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Legislative Update: We're Here to Recruit You!

It’s time to plan for late winter and early spring. The weather will almost certainly be dreary, and you’ll be wanting an escape from the darkness that pervades winter. What about a handful of mini vacations to the warm offices of NHMA where you can spend the ugly morning hours with your friends and colleagues determining what NHMA will advocate for during the 2025-2026 legislative session?

Executive Director Message

It's time to start thinking about legislation! Well, to be fair, our crack advocacy team would tell you it’s always time to be thinking about legislation and advocacy, but it won’t be long now before legislators start filing LSRs (legislative service requests) for the 2024 legislative session. And because 2024 is right around the corner, so is an incredible opportunity for members to get involved with NHMA’s advocacy: the legislative policy process!

Legislative Wrap-up

Join Government Affairs Counsel Natch Greyes and Government Finance Advisor Katherine Heck for a review of the highlights from the 2023 legislative session. This will be after the legislative session ends, so except for possible vetoes, all legislative action will be final.

Legislative Wrap-Up: Member Advocacy Makes a Difference

As we wrote in our first Legislative Bulletin of the year, education is advocacy. Although we haven’t yet quite heard the final votes (as of this writing), it is already clear that this year has been no different than any other successful year. A critical part of that effort has been our members’ support of our advocacy team.

Executive Director Message

Welcome to summer! We kick off the summer with the end of the legislative session—and, in record breaking fashion--a state budget, which passed both the Senate and the House without going to a committee conference, and was signed by the governor on June 20.

Executive Director Message

The information contained in this article is not intended as legal advice and may no longer be accurate due to changes in the law. Consult NHMA’s legal services or your municipal attorney.

Legislative Half-time

Join NHMA's Government Affairs Counsel Natch Greyes and Government Finance Advisor Katherine Heck for a look at the status of legislation affecting municipalities after "Crossover." Crossover is the date (Tuesday, April 6) by which a bill must pass either the House or the Senate in order to "cross-over" to the other chamber for consideration. NHMA's advocacy team will discuss the current status of bills at the State House including, among other items, an update on what’s happening with the state budget process.

Legislative Update: Cross Over

The information contained in this article is not intended as legal advice and may no longer be accurate due to changes in the law. Consult NHMA’s legal services or your municipal attorney.

2023 Legislative Preview

As the New Hampshire General Court develops the biennium state budget and begins to wrestle with hundreds of bills, legislators need to hear from local officials about the concerns of municipalities. To help you connect better with legislators, this webinar will:

* Include a preview of legislation that has been filed for 2023

* Outline the messages legislators need to hear from you

* Introduce NHMA’s new legislative tracking software and interactive platform for members

* Recommend grassroots action to get the municipal voice heard

Town of Northfield Town Administrator, Ken Robichaud, Receives NHMA's Russ Marcoux Municipal Advocate of the Year Award

The information contained in this article is not intended as legal advice and may no longer be accurate due to changes in the law. Consult NHMA’s legal services or your municipal attorney.

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