Special Session #1 November 18, 2015
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HOUSE RECORD 2015 SPECIAL SESSION State of New Hampshire HOUSE JOURNAL NO. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 2015 The House assembled at 12:00 noon, on the date set in the Call for Special Session of the House by the Governor, and was called to order by the Speaker. Her Excellency, Governor Margaret Wood Hassan, joined the Speaker on the rostrum for the day’s opening ceremonies. MOMENT OF SILENCE The House observed a moment of silence to honor and remember the victims of the Paris attacks. Prayer was offered by Paul C. Smith, Clerk of the House. O God, the Grand Governor of all, we come before You today with heavy hearts from the recent bloodshed on French soil, but hearts full of purpose as we meet today to discuss the epidemic that has affected many of us in this Chamber in one way or another. Please touch the lives of those afflicted by addiction, bless those who work to aid those in sickness and comfort those families who have suffered loss. Let us join the call for peace and unity in this troubled time and be beseech thee, O God, to hold back the hands that kill and maim and turn around the hearts that hate, granting Your strong spirit of peace; peace that passes our understanding but changes lives. We also pray for our House Chaplain Kate today, unable to be with us as she underwent emergency surgery this week. Please grant her comfort and speedy recovery. All this we ask, almighty Creator, in peace and purpose. Amen. Representative Howard Moffett, member from Canterbury, led the Pledge of Allegiance. The National Anthem was sung by Lauren Hsu, a student at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School in Raymond and granddaughter of Rep. Matthews. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Reps. Rebecca Brown, Cynthia Chase, Emerson, Gargasz, Gonzalez, Priestley, Sanders and Stephen Schmidt, the day, illness. Reps. Avellani, Borden, Devine, Dumais, Fisher, Friel, Gardner, Harvey, Higgins, Kidder, Leishman, Ley, Carol McGuire, Dan McGuire, Rollo, Rosenwald, Schleien, Gregory Smith, Marjorie Smith, Stevens, Sytek, Tamburello, Joanne Ward, Kenneth Ward and White, the day, important business. Reps. Parkhurst and Verschueren, the day, death in the family. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS John Matthews, Donald, Joanne, Joseph, Dick and Alice Hsu, husband, family and guests of Rep. Matthews. Adrian Allen, guest of Rep. Burton. James Pecske, guest of Reps. Hill and Hoell. Rosemary Fesh, wife of Rep. Fesh. COMMUNICATION November 18, 2015 Mr. Paul Smith Clerk of the House of Representatives State House Concord, NH 03301 Dear Paul: Please be advised that the following representative-elect was sworn into office by the Governor and Executive Council on this day: Strafford County District No. 1 Robert V. Graham, Jr., r, Milton (58 Bolan Rd.) 03851 Sincerely, William M. Gardner Secretary of State 2324 18 november 2015 HOUSE RECORD CALL FOR THE SPECIAL SESSION A PROCLAMATION BY HER EXCELLENCY MARGARET WOOD HASSAN, GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE OF THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 WHEREAS, the welfare of the people of the State of New Hampshire require the convening of the General Court for the purpose of enacting legislation to strengthen the State of New Hampshire’s ongoing efforts to address the statewide heroin and opioid epidemic, which has already taken the lives of an estimated 258 people in 2015 and is straining the resources of our families, law enforcement officials, firefighters, emergency medical workers, and judicial and healthcare systems. WHEREAS, the Executive Department in calling such a session intends an agenda limited to passing com- prehensive legislation to address the heroin and opioid epidemic, including: (1) Ensuring that laws and penalties for the distribution and sale of fentanyl, the major cause of overdose death in 2015, match those for the sale and distribution of heroin; (2) Streamlining access to treatment by requiring all insurance companies to use the same evaluation criteria and removing prior authorization requirements in certain cases; (3) Requiring the boards governing all prescribers to update their rules by April 1 to ensure that patients and providers are warned adequately about the dangers of opioids, that providers are required to fol- low best prescribing practices, and that prescribers receive appropriate medical education in the best practices on prescribing opioids and pain management; (4) Mandating greater use by prescribers of the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and up- grading its technology to ensure that more prescribers can use it in a timely fashion; (5) Providing for a statewide drug court program; and (6) Appropriating dollars for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017 to support comprehensive law enforcement, prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts related to substance abuse. NOW THEREFORE, the Governor, with the advice of the Council, on a motion duly seconded, hereby exercise their executive legislative authority under Part 2, Article 50 of the New Hampshire Constitution and summon the General Court to convene in Special Session on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Margaret Wood Hassan, Governor CALL OF THE ROLL BELKNAP COUNTY Dist. No. 1 (1) Valerie Fraser, r Dist. No. 2 (4) Glen Aldrich, r; George Hurt, r; Herbert R. Vadney, r Dist. No. 3 (4) Donald H. Flanders, r; Robert A. Luther, r; Peter Spanos, r; Franklin T. Tilton, r Dist. No. 4 (2) Dennis H. Fields, r; Brian Gallagher, r Dist. No. 5 (2) Peter Varney, r Dist. No. 6 (2) Shari LeBreche, r; Michael J. Sylvia, r Dist. No. 7 (1) Dist. No. 8 (1) Howard Raymond, r Dist. No. 9 (1) CARROLL COUNTY Dist. No. 1 (1) Gene G. Chandler, r Dist. No. 2 (3) Thomas L. Buco, d; Frank McCarthy, r; Karen C. Umberger, r Dist. No. 3 (2) Mark E. McConkey, r; Susan J. Ticehurst, d Dist. No. 4 (2) Glenn Cordelli, r; Karel A. Crawford, r Dist. No. 5 (3) Ed Comeau, r; Bill G. Nelson, r Dist. No. 6 (2) Harold Parker, r Dist. No. 7 (1) Edward A. Butler, d Dist. No. 8 (1) Ted S. Wright, r CHESHIRE COUNTY Dist. No. 1 (4) Michael Abbott, d; Paul S. Berch, d; Tara A. Sad, d; Lucy M. Weber, d Dist. No. 2 (1) John E. Mann, d Dist. No. 3 (1) Daniel A. Eaton, d Dist. No. 4 (1) William Pearson, d Dist. No. 5 (1) John Bordenet, d Dist. No. 6 (1) Timothy N. Robertson, d Dist. No. 7 (1) Gladys Johnsen, d 18 november 2015 HOUSE RECORD 2325 Dist. No. 8 (1) Dist. No. 9 (2) Richard Ames, d Dist. No. 10 (1) Marjorie J. Shepardson, d Dist. No. 11 (2) John B. Hunt, r Dist. No. 12 (2) Jim McConnell, r; Ben Tilton, d Dist. No. 13 (1) Dist. No. 14 (1) Franklin Sterling, r Dist. No. 15 (1) Bruce L. Tatro, d Dist. No. 16 (2) Larry Phillips, d; Kris Roberts, d COOS COUNTY Dist. No. 1 (2) John Fothergill, r; Laurence M. Rappaport, r Dist. No. 2 (1) Wayne T. Moynihan, d Dist. No. 3 (3) Alethea Lincoln Froburg, d; Robert L. Theberge, d; Yvonne D. Thomas, d Dist. No. 4 (1) Herbert D. Richardson, r Dist. No. 5 (1) John Tholl, r Dist. No. 6 (1) William A. Hatch, d Dist. No. 7 (1) Leon H. Rideout, r GRAFTON COUNTY Dist. No. 1 (2) Erin T. Hennessey, r; Linda Massimilla, d Dist. No. 2 (1) Dist. No. 3 (1) Susan M. Ford, d Dist. No. 4 (1) Rick M. Ladd, r Dist. No. 5 (1) Edmond D. Gionet, r Dist. No. 6 (1) Kevin Maes, d Dist. No. 7 (1) Eric Johnson, r Dist. No. 8 (3) Mary R. Cooney, d; Suzanne J. Smith, d Dist. No. 9 (2) Robert Hull, r; Jeffrey S. Shackett, r Dist. No. 10 (1) Wendy A. Piper, d Dist. No. 11 (1) Charles L. Townsend, d Dist. No. 12 (4) Chris Brown, d; Martha Hennessey, d; Sharon Nordgren, d Dist. No. 13 (4) Richard Abel, d; Susan W. Almy, d; George E. Sykes, d Dist. No. 14 (1) Brad Bailey, r; Dist. No. 15 (1) Paul Ingbretson, r Dist. No. 16 (1) Duane Brown, r Dist. No. 17 (1) Stephen Darrow, r HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Dist. No. 1 (2) Marjorie A. Porter, d; Gilman C. Shattuck, d Dist. No. 2 (3) Gary S. Hopper, r; Neal M. Kurk, r Dist. No. 3 (1) Jonathan F. Manley, d Dist. No. 4 (2) Carol Roberts, d; Kermit R. Williams, d Dist. No. 5 (2) David Woodbury, d Dist. No. 6 (5) Rick Christie, r; Barbara Griffin, r; David Pierce, r; Claire Rouillard, r; Nick Zaricki, r Dist. No. 7 (6) David J. Danielson, r; Bart Fromuth, r; Linda Gould, r; Keith Murphy, r; Ken Peterson, r; Terry Wolf, r Dist. No. 8 (2) Jeffrey P. Goley, d; Joseph Lachance, r Dist. No. 9 (2) Dist. No. 10 (2) Jean L. Jeudy, d; Patrick T. Long, d Dist. No. 11 (2) Elizabeth Edwards, d; Robert M. Walsh, d Dist. No. 12 (2) Amanda Bouldin, d Dist. No. 13 (2) Larry G. Gagne, r; William J. Infantine, r Dist. No. 14 (2) Mary Freitas, d; Mary Heath, d Dist. No. 15 (2) Mark McLean, r Dist. No. 16 (2) Barbara E. Shaw, d; Victoria Sullivan, r Dist. No. 17 (2) Tammy Simmons, r; Timothy J. Smith, d Dist. No. 18 (2) Patricia Cornell, d; Armand Forest, d Dist. No. 19 (2) Robert A. Backus, d; Dick A. Marston, r Dist. No. 20 (2) Ralph G. Boehm, r; Frank A. Byron, r Dist. No. 21 (8) John Balcom, r; Richard W. Barry, r; Chris Christensen, r; Richard W. Hinch, r; Josh Moore, r; Jeanine M. Notter, r; Tony J. Pellegrino, r; Phillip N.