• 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 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.

• 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 23 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 2 and opposition of 2 with 3 being of interest.
Of the 44 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 8 and opposition of 2 with 3 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB1792	prohibiting school districts and personnel from the instruction of critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action for violations.	Education	Tue 3/17	9:15 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill prohibits the teaching of certain pedagogies in public schools, including but not limited to critical race theory, LGBTQ+ ideologies, identity based ideologies, and Marxist analyses. The bill also creates a private right of action for parents and students who are aggrieved by a school violating these provisions.
Support	HB1267	prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present.	Education	Tue 3/17	10:00 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill requires school boards to develop and adopt a policy to prevent the questioning of minor students by non-school employees and certain school employees without prior written permission of the parents or guardians, and such policy shall require that an adult student be asked if they want their parents or guardians notified before any such questioning.
Oppose	SB409	relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 3/18	10:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill amends the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer. This bill is a request of the department of safety.
Of Interest	SB411	relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 3/18	11:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill modifies the process for creating an inventory concerning the execution of a search warrant. This bill is a request of the department of safety.
Of Interest	SB461	relative to the definition of hemp.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 3/18	12:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill includes the total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration in the definition of hemp.
Support	SB521	relative to unauthorized camping on private property.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 3/18	12:30 PM	GP Room 159	This bill prohibits camping without permission on another’s private property and adds penalties for such violations.
Support	HB1134	relative to the town meeting form of local governance.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Wed 3/18	1:00 PM	SH Room 103	This bill determines the order in which total appropriations in warrant articles accumulate for purposes of determining when a warrant article will trigger an override vote of a local tax or budget cap.
Support	HB1135	prohibiting the acquisition of prescriptive rights in private roads through adverse use.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Wed 3/18	1:10 PM	SH Room 103	This bill prohibits acquiring of rights in private roads, ways, driveways, or trails through adverse use.
Support	HB1233	relative to the minutes of non-public sessions.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Wed 3/18	1:20 PM	SH Room 103	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.
Of Interest	HB1511	relative to the membership of the agriculture in the classroom committee.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/18	9:50 AM	SH Room 103	This bill removes a representative of the Granite State Dairy Promotion from the agriculture in the classroom committee.
Of Interest	CACR13	relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/18	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution amends the constitution to delete the position of register of probate and all references to the position of register of probate.
Support	SB402	eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/18	10:10 AM	GP Room 231	This bill eliminates certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.
Of Interest	SB489	(New Title) altering the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/18	11:30 AM	GP Room 231	This bill alters the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals.
Oppose	HB257	(New Title) relative to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent.	Children and Family Law	Thu 3/19	9:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill amends the mental state applicable to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent.
Support	HB1460	prohibiting the sale of location and other sensitive data regarding children.	Children and Family Law	Thu 3/19	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits the sale of the location and other sensitive data regarding children.
Support	HB1225	relative to the definition of adjusted gross income with respect to child support guidelines.	Children and Family Law	Thu 3/19	10:10 AM	SH Room 100	This bill adds additional tax obligations that are subtracted when calculating “adjusted gross income” for child support obligations.
Oppose	HB1228	relative to the enforcement of alimony orders.	Children and Family Law	Thu 3/19	10:20 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires that orders for the payment of past due amounts of alimony shall be enforced according to their terms unless modified by an agreement or statute.
Support	HB1229	relative to waivers of alimony.	Children and Family Law	Thu 3/19	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires waivers of alimony to be enforced unless the waiver is found invalid.
Of Interest	HB1730	(New Title) enhancing the level of offense for certain sexual offenses.	Judiciary	Thu 3/19	1:20 PM	SH Room 100	This bill reclassifies as felonies certain sexual assault conduct related to engaging in sexual contact or penetration with a person over whom the defendant had certain authority by virtue of their role in a correctional institution, the secure psychiatric unit, or a juvenile detention facility, or their role as an adult or juvenile probation or parole officer.
Oppose	SB467	relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 3/20	10:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill: I. Adds mandatory minimum sentences for certain fentanyl-related offenses. II. Sets a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.

• 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 3 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 1 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 20 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 1 with 1 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB709	allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property or school district taxes.	Education	Tue 3/3	10:00 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill allows parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property tax or school district taxes.
Of Interest	HB244	updating and recodifying the municipal enforcement of the building and fire code.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/3	9:45 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill reorganizes the state building and fire code by repealing it from certain parts of the RSA and reenacting it with some modifications to another part of the RSA. This bill makes some grammar and spelling corrections.
Support	HB173	relative to maintaining the purpose of a petitioned warrant article.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/3	10:00 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill prevents warrant articles from being amended to change their purpose.
Oppose	HB1075	classifying recreational vehicles as a motor vehicle in the context of new vehicle arbitration proceedings.	Transportation	Tue 3/3	10:00 AM	GP Room 234	This bill classifies recreational vehicles as a motor vehicle in the context of new vehicle arbitration proceedings.
Of Interest	HB1252	requiring the department of motor vehicles to only administer the skills test for commercial driver’s licenses in English and prohibiting the support of an interpreter for the administration of the skills test for commercial driver’s licenses.	Transportation	Tue 3/3	10:20 AM	GP Room 234	This bill codifies the recent enforcement of a federal requirement that the administration of the skills test for commercial driver’s licenses only be conducted in English, and that interpreters are not permitted for the administration of the skills test.
Support	SB453	authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/4	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill adds advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates as medical professionals who can: I. Document a lasting medical necessity, which allows for a vehicle equipment waiver for persons with disabilities to be granted for 4 years instead of 2 years; and II. Exempt a child from certain required immunizations if they find that the immunization may be detrimental to the child’s health.
Oppose	SB613	relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/4	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires a health care facility to provide certified, written notice to a critical access hospital if the facility will be located within a 15 mile radius of the critical access hospital.