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Finance committee advances, retains a slate of bills; votes at a glance
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the House Finance Committee handled executive session business, voting to pass some bills, retain others for the budget omnibus, and to adopt several amendments. Most measures moved either to the regular calendar or were retained for inclusion in HB 2.
CONCORD, N.H. — The House Finance Committee met March 17 for executive session and took final committee action on a large number of bills. Committee members passed several bills unanimously or nearly so, retained a number of bills for inclusion in the biennial budget vehicle (HB 2), and adopted technical amendments on others.
Highlights from the committee's actions include:
- House Bill 67: Amendment 0781h was adopted to remove a $100,000 appropriation and set a repeal date; the committee voted to report HB 67 "ought to pass as amended," unanimous, 25‑0.
- House Bill 111: The committee voted to retain HB 111 (extension of the right to know ombudsman) for possible inclusion in HB 2, 25‑0.
- House Bill 164: Retained for HB 2 (public website for municipal records), 25‑0.
- House Bill 216: Retained for further work because state retirement system cost estimates were not available; 25‑0.
- House Bill 282: Increased the biennial cap on critical injury benefit payouts for…
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