• 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 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.

• 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 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.

• 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 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.

• 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 7 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 2 and opposition of 1 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 21 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 2 and opposition of 1 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB208	relative to certification requirements for school nurses.	Education	Tue 3/18	10:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill allows a superintendent and school board to nominate and appoint a school nurse, who must be licensed and registered with the board of nursing.
Of Interest	HB127	extending the closing date of the OHRV trails on the Connecticut River Headwaters property from September 30 to Columbus Day.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/18	9:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill extends the annual closing date for OHRV trails on the Connecticut Lakes headwaters working forest property until the second Monday in October, which is Columbus Day.
Oppose	HB468	establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.	Judiciary	Tue 3/18	2:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of small unmanned aircraft systems.
Oppose	HB25	making appropriations for capital improvements.	Public Works and Highways	Tue 3/18	10:00 AM	LOB Room 201	This bill makes appropriations for capital improvements for the biennium and extends certain lapse dates for previous appropriations.
Support	HB224	relative to rebates to ratepayers from the renewable energy fund.	Ways and Means	Tue 3/18	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill requires moneys paid into the renewable energy fund to be rebated to ratepayers.
Support	HB524	repealing the New Hampshire vaccine association.	Ways and Means	Tue 3/18	10:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill repeals RSA 126-Q, relative to the New Hampshire vaccine association.
Of Interest	SB301	creating a joint legislative oversight committee.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/19	9:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill creates a joint legislative oversight committee.
Support	HB591	expanding hours for keno gaming on weekends.	Ways and Means	Wed 3/19	9:50 AM	SH Room 100	This bill expands permitted keno hours of operations on weekends.

• 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 15 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 7 and opposition of 0 with 2 being of interest.
Of the 12 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 1 with 0 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	SB265	repealing the provision related to religious use of land and structures.	Judiciary	Tue 3/11	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill repeals the statute that prohibits certain zoning ordinances and site plan reviews related to the use of land and structures for religious purposes.
Support	HB695	relative to school districts and medically-related grants.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 3/12	1:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill directs the department of education to require school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting schools from seeking grants for medical products or services or accepting grant-provided medical products or services, or funds therefor, unless the citizens of the municipality vote in favor of such action.
Support	HB768	allowing public schools to contract with any approved private school.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 3/12	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill allows public schools to enter into contracts with any approved private school, including religious schools.
Support	HB446	relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 3/12	2:15 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires school districts to email parents copies of non-academic surveys in public schools.
Of Interest	HB1	making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027.	Finance	Wed 3/12	2:00 PM	SH Room Reps Hall	No analysis needed.
Of Interest	HB2	relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures.	Finance	Wed 3/12	2:00 PM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill: 1. Makes various changes to the standards and the administration of bail. 2. Adds new definitions to the endangered species conservation act. 3. Requires the department of environmental services to adopt rules and review procedures such that actions of state agencies do not jeopardize the existence or habitats of species protected under the endangered species conservation act. 4. Establishes an environmental scientist position within the department of environmental services to ensure that state agencies do not jeopardize the existence or habitats of species protected under the endangered species conservation act. 5. Requires that rules established by the executive director of the fish and game department establish an administrative fee that the executive director may collect from payments made to the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund. 6. Requires the department of environmental services to adopt rules regarding when mitigation payments to the threatened and end
Support	HB621	allowing the birth mother to opt out of sharing certain information from the birth worksheet with state agencies.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/12	10:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill allows the birth mother to opt out of sharing certain information from the birth worksheet with state agencies. The bill also directs the department of health and human services and the division of vital records to update the memorandum of understanding regarding information sharing to reflect this practice.
Support	HB664	relative to childhood immunization requirements.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/12	1:00 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill provides that childhood immunization requirements shall not require a vaccine that has not been tested with an inert placebo in clinical trials.
Support	HB679	relative to immunization requirements.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/12	1:30 PM	LOB Room 202-204	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	HB584	relative to public health, safety, and state sovereignty.	Judiciary	Wed 3/12	9:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill: I. Provides that the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall have no jurisdiction in New Hampshire. II. Removes a reference to medical schools recognized by the World Health Organization and replaces it with a reference to the World Directory of Medical Schools. III. Creates a cause of action against counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, or quasi-public entities who create and enforce policies based on the claims of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.

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Of the 48 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 12 and opposition of 3 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 35 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 7 and opposition of 5 with 0 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB748	establishing a local education freedom account program.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 3/3	9:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill allows school districts to adopt a program for local education freedom accounts for a parent of an eligible student to receive a grant from a scholarship organization for qualifying educational expenses at a public school, chartered public school, nonpublic school, or program approved by the department of education.
Support	HB231	prohibiting school district personnel from transporting students to medical procedures without parental consent.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 3/3	3:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires school districts to create a policy prohibiting school district personnel from transporting any student who is a minor for any medical or health-related procedures or appointments 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	HB413	relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits.	Municipal and County Government	Mon 3/3	9:40 AM	LOB Room 301-303	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.
Of Interest	HB266	relative to structural changes to the department of energy.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 3/3	9:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill: I. Ensures the department’s full party status in proceedings before the public utilities commission. II. Requires the department to support the public utilities commission, site evaluation committee, office of the consumer advocate, and any related entities. III. Allow the department to demand documents and specific answers from public utilities or related entities. This bill is at the request of the department of energy.
Oppose	HB493	requiring education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.	Children and Family Law	Tue 3/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires education on child abuse and neglect for certain healthcare providers as a condition for licensure.
Support	SB90	allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.	Commerce	Tue 3/4	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill authorizes high-density residential development on commercially zoned land.
Support	SB175	relative to the use of covenants by municipalities.	Commerce	Tue 3/4	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill grants municipalities the authority to enforce private covenants while prohibiting municipalities and state government from requiring or encouraging covenants as a condition of zoning or land use approval, with exceptions made for workforce housing developments.
Support	SB281	prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances.	Commerce	Tue 3/4	10:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill changes the requirements that allow a building to be constructed on a lot adjacent to a class VI roadway.
Support	SB283	relative to the calculation of floor-area-ratios under local building ordinances.	Commerce	Tue 3/4	11:00 AM	SH Room 100	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	SB163	prohibiting local moratoria and limitations on building permits.	Commerce	Tue 3/4	11:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits municipalities from adopting new ordinances, regulations, or policies that establish moratoria or limitations on building permits or approvals for subdivisions and site plans, and repeals existing authority for temporary moratoria or limitations.
Support	HB463	relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board.	Election Law	Tue 3/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill prohibits candidates for the select board and the school board from sitting on a board of recount in an election where such candidate is on the ballot.
Oppose	SB214	enabling no-excuse absentee registration and voting.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 3/4	9:15 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill allows for no-excuse absentee registration and voting.
Support	SB231	relative to road frontage requirements and setbacks for wetlands.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/4	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill adopts limits on road frontage requirements and setbacks for wetlands and lot lines to improve housing density, ensuring these requirements do not exceed 50 feet and are consistent with existing shoreland protection and environmental standards.
Oppose	SB235	enabling funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 3/4	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill enables funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire.
Support	HB616	relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 3/4	1:30 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill prohibits the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of abuse of animals unless such person is charged with cruelty to animals or the animals require temporary protective custody. This bill also requires the state veterinarian or their designee to accompany an investigating officer when livestock are the subject of a cruelty case in order to set probable cause criteria for the taking of the animal.
Support	SB270	relative to allowing owners to gather items necessary for work from impounded vehicles.	Judiciary	Tue 3/4	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill allows individuals to retrieve personal and work-related items from an impounded vehicle so long as the individual is accompanied by the vehicle’s owner.
Oppose	SB259	creating an exception to physical attendance and quorum requirements under the right-to-know law for individuals with disabilities.	Judiciary	Tue 3/4	1:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill creates an exception to physical attendance and quorum requirements under the right-to-know law for individuals with disabilities.
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	Tue 3/4	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	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	HB660	requiring historic horse racing facilities to compensate their host communities with a percentage of the revenue generated from their historic horse racing machines.	Ways and Means	Tue 3/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill requires historic horse racing facilities to transfer 10 percent of revenue generated, after breakage and payment of winnings, to host municipalities.
Support	HB529	relative to the liquor commission.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 3/5	1:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill: I. Extends the hours of sales of alcoholic beverages. II. Allows on-premises licensees to deliver liquor to customers who order a meal for home delivery. III. Allows on-premises licensees to sell beer in refillable containers and refill such containers with beer.
Support	HB695	relative to school districts and medically-related grants.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 3/5	2:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill directs the department of education to require school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting schools from seeking grants for medical products or services or accepting grant-provided medical products or services, or funds therefor, unless the citizens of the municipality vote in favor of such action.
Oppose	HB250	enabling local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs.	Environment and Agriculture	Wed 3/5	10:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill enables local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs.
Oppose	SB302	requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 3/5	9:15 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires background checks for solid waste facility owners including partners and managers.
Support	HB559	relative to staffing requirements in emergency medical transport vehicles.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/5	9:30 AM	LOB Room 201	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	HB357	relative to the department of health and human services’ rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/5	10:30 AM	LOB Room 201	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, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/5	11:30 AM	LOB Room 201	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	HB701	relative to a health care patient’s right to try certain emergency health care treatment options.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 3/5	1:00 PM	LOB Room 201	This bill expands a health care patient’s right to try emerging health care treatment options.
Support	HB522	relative to the expectation of privacy in personal information maintained by the state.	Judiciary	Wed 3/5	11:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes an expectation of privacy in personal information maintained by the state.

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Of the 31 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 0 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB200	relative to the procedure for overriding a local tax cap.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 2/27	9:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires a supermajority vote of the legislative body to override a local tax cap.
Support	HB138	relative to tax impact notation on warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 2/27	10:20 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires a notation stating the estimated tax impact for any special warrant article with a multi-year tax impact in towns that have voted to require a notation stating the estimated tax impact of the annual budget and all special warrant articles.
Support	HB284	requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 2/27	10:40 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires that municipalities require tax impact statements on budgets and warrant articles and a total tax summary statement.
Support	HB613	relative to enabling local political subdivisions to vote and set a reduced default budget option.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 2/27	1:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill enables local political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting to adopt provisions for an annual choice for a reduced default budget.
Support	HB475	relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings.	Municipal and County Government	Thu 2/27	1:45 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill alters the definition of default budget to include salary and benefit reductions which occur as a result of position turnover.

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Of the 84 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 18 and opposition of 14 with 1 being of interest.
Of the 51 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 6 and opposition of 10 with 0 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB285	relative to determination of parental rights and responsibilities.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/18	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill adds to the list of factors for a court to consider in determining parental rights and responsibilities any known mental health conditions of the parent.
Oppose	SB169	requiring employers to provide certain information regarding cost sharing to employees receiving workers’ compensation benefits.	Commerce	Tue 2/18	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	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	SB177	relative to requiring New Hampshire employers with over 25 employees use the E-Verify system.	Commerce	Tue 2/18	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill requires New Hampshire employers with over 25 employees to use the E-Verify system and provides for complaint investigation through the department of labor.
Oppose	SB176	relative to the state minimum hourly rate.	Commerce	Tue 2/18	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill provides for increases in the minimum hourly rate.
Support	SB33	relative to the regulation of public school materials.	Education	Tue 2/18	10:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires local school districts to adopt and publicly post policies describing materials authorized for use by students in the district and outlining procedures to address complaints alleging that material is harmful or age-inappropriate for use in the district’s schools.
Support	HB709	allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property or school district taxes.	Education Policy and Administration	Tue 2/18	2:30 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill allows parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property tax or school district taxes.
Support	HB741	allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.	Education Policy and Administration	Tue 2/18	3:15 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill allows parents to send their children to public schools outside of their resident district.
Oppose	HB714	creating a single primary ballot.	Election Law	Tue 2/18	1:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill creates a single party ballot for use in state and congressional primaries.
Support	SB105	enabling towns to adopt budget caps.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/18	9:15 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill enables towns to adopt budget caps.
Support	SB217	relative to public notice of historic tax rates and tax impacts of proposed projects.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/18	9:30 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill requires cities and towns to provide public notice of historical tax rates and proposed building projects.
Support	SB229	relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 2/18	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	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.
Oppose	SB234	relative to the electric assistance program.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 2/18	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill:I. Establishes an advisory council for the electric assistance program. II. Caps the system benefits charge for the program at 2 mills (or 0.2 cents) per kilowatt-hour, with adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index. The bill is a request of the office of the consumer advocate.
Oppose	SB226	suspending applications for new landfills and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of incinerating solid waste.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 2/18	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill suspends applications for new landfills and establishes a committee to study the feasibility of incinerating solid waste.
Oppose	SB227	relative to site setbacks for landfills.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 2/18	10:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill requires certain tests and setbacks before the department of environmental services grants a landfill permit in New Hampshire.
Support	HB505	allowing the sale of freeze dried foods produced in homestead food operations.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/18	1:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill allows the sale of freeze dried foods produced in homestead food operations.
Support	HB396	exempting meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/18	2:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill exempts meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections.
Support	HB457	relative to zoning restrictions on dwelling units.	Housing	Tue 2/18	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill prohibits the adoption and enforcement of any zoning ordinance that restricts the number of occupants of a dwelling unit to fewer than 2 occupants per bedroom. The bill also prohibits the adoption and enforcement of any zoning ordinance that discriminates based on familial, non-familial, or marital status.
Oppose	SB139	creating a private right of action in civil rights cases.	Judiciary	Tue 2/18	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	This bill creates a private right of action in civil rights cases.
Oppose	HB542	relative to weekly benefit amounts for unemployment compensation.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/18	10:00 AM	LOB Room 307	This bill updates the weekly benefit amount for total unemployment and the maximum total amount of benefits payable during any benefit year.
Oppose	HB744	relative to workers’ compensation indemnity benefits percentage.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/18	11:00 AM	LOB Room 307	This bill changes the percentage of workers’ compensation indemnity benefits to 66 2/3 percent.
Oppose	HB554	enabling municipalities to choose whether or not to place political advertising on municipal property.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/18	9:00 AM	LOB Room 201	This bill designates the authority to decide where political signs will be placed in a municipality to that municipality.
Support	HB512	relative to preventing municipal employees from being paid under multiple municipal contracts simultaneously.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/18	9:20 AM	LOB Room 201	This bill:I. Prevents town managers, administrators, and school superintendents from being compensated by more than one town or district contract at a time. II. Creates criminal penalties for town managers, administrators, and school superintendents who accept compensation from more than one town or district contract at a time.
Oppose	HB490	relative to indemnification for municipalities adopting policies to address homelessness.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/18	10:20 AM	LOB Room 201	This bill allows public property to be used to aid and shelter the homeless and indemnifies the governmental unit from claims for injury related to such aid and shelter absent intentional misconduct or a conscious disregard for safety.
Oppose	HB668	authorizing municipalities to hold a referendum to rescind the licenses of historic horse racing facilities.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/18	11:00 AM	LOB Room 201	This bill authorizes municipalities to hold a referendum on whether to prohibit the sale of pari-mutuel wagers on historic horse racing.
Of Interest	HB755	relative to the state’s electric utility market.	Science, Technology and Energy	Tue 2/18	9:30 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill revises the definition of grid modernization to reference cost-effective measures intended to create a competitive market place of electricity suppliers, defines “load reducer” for purposes of electric utility restructuring; and establishes certain retail market reforms intended to enable innovation.
Oppose	HB533	relative to the use of civilian employees in commercial truck inspections.	Transportation	Tue 2/18	10:10 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill authorizes the division of state police to use civilian automotive equipment inspectors in certain inspections and authorizes any officer of the department of safety or other law enforcement agent certified to conduct truck inspections to enter, during regular business hours, the commercial premises owned or leased by a commercial carrier, wherein certain required records are stored or maintained, for the purpose of conducting a compliance review, new entrant safety audit, or investigation, and to inspect, in a reasonable manner, the records for the purpose of enforcing certain regulations. This bill is a request of the department of safety.
Support	HB721	relative to establishing gold and silver as legal tender.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/19	10:30 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill establishes gold and silver as legal tender.
Oppose	HB454	requiring that retailers of fuel blends with 15% ethanol also offer fuel blends with 10% or lower ethanol content.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/19	10:45 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires a fuel retailer to sell a fuel blend with 10% ethanol or less if they sell a fuel blend with 15% or more of ethanol.
Support	HB517	repealing the Granite State paid family leave plan.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/19	11:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill repeals the Granite State paid family leave plan.
Oppose	HB774	requiring Medicare supplemental policies to cover pre-existing conditions.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/19	1:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires Medicare supplemental policies to cover pre-existing conditions.
Support	HB565	allowing persons under 21 into veterans’ clubs, private clubs, and social clubs under certain conditions.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/19	2:15 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill allows persons under 21 into veterans’ clubs, private clubs, and social clubs if they are signed in by a person who is 21 years of age or older.
Support	HB361	prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/19	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	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	HB360	prohibiting public schools from performing diagnostic tests or surgical procedures, or prescribing pharmaceutical drugs.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/19	2:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill prohibits public schools from performing diagnostic tests or surgical procedures, or prescribing pharmaceutical drugs.
Oppose	HB50	relative to teaching discrimination in public schools and discrimination in public workplaces.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/19	3:15 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill provides that no education law of this state shall be construed to bar any school employee from teaching the historical or current experiences of any group that is protected from discrimination. The bill also repeals provisions of the law relating to the right to freedom from discrimination in public workplaces and education.
Support	HB779	allowing the sale of rabbit meat in intrastate commerce.	Environment and Agriculture	Wed 2/19	10:15 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill allows for the sale of uninspected rabbit meat in intrastate commerce.
Support	HB694	requiring leases of land, buildings, or space by state agencies to be at fair market value.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/19	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill requires that property leased by state agencies be leased at a rate which would be considered a fair market rate, unless a sub-market rate is agreed to by the property owner.
Oppose	SB243	relative to the child care scholarship program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/19	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	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	HB117	relative to the substitution of biological products.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/19	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	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	HB148	permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances.	Judiciary	Wed 2/19	9:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill permits classification of individuals based on biological sex in lavatory facilities and locker rooms, sporting competitions, and detention facilities.
Support	HB584	relative to public health, safety, and state sovereignty.	Judiciary	Wed 2/19	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill: I. Provides that the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall have no jurisdiction in New Hampshire. II. Removes a reference to medical schools recognized by the World Health Organization and replaces it with a reference to the World Directory of Medical Schools. III. Creates a cause of action against counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, or quasi-public entities who create and enforce policies based on the claims of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.
Oppose	HB641	establishing a private right of action for civil rights violations.	Judiciary	Wed 2/19	1:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill allows a person who is the subject of a civil rights violation to bring suit and receive punitive damages.
Support	HB620	relative to the exercise of the freedom of religion.	Judiciary	Wed 2/19	1:45 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill enacts a religious freedom restoration act, prohibiting the government from substantially burdening a person’s exercise of religion unless it is in furtherance of a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering such interest. The bill further provides for remedies for violations of the act’s provisions.
Oppose	HB477	establishing a commission to study safety and security procedures in the New Hampshire state house.	Legislative Administration	Wed 2/19	9:45 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill establishes a commission to study the feasibility and implementation of certain state house complex safety and security procedures; provides the commission with duties; and provides for the commission’s repeal.
Support	HB314	prohibiting the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities.	Legislative Administration	Wed 2/19	1:00 PM	LOB Room 203	This bill regulates the use of public funds for lobbying activities and establishes certain additional enforcement mechanisms.
Oppose	HB605	relative to employment protections for members of the general court.	Legislative Administration	Wed 2/19	1:45 PM	LOB Room 203	This bill provides that serving as a member of state legislature shall be considered public service for purposes of federal student loan forgiveness programs. The bill also provides members of the general court with employment protections during the legislative session.
Support	SB282	relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings.	Commerce	Thu 2/20	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows residential buildings between 6 and 4 floors above grade to have only one stairway under certain conditions.
Support	SB284	relative to the required maximum number of residential parking spaces.	Commerce	Thu 2/20	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill limits residential parking spaces to one per unit, with exceptions for certain workforce housing and multi-family developments.
Oppose	SB267	relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron.	Judiciary	Thu 2/20	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	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 for use in the victims’ assistance fund.
Oppose	SB144	authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.	Judiciary	Thu 2/20	1:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill authorizes the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and provides processes for the confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.

• 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 108 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 17 and opposition of 20 with 6 being of interest.
Of the 50 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 3 and opposition of 11 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB781	requiring school districts to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education, and making an appropriation therefor.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 2/10	10:15 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires school districts to adopt policies governing student cell phone use in schools and makes an appropriation therefore.
Support	HB765	consolidating school administrative units and making school superintendents jobs an elected position.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 2/10	10:45 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill: I. Consolidates the authority and duties of school administrative units. II. Empowers school boards to develop, evaluate, and implement school curriculums. III. Makes school superintendents elected officials.
Support	HB283	relative to the list of subjects that comprise an adequate education.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 2/10	1:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill reduces the list of subjects which comprise an adequate education.
Support	HB768	allowing public schools to contract with any approved private school.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 2/10	2:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill allows public schools to enter into contracts with any approved private school, including religious schools.
Oppose	HB431	establishing a commission to review draft rules related to minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards developed by the department of education.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 2/10	2:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill creates a commission to review all drafts of education rules related to minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards.
Oppose	SB129	relative to establishing an uncompensated health care fund to be administered by the department of insurance and assessed by a surcharge on commercial insurers, reinsurers, and trusts overseeing self-insured plans.	Health and Human Services	Mon 2/10	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes an uncompensated health care fund to be administered by the department of insurance and assessed by a surcharge on commercial insurers, reinsurers, and trusts overseeing self-insured plans.
Oppose	SB136	establishing an uncompensated care assessment, fund, and committee within the department of insurance.	Health and Human Services	Mon 2/10	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes an uncompensated health care fund to be administered by the department of insurance and assessed by a surcharge on commercial insurers, reinsurers, and trusts overseeing self-insured plans.
Oppose	HB547	relative to county reimbursement of funds.	Municipal and County Government	Mon 2/10	9:30 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill provides a credit to counties for reimbursement expenses due to the state for expenditures for residents receiving services from nursing homes.
Oppose	HB681	establishing a statewide online energy data platform.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 2/10	10:30 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill outlines the framework and operational guidelines for an online energy data platform, as approved by the commission in Order No. 26,589 on March 2, 2022.
Support	HB723	repealing the multi-use energy data platform.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 2/10	2:00 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill repeals the multi-use energy data platform.
Support	HB672	to allow for off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 2/10	2:30 PM	LOB Room 302-304	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	HB430	reducing the retention period for records of unfounded abuse and neglect reports by the department of health and human services.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/11	10:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill reduces the retention period for records of unfounded abuse and neglect reports by the department of health and human services from 10 years to 3 years.
Support	HB652	abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/11	1:30 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill abolishes the family division, creates the office of family mediation, and reassigns the jurisdiction of the family division.
Oppose	SB162	relative to restrictions on acquisition of ownership, controlling, and occupancy interests in real property by certain foreign principals on or around certain military installations, and criminal penalties and civil forfeiture procedures for illegal acquisition.	Commerce	Tue 2/11	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill restricts foreign principals from countries of concern, or their agents, from acquiring ownership, controlling, or occupancy interests in real property within 10 miles of a protected facility. This bill also establishes an affidavit filing requirement to confirm eligibility for acquiring such property interests and introduces criminal penalties and a forfeiture procedure for violations.
Oppose	SB86	relative to the housing finance authority’s affordable housing guarantee program.	Commerce	Tue 2/11	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill established a affordable housing guarantee program within the housing finance authority to promote affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons.
Oppose	SB203	relative to administration of the education freedom accounts program.	Education	Tue 2/11	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill changes income eligibility and reporting requirements for the education freedom account program and modifies the program’s administration and oversight.
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	Tue 2/11	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires local school districts to provide breakfast and lunch to pupils under their jurisdiction at no cost to children from households with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. It also appropriates funds to reimburse school districts for these costs and to assist schools in establishing an online application process.
Oppose	SB205	requiring schools to offer free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch to children who meet federal income eligibility guidelines.	Education	Tue 2/11	9:45 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires school boards to provide breakfast and lunch to pupils under their jurisdiction.
Of Interest	HB739	relative to excess funds paid to municipalities for the use of school districts.	Education Funding	Tue 2/11	11:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires municipalities to remit any excess statewide education property tax to the state for deposit in the general fund.
Oppose	HB729	making an appropriation to the department of education for an attorney to recodify education laws.	Education Funding	Tue 2/11	11:20 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires the department of education to hire an attorney solely to review the content and structure of education laws. The cost shall be paid from the education trust fund.
Of Interest	HB684	preventing the use of student identification cards as a means to obtain a ballot.	Election Law	Tue 2/11	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill: I. Prevents student identification cards from being used to obtain a ballot. II. Changes the period for which expired identification can be used to obtain a ballot.
Of Interest	HB618	enables election officials to verify the single use of an out-of-state driver’s license presented when a person votes by using the centralized voter registration database.	Election Law	Tue 2/11	11:40 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill enables election officials to verify the single use of an out-of-state driver’s license presented when a person votes by using the centralized voter registration database.
Oppose	HB172	restricting undeclared voters from same-day voting in a presidential or state primary.	Election Law	Tue 2/11	1:40 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill restricts undeclared voters from registering with a party on the same day of a primary in order to vote in a presidential or state primary election.
Oppose	HB175	relative to defined coordinated expenditures.	Election Law	Tue 2/11	2:20 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill: I. Creates and expands upon the definitions of coordinated and independent expenditures. II. Creates a new maximum expenditure limit for political advocacy committees.
Of Interest	SB219	requiring the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/11	9:15 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill requires the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center.
Of Interest	SB223	relative to using college or university student identification cards to obtain a ballot.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 2/11	10:00 AM	LOB Room 103	This bill provides for in-state tuition at any institution in the university system of New Hampshire or the community college system for any person who is registered to vote in this state. The bill also removes college or university identification cards from valid photo identification for obtaining a ballot.
Oppose	HB304	relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/11	1:30 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill details labeling requirements for food products produced in homestead kitchens.
Support	HB307	relative to the food production area for homestead food.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/11	3:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill allows homestead food production in a food production area.
Oppose	SB241	relative to construction of a public pier on Hampton Beach and making an appropriation therefor.	Finance	Tue 2/11	1:40 PM	SH Room 103	This bill establishes and makes an appropriation to the Hampton Beach State Park pier fund, a dedicated fund to be administered by the department of natural and cultural resources for the purpose of siting, permitting, design, and construction of a public pier at Hampton Beach.
Support	HB280	relative to wage payments.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/11	1:45 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill repeals the weekly or biweekly payment of wage methods and authorizes employers to choose the payment method of their employees.
Oppose	HB487	relative to providing employees with advance notice of the work schedule.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/11	2:30 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill provides employees with advance notice of the work schedule.
Support	HB411	relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device while driving a secondary offense.	Transportation	Tue 2/11	10:20 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill establishes that the offense prohibiting the use of mobile electronic devices while driving is a secondary offense only enforceable when a driver of a motor vehicle has been stopped for a suspected violation of another provision of Title XXI or some other offense.
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.	Transportation	Tue 2/11	1:00 PM	LOB Room 203	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	SB274	establishing a 4-year pilot program with potential for statewide expansion to improve rail trails in New Hampshire through federal, state, and private funding and making a bonded appropriation therefor.	Transportation	Tue 2/11	2:00 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill: I. Transfers ownership of 4 rail corridors, and all duties and responsibilities therefor, to the department of natural and cultural resources. II. Establishes a pilot project to improve the rail trails in 4 rail corridors with funding from federal grants, state sources, and private contributions. III. Establishes the rail trail project fund and the rail trail emergency fund. IV. Makes a bonded appropriation to the bureau of trails for the rail trail pilot project.
Oppose	HB387	relative to balloons being released into the air.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/12	11:15 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill prohibits the release of lighter-than-air balloons into the air and establishes penalties for violations of this prohibition.
Oppose	HB466	relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/12	1:00 PM	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. This bill is at the request of the department of safety.
Oppose	HB473	criminalizing multiple forms of exposing children to controlled substances and allowing law enforcement to take a child into protective custody for screening and testing in an instance of suspected or actual criminal exposure to controlled substances.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/12	3:00 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill expands the criminal statute criminalizing exposing children to methamphetamine and allowing for law enforcement to take a child into protective custody for screening or testing for criminal exposure to methamphetamine to cover all controlled substances, except those possessed pursuant to a lawful prescription.
Support	HB528	legalizing the possession and use of psilocybin for persons 21 years of age or older.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/12	3:30 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes that it is not an offense for a person 21 years of age or older to obtain, purchase, transport, possess, or use psilocybin.
Oppose	SB293	relative to using enrollment in Medicaid as a measure of eligibility for school lunches.	Education Finance	Wed 2/12	3:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Expands the meaning of pupil as it pertains to school funding. II. Increases funding for schools who have pupils enrolled in Medicaid.
Support	SB295	expanding the number of students eligible for education freedom accounts.	Education Finance	Wed 2/12	3:20 PM	SH Room 100	This bill increases the number of students eligible for education freedom accounts by removing household income thresholds.
Oppose	HB719	repealing the use of unused district facilities by chartered public schools.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/12	2:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill removes the right of first refusal for chartered public schools regarding unused school district facilities.
Oppose	HB738	requiring certain non-public schools or education service providers that accept public funds to perform background checks on all employees and volunteers.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/12	3:00 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires nonpublic schools and education service providers that accept public funds to comply with requirements for criminal history background checks for employees and volunteers.
Support	HB435	relative to the definition of professional engineer.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/12	10:15 AM	LOB Room 306-308	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.
Of Interest	HB176	relative to changing the state flag design.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/12	2:00 PM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill changes the design of the state flag.
Oppose	HB720	prohibiting the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Wed 2/12	11:00 AM	LOB Room 307	This bill prohibits the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state.
Of Interest	HB589	defining and prohibiting wanton animal waste and prohibiting certain wildlife hunting contests.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Wed 2/12	1:15 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill defines and prohibits wanton animal waste and prohibits certain wildlife hunting contests.
Oppose	SB245	prohibiting surprise ambulance billing and regulating ground ambulance reimbursement.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/12	10:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill prohibits health carriers and providers from balance billing for ambulance services and establishes parameters for reimbursement of ground ambulance services by participating and non-participating ambulance service providers.
Of Interest	HB743	relative to patient access to health care prices and billing practices.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/12	10:00 AM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill requires health care entities to provide an estimate of the price of health care services to be provided. The bill also requires health care entities to post notice of a patient’s right to request this information and requires health insurance carriers to provide an insured patient with an advanced explanation of benefits withing 3 business days of receiving a good faith estimate from a health care entity. The bill also requires hospitals to comply with federal price transparency requirements, directs the department of health and human services to adopt rules regarding the disclosure requirements, and provides for the assessment of fines for noncompliance.
Support	HB548	relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities that operate on a membership-based business model.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/12	1:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	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). 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.
Support	HB223	relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities that operate within 15 miles of a critical access hospital.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/12	1:45 PM	LOB Room 301-303	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.
Support	CACR6	relating to the right to compute. Providing that the right of individuals to use computation resources shall not be infringed.	Judiciary	Wed 2/12	9:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the constitution to recognize an individual’s right to use computation resources.
Support	HB509	relative to the contents of the attorney general’s annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.	Judiciary	Wed 2/12	11:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill changes the requirements for the annual report from the attorney general concerning forfeitures of personal property.
Oppose	HB587	allowing admission of one-party audio and video recordings in certain circumstances.	Judiciary	Wed 2/12	1:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill allows a person to record or possess a recording of what he or she reasonably believes to be a crime and to provide it to law enforcement for use in court.
Oppose	HB402	relative to liability as taxable income of education freedom account payments.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/12	10:00 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill: I. Repeals the statement that education freedom account funds shall not constitute taxable income to the parent of the education freedom account student. II. Requires the timely delivery of IRS 1099 forms to parties responsible for tax liabilities incurred from payments made from a education freedom account.
Oppose	HB483	relative to the definition of a scholarship organization for purposes of the education tax credit.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/12	10:30 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill provides that, for purposes of the education tax credit, a qualifying scholarship organization shall be incorporated in this state.
Oppose	HB503	amending how revenues from taxes are allocated to the education trust fund.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/12	11:00 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill increases the rates of the business profits tax, business enterprise tax, and meals and rooms tax, and reestablishes the interest and dividends tax. The bill provides for deposit of the additional revenue in the education trust fund.
Oppose	HB669	relative to requiring all revenue raised under the statewide education property tax to be deposited in the education trust fund, and setting an equalized statewide tax rate.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/12	1:00 PM	LOB Room 203	This bill requires all revenue raised from the statewide education property tax to be deposited in the education trust fund and sets an equalized statewide tax rate.
Support	SB268	permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.	Judiciary	Thu 2/13	2:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits classification of individuals based on biological sex in lavatory facilities and locker rooms, sporting competitions, and detention facilities.
Support	SB38	relative to state recognition of biological sex.	Judiciary	Thu 2/13	2:45 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides a definition for “biological sex” and provides that certain designations by biological sex do not constitute unlawful discrimination.

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Of the 159 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 23 and opposition of 32 with 8 being of interest.
Of the 61 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 6 and opposition of 9 with 5 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	CACR7	relating to the presumption of innocence. Providing that in all cases and suits of the state against one of the people, the defendant shall be innocent unless proven guilty.	Judiciary	Mon 2/3	9:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the New Hampshire constitution to require that in all cases and suits of the state against a person the defendant shall be innocent unless proven guilty.
Of Interest	HB687	relative to class action settlements and consent decrees.	Judiciary	Mon 2/3	10:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill provides that any money that can ultimately not be distributed to the class in a class action suit is escheated to the state general fund, and a court may not modify the judgment or apply the doctrine of cy pres to avoid that result. This bill also limits certain attorneys’ fees to a certain rate unless a court determines otherwise.
Oppose	HB722	relative to establishing causes of actions against educational institutions that charge excessive tuition rates.	Judiciary	Mon 2/3	1:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill: I. Creates criminal penalties for educational institutions that charge excessive tuition rates. II. Creates civil rights of action against educational institutions that charge excessive tuition rates.
Support	HB746	relative to an award of attorney’s fees upon a successful appeal of a local property tax assessment.	Judiciary	Mon 2/3	1:45 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill awards a taxpayer reasonable attorney’s fees for a successful appeal of a property assessment.
Of Interest	HB350	requiring that all family division hearings be video and audio recorded and broadcast live.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/4	1:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires that the family division audio and video record all proceedings and broadcast live proceedings upon request of named parties or representatives.
Support	SB89	enabling non-citizens who are legally authorized to work in the United States to deliver alcohol.	Commerce	Tue 2/4	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill enables non-citizens who are legally authorized to work in the United States to deliver alcohol.
Oppose	SB80	consolidating licensing, auditing, and enforcement responsibilities for wholesale and retail e-cigarettes sales under the liquor commission.	Commerce	Tue 2/4	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill consolidates licensing, auditing, and enforcement responsibilities for wholesale and retail e-cigarettes sales under the liquor commission.
Support	SB87	relative to one day liquor license requirements and making salons and barber shops eligible for on-premise licenses.	Commerce	Tue 2/4	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	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.
Oppose	SB100	relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.	Education	Tue 2/4	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill repeals the provision of law classifying violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination as a violation of the educator code of conduct.
Oppose	HB769	relative to the base annual cost per pupil of providing the opportunity for an adequate education and statewide education property tax rate.	Education Funding	Tue 2/4	11:00 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill increases the base cost of providing the opportunity for an adequate education, and changes the statewide education property tax rate.
Of Interest	HB773	relative to aid to school districts for the cost of special education.	Education Funding	Tue 2/4	11:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill removes the requirement that catastrophic special education funds be prorated among the school districts entitled to such aid and requires that disbursements for special education to a school district shall be at least 80 percent of the district’s entitlement for catastrophic aid costs in the fiscal year.
Oppose	HB772	establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education.	Education Funding	Tue 2/4	2:15 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill modifies the determination and funding for an opportunity for a constitutionally adequate education by establishing foundation opportunity budgets and state foundation opportunity grants.
Oppose	CACR5	relating to absentee ballots. Providing that no excuse shall be needed by the voter to receive an absentee ballot.	Election Law	Tue 2/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution amends the constitution to allow absentee voting for any reason.
Of Interest	HB136	extending the time period for delivery of an absentee ballot from 5:00 p.m. to the close of the polls.	Election Law	Tue 2/4	10:40 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill extends the time period for delivery of an absentee ballot from 5:00 p.m. on election day to the close of the polling place.
Support	HB217	relative to absentee ballots.	Election Law	Tue 2/4	11:20 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill requires absentee ballot voters to submit information demonstrating citizenship, age, domicile, and identity in order to qualify to vote.
Support	HB464	prohibiting candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots.	Election Law	Tue 2/4	11:40 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill prohibits candidates that appear on the ballot from participating in counting ballots before the election.
Of Interest	SB108	relative to the department of energy.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 2/4	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	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	SB109	relative to alteration of terrain permits.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 2/4	9:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Requires that an applicant for a permit, approval, or other written authorization submit a request for a consultation to the executive director of the fish and game department. II. Requires that rules adopted for the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund contain provisions stating when payments are required to be made to the fund.
Support	SB110	relative to terrain permitting.	Energy and Natural Resources	Tue 2/4	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill raises the threshold for alteration of terrain permitting from 100,000 square feet to 200,000 square feet.
Oppose	HB707	requiring the department of environmental services to establish a site-specific setback distance for proposed new landfills.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/4	2:00 PM	LOB Room 301-303	This bill establishes a formula for determining the distance for which a new landfill shall be located from a perennial river, lake, or coastal water.
Support	HB685	permitting in all residentially zoned areas by right the construction of manufactured housing.	Housing	Tue 2/4	11:00 AM	LOB Room 305	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	HB459	relative to acreage requirements and zoning regarding sewer infrastructure and single-family residential uses.	Housing	Tue 2/4	1:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill prohibits zoning ordinances regarding single-family residential uses from requiring larger acreage sizes than are necessary for community health and safety, given sewer infrastructure.
Support	HB631	permitting residential building in commercial zoning by right.	Housing	Tue 2/4	1:30 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill allows multifamily or mixed-use developments as a permitted use by right in certain urban municipalities, outlines specific zoning regulations that cannot be imposed on such developments, and provides definitions for key terms.
Support	SB141	extending the time to petition for a new trial in certain cases.	Judiciary	Tue 2/4	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill creates an exception to the 3-year timeframe to petition for a new trial.
Oppose	HB542	relative to weekly benefit amounts for unemployment compensation.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/4	11:30 AM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill updates the weekly benefit amount for total unemployment and the maximum total amount of benefits payable during any benefit year.
Oppose	HB442	relative to prohibiting payment of subminimum wages.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/4	1:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill prohibits payment of a base wage different than standard minimum wage for tipped workers earning more than $30 per month.
Oppose	HB726	relative to the state minimum hourly rate.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/4	2:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill increases the minimum hourly rate and increases the base rate for tipped employees.
Oppose	HB744	relative to workers’ compensation indemnity benefits percentage.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/4	3:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill changes the percentage of workers’ compensation indemnity benefits to 66 2/3 percent.
Oppose	HB378	relative to an employee’s unused earned time.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/4	4:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill requires an employer to pay an employee for unused earned time.
Of Interest	HB561	relative to the transfer of state-owned real property to municipalities.	Public Works and Highways	Tue 2/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 201	This bill requires the state of New Hampshire to seek approval from municipal legislative bodies prior to transferring state-owned class I or II highways.
Support	HB209	allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.	Transportation	Tue 2/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill allows new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.
Oppose	HB305	relative to speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement.	Transportation	Tue 2/4	10:20 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill allows law enforcement agencies to install and use traffic cameras such as speed monitoring cameras and red-light cameras in a municipality if the municipality chooses to have them.
Oppose	HB368	prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.	Transportation	Tue 2/4	10:40 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill prohibits smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger under the age of 16 is in the vehicle.
Oppose	HB419	requiring vehicle headlights to be on when windshield wipers are also on.	Transportation	Tue 2/4	11:20 AM	LOB Room 203	This bill requires that headlights must be turned on whenever windshield wipers are in use.
Support	HB414	prohibiting the division of motor vehicles from suspending a license on the basis of debt owed to a private entity related to the towing or storing of a motor vehicle.	Transportation	Tue 2/4	1:00 PM	LOB Room 203	This bill prohibits the division of motor vehicles from suspending a person’s license or driving privileges based on their failure to pay a debt related to a commercial entity’s towing or storage of a vehicle.
Oppose	SB150	defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures.	Transportation	Tue 2/4	1:00 PM	LOB Room 101	This bill: I. Defines electric vehicle charging station. II. Charges a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures. III. Authorizes the department of agriculture, markets, and food to appropriate funds for electric vehicle charging station testing and certification.
Support	HB439	relative to non-driving related violations and driver’s license suspension.	Transportation	Tue 2/4	1:20 PM	LOB Room 203	This bill eliminates driver’s license suspension for reasons unrelated to motor vehicle offenses.
Oppose	HB530	increasing the amount of revenue transfered from the real estate transfer tax to the affordable housing fund.	Ways and Means	Tue 2/4	10:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill increases the amount of moneys transfered to the affordable housing fund from the real estate transfer tax.
Oppose	HB531	setting annual limits on the amount of charitable gaming revenue which may be distributed to one charitable organization.	Ways and Means	Tue 2/4	10:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill limits the amount which may be awarded to any one charity from historic horse race wagering and games of chance to $50,000, and provides that excess revenue shall be paid to the lottery commission.
Oppose	HB588	relative to the distribution of revenues generated from historic horse racing pari-mutuel pools.	Ways and Means	Tue 2/4	11:00 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill requires entities licensed to conduct historic horse race wagering to collect a sum equal to 25 percent of revenues generated after breakage and payment of winnings to patrons and pay it to the lottery commission.
Oppose	HB434	requiring a policyholder’s insurance company to provide a rental car for at least 7 days after determination that the vehicle is totaled or unsafe to operate when the policyholder is not at fault for the accident.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/5	11:00 AM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires a policyholder’s insurance company to provide a rental car for at least 7 days after determination that the vehicle is totaled or unsafe to operate when the policyholder is not at fault for the accident.
Of Interest	HB705	relative to health care cost transparency.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 2/5	2:45 PM	LOB Room 302-304	This bill requires health carriers to disclose specific cost information regarding covered items and services under a health benefit plan. The bill is a request of the insurance department.
Support	HB87	prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/5	10:45 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill prohibits the posting of land not owned by the poster and creates a penalty therefor.
Support	HB102	relative to oversight of federal law enforcement actions.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/5	11:15 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill provides county sheriffs with the duty to oversee all federal law enforcement actions in their respective counties, and provides them with authority to stop unauthorized or improperly conducted federal law enforcement actions.
Support	HB103	relative to fugitives from justice.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/5	12:00 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill provides a mechanism for an accused whose extradition is sought by another state to be declared as politically or maliciously persecuted and not subject to the extradition.
Support	HB206	relative to government agent entries into secured premises.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/5	1:30 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill establishes requirements for when a government agent may enter a secured premises without a warrant.
Support	HB338	relative to the authority of fish and game officers.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 2/5	3:00 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill allows fish and game officers to conduct warrantless searches if they have probable cause.
Support	HB557	relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/5	11:15 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires the printing of certain information on the school budget ballot.
Oppose	HB673	relative to school bullying and discrimination plans.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/5	3:30 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill requires school boards to develop policies prohibiting bullying and cyberbullying, requires reporting of such incidents by all schools at the end of each semester, and requires the department of education to publish such data aggregated by school.
Of Interest	SB187	adopting the dentist and dental hygienist compact.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/5	10:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill adopts dentist and dental hygienist compact.
Support	HB438	relative to immigration detention facilities.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/5	10:30 AM	LOB Room 306-308	This bill regulates the contracting and operation of an immigration detention facility in this state and requires the governor to obtain executive council approval before deploying the national guard to any immigration detention facility.
Support	SB188	allowing independent permitting and inspections, and allowing local governments to authorize licensed engineers and architects to perform building code inspections.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/5	10:30 AM	SH Room 103	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.
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 2/5	11:00 AM	LOB Room 306-308	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.
Oppose	SB286	creating the New Hampshire office of film and creative media.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/5	1:15 PM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Establishes an office of film and creative media within the department of business and economic affairs. II. Establishes business enterprise tax credits for qualifying film and motion picture companies. III. Appropriates funds to staff the office of film and creative media.
Support	HB211	relative to the use of air rifles for hunting game.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Wed 2/5	11:00 AM	LOB Room 307	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.
Oppose	HB579	requiring applicants for a fish and game guide license to take and pass a standardized test provided by the fish and game department before receiving their license.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Wed 2/5	2:45 PM	LOB Room 307	This bill requires applicants for a fish and game guide license to take an exam in a standardized test format, administered by a specifically qualified fish and game officer.
Oppose	SB132	relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/5	9:00 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for adult prosthetics, including activity-specific prosthetic devices. Current law requires such coverage for children’s prosthetics.
Oppose	SB122	relative to financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/5	9:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill directs the department of health and human services to remove asset limits and increase income thresholds for the Medicare savings program and to submit any amendment to the state Medicaid plan required for implementation.
Oppose	SB244	relative to expanding access to primary health care services, increasing the number of direct health care providers, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates, and making an appropriation therefor.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/5	9:30 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill expands access to primary health care services by directing the department of health and human services to amend its contract with the Bi-State Primary Care Association’s Recruitment Center in order to expand health care workforce recruitment and retention efforts, increases funding for such programs, and increases Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Support	HB392	directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services’ office of health equity, department of environmental services’ functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor’s council on diversity and inclusion.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/5	9:30 AM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill directs the dissolution of the department of health and human services’ office of health equity, department of environmental services’ functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor’s advisory council on diversity and inclusion.
Oppose	HB751	relative to certification of alcohol and other substance misuse treatment facilities.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/5	10:30 AM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill provides for certification of substance use treatment programs by the department of health and human services. The bill also directs the department to establish within the office of the ombudsman, a behavioral health specialist dedicated to complaint investigations regarding substance use and mental health treatment programs.
Oppose	HB724	relative to lead paint poisoning prevention and remediation.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/5	1:00 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill lowers the childhood blood lead action level from 5 micrograms/deciliter to 3.5 micrograms/deciliter; mandates that municipal building permits include the EPA-RRP license number for any person engaged in renovation, repair, or painting of buildings erected prior to January 1, 1978; directs the department of health and human services to inspect the other dwelling units when one unit in a multi-unit building has a lead hazard; and creates a rebuttable presumption that pre-1978 housing contains lead hazards.
Oppose	HB756	relative to establishing a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering daycare and public schools.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/5	2:30 PM	LOB Room 210-211	This bill establishes a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering day care and public schools.
Oppose	HB232	relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.	Judiciary	Wed 2/5	9:30 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill provides that health care providers have a right to conscientiously object to participating in providing abortion, sterilization, or artificial contraception services. The bill requires health care institutions to prominently post a notice to this effect and establishes civil remedies, including fines, for its violation.
Of Interest	HB253	relative to interest-bearing pooled trust accounts maintained by lawyers.	Judiciary	Wed 2/5	10:15 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires attorneys in control of interest-bearing pooled trust accounts to remit quarterly the interest or dividends to the public defender’s office, provided that the public defender’s office complies with certain restrictions.
Oppose	HB293	preventing minors from accessing obscenity on certain electronic devices with internet access.	Judiciary	Wed 2/5	11:00 AM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill requires manufacturers of electronic tablets and smartphones to install filters on those devices that prevent minors from accessing obscene material and creates civil liability against a manufacturer that does not install filters in devices. The bill also creates civil and criminal liability against a manufacturer or person who disables a filter with the intent to allow a minor to access obscene material.
Support	HB391	relative to preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation.	Judiciary	Wed 2/5	1:00 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill establishes a legal process for preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation (anti-SLAPP) by granting qualified immunity from suit, prosecution, and from liability for any defendant or counter-defendant in any action, case, claim, administrative proceeding, arbitration, or any other legal process that impacts their First Amendment rights.
Support	HB400	requiring a public body’s collective bargaining negotiations to be deemed public meetings and requiring that arguments made and information generated during the meetings be made available to the public under the right-to-know law.	Judiciary	Wed 2/5	1:45 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill provides that collective bargaining negotiations with a public body are a meeting under the right-to-know law.
Oppose	HB601	relative to causes of action against companies that misstate the impacts of their business on the environment.	Judiciary	Wed 2/5	2:30 PM	LOB Room 206-208	This bill: I. Creates a private cause of action against companies that misstate the impacts of their business on the environment. II. Creates criminal penalties for companies that misstate the impacts of their business on the environment.
Oppose	HB568	allowing subdivision regulations concerning water supply.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 2/5	10:00 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill allows the adoption of subdivision regulations that require water supply studies, determination of adequate water quantity for reasonably anticipated future water uses, and minimum on-lot private well testing requirements. This bill also clarifies the applicant’s duty to pay associated costs.
Oppose	HB582	relative to safety requirements for operation of personal water crafts.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 2/5	10:30 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill defines the term “personal water craft” and prohibits certain types of operation.
Oppose	HB595	relative to coastal resilience zones.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 2/5	11:00 AM	LOB Room 305	This bill: I. Adds flood resiliency improvements to the definition of qualifying improvements for the purposes of C-PACE and R-PACE funding. II. Enables municipalities to offer property owners who engage in flood resilience projects a property tax abatement or tax assessment freeze for a specified period of time. III. Enable municipalities to assess a fee on properties in a flood resilience zone to be deposited into a non-lapsing flood resilience investment fund. IV. Makes an appropriation to the department of business and economic development to fund a statewide analysis of the costs and benefits of flood risk and flood risk mitigation efforts.
Support	HB644	relative to flying drones in state parks.	Resources, Recreation and Development	Wed 2/5	2:00 PM	LOB Room 305	This bill allows for the commercial and recreational use of drones or small unmanned aircraft in state parks subject to exceptions and limitations, and establishes fees and authorizes fines to be assessed for violations.
Oppose	SB60	relative to advanced deposit account wagering.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/5	9:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows advanced deposit wagering on pari-mutuel betting on horse racing and authorizes the lottery commission to adopt rules governing the license and regulation of such wagers.
Of Interest	SB83	establishing an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, authorizing video lottery terminals, renaming the lottery commission, and creating a voluntary statewide self-exclusion database.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/5	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Establishes an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption fund to provide reimbursements to municipalities. II. Authorizes video lottery terminals at facilities licensed to conduct charitable gaming. III. Creates a statewide self-exclusion list to combat problem gambling. IV. Renames the state lottery commission to better reflect its statutory obligations.
Of Interest	SB168	regulating online gambling and directing net proceeds to the education trust fund, the general fund, and to reimburse municipalities for elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf tax exemptions.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/5	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill regulates online gambling and directs proceeds to a newly established elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf tax exemption fund for reimbursement to municipalities.
Oppose	SB119	relative to Medicaid pharmaceutical services.	Health and Human Services	Thu 2/6	10:00 AM	LOB Room 101	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.
Of Interest	SB127	relative to the office of the public guardian and making appropriations to the department of health and human services.	Health and Human Services	Thu 2/6	10:15 AM	LOB Room 101	This bill amends the obligations of the department of health and human services with respect to contracting for public guardianship, and provides appropriations to the department to fund new contract guardian slots.
Support	HB700	relative to orders of protection.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 2/7	11:30 AM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill requires certain individuals seeking certain orders of protection to be informed and to attest that they understand that material false statements made in the petition would be subject to prosecution for perjury. The bill also allows for individuals seeking certain orders of protection in non-domestic violence situations, to elect not to seek removal of firearms or deadly weapons from the possession of the restrained party.
Oppose	HB159	authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 2/7	3:15 PM	LOB Room 202-204	This bill authorizes the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and provides processes for the confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.
Oppose	HB659	establishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program.	Education Funding	Fri 2/7	9:30 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill establishes the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program with the purpose of retaining graduates from New Hampshire higher education institutions and incentivizing businesses to hire local graduates.
Oppose	HB770	relative to establishing a program to earn tuition credits for state of New Hampshire higher education institutions through community service.	Education Funding	Fri 2/7	10:15 AM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill establishes a program in the department of education for eligible students to earn tuition credits at state higher education institutions through community service.
Oppose	HB665	relative to eligibility for free school meals.	Education Funding	Fri 2/7	1:45 PM	LOB Room 205-207	This bill increases the eligibility for free school meals to household incomes up to 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines, and provides funding from the education trust fund for the additional costs.