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Of the 40 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 0 with 5 being of interest.
Of the 33 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 1 with 1 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	SB511	(New Title) relative to state park fee discounts for state residents.	Ways and Means	Mon 3/23	10:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill: I. Requires the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources to set state park entry fees for New Hampshire residents at no more than 50 percent of the fees charged to nonresidents. II. Allows separate fee schedules for specific uses within state parks. III. Permits discounted or waived rates for veterans and school or student groups.
Of Interest	SB412	relative to the conditional release of delinquent minors and children in need of services.	Children and Family Law	Tue 3/24	10:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill permits the court to retain jurisdiction to hear violations of conditional releases filed during the release in cases involving delinquent minors or children in need of services.
Of Interest	SB413	relative to the detention of a minor attaining the age of 18 during the pendency of a delinquency action.	Children and Family Law	Tue 3/24	10:30 AM	GP Room 230	This bill modifies the facility in which alleged delinquent minors may be held in detention pending an adjudicatory hearing, permitting alleged delinquent minors to be housed in a county corrections facility once reaching age 18.
Of Interest	SB515	relative to judicial determinations related to children placed in a qualified residential treatment program in certain juvenile matters and appointment of counsel in certain circumstances.	Children and Family Law	Tue 3/24	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill revises juvenile statutes relative to placements in qualified residential treatment programs to align with federal requirements. The bill directs the department of health and human services to have a qualified assessment of the child conducted within 30 days of placement and the court to review the assessment and placement within 60 days of placement. This bill further allows litigation to continue if despite a diligent search, counsel has not yet been secured for a child in certain proceedings under the child protection act. The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
Support	HB1505	requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/24	9:25 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill requires municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps.
Support	HB1066	relative to warrant articles authorizing lease agreements.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/24	9:35 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill modifies rules and procedures regarding warrant articles that authorize lease agreements.
Support	HB1108	relative to the offense of criminal threatening.	Judiciary	Tue 3/24	1:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill revises the standard for when a person shall not be deemed to have committed the offense of criminal threatening, when responding to certain threats.
Oppose	HB1651	establishing sexual assault orders of protection and relative to sexual assault survivors’ rights.	Judiciary	Tue 3/24	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes sexual assault orders of protection and updates certain rights for sexual assault survivors.
Support	SB101	(New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 3/25	1:00 PM	GP Room 232	This bill: I. Allows parents to send their children to public schools outside of their resident district. II. Creates a limited exemption from the consent requirement under the parental bill of rights for required assessments and school-sponsored events open to the general public.
Of Interest	HB1097	requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/25	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
Of Interest	SB571	relative to the requirements to be issued a certificate as a certified public accountant.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/25	1:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill: I. Removes the definition of “substantial equivalency” and replaces it with a standard of “comparable” in considering whether the office of professional licensure and certification shall grant a certificate of “certified public accountant” to an applicant with a foreign accountancy designation. II. Modifies the educational requirements to obtain a certificate as a “certified public accountant.” III. Allows an applicant to sit for examination as of a date no more than 120 days before the applicant expects to obtain his or her baccalaureate degree, pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
Support	HB1772	(New Title) relative to prescribing ibogaine for investigational use only.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/25	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill permits health care providers to proscribe ibogaine for investigational use only.
Support	SB552	permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.	Judiciary	Wed 3/25	10:30 AM	GP Room 230	This bill provides a definition for “biological sex” and provides that certain designations by biological sex do not constitute unlawful discrimination.
Of Interest	SB596	prohibiting smoking in Hampton Beach State Park.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 3/25	1:30 PM	GP Room 228	This bill prohibits smoking in Hampton Beach state park.