Committee issues mixed recommendations on a slate of bills; several retained for further work

The Executive Departments and Administration committee met to review a batch of Senate messages and House bills and produced a range of procedural recommendations: it recommended nonconcurrence on House Bill 428 (building code) and House Bill 156 (state procurement advisory committee), concurred on House Bill 85 (temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists) and House Bill 82 (regulation of occupations), adopted an amendment and recommended passage on Senate Bill 178 (laboratory water testing fees), retained several bills for further work (including Senate Bill 185 and Senate Bill 182) and voted "inexpedient to legislate" on Senate Bill 198 (New Hampshire service dog week).

Why it matters: The committee’s actions affect how state agencies implement technical rules (building codes and occupational boards), how fees for laboratory services are handled, temporary health-care workforce licensing, and whether several measures advance to the full Legislature or are held for more study.

House bills and committee recommendations

- House Bill 428 (building code): The committee agreed to recommend a nonconcurrence to a committee conference over a retroactive provision that Representative Pearson flagged as potentially unconstitutional. The committee recorded agreement to seek nonconcurrence; no roll-call tally for the recommendation was recorded in the…