Manual of the New Hampshire General Court, 1997
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^tw^umi^Si^xm Manual of the GeneralGQurt ii,niuE%±itjj of E(X7 <cHamfi±n,i%E J^iLrxaijj UNH LIBRARY 3 Mboo ooaos 3U3a MANUAL OF THE 1997-1998 NEW HAMPSHIRE GENERAL COURT Concord, New Hampshire containing listings and rules of the Senate and House of Representatives; listings of the Executive branch; the State Constitution; Ethics Guidelines. , University of New Hampshire Library JOSEPH L. DELAHAUNTY President of the Senate 4\ DONNA SYTEK Speaker of the House 4 Contents Photos: Senate President and House Speaker 2 Diagram: Senate Chamber 5 Photos: Senate Leadership 6 Senate Leadership 7 Senate Staff , 9 Senate Membership 10 Senate Standing Committees 13 Senate Rules 18 House Leadership 26 Diagram: House Chamber 29 Photos: House Leadership 30 House Staff 32 Representatives by Counties 34 House Standing Committees 51 County Organizations 62 House Seating 67 House Membership 73 House Order of Business 116 House Rules 117 Press 142 Photo: Governor 143 Executive Department 144 Governor's Military Staff 146 Diagram: Governor and Council Chamber 147 New Hampshire Constitution 148 Joint Staff 189 Statutory and Joint Committees 190 Ethics Guidelines 204 Senate Leadership JOHN S. BARNES, JR Republican Leader JOHN A. KING Democrat Leader Senate Leadership 1997-1998 PRESIDENT Joseph L. Delahunty, Salem MAJORITY LEADER John S. Barnes, Jr., Raymond PRESIDENT PRO TEM Eleanor P. Podles, Manchester VICE PRESIDENT - POLICY Leo W. Fraser, Jr. Pittsfield VICE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS Richard L. Russman, Kingston VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE Frederick W. King, Sr., Colebrook DEAN OF THE SENATE Clesson J. Blaisdell, Keene DEPUTY MAJORITY LEADER Carl R. Johnson, Meredith ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER Richard Danais, Manchester MAJORITY WHIP - POLICY Sheila Roberge, Bedford MAJORITY WHIP - OPERATIONS David K. Wheeler, Milford LIAISONS TO STATE GOVERNMENT Edward M. Gordon, Bristol Beverly A. HoUingworth, Hampton SENATE LEADERSHIP DEMOCRAT LEADER John A. King, Manchester ASSISTANT DEMOCRAT LEADER Burton J. Cohen, New Castle DEMOCRAT WHIP Debora B. Pignatelli, Nashua ASSISTANT DEMOCRAT WHIP Sylvia B. Larsen, Concord CLERK Gloria M. Randlett, Pembroke ASSISTANT CLERK Tammy L. Wright, Concord SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Henry Wilson, Concord DOORKEEPER Emile Martineau, Newport Senate Staff PRESIDENT'S STAFF Arlene Burns, Chief Administrative Officer Jonathan Page, Executive Assistant to Leadership Donna Morin, Administrator to Leadership Doreen Sumner, Receptionist/Secretary Mindy Dupre, Leadership Liaison Lloyd M. Price, Special Assistant to the President REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP STAFF Wilma Gouger, Executive Secretary/Administrator DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP STAFF Jacqueline Clark, Executive Secretary/Administrator Elizabeth Purdy, Senate Secretary COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR David Harrington CLERK'S STAFF Christina Rowland, Calendar Clerk Brenda Mento, Journal Clerk Arnold Anderson, Recorder COMMITTEE STAFF Carol Pletcher, Supervisor, Committee Secretaries Secretaries: Rosalie Brooks Patch, Patricia Amrol, Susan Duncan, Woody Alosa, Demi Dubois, Robin Gibbons CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARIES Cheryl Driscoll, Carolyn Johnson COMMITTEE RESEARCH June Goulson, Director Susan Faretra, Research Assistant/Secretary FINANCE & CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEES Pat Waldvogel, Administrative Assistant Kathleen France, Special Assistant, Finance LEGISLATIVE AIDES Miriam Watson, Susan Holleran 10 Membership The Senate Name and Address Telephone FREDERICK W. KING, SR., r (Betty) (h) 237-8716 Box 146 (o) 246-3321 Colebrook 03576 EDWARD M. GORDON, r (Gayle) (h) 744-2139 PC Box 112 Bristol 03222-0112 CARL R. JOHNSON, r (Jeannette) (h) 279-6492 42 Dale Road Meredith 03253-6802 LEO W. ERASER, JR., r (Patricia) (h) 435-6626 PO Box 5 (o) 225-3664 91 Will Smith Road Pittsfield 03263 JAMES M. RUBENS, r (Susan Locke) (h) 643-6059 PO Box 365 Etna 03750 CAROLINE MCCARLEY, d (Dan Harkinson) (h) 332-5550 POBox 131 Rochester 03866-0131 AMY PATENAUDE, r (Charles Gunn) (h) 428-3571 9 Emery Hill Road (o) 428-3396 Henniker 03242-3042 ALLEN WHIPPLE, d (Rose) (h) 542-9323 PO Box 88 Claremont 03743-9043 SENATE MEMBERSHIP Name and Address Telephone SHEILA ROBERGE, r (A. Roland) (h) 472-8391 83 Olde Lantern Road Bedford 03110 10 CLESSON J. BLAISDELL, d (Beverly) (h) 352-6210 40 Stone House Lane (o) 358-3322 Keene 03431 11 DAVID K. WHEELER, r (Joy) (h) 672-6062 523 Mason Road Milford 03055 12 JAMES W. SQUIRES, r (Jan) (h) 465-7773 Box 274 Hollis 03049-0274 13 DEBORA B. PIGNATELLI, d (Michael) (h) 888-5245 22 Appletree Green Nashua 03062 14 GARY R. FRANCOEUR, r (Beatrice) (h) 883-9060 23 Woodcrest Drive (o) 883-8783 Hudson 03051 15 SYLVIA B. LARSEN, d (Robert) (h) 225-6130 153 School Street Concord 03301 16 ELEANOR P. PODLES, r (Francis) (h) 627-7749 185 Walnut Hill Avenue Manchester 03104 12 SENATE MEMBERSHIP District Name and Address Telephone 17 JOHN S. BARNES, JR., r (Frances) (h) 895-9352 PO Box 362 Raymond 03077 18 JOHN A. KING, d (Bernice) (h) 644-0263 281 CalefRoad Manchester 03103 19 RICHARD L. RUSSMAN, r (Sher Kamman-Russman) (h) 642-5904 18 Beach Drive (o) 772-3433 Kingston 03848 20 RICHARD DANAIS, r (h) 668-4617 1750 Elm Street (o) 645-8871 Manchester 03104 21 KATHERINE WELLS WHEELER, d (Douglas) (h) 868-9633 27 Mill Road (f) 868-6935 Durham 03824 22 JOSEPH L. DELAHUNTY, r (Gail) (h) 893-8049 108 Hooker Farm Road (o) 893-7155 Salem 03079 23 BEVERLY A. HOLLINGWORTH, d (William) (h) 926-4880 209 Winnacunnet Road (o) 926-7113 Hampton 03842 24 BURTON J. COHEN, d (Patricia) (h) 431-2581 PO Box 208 (o) 431-0066 Newcastle 03854-0208 Senate Standing Committees ^^ BANKS Room 102 LOB* 271-3092 Fraser, Leo W., Jr., r, Chairman Wheeler, Katherine W., d, Vice Chairman Johnson, Carl R., r Blaisdell, Clesson J., d Barnes, John S., Jr., r Danais, Richard, r King, John A., d CAPITAL BUDGET Room 103 State House * 271-3207 Gordon, Edward M., r. Chairman Wheeler, David K., r. Vice Chairman King, Frederick W., St., r Fraser, Leo W., Jr., r Squires, James W., r Larsen, Sylvia B., d King, John A., d Cohen, Burton J., d ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Room 103 LOB * 271-3096 Johnson, Carl R., r. Chairman Whipple, Allen, d. Vice Chairman Rubens, James M., r McCarley, Caroline, d Patenaude, Amy, r Pignatelli, Debora B., d Francoeur, Gary R., r 14 SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES EDUCATION Room 105-A State House * 271-1403 Rubens, James M., r, Chairman Larsen, Sylvia B., d, Vice Chairman Gordon, Edward M., r Johnson, Carl R., r McCarley, Caroline, d Francoeur, Gary R., r King John A., d ENVIRONMENT Room 102 LOB * 271-3076 Russman, Richard L., r. Chairman Cohen, Burton J., d, Vice Chairman King, Fredrick W., Sr., r Johnson, Carl R., r Patenaude, Amy, r Whipple, Allen, d Pignatelli, Debora, B., d EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS & ADMINISTRATION Room 104 LOB * 271-3091 King, John A., d. Chairman Francoeur, Gary R., r. Vice Chairman Rubens, James M., r Whipple, Allen, d Roberge, Sheila, r, Larsen, Sylvia B., d Podles, Eleanor P., r Patenaude, Amy, r SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES 15 FINANCE Room 103 State House * 271-3207 Blaisdell, Clesson J., d, Chairman Barnes, John S., Jr., r. Vice Chairman King, Fredrick W., St., r Gordon, Edward M., r Fraser, Leo W., Jr., r Danais, Richard, r Hollingworth, Beverly, A., d INSURANCE Room 101 LOB * 271-3091 Danais, Richard, r. Chairman Fraser, Leo W., Jr., r. Vice Chairman Blaisdell, Clesson J., d Squires, James W., r Francoeur, Gary R., r, Wheeler, Katherine W., d Hollingworth, Beverly A., d Wheeler, David K., r INTERNAL AFFAIRS Room 103 LOB* 271-3096 Barnes, John S., Jr., r. Chairman King, John A., d. Vice Chairman Gordon, Edward M., r Fraser, Leo W., Jr., r, Blaisdell, Clesson J., d Pignatelli, Debora B., d Russman, Richard L., r INTERSTATE COOPERATION Room 103 LOB * 271-3096 Larsen, Sylvia B., d. Chairman Podles, Eleanor R, r. Vice Chairman Rubens, James M., r Roberge, Sheila, r, Hollingworth, Beverly A., d 6 1 SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES JUDICIARY Room 103 State House * 271-3095 Podles, Eleanor P., r. Chairman Gordon, Edward M., r, Vice Chairman Wheeler, David K., r Squires, James W., r Pignatelli, Debora B., d Hollingworth, Beverly A., d Cohen, Burton J., d Francoeur, Gary R., r PUBLIC AFFAIRS Room 104 LOB* 271-3093 Roberge, Sheila, r. Chairman McCarley, Caroline, d. Vice Chairman Patenaude, Amy, r Whipple, Allen, d Barnes, John S., Jr., r Wheeler, Katherine W., d Rubens, James M., r, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Room 105-ASH* 271-1403 Wheeler, David K., r. Chairman Squires, James W., r. Vice Chairman Gordon, Edward M., r McCarley, Caroline, d Francoeur, Gary R., r Larsen, Sylvia B., d Wheeler, Katherine W., d Podles, Eleanor P., r SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES RULES & ENROLLED BILLS Room 302, SH* 271-2111 Barnes, John S., Jr., r, Chairman Hollingworth, Beverly A., d. Vice Chairman Fraser, Leo W., Jr., r, Blaisdell, Clesson J., d Podles, Eleanor P., r King, John A., d Russman, Richard L., r TRANSPORTATION Room 101 LOB * 271-3076 Pignatelli, Debora B., d. Chairman Russman, Richard L., r. Vice Chairman Gordon, Edward M., r, Patenaude, Amy, r Whipple, Allen, d Roberge, Sheila, r, Cohen, Burton J., d WAYS & MEANS Room 103 State House * 271-3207 King, Fredrick W., Sr., r. Chairman Johnson, Carl R., r. Vice Chairman Rubens, James M., r Blaisdell, Clesson J., d Pignatelli, Debora B., d Danais, Richard, r Hollingworth, Beverly, A. d WILDLIFE & RECREATION Room 102 LOB * 271-3092 Cohen, Burton J., d. Chairman Patenaude, Amy, r. Vice Chairman McCarley, Caroline, d Roberge, Sheila, r, Wheeler, David K., r Danais, Richard, r Wheeler, Katherine W., d . 1997 Senate Rules as of March 1, 1997 Determination of quorum; correction of Journal. 22. Public hearings to be held and advertised. Members, decorum of 23. Amended bills, printed distributed and Members, conduct when speaking disposed of. Members not to speak more than twice. 24. Appropriating money, to whom referred. President shall recognize whom. 25. President to sign bills, etc. Questions of order, appeal.