NEW HAMPSHIRE
Union Leader
By DAVE SOLOMON
IN THE MAD DASH to wrap up Thursday’s marathon session of the House of Representatives, Speaker Shawn Jasper, R-Hudson, presided over a series of tabling motions that left questions about the fate of several bills, including the so-called “Pedophile Protection Act,” HB 106.
That bill, which requires corroborating evidence in sexual assault prosecutions, was widely considered dead on arrival in the House, yet was tabled.
As evening approached, the House still had 22 bills to deal with, and Republican leadership was growing concerned about keeping enough Republicans in their seats.
Democrats had already tried once to revive a bill on civil rights protections for transgender individuals, and would likely try again if enough Republicans left the chamber, and enough Democrats stayed behind.
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