House Speaker Terie Norelli (D-Portsmouth) announced that three house committee vice chairs resigned from their positions.

Norelli said the changes came after she and Majority Leader Mary Jane Wallner met with House Committee leaders.

Rep. Lee Hammond (D-Lebanon), vice chair of the Legislative Administration Committee; Rep. Jessie Osborne (D-Concord), vice chair of the Municipal and County Government Committee; and Rep. David Essex (D-Antrim), vice chair of the Environment and Agriculture Committee have all resigned.

"I am very proud of the work these representatives have done on this leadership team on behalf of the Democratic caucus, and the state of New Hampshire," said Norelli in a statement. "They have provided invaluable insight."

The Speaker added that the session has been a "learning process."

"As with any new leadership team, this has been a learning process for all of us. This is the first time in 84 years that Democrats have held a majority in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and I am proud of our accomplishments and the work that we continue to do for the state of New Hampshire. I commend Representatives Hammond, Osborne and Essex for their service," Norelli said in a statement.

There is no word who will fill the positions or if the positions will remain vacant.

Update: All three vice chairs voted against the constitutional education amendment, CACR34.

This past weekend, Tom Fahey reported that Norelli might seek retribution against committee chairman and vice chairs who voted against the amendment.