• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 45 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 2 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 28 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 5 with 3 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	SB206	prohibiting corporal punishment in child day care agencies.	Children and Family Law	Tue 3/28	9:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill expands the definition of endangerment to include corporal punishment as defined by the department of health and human services.
Of Interest	HB170	requiring the teaching of cursive handwriting and multiplication tables.	Education	Tue 3/28	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires school boards to teach cursive handwriting and the memorization of multiplication tables.
Support	HB296	relative to local authority for granting driveway permits.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/28	9:45 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill clarifies the authority for local land use boards to regulate driveway access for residential properties.
Support	HB119	relative to homestead food operation licensure.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/28	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows homestead food operations to sell food, excluding potentially hazardous food, from the homestead residence, at the owner’s farm stand, or at farmers’ markets.
Support	HB31	repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	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.
Of Interest	HB97	establishing an additional penalty for a violation of privacy.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill increases the penalty for certain offenses that constitute a violation of privacy.
Support	HB201	relative to changing the penalties for driving without a license.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	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	HB307	relative to attorney’s fees in actions under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	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.
Of Interest	HB321	relative to minutes from nonpublic sessions under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	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.
Support	SB245	relative to the inspection of hotel guest records.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 3/29	11:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill clarifies the obligation of hotels and similar lodgings to maintain a record of each guest.
Oppose	SB136	prohibiting the employment or volunteering of a revoked or suspended educator.	Education	Wed 3/29	1:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill prohibits the hiring or service of a person by a school administrative unit, school district, chartered public school, or nonpublic school who is listed on the department of education’s list of revoked and suspended educators.
Support	SB35	relative to RSV vaccine administration.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/29	10:30 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill authorizes pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and licensed advanced pharmacy technicians to administer an RSV vaccine to adults.
Oppose	SB149	relative to nurse agencies.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 3/30	11:30 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill establishes a licensing and application process for nurse agencies.