- 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 52 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 10 and opposition of 3 with 6 being of interest.
Of the 15 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 1 with 1 being of interest.
| Position | Bill | Title | Committee | Day | Time | Room | State Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of Interest | CACR19 | relating to redistricting. Providing that an independent redistricting commission shall be established to draw boundaries for state and federal offices. | Election Law | Tue 2/20 | 9:00 AM | LOB Room 306-308 | This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution establishes an independent redistricting commission to draw the boundaries for state and federal elections. |
| Of Interest | HB1098 | relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities. | Election Law | Tue 2/20 | 9:25 AM | LOB Room 306-308 | This bill enables ballot clerks, assistant clerks, or clerks pro tem to deliver ballots to elder care facilities. This bill is a request of the secretary of state. |
| Oppose | SB538 | relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing. | Election Law and Municipal Affairs | Tue 2/20 | 9:15 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 | SB594 | defining state approved processing facility and regulating on farm slaughter of amenable animals. | Energy and Natural Resources | Tue 2/20 | 9:15 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill defines state approved processing facility for slaughtering and processing amenable animals and makes regulations regarding the on-farm slaughter of amenable animals. |
| Oppose | HB1351 | prohibiting the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. | Environment and Agriculture | Tue 2/20 | 1:00 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill prohibits the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. |
| Support | HB1325 | relative to allowing private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos. | Environment and Agriculture | Tue 2/20 | 2:00 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill allows the private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos. |
| Oppose | HB1505 | establishing an animal abuse offender registry. | Environment and Agriculture | Tue 2/20 | 2:45 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill establishes an animal abuse offender registry. |
| Of Interest | HB1190 | relative to adopting the interstate social work licensure compact. | Executive Departments and Administration | Tue 2/20 | 11:30 AM | LOB Room 307 | This bill adopts the social work licensure compact. |
| Support | HB1391 | allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. | Ways and Means | Tue 2/20 | 10:15 AM | LOB Room 202-204 | This bill allows new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. |
| Support | HB1278 | relative to qualifying medical conditions for purposes of therapeutic cannabis. | Ways and Means | Tue 2/20 | 10:30 AM | LOB Room 202-204 | This bill adds debilitating or terminal medical conditions to the qualifying medical conditions for therapeutic cannabis if a health care provider certifies the potential benefit to the patient. The bill also removes certain limitations on a qualifying visiting patient’s access to cannabis. |
| Of Interest | HB1204 | relative to government agent entries into secured premises. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 2/21 | 10:00 AM | LOB Room 202-204 | This bill establishes requirements for when a government agent may enter a secured premises without a warrant. |
| Support | HB1276 | relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 2/21 | 10:30 AM | LOB Room 202-204 | This bill amends the prohibition against carrying or selling a blackjack, slung shot, or metallic knuckles to prohibit sale to or possession of the said items by those under 18 years of age. |
| Support | HB1539 | relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 2/21 | 11:00 AM | LOB Room 202-204 | This bill allows for additional annulments, resentencings, or discontinuations of prosecutions for certain cannabis offenses. |
| Oppose | HB1173 | relative to the disposition of vicious dogs. | Environment and Agriculture | Wed 2/21 | 1:00 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill provides for the euthanizing of dogs that attack humans or domestic animals 2 or more times in a 12 month period. |
| Support | HB1501 | repealing the requirement to register dogs annually. | Environment and Agriculture | Wed 2/21 | 2:00 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill repeals the requirement that cats and dogs be registered annually. |
| Support | HB1556 | relative to exemptions from the rabies vaccine. | Environment and Agriculture | Wed 2/21 | 2:30 PM | LOB Room 301-303 | This bill removes the requirement that dogs exempt from the rabies vaccine be muzzled. |
| Of Interest | HB1328 | relative to public safety providers defined as essential services. | Executive Departments and Administration | Wed 2/21 | 10:00 AM | LOB Room 306-308 | This bill deems all first responders as providing essential services. |
| Support | HB1174 | relative to plumbing apprentices. | Executive Departments and Administration | Wed 2/21 | 11:15 AM | LOB Room 306-308 | This bill permits a licensed plumber to employ 3 apprentices. |
| Of Interest | HB1335 | removing Columbus Day as a holiday. | Executive Departments and Administration | Wed 2/21 | 2:00 PM | LOB Room 306-308 | This bill removes Columbus Day as a holiday. |
| Support | HB1506 | relative to required votes to approve issuance of bonds. | Municipal and County Government | Wed 2/21 | 1:20 PM | LOB Room 307 | This bill requires that the approval of bonds issuance, if petitioned by at least 50 registered voters, shall be authorized only by a vote by ballot of 2/3 of all the voters present and voting at an annual or special meeting of the town, district, or city called for the purpose. |
| Support | HB1053 | relative to permissible residential units in a commercial zone. | Municipal and County Government | Wed 2/21 | 2:30 PM | LOB Room 307 | This bill requires that for new or rehabilitated buildings in commercial zoned districts in a municipality residential uses shall be allowed as a matter of right. |