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Surveillance to identify a person in a vehicle on a roadway or walking on a sidewalk using cameras or other devices would be prohibited under a bill the Senate Judiciary Committee heard Wednesday.
A proposed 60-bed secure psychiatric unit on New Hampshire Hospital grounds would allow “start-to-finish” treatment for the civilly committed, state officials said Monday. But several Concord lawmakers and residents said the facility should be elsewhere as it would be viewed as a prison in a residential neighborhood.
The House wants to change the date and time of two of the state’s long-standing traditions in a litany of bills they acted on Thursday.
The House decided to expand charitable gambling by allowing betting on historic horse racing but failed to meet the required vote to place a constitutional amendment before voters prohibiting gun restrictions.
The House approved a $13.67 billion two-year operating budget Wednesday Republicans touted as fiscally responsible, but Democrats said underfunded critical state services as the state recovers from the pandemic.
The two-year budget plan would spend $5.42 billion in state general and education trust funds, a 1.4 percent decrease from the current operating budget that ends June 30.
The second decade of the 21st Century ended Dec. 31 and that means the U.S. Census will be done counting the nation’s people, the population of every state, including New Hampshire, and the residents of each city, town or unincorporated place.
A police officer or firefighter violently attacked doing their job and as a result is permanently disabled would qualify for an enhanced benefit from the state retirement system under a bill heard by a Senate committee Wednesday.
The second day of a contentious House session ended Thursday with an hour-long discussion about two remonstrances – or grievances – submitted to the House.
Gov. Chris Sununu Thursday presented a budget that would maintain funding for numerous social service programs, increase spending on mental health, combine the university and community colleges systems, and cut some taxes.