The City’s staff contact for the Legislative Subcommittee is:
Jane Ferrini
Assistant City Attorney
1 Junkins Avenue Portsmouth, NH 03801
jferrini@portsmouthnh.gov
(603) 610-7256

For more information on the general status of bills and the schedule for public hearings on bills before various House and Senate Committees, go to the General Court website at: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us.

For a list of some of the bills the Committee is tracking, see:

The City is a member of the New Hampshire Municipal Association (NHMA) and participates in setting legislative policies for NHMA.  Councilor Chris Dwyer is a member of the Board of Directors of NHMA and reports issues of municipal interests addressed by the NHMA Board to the Legislative Subcommittee. For a helpful source of information regarding the status of legislation, go to the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Bulletin at: http://www.nhmunicipal.org/LegislativeBulletins

For more information about the City’s written testimony submitted this Legislative Session based on the City’s Principles for Legislative Positions, see below. Copies of the City’s written testimony is also provided to the City Council as informational items in the Council Packet.

The City Council has adopted Principles for Legislative Positions listed below in order for the Mayor and City Staff to be able to offer testimony to the Legislature in a timely manner on bills of interest to the City.

The Legislative Subcommittee has also adopted these Approved Procedures for Submission of Testimony.

For a list of Draft Legislation tracked by the Legislative Subcommittee, see below:

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