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Originally Posted by longislander
... and those that get to go high school really excel! 
Feb 4-10 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEETING SCHEDULE
Where is it?
https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/hou...yschedule.aspx
The Bill on the Floor of the House or Senate
All bills may be acted upon the day after the committee report appears in the House Calendar. Any amendments proposed by the committee which make material changes in the original bill must be printed in the calendar.
Action on bills is taken on the second reading on the floor of the House or Senate. Debate, if any, is held and amendments are made at this time.
A bill is considered killed when the House or Senate votes to adopt the committee report of "Inexpedient to legislate," or when a motion from the floor to "Indefinitely postpone" is adopted.
https://www.nh.gov/almanac/bills.htm...20is%20adopted.
A bill is considered killed when the
House or Senate votes to adopt the committee report of "Inexpedient to legislate,"
https://www4.des.state.nh.us/blogs/r...omes-a-Law.pdf
So why have a committee if not to follow the recommendation? Really important stuff, huh!  |
First Where is it?
You asked "Where is it" then posted the link to the House page. So far, so good. From there, click on Calendars. On the pull down, click on Calendars and Journals. Then select Calendars, 2024 and #5 from the menu blocks. The "View PDF". And go to page 15.
Second, Why have committees?
Each session (January to June 30, there are over 1000 bills filed in the House. hundreds more in the Senate. Each is entitled to a public hearing and a vote on the floor. Committees in NH cannot kill a bill with a pocket veto as they do in other jurisdictions. The committees do the screening, amending, combining, etc. to take the bills to the floor. Some bills go onto the consent calendar where 50-60 bills may be acted on with one single voice vote. Then the remaining bills on the calendar are acted on individually. While each bill on the regular calendar has an individual vote, not all bills are debated. That's up to members who wish to, or decline, to speak.