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Of the 97 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 18 and opposition of 9 with 4 being of interest.
Of the 44 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 8 with 5 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB1652	relative to establishing a local education freedom account program.	Education	Mon 1/22	10:15 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill allows school districts to adopt a program for local education freedom accounts for a parent of an eligible student to receive a grant from a scholarship organization for qualifying educational expenses at a public school, chartered public school, nonpublic school, or program approved by the department of education.
Oppose	HB1572	prohibiting using mRNA technology in food and requiring the labeling of lab grown meat and food containing insects.	Environment and Agriculture	Mon 1/22	10:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits the use of mRNA technology in food sold in New Hampshire and requires the labeling of lab grown meat and food products containing insects.
Support	HB1565	relative to the sale of homestead food to consumers and local food production.	Environment and Agriculture	Mon 1/22	11:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill makes changes to the regulations regarding the sale of homestead foods to consumers.
Support	HB1685	redefining “homestead foods” as “artisan foods,” creating an artisan food operations exemption, establishing artisan food products sales venues, and allowing the production and sale of artisan food products requiring refrigeration.	Environment and Agriculture	Mon 1/22	1:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill redefines “homestead foods” as “artisan foods,” creates an artisan food operations exemption, establishes artisan food products sales venues, and allows the production and sale of artisan food products requiring refrigeration.
Of Interest	HB1697	suspending New Hampshire’s participation in emissions reduction credit programs for a period of 2 years.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 1/22	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill suspends New Hampshire’s participation in emissions reduction credit programs administered by the department of environmental services for a period of 2 years.
Oppose	HB1472	relative to rebates of energy efficiency funds for electric vehicles.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 1/22	2:30 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill dedicates $3,000,000 from proceeds from the energy efficiency fund to be used by the department of energy to develop a pilot program for a “cash on the hood” program for point-of-sale electric vehicle rebates to buyers.
Oppose	SB443	relative to school building aid for eligible projects and the definition of school transportation vehicle.	Education	Tue 1/23	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill increases the annual amount to be expended for school building aid construction and renovation projects of school districts. The bill also allocates a portion of funds to be paid for school building projects approved in prior years but which were not funded. This bill also defines school transportation vehicle and implements licensing and inspection requirements for drivers of such vehicles.
Oppose	SB525	relative to administration of the education freedom accounts program.	Education	Tue 1/23	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill changes income eligibility and reporting requirements for the education freedom account program and modifies the program’s administration and oversight.
Support	SB521	relative to the educational credentials for master teacher.	Education	Tue 1/23	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill changes the requirements for the granting of the educational credential of master teacher.
Oppose	SB384	relative to a municipal loan and grant program for rental housing and making an appropriation therefor.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 1/23	9:00 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill directs the department of business and economic affairs to establish a median income rental housing program and makes an appropriation to the InvestNH fund for this purpose.
Of Interest	SB391	relative to electric grid interconnection for certain customer generators.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 1/23	9:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires the public utilities commission to begin rulemaking for the purposes of setting uniform procedures for distributed energy resources that are proposed for interconnection to the electrical infrastructure.
Of Interest	SB451	relative to an expedited track for certain applications to the site evaluation committee.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 1/23	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes an alternative procedure and timelines for an expedited track for changes to existing energy facilities meeting certain criteria.
Oppose	SB452	relative to making an appropriation for the hiring and training of small business development counselors in rural areas of New Hampshire.	Finance	Tue 1/23	1:20 PM	SH Room 103	This bill appropriates $250,000 to the department of business and economic affairs to be applied to the hiring and training of small business development counselors for the small business development center in rural areas of New Hampshire.
Oppose	HB279	increasing the penalty for on-premises licensees overserving alcohol.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/24	9:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill increases the penalty for on-premises licensees overserving alcohol.
Support	HB1161	relative to use of the public school infrastructure fund for energy efficient school buses.	Education	Wed 1/24	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill prohibits the use of the public school infrastructure fund from funding energy efficient school buses or other student transportation vehicles.
Oppose	HB1452	relative to credentials for the position of superintendent of schools and school business officer.	Education	Wed 1/24	2:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill establishes required credentials for school superintendents and school business officers.
Of Interest	SB336	relative to misrepresentation by public employees.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 1/24	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes that a public officer or employee who knowingly makes a fraudulent statement or material misrepresentation to a member of the public in the course of his or her employment shall be subject to disciplinary action through the disciplinary procedures of his or her employer or licensing board, subject to certain exceptions.
Oppose	SB355	relative to newborn screening for cytomegalovirus.	Health and Human Services	Wed 1/24	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires newborn screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV). The bill also directs the pregnant woman’s health care provider to perform an amniocentesis to confirm a congenital CMV infection under certain circumstances.
Oppose	SB496	directing the department of health and human services to establish a climate and health protection program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 1/24	10:20 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill directs the department of health and human services to establish a climate and health protection program in response to health threats associated with a changing environment.
Oppose	SB503	relative to requiring a criminal background check when applying for a fish and game guide license.	Judiciary	Wed 1/24	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires a criminal background check when applying for a fish and game guide license.
Support	HB1412	relative to court reporters.	Judiciary	Wed 1/24	2:30 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill repeals the requirements for licensure and regulation of court reporters.
Support	HB1281	relative to zoning restrictions on residential rental property.	Municipal and County Government	Wed 1/24	1:20 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits a zoning ordinance or regulation from restricting the number of occupants in a residential rental property to less than 2 occupants per bedroom.
Of Interest	HB1297	relative to the authority of municipalities to enforce ordinances related to health and safety.	Municipal and County Government	Wed 1/24	2:10 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires zoning ordinances to be directly related to the promotion of the residents health and safety.
Support	HB1140	relative to requirements for homeowner installations of septic systems.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 1/24	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill enables a homeowner to install a replacement waste disposal system in their own domicile without a permit.
Oppose	HB1033	relative to the advertising of nominal dimensions of lumber.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/25	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill prohibits the advertising of nominal dimensions of lumber.
Oppose	HB1498	establishing a state short term rental registry.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/25	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill includes short-term rentals in the licensing and registration requirements for taxes on meals and rooms.
Oppose	HB1382	relative to special education support for military-connected students.	Education	Thu 1/25	2:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill creates special education support for military-connected transfer students and provides for reimbursement of witness fees in certain situations.
Support	HB1469	relative to the retention of individualized education program records.	Education	Thu 1/25	2:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires the department of education to remove student individualized education plan records from the state special education information system on the same schedule as school districts.
Support	HB1695	relative to the release of student personally identifiable information.	Education	Thu 1/25	3:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill prohibits the transfer of student’s personally identifiable information to third parties without written consent of the parents and student.
Support	HB1233	relative to animal chiropractors.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/25	10:30 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill exempts individuals who have completed a nationally recognized animal chiropractic program, as determined by the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification, from veterinary licensure requirements.
Support	HB1272	relative to occupational license reciprocity.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/25	11:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill removes the statutory requirement that the licensing requirements for the out of state license be substantially similar for purposes of license reciprocity.
Support	HB1676	establishing a sunset commission to evaluate various occupational boards and commissions, and sunsetting various boards and commissions.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/25	1:30 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill establishes a sunset commission to evaluate the need for or any improvements to various occupational boards and commissions within the office of professional licensure and certification, as well as the least restrictive regulation they can adopt. The bill further repeals various occupational boards and commissions each year through 2031.
Support	HB1683	relative to coverage of circumcision under the state Medicaid plan.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Thu 1/25	10:15 AM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill provides that the state Medicaid plan shall not include circumcision unless the child has a specific diagnosis for which the procedure is determined to be medically necessary.
Of Interest	HB1669	relative to restricting data sharing through the state immunization registry.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Thu 1/25	11:15 AM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill prohibits the department of health and human services from sharing data from the state immunization registry with other organizations unless the department can assure withdrawals from the registry will be honored by the organization.
Support	HB1194	relative to the definition of noncommunicable disease.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Thu 1/25	1:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill removes the word infectious from the definition of noncommunicable disease.
Support	HB1213	relative to immunization requirements for private schools and child care agencies.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Thu 1/25	2:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill provides that certain immunizations are required for public school children. This bill also removes the requirement for private schools and child care agencies.
Of Interest	SB417	relative to out-of-home placements for children.	Judiciary	Thu 1/25	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill revises criteria for out-of-home placement of children under the child protection act and other juvenile statutes and establishes an order of preference based on placement with the child’s siblings, when possible, and proximity to the child’s community of origin.
Oppose	SB360	relative to extreme risk protection orders.	Judiciary	Thu 1/25	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a procedure for issuing extreme risk protection orders to protect against persons who pose an immediate risk of harm to themselves or others.
Of Interest	SB573	relative to parental consent for medical care.	Judiciary	Thu 1/25	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires any person, private entity, government entity, or any employee or agent of any private or government entity obtain the consent of a parent of a child before performing or asking to perform various medical care interventions on the child.
Support	HB1519	relative to a minor’s available work hours.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Thu 1/25	2:00 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill permits youths to work during the school year when their attendance at school is not required.
Oppose	HB1000	relative to classifying New Hampshire legislators’ service as public service for certain federal purposes.	Legislative Administration	Thu 1/25	1:15 PM	LOB Room 203	This bill allows for the service of a current or former member of the general court to be deemed by the state to qualify as full-time public service for the purposes of federal public service student loan forgiveness programs.
Oppose	HB1290	relative to protection of employment for members of the general court.	Legislative Administration	Thu 1/25	1:30 PM	LOB Room 203	This bill provides members of the general court with employment protections during voting sessions.
Of Interest	HB1204	relative to government agent entries into secured premises.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/26	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes requirements for when a government agent may enter a secured premises without a warrant.
Support	HB1276	relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/26	10:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill amends the prohibition against carrying or selling a blackjack, slung shot, or metallic knuckles to prohibit sale to or possession of the said items by those under 18 years of age.
Support	HB1539	relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/26	11:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill allows for additional annulments, resentencings, or discontinuations of prosecutions for certain cannabis offenses.