Senate Democrats Lay Out Granite Promise Plan, Legislation to Provide COVID-19 Relief and Recovery a
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, New Hampshire Senate Democrats announced a package of legislative reforms and initiatives to help New Hampshire through the relief and recovery efforts in response to the coronavirus--the Granite Promise Proposal. The package consists of three legislative amendments that will be heard this week before the Senate Commerce, Health and Human Services, and Election Law and
Representative Mary Jane Wallner, Senator Lou D’Allesandro, Senate President Donna Soucy and Speaker
Contact Name: Sara Persechino, Michael O’Brien Phone: (603) 271-3479, (603) 271-0515 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us, mike.b.obrien@leg.state.nh.us MANCHESTER, NH - Today, Superior Court Judge David Anderson partially granted a motion for reconsideration of standing in Mary Jane Wallner et al. v Christopher Sununu. In the ruling, Judge Anderson grants standing to Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee Chair Mary Jane Waller, Vice Chair Lou D’Allesandro, and Senate Presiden
Prescription Drug Amendment Introduced to Senate Commerce Committee
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, the Senate Commerce Committee heard an amendment to HB 1280-FN. The amendment, co-sponsored by Senator Kevin Cavanaugh (D-Manchester), Senator Dan Feltes (D-Concord), Senator Martha Fuller Clark (D-Portsmouth), Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua), and Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye), increases prescription drug affordability and improves access to affordable health care for
Election Law Amendment Passes Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Yesterday, the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee passed an amendment to HB 1627-FN, titled the Coronavirus Election Protection Act of 2020. After the committee vote, the amendment’s sponsor, Senator Melanie Levesque (D-Brookline), issued the following statement: “Ensuring fair and accessible elections to every eligible New Hampshire voter is of critical impor
Bipartisan Telehealth Amendment Passes Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, a bipartisan amendment to HB 1623 was passed by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The amendment, co-sponsored by Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye), Senator Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), and Senator Jay Kahn (D-Keene), seeks to ensure coverage and reimbursement for health care services provided through telemedicine on the same basis as services provided in person. A
Clean Water Amendment Passes Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed an omnibus amendment to HB 1264 to address PFAS contamination and drinking water safety, and extend the Seacoast cancer cluster study. The amendment was co-sponsored by Senator Tom Sherman (D-Rye) and Senator Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro). After the vote, Senator Tom Sherman issued the following statement: “This bipartis
Long Term Care Amendment Passes Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed an amendment to HB 578-FN during their first remote session. The amendment, sponsored by Senator Martha Fuller Clark (D-Portsmouth), combines the work of Senator Jon Morgan (D-Brentwood) and Senator Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua) in SB 545 and SB 715 to establish a committee to study the safety of residents a
Senate Democrats Issue Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
Contact Name: Sara Persechino Phone: (603) 271-3479 Email: Sara.Persechino@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, the New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statement in reaction to the protests taking place across the nation following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis: “Last week our nation watched as the life was forced out of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer. We listened to him as he pleaded for his life, calling out “I can’t breathe.”