Politics & Government
How Your Reps Voted on the Gas Tax Bill
NH Roll Call on Senate Bill 367, which raises the state's gas tax by 4 cents.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 193 to 141 on April 23 to pass a bill that increases the state's gas tax by 4 cents a gallon, and removes tolls at the Exit 12 ramps on the Everett Turnpike in Merrimack. Local roll call:
District 21
Robert R. Cushing: yea
J. Tracy Emerick: nay
Chris Muns: yea
Frederick Rice: nay
District 37
E. Elaine Andrews-Ahearn: excused
District 22
Michele S. Peckham of North Hampton: excused
District 31
Joe Scarlotto of Portsmouth: nay
Here's a link to the bill and its summary:
SB 367-FN-A, (New Title) requiring adjustment of the road toll according to changes in the Consumer Price Index, eliminating certain ramp tolls on the Everett turnpike in the town of Merrimack, and establishing a committee to study the effectiveness and efficiency of the department of transportation.
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