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Committee votes on multiple House Bill 2 sections; several provisions accepted
Summary
During the session, the Finance - Division I committee considered and voted on several discrete sections of House Bill 2. The committee accepted sections addressing civil-penalty lists, hearing procedures and other items by voice votes, and approved an amendment to repeal a revenue-sharing provision by roll call.
The Finance - Division I committee completed votes on several sections of House Bill 2 during the session.
- Section 139 (list of infractions subject to civil penalties without warning): Representative Campbell moved and Representative Veil seconded. The committee accepted section 139 by unanimous voice vote.
- Sections 140 and 141 (hearing procedures related to the second-injury fund): Motion by Representative Cambrels, seconded by Representative Ebel; accepted unanimously by voice vote.
- Sections 125 through 127 (Judicial Council changes to indigent defense payments and contracting): Representative Veil moved and Representative Campbell seconded; the committee accepted sections 125-127 by unanimous voice vote.
- Section 159 (decals/item noted on page 65): Representative Ryan moved and Representative Campbell seconded; the committee accepted section 159 by unanimous voice vote.
- Amendment to Section 155 (repeal of longstanding revenue-sharing statute): The committee considered a motion to replace section 155 with a repeal of the cited RSA (previously suspended). The motion carried with 6 votes in favor and 3 opposed; members recorded opposition from representatives who said the repeal could be politically sensitive given property tax burdens and cited opposition from the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
Where votes lacked individual roll-call records in the transcript, the committee recorded outcomes by voice vote and noted unanimous approval in the minutes; the revenue-sharing repeal was recorded as 6-3 in committee.
