• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 62 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 5 with 5 being of interest.
Of the 57 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 4 with 6 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	SB417	relative to out-of-home placements for children.	Children and Family Law	Tue 4/23	2:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	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. The bill also makes appropriations to the department of health and human services and the judicial branch to support implementation of the act.
Of Interest	HB1559	repealing the chapter relative to cash dispensing machines.	Commerce	Tue 4/23	10:20 AM	SH Room 100	This bill repeals RSA 399-F relative to cash dispensing machines. This is a request by the banking department.
Of Interest	HB1241	(New Title) relative to the regulation of money transmitters and relative to license applications and renewals for certain consumer credit entities.	Commerce	Tue 4/23	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill adopts the model money transmission modernization act. This bill also adjusts renewal procedures for certain consumer credit entities to align with those in the model money transmission.
Oppose	HB1178	relative to an employee’s unused earned time.	Commerce	Tue 4/23	11:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires an employer to pay an employee for unused earned time.
Of Interest	SB173	relative to surprise medical bills.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Tue 4/23	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill enacts, at the state level, the same requirements and prohibitions as exist under the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) regarding payments to, and billing by, out-of-network providers of emergency medical services and out-of-network providers of any health care service rendered at an in-network facility. As under the NSA, this bill requires health carriers to cover out-of-network emergency services and services provided at an in-network facility by out-of-network providers in the same manner as if the services were provided by an in-network provider or facility. It requires the health carrier to pay the out-of-network provider or facility a rate that is determined either through open negotiation between the parties or through a fair value independent review process made available by the insurance commissioner using the same fair value standards as are established in the NSA and the same independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities as are certified under the federal IDR process. Under this bill, upo
Support	HB1288	relative to establishing certain due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty members facing disciplinary actions by state institutions of higher learning.	Education	Tue 4/23	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill establishes certain due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty members facing disciplinary actions by state institutions of higher learning.
Oppose	HB1103	relative to revising the penalties of the shoreland protection act.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/23	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill revises the penalties of the shoreland protection act.
Oppose	HB1649	relative to prohibiting certain products with intentionally added PFAS.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/23	9:50 AM	SH Room 103	This bill restricts the use of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in certain consumer products sold in New Hampshire. The bill also makes appropriations to the department of environmental services to fund an additional position and to fund the PFAS products control program.
Of Interest	SB406	(New Title) making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase rates for shelter programs.	Finance	Tue 4/23	10:00 AM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase rates for shelter programs.
Oppose	HB1678	establishing a New Hampshire farm to school local food incentive pilot program.	Finance	Tue 4/23	1:30 PM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes a New Hampshire farm to school local food incentive pilot program.
Of Interest	HB1573	(New Title) making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to enhance oversight of children in residential placements.	Judiciary	Tue 4/23	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to enhance oversight of children in court-ordered, residential placements. The bill also directs the department of health and human services to submit a quarterly report to the legislature and the office of the child advocate regarding implementation of the act and state oversight of children in residential placements.
Of Interest	HB1339	(New Title) relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition.	Judiciary	Tue 4/23	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides a procedure for conducting a discretionary background check prior to the return of firearms and/or ammunition in a court proceeding.
Oppose	SB538	relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 4/23	9:30 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill establishes a tax relief program for office conversion to residences; enables municipalities to allow its governing body to adopt certain zoning ordinance changes; and adds additional authority in zoning powers for parking requirements and lot size requirements related to sewer infrastructure.
Of Interest	SB471	relative to adding a speed limit of 45 miles per hour on rural highways.	Transportation	Tue 4/23	10:40 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill adds a speed limit of 45 miles per hour on rural highways.
Oppose	SB365	relative to the sale or use of lithium-ion batteries for electric bicycles, scooters, or personal electric mobility devices.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/24	1:45 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill prohibits sales of lithium-ion batteries and electric bicycles or electric scooters that have not been certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
Oppose	SB334	relative to providing for the issuance of bonds and other obligations by the business finance authority of the state of New Hampshire to finance student loans.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/24	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill includes the business finance authority of the state of New Hampshire as an entity authorized to issue bonds and other obligations to finance student loans.
Of Interest	SB373	relative to the state building code.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/24	11:30 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill updates the state building code definition.
Support	HB1283	relative to end of life options.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/24	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes a procedure for an individual with terminal illness to receive medical assistance in dying through the self administration of medication. The bill establishes criteria for the prescription of such medication and establishes reporting requirements and penalties for misuse or noncompliance.
Of Interest	HB318	(Second New Title) relative to magistrates, bail commissioners, the standards applicable to and the administration of bail, and making appropriations.	Judiciary	Wed 4/24	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Establishes magistrates and provides them duties and requirements. II. Makes various amendments governing the standards applicable to and the administration of bail. III. Establishes an electronic monitoring program for certain criminal defendants and provides various appropriations to allow for the development and implementation of such a program. IV. Makes amendments to the amount of the bail commissioner’s fee and makes other amendments to the duties and educational requirements for bail commissioners. V. Establishes a judicial training coordinator and establishes training requirements for judges and certain judicial employees. VI. Makes additional appropriations to the judicial branch.
Support	HB1151	(New Title) relative to the carrying of alcoholic beverages on hotel premises and monthly deposits from the liquor commission to the general fund.	Ways and Means	Wed 4/24	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows a guest of a hotel to purchase a drink at a hotel bar or restaurant and carry it back to the guest’s room. This bill also requires the liquor commission to make a monthly deposit to the general fund.
Oppose	SB352	establishing an early detection cancer screening pilot program for active and retired firefighters.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Thu 4/25	9:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes an early detection cancer screening pilot program in the department of safety, division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services, for retired and full-time active firefighters New Hampshire.
Support	SB402	(New Title) relative to allowing pharmacists to administer influenza, COVID-19, and other FDA licensed vaccines without explicit approval from the general court.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Thu 4/25	1:45 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill allows pharmacists to administer influenza, COVID-19, and other FDA licensed vaccines without explicit approval from the general court.
Oppose	SB559	(New Title) relative to the New Hampshire vaccine association.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Thu 4/25	2:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill defines biological products for purposes of the assessment determination by the New Hampshire vaccine association.
Support	HB1350	relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits.	Judiciary	Thu 4/25	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill increases qualifying patients’ limit on possession of therapeutic cannabis from 2 to 4 ounces, and increases the amount they may obtain in a 10-day period from 2 to 4 ounces.
Support	HB1539	relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses.	Judiciary	Thu 4/25	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows for additional annulments, resentencings, or discontinuations of prosecutions for certain cannabis offenses.
Of Interest	HB1633	relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.	Judiciary	Thu 4/25	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes procedures for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis; the licensing and regulation of cannabis establishments; and makes appropriations therefor.