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The conference convened to consider HB 612, a bill enabling the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue a temporary traditional driver’s license to youth operators approaching age 21. The Senate had amended HB 612 to include language from SB 169 and SB 198. Members who supported excluding the Senate additions described concerns with SB 169’s drafting: the Senate language lacked definitions for “supplemental income” and did not provide a clear reporting mechanism to the workers’ compensation authority, which committee members said would make enforcement difficult and could leave returning employees facing large retroactive liabilities without a means to verify required reports.

Committee members noted that SB 198 — declaring the third week in September New Hampshire Service Dog Week — had been considered and rejected on the House floor earlier; one member described statutory designation as ceremonial and said the House majority had voted against codifying the day. For those reasons, the committee agreed the House position would be to remove the Senate-inserted SB 169 and SB 198 language from HB 612 rather than accept the Senate’s amendments.

The transcript records committee discussion and the motion described as making the House position official by removing SB 169 and SB 198 language. The excerpt shows members expressing concern about making a two-week or 180-degree reversal of the House floor’s prior decisions and emphasized the need to honor the House vote. The committee chair summarized that the motion would be to indicate nonconcurrence with the Senate language; the excerpt ends with procedural closure of the conference.

The transcript does not include a roll-call tally in the excerpt; the committee directed staff to reflect the House position in the conference report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Committee of Conference on HB 328, HB 737, HB 612 (06/17/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","A Committee of Conference on HB 612 agreed to uphold the House position and remove Senate-inserted language from SB 169 and SB 198, citing missing definitions and enforcement concerns in the workers’ compensation language and the House’s prior floor vote on Service Dog Week.","taxTitle","Committee of Conference, House of Representatives, Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",29546,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6523754,"Bill to let towns prohibit games of chance shifts to three-year licenses; implementation delayed to June 1, 2027",383,1915000,2298000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5028222-fed8762f46c53010b319d0bc8bf63cd9&start=1915&end=2298","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5028222-fed8762f46c53010b319d0bc8bf63cd9/thumbnail_1915000.jpg","/articles/6523754/New-Hampshire/Bill-to-let-towns-prohibit-games-of-chance-shifts-to-three-year-licenses-implementation-delayed-to-June-1-2027","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523754-4afa5f5e7d18b1b0091ffc938ed5cd4b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776394012&Signature=c30EUz6USA9qNcvH7LQi2GVdxRAHVrX6bk4sO2muTfCRMbL05qJfSXf3XloCiE5Xly02LwOdaj-mSgRVv9rOZXWUOTDP1LySvfWdV4pabnS4WSFj-b04Qql2KnYqHrJ~ptQAqWZq12HRWZsDIqWKugk85PdnDwNVyqOyC7KYwJfwqYD2~r0rZ79foKLXJdtuawI-Ndt6piy3gEytKTHcLBnkoHIcp611o-ruCxupotdso7WXLD3YwWccwWCn9loWJBuwrVYgK5YnRLOx5e3aQvb~FivSvMqMTOx5epg6R33L1RyhsHn8YZ2yIC4qvoL2Eu44e5ve9fMmvPifcWqa3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Committee of Conference on House Bill 737 agreed to Senate amendments that change how municipalities govern games of chance licenses, move certain license terms to three years, and delay implementation of a change to Keynote rules until June 1, 2027, to give towns additional time to act.

Under the revised language the committee discussed, towns will be able to vote to prohibit games of chance licenses in their jurisdictions. Committee members said prohibiting the underlying games-of-chance license would, by design, make associated licenses such as HHR (historical horse racing) irrelevant because those licenses cannot be issued without the foundational games-of-chance authorization. The bill also switches certain license terms to a three-year cycle and adjusts license fees accordingly.

The committee agreed to delay the Keynote change — which the transcript characterizes as shifting Keynote from an opt-in to a prohibit-by-vote standard — to June 1, 2027, rather than the Senate’s earlier proposed date. The later date was intended to allow municipalities two municipal-ballot cycles to decide whether to prohibit games of chance.

Committee members debated the signature threshold for placing a prohibition on the ballot. The House version had proposed a 25-signature threshold for citizen petitions; the Senate referenced RSA 39:3 (the town petition statute), which the transcript indicates requires 50 signatures in towns of 10,000 or fewer. Several members argued for consistency with existing RSA 39:3; others said 50 signatures could be burdensome in smaller towns. The committee decided to follow the existing RSA process rather than create a new, separate signature threshold.

After discussion and a proposed amendment to change the implementation date to June 1, 2027, members of the House present agreed to accede to the Senate position with that single modification; the amended language will be sent to the Office of Legislative Services for final drafting and the conference report circulated for signatures. The transcript did not record a roll-call tally in the excerpted segment.","Conference committee discussion on HB 737 expanded local authority to bar games of chance, moved license terms to three years, and delayed Keynote implementation to June 1, 2027; the committee accepted the Senate position with that date change and retained existing petition signature rules (RSA 39:3).",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6523760,"Conference committee amends membership for HB 328, keeps governor appointee nonvoting",390,101000,491000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5028222-fed8762f46c53010b319d0bc8bf63cd9&start=101&end=491","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5028222-fed8762f46c53010b319d0bc8bf63cd9/thumbnail_101000.jpg","/articles/6523760/New-Hampshire/Conference-committee-amends-membership-for-HB-328-keeps-governor-appointee-nonvoting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523760-7f68a88bfa56678202ac0080a2acb665/orig.mp4?Expires=1776394012&Signature=KkEivlwfbyWzydc33Z1ubc8xNRgpTppgwYHRIevRDALJld3sn8PhU6lnSQI2nCXiMqoOPsedVvglKJ84kadyWplBE-zSKZYjDmRd8N3L5z3-mdoUF5v2MwPLr3NY-C4HqRIXcG-2i0pCFm0TSKtoIYArZ7e3OrE9a~c3rf-a3M-3b2zIJFmrXHWFP56verBHj-ppCFP2tsP2AHIJKNYdLn-ZWsx~bioJtxwV3YZPRMMFSyDSDzAJoCTDj~~vH-I6vbl30DyYri8~zyx6tBlPh79rCo~tcdbvs9mqIzZKho8tp3jWOZXomlkCnrJdftK2~2twFTXjcq0NTkJYRjCfUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Committee of Conference on House Bill 328 agreed to change the conference committee’s membership so the seven voting members will consist of four members appointed by the House and three appointed by the Senate, and the governor’s designee will serve as a nonvoting member. The committee agreed to incorporate the amendment into the conference report.

The House appointments will include two members named by the Speaker and one member each named by the chair and the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Senate appointments will mirror that structure: the Senate President will name one member and the chair and ranking member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee will each name one member. The parties present said the Senate had previously proposed a 3–3 voting split plus a governor-selected voting member; the revised language makes the governor’s appointee nonvoting.

Committee members moved to accede to the Senate amendment as revised and indicated unanimous support; the amendment will be placed in the conference report. No formal roll-call vote or tally was recorded in the transcript excerpt; speakers confirmed a second and that they would “put this amendment in the report.”

Committee discussion also clarified that the change affects only section 1 of the Senate-amended bill. After agreeing on the amendment language and appointment authorities, the committee chair closed the conference on HB 328 and advised members they would receive an email to sign off on the report.

The committee did not record additional substantive directives or new timelines for the commission’s work in the excerpted discussion.","A committee of conference on HB 328 agreed to a revised seven-member voting panel with four House members and three Senate members; the governor’s designee will remain a nonvoting member, and appointment authority for members was specified.","actionData","errors"]

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