- These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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- Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.
Of the 2 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 17 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 1 with 0 being of interest.
Position | Bill | Title | Committee | Day | Time | Room | State Analysis |
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Support | HB60 | relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. | Commerce | Tue 5/13 | 9:30 AM | SH Room 100 | This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction. |
Support | HB475 | relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings. | Election Law and Municipal Affairs | Tue 5/13 | 9:40 AM | LOB Room 103 | This bill alters the definition of default budget to include salary and benefit reductions which occur as a result of position turnover. |
Support | HB613 | relative to enabling local political subdivisions to vote and set a reduced default budget option. | Election Law and Municipal Affairs | Tue 5/13 | 9:55 AM | LOB Room 103 | This bill enables local political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting to adopt provisions for an annual choice for a reduced default budget. |
Oppose | HB387 | relative to balloons being released into the air. | Judiciary | Tue 5/13 | 1:30 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill prohibits the release of lighter-than-air balloons into the air and establishes penalties for violations of this prohibition. |
Support | HB376 | specifying that library user information exempted from disclosure in the right-to-know law includes information regarding library cards and library membership status. | Judiciary | Thu 5/15 | 1:40 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill exempts library card and library membership files and information from disclosure under the right-to-know law. |