- 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 26 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 1 with 4 being of interest.
Of the 29 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 4 with 3 being of interest.
| Position | Bill | Title | Committee | Day | Time | Room | State Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppose | SB588 | relative to employer notice of veterans’ benefits and services. | Commerce | Tue 3/19 | 9:00 AM | SH Room 100 | This bill directs the labor commissioner, in consultation with the department of business and economic affairs, to create and distribute a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace. |
| Support | SB516 | relative to prohibiting collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join a labor union. | Commerce | Tue 3/19 | 9:15 AM | SH Room 100 | This bill prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join a labor union. |
| Support | HB1066 | relative to the graduation requirement of filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). | Education | Tue 3/19 | 10:00 AM | LOB Room 101 | This bill changes the requirement for school districts, public academies, and chartered public schools to provide information to students on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and repeals the reporting requirement on the number of students provided in-person school assistance on completing the FAFSA. |
| Support | HB1105 | relative to application of a local tax cap. | Election Law and Municipal Affairs | Tue 3/19 | 9:50 AM | LOB Room 103 | This bill provides clarification that all recommended appropriations in the warrant are included when determining the estimated amount of local taxes to be raised for the fiscal year under the local tax cap. |
| Of Interest | HB609 | (New Title) relative to the site evaluation committee for energy facility siting. | Energy and Natural Resources | Tue 3/19 | 9:45 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill revises the member of the site evaluation committee for energy facility siting and eliminates subcommittees. |
| Oppose | SB593 | relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones. | Judiciary | Tue 3/19 | 1:00 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill prohibits carrying a firearm in a safe school zone. |
| Of Interest | HB1186 | relative to firearm purchaser’s privacy. | Judiciary | Tue 3/19 | 1:30 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill prohibits the assigning of a specific merchant code to the sale of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories. This bill further provides a mechanism for enforcement of this prohibition. |
| Of Interest | HB314 | relative to the expectation of privacy in the collection and use of personal information. | Judiciary | Tue 3/19 | 1:45 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. |
| Support | HB470 | relative to fentanyl test strips and other drug checking equipment. | Judiciary | Tue 3/19 | 2:15 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill amends the definition of drug paraphernalia to exclude drug checking equipment and authorizes the use of drug checking equipment. |
| Of Interest | SB303 | relative to the use of renewable energy funds by the department of energy. | Science, Technology and Energy | Tue 3/19 | 9:30 AM | LOB Room 302-304 | This bill adds battery storage projects to uses of the renewable energy fund, deletes a required renewable generation incentive program, and authorizes a political subdivision incentive, rebate, or grant program using the fund. The bill also modifies the reporting date by the department of energy concerning the renewable energy fund. This bill is a request of the department of energy. |
| Of Interest | SB391 | relative to electric grid interconnection for certain customer generators. | Science, Technology and Energy | Tue 3/19 | 10:30 AM | LOB Room 302-304 | This bill requires the department of energy to begin rulemaking for the purposes of setting uniform procedures for distributed energy resources that are proposed for interconnection to the electrical infrastructure. |
| Oppose | HB1217 | relative to an exception to allow the state or a municipality to use video monitoring to identify the cause of damage to historic covered bridges. | Transportation | Tue 3/19 | 1:10 PM | LOB Room 101 | This bill allows the state or a municipality to use video monitoring to identify the cause of damage to historic covered bridges. |
| Support | SB510 | relative to sale of a vehicle to a Massachusetts resident. | Transportation | Tue 3/19 | 2:00 PM | LOB Room 203 | This bill eliminates the requirement that a retail motor vehicle dealer submit a form notifying the New Hampshire department of motor vehicles of a sale of a vehicle to a Massachusetts resident. |
| Of Interest | SB322 | (New Title) relative to licenses to carry and immunity for law enforcement officers issuing certain firearms licenses. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 3/20 | 11:30 AM | LOB Room 202-204 | This bill requires a license authorizing an individual to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in this state to include the name, title, and signature of the person issuing the license. This bill further provides immunity to law enforcement officers who in good faith issue licenses under RSA 159:6 or 159:8 from any liability arising from certain actions by the firearm licensee. |
| Oppose | SB414 | relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 3/20 | 1:30 PM | LOB Room 202-204 | This bill sets a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting. |
| Oppose | HB1292 | relative to coverage of children under the state retiree insurance plan. | Executive Departments and Administration | Wed 3/20 | 9:15 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill removes the requirement that young adult children covered under a retired state employee’s insurance plan be full-time students. |
| Support | HB1140 | relative to requirements for homeowner installations of septic systems. | Executive Departments and Administration | Wed 3/20 | 10:00 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill enables a homeowner to install a new or replacement waste disposal system in their own domicile without a permit. |
| Of Interest | SB327 | providing penalties for the assault or harassment of sports officials. | Judiciary | Wed 3/20 | 10:45 AM | LOB Room 206-208 | This bill permits courts to impose a ban on individuals convicted of certain offenses against a sports official from participating in sports events in this state for a specified amount of time. |