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New Hampshire House adopts concurrence on scores of bills; sends barber/salon liquor measure to interim study amid sharp floor debate
Summary
The House of Representatives adopted concurrence on many Senate-amended House bills, moved a number of committee reports, and after extended floor debate sent a measure to study whether licensed barbershops and salons should obtain on‑premise alcohol licenses. Lawmakers also debated the disposition of proceeds from the Sununu Youth Services Center sale and voted on multiple committee recommendations.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives met for floor session and moved quickly through a long list of Senate-amended House bills while devoting extended debate to a handful of contentious items.
House members agreed to concur with Senate amendments on numerous bills across subject areas — from election procedures and school reporting to animal-welfare and energy statute clarifications — by voice votes or roll calls, clearing them to proceed without additional floor amendment.
The day’s sharpest dispute centered on Senate Bill 669, a measure that would authorize an on-premise liquor licensing tier for licensed barbershops and salons. Representative Deverse, speaking against the committee recommendation to send the bill to interim study, said the delay would “leave small businesses behind” and described interim study as imposing an unfair cost on owners who “don’t have a lobbying budget.” He warned that continued delay forces small proprietors…
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