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