Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

HB157

House · 2025 sessionBipartisanDied in House

Study committee on fiscal notes

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Establishes a study committee to examine ways to improve the usefulness of fiscal notes and assigns duties to the committee.

establishing a study committee to examine ways to improve the usefulness of fiscal notes.Official record

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123 submissions
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All 12 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.

Status

Died on the table in the House · March 26, 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

The record · every submission as filed

123 submissions
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Peggy Sheets
for Myself
Hollis

This is common sense. Legislators should make it their duty to understand the accurate fiscal implications of EVERY bill BEFORE has been heard in committee. It's a fiduciary responsibility of every elected official.

Support
Jonathan Babon
for Myself
Durham

We should know the truth about cost of proposed legislation before we have to decide on it.

Support
Gabriele Lieberg
for Myself
Newfields

I am in support of this bill to improve the usefulness of fiscal notes.

Support
Joanna Young
for Myself
Durham

It is critical that full fiscal notes indicating the cost of implementing bills that get enacted, before and/or during the committee process. Further, these notes being made available to the public in an understandable format.

Support
Heather Gollnick
for Myself
Goffstown

We need more transparency in government.

Support
Lisa Vachon
for Myself
Derry

If this bill passes, it will put multiple families at risk. Times are tough enough as it is, why would we take this benefit away from New Hampshire residents who are in need of this funding?

Oppose
Sandy Blanchard
for Myself
Loudon

We need to be kind to all of God's creatures!

Support
Ann West
for Myself
Concord

I support this bill.

Support
Nicole Bump
for Myself
Goffstown

I would love more transparency into each step of the legislative process. Please vote to evaluate fiscal notes!

Support
Linda Tanner
for Myself
Sunapee

Fiscal notes especially in education have been misleading or not available as the department will not provide accurate and timely fiscal notes. This needs to stop.

Support
Rachel Spayd
for Myself
Rochester

Residents of the Granite Stare depend on this coverage. At this point, I believe there are over 10,000 eligible recipients who count on this benefit. It will cause significant hardship to eliminate the coverage.

Oppose
Susan Orkin
for Myself
Grantham

This is a sneaky way of getting around the requirement that someone must live in the town of the school district.

Support
David Holt
for Myself
SOMERSWORTH

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Virginia Clifford
for Myself
Concord

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Dani-Jean Stuart
for Myself
Weare

Position recorded without written comment.

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Sandy Steel
for Myself
Plainfield

Position recorded without written comment.

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Liza Poinier
for Myself
Concord

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Giana Gelsey
for Myself
Madbury

Position recorded without written comment.

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Tabor Browder
for Myself
Concord

Position recorded without written comment.

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Bernice Dunlap
for Myself
Laconia

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
bonnie bruno
for Myself
hollis

Position recorded without written comment.

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Lynn Merlone
for Myself
Rindge

Position recorded without written comment.

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David Bates
for Myself
Warner

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Benjamin Stinson
for Myself
Concord

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Hilary Babon
for Myself
Durham

Position recorded without written comment.

Support