• 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 5 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 2 being of interest. It is worth note that there appears to be no House hearings listed in the PDF calendar document, however based on the digital calendar and state database, it does appear that several bills will be heard by the House ED&A committee on Tuesday.
Of the 45 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 12 and opposition of 12 with 4 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB1081	relative to the dissolution of a village district.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/28	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows for the dissolution of a village district by a simple majority vote at an annual district meeting.
Of Interest	HB1567	(New Title) relative to consequences resulting from election official misconduct.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/28	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows the attorney general to seek a civil penalty against the local government entity in which an election official was found to have negligently engaged in misconduct.
Support	HB1613	(New Title) relative to certain liquor manufacturers.	Commerce	Tue 3/29	9:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill authorizes a liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year to sell its liquor at its facility for off-premises consumption and establishes fees for domestic liquor manufacturers based on the number of cases they produce per year.
Support	HB1298	relative to eligibility for the education tax credit.	Education	Tue 3/29	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill increases the household income level to qualify as an eligible student under the education tax credit program.
Support	HB1132	relative to applications for a charter conversion school.	Education	Tue 3/29	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill removes certain vote requirements for conversion of a public school to a chartered public school and adds the requirement for a two-thirds majority vote of the school district at a regular annual meeting.
Support	HB1434	relative to the availability of school curriculum materials.	Education	Tue 3/29	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires that curriculum course materials taught to pupils in public schools and public academies be available to the public.
Of Interest	HB1546	(New Title) defining PFAS and enabling the commissioner of the department of environmental services to adopt rules relative to airborne PFAS in certain circumstances.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/29	10:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill defines PFAS and allows the commissioner of the department of environmental services to adopt rules about airborne PFAS in certain circumstances.
Of Interest	SB223	relative to requirements for recovery houses.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 3/29	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill modifies the requirements for facility bedroom square-footage in order for recovery houses to be exempted from certain requirements of the state fire code by the state fire marshal.
Of Interest	SB397	(New Title) relative to the mental health counseling compact and the interstate compact for the placement of children.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 3/29	1:00 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill adopts the mental health counseling compact as well as the 2009 edition of the interstate compact for the placement of children.
Of Interest	HB1476	relative to persons arrested while out on bail.	Judiciary	Tue 3/29	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a person who commits an offense while on bail shall be detained without bail pending a hearing before a judge.
Support	HB1360	relative to penalties for controlled drug violations.	Judiciary	Tue 3/29	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill changes the penalty for certain schedule I, II, III, and IV drug offenses.
Of Interest	HB1597	permitting arraignments for felonies and preliminary examinations to be heard in circuit court.	Judiciary	Tue 3/29	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits arraignments for felonies and preliminary examinations to be heard in circuit court.
Oppose	HB1316	directing the director of the state police to develop requirements for eFoil and electric hydrofoil surfboard watercraft.	Transportation	Tue 3/29	2:30 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill directs the director of the state police to make rules relative to safety requirements for eFoil and electric hydrofoil surfboard watercraft.
Support	HB1171	exempting certain niche beauty services from licensure requirements.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/30	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill exempts niche beauty services from occupational and shop license requirements.
Support	HB1560	relative to nonresident licensure by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/30	9:25 AM	SH Room 103	This bill modifies the requirements for nonresident licensure by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.
Support	HB1330	(New Title) repealing the board of medical technicians in the office of professional licensure and certification.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/30	10:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill repeals the requirements for the certification and regulation of medical technicians by the office of professional licensure and certification.
Oppose	HB103	establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/30	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to solicit information and to contract with dental managed care organizations to provide dental care to persons under the Medicaid managed care program.
Support	HB1044	(New Title) relative to direct payment and membership-based health care facilities.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/30	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill exempts facilities operating with membership-based or direct payment business models from certain special licensing provisions.
Support	HB1131	relative to facial covering policies for schools.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/30	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill prohibits school boards and other public education agencies from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering.
Support	HB1221	(New Title) relative to the rate of the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 3/30	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill reduces the rate of the business profits tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023.

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

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB1021	prohibiting regulation of religious land use based on the religious nature of the assembly or speech taking place on the land or in the structure.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/21	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits the regulation of religious land use based on the religious nature of the assembly or speech taking place on the land or in the structure.
Support	HB1026	relative to budget information provided to a budget committee.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/21	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a municipal budget committee may require that the governing body provide budget recommendations in full line item detail in active spreadsheet format.
Of Interest	HB1661	Public hearing on non-germane amendment #2022- 1111h. The amendment makes a $35,000,000 appropriation to the legislative branch for a new legislative parking garage and for razing the department of justice building and the Storrs Street garage. The amendment also establishes a temorary road toll refund.	Finance	Mon 3/21	2:00 PM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill requires sending district schools and career and technical education (CTE) centers to enter into an agreement to include scheduling, access, transportation, and credits for CTE students. The bill makes an appropriation to the legislative branch for a new legislative parking garage and for razing the department of justice building and the Storrs Street garage. The bill also establishes a temporary road toll refund.16Feb2022… 0356h2022 SESSION 22-2513 10/11HOUSE BILL 1661-FN-LOCALAN ACT relative to regional career technical education agreements. SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Umberger, Carr. 2; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 7; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17COMMITTEE: Education—————————————————————– This bill requires sending district schools and career and technical education (CTE) centers to enter into an agreement to include scheduling, access, transportation, and credits for CTE students.
Oppose	HB1011	relative to the penalty for criminal mischief.	Judiciary	Tue 3/22	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill increases the penalty for criminal mischief for destruction or vandalism of public property.
Support	HB1411	relative to transparency of federal agency operations within New Hampshire.	Judiciary	Tue 3/22	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires the attorney general to request information from federal agencies operating in New Hampshire and to compile and display such information on a website.
Of Interest	HB1110	relative to windshield tint waivers.	Transportation	Tue 3/22	1:45 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill increases the required light transmittance of after market tinted windshields.
Oppose	HB1059	clarifying limits on licensure by operation of law.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/23	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill clarifies that the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall issue licenses pursuant to RSA 541-A:29-a only if applications for such licenses otherwise meet the requirements for licensure.
Of Interest	HB1581	relative to the use of open source software by state agencies.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/23	10:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires state agencies to consider whether technology solutions containing proprietary or open source software offer the most cost effective solution for the agency.
Of Interest	HB230	relative to child day care monitoring visits, requirements for child day care providers, and the appeals process for child day care providers.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/23	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Revises the procedure for posting results of child day care monitoring visits on the department of health and human services website and expands the licensees’ opportunity to respond to the department’s findings. II. Requires a child day care agency employee to obtain at least 6 hours of annual continuing education or professional development. III. Establishes minimum qualifications for certification as a child care associate teacher. IV. Permits a child day care agency to appeal the decision resulting from the informal dispute resolution process; provides that, with limited exception, the agency may operate pending appeal of the department’s decision; and prohibits the department from retaliating against the child day care agency.

• 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 0 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 31 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 3 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB87	relative to the definition of electioneering.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/7	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill amends the definition of “electioneering” by prohibiting only certain election officials from wearing clothing or paraphernalia that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure being voted.
Of Interest	HB1627	Public hearing on non-germane amendment #2022-0875h, to HB 1627-FN-A. AN ACT establishing an education freedom account program administrator in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor, and relative to the school meals direct certification with Medicaid program.	Finance	Tue 3/8	1:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill establishes the position of education freedom account administrator in the department of education, division of learner support, and makes an appropriation to the department for the position.
Support	HB597	relative to the expectation of privacy.	Judiciary	Tue 3/8	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill regulates the collection, retention, and use of personal information and establishes a cause of action for violations of an individual’s expectation of privacy in personal information.
Of Interest	HB481	establishing the office of the right-to-know ombudsman and making an appropriation therefor.	Judiciary	Tue 3/8	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes procedures to streamline the resolution of complaints under RSA 91-A. This bill establishes the office of the right-to-know ombudsman. This bill also establishes an alternative process to resolve right-to-know complaints.
Support	HB579	requiring notice to the public before immigration checkpoints are conducted.	Judiciary	Tue 3/8	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires the chief law enforcement officer to inform local media when he or she is informed by Border Patrol of an immigration checkpoint.
Support	HB355	relative to Keno.	Ways and Means	Wed 3/9	9:10 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows licensed lottery retailers in jurisdictions that have voted to allow keno to operate keno games.

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

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB1598	legalizing the possession and use of cannabis.	Ways and Means	Thu 3/3	1:00 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill: I. Legalizes the possession and use of cannabis for persons 21 years of age and older. II. Authorizes the liquor commission to regulate and administer the cultivation, manufacture, testing, and retail sale of cannabis statewide, and makes an appropriation therefor. III. Authorizes a municipality to enact an ordinance prohibiting or limiting the number and type of cannabis establishments that may be permitted within the municipality and regulating the time, place, and manner of operation of a cannabis establishment permitted within the municipality. IV. Establishes the cannabis control fund and requires funds to be distributed to the department of health and human services, bureau of drug and alcohol services, for education tax relief, public safety agency training purposes, and children’s behavioral health services. V. Makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to create public media and social media campaigns to address some of the risks of cannabis use. VI. Authorizes the business finance authority to establish a state-chartered, single purpose depository bank to transact business with cannabis establishments licensed under this act, and makes an appropriation therefor.

• 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 20 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 2 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 9 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 1 with 0 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB1279	relative to the duration of term alimony.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/22	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill removes the ending of term alimony upon remarriage of the payee.
Support	HB1347	relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities that operate on a membership-based business model.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 2/22	11:00 AM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill exempts membership-based health care facilities from the adoption of certain policies relative to access to care and financial assistance plans. The bill requires membership-based hospitals with emergency departments to prominently post notices that the facility serves members only.
Support	HB1487	relative to the procedure for withdrawal from the vaccine registry.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 2/22	1:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill provides that a health care provider’s signature shall not be required for withdrawal from the state immunization/vaccination registry.
Support	HB1570	relative to reducing vehicle registration fees.	Transportation	Tue 2/22	9:30 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill reduces vehicle registration fees.
Support	HB1424	relative to the speed limit for watercraft on Lake Winnipesaukee.	Transportation	Tue 2/22	1:00 PM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill changes the speed limit for watercraft on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Support	HB435	(New Title) relative to the suspension of drivers’ licenses	Transportation	Tue 2/22	1:20 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill modifies the circumstances under which a driver’s license may be suspended or revoked.
Oppose	HB1145	relative to a motor vehicle exception to criminal restraint or false imprisonment and relative to civil immunity and physical force in defense of a person.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/23	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill adds an exception to the criminal restraint and false imprisonment statutes based on temporary detainment in a motor vehicle and removes civil liability for the use of force in the protection of person or property and amends the law governing the duty to retreat when using physical force in defense of oneself or another.
Oppose	HB1131	relative to facial covering policies for schools.	Education	Fri 2/25	9:00 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill prohibits school boards and accredited nonpublic schools from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering.
Support	HB1371	relative to school district policies on facial masks of students in schools.	Education	Fri 2/25	10:00 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill requires school districts to adopt a policy leaving facial mask use to parents of students and not tolerating bullying, harassment, or discrimination.