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Monday, February 17

No meetings scheduled.

Tuesday, February 18

Senate Energy and Natural Resources9:00 AM–10:20 AM(5 bills)Public HearingSH 103

9:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 229relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat.

9:20 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 233relative to the grid modernization advisory group.

9:40 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 234relative to the electric assistance program.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 226suspending applications for new landfills and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of incinerating solid waste.

10:20 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 227relative to site setbacks for landfills.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources page

House Municipal and County Government9:00 AM–1:00 PM(17 bills)Public HearingExecutive SessionLOB 201

9:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 554clarifying the placement of advertising signs on state-owned property.

9:20 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 512relative to preventing municipal employees from being paid under multiple municipal contracts simultaneously.

9:35 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 562relative to the filling of vacant positions on elected municipal boards and school boards.

10:20 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 490relative to indemnification for municipalities adopting policies to address homelessness.

11:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 668authorizing municipalities to hold a referendum to rescind the licenses of historic horse racing facilities.

1:00 PMExecutive Session

  • HB 147relative to clarifying tax exemptions for properties used by religious, educational, and charitable organizations.
  • HB 230relative to the adoption of public health ordinances by municipalities.
  • HB 421relative to notice of tax exempt-status filing procedures by town officials or offices.
  • HB 425allowing tax-exempt entities to keep their tax-exempt status while renting facilities or property to entities that share their mission.
  • HB 426relative to property tax exemptions for charitable organizations for the prior tax year.
  • HB 458limiting local assistance to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents.
  • HB 547relative to county reimbursement of funds.
  • HB 617relative to the homestead right.
  • HB 625relative to enabling municipalities to levy payments against non-profits at a percentage of their assessed property values.
  • HB 689enabling municipalities to adopt a volunteer incentive property tax credit.
  • HB 766enabling municipalities to adopt an exemption from the local education property tax for certain elderly residents.
  • HB 782expanding property tax exemptions for certain elderly and disabled persons; raising public awareness regarding tax credits and exemptions; and requiring an annual report regarding the efficacy of the low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief program.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Municipal and County Government page

House Science, Technology and Energy9:00 AM–2:30 PM(10 bills)Public HearingExecutive SessionLOB 302-304

9:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 692relative to utility companies adopting advanced meters.

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 755relative to the state's electric utility market.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 761relative to customer energy storage.

1:00 PMExecutive Session

  • HB 674relative to non-wire alternatives, time-of-use tariffs, and multi-year rate settings.
  • HB 681establishing a statewide online energy data platform.
  • HB 690directing the department of energy to investigate the state's withdrawal from ISO-New England and other strategy decisions that impact ratepayers in relation to New England's environmental policy.
  • HB 723repealing the multi-use energy data platform.
  • HCR 2declaring the development of advanced nuclear energy technology to be in the best interest of the state of New Hampshire and the United States.

2:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 759relative to community energy generators.

2:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 760relative to utility default service.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Science, Technology and Energy page

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs9:15 AM–10:00 AM(4 bills)Public HearingLOB 103

9:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 105enabling towns to adopt budget caps.

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 217relative to public notice of historic tax rates and tax impacts of proposed projects.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 221relative to the verification of voter rolls annually.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 224relative to increasing the maximum amount of the optional veterans' tax credit.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs page

Senate Commerce9:30 AM–10:30 AM(5 bills)Public HearingSH 100

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 169requiring employers to provide certain information regarding cost sharing to employees receiving workers' compensation benefits.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 171relative to required pay for remote work.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 177relative to requiring New Hampshire employers with over 25 employees use the E-Verify system.

10:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 176relative to the state minimum hourly rate.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 172banning certain contract provisions from being enforced against advanced practice registered nurses.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Commerce page

House Education Policy and Administration9:30 AM–3:15 PM(11 bills)Executive SessionFull Committee Work SessionPublic HearingLOB 202-204

9:30 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 222repealing the requirement for a memorandum of understanding between a chartered public school and school district regarding how students with disabilities will receive special education services and updating the organizational structure of the department of corrections.
  • HB 440relative to educator licensing.
  • HB 662requiring the discussion of abortion procedures and viewing of certain videos during health education in public schools.
  • HB 719repealing the use of unused district facilities by chartered public schools.
  • HB 738requiring certain non-public schools or education service providers that accept public funds to perform background checks on all employees and volunteers.
  • HR 9urging the department of education to emphasize STEM education in public schools.

1:00 PMFull Committee Work Session

  • HB 108relative to bullying and cyberbullying across multiple school districts.
  • HB 384prohibiting bullying in schools.
  • HB 673relative to school bullying and discrimination plans.

2:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 709allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property or school district taxes.

3:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 741allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Education Policy and Administration page

House Environment and Agriculture9:30 AM–2:00 PM(13 bills)Full Committee Work SessionExecutive SessionPublic HearingLOB 301-303

9:30 AMFull Committee Work Session

  • HB 150enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale.
  • HB 153establishing a committee to study adding statewide resources to assist with the investigation, training, prosecution, and prompt response of animal cruelty.
  • HB 171establishing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new landfills.
  • HB 215requiring a landfill permit applicant to submit a report listing potential harms and benefits of the project.
  • HB 307relative to the food production area for homestead food.
  • HB 479establishing a committee to study the use and problems associated with regulating the distribution and disposal of certain solid waste within landfills and transfer centers.
  • HB 566requiring permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
  • HB 707establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.
  • HR 10recognizing the importance of clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment with regard to our fundamental rights.
  • HR 13opposing the permitting of a landfill next to Forest Lake State Park in Dalton, New Hampshire.

10:45 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 150enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale.
  • HB 153establishing a committee to study adding statewide resources to assist with the investigation, training, prosecution, and prompt response of animal cruelty.
  • HB 171establishing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new landfills.
  • HB 215requiring a landfill permit applicant to submit a report listing potential harms and benefits of the project.
  • HB 307relative to the food production area for homestead food.
  • HB 479establishing a committee to study the use and problems associated with regulating the distribution and disposal of certain solid waste within landfills and transfer centers.
  • HB 566requiring permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
  • HR 10recognizing the importance of clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment with regard to our fundamental rights.
  • HR 13opposing the permitting of a landfill next to Forest Lake State Park in Dalton, New Hampshire.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 505allowing the sale of freeze dried foods produced in homestead food operations.

1:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 642allowing the sale of dehydrated meat without a homestead food license.

2:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 396relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Environment and Agriculture page

House Transportation9:30 AM–2:00 PM(13 bills)Public HearingExecutive SessionLOB 203

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 758establishing a committee to study airport operation hours.

9:50 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 489allowing volunteer emergency workers to use a rear facing blue light on their private vehicles when involved in emergency service.

10:10 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 533relative to the use of civilian employees in commercial truck inspections.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 594relative to the definition of a way.

10:50 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 632permitting health care providers affiliated with the Veterans Administration to certify medical accommodations on behalf of veterans residing in New Hampshire.

11:10 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 452relative to the issuance of drivers' licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.

2:00 PMExecutive Session

  • HB 209allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.
  • HB 305relative to speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement.
  • HB 390relative to adding retired fire apparatus (fire trucks) to antique vehicle exemptions.
  • HB 419requiring vehicle headlights to be on when windshield wipers are also on.
  • HB 439relative to non-driving related violations and driver's license suspension.
  • HB 452relative to the issuance of drivers' licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.
  • HB 649relative to the maintenance obligations of motor vehicle operators.
  • HB 715relative to personal electric vehicles.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Transportation page

House Children and Family Law10:00 AM–1:00 PM(8 bills)Public HearingExecutive SessionLOB 206-208

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 285relative to determination of parental rights and responsibilities.

10:20 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 177relative to children in placement pursuant to an episode of treatment for which the department of health and human services has a financial responsibility.

10:20 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 177relative to children in placement pursuant to an episode of treatment for which the department of health and human services has a financial responsibility.

10:30 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 320relative to enforcement of marital property settlements.
  • HB 335requiring courts to order a minor and their family have psychological evaluations and, if necessary, counseling, where parental rights and responsibilities are contested in a family court matter.
  • HB 350requiring that all family division hearings be video and audio recorded and broadcast live.
  • HB 433making 17 the age of consent for marriage if either party is active duty military and removing language regarding age waivers for marriage registration records, since age waivers are no longer issued in New Hampshire.
  • HB 486relative to grandparents' visitation rights.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 10establishing a parental bill of rights.

House Calendar 11 (PDF)House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Children and Family Law page

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs10:00 AM–11:00 AM(5 bills)Subcommittee Work SessionLOB 104

10:00 AMSubcommittee Work Session

  • HB 302relative to enabling the state treasury to invest in precious metals and digital assets.
  • HB 451establishing the paint product stewardship program.
  • HB 639relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies.

11:00 AMSubcommittee Work Session

  • HB 186relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.
  • HB 276establishing a liquor license where beverages, wine, and liquor can be sold without food.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs page

Senate Education10:00 AM–10:30 AM(3 bills)Public HearingLOB 101

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 208requiring local school boards and public libraries to adopt curation policies.

10:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 209relative to owner's project managers for projects funded by school building aid and relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 33relative to the regulation of public school materials.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Education page

House Election Law10:00 AM–3:20 PM(18 bills)Public HearingExecutive SessionLOB 306-308

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 711relative to voting machine contractors.

10:10 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 141relative to campaign disclosures for limited liability companies.
  • HB 158requiring the secretary of state to review absentee ballot data biennially, forward certain requests to the election law unit for review, and make a report to the general court.
  • HB 172restricting undeclared voters from same-day voting in a presidential or state primary.
  • HB 175relative to defined coordinated expenditures.
  • HB 311relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.
  • HB 423requiring the consent of property owners for the placement of political advertisements on public property abutting their land.
  • HB 684preventing the use of student identification cards as a means to obtain a ballot.

10:20 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 270requiring the preservation of electronic ballot counting device external storage devices.

10:40 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 341requiring the secretary of state to check voter records prior to every election.

11:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 281requiring electronic voter checklists to be supplied in a sortable format.

11:20 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 308requiring the election checklist to have a column to annotate if a non-New Hampshire issued form of identification is provided to vote.

11:40 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 130relative to the arrangement of candidates on primary election ballots.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 714creating a single primary ballot.

1:40 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 154enabling voters to request to have their ballots hand-counted.

2:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 693relative to ballot counting procedures and permitting the hand counting of ballots.

2:50 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 274relative to the verification of voter rolls annually.

3:20 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 317allowing a supervisor of the checklist to verify a person's identity, with identification, if they personally know that person.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Election Law page

House Finance10:00 AM–1:00 PM(5 bills)Executive SessionWork SessionLOB 210-211

10:00 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 97making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for wastewater infrastructure projects.
  • HB 197relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers.
  • HB 246directing the state conservation committee to implement the conservation district climate resilience grant program and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 519making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund and support the Waypoint youth and young adult shelter.

1:00 PMWork Session

  • HB 71prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts; and requiring the use of public notices before reassessment of property values for tax purposes.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Finance page

House Housing10:00 AM–2:00 PM(4 bills)Executive SessionPublic HearingLOB 305

10:00 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 383relative to the authority of condominium boards and unit owners to create and amend condominium instruments.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 383relative to the authority of condominium boards and unit owners to create and amend condominium instruments.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 410limiting local authority to adopt restrictions on the building and development of residential properties.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 457relative to zoning restrictions on dwelling units.

2:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 465relative to the housing opportunity zone program.

House Calendar 11 (PDF)House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Housing page

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services10:00 AM–1:00 PM(9 bills)Public HearingExecutive SessionLOB 307

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 542relative to weekly benefit amounts for unemployment compensation.

11:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 744relative to workers' compensation indemnity benefits percentage.

1:00 PMExecutive Session

  • HB 248relative to notice requirements regarding state employee investigations and relative to legislative ethics requirements.
  • HB 280relative to wage payments.
  • HB 379relative to youth employment during the school year and at night.
  • HB 386prohibiting nursing agencies from including non-compete clauses in contracts with health care entities.
  • HB 487relative to providing employees with advance notice of the work schedule.
  • HB 542relative to weekly benefit amounts for unemployment compensation.
  • HB 735relative to elections in collective bargaining.
  • HB 744relative to workers' compensation indemnity benefits percentage.
  • HB 757relative to tip pooling and sharing and automatic service charges.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services page

House Education Funding10:30 AM(11 bills)Executive SessionLOB 205-207
  • HB 112requiring students in the university and community college systems of New Hampshire to pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics naturalization test, take a course that covers fundamental American documents as part of the general education curriculum, or pass a civics course competency test.
  • HB 510establishing a commission to study due process in higher education disciplinary proceedings.
  • HB 583relative to state participation in the Medicaid direct certification program for free and reduced price school meals.
  • HB 646requiring school districts to establish an online application for participation in the free and reduced price meal program.
  • HB 656relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants.
  • HB 659establishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program.
  • HB 665relative to eligibility for free school meals.
  • HB 703relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 718requiring the state board of education to report the unfunded financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board which exceed state or federal minimum standards.
  • HB 770relative to establishing a program to earn tuition credits for state of New Hampshire higher education institutions through community service.
  • HB 771relative to funding for open enrollment schools.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Education Funding page

Senate Judiciary1:00 PM–1:40 PM(5 bills)Public HearingSH 100

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 142establishing the department of children's services and juvenile justice.

1:10 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 258establishing crimes related to the fraudulent use of gift cards.

1:20 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 290relative to the definition of "torture" in animal abuse cases.

1:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 261requiring that custodial interrogations be recorded, establishing a fund to make grants to state law enforcement agencies to purchase equipment to enable such recordings, and making an appropriation therefor.

1:40 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 139creating a private right of action in civil rights cases.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Judiciary page

Senate Transportation2:00 PM–2:15 PM(2 bills)Public HearingLOB 101

2:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 157relative to inspection and registration of certain fleet vehicles and necessary amendments and administrative rules regarding the state implementation plan.

2:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 271relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Transportation page

Wednesday, February 19

House Executive Departments and Administration9:00 AM–2:31 PM(11 bills)Subcommittee Work SessionPublic HearingExecutive SessionLOB 306-308

9:00 AMSubcommittee Work Session

  • HB 581establishing a state retirement plan group for new state employee members of the retirement system.
  • HB 702relative to defining extra duty pay hours for a retired part-time police officer's hour limit for yearly calculations.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 694requiring leases of land, buildings, or space by state agencies to be at fair market value.

10:30 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 780relative to the director of the division of archives and records management of the department of state.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 780relative to the director of the division of archives and records management of the department of state.

11:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 525transferring administration of the program for the deaf and hard of hearing and the board of licensure of interpreters for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing to the office of professional licensure and certification.

2:00 PMExecutive Session

  • HB 438relative to immigration detention facilities.
  • HB 536relative to a cost of living adjustment in the state retirement system.
  • HB 570repealing the prescription drug affordability board.
  • HB 581establishing a state retirement plan group for new state employee members of the retirement system.
  • HB 702relative to defining extra duty pay hours for a retired part-time police officer's hour limit for yearly calculations.

2:31 PMExecutive Session

  • HB 82relative to the regulation of various occupations.
  • HB 145relative to background checks for licensed dietitians and adopting the dietitian licensure compact.
  • HB 271relative to initial license requirements for licensed social work associates.

2:31 PMSubcommittee Work Session

  • HB 82relative to the regulation of various occupations.
  • HB 145relative to background checks for licensed dietitians and adopting the dietitian licensure compact.
  • HB 271relative to initial license requirements for licensed social work associates.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Executive Departments and Administration page

Senate Executive Departments and Administration9:00 AM–10:00 AM(5 bills)Public HearingSH 103

9:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 182relative to the maternal mortality review panel.

9:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 189relative to fetal death records.

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 190relative to the state health assessment and state health improvement plan advisory council and the commission on the interdisciplinary primary care workforce.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 202relative to Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia training for first responders.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 192establishing a committee to study enhanced coordination between county correctional facilities, the department of corrections, and the department of health and human services.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Executive Departments and Administration page

Senate Health and Human Services9:00 AM–10:30 AM(6 bills)Public HearingSH 100

9:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 246providing maternal depression screening for new mothers; increasing access to health care services for new mothers; enabling new parents to attend infant pediatric medical appointments; and developing a plan for perinatal peer support certification.

9:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 124relative to continuing care retirement communities.

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 243relative to the child care scholarship program.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 253relative to participation in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 118relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 249relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Health and Human Services page

House Judiciary9:00 AM–3:15 PM(8 bills)Public HearingLOB 206-208

9:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 148permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 520relative to authorizing hearing officers of the department of education to issue subpoenas.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 584relative to public health, safety, and state sovereignty.

11:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 580relative to retaliatory defamation in domestic violence and sexual violence cases.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 641establishing a private right of action for civil rights violations.

1:45 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 620relative to the exercise of the freedom of religion.

2:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 633creating a legislative study committee to investigate the implementation of housing investment trusts in New Hampshire.

3:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 611relative to repayment regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants.

House Calendar 9 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Judiciary page

House Legislative Administration9:00 AM–2:00 PM(8 bills)Public HearingLOB 203

9:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 142relative to Gold Star Mother's Day.

9:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 157establishing a study committee to examine ways to improve the usefulness of fiscal notes.

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 331relative to the secretary of state's procedures for enrolled bills.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 477establishing a commission to study safety and security procedures in the New Hampshire state house.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 314prohibiting the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities.

1:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 546relative to financial disclosures and the public reporting of those disclosures by the secretary of state.

1:45 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 605relative to employment protections for members of the general court.

2:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HR 8resolving that the practice of suspending a constitutional officer to be outside the authority designated to the judiciary and appropriately delegated to the general court.

House Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Legislative Administration page

House Education Policy and Administration9:30 AM–3:15 PM(11 bills)Executive SessionPublic HearingLOB 205-207

9:30 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 184establishing a committee to study changing school start times.
  • HB 235relative to amending the educator code of ethics and code of conduct to include responsibility to parents.
  • HB 362granting the department of education rulemaking authority to require candidates to obtain passing scores on professional education assessments.
  • HB 394relative to the powers and duties of cooperative school district budget committees and the role of cooperative school district board member representatives on such committees.
  • HB 532relative to alternative dispute resolution and individualized education plan team meeting facilitation.
  • HB 676relative to the composition and responsibilities of the parent and education service provider advisory commission, and establishing education freedom account impact and parent satisfaction surveys.
  • HB 738requiring certain non-public schools or education service providers that accept public funds to perform background checks on all employees and volunteers.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 653establishing a pilot program within the department of education to implement alternatives to restraint and seclusion of students.

1:45 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 361prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools.

2:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 360prohibiting public schools from performing surgical procedures or prescribing pharmaceutical drugs, relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital, and relative to the administration of prescription medication to minors by youth camp staff.

3:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 50relative to intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Education Policy and Administration page

House Environment and Agriculture9:30 AM–2:30 PM(9 bills)Full Committee Work SessionPublic HearingLOB 301-303

9:30 AMFull Committee Work Session

  • HB 396relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.
  • HB 505allowing the sale of freeze dried foods produced in homestead food operations.
  • HB 642allowing the sale of dehydrated meat without a homestead food license.
  • HB 707establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 277relative to the use of the term "foal" and "colt.".

10:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 779allowing the sale of rabbit meat in intrastate commerce.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 251allowing the ownership of certain squirrels and raccoons.

2:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 263relative to applications to the cost of care fund for livestock care.

2:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 152prohibiting the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Environment and Agriculture page

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs9:30 AM–1:00 PM(4 bills)Public HearingExecutive SessionLOB 202-204

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 70relative to the use of electronic medical records.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 731relative to supportive housing options for individuals with developmental disabilities.

11:30 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 117relative to the substitution of biological products.

11:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 117relative to the substitution of biological products.

1:00 PMExecutive Session

  • HCR 7recognizing abortion as a critical component of comprehensive reproductive health care.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HCR 7recognizing abortion as a critical component of comprehensive reproductive health care.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs page

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs10:00 AM–3:15 PM(10 bills)Public HearingLOB 302-304

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 437providing specific curative measures for undischarged mortgages.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 721relative to establishing gold and silver as legal tender.

10:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 454requiring that retailers of fuel blends with 15% ethanol also offer fuel blends with 10% or lower ethanol content.

11:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 517repealing certain outreach and marketing requirements under the Granite State paid family leave plan.

11:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • HB 556relative to the sale of products labeled as biodegradable or compostable.

1:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 774requiring Medicare supplemental policies to cover pre-existing conditions.

1:45 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 706relative to prohibiting insurance companies from conducting an audit of providers services after services have been delivered but before payment has been made to such provider.

2:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 565allowing persons under 21 into veterans' clubs, private clubs, and social clubs under certain conditions.

2:45 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 467defining "social districts" and enabling municipalities to create social districts.

3:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 496requiring the liquor commission to distribute certain information in liquor stores.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs page

House Municipal and County Government10:00 AM(1 bill)Subcommittee Work SessionLOB 305
House Ways and Means10:15 AM(8 bills)Executive SessionLOB 201
  • HB 290increasing the taxes on cigarettes and electronic cigarettes and establishing a committee to study taxes on tobacco and other nicotine products.
  • HB 402relative to liability as taxable income of education freedom account payments.
  • HB 483relative to the definition of a scholarship organization for purposes of the education tax credit.
  • HB 503amending how revenues from taxes are allocated to the education trust fund.
  • HB 531setting annual limits on the amount of charitable gaming revenue which may be distributed to one charitable organization.
  • HB 540relative to historic horse racing licenses for large facilities.
  • HB 588relative to the distribution of revenues generated from historic horse racing pari-mutuel pools.
  • HB 669relative to requiring all revenue raised under the statewide education property tax to be deposited in the education trust fund, and setting an equalized statewide tax rate.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Ways and Means page

House Finance10:30 AM(2 bills)Work SessionLOB 209
  • HB 129relative to the definition of the term "evidence-based" within public education.
  • HB 133modifying the new resident drivers' license transfer requirements, specifying when the division of motor vehicles shall send violation notices, and appropriating funds to the division for technological upgrades required for legal compliance.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Finance page

Senate Education Finance1:00 PM–1:20 PM(3 bills)Public HearingSH 103

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 294relative to lab fees for career and technical education courses.

1:10 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 292relative to aid to school districts for the cost of special education.

1:20 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 296increasing the percentage of nonpublic school scholarships awarded to students who qualify for the federal free and reduced-price meal program.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Education Finance page

Thursday, February 20

Senate Children and Family Law9:30 AM–9:45 AM(2 bills)Public HearingLOB 101

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 278including qualifying convictions from other states as grounds for termination of parental rights petitions.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 161making technical corrections to statutes governing out-of-state placements for children.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Children and Family Law page

Senate Commerce9:30 AM–11:00 AM(7 bills)Public HearingSH 100

9:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 170relative to development and related requirements in cities, towns, and municipalities.

9:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 173relative to residential property subject to housing covenants under the low income housing tax credit program.

10:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 282relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings.

10:15 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 284relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.

10:30 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 165relative to the audit requirements for consumer cooperative associations.

10:45 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 167relative to consumers' cooperative associations annual audit requirements.

11:00 AMPublic Hearing

  • SB 166relative to notice required prior to sale of a manufactured housing unit located in a resident-owned community.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Commerce page

Senate Judiciary1:00 PM–1:45 PM(4 bills)Public HearingSH 100

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 267relative to the penalty for engaging in prostitution as a patron.

1:15 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 262relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age.

1:30 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 148prohibiting those convicted of murder from financially profiting from the death of the victim.

1:45 PMPublic Hearing

  • SB 144authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for confiscation of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.

Senate Calendar 10 (PDF)

This meeting on the Senate Judiciary page

House Session Day71 bills
  • HB 51relative to hemp-derived cannabinoids and the definition of cannabis in therapeutic cannabis.
  • HB 53permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.
  • HB 56requiring a background check and mandatory waiting period during certain firearm transfers.
  • HB 61creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting.
  • HB 66relative to material subject to disclosure under the right to know law.
  • HB 75legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older.
  • HB 76relative to tracking special education complaints.
  • HB 77prohibiting certain licensees from electronically recording or storing personal information obtained from an identification card.
  • HB 80allowing a public body member's presence at a meeting by electronic or other means of communication only if physical presence is unavoidable.
  • HB 91relative to the presence of a fire department at a fireworks display.
  • HB 92requiring recusal of members of zoning boards of adjustment and planning boards in certain circumstances.
  • HB 103relative to fugitives from justice.
  • HB 107relative to political advertising printed in newspapers, periodicals, or billboards.
  • HB 111extending the position of right-to-know ombudsman for 2 years and exempting individuals who assist in the preparation of a right-to-know complaint at no charge from the unauthorized practice of law.
  • HB 126relative to prescriptions for certain controlled drugs.
  • HB 135relative to the collection of sales taxes of foreign jurisdictions by New Hampshire businesses.
  • HB 169relative to a quorum of the public utilities commission.
  • HB 179relative to hazardous waste accident fees.
  • HB 196relative to annulling certain cannabis possession offenses.
  • HB 207relative to repealing the prohibition on the possession or sale of blackjacks, slung shots, and metallic knuckles except by or to minors.
  • HB 211relative to the use of air rifles for hunting game.
  • HB 243relative to relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families, and relative to the maternal mortality review committee, electric vehicle charging stations and fees for annual testing by the division of weights and measures, and relative to the acceptance of portraits of Senator Sylvia Larsen and Senator Jeb Bradley for the state house.
  • HB 255increasing the percentage of revenue deposited in the education trust fund from the business profits tax.
  • HB 257relative to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent.
  • HB 260creating a commemorative license plate celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence.
  • HB 265requiring that a public body's meeting minutes include start and end times of the meeting and the printed name of the recording secretary.
  • HB 272exempting certain agricultural practices from municipal noise regulation.
  • HB 279establishing a committee to study recipe and process approval for homestead foods.
  • HB 282increasing the maximum benefits for first responders critically injured in the line of duty, relative to the determination of education adequacy grants and calculation of certain group II benefits within the retirement system.
  • HB 283relative to the list of subjects that comprise an adequate education.
  • HB 287requiring police departments to provide fire departments with certain motorist personal and insurance information following a motor vehicle incident.
  • HB 299relative to the award of attorneys' fees and costs in workers' compensation claims.
  • HB 304relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens.
  • HB 309relative to making electronic rent payments optional.
  • HB 318relative to the percentage of revenue from the business enterprise tax deposited in the education trust fund.
  • HB 327relative to filing for office and witnessing affidavits.
  • HB 338relative to the authority of fish and game officers.
  • HB 339relative to municipal master plans.
  • HB 352prohibiting possession of a firearm at a polling place.
  • HB 368prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.
  • HB 371relative to the definition of occasional food service establishment.
  • HB 376specifying that library user information exempted from disclosure in the right-to-know law includes information regarding library cards and library membership status.
  • HB 381limiting liability for certain design features of firearms.
  • HB 388requiring local school boards to issue public reports on special education in their district.
  • HB 404relative to information on the hike safe card.
  • HB 407setting a minimum threshold for the adoption of town and school budget and spending items for towns using a ballot to select such methods during town meeting.
  • HB 415removing requirements that schools provide menstrual products in restrooms.
  • HB 447relative to property tax exemptions for disabled veterans.
  • HB 468establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and changing the reckless driving minimum penalties.
  • HB 469relative to the operation of the public deposit investment pool and the membership of its committee.
  • HB 494relative to the math learning communities program.
  • HB 502relative to complete corporate reporting for unitary businesses under the business profits tax and revenues from the state education property tax.
  • HB 504relative to the state energy policy.
  • HB 506relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and relative to requiring schools to engage an owner's project manager for construction of school building aid projects at the time of application.
  • HB 508relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates.
  • HB 534relative to the calculation of average final compensation under the retirement system.
  • HB 576relative to tracking the number of ALS diagnoses in the state.
  • HB 579requiring applicants for a fish and game guide license to take and pass a standardized test provided by the fish and game department before receiving their license.
  • HB 586establishing an employee assistance program for small town first responders and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 647relative to the fee for a newborn lifetime hunting and fishing license.
  • HB 650removing references to repealed funds and relative to state park and robotics education funds.
  • HB 658raising the cap on certain reimbursements from the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund.
  • HB 671establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program.
  • HB 682relative to the office of offshore wind industry, the offshore and port development commission, and the office of energy innovation.
  • HB 698criminalizing the act of a person claiming to be a member of law enforcement when the person is not in uniform and cannot produce identification proving the claim.
  • HB 716making an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program.
  • HB 747establishing a program for enrichment scholarships for gifted students and making an appropriation therefor.
  • HB 750relative to making incentive grants for school districts that improve in certain assessment scores.
  • HB 777codifying the law enforcement accreditation commission.
  • HB 778authorizing the director of the police standards and training council to detail law enforcement training specialists employed by the council for law enforcement and crowd control services and relative to disability retirement benefits.
  • HR 6condemning the judicial doctrine of "disparate impact".

House Journal 6 (PDF)

What the House did that day

Friday, February 21

Administrative Rules9:00 AMStatutory CommitteeLOB Room 306-308
Oversight Commission on Children's Services9:00 AMStatutory CommitteeSH Room 100

Organizational meeting. Set up by HB 1162 of 2020.

This meeting on the Oversight Commission on Children's Services page

Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC)9:00 AMStatutory Committee
House Election Law9:30 AM(9 bills)Subcommittee Work SessionLOB 302-304
  • HB 217relative to absentee ballots.
  • HB 289regarding domicile qualifications for voting.
  • HB 323requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.
  • HB 365relative to proof of United States citizenship for indigent voters.
  • HB 385reestablishing voter identification exceptions.
  • HB 418relative to eligibility for absentee voting.
  • HB 618enables election officials to verify the single use of an out-of-state driver's license presented when a person votes by using the centralized voter registration database.
  • HB 684preventing the use of student identification cards as a means to obtain a ballot.
  • HB 686prohibiting certain public entities from conducting or sponsoring political surveys, polls, or questionnaires in their official capacities.

House Calendar 13 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Election Law page

The Governor's Commission on Addiction, Treatment and Prevention9:30 AMStatutory CommitteeState House, Executive Council Chambers, Room 207, 107 N. Main Street, Concord, NH
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety10:00 AM–1:00 PM(13 bills)Executive SessionPublic HearingLOB 202-204

10:00 AMExecutive Session

  • HB 59relative to the assault of a firefighter, emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
  • HB 62relative to protection of persons from domestic violence and military protective orders.
  • HB 87prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
  • HB 109relative to false reports to law enforcement.
  • HB 143criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child.
  • HB 146relative to the use of body-worn cameras.
  • HB 159authorizing the state to report mental health data for firearms background check purposes and providing for processes for voluntary surrender of firearms following certain mental health-related court proceedings and for relief from mental health-related firearms disabilities.
  • HB 162relative to informed consent for law enforcement searches of houses or other property.
  • HB 245establishing the speed enforcement and awareness fund and providing for grants to municipal law enforcement for speed enforcement and speed awareness traffic equipment.
  • HB 500establishing enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increasing penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishing the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced enforcement.
  • HB 592relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail.
  • HB 640relative to the transparency of federal agency operations within New Hampshire.

1:00 PMPublic Hearing

  • HB 776relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated and relative to proclaiming the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire.

House Calendar 12 (PDF)

This meeting on the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety page

Fiscal Committee11:00 AMStatutory CommitteeLOB Room 210-211
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee1:00 PMStatutory CommitteeLOB Room 205-207
Commission to Study Environmentally-Triggered Chronic Illness3:00 PMStatutory Committee

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