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• 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 123 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 19 and opposition of 11 with 8 being of interest.
Of the 28 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 4 and opposition of 4 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	HB1548	requiring the department of education to collect and publish data regarding the costs associated with providing special education services to students of public, charter, private, trade, and other K-12 schools or academies.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 2/2	11:10 AM	GP Room 232	This bill requires the New Hampshire department of education to collect and publish data on the costs of special education services across public school districts, charter schools, and approved private schools.
Oppose	HB1566	making a contingent appropriation to the department of health and human services for the purpose of providing recruitment and benefit grants to child care employers.	Finance	Mon 2/2	10:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill makes a contingent appropriation to the department of health and human services for recruitment and benefit grants for child care employers if the federal government denies the use of TANF reserve funds for such purpose.
Oppose	HB1750	making a supplemental appropriation to the department of health and human services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).	Finance	Mon 2/2	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill makes a supplemental appropriation to the department of health and human services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to address a budget shortfall due to a reduction in federal matching funds.
Oppose	HB1399	making an appropriation to the Claremont school district for costs associated with a building renovation project from the revenue stabilization reserve account.	Finance	Mon 2/2	11:30 AM	GP Room 230	This bill appropriates money to the Claremont school district for costs associated with the 2015 Stevens High School renovation project.
Of Interest	HB1411	directing the state treasurer to withhold payments owed by the state to the federal government where the state has been deprived of federal aid as a result of presidential executive order.	Finance	Mon 2/2	1:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill requires the state treasurer to withhold moneys owed to the federal government where the federal government has withheld existing or expected state aid to New Hampshire by means of an executive order or violation of a court order. The bill also authorizes the state treasurer to make payments owed to the federal government upon New Hampshire’s receipt of existing or expected state aid.
Of Interest	HB1748	establishing the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 2/2	1:30 PM	GP Room 229	This bill establishes the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority.
Of Interest	HB1646	creating an off-site infrastructure improvement tax credit for the value of qualified off-site infrastructure improvements constructed or funded by business organizations that directly benefit the public.	Ways and Means	Mon 2/2	10:45 AM	GP Room 159	This bill creates an off-site infrastructure improvement tax credit for the value of qualified off-site infrastructure improvements constructed or funded by business organizations that directly benefit the public.
Support	HB1036	relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/3	10:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill limits the maximum duration of term alimony that a court can set absent agreement by the parties or the interest of justice to 8 years.
Support	HB1225	relative to the definition of adjusted gross income with respect to child support guidelines.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/3	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill adds additional tax obligations that are subtracted when calculating “adjusted gross income” for child support obligations.
Support	HB1229	relative to waivers of alimony.	Children and Family Law	Tue 2/3	1:30 PM	GP Room 230	This bill requires waivers of alimony to be enforced unless the waiver is found invalid.
Support	SB487	allowing credit union members to pay members of the board of directors for their services as a board member.	Commerce	Tue 2/3	10:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill allows credit union members to pay members of the board of directors for their services as a board member.
Of Interest	SB434	relative to regulation of public school materials.	Education	Tue 2/3	9:15 AM	SL Room Map Room	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.
Of Interest	SB430	relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents.	Education	Tue 2/3	9:30 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill requires all school employees to respond honestly and completely to written requests by parents regarding information relating to their children.
Oppose	HB1781	relative to child support obligations during postsecondary education.	Education Funding	Tue 2/3	11:30 AM	GP Room 232	This bill extends parental child support obligations to potentially include payment for post-high school education, including college tuition.
Oppose	HB1257	requiring that candidates for state representative and state senator live in the district for which they seek election for at least 2 years.	Election Law	Tue 2/3	10:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill requires candidates for the offices of state representative and state senator live in the district for which they seek election for at least 2 years.
Of Interest	HB1381	extending the time of the party filing period.	Election Law	Tue 2/3	11:20 AM	GP Room 158	This bill allows political organizations to file on behalf of candidates for 10 days following the deadline for filing for an election.
Of Interest	CACR31	relating to ballot reconciliation. Providing that the state adopt certain provisions and penalties relative to the ballot reconciliation process.	Election Law	Tue 2/3	2:40 PM	GP Room 158	This resolution adopts provisions governing ballot reconciliation, ballot access, ballot retention, polling location limits, selection of poll workers, allowance of registered voters for post-election ballot viewing, allowance for recording ballot lot and voting documentation during citizen audits and compliance with Presidential Executive Order 14248 (March 25, 2025) in the New Hampshire constitution.
Support	HB1541	requiring the secretary of state to provide all voting precincts with secure containers for storing ballots.	Election Law	Tue 2/3	3:20 PM	GP Room 158	This bill requires the secretary of state to provide all voting precincts with secure containers for storing ballots.
Oppose	HB1186	relative to the sale and labeling of eggs.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 2/3	1:30 PM	GP Room 153	This bill recodifies the subdivision relative to the sale of eggs to reflect modern methods of sorting, labeling, and grading eggs.
Oppose	SB604	making an appropriation to the university system of New Hampshire.	Finance	Tue 2/3	1:55 PM	SH Room 103	This bill makes an appropriation to the university system and community college systems of New Hampshire.
Support	HB1045	relative to hunting with lights at night.	Fish and Game and Marine Resources	Tue 2/3	10:45 AM	SH Room Reps Hall	This bill clarifies when lights may be used while hunting or engaging in other outdoor activities.
Support	HB1619	relative to the rights of property owners and limitations on municipal land use regulation, and repealing the workforce housing program.	Housing	Tue 2/3	1:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill affirms, codifies, and attempts to clarify property owners’ rights and municipal limits on regulation. This bill also repeals the workforce housing program.
Of Interest	HB1713	relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards.	Housing	Tue 2/3	1:30 PM	GP Room 231	This bill revises RSA 204-D to define eligible housing and income thresholds, authorize the transfer of surplus state-owned property to the New Hampshire housing finance authority for housing development, establish procedures for property disposition and affordability restrictions, and require rulemaking to govern occupancy, resale, and mixed-income housing standards.
Support	HB1295	relative to eligibility requirements for charitable and nonprofit housing projects.	Housing	Tue 2/3	2:30 PM	GP Room 231	This bill restricts eligibility requirements for charitable, nonprofit housing project tax exemptions.
Oppose	SB554	repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms.	Judiciary	Tue 2/3	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill repeals the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms.
Oppose	SB467	relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.	Judiciary	Tue 2/3	1:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Adds mandatory minimum sentences for certain fentanyl-related offenses. II. Sets a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
Support	HB510	relative to establishing certain due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty members facing disciplinary actions by state institutions of higher learning.	Judiciary	Tue 2/3	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes for students, student organizations, and faculty members of publicly funded New Hampshire colleges and universities the right to certain due process protections when disciplinary proceedings are brought against them by such institutions, and addresses the provisions’ applicability to collective bargaining agreements.
Oppose	HB1484	establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 2/3	2:30 PM	GP Room 159	This bill establishes a state minimum wage and provides for incremental increases.
Oppose	HB1512	allowing municipalities to hold a vote to prevent their residents from receiving education freedom account vouchers.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 2/3	10:20 AM	GP Room 154	This bill allows municipalities to a vote to prevent their residents from receiving education freedom account vouchers.
Support	HB1549	establishing that titles, bills of sale, and identification documents are required only at initial registration or transfer of ownership.	Transportation	Tue 2/3	10:00 AM	GP Room 234	This bill limits the requirement to present ownership and identification documents to the initial registration or transfer of a vehicle, allows personal recognizance by the town or city clerk as a form of identification, and affirms that prior registration is sufficient for renewal.
Support	HB1551	relative to permanent vehicle registrations.	Transportation	Tue 2/3	10:20 AM	GP Room 234	This bill establishes permanent registration for the owner of a vehicle that is 11 years old or older, sets associated fees, prohibits transfer of registration upon ownership change, and allows non-residents and entities to obtain permanent registration with residency disclaimers
Support	HB1521	clarifying the definition of home education.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/4	10:30 AM	GP Room 232	This bill exempts students receiving funding from education freedom accounts from the definition of a home education.
Support	HB1817	permitting all students the choice to attend the school district in which they reside.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/4	10:45 AM	GP Room 232	This bill allows all students the choice to attend school in the school district in which they reside.
Oppose	CACR28	relating to morality and piety. Providing that town, parishes, bodies corporate, or religious societies may elect and contract with teachers.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 2/4	1:00 PM	GP Room 232	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution grants towns, parishes, bodies corporate, and religious societies a constitutional right to elect their own public teachers, and grants every denomination of Christian additional religious protections under the constitution.
Support	CACR26	the powers of the governor. the governor shall not call up the national guard without the approval of the executive council.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 2/4	1:30 PM	GP Room 231	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the New Hampshire constitution to allow the Executive Council to hold a vote to prevent the governor from having power over the military forces of this state.
Oppose	SB616	relative to reporting requirements under the right to try act.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/4	9:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a reporting requirement for providers and facilities providing services under the right to try act. The bill also directs the department of health and human services to provide a report to the general court and to adopt rules regarding the collection and reporting of such information.
Support	HB349	relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures.	Health and Human Services	Wed 2/4	9:45 AM	SH Room 100	This bill authorizes optometrists who meet criteria established by the board of registration in optometry to perform certain ophthalmic laser procedures.
Of Interest	HB1811	repealing statutory immunization requirements for children.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 2/4	9:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill repeals immunization requirements for children, including requirements regarding religious and medical exemptions, recordkeeping by schools and child care agencies, and rulemaking.
Support	CACR23	relative to legislative oversight of the judicial branch. establishing legislative oversight of the judicial branch.	Judiciary	Wed 2/4	10:00 AM	GP Room 230	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution gives the general court the power to oversee and recommend discipline for members of the judicial branch.
Support	CACR27	relating to the authority to establish courts Provided that the sole authority lies within the general court.	Judiciary	Wed 2/4	10:30 AM	GP Room 230	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution removes the exception to the general court’s power to establish courts.
Support	CACR29	Relating to the supreme court. Providing that the supreme court may not make rules that have the force and effect of law.	Judiciary	Wed 2/4	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution provides that the supreme court may not make rules that have the force and effect of law.
Support	HB1064	relative to liability of governmental units.	Judiciary	Wed 2/4	1:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill: I. Modifies the standards and amounts for which a governmental unit may be held liable for negligence resulting in personal injury or property damage. II. Requires political subdivisions to indemnify employees absent wanton on reckless conduct for negligent conduct resulting in personal injury or property damage, if the action was within the scope of the employment.
Support	HB1116	relative to judicial privilege and relative to the litigation of small claims.	Judiciary	Wed 2/4	1:30 PM	GP Room 230	This bill: I. States that a New Hampshire state judge may not claim judicial privilege to refuse to testify in a criminal proceeding where they have firsthand knowledge of material facts. II. Requires the court in small claims litigations to send notice of the claim within 10 days of its filing.
Of Interest	HB1825	relative to the regulation of the practice of law, establishing an independent legal licensing board, and making an appropriation therefor.	Judiciary	Wed 2/4	3:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill restructures the regulation of legal practice in New Hampshire.
Support	HB1608	relative to grand jury minutes and relative to the defense and indemnification of certain government officers and employees.	Judiciary	Wed 2/4	3:30 PM	GP Room 230	This bill states that a criminal defendant shall be entitled to any grand jury minutes applicable to his or her case, which shall be required to be taken. This bill also extends certain defense and indemnification protections against complaints filed with or investigations by a professional licensing board, committee, or regulatory agency to include those against any assistant county attorney, county attorney, or municipal prosecutor.
Support	HB155	reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/4	9:30 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill reduces the rate of the business enterprise tax for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2027.
Oppose	HB1800	relative to statewide education property taxes.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/4	10:00 AM	GP Room 154	This bill: I. Raises the statewide education property tax. II. Creates tax credit against the statewide education property tax. III. Has the department of revenue administration distribute education property taxes to municipalities. IV. Changes the meaning of the cost of an adequate education. V. Repeals statutes pertaining to extraordinary need grants.
Oppose	HB1787	modifying the statewide education property tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 2/4	10:45 AM	GP Room 154	This bill: I. Requires that statewide education property tax revenues be collected and remitted to the state treasurer for deposit into the education trust fund. II. Makes changes to the low- and moderate-income homeowners property tax relief program. III. Creates a committee to study the low- and moderate-income homeowners property tax relief program.

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• 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 196 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 22 and opposition of 20 with 19 being of interest.
Of the 34 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 0 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Oppose	HB1513	relative to reporting and transparency reports for the education freedom account program.	Education Policy and Administration	Mon 1/26	10:45 AM	GP Room 232	This bill creates additional information gathering and reporting requirements for the scholarship organization responsible for education freedom accounts.
Oppose	HB1750	making a supplemental appropriation to the department of health and human services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).	Finance	Mon 1/26	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill makes a supplemental appropriation to the department of health and human services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to address a budget shortfall due to a reduction in federal matching funds.
Oppose	HB1399	making an appropriation to the Claremont school district for costs associated with a building renovation project from the revenue stabilization reserve account.	Finance	Mon 1/26	11:30 AM	GP Room 230	This bill appropriates money to the Claremont school district for costs associated with the 2015 Stevens High School renovation project.
Of Interest	HB1411	directing the state treasurer to withhold payments owed by the state to the federal government where the state has been deprived of federal aid as a result of presidential executive order.	Finance	Mon 1/26	1:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill requires the state treasurer to withhold moneys owed to the federal government where the federal government has withheld existing or expected state aid to New Hampshire by means of an executive order or violation of a court order. The bill also authorizes the state treasurer to make payments owed to the federal government upon New Hampshire’s receipt of existing or expected state aid.
Of Interest	HB1455	relative to the criteria for reliable energy sources.	Science, Technology and Energy	Mon 1/26	3:00 PM	GP Room 229	This bill establishes energy security and clean energy standards by defining eligible energy sources for state programs, prioritizing domestic and dispatchable generation, and requiring that energy used in New Hampshire be affordable, reliable, and include hydrocarbons.
Oppose	HB1816	relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency.	Education Funding	Tue 1/27	11:00 AM	GP Room 232	This bill allows the commissioner of the department of education to initiate and implement a district recovery plan if a school district’s financial and operational condition is deemed a financial emergency by the state board of education.
Oppose	HB1627	creating a single primary ballot.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	10:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill creates a single party ballot for use in state and congressional primaries.
Of Interest	HB1520	defining citizenship for the purposes of voting.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	10:20 AM	GP Room 158	This bill defines both New Hampshire and United States citizenship for the purposes of voting. This bill also requires the secretary of state to distribute New Hampshire citizenship cards to native citizens and those persons from other states who take an oath of allegiance to the state of New Hampshire.
Of Interest	CACR14	relating to qualifications for office. Providing that candidates of the office of governor, state senator, and state representative shall be citizens of the United States.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	11:00 AM	GP Room 158	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution requires candidates for the office of governor, state senator, and state representative to be citizens of the United States.
Of Interest	CACR21	relating to voting eligibility. Providing that only legal residents who are at least 18 years of age or older who reside in the place they claim as domicile shall be eligible voters.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	11:20 AM	GP Room 158	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the constitution to recognize the right of all legal residents who are 18 years or older to vote in the place they claim as domicile, so long as they actually reside in the place they claim as domicile.
Oppose	HB1255	removing the requirement of more evidence than a campaign contribution to demonstrate that a vote, appointment or nomination was a corrupt practice.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	1:20 PM	GP Room 158	This bill removes the requirement of more evidence than a campaign contribution to demonstrate that a vote, appointment or nomination was a corrupt practice.
Of Interest	HB1462	relative to election law complaints.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	1:40 PM	GP Room 158	This bill requires the department of justices to create an election law complaint form and to investigate complaints alleging a voter has wrongfully voted by improperly claiming domicile in New Hampshire that are filed using such form and subject to certain restrictions.
Support	HB1306	relative to the counting of absentee ballots.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	2:00 PM	GP Room 158	This bill creates the absentee ballot certificate and requires certain counts of absentee ballots to be performed by the moderator and the clerk and recorded on the absentee ballot certificate.
Of Interest	HB1821	exempting certain information collected from electronic ballot counting devices from right-to-know law restrictions.	Election Law	Tue 1/27	3:00 PM	GP Room 158	This bill clarifies the retention period for ballot images and cast vote records and requires that such images and records be made publicly available within the 48 hours following each election and before the statutory recount request deadline.
Support	SB643	requiring cities and towns to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 1/27	9:30 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill requires cities and towns to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
Support	SB586	requiring school districts to publish a school administrative unit audit report after the end of the fiscal year.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 1/27	9:45 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill requires school districts to publish a school administrative unit audit report after the end of the fiscal year.
Of Interest	HB1511	relative to the membership of the agriculture in the classroom committee.	Environment and Agriculture	Tue 1/27	11:00 AM	GP Room 153	This bill removes a representative of the Granite State Dairy Promotion from the agriculture in the classroom committee.
Support	CACR12	relating to voting on broad-based taxes. Providing that a supermajority vote of the general court shall be required to enact any broad-bases taxes.	Finance	Tue 1/27	1:15 PM	SH Room 103	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the constitution to require a supermajority vote of the general court before any broad-based taxes are enacted.
Support	HB1336	allowing exceptions to the cap on residential security deposits for applicants not meeting standard approval criteria.	Housing	Tue 1/27	10:30 AM	GP Room 231	This bill allows landlords to require a security deposit of up to 2 months’ rent from applicants who do not meet specified approval criteria, establishes disclosure and re-screening requirements, and clarifies conditions under which the higher deposit may be removed or refunded.
Oppose	HB1371	prohibiting application fees for residential rental agreements.	Housing	Tue 1/27	11:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill prohibits application fees for residential rental agreements.
Of Interest	HB1709	relative to prohibiting the rental of residential property to individuals unlawfully present in the United States.	Housing	Tue 1/27	2:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill requires individuals applying for residential rental housing in New Hampshire to disclose if they are not United States citizens or lawfully present in the United States.
Support	CACR16	relating to property. Providing that individuals may sleep on property they own or have a legal right to occupy.	Housing	Tue 1/27	2:30 PM	GP Room 231	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution affirms the individual right of persons to sleep on property they own or are legally entitled to occupy, ensuring protection from regulations or ordinances that would otherwise criminalize such activity.
Support	SB512	relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction.	Judiciary	Tue 1/27	1:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires a court to waive the filing fee for a petitioner that demonstrates that he or she has been found not guilty or that the case has been dismissed or not prosecuted.
Support	SB462	relative to the right of therapeutic cannabis patients to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with state law.	Judiciary	Tue 1/27	1:20 PM	SH Room 100	This bill provides that a qualifying patient’s therapeutic use of cannabis shall not affect the individual’s right to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with New Hampshire law.
Of Interest	SB623	relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.	Judiciary	Tue 1/27	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes requirements for law enforcement officers assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursuant to the federal 287(g) program.
Support	HB1704	permitting public employees to bargain individually with public employers without any intervention.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 1/27	3:15 PM	GP Room 159	This bill provides certain public employees with independent bargaining rights and authorizes said employees to engage in independent bargaining with employers free of any interference. The bill also establishes penalties for any violations of these public employee’s independent bargaining rights.
Support	HB1392	removing the ability of the governing body or budget committee to give a written recommendation about a warrant article on the ballot.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 1/27	11:40 AM	GP Room 154	This bill removes the ability of the governing body or budget committee to give a written recommendation about a warrant article on the ballot.
Of Interest	HB1482	authorizing the department of motor vehicles to adopt seasonal tourism-themed license plates.	Transportation	Tue 1/27	10:00 AM	GP Room 234	This bill replaces the Old Man of the Mountain graphic on standard passenger plates with 4 seasonal scenic designs.
Oppose	HB1560	relative to annual motor vehicle inspection standards and reinstatement.	Transportation	Tue 1/27	10:40 AM	GP Room 234	This bill reenacts the motor vehicle inspection standards that were repealed in 2025, 141:254-256.
Oppose	HB1703	relative to establishing a registration fee for bicycles and electric bicycles using state or municipally funded bike paths, trails, or roadways.	Transportation	Tue 1/27	11:00 AM	GP Room 234	This bill establishes a required annual registration fee for all bicycles and electric bicycles operating on state or municipally funded paths, trails, and roadways which bicycles and electric bicycles are permitted to be ridden on. The bill also establishes a penalty for failure to register and directs funds from said fees and penalties to the commissioner of the department of transportation for the creation and maintenance of bicycle routes, lanes, paths, or trails in the state.
Support	HB1023	establishing accessory commercial units by right.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 1/28	11:00 AM	GP Room 229	This bill: I. Authorizes the establishment of accessory commercial units by right on any lot with a lawful principal use, in any zoning district statewide. II. Defines “accessory commercial unit.” III. Clarifies permitted uses, sets limits on floor area, hours, parking, and signage. IV. Prohibits municipalities from enacting more restrictive ordinances.
Support	HB1041	relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 1/28	1:15 PM	GP Room 229	This bill repeals the prohibition on motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors from directly competing with their own franchised motor vehicle dealers.
Support	CACR19	relative to the personal possession of cannabis. Providing that adults 21 years of age or older shall have the right to possess a modest amount of cannabis intended for their personal consumption.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	10:00 AM	GP Room 159	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution establishes the right for all adults 21 years of age or older to possess a modest amount of cannabis for personal consumption.
Oppose	HB1034	relative to possession of firearms on school property.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	10:30 AM	GP Room 159	This bill prohibits carrying a firearm on school property. This bill also prohibits the hiring of armed guards in schools absent the satisfaction of a criminal background check.
Oppose	HB1047	relative to the offense of capital murder.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	11:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill makes it a capital murder offense to knowingly cause the death of the governor or governor-elect of New Hampshire, a member or member-elect of the executive council, or any member or member-elect of the New Hampshire senate or New Hampshire house of representatives, or any candidate for any such offices after such candidate has been nominated at his or her party’s primary, when such killing is motivated by knowledge of the foregoing capacity of the victim.
Oppose	HB1049	relative to storage requirements for firearms.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	12:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill requires firearms to be securely stored when not in use to prevent unauthorized access by minors. It also requires that a locking safety device accompany all private and commercial firearms transactions and expands the criminal penalties for negligent storage of firearms.
Support	HB1058	enabling the carrying of a firearm on an OHRV when such OHRV is being operated on private property.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	1:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill enables the carrying of a firearm on an OHRV when such OHRV is being operated on private property.
Oppose	HB1084	relative to the relinquishment of deadly weapons by those subject to a domestic violence protective order.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	2:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill modifies the process for when a domestic violence order of protection is issued requiring the respondent to relinquish deadly weapons.
Support	HB1108	relative to the offense of criminal threatening.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	3:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill revises the standard for when a person shall not be deemed to have committed the offense of criminal threatening, when responding to certain threats.
Of Interest	HB1142	relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/28	3:30 PM	GP Room 159	This bill establishes requirements for any state, county, or local law enforcement officer that is assisting with federal immigration enforcement pursuant to the federal 287(g) program.
Of Interest	HB1774	relative to qualifying scholarship granting organizations and programs of low-earning outcomes.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 1/28	11:15 AM	GP Room 232	This bill: I. Directs the department of revenue administration to participate in the federal income tax credit for contributions of individuals to qualified scholarship granting organizations. II. Directs the department of education to create a qualifying scholarship granting organizations list and establish rules to allow organizations to be added to the list. III. Directs the governor to approve workforce training programs, in consultation with the state workforce innovation board, for federal Workforce Pell Grants. IV. Prevents an institution of higher education in the state, or student attending an institution of higher education in this state from receiving state aid for any academic program that is determined to be a “low-earning outcome program”. V. Requires the board of trustees of the university system of New Hampshire and the higher education commission to adopt rules to ensure that no state funds are appropriated, allocated, or expended for low-earning degree programs.
Of Interest	SB570	relative to the legislative ethics committee and legislative ethics.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 1/28	9:10 AM	SH Room 103	This bill amends definitions related to determining conflicts of interests for legislators.
Support	HB1004	exempting certain dwelling units from automatic sprinkler system requirements.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 1/28	11:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill exempts certain dwelling units from automatic sprinkler system requirements.
Support	HB1555	relative to the administration and enforcement of the state fire code.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 1/28	1:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill: I. Authorizes local fire chiefs to grant variances from the state fire code. II. Establishes procedures and indemnification requirements for variance applications. III. Provides a 20-year exemption from retroactive fire code compliance for permitted construction. IV. Creates a de novo appeal process to the state fire marshal with further appeal to the building code review board.
Support	HB1734	authorizing the establishment of experimental treatment centers.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 1/28	9:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill permits the establishment of experimental treatment centers. The centers would be authorized by the department of health and human services to provide treatment involving an investigational drug, biologic, or device that has successfully completed phase one of a clinical trial, but is not yet FDA-approved for general use and either remains under investigation in a clinical trial or has a demonstrated safety record from a qualified medical institution.
Support	HB1735	permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 1/28	11:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill permits treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.
Support	HB1562	relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities that operate on a membership-based business model.	Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	Wed 1/28	1:00 PM	GP Room 158	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	HB1501	limiting judicial immunity.	Judiciary	Wed 1/28	10:30 AM	GP Room 230	This bill limits judicial immunity to allow for criminal or civil remedies for actions by members of the judiciary for certain actions.
Of Interest	HB1509	relative to judicial immunity and permitting civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions.	Judiciary	Wed 1/28	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill permits civil actions against judicial officers for certain criminal bail decisions.
Of Interest	HB1547	relative to appeals from convictions in circuit court for certain offenses.	Judiciary	Wed 1/28	11:30 AM	GP Room 230	This bill requires a defendant charged with certain offenses to elect whether to proceed in circuit court and waive his or her right to a jury trial or to immediately appeal to superior court for a jury trial.
Of Interest	HB1639	establishing investigatory grand juries housed under the county sheriffs’ offices.	Judiciary	Wed 1/28	1:00 PM	GP Room 230	This bill establishes a framework for petition-initiated special grand juries with broad investigative authority over public institutions, detention and care facilities, financial entities, election and tax administration, corporate and professional misconduct, and federal overreach, while requiring counties to support their operations.
Support	CACR10	relating to the adoption of tax laws. Providing that no law shall establish or increase a state imposed tax unless adopted by not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting.	Ways and Means	Wed 1/28	10:00 AM	GP Room 154	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution requires any bill establishing or increasing a state-imposed tax to originate in the House of Representatives and be adopted by not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting.
Support	CACR18	relating to tax rates. Providing that the rate of taxes in the state shall not exceed certain annual percentages.	Ways and Means	Wed 1/28	10:30 AM	GP Room 154	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the New Hampshire constitution to require that the state, political subdivisions of the state, or local districts cap total annual spending, changes to tax rates, or increases in debt at a rate tied to increases in inflation and population change, and create a right of action against the state, political subdivisions of the state, or local districts for persons whom reveal a state or local official to be in violation of this proposed constitutional article.
Support	HB1124	relative to the right to compute.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/29	10:30 AM	GP Room 229	This bill establishes the right to compute act.
Oppose	HB1658	relative to parental consent and age verification for digital application platforms.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/29	11:00 AM	GP Room 229	This bill enacts provisions governing app store operations and creates requirements for age verification and parental consent.
Oppose	HB1504	prohibiting retailers from engaging in price gouging on certain necessary products and services.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/29	1:15 PM	GP Room 229	This bill: I. Prohibits retailers from raising prices on necessary goods and services, except in certain circumstances. II. Empowers any governmental prosecuting authority to sue a retailer engaged in price gouging on behalf of the state.
Oppose	HB1216	relative to informed consent for law enforcement searches of houses or other property.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/29	11:30 AM	GP Room 159	This bill expands the statute governing informed consent for warrantless searches of motor vehicles to include real property.
Of Interest	HB1235	legalizing certain quantities of cannabis.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/29	12:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill authorizes the possession and use of cannabis by a person 21 years of age or older, subject to certain quantity restrictions and other limitations.
Oppose	HB1240	relative to the apparent use of a deadly weapon during the offense of criminal threatening.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/29	2:30 PM	GP Room 159	This bill makes it a class B felony to violate certain provisions of the criminal threatening statute while using what reasonably appears to the victim to be a deadly weapon. This bill is a request of the county attorneys.
Support	HB1244	relative to exceptions to the charge of criminal threatening.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/29	3:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill adds an additional exception to when a person shall not have been deemed to commit the offense of criminal threatening to include certain actions in response to a person criminally trespassing that may result in property damage or threat of serious bodily injury or death.
Support	HB1279	relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/29	3:30 PM	GP Room 159	This bill modifies the standard for when force can be used against someone likely to use unlawful force in the commission of a felony.
Oppose	HB1578	adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts.	Education Funding	Thu 1/29	1:45 PM	GP Room 232	This bill adds definitions to the chapter relative to education freedom accounts (EFAs), including a definition for program administrator. The bill also adds quarterly reporting requirements for program administrators detailing information related to EFAs.
Support	HB1340	limiting occupational regulations to those demonstrably necessary to achieve public health, safety, or welfare objectives.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/29	10:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill sets restrictions on the use of occupational regulations, requires all agencies to review all of their rules to ensure compliance, and sets special standards for the enforcement of these restrictions.
Support	HB1211	relative to the scope of review of state agency interpretations.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/29	2:15 PM	GP Room 231	This bill states that reviews of state agency rules and guidance shall not defer to the agency’s interpretations but make any necessary interpretations de novo, and shall resolve doubts in favor of limiting agency action.
Of Interest	HB1364	requiring quarterly reports from counties, municipalities, or any other political subdivisions of the state that enter into certain agreements with the federal government concerning assistance with federal immigration enforcement.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/30	11:30 AM	GP Room 159	This bill requires any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state that has entered into an agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the federal 287(g) program to submit a quarterly report to the attorney general. The attorney general is required to submit a quarterly consolidated report based on the information received.
Oppose	HB1537	relative to the use of high resolution cameras to identify school bus stop light violators.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/30	12:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill allows video recording devices to be affixed to school bus stop bars.
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 1/30	1:00 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	HB1583	permitting municipalities to establish special assessment districts for infrastructure improvements.	Municipal and County Government	Fri 1/30	9:55 AM	GP Room 154	This bill authorizes municipalities to establish infrastructure-based special assessment districts to finance public improvements that directly benefit new development.

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Of the 205 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 11 and opposition of 19 with 22 being of interest.
Of the 77 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 5 and opposition of 7 with 10 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Of Interest	HB1710	relative to procedures relating to child abduction.	Children and Family Law	Tue 1/20	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This bill adopts the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act to govern actions seeking abduction prevention measures.
Oppose	SB523	establishing the registration and oversight of builders.	Commerce	Tue 1/20	10:30 AM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes a board of builder registration, administratively attached to the department of labor. This bill requires the registration of and sets regulatory requirements for certain builders and general contractors engaged in construction-related business on any residential property.
Oppose	SB444	prohibiting the use of animal testing when other comparable methods are available.	Commerce	Tue 1/20	11:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits the use of animals in certain cosmetic product testing.
Of Interest	SB432	authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a doctor’s note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.	Education	Tue 1/20	9:30 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill permits the self-application of sunscreen by children in schools and camps without the requirement of a prescription or a doctor’s note. The bill authorizes specific school and camp personnel to apply sunscreen to a child with permission of the child’s parent or guardian. The bill also establishes a skin cancer prevention education program in public schools.
Of Interest	SB578	extending recess for students from kindergarten to eighth grade and prohibiting the deprivation of recess time as punishment in schools.	Education	Tue 1/20	10:15 AM	SL Room Map Room	This bill expands play-based curriculum from kindergarten until third grade and requires recess for all students from kindergarten until the eighth grade. The bill also prohibits withholding students from recess as a means of punishment or as a requirement to complete school work.
Of Interest	HB1826	relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.	Education Funding	Tue 1/20	10:30 AM	GP Room 232	This bill raises the cost associated with providing an opportunity for an adequate education.
Oppose	HB1831	repealing the education trust fund targeted aid cap.	Education Funding	Tue 1/20	11:00 AM	GP Room 232	This bill repeals the funding cap on targeted aid for purposes of determining education adequacy grants.
Of Interest	HB1827	establishing a grant program to support school districts extraordinary needs and fiscal capacity disparities relative to providing an adequate education.	Education Funding	Tue 1/20	1:00 PM	GP Room 232	This bill establishes a grant program to support school districts extraordinary needs and fiscal capacity disparities relative to providing an adequate education.
Oppose	HB1799	relative to required state funding for providing an opportunity for an adequate education.	Education Funding	Tue 1/20	1:30 PM	GP Room 232	This bill: I. Creates a new set of standards for what the legislature determines as the meaning of a constitutionally adequate education. II. Includes a variety of staffing and personnel roles as pieces of an adequate education that should be funded appropriately. III. Increases the costs associated with funding an adequate education. IV. Requires the state and school districts to establish means and goals of addressing educational outcome disparities. V. Creates a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes.
Support	HB1300	changing the state’s congressional districts.	Election Law	Tue 1/20	10:15 AM	GP Room 158	This bill establishes new United States house of representative districts.
Of Interest	HB1284	requiring the inclusion of a voter’s year of birth on the voter checklist.	Election Law	Tue 1/20	11:00 AM	GP Room 158	This bill requires the inclusion of a voter’s year of birth on the voter checklist.
Of Interest	HB1329	requiring the secretary of state to add voters’ ages to the voter file.	Election Law	Tue 1/20	11:10 AM	GP Room 158	This bill requires the secretary of state to include voters’ ages in the voter information file available to political parties, political committees, and candidates for office.
Of Interest	HB1342	restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.	Election Law	Tue 1/20	11:45 AM	GP Room 158	This bill allows for absentee and UOCAVA voter records to be accessed but prevents certain information relative to UOCAVA voters from being released.
Of Interest	HB1600	requiring the division of motor vehicles to make available the opportunity to register to vote at the time of application for or renewal of a drivers license or nondrivers identification card.	Election Law	Tue 1/20	1:20 PM	GP Room 158	This bill requires the division of motor vehicles to make available the opportunity to register to vote at the time of applying for or renewing a drivers’ license or nondrivers identification card.
Of Interest	HB1031	enabling candidates for state office to use campaign funds to pay for security measures.	Election Law	Tue 1/20	1:40 PM	GP Room 158	This bill enables candidates for state office and state office holders to use up to $3,000 of campaign funds to pay for security measures.
Oppose	HB1838	establishing a voter-owned elections fund and commission and raising vehicle registration fees.	Election Law	Tue 1/20	2:45 PM	GP Room 158	This bill: I. Establishes a voter-owned elections fund. II. Raises motor vehicle registration fees. III. Establishes a private motor vehicle registration fee. IV. Creates a voter-owned elections commission to provide financial support to certain candidates for office.
Of Interest	SB489	requiring the address column to be the first column on the voter checklist.	Election Law and Municipal Affairs	Tue 1/20	9:45 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill requires the address column to be the first column on the voter checklist.
Support	SB101	authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state.	Finance	Tue 1/20	2:10 PM	SH Room 103	This bill allows parents to send their children to public schools outside of their resident district.
Support	HB1196	repealing the state housing champion designation and grant program.	Housing	Tue 1/20	9:00 AM	GP Room 231	This bill repeals the housing champion designation and grant program.
Of Interest	HB1523	relative to disclosure requirements for condominium associations.	Housing	Tue 1/20	10:30 AM	GP Room 231	This bill establishes disclosure requirements for homeowners’ associations.
Oppose	HB1732	relative to housing accessibility and voucher allocation in new multi-unit developments.	Housing	Tue 1/20	2:30 PM	GP Room 231	This bill establishes a requirement that certain new multi-unit housing developments must comply with inclusion and accessibility standards, including reserving a portion of units for individuals eligible under the federal Mainstream Housing Voucher program.
Of Interest	SB625	permitting family members of homicide victims to seek an evidentiary hearing in cases where the department of justice does not file charges in the case.	Judiciary	Tue 1/20	1:10 PM	SH Room 100	This bill permits family members of intentional homicide victims to seek an evidentiary hearing in cases where the department of justice does not file charges in the case or does not seek retrial following a hung jury.
Oppose	SB463	relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones.	Judiciary	Tue 1/20	1:55 PM	SH Room 100	This bill prohibits carrying a firearm in a safe school zone.
Support	HB1245	relative to voluntary portable benefits plans for independent contractors.	Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	Tue 1/20	2:30 PM	GP Room 159	This bill establishes a framework for voluntary portable benefit plans for independent contractors and allows hiring parties to contribute to benefit arrangements without affecting worker classification.
Of Interest	HB1759	relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 1/20	10:40 AM	GP Room 154	This bill makes a land use board’s vote on whether a member should be disqualified binding rather than advisory, requiring recusal if a majority finds disqualification is warranted.
Of Interest	HB1802	relative to training, testing, and certification of local land use board members and making an appropriations therefor.	Municipal and County Government	Tue 1/20	11:20 AM	GP Room 154	This bill creates mandatory annual training, competency testing, and certification for members of planning boards and zoning boards of adjustment, establishes reporting requirements for the office of planning and development, sets minimum qualifications for board membership, and appropriates funds for implementation.
Support	HB1542	relative to renewable energy fund compliance payments.	Science, Technology and Energy	Tue 1/20	1:00 PM	GP Room 229	This bill sets the payment cost for the alternative option to the renewable energy fund to $0.
Support	HB1721	relative to limiting new system enrollment and adjusting compliance payments under the renewable portfolio standard program.	Science, Technology and Energy	Tue 1/20	2:00 PM	GP Room 229	This bill: I. Limits renewable energy certificate (REC) eligibility to systems qualified before 2026. II. Caps REC duration at 20 years. III. Requires the department of energy to revise REC standards or halt new enrollments. IV. Mandates annual reductions in alternative compliance payments as eligible systems decline.
Support	HB1452	relative to parent-taught driver education as an alternative to traditional driver education programs.	Transportation	Tue 1/20	10:20 AM	GP Room 234	This bill allows the commissioner to waive the driver education course requirement for youth operator license applicants if a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult provides equivalent instruction and training.
Oppose	SB627	relative to toll rate adjustments, E-Z Pass customer discounts, and the acquisition and improvement of portions of Interstate Route 93 to support the New Hampshire turnpike system and the 2027-2036 ten year transportation plan.	Transportation	Tue 1/20	1:00 PM	SH Room 122-123	This bill: I. Provides for toll rate adjustments at specified turnpike plazas to support projects in the 2027–2036 ten year transportation plan. II. Establishes a frequent customer discount for New Hampshire E-Z Pass users. III. Authorizes the conveyance of a portion of Interstate Route 93 in the city of Concord to the bureau of turnpikes to accommodate improvements to the I-93 Bow-Concord corridor.
Oppose	HB1533	relative to the use of electric bicycles and alternative electric micromobility devices.	Transportation	Tue 1/20	1:00 PM	GP Room 234	This bill: I. Prohibits the operation of any electric bicycle or any alternative electric micromobility device on sidewalks. II. Prohibits the operation of any class 3 electric bicycle or class 3 alternative electric micromobility device on bicycle or multi-use paths. III. Defines alternative electronic micromobility devices and classifies such devices identically to electric bicycle classifications. IV. Establishes a learner’s permitting process for individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 seeking to operate a class 3 electric bicycle or class 3 alternative electric micromobility device. V. Requires that all class 3 electric bicycles and class 3 alternative electric micromobility devices be registered with the division of motor vehicles on an annual basis and that such bicycles and devices possess a speedometer and headlights while in operation. VI. Limits and clarifies the ability of municipalities to issue permits and licenses relative to electric bicycles and alternative electric micromobility devi
Oppose	HB1410	creating a new classification for electric vehicles.	Transportation	Tue 1/20	1:20 PM	GP Room 234	This bill defines out-of-class electric vehicles, establishes disclosure requirements for sellers, restricts public operation unless reclassified, sets equipment and licensing standards, imposes age and safety requirements, and establishes penalties for violations.
Of Interest	SB628	enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging.	Transportation	Tue 1/20	1:30 PM	SH Room 122-123	This bill enables highway authorities to license curbside electric vehicle charging devices in public rights-of-way, establishes procedures for adjacent host property electrical supply and reimbursement, clarifies enforcement and siting standards, and affirms that owners and operators of such charging devices are not public utilities.
Oppose	HB1568	relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 1/21	1:30 PM	GP Room 229	This bill requires owners of registered motor vehicles to maintain liability insurance meeting minimum coverage thresholds, establishes penalties for noncompliance, and authorizes rulemaking for verification procedures.
Oppose	HB1558	requiring proof of insurance or adequate financial responsibility for vehicle registration.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Wed 1/21	2:00 PM	GP Room 229	This bill establishes a requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility at the time of motor vehicle registration and authorizes immediate suspension of license and registration for failure to produce such proof upon lawful request.
Of Interest	HB1361	relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/21	1:00 PM	GP Room 159	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	HB1510	relative to responsibility for the custody or control of persons ordered to a county correctional facility.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/21	3:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill establishes that the county department of corrections shall be responsible for the custody or control of persons ordered to a county correctional facility.
Oppose	HB1091	relative to the penalty for violations of municipal ordinances related to sleeping or camping outside.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Wed 1/21	3:30 PM	GP Room 159	This bill requires municipalities to provide for a nonmonetary penalty that may be elected in lieu of a financial penalty for any ordinance or bylaw prohibiting sleeping or camping outdoors.
Of Interest	HB1635	modifying the requirements of suicide prevention education policies in schools.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 1/21	10:20 AM	GP Room 232	The bill requires that suicide prevention training occur within 30 days of personnel being hired as well as every 2 years thereafter.
Of Interest	HB1830	requiring firearm safety education in all public schools.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 1/21	1:00 PM	GP Room 232	This bill requires the department of education to establish a mandatory firearm safety training program to be taught in all public schools.
Of Interest	HB1122	requiring all high school students to learn about hunting, wildlife management, and responsible firearms usage.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 1/21	1:30 PM	GP Room 232	This bill requires all high school students to learn about hunting, wildlife management, and responsible firearms usage.
Oppose	HB1834	relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 1/21	2:00 PM	GP Room 232	This bill limits the number of education freedom accounts allowed through 2027.
Oppose	HB1716	relative to the academic accountability of education freedom accounts.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 1/21	2:30 PM	GP Room 232	This bill requires that records of educational attainment for students participating in the education freedom account program be reported to the department of education. The bill also directs the division of learner support within the department of education to develop a rubric for educational attainment portfolios and to compile data obtained from all records of educational attainment.
Oppose	HB1264	increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.	Education Policy and Administration	Wed 1/21	3:00 PM	GP Room 232	This bill extends the purpose of the education freedom savings account oversight committee to include the review of student data, eligibility requirements, and EFA expenditures. The bill also requires the committee to meet at a minimum monthly and for such meetings to be live broadcasted as well as recorded on the general court website.
Support	SB402	eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.	Executive Departments and Administration	Wed 1/21	9:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill eliminates certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.
Support	SB506	relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 1/21	1:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill directs the department of health and human services to establish community engagement and work requirements under the New Hampshire granite advantage health care program, or the state’s expanded Medicaid program, pursuant to authorization for such requirements established in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, Public Law 119-21. This bill is a request of the department of health and human services.
Of Interest	SB476	relative to consumer health care cost transparency.	Health and Human Services	Wed 1/21	1:15 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Aligns state hospital transparency obligations with federal requirements and provides a good-faith estimate safe harbor. II. Requires health insurers to provide member-specific, pre-service out-of-pocket estimates through their existing federal Transparency in Coverage tools and secure APIs that can be accessed through the state’s HealthCost portal or enrollee-authorized applications. III. Expands authorized uses and governance of the comprehensive health care information system (CHIS/APCD), clarifies voluntary ERISA plan participation, and directs the insurance department to use existing infrastructure without building new state IT systems. IV. Directs the department of health and human services and insurance department to adopt administrative rules regarding implementation and provides for a cure period before enforcement.
Of Interest	SB477	relative to increasing transparency in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.	Health and Human Services	Wed 1/21	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes certain reporting requirements for the department of health and human services, hospitals, and other covered entities participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The bill also directs the department to require claim-level 340B identifiers across? fee-for-service and managed care organization claims and implement exclusion rules to prevent duplicate discounts, consistent with GAO/CMS guidance.
Of Interest	CACR13	relating to registers of probate. Providing that the office of register of probate and all references to such office be eliminated.	Judiciary	Wed 1/21	11:00 AM	GP Room 230	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution amends the constitution to delete the position of register of probate and all references to the position of register of probate.
Of Interest	CACR25	relative to the right to marry. Providing that the right to marry is a fundamental civil right and that the state shall protect the right of every individual, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race, to marry and to have their marriage legally recognized.	Judiciary	Wed 1/21	11:30 AM	GP Room 230	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would establish marriage as a fundamental civil right and that the state shall protect the right of every individual, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race, to marry and to have their marriage legally recognized.
Oppose	SB471	relative to affordable housing investment fees.	Ways and Means	Wed 1/21	9:00 AM	SH Room 122-123	This bill authorizes municipalities to adopt and enforce affordable housing investment fee ordinances as part of their innovative land use controls.
Support	HB1546	repealing the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 1/21	11:00 AM	GP Room 154	This bill repeals the business profits tax and all references thereto.
Support	HB1629	repealing the business enterprise tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 1/21	11:30 AM	GP Room 154	This bill repeals the business enterprise tax and all references thereto.
Support	HB1668	relative to the application of the Internal Revenue Code to provisions of the business profits tax.	Ways and Means	Wed 1/21	1:00 PM	GP Room 154	This bill updates the effective version of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applicable to the business profits tax, subject to certain adjustments. The bill also requires the commissioner of revenue administration to report biennially on changes to the Internal Revenue Code.
Of Interest	HB1420	creating a temporary local newspaper advertisement tax credit.	Ways and Means	Wed 1/21	2:30 PM	GP Room 154	This bill creates a temporary local newspaper advertisement tax credit program.
Support	HB1481	enabling on-premises licensees to sell drinks made with distilled alcohol for take-out.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/22	10:30 AM	GP Room 229	This bill enables on-premises licensees to purchase a license that allows the purchase of drinks made with distilled alcohol for take-out.
Oppose	HB1679	establishing a beverage container redemption program.	Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Thu 1/22	11:00 AM	GP Room 229	This bill establishes a beverage container redemption program in the department of environmental services.
Of Interest	HB1570	relative to governmental budget authority for agreements for law enforcement agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/22	11:00 AM	GP Room 159	This bill requires local budgetary authority before a law enforcement agency enters into an agreement with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law, grants the budgetary authority continuing power to terminate the agreement, and provides for a penalty for failure to comply.
Oppose	HB1686	relative to establishing an intelligent speed assistance program as an alternative to license suspension for certain motor vehicle offenses.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Thu 1/22	1:00 PM	GP Room 159	This bill establishes a program, administered by the department of safety, requiring intelligent speed assistance devices to be installed on the motor vehicles of drivers found to be habitual traffic offenders or convicted of operating at dangerously excessive speeds. This bill also sets requirements for installation, program length, enforcement, penalties for tampering, and related judicial procedures.
Support	SB491	enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding.	Education Finance	Thu 1/22	10:20 AM	SH Room 103	This bill enables students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding.
Oppose	SB582	modifying the base cost of an adequate education.	Education Finance	Thu 1/22	10:40 AM	SH Room 103	This bill increases the base cost of an adequate education and expands the definition of an adequate education.
Oppose	SB583	directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system.	Education Finance	Thu 1/22	11:10 AM	SH Room 103	This bill directs the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system and makes an appropriation therefor.
Support	SB581	modifying education freedom account (EFA) eligibility and removing priority guidelines and the enrollment cap relative to EFA eligibility.	Education Finance	Thu 1/22	11:25 AM	SH Room 103	This bill repeals the priority guidelines and the enrollment cap for education freedom accounts (EFAs). The bill also removes references to both priority guidelines and the enrollment cap relative to applications for EFAs.
Oppose	HB1496	repealing the cap on residential parking spaces.	Housing	Thu 1/22	12:00 PM	GP Room 231	This bill removes the statutory cap on residential parking requirements, allowing municipalities to require or limit any number of parking space per dwelling unit.
Of Interest	SB485	relative to the licensure, regulation and taxation of hemp-based derivative products.	Judiciary	Thu 1/22	1:25 PM	SH Room 100	This bill: I. Defines hemp-based derivative products. II. Creates a licensing scheme for the sale of hemp-based derivative products within the liquor commission. III. Enables the liquor commission to make rules relative to the regulation of hemp-based derivative products. IV. Levies a tax on wholesale sale of hemp-based derivative products.
Of Interest	SB651	relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.	Judiciary	Thu 1/22	1:40 PM	SH Room 100	This bill establishes procedures for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis; thelicensing and regulation of cannabis establishments; and makes appropriations therefor.
Of Interest	SB461	relative to the definition of hemp.	Judiciary	Thu 1/22	2:00 PM	SH Room 100	This bill includes the total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration in the definition of hemp.
Of Interest	HB1097	requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.	Legislative Administration	Thu 1/22	1:45 PM	GP Room 234	This bill requires legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers.
Oppose	CACR22	relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished.	Legislative Administration	Thu 1/22	2:15 PM	GP Room 234	This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution amends the constitution to delete the legislative compensation amount per elected term for presiding officers and all other members of the general court.
Oppose	HB1749	reinstating the death penalty for murder offenses.	Criminal Justice and Public Safety	Fri 1/23	10:00 AM	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	Fri 1/23	11:00 AM	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	Fri 1/23	1:00 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	HB1417	enabling municipalities, cities, and towns to adopt a land value tax system and making an appropriation therefor.	Municipal and County Government	Fri 1/23	9:00 AM	GP Room 154	This bill enables municipalities, cities, and towns to adopt a land value tax system and appropriates money to the department of revenue administration to help implement such system.
Support	HB1649	prohibiting certain tax dollars from being donated to non-profit organizations.	Municipal and County Government	Fri 1/23	11:00 AM	GP Room 154	This bill prohibits towns, cities, and villages from donating tax dollars to certain non-profit organizations.

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• These are the most liberty-critical hearings for the week
• Click on the bill number to read the bill.
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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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• 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 0 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 0 and opposition of 0 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 21 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 2 and opposition of 2 with 2 being of interest.

Position	Bill	Title	Committee	Day	Time	Room	State Analysis
Support	SB540	relative to portable solar generation devices.	Energy and Natural Resources	Thu 1/8	1:30 PM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Defines “portable solar generation device,” exempts them from interconnection requirements and net metering, and establishes safety standards. II. Limits electric distribution utility liability. III. Directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules as necessary to implement these provisions.
Of Interest	SB447	enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.	Energy and Natural Resources	Thu 1/8	2:00 PM	SH Room 103	This bill: I. Defines “advanced nuclear resource” (ANR) and includes ANR options alongside renewable energy sources for utility services. II. Sets limitations and guidelines for investments in distributed electric generation. III. Clarifies the coordinator’s duties in nuclear development and regulatory activities. IV. Allows the department of energy or the electric distribution utilities, or both, to issue requests for proposals (RFPs) for multi-year agreements for energy, in conjunction with or independent of any attendant environmental attributes from electric energy sources, and coordinate with one or more New England states in issuing this RFP. V. Modifies the scope and capacity limits of community solar projects, including expanding the annual cap for low-moderate income community solar projects from 6 MW to 18 MW. VI. Allows group net metering members to sign agreements with multiple group hosts, as long as their combined allocated load does not exceed their total load. VII. Expands the definitio
Support	SB486	relative to the administrative procedure act.	Executive Departments and Administration	Thu 1/8	9:00 AM	SH Room 103	This bill revises the procedures of the administrative procedure act.
Of Interest	SB610	relative to long-term care insurance standards, form approvals, and public hearing procedures.	Health and Human Services	Thu 1/8	9:15 AM	SH Room 100	This bill relocates a provision on the insurance commissioner’s rulemaking authority on loss ratio standards for long-term care policies within statute, authorizes approval of innovative care policies, revises the criteria for disapproving insurance forms, and permits public hearings with discretionary disclosure of form and rate filings.
Oppose	SB612	relative to clinical eligibility criteria for nursing facility and home and community based care.	Health and Human Services	Thu 1/8	10:00 AM	SH Room 100	This bill modifies long-term care eligibility by adding mobility to the list of activities of daily living. The bill also requires the department of health and human services to obtain a determination of an applicant’s need for long term care from the applicant or participant’s primary care physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse, and to consider information from other health care providers.
Oppose	SB648	requiring age verification to allow access to certain material harmful to minors.	Judiciary	Thu 1/8	1:30 PM	SH Room 100	This bill requires a person that owns, operates, or controls a website or application for commercial purposes and publishes or distributes a substantial portion of material that is harmful to minors to implement age verification procedures. The bill establishes a private right of action for noncompliance and provides for enforcement by the attorney general.

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Working Session for Bill Reviewers to get work together and generate reviews for the most pressing bills. Senior bill reviewers will be on site to provide feedback and assist.

The Working Session will be on Sunday, January 4th from 1:00-3:00pm.  
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Hosted by State Representative Henry Giasson at his residence (there is a bonus building next to his home with a meeting space).

Bring your laptop!  Bill review is online so everyone will need a computer to work on.

Sign Up Here for Bill Review Working Session

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With the state legislative session preparing to start in a few months, NHLA is organizing a training to teach our members how to provide testimony at legislative hearings at the State House in Concord.  We are bringing in experts in the state legislative process to teach you how to support a cause you care about and to enact real change in New Hampshire.

• Learn how to create persuasive, compelling testimony
• Learn about the legislative process
• Hear directly from experts

We have lined up two expert speakers with years of experience working in the New Hampshire legislative process.

Speakers

Greg Moore
Regional Director of Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire
Former Policy Director at New Hampshire House of Representatives

Kristin Noble
New Hampshire State Representative
2025 Liberty Legislator of the Year

Event Details

Training will be on Saturday, December 6th from 12:00-2:00pm
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We are being hosted by Americans For Prosperity at their Manchester Office.  They will be providing lunch, so RSVPs are required in advance to get a proper headcount.

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NHLA will be hosting a bill review training to prepare for the upcoming 2026 Legislative Session.  New bill reviewers who would like to learn the process, or returning members who would like a refresher or to teach newer members how to review bills are invited.

Training will be on Saturday, November 15th from 12:00-2:00pm
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We are being hosted by Americans For Prosperity at their Manchester Office.  They will be providing lunch, so RSVPs are required in advance to get a proper headcount.

Bring your laptop!  Bill review is online so everyone will need a computer to work on.

Sign Up Here for Bill Review Training

 

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Join us at Fulchino Vineyard for New Hampshire Liberty Alliance’s annual membership meeting. Come network with your fellow liberty lovers and share your thoughts with the board regarding the NHLA’s initiatives for the year ahead.

NHLA Annual Membership Meeting
Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 1:00pm
Fulchino Vineyard
187 Pine Hill Rd, Hollis, NH 03049
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Appetizers provided, cash bar.

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NHLA will be hosting its annual Legislative Summit on Thursday, August 28th.  This event is an opportunity for NHLA members to submit ideas for new legislation in the upcoming legislative session to the members of the Liberty Caucus.

Event Details:

NHLA Legislative Summit
Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:00pm
Stark Brewing Company
500 N Commercial St
Manchester, NH 03101 (Google Map)

NHLA members can submit bill ideas in advance at this link — https://www.nhliberty.org/submitbill. Bill ideas must be submitted in advance in order to be considered.

Not a member of NHLA?  Become a member today!

Appetizers will be provided by NHLA.  Drinks will be be available for sale.

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Kristin Noble was selected from a field of 18 legislators who earned an A+ Liberty Rating to receive top honors.

The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance has released their 2025 Liberty Rating, which scored all members of the State House of Representatives and State Senate based upon their votes on pro-liberty and anti-liberty bills.

In all, 18 state representatives were recognized with an A+ rating, which means they supported the recommendations of New Hampshire Liberty Alliance 97% of the time or more.  An additional adjustment is made for representatives who sponsor pro-liberty legislation as well.

Representative Kristin Noble has represented Bedford, New Hampshire since 2022.  She is the vice chairman of the House Committee on Education Policy.  She has championed bills protecting parental rights, getting explicit and pornographic materials out of public schools and preventing the mandatory masking of children.

In total, 18 legislators received an A+ rating from New Hampshire Liberty Alliance:

Joe Alexander
Tom Mannion
Julius Soti
Kristin Noble
Jason Osborne
Ross Berry
Matt Drew
Michael Granger
Calvin Beaulier
Erica Layon
Jeremy Slottje
Jim Kofalt
Samuel Farrington
Glenn Bailey
Carol McGuire
Yury Polozov
Henry Giasson
Lex Berezhny

NHLA thanks all of our A+ legislators for their commitment to supporting pro-liberty policy in the State House.

The Liberty Rating report card is based on pro-liberty and anti-liberty votes and their impact on the State of New Hampshire — actual, recorded floor votes on legislation in the House and Senate. Bills have been carefully selected for inclusion which clearly demonstrate the level of respect our elected representatives show for our individual rights and liberties.

See the Liberty Rating Scorecard

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New Hampshire Liberty Alliance is proud to once again host the annual Liberty Dinner.  This event is the annual awards dinner and fundraiser for the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance and will be taking place at Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House in Bedford on Saturday, July 19th.

In addition to our keynote speaker, we will be honoring our newest elected officials who have attained an A+ Liberty Rating and announcing the 2025 Legislator of the Year and Activist of the Year.  There is an in-person silent auction with donations from many liberty-friendly businesses and friends.  There will also be a few more surprises!

For all of the event details, and to purchase tickets, visit the event website — LibertyDinner.com.

Keynote Speaker – Justin Pearson

Justin Pearson is a Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice, where he directs IJ’s national food truck work and is also the Managing Attorney for IJ’s Florida office in Miami.  Justin has devoted his career to vindicating the constitutional rights of small-business owners. He has argued on their behalf as lead counsel hundreds of times in courts across the nation, and many of Justin’s victories have involved novel constitutional arguments.

Read Justin’s Full Bio

Event Details

Saturday, July 19, 2025
5:30 PM – Cocktail Reception
6:45 PM – Dinner

• Hors d’oeuvre, buffet dinner, and plated dessert.
• Cash bar will be available.
• In-person silent auction.
• Formal attire is strongly recommended.

Visit the event website at LibertyDinner.com for more more information or to purchase tickets.

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NH Federation of Republican Women, The Committee To Election House Republicans and New Hampshire Liberty Alliance are teaming up to help send Ken Hilton to the State House in the special election later this month.

Ken Hilton is an NHLA endorsed candidate and we are looking for volunteers to knock doors, speak to voters and help Ken win his election.

Volunteer Details:

Saturday, June 21st at 12:30pm
Somersworth High School (Google Map)
RSVP in advance to events@nhfrw.org

The first step to passing pro-liberty policy is electing pro-liberty candidates!

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