Senate Finance Committee Adopts Budget That Puts Granite State Families First
May 31, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today, the New Hampshire Senate Finance Committee voted 4-2 in support of HB 1 and HB 2 as amended, regarding the state’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21. Senator Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, stated: “The budget is the most important task advanced by the Senate; this piece of legislation has an impact on every pers
NH Senate Votes in Favor of Campaign Funds for Child Care
May 30, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today, the New Hampshire Senate voted 15-9 in favor of HB 651, allowing the use of campaign funds for child care expenses. In 2017, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) ruled that congressional candidates can use campaign funds for child care; HB 651 is an effort to implement that ruling for state and local candidates in New Hampshire. After the vote, Senate Majori
State Senate Passes HB 315 to Pull New Hampshire Out of the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck
May 30, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 315, 14-10, relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Senator Melanie Levesque (D-Nashua), Chair of the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the vote: “As the first-in-the-nation primary state, with the eyes of the country upon us, ensuring that N
Senator Watters Applauds Senate Passage of Capital Budget
May 30, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today, the New Hampshire Senate voted 24-0 in support of HB 25-A, New Hampshire’s two-year capital budget. The capital budget, as recommended by the committee, appropriates just under $125 million in general fund bonding, which is within the appropriate limit to sustain New Hampshire’s strong bond rating. The Senate additions include funding for public transit bus
New Hampshire Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto, Repeals Death Penalty
May 30, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today the New Hampshire Senate voted 16-8 to override Governor Sununu’s veto of HB 455, effectively repealing the death penalty in New Hampshire. Today’s vote makes New Hampshire the 21st state to abolish capital punishment. Senate President Donna Soucy and Senate Judiciary Chair Martha Hennessey released the following statements after the vote: “The death penalty h
Senate Democrats Applaud Decision to Join PFAS Lawsuit
May 29, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today the Chairs of the Senate Energy and Health and Human Services Committees, Senator Martha Fuller Clark and Senator Tom Sherman respectively, released the following statement after Governor Chris Sununu announced that New Hampshire would be entering into lawsuits against the makers of PFAS chemicals for drinking water contamination in the state. Both Senate Demo
Senator Feltes Applauds House on Vote to Expand Access to Solar Savings
May 23, 2019 Contacts: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD, NH—Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 219-113 in support of SB 165, relative to net energy metering by low-moderate income community solar projects. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Feltes (D-Concord) released the following statement after the vote: “It’s time to build an economy that works for everyone and combats climate change. That’s why this effort t
NH Senate Passes HB 706, to Establish an Independent Redistricting Commission
May 23, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 706-FN-A, establishing an independent redistricting commission. “I appreciate the bipartisan compromise reached on this critical legislation, which removes politics from the process of drawing New Hampshire’s legislative districts, and I applaud today’s bipartisan Senate vote in favor of HB 706,” said Senator Melanie Levesqu
Senate Adopts Bipartisan Biomass Energy Initiative to Preserve Jobs and Healthy Forests
May 23, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino and Robert Collins Phone: (603) 271-3479 – (603) 271-7587 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us – Robert.Collins@leg.state.nh.us Senate Adopts Bipartisan Biomass Energy Initiative to Preserve Jobs and Healthy Forests— Today the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 183. Current lawsuits regarding the 2018 passage of SB 365 threaten approximately a thousand jobs and an estimated $254 million dollars of annual economic benefit to the State.
Senate Effort to Restore Voting Rights, SB 67, Passes NH House of Representatives
May 23, 2019 Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD—Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed SB 67, 215-138. SB 67 is designed to address concerns with HB 1264, which was enacted in 2018 and changed the definition of “residency” in New Hampshire to omit the phrase “for the indefinite future” and, in so doing, aimed to link this new “residency” standard to the “domicile” standard that is used to determ