By restoring balance in Concord, House Democrats produced a less partisan budget while passing helpful legislation and killing harmful initiatives.
HELPFUL LEGISLATION SUPPORTED BY DEMOCRATS
● Public Education –$170m funding increase statewide
● Health Care – $134m increase for Medicaid Providers
● Affordable Housing – $30m investment in affordable units
● Child Care – $15m funding for workforce enhancement
● Homelessness Support – $10 million in Funding
● PFAS Response Fund – $2 million in funding
● Public Safety – Provides Public Notice of Immigration Checkpoints
Reproductive Rights: Passed bills to remove criminal and civil penalties from New Hampshire’s abortion ban (HB 224- blocked by GOP Senate) and passed the Access to Abortion-Care Act codifying abortion rights in state law (HB 88- blocked by GOP Senate)
Worker’s Rights: Passed bills requiring employers to honor paid time off (HB 74- blocked by GOP Senate) and gave state employees a 10% raise in fiscal year 2024 (HB 2)
Cannabis: Passed legislation to legalize and regulate adult use recreational cannabis (HB 639-blocked by GOP Senate) and established a commission to study a state-run model (HB 611) (While the House did vote to pass this, I did not)
Anti-Discrimination: Passed bills to ban racial profiling in law enforcement (HB 596 - blocked by the GOP Senate) and use of the ‘gay panic defense’ (HB 315)
HARMFUL LEGISLATION BLOCKED BY DEMOCRATS
LQBTQ+ Discrimination: Blocked attempts to target and discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth in schools (HB 10, HB 104, SB 272)
Voting Restrictions: Blocked legislation that would eliminate voter identification affidavits (HB 460)
School Voucher Expansion: Blocked attempts to expand taxpayer funded school vouchers to millionaires (HB 331)
Abortion Restrictions: Blocked a six-week abortion ban (HB 91) and legislation requiring a 24-hour waiting period & misinformation regarding abortion-care (HB 562)
Anti-Immigration: Blocked an attempt to prohibit local control by restricting municipalities from implementing Sanctuary City policies (SB 132)