• 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 100 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 6 with 12 being of interest.
Of the 73 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 18 and opposition of 18 with 11 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB1457	relative to chain of custody of ballot boxes after an election.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 4/4	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies the retention policy for ballot boxes.
Of Interest	SB326	(New Title) relative to developing a plan to create the office of early childhood.	Children and Family Law	Tue 4/5	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill directs the commissioner of the department of health and human services, in consultation with the commissioners of the departments of education and administrative services, the office of the child advocate, and the council for thriving children, to develop a plan to create an office of early childhood.
Support	HB314	relative to homestead food operation licensure.	Commerce	Tue 4/5	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill makes an adjustment to the maximum annual gross sales of food by a homestead food operation.
Support	HB1282	relative to the records of communication common carriers.	Commerce	Tue 4/5	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits a communications common carrier from releasing customer information to a government entity unless requested pursuant to a valid search warrant or an exception to the warrant requirement.
Support	HB1089	(New Title) relative to the unenforceability of noncompete agreements upon termination of an employee for noncompliance with a medical intervention mandate.	Commerce	Tue 4/5	9:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a noncompete agreement between an employer and an employee who is terminated for refusing to comply with an employer-mandated medical intervention shall be unenforceable against such employee.
Of Interest	HB1367	relative to civics instruction in schools.	Education	Tue 4/5	9:20 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires a competency assessment in government and civics instruction in schools. The bill modifies the provisions enacted in 2021, 157 effective July 1, 2023.
Of Interest	HB1263	(New Title) relative to prescribed studies on health, physical education, wellness, and personal finance literacy in schools.	Education	Tue 4/5	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill provides for prescribed studies in schools in health, physical education, and wellness, as well as on personal finance literacy.
Support	HB1663	relative to requirements for home education students.	Education	Tue 4/5	9:40 AM	LOB Room 101	The bill clarifies provisions for home education programs concerning notifications required for students moving to a new district, educational evaluations, and termination of home education.
Support	HB1187	relative to milk pasteurization.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/5	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows for the sale of products made with raw milk in certain circumstances.
Of Interest	SB223	relative to requirements for recovery houses.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/5	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill modifies the requirements for facility bedroom square-footage in order for recovery houses to be exempted from certain requirements of the state fire code by the state fire marshal.
Of Interest	SB397	(New Title) relative to the mental health counseling compact and the interstate compact for the placement of children.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/5	1:30 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill adopts the mental health counseling compact as well as the 2009 edition of the interstate compact for the placement of children.
Of Interest	SB313	(New Title) relative to the authority of the office of professional licensure and certification to establish fees and establishing a committee to study and make recommendations relative to funding of the office of professional licensure and certification.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 4/5	3:00 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill clarifies that the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification has authority to establish fees on behalf of the boards, commissions, and councils administered by the office of professional licensure and certification. The bill also establishes a committee to study and make recommendations relative to the funding of the office of professional licensure and certification.
Oppose	SB422	establishing an adult dental benefit under the state Medicaid program.	Finance	Tue 4/5	1:30 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to solicit information and to contract with dental managed care organizations to provide dental care to persons under the Medicaid managed care program. The bill also appropriates the settlement funds received by the state from its settlement with the Centene Corporation to the department of health and human services for the purpose of funding the non-federal share of the adult dental benefit program and to complete the Medicaid Care Management SFY 20 Risk Corridor calculation.
Oppose	SB404	establishing a supplemental nutrition assistance program.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 4/5	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill establishes a supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach program.
Of Interest	HB1518	relative to the requirements for appointed guardians.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes the requirement for guardians appointed by the court to receive a home visit within 60 days of their appointment to verify the safety and adequacy of the home for the minor and the consequences for failing to do so.
Of Interest	HB1431	establishing the parental bill of rights.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a parental bill of rights, a framework for notice of, and to report violations of, such rights, and consequences for affirmative findings of violations.
Support	HB1592	allowing parties in family court cases to create their own recordings of the proceedings.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits parties in family court to create their own recordings of the proceedings under certain conditions.
Of Interest	HB1612	(New Title) relative to the confidentiality of reports made to the division for children, youth, and families.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that reports of suspected abuse and neglect may include the name of the person making the report and provides that the person’s identity shall be fully confidential unless such a person makes such a report in bad faith or maliciously and with intent to cause harm, in which case the person may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Of Interest	HB1614	requiring the recording and storing of digital video in all state-funded juvenile detention facilities.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill mandates digital video recording of juvenile detention facilities paid for, in whole or in part, with general funds, as well as establishes the system requirements for such digital videos.
Support	HB1425	relative to the taking of real property by eminent domain.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies the power of the governor and council to take private property during states of emergency and modifies the calculation of compensation paid for such takings.
Support	HB1296	(New Title) relative to the forfeiture of items used in connection with a drug offense.	Judiciary	Tue 4/5	2:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a procedure for the forfeiture of items used in connection with a drug offense.
Support	HB1000	prohibiting motorcycle profiling.	Transportation	Tue 4/5	2:00 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill prohibits law enforcement agencies from engaging in motorcycle profiling.
Support	SB435	relative to the net operating loss carryover under the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Tue 4/5	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill modifies the calculation of net operating loss carryover for determining taxable business profits under the business profits tax.
Of Interest	SB293	(New Title) establishing a committee to clarify the intent of RSA 644:9 relative to violation of privacy.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/6	10:45 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes a committee to clarify the intent of RSA 644:9 relative to violation of privacy.
Support	SB393	relative to the use of restraints on pregnant women in the custody of a state or county correctional facility.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/6	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes procedures for the use of restraints on pregnant women in county or state correctional custody.
Oppose	SB294	relative to the release of a defendant pending trial.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/6	1:45 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill amends the statute governing bail and pre-trial release to include provisions for pre-trial detention for commission of certain offenses that would create a presumption that the defendant is a danger to the public.
Of Interest	SB352	relative to substitute teacher criminal history records check.	Education	Wed 4/6	11:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill permits substitute teachers who have undergone a criminal records check to work within the same school administrative unit without undergoing an additional records check.
Of Interest	HB1530	(New Title) establishing curricular transfer pathways between the community college system of New Hampshire and the university system of New Hampshire.	Education	Wed 4/6	1:10 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill allows community college students who wish to earn baccalaureate degrees in the state’s public higher education system to pursue curricular transfer pathways to a degree.
Oppose	HB1594	relative to assistance to certain students with disabilities in registering to vote.	Education	Wed 4/6	1:20 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill provides for students with an individualized education program or accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to discuss including voter registration in the student’s plan.
Of Interest	SB410	(New Title) relative to public comment periods at school district meetings and meetings of the state board of education.	Education	Wed 4/6	1:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires public comment periods at school board meetings and meetings of the state board of education.
Of Interest	SB328	relative to the date of the state primary election.	Election Law	Wed 4/6	9:45 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill changes the date of the state primary election to the first Tuesday in August
Of Interest	SB364	relative to the use of electronic poll books.	Election Law	Wed 4/6	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill extends the time requirement for markup of a backup checklist in the use of electronic poll books.
Of Interest	SB366	requiring an audit of ballots cast in the 2022 primary and general election.	Election Law	Wed 4/6	10:45 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill requires an audit of ballots cast in the 2022 state primary and general elections, provided that the secretary of state may forego the general election audit.
Support	HB275	(New Title) relative to the declaration of a state of emergency.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/6	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill revises the authority of the governor and general court to declare, renew, or terminate a state of emergency.
Of Interest	HB1345	relative to the release of a teenager’s medical records to a parent or guardian.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides for the release of a minor’s medical records to the parent or guardian unless the parent or guardian’s consent is not required for the medical treatment or the health care provider reasonably believes that there is possibility of abuse and release of the record may endanger the minor.
Support	HB1487	relative to the procedure for withdrawal from the vaccine registry.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	9:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that an individual’s request to withdraw from the state immunization registry shall be signed by a current or former health care provider or notarized by an authorized government official.
Support	HB1466	relative to the off-label use of prescription drugs and relative to pharmacy prescriptions.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill clarifies circumstances under which a physician, physician assistant, and advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe a drug for an off-label indication. The bill also prohibits disciplinary action against a pharmacist for filling a valid prescription for off-label use.
Of Interest	HB1439	relative to hospital visitation policies.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	10:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows, with limited exception, a patient to designate a parent, spouse, family member, or other caregiver to be present while the patient receives hospital care.
Support	HB1241	prohibiting a school district from mandating a COVID-19 vaccination for school attendance.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	11:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits school districts from mandating that students have a COVID-19 vaccination in order to attend school.
Support	HB1495	(New Title) prohibiting the state from requiring businesses to require vaccine or documentation related to vaccination or immunity status.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	11:20 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from requiring any business to require vaccination or documentation of vaccination or immunity, except for state agencies certifying a medical facility or provider which is subject to a Medicare or Medicaid vaccination requirement or under RSA 141-C:20-a, I.
Support	HB1035	relative to exemptions from school vaccine mandates.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	11:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill removes the requirement that a parent’s request for a religious exemption to immunizations required for school attendance be notarized.
Support	HB1606	making the state vaccine registry an opt-in program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/6	12:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill makes the state immunization registry an opt-in program rather than an opt-out program.
Support	SB301	relative to the procedure for violations under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Wed 4/6	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes a procedure on filing complaints under RSA 91-A with the superior court for further relief and investigation.
Of Interest	SB217	relative to eviction notices.	Judiciary	Wed 4/6	3:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill modifies the circumstances under which a landlord may evict a tenant and modifies the requirements relating to eviction notices.
Oppose	SB378	relative to the disposal of highway or turnpike funded real estate.	Public Works and Highways	Wed 4/6	11:00 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill creates an exception for the disposal of highway or turnpike funded real estate under fair market value for the preservation of public interest.
Support	HB1221	(New Title) relative to the rate of the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 4/6	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill reduces the rate of the business profits tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023. The bill also suspends the levy and collection of the 22.2 cent road toll from May 1 to June 30, 2022.17Mar2022… 0471h2022 SESSION 22-2291 10/05HOUSE BILL 1221-FNAN ACT relative to the rate of the business profits tax.SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 4; Rep. Abramson, Rock. 37; Rep. Mooney, Hills. 21; Rep. Hobson, Rock. 35; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. Healey, Hills. 21COMMITTEE: Ways and Means—————————————————————– This bill reduces the rate of the business profits tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023.
Support	HB629	relative to the home cultivation of cannabis plants and the possession of certain cannabis-infused products.	Judiciary	Thu 4/7	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill permits adults to possess up to 3/4 of an ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of hashish, and certain cannabis-infused products; permits adults to cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants at home in a secure location that is not visible from other properties, and to possess and process the cannabis produced from their plants at the same location; permits adults to give cannabis to other adults, provided it is not more than 3/4 of an ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of hashish, or up to 300 mg of cannabis-infused products, or 3 immature plants; provides that smoking or vaporizing cannabis in public by an adult would be punishable by a $100 fine; provides that violations of the restrictions on cultivation would be a violation punishable by fine of up to $750; penalizes dangerous, volatile extraction; and permits adults to possess, make, and sell cannabis accessories to other adults.
Of Interest	HB1325	relative to release of confidential records of a person appointed a guardian.	Judiciary	Thu 4/7	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a person appointed a guardian shall retain the right to access and consent to the release of his or her confidential records unless the terms of the appointment provide otherwise. The bill also provides that the guardian shall provide records to the ward so that the ward may pursue a termination of guardianship request unless the court determines release of such records would be harmful to the ward.
Of Interest	SB239	relative to noncompliance with municipal audit requirements.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	10:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires notification to the department of revenue administration of a completed municipal or county audit and establishes a fine for failure to complete a required audit.
Support	SB249	prohibiting planning and zoning ordinances that prohibit short-term rentals.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	11:30 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits municipalities from adopting ordinances that ban short-term rentals. This bill also allows municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring the owner of a short-term rental to register the name of a person in state who can receive service of process.
Oppose	SB273	relative to broadband infrastructure funding.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	1:30 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill permits all towns to authorize broadband infrastructure bonds at special meetings without court approval.
Oppose	SB400	relative to training and procedures for zoning and planning boards and relative to financial investments and incentives for affordable housing development.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/7	4:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill makes changes to the training and procedures for zoning and planning boards offered by the office of planning and development. This bill creates incentives and establishes requirements for workforce housing and affordable housing development. The bill also revises the time frames for planning board consideration of applications, and establishes the New Hampshire housing champion certification program.

• 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 5 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 2 being of interest. It is worth note that there appears to be no House hearings listed in the PDF calendar document, however based on the digital calendar and state database, it does appear that several bills will be heard by the House ED&A committee on Tuesday.
Of the 45 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 12 and opposition of 12 with 4 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB1081	relative to the dissolution of a village district.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/28	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows for the dissolution of a village district by a simple majority vote at an annual district meeting.
Of Interest	HB1567	(New Title) relative to consequences resulting from election official misconduct.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/28	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows the attorney general to seek a civil penalty against the local government entity in which an election official was found to have negligently engaged in misconduct.
Support	HB1613	(New Title) relative to certain liquor manufacturers.	Commerce	Tue 3/29	9:40 AM	SH Room 100	This bill authorizes a liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year to sell its liquor at its facility for off-premises consumption and establishes fees for domestic liquor manufacturers based on the number of cases they produce per year.
Support	HB1298	relative to eligibility for the education tax credit.	Education	Tue 3/29	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill increases the household income level to qualify as an eligible student under the education tax credit program.
Support	HB1132	relative to applications for a charter conversion school.	Education	Tue 3/29	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill removes certain vote requirements for conversion of a public school to a chartered public school and adds the requirement for a two-thirds majority vote of the school district at a regular annual meeting.
Support	HB1434	relative to the availability of school curriculum materials.	Education	Tue 3/29	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires that curriculum course materials taught to pupils in public schools and public academies be available to the public.
Of Interest	HB1546	(New Title) defining PFAS and enabling the commissioner of the department of environmental services to adopt rules relative to airborne PFAS in certain circumstances.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/29	10:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill defines PFAS and allows the commissioner of the department of environmental services to adopt rules about airborne PFAS in certain circumstances.
Of Interest	SB223	relative to requirements for recovery houses.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 3/29	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill modifies the requirements for facility bedroom square-footage in order for recovery houses to be exempted from certain requirements of the state fire code by the state fire marshal.
Of Interest	SB397	(New Title) relative to the mental health counseling compact and the interstate compact for the placement of children.	Executive Departments and Administration	Tue 3/29	1:00 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill adopts the mental health counseling compact as well as the 2009 edition of the interstate compact for the placement of children.
Of Interest	HB1476	relative to persons arrested while out on bail.	Judiciary	Tue 3/29	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a person who commits an offense while on bail shall be detained without bail pending a hearing before a judge.
Support	HB1360	relative to penalties for controlled drug violations.	Judiciary	Tue 3/29	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill changes the penalty for certain schedule I, II, III, and IV drug offenses.
Of Interest	HB1597	permitting arraignments for felonies and preliminary examinations to be heard in circuit court.	Judiciary	Tue 3/29	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits arraignments for felonies and preliminary examinations to be heard in circuit court.
Oppose	HB1316	directing the director of the state police to develop requirements for eFoil and electric hydrofoil surfboard watercraft.	Transportation	Tue 3/29	2:30 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill directs the director of the state police to make rules relative to safety requirements for eFoil and electric hydrofoil surfboard watercraft.
Support	HB1171	exempting certain niche beauty services from licensure requirements.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/30	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill exempts niche beauty services from occupational and shop license requirements.
Support	HB1560	relative to nonresident licensure by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/30	9:25 AM	SH Room 103	This bill modifies the requirements for nonresident licensure by the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.
Support	HB1330	(New Title) repealing the board of medical technicians in the office of professional licensure and certification.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/30	10:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill repeals the requirements for the certification and regulation of medical technicians by the office of professional licensure and certification.
Oppose	HB103	establishing a dental benefit under the state Medicaid program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/30	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to solicit information and to contract with dental managed care organizations to provide dental care to persons under the Medicaid managed care program.
Support	HB1044	(New Title) relative to direct payment and membership-based health care facilities.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/30	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill exempts facilities operating with membership-based or direct payment business models from certain special licensing provisions.
Support	HB1131	relative to facial covering policies for schools.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/30	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill prohibits school boards and other public education agencies from adopting, enforcing, or implementing a policy that requires students or members of the public to wear a facial covering.
Support	HB1221	(New Title) relative to the rate of the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 3/30	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill reduces the rate of the business profits tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023.

• 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 1 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 33 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 3 with 3 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB1021	prohibiting regulation of religious land use based on the religious nature of the assembly or speech taking place on the land or in the structure.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/21	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits the regulation of religious land use based on the religious nature of the assembly or speech taking place on the land or in the structure.
Support	HB1026	relative to budget information provided to a budget committee.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/21	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a municipal budget committee may require that the governing body provide budget recommendations in full line item detail in active spreadsheet format.
Of Interest	HB1661	Public hearing on non-germane amendment #2022- 1111h. The amendment makes a $35,000,000 appropriation to the legislative branch for a new legislative parking garage and for razing the department of justice building and the Storrs Street garage. The amendment also establishes a temorary road toll refund.	Finance	Mon 3/21	2:00 PM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill requires sending district schools and career and technical education (CTE) centers to enter into an agreement to include scheduling, access, transportation, and credits for CTE students. The bill makes an appropriation to the legislative branch for a new legislative parking garage and for razing the department of justice building and the Storrs Street garage. The bill also establishes a temporary road toll refund.16Feb2022… 0356h2022 SESSION 22-2513 10/11HOUSE BILL 1661-FN-LOCALAN ACT relative to regional career technical education agreements. SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Umberger, Carr. 2; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 7; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17COMMITTEE: Education—————————————————————– This bill requires sending district schools and career and technical education (CTE) centers to enter into an agreement to include scheduling, access, transportation, and credits for CTE students.
Oppose	HB1011	relative to the penalty for criminal mischief.	Judiciary	Tue 3/22	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill increases the penalty for criminal mischief for destruction or vandalism of public property.
Support	HB1411	relative to transparency of federal agency operations within New Hampshire.	Judiciary	Tue 3/22	2:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires the attorney general to request information from federal agencies operating in New Hampshire and to compile and display such information on a website.
Of Interest	HB1110	relative to windshield tint waivers.	Transportation	Tue 3/22	1:45 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill increases the required light transmittance of after market tinted windshields.
Oppose	HB1059	clarifying limits on licensure by operation of law.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/23	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill clarifies that the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall issue licenses pursuant to RSA 541-A:29-a only if applications for such licenses otherwise meet the requirements for licensure.
Of Interest	HB1581	relative to the use of open source software by state agencies.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/23	10:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires state agencies to consider whether technology solutions containing proprietary or open source software offer the most cost effective solution for the agency.
Of Interest	HB230	relative to child day care monitoring visits, requirements for child day care providers, and the appeals process for child day care providers.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/23	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Revises the procedure for posting results of child day care monitoring visits on the department of health and human services website and expands the licensees’ opportunity to respond to the department’s findings. II. Requires a child day care agency employee to obtain at least 6 hours of annual continuing education or professional development. III. Establishes minimum qualifications for certification as a child care associate teacher. IV. Permits a child day care agency to appeal the decision resulting from the informal dispute resolution process; provides that, with limited exception, the agency may operate pending appeal of the department’s decision; and prohibits the department from retaliating against the child day care agency.

• 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 3 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 31 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 3 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB87	relative to the definition of electioneering.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Mon 3/7	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill amends the definition of “electioneering” by prohibiting only certain election officials from wearing clothing or paraphernalia that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure being voted.
Of Interest	HB1627	Public hearing on non-germane amendment #2022-0875h, to HB 1627-FN-A. AN ACT establishing an education freedom account program administrator in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor, and relative to the school meals direct certification with Medicaid program.	Finance	Tue 3/8	1:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill establishes the position of education freedom account administrator in the department of education, division of learner support, and makes an appropriation to the department for the position.
Support	HB597	relative to the expectation of privacy.	Judiciary	Tue 3/8	1:00 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.
Of Interest	HB481	establishing the office of the right-to-know ombudsman and making an appropriation therefor.	Judiciary	Tue 3/8	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes procedures to streamline the resolution of complaints under RSA 91-A. This bill establishes the office of the right-to-know ombudsman. This bill also establishes an alternative process to resolve right-to-know complaints.
Support	HB579	requiring notice to the public before immigration checkpoints are conducted.	Judiciary	Tue 3/8	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires the chief law enforcement officer to inform local media when he or she is informed by Border Patrol of an immigration checkpoint.
Support	HB355	relative to Keno.	Ways and Means	Wed 3/9	9:10 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows licensed lottery retailers in jurisdictions that have voted to allow keno to operate keno games.