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2023 bills

Legislators will vote on hundreds of bills in 2023. Browse by topic or search by keyword. Read the bills as they become available.

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NH Daily News Recap

Thursday Mar 30, 2023

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023

Concord Monitor

Christie repeatedly berates Trump in N.H., signals 2024 decision by June

Concord Group moves HQ out of the city after 95 years, heads to Bedford

New Nashua venue will be competition for Capital Center for the Arts – which is great

With pandemic learning gaps, $99.9 million budget continues support for students in Concord

Conway Daily Sun

Cranmore extends ski season till April 2 U

DiGregorio wants library books to be age-appropriate

Four compete for two selectmen seats

Local hotelier cites impact of proposed moratorium

New Hampshire's 2023 Moose Hunt Lottery now open

Eagle-Tribune

Salem, Pelham to recount ballots

Foster's Daily Democrat

Granite State Fair wins in Supreme Court, will pay Rochester no taxes

After Nashville school shooting, Nikki Haley tells voters she is against gun control legislation

Chris Christie in NH: GOP needs someone who can quickly take down Trump

NH hotel funds expire April 1. Hundreds in Strafford County, Seacoast could lose housing.

Pamela Smart, serving life, waits for chance to be heard

InDepthNH

Delayed Town Meeting Voting Day for 74 Towns; Counting Device Testing Continues

House Budget Writers Propose Reducing Education Trust Fund

Safety Commissioner Quinn Wants Immigration Power for State Police

Underfunding System of Care for Delinquents Will Be Costly, Panel Told

Keene Sentinel

Charlestown voters reject measure to shrink the selectboard

Funding for road repairs dominates discussion at Acworth town meeting

Harrisville voters back budget, money for future municipal solar array

Langdon town-meeting voters agree to add $5K to proposed budget

Marlborough residents approve new fire truck; $2.6M operating budget

Marlow voters re-elect school board chair without contest

Nelson voters return two selectboard members

Rindge voters OK $4.9M budget at polls Tuesday

Winchester residents approve school-board stipends, district budget

Laconia Daily Sun

Community petition asks for job returned to Sandwich UPS driver

With no private interest in parking garage, council must decide how to build plan into budget

Nashua Telegraph

Andrade issues statement on redistricting

Following Pappas’s advocacy, police accreditation funding now available

Hassan, Lee introduce bill to help prevent terrorist attacks

Hassan, Pappas introduce legislation to crack down on xylazine

Hassan, Young introduce bill to expand child care for parents working non-traditional hours

Kuster fights for cost transparency for patients, increased support for community care

Kuster leads call to prevent sexual abuse online, reexamine Section 230

Shaheen reaffirms U.S. commitment to pro-democracy movements around the globe in SFRC hearing featuring Belarusian and Venezuelan human rights leaders

NH Bulletin

House moves toward using Medicaid data to enroll families in free and reduced-price lunch program

Vaccine, public health bills are having a very different year

NHPR

Dartmouth identifies remains of 15 Native American individuals in its collections, promises repatriation

U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022

Seacoast Online

Hampton Beach pier bill in budget limbo: Here's what could happen next

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Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine
"The expectation that the police will be there to protect you is both faulty and unrealistic" Agreed: I am my own 1st-… read more
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Abortion Restrictions
[1] "There is no additional support for pre-natal care, child-care, or support for families that may be driven into the… read more
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Contraception
Contraception aims to prevent pregnancy, not terminate it. Thus, its use is inherently different from abortion and… read more
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Abortion Restrictions
Abortion=the intentional taking of a pre-born human life. In any other circumstance such an act invokes serious… read more
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A tale of "Crookies and Cream": Should NH allow raw milk ice cream?
Why not let people buy what they want and let civil justice prevail? If raw milk products carry risk higher than… read more
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A tale of "Crookies and Cream": Should NH allow raw milk ice cream?
I wonder if the state did their due diligence and investigated pasteurized milk products at the same time for… read more
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Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine
Background checks are all fine when they are not a thinly veiled attempt to force those who want to legally aquire a… read more
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Abortion Restrictions
The anti-abortion laws claim to be pro-life in one form or another. In fact, they appear to be a form of control over… read more
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Abortion ban after viability?
Remember the line in the Declaration of Independence, "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all [persons] are… read more
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Abortion ban after viability?
SCOTUS has always recognized the state's compelling interest in protecting the life of the pre-born. Even granting the… read more
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Stricter motorcycle noise enforcement?
Yes! Add the decibel meter and when it exceeds the level allowed...have a photo citation sent to the owner of the… read more
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Stricter motorcycle noise enforcement?
We cannot enjoy an outdoor meal in downtown Nashua due to the motorcycle noise... impossible to carry on a conversation… read more
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Abortion ban after viability?
What about the male who was an active participant in creating the new life. It should be his decision too. And if you… read more
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Aging Population
NH has been slow to promote and aim funding at affordable housing. The same mistake can’t be made with nursing homes… read more
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Should NH prohibit discrimination against renters with housing vouchers?
I was a section 8 housing provider for 6 years in another state. A representative from section 8 reviewed the… read more
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