 Legislative Service Requests FORESTRY-BIOMASS 2020-2091 HB Title: relative to removal of trees from state property. Sponsors: (Prime) Jim Fedolfi 2020-2111 HB Title: repealing the timber tax. Sponsors: (Prime) Richard Marple , Kenneth Weyler, John Burt, Joseph Pitre, John O'Day 2020-2190 HB Title: relative to exemptions from timber taxes for certain residential cutting. Sponsors: (Prime) Jack Flanagan 2020-2250 HB Title: relative to notification to abutters of an intent to cut timber. Sponsors: (Prime) Kenneth Wells 2020-2778 SB Title: relative to financial assistance for biomass and forest product workers. Sponsors: (Prime) Dan Feltes 2020-2563 HB Title: establishing a commission to review and propose initiatives to implement the recommendations of the 2020 forest resources plan. Sponsors: (Prime) Larry Laflamme, Jeb Bradley, David Luneau, Henry Noel 2020-2642 HB Title: relative to baseload renewable generation credits for biomass energy facilities. Sponsors: (Prime) Joshua Adjutant , Kat McGhee, Timothy Josephson, Catherine Sofikitis, Rosemarie Rung, Dennis Ruprecht 2020-2619 HB Title: relative to payments to the public utilities commission in lieu of meeting renewable portfolio standards for biomass. Sponsors: (Prime) Michael Harrington FISH AND GAME 2020-2039 HB Title: relative to cruelty to a wild animal, fish, or wild bird. Sponsors: (Prime) Ellen Read , Betty Gay, Nancy Murphy 2020-2042 HB Title: relative to the methods of taking turkey during youth turkey hunt weekend. Sponsors: (Prime) James Spillane , John Reagan, Ed Comeau, Robert L'Heureux, Kevin Verville, David Love, Jason Janvrin 2020-2787 SB Title: establishing a surcharge on certain saltwater licenses and establishing a fund for derelict fishing gear and coastal cleanup.
  • Nh House-Aft-Nh Endorsed by County and District Final

    Nh House-Aft-Nh Endorsed by County and District Final

    AFT-NH ENDORSED NH HOUSE CANDIDATES BELKNAP COUNTY Ruth Gulick 1 Johan Andersen 2 Lisa DiMartino 2 Nancy Frost 2 Dorothy Piquado 2 Tom Dawson 3 David Huot 3 Liz Merry 3 Charlie St. Clair 3 Rich Burke 4 Ian Raymond 4 Elizabeth Abbott 5 Hammond Brown 5 George Condodemetraky 6 Diana Lacey 6 Bruce Marriott 7 Jean Henry 8 Beth Arsenault 9 CARROLL COUNTY Erik Corbett 1 Tom Buco 2 Sean Carney 2 Syndi White 2 Jerry Knirk 3 Susan Ticehurst 3 Gary Chehames 4 Paul Punturieri 4 Ruth Hall 5 Peter Huntington Goodwin 6 Charlene Seibel 6 Ed Butler 7 CHESHIRE COUNTY Michael Abbott 1 Paul Berch 1 Lucy Weber 1 Cathryn Harvey 1 John Mann 2 Daniel Eaton 3 Joseph Stallcop 4 John Bordenet 5 David Meader 6 Gladys Johnsen 7 Donovan Fenton 8 Richard Ames 9 AFT-NH ENDORSED NH HOUSE CANDIDATES Douglas Ley 9 Marjorie Shepardson 10 Barry Faulkner 12 Miguel Picanco 12 Henry Parkhurst 13 Les Lamois 14 Bruce Tatro 15 Delmar Burridge 16 William Pearson 16 COOS COUNTY Wayne Moynihan 2 Robert Theberge 3 Yvonne Thomas 3 Larry Laflamme 3 Herbert Richardson 4 Edith Tucker 5 William Hatch 6 Doug Grant 7 GRAFTON COUNTY Linda Massimilla 1 Susan Ford 3 Kevin Maes 6 Richard Osborne 7 Travis Bennett 8 Suzanne Smith 8 Joshua Adjutant 9 Judy Frothingham 9 Roger Dontonville 10 Timothy Josephson 11 Patricia Higgins 12 Sharon Nordgren 12 Polly Campion 12 Mary Jane Mulligan 12 Richard Abel 13 Susan Almy 13 George Sykes 13 Andrew White 13 Rachel Booth 15 Carol Friedrich 16 Catherine Mulholland 17 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Marjorie Porter 1 Gilman Shattuck 1 Aaron Gill 2 Arnold Rocklin‐Weare
  • House Record

    House Record

    HOUSE RECORD First Year of the 166th General Court Calendar and Journal of the 2019 Session State of New HampshireWeb Site Address: gencourt.state.nh.us ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vol. 41 Concord, NH Friday, March 1, 2019 No. 14 Contains: Committee Reports and Amendments; House Deadlines; Meetings and Notices ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOUSE CALENDAR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE: The House will meet next Thursday, March 7th at 9:00 a.m. The House will also meet on Wednesday, March 20th, and Thursday, March 21st if necessary, which is the deadline for action on House bills not in a second committee. I would like to remind House members about the proper wording of a Parliamentary Inquiry. Please see the box below. Please note, there will be no House business scheduled for Tuesday, March 12th, Town Meeting Day; however, the State House Complex will remain open. Stephen J. Shurtleff, Speaker NOTICE There will be a meeting of the chairs and vice chairs on Tuesday, March 5th at 8:30 a.m. in Rooms 206-208 of the Legislative Office Building. Stephen J. Shurtleff, Speaker REMINDER Parliamentary Inquiry: Mister Speaker, If I believe (or if I know) that … and, if I know … Would I now vote “Yes” and push the green button? (or) Would I now vote “No” and push the red button? It is IMPROPER to begin a Parliamentary Inquiry with “If you believe as I believe…” or “If you know as I know…” Three or four points in a parliamentary inquiry should be sufficient. This is not an opportunity to make an additional speech. NOTICE There will be a Democratic caucus on Thursday, March 7th at 8:00 a.m.
  • Welcome to the 2019 Legislative Bulletin!

    Welcome to the 2019 Legislative Bulletin!

    Welcome to the 2019 Legislative Bulletin! Bulletin 01, 2019 Session December 27, 2018 The NHMA Legislative Bulletin is a weekly publication designed primarily to communicate with municipal officials, but it also serves to keep legislators, INSIDE THIS ISSUE the governor’s office, and the media informed about municipal legislative pri- orities. The Bulletin will be published next on Friday, January 4, and each Fri- House and Senate to Meet 2 day after that until the legislative session ends in June. The Bulletin generally Bulletin-Mail or Email? 3 contains: Committees Announced 3 New Bills 8 • A brief analysis of key legislative developments during the past week; NHMA Webinars & Workshops 10 • An update on any action on NHMA policy bills; • The legislative calendar, listing municipal bills to be heard in the next two weeks; • A call for action on critical legislation when municipal input is necessary; GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS and CONTACT INFORMATION • Periodic updates of federal issues of interest to municipal officials. Judy A. Silva, Executive Director Early editions of the Legislative Bulletin, including this one, will also contain a Cordell A. Johnston, Government brief description of bills introduced for the session that we have identified as Affairs Counsel being of municipal interest, along with the name of the prime sponsor and the Barbara T. Reid, Government committee to which the bill has been referred. Finance Advisor Timothy W. Fortier, Communica- tions & Member Services Coordinator To serve our members more efficiently, we post the Legislative Bulletin on our website (www.nhmunicipal.org) each Friday and send an e-mail notice and link when it is posted, to provide it electronically to as many as we can.
  • House Journal No. 1

    House Journal No. 1

    HOUSE RECORD First Year of the 166th General Court Calendar and Journal of the 2019 Session State of New Hampshire Web Site Address: www.gencourt.state.nh.us Vol. 41 Concord, N.H. Wednesday, December 5, 2018 No. 1X HOUSE JOURNAL NO. 1 Wednesday, December 5, 2018 On the first Wednesday in December in the year of our Lord, two thousand eighteen, it being the day designated by the Constitution for assembling for organizational purposes, the one hundred and sixty-sixth General Court of the State of New Hampshire convened at the Capitol in the City of Concord. The Representatives-elect were called to order by Paul C. Smith, Clerk of the House for the preceding session. Prayer was offered by former House Chaplain, Reverend Roger Boucher of Gilmanton Iron Works. Dear Lord, we acknowledge You on this Organization Day as the wisdom we need and from which we draw the strength to set the plan in motion for the coming year. Guide and unite us so that we may move forward. Be the light of our minds and hearts as we discern what is Your will for the citizens of this great state. In our hearts we wish, on this national day of mourning for our 41st President of the United States, to attend the proper rites which honor the steady hand and blessings of his governing years. And so in our hearts we pray that You surround him and his family with Your love which is the final completion of everything that is meaningful. Bless those in this body taking office and our Governor with good counsel and with the virtue of holding sacred the common good of our communities.
  • Tentative Positions on Legislation December 11, 2019

    Tentative Positions on Legislation December 11, 2019

    Tentative Positions on Legislation December 11, 2019 Bill # Title NHFG Comm. & position Hearing Date 2020-2042 Title: relative to the methods of taking Oppose as written, in order to F & G turkey during youth turkey hunt weekend. HB1108 permit the department to propose Sponsors: (Prime) James Spillane , John rules to accomplish this objective. Reagan, Ed Comeau, Robert L'Heureux, Kevin Verville, David Love, Jason Janvrin 2020-2062 Title: relative to the discharge of a firearm in Oppose as written Municipal & the compact part of a city or town. County HB1115 Sponsors: (Prime) David Doherty , Dianne Schuett, Kat McGhee, Kate Murray, Andrew Bouldin, Michelle St. John, David Coursin 2020-2068 Title: relative to penalties for dog theft and Monitor Env & Agric HB1117 tampering with a dog's radio collar. Sponsors: (Prime) Brian Sullivan , Skip Rollins, Barbara Comtois 2020-2075 Title: requiring periodic water tests of rental Monitor Judiciary HB1120 property. Sponsors: (Prime) Wendy Thomas , Mary Eisner, Charlotte DiLorenzo, Sherry Frost, Edith DesMarais, Kathryn Stack, David Coursin, Wendy Chase 2020-2091 Title: relative to removal of trees from state Monitor RR &D HB1126 property. Sponsors: (Prime) Jim Fedolfi , Walter Kolodziej, Jess Edwards, Ruth Ward 2020-2191 Title: establishing a committee to study Coordinate with others Transp HB1156 minimizing the use of public roads in the OHRV trail system known as Ride the Wilds in Coos county. Sponsors: (Prime) Jack Flanagan 2020-2302 Title: prohibiting ATVs on a rail trail in Coordinate with others RR&D HB1165 Gorham. Sponsors: (Prime) Wendy Thomas , Kathryn Stack 2020-2226 Title: requiring screening for all law Monitor Crim Justice HB1174 enforcement officers for psychological stability and substance use disorders prior to assuming their duties as certified officers.
  • No. 6 February 27, 2019

    No. 6 February 27, 2019

    HOUSE RECORD First Year of the 166th General Court State of Calendar and Journal of the 2019 Session New Hampshire Web Site Address: www.gencourt.state.nh.us Vol. 41 Concord, N.H. Wednesday, February 27, 2019 No. 6X HOUSE JOURNAL NO. 5 (Cont’d) Thursday, February 14, 2019 Rep. Ley moved that the House adjourn. Motion adopted. HOUSE JOURNAL NO. 6 Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The House assembled at 10:00 a.m., the hour to which it stood adjourned, and was called to order by the Speaker. Prayer was offered by House Chaplain, Reverend Kate Atkinson, Rector of St. Paul’s Church in Concord. O God of healing and wholeness, we place in Your hands today all those things that are broken or dysfunc- tional, all those situations affected by division and discord, and we pray that You would restore them. We pray for Your suffering children, especially those dealing with painful injuries: broken bones, and other physical wounds, but also broken hearts and emotional trauma. We pray too for victims of broken homes and broken relationships, for people whose lifeline has snapped due to the loss of employment or housing, and for those who have lost their fragile grip on sanity. We pray for our country, and for the world, plagued by division and weakened by its loss of unity, for the structures and systems that have been damaged as a result, and the people whose lives have been affected. Bring healing to all of creation, O God. Make whole the broken bodies, hearts, and spirits of Your beloved people.