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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and Chairman of the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee, Rep. James Garrity, today commented on the passage of the committee of conference report on Senate Bill 218, which makes changes to the New Hampshire Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) law.  Beginning with the House amended version of the bill, …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien today offered the following comments on the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) giving pre-clearance of the redistricting plan for the House of Representatives.  According to documentation that the Attorney General’s Office provided to the state Supreme Court, the USDOJ indicated that they do not object to the new House …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon), House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) and House Deputy Majority Leader and Ways and Means Chairman Stephen Stepanek (R-Amherst) today offered the following statements in response to the release of May revenue figures.  For the month, revenues were up by $3.5 million over plan, led by business …

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CONCORD – Senate and House Leaders, along with Gov. Lynch, announced today that an agreement has been reached on a constitutional amendment regarding education funding.  The agreed to version of CACR 12 reads: [Art.] 5-c [Public Education].  In fulfillment of the provisions with respect to education set forth in Part II, Article 83, the legislature …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) offered the following comments in response to the agreement between the House and Senate to pass a voter identification requirement.  The agreement will require an expansive list of identification and an affidavit for this year’s elections, but will require a …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments after the House voted to concur with Senate changes to legislation (House Bill 217) that would allow prosecutors to charge those who kill an unborn child with murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide. House Speaker William …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) and House Majority Leader Pete Silva (R-Nashua) today offered the following comments after the House voted to concur with Senate changes to legislation (House Bill 1297) that would block the implementation of ObamaCare health benefits exchanges by state agencies. House Speaker William O’Brien “Implementing ObamaCare exchanges here …

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CONCORD – New Hampshire House Representative Robert Kingsbury of Laconia today released the following statement in reaction to a cartoon that ran in the Concord Monitor that depicted Speaker O’Brien with a Hitler mustache and included the words, “if the mustache fits.” Rep. Robert Kingsbury “When I was 18 years old I was a rifle …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien offered the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 218, which, as amended, makes significant changes to New Hampshire’s renewable electric portfolio standards (RPS) law. It expands the potential number of eligible renewable generation facilities, giving slight preference to New Hampshire indigenous resources such as wood, wind and …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien today commented on the non-concurrence vote in the House with the Senate version of a constitutional amendment on education funding. Concurrence of CACR 12 was voted down by a 54 to 287 vote followed by a non-concur and a request for committee of conference vote of 295 to 48. …

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CONCORD– House Speaker William O’Brien (R-Mont Vernon) today offered the following comments relative to the passage of House Bill 1699.  The bill, sponsored by O’Brien, updates the definition of driving under the influence of drugs, by covering a number of new intoxicating substances into the definition of drugs. House Speaker William O’Brien “This is an …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien and Deputy House Speaker Pamela Tucker today released the following statement on the passing of Portsmouth legislator Jim Powers who Wednesday lost his battle with cancer. House Speaker William O’Brien “Jim was a well liked and respected legislator and advocate for his constituents. The sad news of his passing …

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CONCORD – House Speaker William O’Brien offered the following statement on the passage of House Bill 1686, which requires that all state contracts awarded by RFP’s to be posted on the state website after the bid is awarded. The bill passed on a voice vote. House Speaker William O’Brien “This legislation will bring transparency to …

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