House Republicans Block Commonsense Absentee Voting Reform
April 13, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, in a party-line vote, Republican members of the House Election Law Committee voted ITL on SB 427. As amended by the Senate, SB 427 makes small changes to the absentee voting process to permit absentee voting due to illness or other medical conditions. After the vote, prime sponsor Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) issued the follow
House Republicans Support Legislation to Disenfranchise Deployed Military Voters
April 13, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, in a party-line vote, Republican members of the House Election Law Committee voted OTP/A on SB 418, a Republican proposal that risks New Hampshire’s first in the nation primary status and all but guarantees the disenfranchisement of deployed military voters. After the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy (D-Manchester) issued the following stat
Senator Whitley Champions Improvements to Children’s Mental Health System of Care
April 13, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Yesterday, the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted Ought to Pass on SB 444. Prime sponsored by Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton), SB 444 builds on the many years of work to improve the children’s mental health system in the state and helps identify solutions to better support New Hampshire’s youngest children. The bill will n
Senator Whitley Champions Improvements to Children’s Mental Health System of Care
April 13, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Yesterday, the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted Ought to Pass on SB 444. Prime sponsored by Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton), SB 444 builds on the many years of work to improve the children’s mental health system in the state and helps identify solutions to better support New Hampshire’s youngest children. The bill will n
House HHS Committee Passes WIC Farmers’ Market Program
April 12, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted Ought to Pass on SB 403. SB 403, prime sponsored by Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton) re-establishes the WIC Farmers’ Market Program. The WIC program provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutritional education to postpartum women and infants and children up to
House HHS Committee Passes Healthy Moms and Healthy Babies Act of 2022
April 12, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, in a vote of 17-4 the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs voted Ought to Pass on SB 407, also known as the Healthy Moms and Healthy Babies Act of 2022. Prime sponsored by Senator Sue Prentiss (D-West Lebanon) the Healthy Moms and Healthy Babies Act of 2022 amends the state Medicaid plan to provide 12 months of continuous coverage for ne
Senator Whitley Champions Improvements to Children’s Mental Health System of Care
April 13, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email:marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Yesterday, the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted Ought to Pass on SB 444. Prime sponsored by Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton), SB 444 builds on the many years of work to improve the children’s mental health system in the state and helps identify solutions to better support New Hampshire’s youngest children. The bill will n
Senate Democrats Honor the Legacy of New Hampshire State Representative Katherine Rogers
April 11, 2022 Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Yesterday, State Representative Katherine Rogers passed away after a heroic battle with cancer. Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy issued the following statement in memoriam: “Representative Kathi Rogers was a fierce defender of those most vulnerable and a fearless voicefor those who were disenfranchised. She was passionate in her work on behalf of women
Senator Whitley Champions Protections for Pregnant Women
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD – Today, the House Criminal Justice Committee unanimously voted Ought to Pass on SB 393. SB 393, prime sponsored by Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton), limits the use of restraints on pregnant women in county or state correctional custody. After the vote, prime sponsor Senator Becky Whitley (D-Hopkinton) issued the following statement: “According to the American Psycholog
Senate Votes OTP/A on SB 344, Creating Pathway for Remote Meetings
Contact Name: Marina Altschiller Phone: (603) 271-3375 Email: marina.altschiller@leg.state.nh.us CONCORD - Today, in a vote of 13-11 the Senate voted Ought to Pass with Amendment on SB 344, which allows municipalities to vote to expand, through their legislative bodies, use of remote meetings within certain guidelines, including reducing the physical presence quorum requirement for meetings under RSA 91-A, thereby creating a clearer pathway for the continuation of remote meet