As legislators returned to Concord yesterday to reconsider 5 bills vetoed by Gov. John Lynch, Republican leaders in both chambers tried to introduce new legislation to amend the parole law. Because the rules do not allow new legislation to be introduced on veto day, the Republicans had to suspend the rules. The House voted against suspending the rules, 193-143. The Senate rejected the motion 14-10. In both cases, the votes were largely along party lines, with Democrats opposed to bringing the parole bill, Senate Bill 500, back.
"As a father, grandfather and state senator who presides over some of the most dangerous, crime-filled neighborhoods in the city of Manchester, I can stand here today and tell you S.B. 500 makes New Hampshire a safer place than it was before this bill was enacted," said Manchester Democratic Sen. Lou D'Allesandro. "This bill does more than we've ever done before to address recidivism."
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