• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 59 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 14 and opposition of 6 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 45 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 20 and opposition of 2 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB342	relative to the approval process for new construction.	Commerce	Tue 1/21	2:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill allows property owners to build on their property without seeking a variance for minimum lot size or lot coverage if the proposed building density conforms to that of the surrounding neighborhood, as verified by the local planning board.
Support	HB296	relative to issuing building permits along private roads.	Commerce	Tue 4/15	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill adds an alternative condition and provides another pathway to authorization for local governing bodies to erect buildings along private roads and adds additional requirements for subdivisions creating new lots.
Support	HB685	permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing.	Commerce	Tue 4/15	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill updates the definition of manufactured housing, and establishes the requirement that manufactured housing must be permitted in all residential zoned areas within every municipality in the state, overriding any local zoning ordinances that prohibit or unreasonably restrict its placement.
Support	HB382	(New Title) relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.	Commerce	Tue 4/15	10:05 AM	SH Room 100	This bill amends the amount of accessory parking that municipalities can require for residential units.
Support	HB413	relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits.	Commerce	Tue 4/15	10:35 AM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Extends the existing 5-year exemption for subdivision plats to 7 years and increases the preliminary step from 2 years to 3 years. II. Changes the building code and fire code appeals process, limiting the jurisdiction of the local building code board of appeals to hearing decisions made under local amendments to those codes. III. Provides that decisions of the building code review board regarding decisions of the fire marshal and local building code board of appeals may be appealed to superior court or the housing appeals board.
Support	HB68	making best interest placements within the same school district mandatory in the absence of a valid reason to deny the placement.	Education	Tue 4/15	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires superintendents to approve student requests for reassignment within the same school district, and requires superintendents to provide written reasons to parents for denials of requests.
Support	HB235	relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents.	Education	Tue 4/15	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill amends the educator code of conduct to include responsibility to parents.
Oppose	SB204	relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide meals to students during school hours, reimbursing schools for meals provided to students at no cost, and making an appropriation therefor.	Education Funding	Tue 4/15	12:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill authorizes school boards to raise eligibility for free meals, requires the department of education to reimburse schools who raise eligibility, and provides an appropriation therefor.
Support	SB295	(New Title) relative to education freedom accounts.	Education Funding	Tue 4/15	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill: I. Increases the number of students eligible for education freedom accounts by removing household income thresholds. II. Removes certain conditions tied to education freedom account funds.
Support	HB340	relative to electioneering by public employees.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 4/15	9:30 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill defines electioneering in relation to public employees
Support	HB464	(New Title) prohibiting certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 4/15	9:45 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill prohibits certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots.
Support	HB474	requiring a second witness at the counting of write-in votes.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 4/15	10:00 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill requires a second witness who is another sworn-in election official if a moderator uses a ballot counting device’s printed or digitally displayed images to count write-in votes in place of examining each ballot to obtain the name of the person who received a write-in vote.
Oppose	HB171	establishing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new landfills.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/15	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new landfills.
Oppose	HB707	(New Title) requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/15	9:15 AM	SH Room 103	The bill requires the department to modify rules to avoid significant harms to human health and the environment, and changes the enabling statute of the department of environmental services solid waste division to require the department to consider health and the environment when making future rules.
Oppose	SB302	requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 4/15	9:30 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires background checks for solid waste facility owners including partners and managers.
Support	SB229	relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 4/15	9:45 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill allows the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat and removes the prospective repeal of the provisions governing the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat.
Support	SB84	relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing.	Housing	Tue 4/15	10:00 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill sets maximum lot sizes for single-family residential uses based on the type of infrastructure servicing the lot.
Support	SB163	prohibiting local moratoria and limitations on building permits.	Housing	Tue 4/15	11:30 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill repeals the authority for a local legislative body to adopt an ordinance establishing a temporary moratoria and limitations on building permits and the approval of subdivisions and site plans.
Support	SB281	prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.	Housing	Tue 4/15	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill changes the requirements that allow a building to be constructed on a lot adjacent to a class VI roadway.
Support	SB282	relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings.	Housing	Tue 4/15	1:30 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill allows residential buildings between 6 and 4 floors above grade to have only one stairway under certain conditions.
Support	SB170	(New Title) relative to development and related requirements in cities, towns, and municipalities.	Housing	Tue 4/15	2:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill: I. Prohibits cities, towns, and municipalities from restricting certain development-related activities. II. Requires cities, towns, and municipalities to allow for septic systems, wells, electric systems, drainage structures, and other utilities to be placed in open spaces or perimeter buffers of subdivisions. III. Prohibits cities, towns, and municipalities from mandating that occupants of housing units be related by blood or marriage. IV. Adopts limits on road frontage requirements and setbacks for lot lines to improve housing density, ensuring these requirements are consistent with existing shoreland protection and environmental standards.
Support	HB226	relative to the use of drug checking equipment.	Judiciary	Tue 4/15	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill amends and adds definitions to the Controlled Drug Act to exclude drug checking equipment from being considered drug paraphernalia and authorizes the use of drug checking equipment.
Support	HB190	relative to therapeutic cannabis possession limits.	Judiciary	Tue 4/15	1:20 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	HB380	relative to penalties for criminal violations of the therapeutic use of cannabis.	Judiciary	Tue 4/15	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill amends the penalty for the unauthorized sale of cannabis by a qualifying patient or designated caregiver.
Support	HB198	relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public.	Judiciary	Tue 4/15	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	This bill legalizes the possession of a certain amount of cannabis for persons 21 years or older and prohibits public consumption of cannabis.
Support	HB528	(New Title) amending the penalties for the possession and use of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older.	Judiciary	Tue 4/15	1:50 PM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies the penalties for a person 18 years of age or older to obtain, purchase, transport, possess, or use psilocybin.
Support	SB19	relative to hotel and motel operations.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/16	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill: I. Repeals the requirement that hotel keepers post a notice of rental rates in hotel rooms. II. Repeals the requirement that motel operators place signs displaying rates for rental units.
Support	SB24	allowing students under age 21 to taste wine in educational settings.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/16	1:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill allows students under age 21 to taste wine in certain educational settings.
Oppose	SB80	consolidating licensing, auditing, and enforcement responsibilities for wholesale and retail e-cigarettes sales under the liquor commission.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/16	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill consolidates licensing, auditing, and enforcement responsibilities for wholesale and retail e-cigarettes sales under the liquor commission. The bill also provides for tobacco tax certificates to be issued by the department of revenue administration and licenses issued by the liquor commission.
Support	SB87	relative to one day liquor license requirements and making salons and barber shops eligible for on-premise licenses.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/16	2:45 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill allows for-profit organizations to receive a one day liquor license and makes barber shops, salons, and spas eligible for on-premises licenses.
Support	SB89	enabling non-citizens who are legally authorized to work in the United States to deliver alcohol.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/16	3:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill enables non-citizens who are legally authorized to work in the United States to deliver alcohol.
Of Interest	HB598	establishing a committee to study data sources of all entities operated by all branches of government that are or are potentially made available to the public, identify the data formats of those sources, and recommend legislation to standardize types and formats of data output from all or select governmental entities.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/16	9:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes a committee to study data sources of all entities operated by all three branches of government that are or are potentially made available to the public, identify the data formats of those sources, and recommend legislation to standardize types and formats of data output from all or select governmental entities.
Support	HB428	prohibiting municipal amendments to the state building code.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/16	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill prohibits local legislative bodies from making any new changes to the state building codes.
Support	HB559	relative to staffing requirements in emergency medical transport vehicles.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/16	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill provides that not more than one emergency medical care provider shall be required to provide care to a patient during transport in an ambulance or other emergency medical service vehicle.
Support	HB548	relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities that operate on a membership-based business model.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/16	10:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill exempts direct-pay health care facilities from certain licensing requirements and policies in RSA 151:2-f as well as the moratorium on licensing and bed capacity in RSA 151:2, VI(a) provided that the facility is not a nursing home or skilled nursing facility. The bill also establishes a patient’s bill of right for direct-pay facilities and directs the department of health and human services to study direct-pay models.
Of Interest	HB705	relative to health care cost transparency.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/16	10:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires health plans to disclose specific pricing information regarding covered items and services. The bill is contingent upon finalization of federal guidance under Presidential Executive Order 14221.
Oppose	SB243	relative to the child care scholarship program.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 4/16	2:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to adopt administrative rules regarding payments for child care providers, the child care scholarship presumptive eligibility pilot program, and the child care scholarship application process study.
Support	SB141	extending the time to petition for a new trial in certain cases.	Judiciary	Wed 4/16	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill creates an exception to the 3-year timeframe to petition for a new trial.
Support	SB268	permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.	Judiciary	Wed 4/16	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill provides a definition for “biological sex” and provides that certain designations by biological sex do not constitute unlawful discrimination.
Support	SB27	relative to dwellings over water.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 4/16	10:00 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill allows improvements to certain dwellings over water.
Oppose	SB241	relative to construction of a public pier on Hampton Beach and making an appropriation therefor.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 4/16	10:45 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill establishes and makes an appropriation to the Hampton Beach State Park pier fund, a dedicated fund to be administered by the division of parks and recreation for the purpose of siting, permitting, designing, and constructing a public pier at Hampton Beach.
Support	HB557	relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot.	Education Finance	Thu 4/17	1:00 PM	SH Room 103	This bill requires the printing of certain information on the school budget ballot.
Support	HB771	relative to funding for open enrollment schools.	Education Finance	Thu 4/17	1:20 PM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Changes how funding for open enrollment schools is sent and received. II. Requires school districts to establish a line item in their operating budgets that reflects expenditures for open enrollment tuition costs.
Oppose	SB29	relative to membership, jurisdiction, and reports of the health care workplace safety commission and relative to health care facility reporting requirements under the workplace violence prevention program.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 4/17	11:15 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill adds a representative of Hampstead hospital to the health care workplace safety commission, requires monthly reporting of incidents to the department of labor, repeals an exemption for state operated health care facilities from jurisdiction of the commission, and clarifies that annual reports of the commission are not confidential. The bill is a request of the health care workplace safety commission.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 69 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 12 and opposition of 10 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 69 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 19 and opposition of 4 with 1 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	SB97	relative to intra-district public school transfers.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 4/7	11:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill authorizes parents to transfer their children to other schools within their resident district as long as such school has the capacity to accommodate the student.
Support	SB217	relative to public notice of historic tax rates and tax impacts of proposed projects.	Municipal and County Government	Mon 4/7	10:15 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires cities and towns to provide public notice of historical tax rates and proposed building projects.
Support	SB78	relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.	Municipal and County Government	Mon 4/7	10:35 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill removes the zoning board of adjustment’s discretion for determining when to take an appeal and replaces it with a non-discretionary 30-day period.
Support	SB105	enabling towns to adopt budget caps.	Municipal and County Government	Mon 4/7	10:45 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill enables towns to adopt budget caps.
Of Interest	SB108	relative to the department of energy.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 4/7	1:30 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill transfers specific regulatory and adjudicative responsibilities from the public utilities commission to the department of energy, including prohibiting unauthorized telecommunications service provision, protecting ratepayer communication preferences, and refining net energy metering, assessment, complaint, investigation, and aggregation procedures.
Support	HB649	removing the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminating funding for the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund.	Commerce	Tue 4/8	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill removes the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminates funding for the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund.
Oppose	HB406	relative to the formation of fraudulent businesses.	Commerce	Tue 4/8	10:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Establishes a registry of registered agents for New Hampshire businesses. II. Allows corporations to restate their articles of incorporation. III. Enables the secretary of state to verify and prevent fraudulent business formations. IV. Creates penalties for individuals who fraudulently formulate businesses. The bill is a request of the secretary of state.
Support	HB319	(New Title) relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten.	Education	Tue 4/8	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill removes the requirement that school districts provide transportation to half-day kindergarten students.
Support	HB230	relative to the adoption of public health ordinances by municipalities.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 4/8	9:30 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill changes when town public health officials may make regulations relating to public health.
Of Interest	HB265	requiring that a public body’s meeting minutes include start and end times of the meeting and the printed name and signature of the recording secretary	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 4/8	9:45 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill requires that public meeting minutes be documented with the start time, end time, and recording secretary’s signature.
Support	HB517	(New Title) repealing certain outreach and marketing requirements under the Granite State paid family leave plan.	Finance	Tue 4/8	1:15 PM	SH Room 103	This bill repeals the requirement that the state engage in certain outreach and marketing activities to increase awareness of the Granite State paid family leave plan.
Support	SB91	allowing one-time special appraisals of residences located in commercial zones.	Housing	Tue 4/8	9:30 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill allows owners of a residence in an industrial or commercial zone to file one application for a special appraisal of the residence based on its current use as a residence.
Support	SB188	allowing independent permitting and inspections, and allowing local governments to authorize licensed engineers and architects to perform building code inspections.	Housing	Tue 4/8	11:00 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill: I. Allows independent third-parties, hired by the property owner, to inspect land, buildings, and structures to determine compliance with state and local building codes. II. Establishes private providers as an alternative to local enforcement agencies for conducting building code inspections and plan reviews.
Support	SB281	prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.	Housing	Tue 4/8	11:30 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill changes the requirements that allow a building to be constructed on a lot adjacent to a class VI roadway.
Support	SB282	relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings.	Housing	Tue 4/8	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill allows residential buildings between 6 and 4 floors above grade to have only one stairway under certain conditions.
Support	SB283	relative to the calculation of floor-area-ratios under local building ordinances.	Housing	Tue 4/8	1:30 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill requires municipalities to exclude below-grade areas from floor-area-ratio (FAR) calculations and review and adjust height limitations as needed to maximize capacity and height potential for new construction.
Support	SB284	relative to the required maximum number of residential parking spaces.	Housing	Tue 4/8	2:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill limits residential parking spaces to one per unit, with exceptions for certain workforce housing and multi-family developments.
Support	SB170	(New Title) relative to development and related requirements in cities, towns, and municipalities.	Housing	Tue 4/8	2:30 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill: I. Prohibits cities, towns, and municipalities from restricting certain development-related activities. II. Requires cities, towns, and municipalities to allow for septic systems, wells, electric systems, drainage structures, and other utilities to be placed in open spaces or perimeter buffers of subdivisions. III. Prohibits cities, towns, and municipalities from mandating that occupants of housing units be related by blood or marriage. IV. Adopts limits on road frontage requirements and setbacks for lot lines to improve housing density, ensuring these requirements are consistent with existing shoreland protection and environmental standards.
Support	HB522	relative to the expectation of privacy in personal information maintained by the state.	Judiciary	Tue 4/8	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes an expectation of privacy in personal information maintained by the state.
Support	HB146	relative to the use of body-worn cameras.	Judiciary	Tue 4/8	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies the scenarios requiring retention of body-worn camera recordings to include violation-level cases.
Oppose	SB28	relative to workers’ compensation claims involving emergency responders with acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 4/8	9:30 AM	LOB Room 307	This bill provides that “date of injury” for purposes of workers’ compensation claims by emergency responders with acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder shall be determined in accordance with the statute governing date of injury for occupational disease or cumulative trauma.
Oppose	SB169	requiring employers to provide certain information regarding cost sharing to employees receiving workers’ compensation benefits.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 4/8	10:30 AM	LOB Room 307	This bill requires employers who provide supplemental pay to employees receiving workers’ compensation benefits to notify the employee with a breakdown of payments, anticipated financial adjustments, employee costs of withholdings, and method of payment options.
Oppose	SB14	relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/9	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill adds mandatory minimum sentences for certain fentanyl-related offenses.
Oppose	SB15	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 4/9	10:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill sets a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
Oppose	SB54	relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/9	11:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill modifies periods of suspension under different circumstances stemming from a refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration. This bill further modifies the penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.
Oppose	SB49	establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/9	2:00 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of small unmanned aircraft systems. This bill is at the request of the department of safety.
Support	SB34	relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 4/9	9:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires schools to obtain parental consent for each new service that is provided to a student under the Medicaid to schools program. The bill also requires certain legislative policy committees to receive reports regarding the Medicaid to schools program.
Support	HB509	relative to the contents of the attorney general’s annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/9	9:50 AM	SH Room 103	This bill changes the requirements for the annual report from the attorney general concerning forfeitures of personal property.
Support	HB267	relative to animal chiropractors.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/9	10:50 AM	SH Room 103	This bill exempts individuals with degrees in veterinary medicine or chiropractics 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	HB233	(New Title) requiring meetings of the New Hampshire vaccine association to be audio and video recorded and published on its website within 48 hours.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/9	1:20 PM	SH Room 103	This bill requires meetings of the New Hampshire vaccine association to be audio and video recorded and published on its website within 48 hours.
Support	HB679	relative to immunization requirements.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/9	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that no childhood immunization requirement shall require a vaccine that has not been shown in clinical trials to prevent transmission of any disease.
Support	HB357	relative to the department of health and human services’ rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/9	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill limits childhood immunization requirements to diseases identified in statute. The bill removes the authority of the commissioner of health and human services to adopt rules requiring immunization for additional childhood diseases.
Support	HB358	relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/9	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a parent or legal guardian may claim an exemption from childhood immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief by providing a signed statement to that effect. The bill removes the statutory reference to a form used for such purpose.
Support	HB94	relative to coverage of circumcision under the state Medicaid plan.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/9	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	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.
Oppose	SB37	relative to residential care and health facility licensing.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 4/9	10:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill revises residential care and health facility licensing requirements by (1) requiring licensed residential care facilities to have quality assurance programs; (2) requiring the results of investigations and inspections to be posted on the department of health and human services website; (3) removing a redundant reference to administrative fines; (4) changing the term “hospital” to the term “facility;” and (5) removing the word “continuing” from the initial education requirements and replacing the term “ongoing training” with continuing education in the annual training requirement.
Oppose	SB119	relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 4/9	1:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill directs pharmacists to dispense brand name drugs to Medicaid beneficiaries when the brand name drug is on the department of health and human services preferred drug list. The bill also directs the department to develop a standing order for certain Medicaid-covered, over-the-counter medications, medical supplies, and laboratory tests when deemed medically necessary and cost effective by the department. The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
Oppose	SB263	criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child.	Judiciary	Wed 4/9	2:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill criminalizes and creates a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child.
Oppose	HB309	relative to making electronic rent payments optional.	Commerce	Thu 4/10	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits landlords from requiring a tenant or prospective tenant to pay by electronic funds transfers.
Support	HB631	(New Title) permitting residential building in commercial zoning.	Commerce	Thu 4/10	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires municipalities to permit multi-family residential development on commercially zoned land, with stipulations for infrastructure and exemptions for adaptive reuse.
Support	HB90	relative to the definition of part-time teachers.	Education	Thu 4/10	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill defines “part-time teacher.”
Support	HB741	allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.	Education	Thu 4/10	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill allows parents to send their children to public schools outside of their resident district.
Oppose	HB250	enabling local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs.	Energy and Natural Resources	Thu 4/10	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill enables local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs.
Oppose	HB355	relative to the membership of the solid waste working group.	Energy and Natural Resources	Thu 4/10	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill changes a member on the solid waste working group and extends the due dates for interim and final reports.
Support	HB207	relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors.	Judiciary	Thu 4/10	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	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	HB381	exempting firearms and firearm accessories manufactured for in-state use only from the National Firearm Act.	Judiciary	Thu 4/10	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill exempts firearms and firearm accessories manufactured for in-state use only from the National Firearm Act.
Support	HB551	repealing the license to sell pistols and revolvers.	Judiciary	Thu 4/10	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill repeals the local licensing requirement for the sale of pistols and revolvers.
Oppose	SB267	relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 4/11	1:30 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes a mandatory $500 fine for engaging in prostitution as a patron, in addition to any other penalty, and directs that the funds are to be forwarded to the department of justice for the purposes of funding the New Hampshire human trafficking collaborative task force. This bill also enhances the penalty for paying, agreeing to pay, or offering to pay another person to engage in sexual contact or penetration with the payor or another person from a misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor.

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Of the 0 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 56 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 13 and opposition of 3 with 1 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB649	removing the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminating funding for the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund.	Commerce	Tue 4/1	9:50 AM	SH Room 100	This bill removes the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminates funding for the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund.
Support	HB319	(New Title) relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten.	Education	Tue 4/1	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill removes the requirement that school districts provide transportation to half-day kindergarten students.
Support	HB107	relative to political advertising printed in newspapers, periodicals, or billboards.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 4/1	9:15 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill removes the requirement to mark political advertising printed in newspapers, periodicals or billboards as “political advertising.”
Support	HB672	to allow for off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/1	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill defines “off-grid electricity providers” and establishes a specific category for off-grid electricity providers, exempting them from certain regulations as long as they remain independent from the regulated electric grid.
Support	HB779	allowing the sale of rabbit meat in intrastate commerce.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/1	10:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows for the sale of uninspected rabbit meat in intrastate commerce.
Oppose	HB468	establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.	Judiciary	Tue 4/1	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of small unmanned aircraft systems.
Support	HB231	(New Title) prohibiting school district personnel from transporting students to medical or mental health appointments, visits, or procedures without parental consent.	Education	Wed 4/2	1:15 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires school districts to create a policy prohibiting school district personnel from transporting any student who is a minor for any medical, mental health, or health-related procedures, appointments, or visits without knowledge and approval of a parent or guardian unless he or she is following a published school district emergency health or medical protocol or policy.
Support	HB435	relative to the definition of professional engineer.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/2	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill clarifies that the “practice of engineering” for purposes of the regulation of professional engineers does not include any professional service or creative work performed in the fields of information technology, information security, electronics, digital systems, or computing.
Oppose	HB64	relative to extending hiring preferences for military members and their spouses to the state and private businesses, and establishing purchase preferences for disabled veterans and military spouses regarding state supply purchases.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/2	10:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill expands the definition of veteran for purposes of veteran hiring and employment preferences to include a veteran’s spouse and any active duty service member regardless of length of service. This bill also extends employment preferences for veterans or their spouse to include veteran owned suppliers of goods and services in dealings with the state.
Support	HB117	relative to the substitution of biological products.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/2	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill modifies the definition of “interchangeable biological product” and allows for interchangeable biological products to be provided by pharmacists subject to certain restrictions.
Support	HB223	relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities that operate within 15 miles of a critical access hospital.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/2	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill exempts ambulatory surgical centers, emergency medical care centers, birthing centers, drop-in or walk-in care centers, dialysis centers, and special health care services from the notice and consent requirements for establishment within 15 miles of a critical access hospital.
Of Interest	HB204	relative to criteria for reporting child support delinquencies to federal agencies.	Children and Family Law	Thu 4/3	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires the department of health and human services to ensure that the automated system of reporting child support delinquencies meets, but does not exceed, federal guidelines. The bill also directs the department to provide the amount of the arrearage to the requesting agency.
Support	HB189	defining “clean energy” and the department of energy’s 10-year state energy strategy to include new technology small-scale nuclear energy, renewable energy, and fuel diversity; and, removing references to the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board.	Energy and Natural Resources	Thu 4/3	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill defines “clean energy” to mean small-scale nuclear energy and renewable energy, and makes it part of the department of energy’s 10-year state energy strategy. This bill also removes reference to the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board.
Support	HB504	relative to the state energy policy.	Energy and Natural Resources	Thu 4/3	9:20 AM	SH Room 100	This bill revises the state energy policy to promote affordable, reliable, diverse, and secure energy resources for the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.
Support	HB682	relative to the office of offshore wind industry, the offshore and port development commission, and the office of energy innovation.	Energy and Natural Resources	Thu 4/3	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Removes the office of offshore wind industry development from the office of energy innovation. II. Repeals the offshore wind industry workforce training center committee and the offshore and port development commission. III. Moves the grid modernization advisory council and the hydrogen advisory council to the office of energy innovation.
Support	HB218	relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.	Judiciary	Thu 4/3	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides victims of crime with a right to request a free initial police report and, following the conclusion of the investigation or case, a free copy of the complete case file.
Oppose	HB59	relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.	Judiciary	Thu 4/3	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes felony-level offenses for assaults on firefighters, emergency medical care providers, and law enforcement and for assaults specifically targeting law enforcement officers.

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Of the 4 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 1 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 42 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 13 and opposition of 4 with 1 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB225	relative to the employment of military spouses in the event of involuntary deployment of service member.	Commerce	Tue 3/25	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides employment protections to the spouses of military service members who are involuntarily mobilized in support of war, national emergency, or contingency operations.
Support	HB150	enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale.	Commerce	Tue 3/25	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill defines commercial kitchen equipment and allows for its use in homestead food operations.
Oppose	HB304	relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens.	Commerce	Tue 3/25	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill details labeling requirements for food products produced in homestead kitchens.
Support	HB577	relative to modifying the definition of ADUs.	Commerce	Tue 3/25	10:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill expands accessory dwelling units by right to include detached units, adds definitions related to accessory dwelling units, and increases the maximum square footage.
Oppose	HB86	increasing the cost of service for notice of civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs to the rate for certified mail.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/25	9:15 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill increases the cost of service for notice of civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs to the rate for certified mail.
Of Interest	HB99	relative to a waiver from property taxes for disabled veterans.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/25	9:45 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill increases the range of the optional tax credit for service-connected total disability.
Support	HB87	prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/25	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill prohibits the posting of land not owned by the poster and creates a penalty therefor.
Support	HB211	relative to the use of air rifles for hunting game.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/25	9:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Allows the taking of game in New Hampshire with air rifles. II. Further defines “air rifle.” III. Requires the fish and game commission to make rules creating and administering a hunting tag program for air rifle hunting.
Support	HB508	relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/25	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill decreases the gross utility revenue of all excepted local exchange carriers, and all providers’ gross revenue received from New Hampshire retail customers for a VoIP service or an IP-enabled service.
Oppose	HB493	requiring education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 3/25	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill requires education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
Support	HB51	relative to hemp-derived cannabinoids and the definition of cannabis in therapeutic cannabis.	Judiciary	Tue 3/25	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Eliminates “seeds” from the definition of “cannabis” concerning therapeutic cannabis. II. Permits alternative treatment centers to purchase non-intoxicating hemp cannabinoids for use in products.
Support	HB53	permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.	Judiciary	Tue 3/25	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.
Support	HB196	(New Title) relative to annulling certain cannabis possession offenses.	Judiciary	Tue 3/25	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires the annulment of misdemeanor or violation-level offenses for possession of cannabis prior to January 1, 2025 upon petition.
Support	HB75	legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older.	Judiciary	Tue 3/25	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill legalizes the possession and use of cannabis for persons 21 years of age and older.
Support	HB302	relative to enabling the state treasury to invest in precious metals and digital assets.	Ways and Means	Tue 3/25	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill enables the state treasurer to invest state funds into precious metals and digital assets.
Support	HB85	relative to temporary licensure for student respiratory therapists.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/26	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows for the temporary licensure of student respiratory therapists and authorizes the office of professional licensure and certification, in consultation with the advisory board of respiratory care practitioners, to adopt rules governing this temporary licensure.
Oppose	HB64	relative to extending hiring preferences for military members and their spouses to the state and private businesses, and establishing purchase preferences for disabled veterans and military spouses regarding state supply purchases.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/26	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill expands the definition of veteran for purposes of veteran hiring and employment preferences to include a veteran’s spouse and any active duty service member regardless of length of service. This bill also extends employment preferences for veterans or their spouse to include veteran owned suppliers of goods and services in dealings with the state.
Support	HB55	(New Title) relative to the Selective Service Compliance Act.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/26	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill relocates the Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act from RSA chapter 187-A to chapter 112, and removes the state university’s requirement to enforce selective service registration.
Support	HB63	relative to the use of nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/26	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows authorized entities, including schools, camps, and day care facilities, to possess and administer epinephrine nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis. The law currently permits epinephrine administration through auto-injectors.
Support	HB126	relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/26	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill clarifies exceptions to the 34-day limit on prescriptions for controlled drugs and permits a pharmacist to fill a prescription for a 92-day supply of injectable androgen under certain circumstances.