HCR 1 (which has been slightly modified by the legislative process, so that it now reads, “urging the congressional delegation to begin the process for a constitutional amendment establishing that human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights“) will be discussed by the State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs committee on Thursday, at 2 pm.
The meeting is open to the public– anyone can attend and give a brief testimony in favor or against, or sign a form documenting their opinion (just to let the committee know). Alternately, the members of the committee, along with their emails and phone numbers, can be found on the NH General Court website.
Sometime after the public meeting Thursday– the date hasn’t been set yet– the committee will discuss the bill again in a meeting without public input. (Non-committee members can still attend, but they can’t address the committee.) In this meeting, the committee will vote to label the bill as either “inexpedient to legislate” (a polite way of saying “this bill is bad”) or “ought to pass”.
This recommendation often influences the way state representatives will vote when the bill reaches the House, so letting committee members know your position can be an effective way to influence the actions of the NH state government.
