• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 60 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 12 and opposition of 4 with 5 being of interest.
Of the 40 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 8 and opposition of 3 with 3 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB206	relative to government agent entries into secured premises.	Judiciary	Tue 2/17	2:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes requirements for when a government agent may enter a secured premises without a warrant.
Support	HB1039	relative to the contents of parenting plans.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/17	10:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill enables a parenting plan to include provisions relative to the sharing of a child’s image on social media.
Support	HB1206	clarifying the equity jurisdiction of the judicial branch family division.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/17	10:30 AM	GP Room 230	This bill clarifies the equity jurisdiction of the judicial branch family division (now the circuit court, family division).
Support	HB1643	relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/17	1:30 PM	GP Room 230	This bill removes the authority of the court to request that the guardian ad litem’s report propose an allocation of decision-making responsibility; a parenting plan; or a specific parenting schedule.
Support	HB1687	removing the power of courts within the judicial branch family division to issue criminal determinations, judgments, and penalties.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/17	2:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill restricts the jurisdiction of courts within the judicial branch family division to not be able to issue any criminal determinations, judgments, or penalties relative to matters which they may preside over.
Support	HB1770	relative to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities and establishing a presumption of equal parenting time.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/17	2:30 PM	GP Room 230	This bill: I. Replaces the discretionary best-interest standard in RSA 461-A:2 with a constitutional presumption of equal parenting time. II. Defines equal parenting as a 50/50 overnight split with limited deviation. III. Establishes strict scrutiny for any reduction in a fit parent’s time. IV. Limits rebuttal to clear and convincing evidence of specific harm under RSA 170-C:5.
Oppose	SB669	relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.	Commerce	Tue 2/17	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This increases the fee for an on-premises license for barbershops and salons, requires the liquor commission to inspect such licensees, and requires the liquor commission to make an annual report to the legislature regarding the issuance of licenses and the number and type of violations which occurred.
Of Interest	HB529	relative to the liquor commission.	Commerce	Tue 2/17	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows on-premises licensees to deliver liquor to customers who order a meal for home delivery. This bill also restores penalties for overserving of liquor by licensees
Support	HB1168	relative to employer documentation requirements.	Commerce	Tue 2/17	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill extends the time an employer has to file objections to a wage claim from 10 days to 30 days after receiving notice of the claim.
Of Interest	SB431	relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.	Education	Tue 2/17	10:15 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill adds mental state, or mens rea, as an element to the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
Of Interest	HB1272	providing that each candidate’s party affiliation be printed on the town or school district ballot.	Election Law	Tue 2/17	11:20 AM	GP Room 158	This bill provides that each candidate’s party affiliation be printed on the town or school district ballot.
Support	HB463	relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/17	9:45 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill prohibits candidates for the select board and the school board from sitting on a board of recount in an election where such candidate is on the ballot.
Support	HB365	relative to proof of United States citizenship for indigent voters.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/17	10:00 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill provides a procedure for local election officials and the secretary of state to verify the citizenship of a voter who does not have documentary proof of citizenship. This bill also creates a voucher program for local election officials to give to indigent voters who cannot afford the cost of obtaining a birth certificate, requires the secretary of state to reimburse the municipality for the issuance of such vouchers, and makes an appropriation therefor.
Support	HB1488	relative to rabies vaccines for animals.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/17	3:00 PM	GP Room 153	This bill enables a veterinarian to make an exemption from the rabies vaccine for animals after performing certain testing.
Support	HB104	relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state.	Finance	Tue 2/17	1:40 PM	SH Room 103	This bill limits the activation of the New Hampshire national guard to only those times where the United States Congress has passed an official action pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Oppose	HB1026	relative to the definition of manufactured housing.	Housing	Tue 2/17	9:00 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.
Oppose	HB1654	requiring a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits.	Housing	Tue 2/17	11:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill requires a property owner to pay all taxes or charges on their property prior to being issued certain building or occupancy permits.
Support	HB1681	relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures.	Housing	Tue 2/17	1:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill establishes standards for innovative housing structures such as tiny houses, tiny houses on wheels, and yurts, allowing their use as single-family or accessory dwellings, setting inspection and permitting requirements, authorizing municipal property tax assessments, regulating transport, and permitting grey water disposal systems.
Support	HB1652	relative to expedited permitting and third-party inspections for residential and minor home improvements.	Housing	Tue 2/17	2:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill: I. Clarifies procedures and requirements for third-party building inspections and approvals. II. Defines “minor home improvement.” III. Sets new insurance limits for approved agencies. IV. Allows expedited review using software for minor projects.
Support	HB54	allowing alternative treatment centers to operate for-profit.	Judiciary	Tue 2/17	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows alternative treatment centers to operate for-profit.
Oppose	SB657	relative to the oversight of artificial intelligence.	Judiciary	Tue 2/17	1:50 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Establishes an artificial intelligence oversight position with the department of justice. II. Creates a civil right of action for certain uses of artificial intelligence. III. Creates a study commission to oversee the use of artificial intelligence in the state.
Of Interest	SB667	relative to the assault of emergency room personnel.	Judiciary	Tue 2/17	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes felony-level offenses for the assault of emergency room personnel.
Of Interest	HB1222	relative to prohibiting all obstructions to public crosswalks.	Transportation	Tue 2/17	10:40 AM	GP Room 234	This bill prohibits obstruction of public crosswalks, defines qualifying conduct, exempts emergency and authorized closures, and establishes fines for violations.
Support	HB1350	relative to antique motor vehicles.	Transportation	Tue 2/17	1:10 PM	SH Room 122-123	This bill revises the definition of antique motor vehicle to provide that the vehicle is not maintained for primary transportation use.
Oppose	HB1680	relative to intercity bus service and public transportation funding.	Transportation	Tue 2/17	1:20 PM	GP Room 234	This bill requires the department of transportation to take steps to improve Boston express bus service and to prepare a report regarding such service.
Support	HB392	(New Title) directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services’ office of health access and the department of environmental services’ functions for environmental justice.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/18	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill directs the dissolution of the department of health and human services’ office of health access and the department of environmental services’ functions for environmental justice, and requires certain programs administered by the office of health access to be transferred to other divisions or offices.
Oppose	SB664	limiting hospital executive compensation in communities designated as distressed place-based economies under certain circumstances.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/18	9:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that any hospital located in an economically distressed community that conducts a workforce reduction affecting more than 10 employees in a single department within a specified period shall be subject to a temporary freeze on certain executive compensation. The bill provides for enforcement by the charitable trusts unit of the department of justice.
Oppose	HB1070	relative to the involuntary emergency admission process.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/18	11:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill provides that an individual may be transported by ambulance for psychiatric evaluation to determine whether the individual should be hospitalized under an involuntary emergency admission petition.
Support	HB1249	authorizing pharmacists to provide certain medical devices associated with prescribed medication.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/18	1:00 PM	GP Room 158	This bill amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy under RSA 318 and authorizes pharmacists to prescribe certain prescription devices necessary for the appropriate delivery or administration of a prescribed drug.
Support	HB1268	modifying definitions and requirements relative to home education programs.	Education Policy and Administration	Fri 2/20	10:05 AM	GP Room 232	This bill adds definitions to the chapter pertaining to home education programs and removes certain notification and assessment requirements for parents teaching their children through a home education program.
Support	CACR24	relating to the right to educate children. Providing that parents and guardians have a right to direct the education of their children.	Education Policy and Administration	Fri 2/20	1:00 PM	GP Room 232	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution amends the constitution to include a right for parents and legal guardians to direct the education of their children.
Of Interest	HB1217	permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.	Judiciary	Fri 2/20	10:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill permits the public and private classification of individuals based on biological sex in multi-user lavatory facilities and in athletic competitions where biological males have a competitive advantage. The bill also establishes that these forms of separation based on biological sex do not qualify as discrimination.
Of Interest	HB1299	permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination.	Judiciary	Fri 2/20	10:30 AM	GP Room 231	This bill permits the public and private classification of individuals based on biological sex in multi-user facilities, athletic and sporting competitions, and correctional and treatment facilities. The bill also establishes that these forms of separation based on biological sex do not qualify as discrimination.
Of Interest	HB1447	restricting the use of certain public and private facilities on the basis of sex and establishing that such restriction does not qualify as discrimination.	Judiciary	Fri 2/20	11:30 AM	GP Room 231	This bill: I. Defines the term “sex” within statutory construction. II. Requires the state of New Hampshire and all political subdivisions of the state to adopt policies that classify the use of restrooms, locker rooms, changing areas, and sleeping quarters by sex. III. Authorizes private entities to adopt the same policies relative to biological sex, and establishes that all public or private policies adopted pursuant to the section shall not constitute discrimination.
Support	HB1422	relative to the time to petition for a new trial.	Judiciary	Fri 2/20	2:30 PM	GP Room 231	This bill allows additional time to petition for a new trial in certain circumstances.