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New Hampshire House debates judicial evaluations, battery recycling and renewable energy refunds; several committee reports pass
Summary
The House opened in Concord, heard a prayer and presentations, then spent the day considering numerous committee reports. Lawmakers sparred over public reporting of judicial evaluations, a statewide battery‑recycling stewardship program, and refunds from the renewable energy fund; floor amendments and multiple committee reports were adopted.
The New Hampshire House convened on March 25 in Concord and advanced a broad slate of committee reports after extended debate on several high‑profile measures.
The session opened with a prayer by House chaplain Reverend Kevin Tremblay, a pledge led by Representative Dylan Dumont and a presentation of a historic 1782 Aiken Bible offered by Granite State Baptist Church.
In floor debate, members spent considerable time on HB 11‑30, a measure that alters the state’s judicial performance evaluation process and would disclose individual judges’ scores rather than only aggregate results. Representative Mark Page argued the change risks judicial independence and noted the judiciary’s estimate that implementing the bill could cost “up to a $180,000” and require new personnel; Page urged colleagues to vote against the committee’s “ought to pass” recommendation. Representative Lynch, speaking for the finance committee, said the bill adds court observations, expands evaluation…
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