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Committee forms study panels on digital‑currency and housing disputes, and sets mid‑October executive session
Summary
The Commerce and Consumer Affairs chair created subcommittees to study HB 1232 & HB 1674 (retail CBDC/prophylactic digital‑currency bans) and a panel to study manufactured‑housing/condominium dispute resolution (HB 64, HB 1645); the committee set an executive session and final work target for Oct. 16–17 and named chairs and members for each panel.
The chair opened a round of member proposals and appointed subcommittees to dig into several contentious or complex bills rather than advancing them at the session. Representative Ammons was named chair of a subcommittee to study HB 1232 and HB 1674 (bills addressing state/local use or prohibition of central bank digital currency and related issues); Representative Spear and Representative McGough were listed as members.
A second study group was formed for resident‑owned and privately owned manufactured housing disputes, pairing HB 1645 with HB 64; Representative Burrows was named chair and the roster included McAleer, Thaxton and Hunt. Stakeholders weighed in on whether privately owned parks should be included alongside resident‑owned communities. Katie McQuade (New Hampshire Community Loan Fund) urged that all parks be considered; Karen Susie (New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Park Association) urged distinguishing privately owned parks because ownership and remedies differ.
Members discussed the function and scope of study committees, deadlines, and logistics; the committee targeted October 16–17 for final meetings and executive sessions and instructed subcommittee chairs to schedule preliminary meetings before that date. The chair emphasized that study reports will appear in the committee’s executive session materials and that bills can still be reintroduced by legislators even after a non‑recommendation.
The committee adjourned with plans to reconvene the next day.
