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Representatives Sweeney and Luno offered a resolution that \"the House of Representatives notify the honorable Senate that it is ready to meet in joint convention for the purposes of hearing the report of the joint committee appointed to compare and count the votes for governor and executive council and for the inauguration of the governor and for taking of the oath by the executive council.\" The house adopted the resolution by voice vote: \"The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted.\"

The joint convention then received the report of the joint committee appointed to compare and count the votes for governor and executive council. The committee, reported by Representative Steven Smith and others, stated that it \"has attended to its duties and the vote is correct.\" The report was read in the joint convention; no further roll-call vote on the report was recorded in the transcript excerpt.

Separately, Representative Bogart moved to adjourn the House from the session of January 8, 2025; the motion passed on a voice vote. Representative Osborne moved that the House stand in recess for the purpose of introduction of bills, vacate motions, and receiving messages; that motion was also adopted by voice vote. Later, Representative Osborne and Senator Byrd moved that the joint convention arise; the motion carried.

The transcript records the clerk and sergeant-at-arms participating in formal introductions and the call of the joint convention, and multiple motions were decided by voice vote during the proceeding.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Session (01/09/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The joint convention adopted a resolution to convene for the governor and executive council inauguration, received a joint committee report certifying the vote count, and approved several procedural motions to adjourn and recess.","taxTitle","House of Representatives, Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",17741,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6396181,"Kelly Ayotte sworn in as New Hampshire governor; inaugural address prioritizes housing, education, public safety",2858,3084000,5942000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2097481-746f8856c5caac03590be4630c2f33ce&start=3084&end=5942","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2097481-746f8856c5caac03590be4630c2f33ce/thumbnail_3084000.jpg","/articles/6396181/New-Hampshire/Kelly-Ayotte-sworn-in-as-New-Hampshire-governor-inaugural-address-prioritizes-housing-education-public-safety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6396181-58f98d5e3115d49bc2a4a8ec65a9da6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111450&Signature=kHoflo9bsHLyCFW-mi-utJDOrRmyFN8LDH2r5s68Ertg8mtRNh-UHxqGnOAHh~WKAJCKr7VUSe5Im7Zk6AtqqEJ24OQQjuR1hci4jg41gIBYQWRDw3uQYVYiGsYP3C49NqRwODzCpdgaQNiumGSkFKi3Qy4qvtqXU~o~1zXsAicMe~ue8jTUBpSETT~YJ8xb92OZidx4UxdHwmaax1TGwtkhCpc4DdqesRep4hMoFKYe1XtN~LVjN30T6w0b75eiHLQ7KoapmMxj3JYUst6g-46oVv9tUUcJARqA7OH97xl30AqxlNkWDLnMUONLx~NJ80p7CtHxb8-WpUdgin34Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Kelly Ayotte was sworn in today by Chief Justice Gordon J. McDonald and delivered an inaugural address that laid out priorities including housing production, education changes, public safety investments, mental-health workforce expansion, and a new state efficiency commission.

Ayotte opened her remarks by thanking family and predecessors and said New Hampshire must tackle a shortage of housing that she said threatens the state’s ability to retain young families and workers. She cited a 52-unit workforce housing project in Rochester, the Rapids at Conchico, as an example of successful local–federal–state–private collaboration and called for streamlining agency approvals so projects can be decided in no more than 60 days.

The governor said education would be a focus of her administration and announced an intention to ban cell phones in classrooms. \"We need to get serious about housing production,\" Ayotte said, adding that the state should \"streamline agency approvals\" and partner with local communities. On education, she said the state must expand career-technical education and work with community colleges and employers to build job pipelines.

On public safety, Ayotte said she would seek investments in the group 2 retirement system to help recruit and retain law enforcement officers and called for a ban on sanctuary policies. She also said the legislature should revisit recent bail-law changes, which she described as insufficient, and asked lawmakers to make further changes.

Ayotte identified mental health as another priority, calling for expanded training and licensing pathways for providers and for better integration between substance-use treatment and mental-health care. She said state higher-education institutions and community colleges should be part of efforts to grow the provider workforce.

The governor announced the creation of the \"Commission on Government Efficiency,\" to be led by former governor Craig Benson and business leader Andy Cruz, charged with proposing cost-saving reforms for state government operations. She said the commission would present proposals to the governor’s desk to streamline government and reduce waste.

On conservation and land use, Ayotte pledged to enforce the state conservation easement on the Connecticut headwaters tract, negotiated in prior administrations, and to block a proposed landfill at Forest Lake in Dalton. She also said the state should repurpose underused properties, pointing to Berlin’s reuse of the old Brown Elementary School as housing.

Ayotte closed by warning that she would veto any legislation that further restricts access to abortion beyond the state’s current law. \"If you send me legislation that further restricts access to abortion beyond our current law, I will veto it,\" she said.

The governor’s oath was administered in the joint convention; Chief Justice Gordon J. McDonald of the New Hampshire Supreme Court administered the oath. Executive councilors were also sworn during the ceremony.","Kelly Ayotte was sworn in as governor and used her inaugural address to emphasize housing production, education reforms including a classroom cell-phone ban, investments in public safety and mental health, a new Commission on Government Efficiency, and pledges on conservation and veto power over further abortion restrictions.","actionData","errors"]

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Joint convention adopts committee report and procedural resolutions during swearing-in session

Kelly Ayotte sworn in as New Hampshire governor; inaugural address prioritizes housing, education, public safety