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Committee of Conference trims House Bill 71: removes repeal language, narrows property-notice requirement and strikes Hampton Beach pier fund
Summary
Conference members agreed to remove a repeal, change property reassessment notice rules to avoid individual mailings, and eliminate a provision creating a Hampton Beach pier donation fund after questions about maintenance and funding.
Members of the Committee of Conference on House Bill 71 agreed to several changes after extended discussion of sheltering policy, contract language and two senate‑added provisions concerning property reassessment notice and a proposed Hampton Beach pier fund.
On the core of House Bill 71, which would prohibit using public school facilities to shelter non‑admitted aliens, committee participants clarified an amendment added by the House requiring that Department of Health and Human Services contracts include compliance with a patient bill of rights and flagged an apparent drafting error that would immediately repeal that same contract provision. Representative Noble noted the anomaly and urged removal of the erroneous repeal. The committee agreed to remove section 4 (the repeal language) and revise effective dates so the patient‑rights contract provision remains in place.
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