HOUSE RECORD First Year of the 165th General Court State of Calendar and Journal of the 2017 Session New Hampshire Web Site Address: www.gencourt.state.nh.us Vol. 39 Concord, N.H. Thursday, May 18, 2017 No. 16 HOUSE JOURNAL No. 15 (Cont’d) Thursday, May 4, 2017 Rep. Hinch moved that the House adjourn. Motion adopted. HOUSE JOURNAL No. 16 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The House assembled at 10:00 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker. His Excellency, Governor Christopher Sununu, joined the Speaker on the rostrum for the day’s opening ceremonies. Prayer was offered by House Chaplain, Reverend Kate Atkinson, Rector of St. Paul’s Church in Concord. Thank You God: for resources that offer us countless possibilities; for wisdom that helps us choose how best to use them; for the knowledge of the needs of the world; and for the opportunities to make a difference. Today, as once again this body gathers to vote and to act, we pray for a renewed perception of how every decision we make touches human lives. Let us not be constrained by the fear of “not enough” but rather rejoice in the reality of our wealth and all we can achieve when we use it honorably. Inspire us, O God of unfailing generosity, to live in the awareness of abundance, to recognize that You are the source of all that we have; and, as we determine how to share what has been entrusted to us, may we honor You. Amen. Representative Patricia Cornell, member from Manchester, led the Pledge of Allegiance. The National Anthem was sung by Scott Spradling of Manchester. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Reps. Bean, Biggie, Binford, Bixby, Dickey, Dowling, Lundgren, Mann, Chip Rice and Varney, the day, illness. Reps. Abrami, Bailey, Bartlett, Brown, Cali-Pitts, Cote, Crawford, Ebel, Gidge, Pamela Gordon, Gould, Hellwig, Janigian, Lisle, Douglas Long, Major, Michael McCarthy, McKinney, McNally, McNamara, Murotake, Myler, Nasser, O’Neil, Phinney, Rimol, Roberts, Andrew Schmidt, Schuett, Gregory Smith, Spillane, Sprague, Tanner, Vose and Wallace, the day, important business. Rep. Friel, the day, death in the family. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Julie Belanger and Harold Yocca, daughter and son-in-law of Rep. James Belanger. Kieran Sim, guest of Rep. Dontonville. Stephen Blakney, husband of Rep. Treleaven. Ian Hill, Allison Baser, and Erica Lee, guests of Rep. Hill. Fourth grade students from World Academy in Nashua, guests of Rep. Negron. Fourth grade students from Alton Central School, guests of Rep. Howard. Third and Fourth grade students from Meeting House Montessori School in Bow, guest of Rep. Walz. COMMUNICATION Via email May 17, 2017 Dear Mr. Speaker, I am writing to tender my resignation as State Representative for Belknap district 9, representing Laconia and Belmont effective 12:00 pm 5/17/17. Unfortunately, the libelous comments of an overzealous blogger and some of my colleagues have created a situation where I must consider the safety and well being of my girlfriend, my family, and myself. It has been a pleasure to serve in this house with those members who have integrity. Cordially, Hon. Robert Z. Fisher 97 Bowman St. Laconia, NH 03246 2 18 MAY 2017 HOUSE RECORD SENATE MESSAGES REQUESTS CONCURRENCE WITH AMENDMENTS HB 349-FN, relative to out-of-home placements under the child protection act. (Amendment printed SJ 5/11/17) Rep. Kimberly Rice moved that the House concur and spoke in favor. Motion adopted. MOTION TO PRINT REMARKS Rep. Weber moved that the remarks made by Rep. Altschiller during Unanimous Consent on May 4, 2017 be printed in the Permanent Journal. Rep. Weber spoke in favor and requested a roll call; sufficiently seconded. YEAS 143 - NAYS 165 YEAS - 143 CARROLL Buco, Thomas Butler, Edward Knirk, Jerry CHESHIRE Abbott, Michael Ames, Richard Berch, Paul Bordenet, John Burridge, Delmar Harvey, Cathryn Ley, Douglas Eaton, Daniel Faulkner, Barry Fenton, Donovan Johnsen, Gladys Meader, David Parkhurst, Henry Stallcop, Joseph Tatro, Bruce Pearson, William Weber, Lucy COOS Fothergill, John Laflamme, Larry Moynihan, Wayne Tucker, Edith Thomas, Yvonne GRAFTON Abel, Richard Almy, Susan Bennett, Travis Campion, Polly Darrow, Stephen Dontonville, Roger Higgins, Patricia Josephson, Timothy Maes, Kevin Massimilla, Linda Mulligan, Mary Jane Nordgren, Sharon Rand, Steven Smith, Suzanne Sykes, George HILLSBOROUGH Ayala, Jessica Backus, Robert Baroody, Benjamin Bouldin, Amanda Chandley, Shannon Cleaver, Skip Cornell, Patricia Sullivan, Daniel Edwards, Elizabeth Elber, Joel Forest, Armand Freitas, Mary Goley, Jeffrey Heath, Mary Herbert, Christopher Schmidt, Janice Jack, Martin Keane, Amelia King, Mark Klee, Patricia MacKenzie, Mark Mangipudi, Latha Manley, Jonathan Martin, Joelle Martineau, Jesse Newman, Sue Nutting, Allison O’Brien, Michael O’Leary, Richard Long, Patrick Porter, Marjorie Walsh, Robert Rosenwald, Cindy Harvey, Suzanne Sofikitis, Catherine Van Houten, Connie Vann, Ivy Williams, Kermit MERRIMACK Turcotte, Alan Alicea, Caroletta Carson, Clyde Wolf, Dan Doherty, David Gile, Mary Moffett, Howard Henle, Paul MacKay, James Kenison, Linda Luneau, David Patten, Dick Richards, Beth Rodd, Beth Rogers, Katherine Shurtleff, Stephen Soucy, Timothy Wallner, Mary Jane Walz, Mary Beth Woolpert, David ROCKINGHAM Altschiller, Debra Berrien, Skip Cahill, Michael Cushing, Robert Renny DiLorenzo, Charlotte Edgar, Michael Farnham, Betsey Francese, Paula Gilman, Julie Lovejoy, Patricia Malloy, Dennis McBeath, Rebecca Messmer, Mindi Murray, Kate Pantelakos, Laura Read, Ellen Somssich, Peter Le, Tamara Ward, Gerald STRAFFORD Berube, Roger Burton, Wayne Cilley, Jacalyn Ellis, Donna Epstein, Isaac Fontneau, Timothy Frost, Sherry Gourgue, Amanda Grassie, Chuck Horrigan, Timothy Krans, Hamilton Smith, Marjorie Opderbecke, Linn Schmidt, Peter Salloway, Jeffrey Sandler, Catt Southworth, Thomas Spang, Judith Treleaven, Susan Vincent, Kenneth Wall, Janet SULLIVAN Cloutier, John Gagnon, Raymond Gottling, Suzanne Irwin, Virginia Oxenham, Lee 18 MAY 2017 HOUSE RECORD 3 NAYS - 165 BELKNAP Abear, Marc Aldrich, Glen Comtois, Barbara Fields, Dennis Flanders, Donald Fraser, Valerie Howard, Raymond Lang, Timothy Maloney, Michael Plumer, John Silber, Norman Spanos, Peter Sylvia, Michael Vadney, Herbert CARROLL Avellani, Lino Chandler, Gene Comeau, Ed Cordelli, Glenn McCarthy, Frank Nelson, Bill Schmidt, Stephen Umberger, Karen Marsh, William CHESHIRE Hunt, John McConnell, James O’Day, John Sterling, Franklin COOS Judd, Bing Merner, Troy Theberge, Robert GRAFTON Boutin, Skylar Ham, Bonnie Hennessey, Erin Ladd, Rick Schwaegler, Vicki Johnson, Tiffany HILLSBOROUGH Ammon, Keith Griffin, Barbara Barry, Richard Burns, Charlie Burt, John Byron, Frank Moore, Craig Carr, John Christensen, Chris Christie, Rick Dyer, Caleb Fedolfi, Jim Ferreira, Elizabeth Freeman, Lisa Griffin, Gerald Gagne, Larry Halstead, Carolyn Hansen, Peter Hinch, Richard Belanger, James Graham, John Moore, Josh Rice, Kimberly Kurk, Neal L’Heureux, Robert Ober, Lynne Lascelles, Richard LeBrun, Donald Leishman, Peter Lewicke, John MacKay, Mariellen Murphy, Keith Negron, Steve Notter, Jeanine Ohm, Bill Panasiti, Reed Pellegrino, Anthony Pierce, David Prout, Andrew Ober, Russell Renzullo, Andrew Rouillard, Claire Sanborn, Laurie Scully, Kevin Shaw, Barbara Somero, Paul Souza, Kathleen Wolf, Terry Twombly, Timothy Ulery, Jordan Valera, John MERRIMACK Kuch, Bill Brewster, Michael Copp, Anne Hill, Gregory Hoell, J.R. Horn, Werner Klose, John Kotowski, Frank Moffett, Michael Marple, Richard McGuire, Carol Pearl, Howard Seaworth, Brian Testerman, Dave Wells, Natalie ROCKINGHAM Cook, Allen Allen, Mary Azarian, Gary Baldasaro, Alfred Bates, David Bove, Martin Chase, Francis Chirichiello, Brian Costable, Michael Thomas, Douglas Dean-Bailey, Yvonne DeSimone, Debra Doucette, Fred Elliott, Robert Emerick, J. Tracy Fesh, Robert Gay, Betty Green, Dennis Guthrie, Joseph Marsh, Henry Hoelzel, Kathleen Edwards, Jess Janvrin, Jason O’Connor, John Katsakiores, Phyllis Kolodziej, Walter Griffin, Mary Pearson, Mark Manning, John Matthews, Carolyn McMahon, Charles Milz, David Morrison, Sean Nigrello, Robert Osborne, Jason Packard, Sherman Gordon, Richard Sapareto, Frank Stone, Brian Sytek, John Torosian, Peter Tripp, Richard True, Chris Webb, James Welch, David Weyler, Kenneth Willis, Brenda STRAFFORD Beaudoin, Steven Harrington, Michael Kaczynski, Thomas Keans, Sandra Turcotte, Leonard Mullen, John Pitre, Joseph Graham, Robert Scruton, Matthew Spencer, Matthew Wuelper, Kurt SULLIVAN Gauthier, Francis Grenier, James O’Connor, John Laware, Thomas Rollins, Skip and the motion failed. SENATE MESSAGES CONT’D REQUESTS CONCURRENCE WITH AMENDMENTS HB 397, relative to juvenile justice procedures. (Amendment printed SJ 5/11/17) Rep. Kimberly Rice moved that the House concur and spoke in favor. Motion adopted. 4 18 MAY 2017 HOUSE RECORD HB 629-FN, establishing a preference for the appointment of the child’s grandparent as guardian of the minor in certain cases and making an appropriation to the department of health and human services. (Amendment printed SJ 5/11/17) Rep. Kimberly Rice moved that the House concur. Rep. Kurk spoke in favor and yielded to questions. Rep. Brewster requested a roll call; sufficiently seconded. YEAS 283 - NAYS 32 YEAS - 283 BELKNAP Abear, Marc Fields, Dennis Flanders, Donald Fraser, Valerie Lang, Timothy Plumer, John Spanos, Peter Vadney, Herbert CARROLL Avellani, Lino Buco, Thomas Butler, Edward Chandler, Gene Cordelli, Glenn McCarthy, Frank Knirk, Jerry Nelson, Bill Schmidt, Stephen Umberger, Karen Marsh, William CHESHIRE Abbott, Michael Ames, Richard Berch, Paul