Category Archives: Legislation
N.H. House Passes Bill to Muzzle Therapists; It’s Time for Messages to Senate & Governor
The therapy ban has passed the New Hampshire House. Next stop: the Senate. The House passed HB 587 by a vote of 179-171 on February 8. See below for details of the vote. The measure seeks to prohibit licensed mental health professionals … Continue reading
Sponsor Testifies Her “End of Life” Study Bill is About “Medically Assisted Death”
At the February 8 Senate Health and Human Services committee hearing introducing SB 490, Sen. Martha Hennessey (D-Hanover) spoke in praise of what she called “medically assisted death.” With that, she confirmed that her bill “establishing a commission to study … Continue reading
Posted in Leaven for the Loaf, Legislation
Tagged assisted suicide, Ellen Kolb, SB 490
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House Republicans Responsible for Advancing a NH Income Tax Again!
HB 628, which has a tax on income built into it, passed yet another hurdle today when 28 Republicans voted in favor of taxing your income. No need to get into the issues with the bill again for the … Continue reading
Applying for ESAs
New Hampshire is close to making Education Savings Accounts a reality. These are funds that children receive to designated accounts for specified educational purposes as directed by their families. | Keep Reading at School Choice for NH
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA, Michelle Levell, SB193
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New Hampshire may make trespassing chickens an offence for their owner
In one of those classic “only in America” moves that is sure to ruffle some feathers, a US state is considering a Bill that would make trespassing chickens an offense for their owners. Under the proposal, before the New Hampshire … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, New Hampshire News
Tagged Chickens, Free Range, New Hampshire
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Manifest Educational Hardship is Needed Relief
The House Education Committee recently held a public hearing on HB 1492, a bill that would respect families’ input and expand school boards’ options regarding Manifest Educational Hardship (MEH). It is already in statute (RSA 193:3) and often used by school … Continue reading
More Flaws In HB 628 – The Program is Built to Fail, or Was That the Point?
I met with Richard Lavers (Department of Employment Security) briefly on Wednesday of this week to discuss the spreadsheets he handed out at the Commerce Committee hearing on January 16th (I am currently awaiting further updates). | Keep Reading at … Continue reading
Posted in GraniteGrok, Health Care, Legislation, taxes
Tagged HB 628, Len Turcotte, Paid Family Leave Act
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New Hampshire considers eliminating vendor beverage fees
The bill, which originated in the New Hampshire House, was passed there as a proposal to revamp the vendor fees, reducing costs for smaller beverage companies while increasing them for larger outfits. But when it reached the Senate’s Finance Committee, … Continue reading
NH Senate weighs cost of tracking claims that don’t result in finding of abuse or neglect
Balancing fiscal responsibility and the need to properly track potentially at-risk children ignited a passionate debate in the New Hampshire Senate chamber. At issue are reports collected by the state’s Division of Children, Youth & Families. Officials at DCYF would … Continue reading
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