• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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• Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.

Of the 41 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 2 with 2 being of interest.
Of the 20 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 6 and opposition of 6 with 1 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	SB54	relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 4/17	10:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill allows electric distribution utilities to issue requests for proposals for multi-year agreements for energy, in conjunction with or independent of any attendant environmental attributes from electric energy sources.
Oppose	HB74	relative to an employee’s unused earned time.	Commerce	Tue 4/18	9:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires an employer to pay an employee for unused earned time.
Of Interest	HB530	relative to withdrawal from a cooperative school district.	Education	Tue 4/18	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill clarifies the process for the vote on withdrawal from a cooperative school district.
Oppose	HB250	(Second New Title) relative to the accidental death benefit payable for a retirement system member.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/19	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill increases the amount of the state retirement annuity payable upon the accidental death of a retirement system member, but which shall not exceed $85,000. The bill also provides that future accidental death benefits are funded from state general funds.
Oppose	SB255	relative to the expectation of privacy.	Judiciary	Wed 4/19	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill creates a new chapter detailing a consumer expectation of privacy.
Support	HB360	an act legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older.	Judiciary	Thu 4/20	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill legalizes the possession and use of cannabis for persons 21 years of age and older.
Support	HB431	permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.	Judiciary	Thu 4/20	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.
Support	HB610	expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program.	Judiciary	Thu 4/20	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill expands the definition of provider under the therapeutic cannabis program to include any individual licensed in New Hampshire to prescribe drugs to humans who holds an active registration from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances. The bill also requires, for issuance of a registry identification card to a minor, certification from 2 providers, one of whom shall provide pediatric care.
Support	HB473	relative to penalties for controlled drug violations.	Judiciary	Thu 4/20	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill changes the penalty for certain schedule I, II, III, and IV drug offenses.
Support	HB611	relative to eligibility criteria for the therapeutic cannabis program.	Judiciary	Thu 4/20	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill removes the requirement that severe pain be resistant to other treatment options in order to be considered a qualifying medical condition for therapeutic cannabis.
Support	HB639	relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.	Judiciary	Thu 4/20	2:15 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.
Of Interest	SB111	relative to the town council-town manager form of local government.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/20	10:15 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill clarifies that towns which adopt town council-town manager charters have the same powers and authorities as city councils under RSA 49-C. It also requires that town clerks be elected regardless of the form of municipal government.
Oppose	SB132	prohibiting cities and towns from adopting sanctuary policies.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 4/20	3:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits any state or local government entity from establishing sanctuary policies.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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• Click on the committee name to email the committee your thoughts.

Of the 43 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 0 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 34 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 4 with 0 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB261	authorizing residential tenants to terminate their lease in instances of domestic violence or following a disabling illness or accident.	Commerce	Tue 4/11	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill permits residential tenants to terminate their lease in instances of domestic violence or following a disabling illness or accident, and describes the written documentation required.
Oppose	HB572	relative to eligibility for free school meals.	Education	Tue 4/11	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill increases the eligibility for free school meals to household incomes up to 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines, and provides funding fro the education trust fund for the additional costs.
Oppose	HB142	relative to the operation of the Burgess Biopower plant.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/11	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows the public utilities commission to amend its orders as necessary to protect the continued operation of the Burgess Biopower plant.
Support	HB257	relative to telephone carrier of last resort obligations.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 4/11	9:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows for an incumbent telephone utility to be relieved of its carrier of last resort obligations.
Oppose	HB400	relative to certain assault offenses, bail eligibility for commission of certain assault offenses, and making a false report to a law enforcement officer.	Judiciary	Tue 4/11	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a separate criminal penalty and bail conditions for assaults involving a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services worker. The bill also establishes a criminal penalty for making a false report to a law enforcement officer.
Support	HB588	relative to the criteria for applying for parole.	Judiciary	Tue 4/11	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows an eligible incarcerated person to apply for parole upon the completion of 65 percent of such person’s minimum sentence.
Support	HB624	relative to federal immigration checkpoints.	Judiciary	Tue 4/11	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires a law enforcement agency to provide public notice of an immigration checkpoint.
Of Interest	SB102	relative to the Jones Act’s effect on New Hampshire’s heating and energy fuel market.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 4/12	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires the department of energy to submit a report to the legislature on the impact of the Jones Act on New Hampshire’s heating and energy fuel market.
Support	HB408	relative to foster children and vaccinations.	Health and Human Services	Wed 4/12	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires that children living in a foster family home but who are not is foster care shall be subject to the same immunization requirements as any other child in the state.
Support	SB200	relative to optometrists.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 4/12	10:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill removes a variety of prohibitions on the types of care that optometrists may provide to patients.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 24 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 2 with 3 being of interest.
Of the 44 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 4 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB275	relative to schools approved for a school tuition program by a school board.	Education	Tue 4/4	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill allows a pupil’s parents to pay the difference between a receiving school tuition cost and the sending district tuition cap in a school tuition program.
Of Interest	HB555	appropriating state general fund surplus toward the retirement system unfunded accrued liability.	Finance	Tue 4/4	1:00 PM	SH Room 103	This bill requires the transfer of 75 percent of a state biennial surplus to the reduction in the retirement system’s unfunded accrued liability.
Of Interest	SB12	relative to the leasing of seasonal camp lots by the fish and game department.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Tue 4/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill allows the executive director of fish and game to lease certain seasonal camp lots on fish and game lands, and changes the requirements for approval of short-term leases and contracts of the department.
Of Interest	SB14	relative to the use of game cameras.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Tue 4/4	10:45 AM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill adds a definition of “game camera” and permits the use of a game camera to take or attempt to take a game animal or fur-bearing animal.
Of Interest	SB15	relative to the use of tree stands and observation blinds.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Tue 4/4	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305-307	This bill amends the permissible uses of tree stands, observation blinds, and pit blinds.
Oppose	SB263	extending the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program and reestablishing the commission to evaluate the effectiveness and future of the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Tue 4/4	11:15 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill: I. Reestablishes and revises the membership and duties of the commission to evaluate the effectiveness and future of the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program. The commission is repealed November 1, 2028. II. Permanently extends the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program by removing the prospective repeal of the program that was to take effect on December 31, 2023. III. Removes the transfer of funds from the alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund to the granite advantage health care trust fund.
Support	HB135	prohibiting no-knock warrants.	Judiciary	Tue 4/4	2:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits a law enforcement officer from seeking, executing, or participating in the execution of a no-knock search warrant and exceptions thereto.
Of Interest	HB198	modifying the new resident drivers’ license transfer requirement.	Transportation	Tue 4/4	1:20 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill would require nonresident drivers who establish residency in New Hampshire to notify the department of safety if they then cease to become residents within 60 days, or if their out of state driver’s license expires or is relinquished.
Oppose	SB252	relative to release of a defendant pending trial.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 4/5	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill lists certain offenses which, if committed by the defendant, create a presumption that a defendant is a danger to the public and shall be detained for up to 36 hours.
Support	HB594	relative to the licensure of out-of-state applicants to boards or commissions organized under the office of professional licensure and certification.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/5	9:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill authorizes the office of professional licensure and certification to issue licenses to out-of-state applicants who are licensed in another state, if the other state’s licensing requirements are substantially similar to those in New Hampshire.
Oppose	HB532	relative to the licensure and regulation of music therapists.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 4/5	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes the licensure and regulation of music therapists under the allied health professionals.
Support	HB127	relative to the declaration of a state of emergency.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 4/6	10:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill revises the authority of the governor and general court to declare, renew, or terminate a state of emergency.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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Of the 45 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 2 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 28 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 5 with 3 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	SB206	prohibiting corporal punishment in child day care agencies.	Children and Family Law	Tue 3/28	9:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill expands the definition of endangerment to include corporal punishment as defined by the department of health and human services.
Of Interest	HB170	requiring the teaching of cursive handwriting and multiplication tables.	Education	Tue 3/28	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires school boards to teach cursive handwriting and the memorization of multiplication tables.
Support	HB296	relative to local authority for granting driveway permits.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/28	9:45 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill clarifies the authority for local land use boards to regulate driveway access for residential properties.
Support	HB119	relative to homestead food operation licensure.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/28	9:45 AM	SH Room 103	This bill allows homestead food operations to sell food, excluding potentially hazardous food, from the homestead residence, at the owner’s farm stand, or at farmers’ markets.
Support	HB31	repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill repeals the prohibition, penalty, and exceptions relating to the carrying and possessing with intent to sell a black jack, slung shot, or metallic knuckles.
Of Interest	HB97	establishing an additional penalty for a violation of privacy.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill increases the penalty for certain offenses that constitute a violation of privacy.
Support	HB201	relative to changing the penalties for driving without a license.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill changes the penalties for driving without a license to a violation, unless the individualis convicted for second time in a 12-month period.
Support	HB307	relative to attorney’s fees in actions under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires the court to issue a final judgment in favor of the requester before attorney’s fees are awarded under the right to know law.
Of Interest	HB321	relative to minutes from nonpublic sessions under the right to know law.	Judiciary	Tue 3/28	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires public bodies to review meeting minutes withheld from public disclosure at least every 10 years to determine whether they should continue to be withheld. Minutes not reviewed after 10 years shall be made public.
Support	SB245	relative to the inspection of hotel guest records.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 3/29	11:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill clarifies the obligation of hotels and similar lodgings to maintain a record of each guest.
Oppose	SB136	prohibiting the employment or volunteering of a revoked or suspended educator.	Education	Wed 3/29	1:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill prohibits the hiring or service of a person by a school administrative unit, school district, chartered public school, or nonpublic school who is listed on the department of education’s list of revoked and suspended educators.
Support	SB35	relative to RSV vaccine administration.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/29	10:30 AM	LOB Room 201-203	This bill authorizes pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and licensed advanced pharmacy technicians to administer an RSV vaccine to adults.
Oppose	SB149	relative to nurse agencies.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 3/30	11:30 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill establishes a licensing and application process for nurse agencies.

• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
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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 27 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 7 and opposition of 7 with 1 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB467	relative to public playground accessibility.	Commerce	Tue 3/21	9:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires public playgrounds in use on or after January 1, 2024 to have solid rubber or rubber composite surfacing for accessibility to the playground and each piece of equipment.
Support	HB477	to prohibit municipal inspections of owner-occupied units of multi-unit housing.	Commerce	Tue 3/21	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits municipal inspections of owner-occupied units within residential structures of 4 units or less.
Support	HB117	relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.	Commerce	Tue 3/21	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction.
Support	HB466	relative to water bottle filling stations in schools.	Education	Tue 3/21	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill repeals the state board of education’s rulemaking authority to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to requirements for the installation of water bottle filling stations.
Of Interest	HB83	relative to county commissioners’ authority on county buildings.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/21	9:35 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill increases the expense thresholds for county commissioners’ authority to purchase real estate and repair, enlarge, or erect county buildings.
Support	HB252	(New Title) exempting certain agricultural operations from certain municipal noise ordinances.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/21	9:30 AM	SH Room 103	This bill exempts farming and agricultural operations from municipal noise ordinances.
Support	HB188	relative to the duration of physical therapy.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/22	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill removes the requirement that a physical therapist refer a patient to a health care provider if there is no documented improvement after 25 days of treatment.
Support	HB223	relative to prescription refills.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/22	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill creates an exception to the 34-day limit on prescription refills of schedule III topical androgens if the prescription specifies it is being used for the treatment of chronic low testosterone replacement therapy.
Support	HB500	relative to prescribing opioids via telehealth medicine.	Health and Human Services	Wed 3/22	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill modifies the procedure for physicians, physician assistants and APRN’s to prescribe certain non-opioid and opioid controlled drugs by means of telemedicine.