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Committee votes to advance bill naming Virginia opossum New Hampshire's state marsupial
Summary
Senate Bill 30, introduced by Sen. Donovan Fenton and prompted by fourth-grade students, was recommended 'ought to pass' after lighthearted testimony emphasizing civic engagement by students; committee approved the measure 12–2
The Executive Departments and Administration Committee voted 12–2 to recommend Senate Bill 30, a bipartisan, largely symbolic bill that would designate the Virginia opossum as New Hampshire’s state marsupial.
Senator Donovan Fenton, who introduced the bill, said the proposal originated with a fourth-grade class in Chesterfield that petitioned to make the opossum the state marsupial. “These…
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