• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
• Click on the bill number to read the bill.
• Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.

Of the 76 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 8 and opposition of 9 with 17 being of interest.
Of the 20 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 1 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB1594	establishing an annual review and qualification to determine eligibility to participate in the education freedom accounts program.	Education	Mon 2/12	9:15 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires annual determination of eligibility for awarding of education freedom account funds.
Oppose	HB1453	relative to degree granting authority of certain institutions of higher education.	Education	Mon 2/12	10:15 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires institutions of higher education approved by the higher education commission for degree granting authority to be organized as nonprofit organizations and to comply with the Higher Education Act and state and federal anti-discrimination laws.
Oppose	HB1512	limiting education freedom account funding to budgeted amounts.	Education	Mon 2/12	10:45 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill limits the amounts of funds appropriated from the education trust fund to the education freedom account program to budgeted sums.
Of Interest	HB1269	relative to the use of child restraints in schools.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/13	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires video and audio monitoring and recording of restraint and seclusion incidents if recording is included within a student’s individualized education program, and requires parental notification prior to the use of seclusion or restraints if practicable.
Of Interest	HB1659	relative to interference with child custody and shared parenting.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/13	1:15 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill provides that unless the parenting plan specifically provides otherwise, both parents shall have access to all records and information pertaining to the child. The bill further directs the court to award a parent additional parenting time in response to the other parent’s noncompliance with the parenting schedule. The bill also permits the court to fine the parent for noncompliance with either the obligation to share records or to comply with the parenting schedule.
Oppose	HB1092	creating a period for the placing of and removal of political advertising on public property.	Election Law	Tue 2/13	9:50 AM	LOB Room 307	This bill creates a period for the placing of and removal of political advertising on public property.
Of Interest	HB1099	relative to partisan school district elections.	Election Law	Tue 2/13	10:15 AM	LOB Room 307	This bill enables school districts to adopt partisan elections.
Of Interest	HB1348	relative to polling places at which total ballot counts exceed the total number of registered voters.	Election Law	Tue 2/13	1:50 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill negates election results at polling places at which total ballot counts exceed the total number of registered voters.
Of Interest	HB1381	relative to required training on election procedures.	Election Law	Tue 2/13	2:15 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill requires the secretary of state to provide training on election procedures.
Of Interest	HB1091	relative to the financing of political campaigns.	Election Law	Tue 2/13	2:40 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill makes various changes to the laws that regulate the financing of political campaigns.
Of Interest	SB383	relative to local tax caps.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/13	9:15 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill creates an additional adjustment to local tax caps based on inflation and population changes. The bill also establishes procedures for adoption of a budget cap by school districts.
Oppose	SB538	relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/13	10:00 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill establishes a tax relief program for office conversion to residences; enables municipalities to allow its governing body to adopt certain zoning ordinance changes; and adds additional authority in zoning powers for parking requirements and lot size requirements related to sewer infrastructure.
Of Interest	HB1132	relative to permits for the siting of new landfills.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/13	1:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill requires persons siting new solid waste landfills to identify brownfields within the state that may serve as the site of a new solid waste landfill as part of the public benefit requirement analysis.
Oppose	HB1170	requiring public benefit and community impact assessments from the department of environmental services.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/13	2:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill requires the department of environmental services to conduct public benefit and community impact assessments when the department considers any permit or project to ensure that human values, safety, and concerns receive proper consideration during planning and project development.
Of Interest	HB1620	relative to suspending the issuance of new landfill permits until 2031.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/13	2:45 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill requires the suspension of approval of new landfill permits by the department of environmental services until 2031.
Of Interest	HB1387	relative to revisions to the state building code.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 2/13	10:00 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill updates the state building code and state building code review board.
Of Interest	HB1059	relative to the state building code.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 2/13	10:30 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill updates the definition of the state building code to include more recent versions of certain international codes and amendments approved by the building code review board.
Of Interest	HB1106	relative to net asset limits under the elderly property tax exemption.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/13	9:35 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill redefines the definition of net asset and residence for purposes of the elderly property tax exemption and expands the income eligibility threshold and the exemption amount.
Of Interest	HB1284	relative to the quasi-judicial authority of planning boards.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/13	10:15 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill clarifies the quasi-judicial nature of local planning boards and adds requirements for duties, procedures, and disqualification of board members.
Support	HB1187	relative to local legislative bodies’ voting threshold for approval of lease agreements over $100,000.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/13	11:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill changes the voting threshold for local legislative bodies’ approval of equipment leases over $100,000 from a simple majority to a 2/3 or 3/5 supermajority and requires a ballot vote.
Oppose	CACR16	relating to local governance. Providing that local construction projects seeking amendments, waivers, or variances be subject to certain local approval, disclosure, and vote requirements.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/13	2:15 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would require that projects governed by zoning and land use regulations seeking changes, variances, or waivers shall require prior approval of all civic, veterans, fraternal, and not-for-profit association property owners affected, a financial impact statement, and approval by three-fifths vote.
Oppose	HB1145	prohibiting the private ownership of landfills.	Environment and Agriculture	Wed 2/14	1:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits new solid waste landfill permits in the state for facilities owned by any person other than the state of New Hampshire or a political subdivision thereof.
Of Interest	SB599	relative to the state fire code.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/14	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Revises the definition of the state fire code. II. Ratifies amendments to the state fire code.
Of Interest	HB1688	relative to the use of artificial intelligence by state agencies.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/14	11:30 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill prohibits state agencies from using artificial intelligence to manipulate, discriminate, or surveil members of the public.
Oppose	HB1545	relative to the disposal of state surplus property for affordable housing.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/14	2:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill permits the disposal of state surplus property at less than fair market value if the property is transfered to a nonprofit for the purpose of constructing affordable housing.
Support	SB402	relative to allowing pharmacists to administer FDA approved vaccines without explicit approval from the general court.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/14	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill allows pharmacists to administer FDA approved vaccines without explicit approval from the general court.
Support	HB1115	relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.	Judiciary	Wed 2/14	9:45 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction.
Oppose	HB1368	prohibiting termination of a tenancy based on a tenant’s failure to pay rent that was increased by certain price fixing programs.	Judiciary	Wed 2/14	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill prohibits evictions based upon certain vertical price fixing programs used by landlords.
Of Interest	HB1640	relative to qualified immunity standards.	Judiciary	Wed 2/14	1:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes standards and procedures for claims against the state for alleged violations of constitutional rights by government employees.
Of Interest	HB1268	relative to prohibiting the issuance of large groundwater withdrawal permits for the commercial sale of bottled or bulk water.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 2/14	10:00 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill prohibits the issuance of large groundwater withdrawal permits for the commercial sale of bottled or bulk water.
Of Interest	HB1314	relative to the comprehensive state development plan.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 2/14	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill adds provisions to the comprehensive state development plan concerning protection of natural resources and identifying environmental threats.
Of Interest	HB1646	relative to chartered public schools.	Education	Thu 2/15	10:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill changes the eligibility requirements for chartered public schools.
Support	HB1065	relative to fire sprinkler requirements in residential buildings.	Special Committee on Housing	Fri 2/16	9:30 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill adds an exception to the state fire code for fire suppression or sprinkler systems requirements for certain existing residential buildings with no more than 4 dwelling units.
Support	HB1215	relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits.	Special Committee on Housing	Fri 2/16	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill provides that approved subdivision plats, site plans, and building permits shall be exempt from subsequent changes in the state building code, fire code, and municipal zoning regulations.
Support	HB1361	relative to municipal land use regulation for manufactured housing and subdivisions.	Special Committee on Housing	Fri 2/16	10:45 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires municipalities to provide reasonable and realistic opportunities for the siting of manufactured housing parks and subdivisions.
Support	HB1399	allowing municipalities to permit 2 residential units in certain single-family residential zones.	Special Committee on Housing	Fri 2/16	1:00 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill allows the expansion of a single family residence within a residential zone in an urban area to no more than 2 residential units without discretionary review or a hearing, if the proposed development meets certain requirements.
Support	HB1400	relative to the required maximum number of residential parking spaces.	Special Committee on Housing	Fri 2/16	1:45 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill provides that zoning and planning regulations shall not set the maximum residential parking spaces, per unit, to greater than one parking space per residential unit.
Support	HB1291	relative to accessory dwelling unit uses allowed by right.	Special Committee on Housing	Fri 2/16	2:30 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill increases the number of accessory dwelling units allowed by right from one to 2, adds definitions, and increases the maximum square footage. It also gives municipalities the right to require accessory units meet the definition for workforce housing.