• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 119 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 18 and opposition of 24 with 13 being of interest.
Of the 32 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 2 and opposition of 2 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB108	relative to the confidentiality of reports made to the division of children, youth, and families and requiring guardians ad litem be appointed in certain instances.	Children and Family Law	Tue 1/17	11:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill provides that reports of suspected abuse and neglect may include the name of the person making the report and provides that the person’s identity shall be fully confidential unless such a person makes such a report in bad faith or maliciously and with intent to cause harm, in which case the person may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Oppose	HB115	relative to changing the date of the state primary election.	Election Law	Tue 1/17	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill changes the date of the state primary election to the second Tuesday in June.
Oppose	HB333	relative to changing the date of the state primary election and adding a run-off election if necessary.	Election Law	Tue 1/17	10:45 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill changes the date of the state primary election to the second Tuesday in March. This bill also creates a run-off election in the event no state primary election candidate reaches 50 percent of the total vote.
Of Interest	HB345	enabling ranked-choice voting for state party primary elections and municipal elections.	Election Law	Tue 1/17	1:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill establishes procedures for ranked-choice voting and allows state parties and municipalities to opt into such procedures.
Of Interest	HB350	relative to ranked-choice voting.	Election Law	Tue 1/17	2:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill establishes procedures for ranked-choice voting for federal and state offices.
Oppose	HB402	relative to prohibiting false statements against candidates.	Election Law	Tue 1/17	3:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill prohibits the publication of false statements by any candidate, political committee, or political party regarding another candidate’s positions on issues.
Of Interest	SB12	relative to the leasing of seasonal camp lots by the fish and game department.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 1/17	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows the executive director of fish and game to lease certain seasonal camp lots on fish and game lands, and changes the requirements for approval of short-term leases and contracts of the department.
Of Interest	SB54	relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 1/17	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires electric distribution utilities to issue requests for proposals to provide more diverse and longer term options for providing default energy service to customers in purchased power agreements as directed by the public utilities commission.
Support	HB252	exempting agricultural operations from certain municipal noise ordinances.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 1/17	1:30 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill exempts farming and agricultural operations from municipal noise ordinances.
Support	SB48	relative to the definition of “way” for the purposes of driving after revocation or suspension.	Judiciary	Tue 1/17	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill clarifies laws related to driving after revocation or suspension by prohibiting persons with revoked or suspended licenses from driving a motor vehicle upon a way, removing the prohibition on operating motor vehicles while not on a way.
Oppose	SB58	relative to arrests without a warrant while in the care of a medical professional on the premises of a residential care or health care facility.	Judiciary	Tue 1/17	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person without a warrant for interfering with the provision of medically-necessary health care services.
Oppose	HB260	prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles by drivers with animals on their laps.	Transportation	Tue 1/17	3:00 PM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill prohibits operation of a motor vehicle while the driver has an animal on his or her person.
Of Interest	HB121	relative to worldwide combined reporting for unitary businesses under the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Tue 1/17	10:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill repeals the water’s edge combined group provisions of the business profits tax.
Oppose	HB303	relative to insurance coverage for pain management services.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 1/18	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires insurance coverage for pain management services.
Of Interest	HB97	establishing an additional penalty for a violation of privacy.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/18	10:45 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill increases the penalty for certain offenses that constitute a violation of privacy.
Oppose	HB107	relative to employment restrictions for registered sex offenders.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/18	11:45 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill prohibits a person convicted of certain sexual assault offenses from hiring or otherwise engaging in any employment or volunteer service which provides direct services to a minor, or supervision or oversight of a minor.
Oppose	HB420	relative to the availability and funding for the dual and concurrent enrollment program by the community college system and making an appropriation therefor.	Education	Wed 1/18	10:10 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill amends the purpose and course eligibility for the dual and concurrent enrollment program withing the regional career and technical education program and makes an appropriation therefor.
Oppose	HB429	requiring the offering of breakfast and lunch in all public and chartered public schools.	Education	Wed 1/18	2:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires school districts and chartered public schools to offer both breakfast and lunch programs to students.
Oppose	HB327	prohibiting the state from requiring the public use proprietary software when visiting state websites.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 1/18	1:15 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill prohibits the state from requiring the public use proprietary software when visiting state websites.
Support	SB35	relative to RSV vaccine administration.	Health and Human Services	Wed 1/18	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill authorizes pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and licensed advanced pharmacy technicians to administer an RSV vaccine to adults.
Support	HB164	relative to prohibiting towns from criminalizing the right to peacefully and orderly assemble.	Judiciary	Wed 1/18	11:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill creates an exemption from the criminal code for orderly and peaceful assembly.
Of Interest	HB169	relative to termination of guardianship.	Judiciary	Wed 1/18	11:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill changes the burden of proof for termination of guardianship proceedings.
Of Interest	HB63	relative to religious use of land and structures.	Judiciary	Wed 1/18	3:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill prohibits zoning ordinances and local land use regulations from burdening religious land and structures in their use as residential housing.
Support	HB256	prohibiting cities and towns from discriminating in the use of public facilities.	Judiciary	Wed 1/18	3:30 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill prohibits a municipality from unlawfully discriminating against any individual or group based on their speech or purpose.
Oppose	HB95	enabling municipalities to adopt rental practice regulations.	Municipal and County Government	Wed 1/18	10:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill enables municipalities to adopt bylaws to regulate the period of notice required prior to a rent increase on residential property and the permissible amount of such rent increases.
Oppose	HB422	to create a public county registry of the monthly rent charged by landlords for each owned unit.	Municipal and County Government	Wed 1/18	10:45 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill creates a public registry of rents.
Oppose	HB295	relative to requiring all selectboard and school board meetings to be recorded and broadcast live online.	Municipal and County Government	Wed 1/18	2:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires public sessions of the boards of selectmen and school boards to be video recorded and live-streamed.
Of Interest	HB416	relative to membership on certain local land use boards.	Municipal and County Government	Wed 1/18	2:30 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits certain persons from being elected or appointed or sitting on any zoning board of adjustment, planning board, or board of selectmen of the town in which they reside.
Support	HB434	relative to flying drones in state parks.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 1/18	11:15 AM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill allows for the commercial and recreational use of drones or small unmanned aircraft in state parks subject to exceptions and limitations. The bill also establishes fees and authorizes fines to be assessed for violations.
Oppose	HB143	relative to wiretapping to record conversations related to domestic violence.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/19	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill allows a person to make an audio or video recording, or both, without the consent of the person being recorded for the purpose of obtaining evidence of domestic violence. Such recording shall be admissible as evidence.
Support	HB201	relative to changing the penalties for driving without a license.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/19	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill changes the penalties for driving without a license to a violation, unless the individualis convicted for second time in a 12-month period.
Support	HB464	relative to eligible students in the education freedom account program.	Education	Thu 1/19	9:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill expands the definition of who is an eligible student qualifying under the education freedom accounts program.
Support	HB367	relative to eligibility of students in the education freedom account program.	Education	Thu 1/19	11:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill increases the household income level based on the federal poverty guidelines for the eligibility of students to participate in the education freedom account program.
Oppose	HB380	relative to non-academic surveys administered by a public school or a chartered public school to its students.	Education	Thu 1/19	1:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill makes changes to the requirements for school district or chartered public school policies governing the administration of non-academic surveys or questionnaires.
Of Interest	HB399	allowing for a testing exception for graduation from high school.	Education	Thu 1/19	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires the department of education to design and administer a high school diploma equivalency test which would except students age 13 or older who pass the test from school attendance requirements. The bill also provides a private right of action to enforce the provisions of the bill.
Oppose	HB45	establishing a committee to study student loan forgiveness in New Hampshire.	Education	Thu 1/19	2:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill establishes a committee to study student loan forgiveness in New Hampshire.
Oppose	HB258	establishing a certification for animal chiropractors.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/19	1:30 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill establishes a certification for animal chiropractors.
Support	HB409	relative to nonresident licensure by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/19	2:15 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill modifies the requirements for nonresident licensure by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.
Oppose	HB320	relative to free speech in interactive computer services.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	9:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill prohibits, with limited exception, censorship of speech on interactive computer services social media platforms. The bill establishes a civil right of action for violation of the statute.
Support	HB314	relative to the expectation of privacy in the collection and use of personal information.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	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.
Support	HB149	relative to the handling of requests made under the right-to-know law.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires periodic updates to the requestor when a request is made under the right-to-know law.
Of Interest	HB254	relative to remote participation in public meetings under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	11:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill modifies the requirements for remote participation in public meetings under the right to know law.
Support	HB289	relative to consultation with legal counsel under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	11:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill prohibits a public official from retaining legal counsel for the purpose of evading compliance with the right to know law and makes violation of the requirement a misdemeanor.
Support	HB307	relative to attorney’s fees in actions under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	1:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires the court to issue a final judgment in favor of the requester before attorney’s fees are awarded under the right to know law.
Oppose	HB308	relative to a quorum for meetings open to the public to include remote presence.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	1:30 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill removes the emergency exception requirement for remote presence of members to constitute a quorum for meetings open to the public.
Of Interest	HB321	relative to minutes from nonpublic sessions under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	2:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires public bodies to review meeting minutes withheld from public disclosure at least every 10 years to determine whether they should continue to be withheld. Minutes not reviewed after 10 years shall be made public.
Of Interest	HB347	establishing a superior court land use review docket.	Judiciary	Thu 1/19	2:30 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes the land use review docket in the superior court.
Oppose	HB57	relative to the state minimum hourly rate.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 1/19	10:00 AM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill increases the minimum hourly rate, increases the base rate for tipped employees, and adjusts both rates annually based on the most recent 12-month average of the consumer price index. The bill also requires a youth minimum wage for employees under 18 years of age.
Oppose	HB48	relative to employee protections from COVID-19 in the workplace.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 1/19	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill establishes COVID-19 related workplace rights for employees.
Oppose	HB74	relative to an employee’s unused earned time.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 1/19	1:30 PM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill requires an employer to pay an employee for unused earned time.
Oppose	HB82	relative to employment protection for participants in the therapeutic cannabis program.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 1/19	2:30 PM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill prohibits an employer from refusing to hire, or terminating the employment of a qualified patient of the New Hampshire therapeutic cannabis program solely on the basis of a positive drug test.
Oppose	HB118	prohibiting employers from engaging in certain anti-union activities.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 1/19	3:00 PM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend or participate in anti-union training.
Support	HB44	relative to permissible residential units in a residential zone.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 1/19	1:30 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires that local legislative bodies permit by right certain single-family lots in residential districts to be used for up to 4 residential units.
Oppose	HB90	relative to the municipal planning master plan.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 1/19	2:15 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill adds the authority for local planning master plans to contain sections on transition to renewable energy and other relevant topics.
Of Interest	HB292	establishing a criminal penalty for theft by a public servant.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/20	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes a criminal penalty for theft by a public servant who authorizes payment for legal actions against the municipality, and creates a right of action against such public servants.
Support	HB216	exempting dimethyltryptamine from the controlled drug act.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/20	1:30 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill exempts dimethyltryptamine from the controlled drug act.
Support	HB144	restoring firearm ownership rights to ex-felons.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/20	2:15 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill provides that a non-violent felon who has completed the term of incarceration, and all other conditions of the sentence, shall have the right to possess and use a firearm.
Support	HB31	repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/20	2:45 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill repeals the prohibition, penalty, and exceptions relating to the carrying and possessing with intent to sell a black jack, slung shot, or metallic knuckles.
Support	HB229	relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard.	State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs	Fri 1/20	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	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.
Of Interest	HB269	relative to limiting the authority of New Hampshire delegates to policymaking conventions.	State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs	Fri 1/20	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill: I. Establishes a procedure for the selection of delegates to an inter/intrastate policy-making convention. II. Limits the authority of delegates to policymaking conventions to only those granted by the New Hampshire legislature. III. Creates a procedure for recalling and replacing delegates to policymaking conventions who act outside of the scope of the authority granted to them by the New Hampshire legislature.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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• Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.

Of the 41 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 6 with 4 being of interest.
Of the 18 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 3 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB101	relative to requiring voters declare a party affiliation prior to a state primary election.	Election Law	Tue 1/10	1:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill requires any undeclared voter who wishes to vote in a state party primary to declare a party affiliation at least 4 months prior to such primary.
Oppose	HB116	relative to fees and primary petitions required for primary ballot election access.	Election Law	Tue 1/10	2:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill increases certain filing fees and the number of signed primary petitions required for primary ballot candidates. This bill also removes the filing fee for state representative candidates.
Oppose	HB102	requiring high schools to include instruction on the nature and history of communism.	Education	Wed 1/11	10:40 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires school boards and governing boards of private schools to include at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism for high school graduation.
Of Interest	HB170	requiring the teaching of cursive handwriting and multiplication tables.	Education	Wed 1/11	2:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires school boards to teach cursive handwriting and the memorization of multiplication tables.
Of Interest	HB83	relative to county commissioners’ authority on county buildings.	Municipal and County Government	Wed 1/11	2:45 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill removes references to expense thresholds for county commissioners’ authority to purchase real estate and repair, enlarge, or erect county buildings.
Of Interest	HB146	relative to the closure of state liquor stores.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/12	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires the liquor commission to obtain the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court before closing a state liquor store.
Support	HB173	relative to toilet facilities provided by restaurants.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/12	11:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill removes the requirement for restaurants or food establishments that are capable of seating 25 or more, or serve alcohol, from having to provide separate toilet rooms for each sex.
Oppose	HB39	relative to paper billing fees.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/12	1:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill prohibits a person doing business in this state from charging an additional fee for receiving a paper billing statement, electing to make a payment by United States mail, or attempting to pay a bill in person.
Oppose	HB73	relative to the repair of home appliances.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/12	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires home appliance manufacturers to make available to appliance owners and repair providers certain repair-related documentation, parts, and tools. The failure to do so would be a violation of the consumer protection act.
Oppose	HB61	relative to teaching on discrimination in the public schools and discrimination in public workplaces.	Education	Thu 1/12	9:30 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill provides that no education law of this state shall be construed to bar any school employee from teaching the historical or current experiences of any group that is protected from discrimination. The bill also repeals provisions of the law relating to the right to freedom from discrimination in public workplaces and education.
Of Interest	CACR1	relating to the governor. Providing that there be a lieutenant governor who shall assume the duties of the governor if the governor is incapacitated.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/12	1:30 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution establishes the office of lieutenant governor and changes succession provisions in the event a governor is unable to perform the duties of the office.
Of Interest	SB14	relative to the use of game cameras.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 1/10	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill adds a definition of “game camera” and permits the use of a game camera to take or attempt to take a game animal or fur-bearing animal.
Of Interest	SB15	relative to the use of tree stands and observation blinds.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 1/10	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill amends the permissible uses of tree stands, observation blinds, and pit blinds.
Of Interest	SB1	relative to the Sununu youth services center.	Judiciary	Thu 1/12	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires the closure of the Sununu youth services center, and sets out parameters for the contract for a replacement facility.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 6 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 1 with 2 being of interest.
Of the 15 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
Support	HB1280	prohibiting a parent’s refusal to vaccinate a child pursuant to an order of the state or federal government to be used as a basis for terminating parental rights.	Judiciary	Tue 4/26	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits a parent’s decision not to have their child vaccinated from being used as grounds to terminate parental rights.
Of Interest	SB353	Public hearing on proposed non-germane Amendment #2022-1675h to SB 353, relative to the education professional standards board. The amendment requires cooperative school district boards to meet requirements for apportionment of their elected board members by July 2025.	Education	Tue 4/26	9:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	The amendment requires cooperative school district boards to meet requirements for apportionment of their elected board members by July 2025.
Oppose	SB368	Public hearing on non-germane Amendment #2022-1674h to SB 368-FN, relative to the unlicensed sale of live animals and establishing the agricultural hearings officer revolving fund.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 4/26	10:30 AM	LOB Room 301-303	Establishes the revolving fund for agricultural hearing officers. Requires a dog, cat, or ferret to be transferred with a health certificate.
Of Interest	SB401	Public hearing on non-germane amendment #2022-1703h, to SB 401- FN, (Third New Title) making appropriations to the department of transportation for local highway aid and to the body-worn and dashboard camera fund and permitting the department of transportation to operate dash cameras in fleet vehicles. The amendment authorizes the department of transportation to proceed with the Dixville-Colebrook road project if certain criteria are met and make an appropriation to the department of transportation for this purpose.	Finance	Tue 4/26	11:00 AM	LOB Room 210-211	The amendment authorizes the department of transportation to proceed with the Dixville-Colebrook road project if certain criteria are met and make an appropriation to the department of transportation for this purpose.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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• Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.

Of the 19 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 2 and opposition of 1 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 32 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 10 and opposition of 10 with 6 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB1163	relative to over voted ballots.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/18	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires that ballots which contain more than the allowable number of votes for an office on the ballot be returned to the voter to be hand counted by election officials after the polls close. The bill also requires the number of over voted ballots, as well as the number of overvotes and undervotes, be included in the return for each election.
Of Interest	HB1174	relative to election challengers.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/18	1:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits election challengers to observe the hand counting of ballots and tabulation of votes from a distance of not more than 6 feet and to maintain a line of sight on any electronic ballot counting device.
Of Interest	HB1307	modifying the authority and duties of the housing appeals board.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/18	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies the authority and duties of the housing appeals board.
Of Interest	HB1170	limiting the authority of New Hampshire delegates to policymaking conventions.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/18	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Establishes a procedure for the selection of delegates to an inter/intrastate policy-making convention. II. Limits the authority of delegates to policymaking conventions to only those granted by the New Hampshire legislature. III. Creates a procedure for recalling and replacing delegates to policymaking conventions who act outside of the scope of the authority granted to them by the New Hampshire legislature.
Of Interest	HB1661	(NEW TITLE) relative to regional career technical education agreements and relative to an appropriation for constructing a legislative parking garage.	Capital Budget	Tue 4/19	12:30 PM	SH Room 103	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 also 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.
Support	HB1244	relative to parental consent to medical and dental treatments of children in schools.	Education	Tue 4/19	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires a child’s parent or legal guardian to provide explicit written consent for any medical or dental treatment provided in a school setting.
Support	HB1639	relative to the youth risk behavior survey in schools.	Education	Tue 4/19	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires a school board to annually approve the youth risk behavior survey developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before administering the survey to students, and requires a parent or legal guardian to opt in to participation in the survey.
Support	HB1299	relative to the process for the importation of wildlife and creating an appeal process for denials of permits.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/19	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes a procedure for applying for a permit to import or display wildlife and establishes an appeal process for denial of such permits.
Of Interest	SB236	Public hearing on non-germane Amendment #2022-0734h to SB 236, establishing a committee to study New Hampshire teacher shortages and recruitment incentives. The amendment establishes a committee to study New Hampshire teacher shortages and recruitment incentives and also provides that teachers of grades 7-12 shall be considered secondary school teachers for purposes of teacher loan forgiveness programs	Education	Mon 4/18	10:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207
Support	SB352	Public hearing on non-germane Amendment #2022-1431h to SB 352, relative to substitute teacher criminal history records check. The amendment permits substitute teachers who have undergone a criminal records check to work within the same school administrative unit without undergoing an additional records check and also requires parents to be notified if a student’s records are released under certain circumstances	Education	Mon 4/18	10:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207
Support	SB274	relative to governmental construction contracts.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/19	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill removes labor agreements from the competitive bid process and awarding of state government and state government assisted construction contracts.
Support	SB225	relative to the bond required of applicants for auctioneer licenses.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/19	11:30 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill repeals the requirement that applicants for licensure as an auctioneer file bond with the secretary of state.
Oppose	SB382	(New Title) relative to licensure requirements for telehealth services and relative to licensure of physicians and physicians assistants through reciprocity agreements.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/19	1:45 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill clarifies licensure requirements for healthcare professionals providing services by means of telemedicine or telehealth. The bill also authorizes the office of professional licensure and certification to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states to facilitate the licensure of out-of-state physicians and physicians assistants in New Hampshire.
Support	HB1101	relative to a forfeiture of personal property.	Judiciary	Tue 4/19	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill limits the conditions under which seized property may be transferred to a federal agency.
Oppose	HB1266	relative to restrictions on enforcement of federal immigration laws.	Judiciary	Tue 4/19	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits state, county, municipal, or judicial officials from adopting or enforcing policies restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Support	HB1178	prohibiting the state from enforcing any federal statute, regulation, or Presidential Executive Order that restricts or regulates the right of the people to keep and bear arms.	Judiciary	Tue 4/19	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits the state of New Hampshire, a political subdivision of this state, or any person acting under the color of state, county, or municipal law from using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with any law, act, rule, order, or regulation of the United States Government or Executive Order of the President of the United States that is inconsistent with any law of this state regarding the regulation of firearms, ammunition, magazines or the ammunition feeding devices, firearm components, firearms supplies, or knives.
Support	HB1625	repealing the prohibition on entering or remaining on a public way or sidewalk adjacent to a reproductive health care facility.	Judiciary	Tue 4/19	2:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill repeals the prohibition on entering or remaining on a public way or sidewalk adjacent to a reproductive health care facility.
Support	HB1401	prohibiting the disclosure of the number of miles driven by a specific driver licensed by the state or vehicle registered in the state.	Transportation	Tue 4/19	1:15 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill prohibits both the department of safety, and inspection stations, from sharing vehicle mileage information with certain authorities without consent.
Support	HB1432	prohibiting the use of state funds for new passenger rail projects.	Transportation	Tue 4/19	1:30 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill prohibits the department of transportation from utilizing state funds for the planning, construction, operation, or management of new passenger rail projects.
Support	HB1636	relative to prohibitions on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile.	Transportation	Tue 4/19	1:45 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill creates an exception to the prohibition on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile for any person carrying a pistol or revolver who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by a New Hampshire statute.
Support	HB1455	relative to state enforcement of federal vaccination mandates.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/20	9:00 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill prohibits state enforcement of any federal law, order, or rule that requires an individual, as a condition of employment or any other activity, to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or to submit more than once per month to COVID-19 testing.
Of Interest	HB1598	legalizing the possession and use of cannabis.	Ways and Means	Wed 4/20	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	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 alternative treatment centers registered to dispense therapeutic cannabis to register, as a separate entity, to manufacture, cultivate, or transport cannabis to the state for retail sale. IV. 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. V. 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. VI. 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.

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Of the 73 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 11 with 7 being of interest.
Of the 56 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 12 and opposition of 12 with 6 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	SB420	establishing an extraordinary need grant for schools.	Education	Mon 4/11	10:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill establishes an extraordinary need grant for schools in addition to regular adequate education grants and relief grants.
Support	HB1070	relative to the default budget in official ballot jurisdictions.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/11	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows for the default budget in an official ballot town or district to be reduced by any reduction to an appropriation the governing body made in the proposed operating budget.
Oppose	HB1082	prohibiting certain state officers from forming political action committees.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/11	1:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits certain state officers and candidates for office from forming political committees or political advocacy organizations.
Support	HB1194	relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/11	1:20 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires a supermajority vote of the legislative body to override a local tax cap.
Support	HB1268	limiting the authority for city council bylaws and ordinances.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/11	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill limits the general authority of city councils to make bylaws and ordinances to the abatement of nuisances that interfere with the use or enjoyment of property..
Support	HB1272	limiting the authority of town health officers.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/11	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill limits the authority of local health officers in making bylaws or ordinances relating to public health matters.
Support	HB1393	relative to the adoption of school district budget caps.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/11	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes the requirements for and procedure for the adoption of a school district budget cap.
Of Interest	SB431	relative to child support in cases with equal or approximately equal parenting schedules.	Children and Family Law	Tue 4/12	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes methods for adjustment of child support for equal or approximately equal parenting residential responsibilities.
Oppose	SB446	(New Title) directing the department of health and human services to develop a plan relative to fostering sustainable childcare opportunities for working families and businesses.	Children and Family Law	Tue 4/12	1:30 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill directs the department of health and human services, in consultation with the child care advisory council, to submit a plan to the governor, the speaker of the house, the senate president, and the governor’s office for economic relief and recovery relative to fostering sustainable childcare opportunities within the state.
Support	HB1165	repealing the Granite State paid family leave plan.	Commerce	Tue 4/12	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill repeals the Granite State paid family leave plan.
Of Interest	HB1503	(New Title) exempting the developer, seller, or facilitator of the exchange of an open blockchain token from certain securities laws and adopting the Uniform Commercial Code relative to controllable electronic records.	Commerce	Tue 4/12	9:10 AM	SH Room 100	This bill exempts the developer, seller, or facilitator of the exchange of an open blockchain token from certain securities laws. This bill also adopts the Uniform Commercial Code on controllable electronic records.
Of Interest	HB1469	(New Title) relative to prohibited acts for banks, credit unions, and businesses.	Commerce	Tue 4/12	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits banks, credit unions, and businesses from engaging in discriminatory practices.
Of Interest	HB1671	relative to the content of an adequate education.	Education	Tue 4/12	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill revises the requirements for the content of an adequate public education, and adds definitions.
Of Interest	HB1627	(NEW TITLE) 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.	Education	Tue 4/12	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	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. The bill also requires the department of education to seek participation in the Medicaid direct certification methodology for school meals program.
Of Interest	HB1135	requiring a performance audit of the department of education, education freedom account program.	Education	Tue 4/12	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires a performance audit of the department of education, education freedom account program.
Of Interest	SB379	(New Title) establishing the solid waste management fund and grant program.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 4/12	10:30 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill: I. Establishes the solid waste management fund. II. Repeals the existing surcharge on out-of-state waste.
Oppose	SB230	relative to the practice of body art.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/12	1:00 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill defines and regulates body art establishments. This bill is a request of the office of professional licensure and certification.
Oppose	SB459	relative to a health care facility workplace violence prevention program.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 4/12	9:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires health care facilities to implement and maintain workplace violence prevention programs and establishes the health care workplace safety commission. This bill also permits law enforcement to arrest an individual without a warrant in certain circumstances related to health care workplaces.
Oppose	SB407	relative to expanding Medicaid to include certain postpartum health care services and making an appropriation therefor.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 4/12	10:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill directs the department of health and human services to submit a state plan amendment to expand postpartum coverage under Medicaid, establishes a quarterly reporting requirement, and makes an appropriation to the department for the purpose of funding the postpartum health care services.
Oppose	SB403	re-establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 4/12	10:45 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill re-establishes the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
Of Interest	SB444	relative to childhood adverse experiences treatment and prevention.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 4/12	11:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill directs the department of health and human services to establish a pilot program for children who have experienced adverse childhood events. The bill also makes appropriations to the department of health and human services for child parent psychotherapy (CPP) services for children who have experienced emotional trauma and for family resource centers.
Support	HB1682	establishing the law enforcement conduct review committee in the New Hampshire police standards and training council and making an appropriation therefor.	Judiciary	Tue 4/12	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes the law enforcement conduct review committee in the New Hampshire police standards and training council and makes an appropriation therefor.
Oppose	SB271	relative to the Burgess BioPower facility.	Science, Technology and Energy	Tue 4/12	12:30 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill requires the public utilities commission to revise certain orders relative to the Burgess BioPower plant in Berlin.
Oppose	SB442	relative to the suspension of a vehicle registration as a result of evading toll collection systems.	Transportation	Tue 4/12	9:20 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill requires the director of the division of motor vehicles to suspend an owner’s vehicle registration privileges until any unpaid tolls and administrative fees are paid. This bill also prevents an owner from transferring ownership of a vehicle until any unpaid tolls and fees are paid.
Support	HB1302	relative to the weighing of vehicles.	Transportation	Tue 4/12	1:00 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill limits law enforcement’s authority to stop and weigh any vehicle to commercial vehicles only.
Support	HB1462	relative to motorcycle learner’s permits.	Transportation	Tue 4/12	1:15 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires the department of safety to issue a 45-day extension to the expiration of a motorcycle learner’s permit, upon application of the permit holder.
Of Interest	SB310	relative to license plate scanning.	Transportation	Tue 4/12	1:20 PM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill permits the owners of private property to obtain and use a license plate reader under limited circumstances and otherwise stipulates their use on law enforcement vehicles.
Oppose	SB449	relative to the retention of social security numbers by the division of motor vehicles.	Transportation	Tue 4/12	2:00 PM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill gives an applicant for a driver’s license the opportunity to determine whether to have his or her complete social security number, or only the last 5 digits, retained in the records of the department of safety. This bill also permits the department to transmit the last 4 digits of an individual’s social security number to the department of state for voter identification purposes.
Oppose	SB324	(New Title) relative to the resolution of disputes for condominium unit owners, homeowners’ association unit owners, and tenant owned manufactured housing parks.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/13	11:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill provides for the resolution of disputes for condominium unit owners, homeowners’ association unit owners, and tenants in manufactured housing parks.
Support	SB286	establishing an association health plan pilot program.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/13	1:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires the insurance commissioner to establish a pilot program for association health plans.
Support	SB340	relative to the direct to consumer shipment of alcohol to New Hampshire residents.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/13	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill makes changes to direct to consumer shipments of alcohol to New Hampshire residents.
Oppose	SB306	relative to the penalties for various motor vehicle violations.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/13	9:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill provides for enhanced penalties for certain driving offenses where the offense was also based on facts involving the prohibited use of a mobile electronic device.
Oppose	HB1417	relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/13	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill provides that the state shall pay 7.5 percent of contributions of retirement system employers other than the state for group I teachers and group II members.
Oppose	HB1587	relative to determination of average final compensation under the retirement system and making an appropriation therefor.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/13	10:05 AM	SH Room 103	This bill modifies the calculation of compensation paid in excess of the full base rate of compensation under the definition of average final compensation in the retirement system for group II persons hired before July 1, 2011 who did not vest before January 1, 2012. The bill makes an appropriation to the retirement system for funding the cost of the change.
Support	HB1022	permitting pharmacists to dispense the drug ivermectin by means of a standing order.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/13	8:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows pharmacists to dispense invermectin pursuant to a standing order entered into by licensed health care providers.
Support	HB1608	(New Title) relative to withdrawal from the state immunization registry.	Health and Human Services	Thu 4/14	10:50 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill requires the department of health and human services to inform the public of the opportunity for individuals to withdraw their Covid-19 vaccination status from the state immunization registry.
Of Interest	HB1662	related to privacy obligations of the department of health and human services.	Health and Human Services	Thu 4/14	11:10 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill establishes a data privacy and information technology security governance board within the department of health and human services to oversee data privacy risk calculation and risk mitigation efforts, as well as provides for 2 employees within the department to accomplish these objectives.
Support	HB1604	including state medical facilities in the statute providing medical freedom in immunizations.	Health and Human Services	Thu 4/14	11:50 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill requires state hospitals and medical facilities to grant religious and medical exemptions from vaccination requirements, provided that any request for a medical exemption shall include the supporting documentation required by federal regulation.
Of Interest	SB209	relative to electronic wage payments.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 4/14	10:45 AM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill amends the provisions related to payment of an employee’s wages by direct deposit.
Support	SB345	relative to youth employment.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 4/14	11:30 AM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill makes certain changes to the laws governing youth employment.
Of Interest	SB240	apportioning state senate districts.	Special Committee on Redistricting	Thu 4/14	10:00 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill establishes new state senate districts in accordance with the latest federal decennial census.
Of Interest	SB241	apportioning executive council districts.	Special Committee on Redistricting	Thu 4/14	10:30 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill establishes new councilor districts based on the latest federal decennial census.

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Of the 100 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 6 with 12 being of interest.
Of the 73 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 18 and opposition of 18 with 11 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB1457	relative to chain of custody of ballot boxes after an election.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/4	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies the retention policy for ballot boxes.
Of Interest	SB326	(New Title) relative to developing a plan to create the office of early childhood.	Children and Family Law	Tue 4/5	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill directs the commissioner of the department of health and human services, in consultation with the commissioners of the departments of education and administrative services, the office of the child advocate, and the council for thriving children, to develop a plan to create an office of early childhood.
Support	HB314	relative to homestead food operation licensure.	Commerce	Tue 4/5	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill makes an adjustment to the maximum annual gross sales of food by a homestead food operation.
Support	HB1282	relative to the records of communication common carriers.	Commerce	Tue 4/5	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits a communications common carrier from releasing customer information to a government entity unless requested pursuant to a valid search warrant or an exception to the warrant requirement.
Support	HB1089	(New Title) relative to the unenforceability of noncompete agreements upon termination of an employee for noncompliance with a medical intervention mandate.	Commerce	Tue 4/5	9:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a noncompete agreement between an employer and an employee who is terminated for refusing to comply with an employer-mandated medical intervention shall be unenforceable against such employee.
Of Interest	HB1367	relative to civics instruction in schools.	Education	Tue 4/5	9:20 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires a competency assessment in government and civics instruction in schools. The bill modifies the provisions enacted in 2021, 157 effective July 1, 2023.
Of Interest	HB1263	(New Title) relative to prescribed studies on health, physical education, wellness, and personal finance literacy in schools.	Education	Tue 4/5	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill provides for prescribed studies in schools in health, physical education, and wellness, as well as on personal finance literacy.
Support	HB1663	relative to requirements for home education students.	Education	Tue 4/5	9:40 AM	LOB Room 101	The bill clarifies provisions for home education programs concerning notifications required for students moving to a new district, educational evaluations, and termination of home education.
Support	HB1187	relative to milk pasteurization.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/5	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows for the sale of products made with raw milk in certain circumstances.
Of Interest	SB223	relative to requirements for recovery houses.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/5	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 4/5	1:30 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	SB313	(New Title) relative to the authority of the office of professional licensure and certification to establish fees and establishing a committee to study and make recommendations relative to funding of the office of professional licensure and certification.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/5	3:00 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill clarifies that the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification has authority to establish fees on behalf of the boards, commissions, and councils administered by the office of professional licensure and certification. The bill also establishes a committee to study and make recommendations relative to the funding of the office of professional licensure and certification.
Oppose	SB422	establishing an adult dental benefit under the state Medicaid program.	Finance	Tue 4/5	1:30 PM	LOB Room 210-211	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. The bill also appropriates the settlement funds received by the state from its settlement with the Centene Corporation to the department of health and human services for the purpose of funding the non-federal share of the adult dental benefit program and to complete the Medicaid Care Management SFY 20 Risk Corridor calculation.
Oppose	SB404	establishing a supplemental nutrition assistance program.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 4/5	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill establishes a supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach program.
Of Interest	HB1518	relative to the requirements for appointed guardians.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes the requirement for guardians appointed by the court to receive a home visit within 60 days of their appointment to verify the safety and adequacy of the home for the minor and the consequences for failing to do so.
Of Interest	HB1431	establishing the parental bill of rights.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a parental bill of rights, a framework for notice of, and to report violations of, such rights, and consequences for affirmative findings of violations.
Support	HB1592	allowing parties in family court cases to create their own recordings of the proceedings.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits parties in family court to create their own recordings of the proceedings under certain conditions.
Of Interest	HB1612	(New Title) relative to the confidentiality of reports made to the division for children, youth, and families.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that reports of suspected abuse and neglect may include the name of the person making the report and provides that the person’s identity shall be fully confidential unless such a person makes such a report in bad faith or maliciously and with intent to cause harm, in which case the person may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Of Interest	HB1614	requiring the recording and storing of digital video in all state-funded juvenile detention facilities.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill mandates digital video recording of juvenile detention facilities paid for, in whole or in part, with general funds, as well as establishes the system requirements for such digital videos.
Support	HB1425	relative to the taking of real property by eminent domain.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies the power of the governor and council to take private property during states of emergency and modifies the calculation of compensation paid for such takings.
Support	HB1296	(New Title) relative to the forfeiture of items used in connection with a drug offense.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	2:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a procedure for the forfeiture of items used in connection with a drug offense.
Support	HB1000	prohibiting motorcycle profiling.	Transportation	Tue 4/5	2:00 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill prohibits law enforcement agencies from engaging in motorcycle profiling.
Support	SB435	relative to the net operating loss carryover under the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Tue 4/5	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill modifies the calculation of net operating loss carryover for determining taxable business profits under the business profits tax.
Of Interest	SB293	(New Title) establishing a committee to clarify the intent of RSA 644:9 relative to violation of privacy.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/6	10:45 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes a committee to clarify the intent of RSA 644:9 relative to violation of privacy.
Support	SB393	relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/6	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes procedures for the use of restraints on pregnant women in county or state correctional custody.
Oppose	SB294	relative to the release of a defendant pending trial.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/6	1:45 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill amends the statute governing bail and pre-trial release to include provisions for pre-trial detention for commission of certain offenses that would create a presumption that the defendant is a danger to the public.
Of Interest	SB352	relative to substitute teacher criminal history records check.	Education	Wed 4/6	11:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill permits substitute teachers who have undergone a criminal records check to work within the same school administrative unit without undergoing an additional records check.
Of Interest	HB1530	(New Title) establishing curricular transfer pathways between the community college system of New Hampshire and the university system of New Hampshire.	Education	Wed 4/6	1:10 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill allows community college students who wish to earn baccalaureate degrees in the state’s public higher education system to pursue curricular transfer pathways to a degree.
Oppose	HB1594	relative to assistance to certain students with disabilities in registering to vote.	Education	Wed 4/6	1:20 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill provides for students with an individualized education program or accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to discuss including voter registration in the student’s plan.
Of Interest	SB410	(New Title) relative to public comment periods at school district meetings and meetings of the state board of education.	Education	Wed 4/6	1:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires public comment periods at school board meetings and meetings of the state board of education.
Of Interest	SB328	relative to the date of the state primary election.	Election Law	Wed 4/6	9:45 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill changes the date of the state primary election to the first Tuesday in August
Of Interest	SB364	relative to the use of electronic poll books.	Election Law	Wed 4/6	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill extends the time requirement for markup of a backup checklist in the use of electronic poll books.
Of Interest	SB366	requiring an audit of ballots cast in the 2022 primary and general election.	Election Law	Wed 4/6	10:45 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill requires an audit of ballots cast in the 2022 state primary and general elections, provided that the secretary of state may forego the general election audit.
Support	HB275	(New Title) relative to the declaration of a state of emergency.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/6	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill revises the authority of the governor and general court to declare, renew, or terminate a state of emergency.
Of Interest	HB1345	relative to the release of a teenager’s medical records to a parent or guardian.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides for the release of a minor’s medical records to the parent or guardian unless the parent or guardian’s consent is not required for the medical treatment or the health care provider reasonably believes that there is possibility of abuse and release of the record may endanger the minor.
Support	HB1487	relative to the procedure for withdrawal from the vaccine registry.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	9:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that an individual’s request to withdraw from the state immunization registry shall be signed by a current or former health care provider or notarized by an authorized government official.
Support	HB1466	relative to the off-label use of prescription drugs and relative to pharmacy prescriptions.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill clarifies circumstances under which a physician, physician assistant, and advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe a drug for an off-label indication. The bill also prohibits disciplinary action against a pharmacist for filling a valid prescription for off-label use.
Of Interest	HB1439	relative to hospital visitation policies.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	10:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows, with limited exception, a patient to designate a parent, spouse, family member, or other caregiver to be present while the patient receives hospital care.
Support	HB1241	prohibiting a school district from mandating a COVID-19 vaccination for school attendance.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	11:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits school districts from mandating that students have a COVID-19 vaccination in order to attend school.
Support	HB1495	(New Title) prohibiting the state from requiring businesses to require vaccine or documentation related to vaccination or immunity status.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	11:20 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from requiring any business to require vaccination or documentation of vaccination or immunity, except for state agencies certifying a medical facility or provider which is subject to a Medicare or Medicaid vaccination requirement or under RSA 141-C:20-a, I.
Support	HB1035	relative to exemptions from school vaccine mandates.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	11:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill removes the requirement that a parent’s request for a religious exemption to immunizations required for school attendance be notarized.
Support	HB1606	making the state vaccine registry an opt-in program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	12:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill makes the state immunization registry an opt-in program rather than an opt-out program.
Support	SB301	relative to the procedure for violations under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Wed 4/6	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes a procedure on filing complaints under RSA 91-A with the superior court for further relief and investigation.
Of Interest	SB217	relative to eviction notices.	Judiciary	Wed 4/6	3:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill modifies the circumstances under which a landlord may evict a tenant and modifies the requirements relating to eviction notices.
Oppose	SB378	relative to the disposal of highway or turnpike funded real estate.	Public Works and Highways	Wed 4/6	11:00 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill creates an exception for the disposal of highway or turnpike funded real estate under fair market value for the preservation of public interest.
Support	HB1221	(New Title) relative to the rate of the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 4/6	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill reduces the rate of the business profits tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023. The bill also suspends the levy and collection of the 22.2 cent road toll from May 1 to June 30, 2022.17Mar2022… 0471h2022 SESSION 22-2291 10/05HOUSE BILL 1221-FNAN ACT relative to the rate of the business profits tax.SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 4; Rep. Abramson, Rock. 37; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 21; Rep. Hobson, Rock. 35; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. Healey, Hills. 21COMMITTEE: Ways and Means—————————————————————– This bill reduces the rate of the business profits tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023.
Support	HB629	relative to the home cultivation of cannabis plants and the possession of certain cannabis-infused products.	Judiciary	Thu 4/7	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill permits adults to possess up to 3/4 of an ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of hashish, and certain cannabis-infused products; permits adults to cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants at home in a secure location that is not visible from other properties, and to possess and process the cannabis produced from their plants at the same location; permits adults to give cannabis to other adults, provided it is not more than 3/4 of an ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of hashish, or up to 300 mg of cannabis-infused products, or 3 immature plants; provides that smoking or vaporizing cannabis in public by an adult would be punishable by a $100 fine; provides that violations of the restrictions on cultivation would be a violation punishable by fine of up to $750; penalizes dangerous, volatile extraction; and permits adults to possess, make, and sell cannabis accessories to other adults.
Of Interest	HB1325	relative to release of confidential records of a person appointed a guardian.	Judiciary	Thu 4/7	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a person appointed a guardian shall retain the right to access and consent to the release of his or her confidential records unless the terms of the appointment provide otherwise. The bill also provides that the guardian shall provide records to the ward so that the ward may pursue a termination of guardianship request unless the court determines release of such records would be harmful to the ward.
Of Interest	SB239	relative to noncompliance with municipal audit requirements.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	10:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires notification to the department of revenue administration of a completed municipal or county audit and establishes a fine for failure to complete a required audit.
Support	SB249	prohibiting planning and zoning ordinances that prohibit short-term rentals.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	11:30 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits municipalities from adopting ordinances that ban short-term rentals. This bill also allows municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring the owner of a short-term rental to register the name of a person in state who can receive service of process.
Oppose	SB273	relative to broadband infrastructure funding.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	1:30 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill permits all towns to authorize broadband infrastructure bonds at special meetings without court approval.
Oppose	SB400	relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	4:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill makes changes to the training and procedures for zoning and planning boards offered by the office of planning and development. This bill creates incentives and establishes requirements for workforce housing and affordable housing development. The bill also revises the time frames for planning board consideration of applications, and establishes the New Hampshire housing champion certification program.

• 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.

• Click on the bill number to read the bill.
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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.