Establishing a Council on the Creative Economy (SB 112)

SB 112 establishes a “council” on the creative economy. This bill creates a permanent council designed to identify opportunities to spend state and federal dollars to promote the creative economy. Creative economy is a term coined by John Howkins in 2001...

International Building Codes (HB 92)

HB 92 seeks to update building codes to international standards for 2015. This bill increases the costs for building a new home in New Hampshire in order to comply with the changes. It adds hundreds of pages of new regulations. Tell the Executive Departments and...

Ballot Selfies (HB 249)

HB 249 repeals the prohibition on “ballot selfies” where an individual takes a photo of him or herself holding up a ballot showing how they voted. This bill reverses changes made to the prohibition on showing a ballot that were enacted in the 2014 regular...

Interest and Dividends Tax Reduction (HB 529)

The New Hampshire state tax on interest and dividends is basically NH’s “income tax”. Many elderly people rely on this to fund their retirement, especially if they cannot collect social security. HB 529 will reduce this tax, although how much is not...

Legislation Proposes State Takeover of Education (HB 1497)

HB 1497 is legislation proposes the STATE take over your local public school. BI-PARTISAN SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10 This is a “takeover” document. If the state does not like a school district’s plan for improving poor test...

Proposed Seatbelt Law (HB 1259)

Rep. Mulligan, D-Grafton 12; Rep. Horrigan, D-Strafford 6; Rep. Murray, D-Rockingham 24; Rep. Doherty, D-Merrimack 20; Rep. DiLorenzo, D-Rockingham 17; Rep. Abel, D-Grafton 13; Sen. D-Hennessey, Dist 5 have proposed HB 1259 which would require “passenger...