The State House was in Session on March 16. The session lasted 7 hours, with both parties having similar attendance. There were two gun Bills. HB76 would have imposed a three-day waiting period between the purchase and delivery of the firearm, and HB444 would have prohibited possession of a firearm at a polling place. Bipartisan …
On March 9, the House of Representatives met. There were several bills on gun control. HB32 placed moreconstraints on gun possession in school zones. HB59 added additional background checks. HB78 repealed thestate’s prohibition to enforce federal overreach, and HB106 established “Red Flag” laws. All were defeated onbi-partisan votes. We thank our Democrat colleagues who voted …
The State House session was Feb. 22-23 with surprises. On the 22nd, HB639 for legalizing and regulating cannabis passed overwhelmingly (234-127). This bill takes marijuana to a fully regulated business, like alcohol and tobacco. Unfortunately, the bill would open the door to ALL other drugs, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, etc. Therefore we voted against it. …
Monday, February 6, was a special day at the State House with an Inauguration Ceremony for NH Kid Governor Haydin Simmons. Representative Aures got a chance to meet with her to discuss her plans to eliminate hunger and poverty in the Granite State. Haydin may be back as a representative in 8 years, since Valerie …
On February 2, we attended our first session to vote on bills brought to the house floor by their respective committees. Because it was a light schedule with all the bills except one highly recommended by their committees, this newsletter will deal with process more than bill content. Twenty-seven standing committees hold public hearings on …
Constitutional Conservatives Ayres & Wood represented our Chichester Pittsfield constituents on January 4th in Legislative Hall @the State House. The session’s main focus was the House Rules and amendments that would be in effect for the 2023 and 2024 legislation years. Rules can have an interesting way of changing the playing field by providing or …
We suspect many of our constituents will qualify for the energy assistance program. Please read the message from the NH Department of Energy below. We have updated the links to go directly to the Community Action Program Belknap-Meerimack County as a convenience for Chichester and Pittsfield residents. NH Department of Energy Message: Granite Staters are …
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On December 12, the Merrimack County Delegation met for an organizational meeting (elect officers) and a public hearing on the 2023 budget. The election of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk went by party lines – all democrat. As a State Representative, you are also elected to your local county delegation. There are 45 Merrimack County representatives …
On December 7, we were sworn in as your State Representatives. This meeting was critical because the official count was 201-198 Republicans/Democrats with 1 tie – the tightest majority in the history of the NH House! We voted for Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) as Speaker of the House (205-184 with some democratic votes). The Republicans now …
