Category Archives: Legislation
2017 Summary of NH Right-to-Know Bills
All the Right-to-Know bills are finished in both the House or Senate for 2017. As such, it is a good time to summarize the results for the 2017 legislative session. There were 9 Right-to-Know bills tracked by RTKNH. 3 bills were … Continue reading
US House votes to curb asset forfeiture
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to curb federal asset forfeitures, a program that enables law enforcement officers to seize private property, often in cases where the owner was never even charged with a crime, much less convicted. The House bill … Continue reading
Heads Up: Here Comes Next Year’s Legislation
Legislators gotta legislate. The 2018 process is underway, with legislative service requests (LSRs) now being filed in Concord. House members have until the 22nd to put LSRs into the hopper. The first batch has been posted, and the list will be … Continue reading
Subcommittee Named to Review NH Abortion Statistics Bill
Five representatives from the New Hampshire House Health and Human Services committee have been named to a subcommittee studying HB 471, the abortion statistics bill that was retained in committee earlier this year. New Hampshire is one of only three … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Health Care, Leaven for the Loaf, Legislation
Tagged Abortion, Ellen Kolb, HB471, NH House, Statistics
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NH’s new business development tax break takes effect, to little fanfare
A law that took effect Aug. 18 allows New Hampshire municipalities to offer up to a 10-year, 50 percent cut in property tax bills on commercial and industrial development. Now the question is: Will cities and towns take advantage of … Continue reading
New Hampshire to Defend Voter Law
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says a new state law requiring voters who move to the state within 30 days of an election provide proof that they intend to stay is presumed to be constitutional and it intends to … Continue reading
Is New Hampshire Ready to Legalize Online Gambling?
A bill that would legalize online gambling in New Hampshire has sprung back to life, just weeks after the Granite State joined the ranks of online lottery states. Last week a hearing was scheduled for HB 562, a two paragraph placeholder bill introduced in January. | More… … Continue reading
In Keene, Hassan defends Medicaid expansion bill
Days after the release of a critical letter from a federal agency, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is defending the Medicaid expansion plan she signed into law as New Hampshire’s governor. In an interview in Keene Monday morning, Hassan, a Democrat, … Continue reading
NH Right-to-Know law requirements expanded
Governor Sununu signed HB170 into law on July 18th. This bill states that if a public body maintains an Internet website or contracts with a third party to maintain an Internet website on its behalf, it shall either post its approved minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Right to Know Law, Right to Know NH
Tagged HB 170, Right to Know, RSA 91-A
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NH law changes ‘child porn’ to ‘child sex abuse images’
A bill that changed the title of the crime of “child pornography” to the crime of “child sexual abuse images,” will take effect on Sunday. HB 220 was introduced by Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, in an effort to ensure that … Continue reading
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Tagged Child Porn, Child Sex abuse images, HB 220, Renny Cushing
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The New Media Militia 