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Originally Posted by Island Girl
Pardon my ignorance of legislative terminology, but what exactly does "retained in committee" mean?
Thanks
IG
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It means that the Bill will not be acted upon again until next year.
From the current legislative session's House Rules:
44...(c) All bills retained in committee for action shall be acted on during the second-year session.
The New Hampshire State Legislature is in it's first year of a two year legislative phase. HB 847 was introduced during this initial annual session. The Committee decided to "retain" it this year which allows for action to resume next year at it's second annual session.