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Of the 101 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 14 and opposition of 13 with 6 being of interest.
Of the 47 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 8 with 6 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	SB465	classifying xylazine as a schedule III controlled drug.	Judiciary	Thu 1/1	12:00 AM	None	This bill classifies xylazine as a schedule III controlled drug.
Oppose	SB624	restricting access to certain hemp-derived products.	Judiciary	Thu 1/1	12:00 AM	None	This bill sets penalties for possession of certain hemp-derived products and directs liquor licensees to comply with the prohibition.
Oppose	HB186	relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.	Judiciary	Fri 1/30	1:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill establishes procedures for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis; the licensing and regulation of cannabis establishments; and makes appropriations therefor.
Support	HB1631	relative to the contents of the attorney general’s annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.	Judiciary	Mon 2/9	10:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill changes the requirements for the annual report from the attorney general concerning forfeitures of personal property.
Of Interest	HB1634	establishing state court remedies for violations of state and federal law by federal employees.	Judiciary	Mon 2/9	10:30 AM	GP Room 158	This bill authorizes a state action against federal employees who violate state or federal law.
Support	HB1665	relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings.	Judiciary	Mon 2/9	11:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill allows for all parties to an administrative proceeding to subpoena witnesses and documents.
Support	HB1801	relative to causes of action for wrongful detention, drug forfeiture proceedings, the regulation of law enforcement officers, and the offense of unsworn falsification.	Judiciary	Mon 2/9	2:00 PM	GP Room 158	This bill: I. Establishes special provisions for actions alleging wrongful detention. II. Modifies the procedures to be used regarding forfeiture of items used in connection with drug offenses. III. Adds new requirements for the certification or recertification of law enforcement officers. IV. Makes it a violation-level offense for a law enforcement officer to knowingly provide false information in a written report.
Support	HB1376	relative to a parent’s ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child’s biological sex.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/10	1:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill exempts child rearing consistent with the child’s biological sex from being considered within the definition of abused child and child endangerment. The bill also removes child rearing consistent with the child’s biological sex from being a basis for findings relative to family law determinations, including: adoptions, child-placing agency licensing, and best interests of the child determinations.
Support	HB396	(New Title) relative to the processing of beef cows, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.	Commerce	Tue 2/10	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows for a limited number of beef cows, swine, sheep, and goats to be processed per month by a farm or a producer at a facility that is not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Oppose	SB532	increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.	Education	Tue 2/10	9:15 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill extends the purpose of the education freedom savings account oversight committee to include the review of student data, eligibility requirements, and EFA expenditures. The bill also requires the committee to meet at a minimum monthly and for such meetings to be live broadcasted as well as recorded on the general court website.
Oppose	SB533	requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state’s education freedom account program every three years.	Education	Tue 2/10	9:30 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill requires the education freedom account administrator to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state’s education freedom account program every three years.
Oppose	SB576	adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts.	Education	Tue 2/10	9:45 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill adds definitions to the chapter relative to education freedom accounts (EFAs), including a definition for program administrator. The bill also adds quarterly reporting requirements for program administrators detailing information related to EFAs.
Oppose	HB1121	defining the cost of an adequate education.	Education Funding	Tue 2/10	10:00 AM	GP Room 232	This bill defines specific elements to be used to calculate the cost of an adequate education.
Support	HB323	requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/10	9:35 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill requires the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification to vote.
Support	HB317	preventing a supervisor of the checklist from verifying a person’s identity without identification, even if they personally know that person.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/10	9:45 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill prevents a supervisor of the checklist from verifying a person’s identity without identification, even if they personally know that person.
Of Interest	SB661	relative to pooled risk management programs.	Finance	Tue 2/10	2:30 PM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Enables the secretary of state to require abatement of insufficient assets or to seek receivership, if necessary, of a pooled risk management program. II. Requires assessment of each participating member of the pooled risk management program on a pro rata basis to satisfy the amount of the deficiency. III. Requires the governing board of the pooled risk management program to use a standard of care, diligence, prudence, and skill in the management of the program. IV. Provides for the assessment of a pooled risk management program’s participating members, if required, after an actuarial calculation. V. Provides for contingency reserve standards depending on the pooled risk management programs line of coverage and requiring a contingency reserve replenishment if a program’s contingency reserves fall below the minimum level. VI. Requires pooled risk management programs to make certain public disclosures to prospective and actual member political subdivisions.
Oppose	HB1026	relative to the definition of manufactured housing.	Housing	Tue 2/10	10:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill clarifies that municipalities may prohibit accessory dwelling units with manufactured housing, and it specifies that manufactured housing does not include accessory dwelling units.
Support	HB1050	establishing the right to provide educational instruction in municipally zoned and non-zoned areas.	Housing	Tue 2/10	10:30 AM	GP Room 231	This bill establishes the right to provide educational instruction to children in any designated or non-designated zone within a municipality, overriding any zoning ordinances or land use regulations that might restrict or prohibit such education.
Oppose	HB1218	relative to the disclosure of rights and responsibilities during the sale of a mobile home in a mobile home park.	Housing	Tue 2/10	11:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill clarifies repair notice timing and responsibilities, requires disclosure of purchaser approval criteria, mandates seller communication access, and reduces park fees after repeated denials of qualified buyers in larger mobile home parks.
Oppose	HB1764	establishing community workforce housing targets, special assessment provisions, and a revolving loan fund for workforce housing development.	Housing	Tue 2/10	1:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill establishes municipal workforce housing targets, reporting requirements, zoning review procedures, and a special property tax assessment for underperformance, with proceeds funding a revolving loan program for housing development and infrastructure.
Support	HB1295	relative to eligibility requirements for charitable and nonprofit housing projects.	Housing	Tue 2/10	2:30 PM	GP Room 231	This bill restricts eligibility requirements for charitable, nonprofit housing project tax exemptions.
Support	HB1135	prohibiting the acquisition of prescriptive rights in private roads through adverse use.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/10	9:45 AM	GP Room 154	This bill prohibits acquiring of rights in private roads, ways, driveways, or trails through adverse use.
Support	HB1195	relative to municipal zoning requirements for child day care providers.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/10	10:30 AM	GP Room 154	This bill defines child care centers for purposes of local zoning requirements and provides that, with limited exception, municipalities shall allow the operation of a child care center by right on commercially zoned land provided that the center is in compliance with child care licensing requirements of the department of health and human services.
Support	HB1351	relative to uniform municipal standards for regulation of home-based businesses.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/10	1:00 PM	GP Room 154	This bill establishes a uniform statewide standard for home-based businesses.
Support	HB1473	relative to the use of agricultural fairground property.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/10	1:15 PM	GP Room 154	This bill limits the ability of local governments in New Hampshire to impose zoning restrictions on land used for agricultural fairs.
Oppose	HB1691	relative to limitations and qualifications for land placed in current use.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/10	1:40 PM	GP Room 154	This bill restricts eligibility for current use property tax assessment based on parcel size, zoning, and sustainability criteria, and limits municipal approval percentages. This bill also imposes retroactive tax liability for violations.
Of Interest	HB1724	relative to public transparency of electric utility retail charges and cost reporting for transmission, wholesale electricity, capacity, and generation adequacy.	Science, Technology and Energy	Tue 2/10	10:00 AM	GP Room 229	This bill requires public utilities to submit annual reports detailing transmission costs, market impacts, and generation capacity, including data center-related risks, and mandates public hearings and agency review.
Support	HB1736	repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.	Science, Technology and Energy	Tue 2/10	2:00 PM	GP Room 229	This bill repeals the public utilities commission authority to approve and implement alternative forms of regulation for investor-owned electric and gas utilities outside of traditional cost-of-service, rate base, and rate of return methods.
Of Interest	HB1281	establishing standards for the training of comfort dogs.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/11	10:00 AM	GP Room 229	This bill defines facility comfort dogs and requires training for facility comfort dogs to be certified as such.
Oppose	HB1614	restricting the use of coal tar-based sealant products containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/11	10:45 AM	GP Room 229	This bill restricts the use of coal tar-based sealant products containing high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Oppose	HB1265	prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/11	11:00 AM	GP Room 229	This bill prohibits the construction of data centers in New Hampshire and establishes a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.
Oppose	HB1174	requiring all on-premises and off-premises licensees and state liquor stores to post visible signage warning of the potential health risks associated with alcohol use.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/11	1:15 PM	GP Room 229	This bill requires on-premises licensees, off-premises licensees, and state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages.
Oppose	HB1630	prohibiting the sale of nitrous oxide and certain inhalants for recreational purposes.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/11	2:15 PM	GP Room 229	This bill prohibits the possession, use, or sale of certain inhalants and other chemical compounds for recreational purposes and establishes criminal penalties for violation.
Oppose	HB1408	prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on the Internet by an elected official.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/11	10:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill creates a misdemeanor offense for an elected official to publicly disclose on the Internet personal information of a constituent with the intent to harass.
Of Interest	HB1637	relative to the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/11	11:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill sets a time frame for the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail.
Support	HB1754	repealing the statewide use of the multi-tiered system of supports for behavioral health and wellness relative to systems of care for children’s mental health.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/11	1:30 PM	GP Room 232	This bill repeals the statewide use of the multi-tiered system of supports for behavioral health and wellness, or MTSS-B, in New Hampshire schools.
Oppose	HB1018	prohibiting the use of certain second generation anticoagulant rodenticides.	Environment and Agriculture	Wed 2/11	11:00 AM	GP Room 153	This bill prohibits the use of certain second generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
Oppose	HB1676	limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.	Environment and Agriculture	Wed 2/11	1:00 PM	GP Room 153	This bill prohibits the sale of certain rodenticides to persons not licensed or registered with the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
Of Interest	HB1138	limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.	Environment and Agriculture	Wed 2/11	2:00 PM	GP Room 153	This bill limits the placement of out-of-state waste in New Hampshire landfills.
Of Interest	SB609	relative to improving screening for and treatment of blood clots, or venous thromboembolism, and establishing a statewide venous thromboembolism registry.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/11	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill directs hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and emergency medical care centers to develop a screening and treatment plan for venous thromboembolism. The bill also directs the department of health and human services to contract with a qualified entity to establish and maintain a statewide venous thromboembolism registry.
Of Interest	SB452	enabling health care providers to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/11	9:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill enables an individual to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services to patients notwithstanding state licensing requirements, provided that the individual does not engage in certain conduct, and the individual discloses their qualifications and obtains informed consent from the patient for such services.
Of Interest	SB498	relative to children’s mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/11	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes the New Hampshire children’s behavioral health association for the purpose of collecting assessments to fund payments to care management entities for the provision of childhood behavioral health services. The association is authorized to collect assessments from insurance carriers, stop loss carriers, and third-party administrators for fully insured and self-funded health plans. The assessment base would include covered lives in the state employee health plan, as well as pooled risk management programs under RSA 5-b. The funds provided for this purpose would be deposited in a dedicated fund administered by the insurance commissioner.
Of Interest	SB501	relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/11	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill authorizes a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) to order seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency at New Hampshire hospital and other designated receiving facilities. The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
Support	HB1233	relative to the minutes of non-public sessions.	Judiciary	Wed 2/11	10:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill modifies the right-to-know law by requiring that the only minutes or decisions withheld from public disclosure are those portions covered by the motion to enter nonpublic session. The bill also adds start times and end times in the list of nonpublic session minutes available under the right-to-know law.
Support	HB1292	expanding the right to try act to include certain qualifying severe illness and permitting certain regenerative stem cell therapies under the act.	Judiciary	Wed 2/11	1:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill: I. Extends the right to try act to include patients with “qualifying severe illness” and defines related terms. II. Removes the definition of “investigational drug, biologic, or device.” III. Permits access to unapproved treatments under specified conditions and adds a new section regulating regenerative stem cell therapies, including consent, accreditation, advertising, and disclosure requirements. IV. Authorizes injunctive relief for violations and prohibits the use of stem cells derived from a fetus or embryo after an abortion.
Of Interest	SB459	relative to biological sex in student athletics and prisons.	Judiciary	Wed 2/11	1:20 PM	SH Room 103	This bill requires school athletics and the associated use of locker rooms be designated based on a participant’s biological sex as assigned at birth. The bill also requires that inmates in New Hampshire state prisons be housed separately on the basis of inmates’ biological sex.
Oppose	HB366	(New Title) modifying the priority of applications for school building aid grants.	Education Finance	Thu 2/12	9:10 AM	SH Room 103	This bill removes the prioritization of school construction project applications that received insufficient funds in the previous fiscal year and applications with critical needs over newer applications.
Support	HB656	relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants.	Education Finance	Thu 2/12	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires that all funds disbursed from a state or federal government unit to a school district be disclosed either in the required annual report by the school board or in the notice of a hearing at a school board meeting to take action on unanticipated funds, as well as in the minutes of such meeting.
Oppose	SB659	relative to education financing.	Education Finance	Thu 2/12	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill makes changes to what substantive educational content satisfies an adequateeducation.
Oppose	HB1561	prohibiting nationals of the People’s Republic of China from attending state institutions of higher education.	Education Funding	Fri 2/13	10:00 AM	GP Room 232	This bill prohibits nationals of the People’s Republic of China from attending state institutions of higher education. The bill also establishes penalties for individuals and institutions violating the prohibition.
Of Interest	HB1807	relative to information on tax rates and tax impact information on warrant articles.	Education Funding	Fri 2/13	10:30 AM	GP Room 232	This bill amends the meaning of, and calculations relative to, costs per pupil.