Wednesday • January 14 • 2026
Vol.XVIII • No.III
Manchester, N.H.
Today on the Morning Update, a new report on mRNA technology (COVID vaccines) and cancers struck so close to home that it was censored by “hackers” who took down not just the research but the entire website. Ep 82 Links: Check Out More Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and Steve’s Substack. ... Read more
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Dear Fellow Second Amendment Supporter, The New Hampshire Firearms Coalition (NHFC) is the state’s only no-compromise gun rights organization, dedicated to defending your absolute Second Amendment rights without apology or retreat. Victory: Strengthening State Preemption of Firearm Laws! Thanks to relentless advocacy from supporters like you, recent legislation (House Bill 609) passed the House and ... Read more
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Of the 190 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 6 and opposition of 8 with 25 being of interest.
Of the 64 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 2 with 10 being of interest.
| Position | Bill | Title | Committee | Day | Time | Room | State Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of Interest | HB1129 | authorizing superintendents or their designee to allow limited use of personal laptops and tablets in schools and establishing that such use is exempted under school cell phone use policies. | Education Policy and Administration | Mon 1/12 | 10:45 AM | GP Room 232 | This bill authorizes superintendents or their designee to allow the use of personal laptops and tablets for specific educational purposes as an exemption to school cell phone use policies. |
| Of Interest | HB1055 | granting the state board of education rulemaking authority relative to student use of cell phones and personal communication devices in schools. | Education Policy and Administration | Mon 1/12 | 11:00 AM | GP Room 232 | This bill authorizes the state board of education rulemaking authority to establish rules for the policies of school boards and charter school boards of trustees relative to cell phone and personal communication device usage in schools. |
| Of Interest | HB1645 | adding a definition for rules relative to innovation schools. | Education Policy and Administration | Mon 1/12 | 11:20 AM | GP Room 232 | This bill adds a definition for rules relative to innovation schools. The bill also requires that rules and laws related to student or school safety under the chapter not be subject to waivers. |
| Of Interest | HB1559 | increases the percentage allocation of New Hampshire’s gaming revenue to problem gaming services. | Ways and Means | Mon 1/12 | 1:30 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill increases the percentage of gross video lottery revenue collected and reallocates them to the addiction, treatment, and prevention fund. |
| Of Interest | HB1323 | relative to parental alienation. | Children and Family Law | Tue 1/13 | 10:30 AM | GP Room 230 | This bill defines parental alienation to mean a pattern of behavior, conduct, or speech which would damage the relationship of the child and a parent, resulting in the child’s fear, negative perception, rejection, or hostility toward their other parent, and adds standards for considering claims of parental alienation in certain cases involving children and parental rights. |
| Of Interest | HB1717 | relative to the jurisdiction of the circuit court, family division. | Children and Family Law | Tue 1/13 | 1:00 PM | GP Room 230 | This bill redefines the jurisdiction of the judicial branch family division, now known as the circuit court, family division, including replacing marital masters with administrative law judges and providing additional duties to the administrative judge of the circuit court. |
| Of Interest | HB1762 | relative to the calculation of child support. | Children and Family Law | Tue 1/13 | 2:00 PM | GP Room 230 | This bill revises the definition of adjusted gross income, the calculation of parenting time, the self-support reserve amount, and the calculation of child support under the child support guidelines. |
| Oppose | SB417 | requiring state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages. | Commerce | Tue 1/13 | 9:30 AM | SH Room 100 | This bill requires on-premises licensees, off-premises licensees, and state liquor outlets to post warnings relative to the increased risk of cancer and birth defects from drinking alcoholic beverages. |
| Of Interest | SB436 | relative to zoning board of adjustment membership criteria. | Election Law and Municipal Affairs | Tue 1/13 | 9:30 AM | SH Room 122-123 | This bill replaces the existing recusal provision for zoning board of adjustment members with a conflict of interest standard requiring recusal whenever a member’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned and including prior quasi-judicial involvement on another board. |
| Of Interest | SB590 | relative to electric aggregation plans. | Energy and Natural Resources | Tue 1/13 | 9:00 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill authorizes municipalities to use revolving funds to support energy services under approved electric aggregation plans. |
| Oppose | HB1621 | requiring a baseline environmental impact study to be completed prior to development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. | Environment and Agriculture | Tue 1/13 | 1:00 PM | GP Room 153 | This bill requires a baseline environmental impact study to be completed prior to development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. |
| Oppose | SB406 | making an appropriation to the city of Nashua for the purpose of purchasing the former Daniel Webster College property. | Finance | Tue 1/13 | 1:00 PM | SH Room 103 | This bill makes an appropriation to the city of Nashua to purchase the former Daniel Webster College property. |
| Of Interest | SB481 | relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property and making an appropriation to the youth development center settlement fund. | Finance | Tue 1/13 | 1:20 PM | SH Room 103 | This bill: I. Makes an appropriation to the youth development center settlement fund. II. Directs the department of administrative services to take possession of the Sununu youth services center (SYSC) property, to negotiate any contracts necessary for the sale of the property, subject to approval by the governor and council, and authorizes the department to request an additional appropriation to maintain the property, subject to approval of the fiscal committee and governor and council. III. Provides that if the sale of the SYSC property is finalized prior to June 30, 2027, proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the general fund and if the sale is finalized after June 30, 2027, proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in the youth development center settlement fund. |
| Oppose | HB1098 | relative to municipalities denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. | Housing | Tue 1/13 | 9:30 AM | GP Room 231 | This bill allows municipalities to consider road maintenance, public safety, and related issues when granting building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI highways. |
| Of Interest | SB410 | relative to possession of human remains for law enforcement training purposes. | Judiciary | Tue 1/13 | 1:15 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill authorizes law enforcement to possess human remains, upon written consent, for the purpose of training cadaver dogs. This bill is a request of the department of safety. |
| Of Interest | SB411 | relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories. | Judiciary | Tue 1/13 | 1:30 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill modifies the process for creating an inventory concerning the execution of a search warrant. This bill is a request of the department of safety. |
| Of Interest | HB1689 | relative to the term of office for county officers in Merrimack county. | Municipal and County Government | Tue 1/13 | 9:50 AM | GP Room 154 | This bill extends the term of office for certain elected county officers in Merrimack county to 4 years. The bill also requires that the elections for such Merrimack county officers coincides with the presidential election every 4 years. |
| Of Interest | HB1003 | prohibiting the Grafton county attorney from engaging in the private practice of law. | Municipal and County Government | Tue 1/13 | 10:30 AM | GP Room 154 | This bill prohibits the Grafton county attorney from engaging in the private practice of law with the exception of providing legal services to family members where no conflict of interest exists. |
| Of Interest | HB1105 | making the term of office for certain Belknap county elected officials 4 years. | Municipal and County Government | Tue 1/13 | 10:45 AM | GP Room 154 | This bill changes the length of the term of office for certain Belknap county officials to 4 years. |
| Of Interest | HB1160 | relative to the county-state finance commission. | Municipal and County Government | Tue 1/13 | 11:00 AM | GP Room 154 | This bill amends the membership and the duties of the county-state finance commission. |
| Of Interest | HB1518 | permitting remote participation at county delegation meetings. | Municipal and County Government | Tue 1/13 | 11:30 AM | GP Room 154 | This bill requires that county commission or delegation meetings open to the public allow members of the commission or delegation to participate remotely where attendance in person is not reasonably practical. |
| Support | HB1793 | prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of firearms and non-lethal weapons on campus. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 10:00 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill: I. Prohibits public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of firearms and non-lethal weapons on campus. II. Allows persons aggrieved by public colleges or universities that implement such regulations to sue such institutions for damages and injunctive relief. |
| Support | HB1697 | exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 10:30 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill exempts certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation. |
| Support | HB1699 | enabling the carriage of certain firearms on slow-moving boats. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 11:00 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill enables the carriage of certain firearms on slow-moving boats. |
| Support | HB1365 | relative to applications for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 11:30 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill prohibits pistol/revolver license application forms from requesting employment, personal references, or record disclosure information beyond what was required on the December 2009 version of form DSSP 85. |
| Support | HB1446 | providing that an individual’s use of therapeutic cannabis shall not disqualify the individual from the purchase, ownership, or possession of a firearm. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 12:00 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill provides that lawful participation in the state’s therapeutic cannabis program shall not disqualify an individual exercising their constitutional right to purchase, possess, carry or transfer a firearm. |
| Of Interest | HB1642 | relative to extreme risk protection orders. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 2:00 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill establishes a procedure for issuing extreme risk protection orders to protect against persons who pose an immediate risk of harm to themselves or others. |
| Oppose | HB1749 | reinstating the death penalty for murder offenses. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 2:30 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill allows the death penalty for capital murder and for first degree and second degree murder. The bill further authorizes the court, in cases where the death penalty is not imposed, to sentence the defendant to life in prison or any other term that the court orders. |
| Oppose | HB1413 | reinstituting the death penalty in cases of capital murder. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 3:00 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill reinstitutes the death penalty as a potential sentence for the offense of capital murder. |
| Oppose | HB1737 | relative to reinstating the death penalty for certain offenses against minors under 13 years of age. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Wed 1/14 | 3:30 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill defines capital offenses against a child to include certain homicide and sexual assault offenses against minors under 13 years of age, requires those convicted of such an offense to be sentenced to death, and requires any appeal to be resolved within one year of conviction. |
| Of Interest | HB1640 | relative to consent for school billing purposes. | Education Policy and Administration | Wed 1/14 | 10:10 AM | GP Room 232 | This bill directs department of education and the insurance department to adopt rules relative to signature requirements for school billing. |
| Oppose | HB1820 | requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program. | Education Policy and Administration | Wed 1/14 | 1:00 PM | GP Room 232 | This bill changes the administration of the education freedom account program under RSA 194-F from scholarship organizations to the department of education. |
| Of Interest | HB1341 | establishing a committee to investigate the department of education’s actions regarding school administrative unit 6. | Education Policy and Administration | Wed 1/14 | 1:15 PM | GP Room 232 | This bill establishes a select committee to investigate the department of education and the actions of the former commissioner relating to school administrative unit 6. |
| Of Interest | HB1402 | relative to credentials for the position of superintendent of schools. | Education Policy and Administration | Wed 1/14 | 2:00 PM | GP Room 232 | This bill establishes required credentials to serve in the position of school superintendent. |
| Of Interest | HB1403 | relative to credentials for the position of school business administrator. | Education Policy and Administration | Wed 1/14 | 2:20 PM | GP Room 232 | This bill establishes required credentials for the position of school business administrator. |
| Of Interest | SB573 | establishing certification standards for facility comfort dogs. | Executive Departments and Administration | Wed 1/14 | 1:10 PM | SH Room 103 | This bill establishes certification standards for facility comfort dogs, facility comfort dog handlers, and facility comfort dog handling teams. |
| Of Interest | SB571 | relative to the requirements to be issued a certificate as a certified public accountant. | Executive Departments and Administration | Wed 1/14 | 1:20 PM | SH Room 103 | This bill: I. Removes the definition of “substantial equivalency” and replaces it with a standard of “comparable” in considering whether the office of professional licensure and certification shall grant a certificate of “certified public accountant” to an applicant with a foreign accountancy designation. II. Modifies the educational requirements to obtain a certificate as a “certified public accountant.” III. Allows an applicant to sit for examination as of a date no more than 120 days before the applicant expects to obtain his or her baccalaureate degree, pursuant to rules adopted by the board. |
| Support | HB1615 | permitting consenting adults to enter into contract-based marriage agreements as an alternative to the requirement of a marriage license. | Judiciary | Wed 1/14 | 2:30 PM | GP Room 230 | This bill establishes the legal framework for contract marriage as a private civil alternative to licensed marriage. This bill further defines contract marriage as a voluntary agreement enforceable solely under civil contract law and provides procedures for optional filing, conversion, and revocation. |
| Of Interest | HB1063 | reducing the amount of meals and rooms taxes operators can retain. | Ways and Means | Wed 1/14 | 10:00 AM | GP Room 154 | This bill reduces the amount of meals and rooms taxes operators can retain. |
| Of Interest | SB412 | relative to the conditional release of delinquent minors and children in need of services. | Children and Family Law | Thu 1/15 | 10:00 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill permits the court to retain jurisdiction to hear violations of conditional releases filed during the release in cases involving delinquent minors or children in need of services. |
| Of Interest | SB413 | relative to the detention of a minor attaining the age of 18 during the pendency of a delinquency action. | Children and Family Law | Thu 1/15 | 10:10 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill modifies the facility in which alleged delinquent minors may be held in detention pending an adjudicatory hearing, permitting alleged delinquent minors to be housed in a county corrections facility once reaching age 18. |
| Of Interest | SB515 | relative to judicial determinations related to children placed in a qualified residential treatment program in certain juvenile matters and appointment of counsel in certain circumstances. | Children and Family Law | Thu 1/15 | 10:20 AM | SH Room 103 | This bill revises juvenile statutes relative to placements in qualified residential treatment programs to align with federal requirements. The bill directs the department of health and human services to have a qualified assessment of the child conducted within 30 days of placement and the court to review the assessment and placement within 60 days of placement. This bill further allows litigation to continue if despite a diligent search, counsel has not yet been secured for a child in certain proceedings under the child protection act. The bill is a request of the department of health and human services. |
| Oppose | HB1730 | making all offenses against minors involving sexual penetration or contact felony-level offenses punishable by death. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Thu 1/15 | 10:00 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill makes all offenses involving sexual penetration or contact against a minor under 16 years of age a felony potentially punishable by death. |
| Of Interest | HB1670 | relative to organized retail crime. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Thu 1/15 | 11:00 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill establishes criminal offenses for organized retail crime and being the kingpin or leader of an organized retail crime enterprise. |
| Of Interest | HB1788 | holding state contracts with DEI provisions to be void as a matter or law and establishing a right of action for taxpayers where public entities or state agencies engage with contracts with DEI provisions. | Executive Departments and Administration | Thu 1/15 | 10:00 AM | GP Room 231 | This bill: I. Requires courts to find that contracts that include DEI-related provisions are void as a matter of law. II. Allows taxpayers to sue public entities or state agencies for engaging in, or failing to investigate allegations of, contracts with DEI-related provisions. |
| Of Interest | HB1616 | prohibiting state agencies and political subdivisions from advertising or expending funds to advertise vaccines in the state of New Hampshire. | Executive Departments and Administration | Thu 1/15 | 1:00 PM | GP Room 231 | This bill prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from advertising or expending funds to advertise vaccines in the state of New Hampshire. |
| Of Interest | HB1609 | limiting the use of state, county, and municipal funds and property for construction and operation of certain immigrant detention facilities. | Executive Departments and Administration | Thu 1/15 | 1:30 PM | GP Room 231 | This bill places restrictions on the use of state, county, and municipal funds and property for the purpose of detention of immigrants. |
| Of Interest | HB1641 | relative to petitions for certain orders of protection where the subject of the order is either released on bail or on probation. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Fri 1/16 | 2:30 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill requires the court clerk’s office to transmit certain orders of protection to a prosecutor or probation officer where the subject of the order is either released on bail or on probation. |
| Of Interest | HB1637 | relative to the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Fri 1/16 | 3:00 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill sets a time frame for the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail. |
| Oppose | HB1408 | prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on the Internet by an elected official. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Fri 1/16 | 4:00 PM | GP Room 159 | This bill creates a misdemeanor offense for an elected official to publicly disclose on the Internet personal information of a constituent with the intent to harass. |
| Of Interest | HB1324 | exempting the land and buildings of Masonic lodges and associations from property taxation. | Municipal and County Government | Fri 1/16 | 10:10 AM | GP Room 154 | This bill exempts Masonic lodges and associations from state property taxes. |
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