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  • Public Hearing
  • Executive Session
  • Work Session
  • Committee of Conference
  • Session Day
  • Study Committee

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Monday, May 18

Commission to Study Costs of Special Education10:00 AMStatutory CommitteeGP Room 232

Regular meeting. Set up by SB 57 of 2025.

House Calendar 17 (PDF)

The recording, on YouTube

State Commission on Aging10:00 AMStatutory CommitteeNH Hospital Association, 125 Airport Rd., Concord
Committee of conference on HB 7512:00 PM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 228
  • HB 751establishing a committee to study licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities, authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state, and creating a limited exemption from parental consent required for certain recordings under the parental bill of rights.

Tuesday, May 19

Commission to Study Revenue Alternatives to the Road Toll10:00 AMStatutory CommitteeGP Room 228
Legislative Ethics Committee10:30 AMStatutory CommitteeSH Room 103
Oversight Commission on Children's Services1:00 PMStatutory CommitteeSH Room 122-123

Subcommittee meeting. Set up by HB 1162 of 2020.

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

No meetings shown.

Wednesday, May 20

Committee of conference on SB 4299:30 AM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 153
  • SB 429relative to the placement of trauma kits in public schools and making an appropriation therefor and relative to the parental bill of rights concerning the creation of student media recordings.
Committee of conference on HB 109910:00 AM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 234
  • HB 1099establishing a committee to study the cost and liability of providing educational services to students placed in residential facilities.
Committee of conference on HB 109111:00 AM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 228
  • HB 1091relative to unauthorized camping on private property.
Committee of conference on HB 180711:00 AM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 234
  • HB 1807relative to mandatory reports to voters.
Committee of conference on HB 24411:30 AM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 231
  • HB 244updating and recodifying the municipal enforcement of the building and fire code.
Committee of conference on SB 46011:45 AM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 154
  • SB 460prohibiting tier III criminal offenders from being present in designated child safety zones absent a legitimate purpose.

Thursday, May 21

House Session Day65 bills
  • HB 164relative to local records retention.
  • HB 232relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.
  • HB 241relative to health insurance coverage of pain management services for the management of chronic pain.
  • HB 396relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.
  • HB 707establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.
  • HB 1021amending the date to provide written notice to a municipality of a taxpayer's election to be assessed under the low-income housing tax credit program.
  • HB 1040establishing a committee to study the laws and procedures governing the filing and registering of quitclaim deeds in the state.
  • HB 1079allowing accessory dwelling units to be built within or attached to certain non-conforming structures.
  • HB 1088transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.
  • HB 1095relative to the maximum weight of utility terrain vehicles.
  • HB 1103allowing municipalities to utilize community revitalization tax relief credits on a wider variety of properties and structures.
  • HB 1115expanding the number of persons eligible for the New Hampshire medal of honor.
  • HB 1131relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.
  • HB 1141relative to permitting and fee authority for mining and prospecting.
  • HB 1194relative to credits for assessments paid by insurers and relative to the application of criminal gambling statutes.
  • HB 1207relative to certain laws applicable to state chartered banks, credit unions, trust companies, and other consumer credit entities subject to the authority of the banking department.
  • HB 1219relative to immunization requirements in foster family homes and relative to financial eligibility for the Medicare savings program.
  • HB 1236relative to the use of body-worn cameras in county departments of corrections.
  • HB 1252requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver's licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter during such tests.
  • HB 1262relative to home heating oil and propane contracts and sales.
  • HB 1268modifying the structure and administration of home education programs and relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices.
  • HB 1269relative to qualifications to practice acupuncture.
  • HB 1312relative to the authority of various boards.
  • HB 1328relative to alcohol and other drug use professionals and relative to the qualifications to obtain certain occupational licenses.
  • HB 1332relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds.
  • HB 1336relative to regulated conditional deposits.
  • HB 1337repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders.
  • HB 1348relative to possession of human remains for law enforcement training purposes.
  • HB 1358establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools.
  • HB 1362relative to motor vehicle equipment specifications.
  • HB 1384relative to prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits, prohibiting foreign principals from registering as lobbyists, and requires certain disclosures for persons acting on behalf of foreign principals.
  • HB 1415establishing a special veterans license plate and creating a fund and administrative programs from the proceeds of the sale of such plates and establishing the New Hampshire first for veterans program and authority.
  • HB 1419establishing a committee to study whether a court with specialized jurisdiction over corporate, commercial, and equitable matters should be established.
  • HB 1423relative to the offense of improper influence and making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research.
  • HB 1442permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
  • HB 1449limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.
  • HB 1491relative to pooled risk management programs.
  • HB 1511relative to the membership of the agriculture in the classroom committee, the annual proclamation of "New Hampshire Day at the Big E," and repealing the repeal of the produce safety chapter.
  • HB 1522relative to amending and adding definitions related to the protection of persons from domestic violence and relative to the domestic violence fatality review committee.
  • HB 1523relative to disclosure requirements for homeowners' associations.
  • HB 1542establishing a committee to study New Hampshire's electric renewable portfolio standard and the renewable energy fund.
  • HB 1555relative to the administration and enforcement of the state fire code.
  • HB 1573permitting excused absences for student participation in certain activities and mandating the state board of education to grant school reassignment requests for students demonstrating a manifest educational hardship
  • HB 1577relative to the disclosure of utility customer data to municipalities for emergency response planning.
  • HB 1598relative to notice and proceedings for tenants and landlords engaged in eviction processes.
  • HB 1603requiring the executive director of the department of fish and game to adopt rules relative to procedures for verifying accuracy of records collected relative to threatened and endangered wildlife and ensuring landowner permission is granted for the gathering of such record.
  • HB 1610allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.
  • HB 1637relative to the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail.
  • HB 1651establishing sexual assault orders of protection and relative to sexual assault survivors' rights.
  • HB 1681relative to the definition, inspection, and local approval of tiny houses and yurts as innovative housing structures.
  • HB 1705establishing an employee assistance program for small town and volunteer first responders.
  • HB 1718relative to authorizing energy storage in connection with net metering.
  • HB 1723requiring utilities and electric grid operators to assess and report the vulnerability of high-voltage transformers to geomagnetic and electromagnetic disturbances, and to recommend mitigation measures to protect the state electric infrastructure.
  • HB 1756allowing organizations to file for property tax exemptions once and receive those exemptions unless and until a town assessor finds the organization ineligible for an exemption.
  • HB 1765enabling wine and beverage manufacturers to offer tastings of and sell products of certain New Hampshire wine and beverage manufacturers and relative to defacing of controlled products.
  • HB 1768relative to gifts and donations received by the division of parks and recreation.
  • HB 1774relative to qualifying scholarship granting organizations and federal workforce Pell grants.
  • HB 1792relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
  • HB 2026relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston.
  • SB 400relative to duties and reporting requirements of the therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board.
  • SB 475relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock.
  • SB 534relative to compliance with certain political expenditures and contribution statutes.
  • SB 538extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects.
  • SB 578relative to play-based curriculum and limitations on recess periods for pupils.
  • SB 625establishing a committee to study options for family members of intentional homicide victims where the department of justice does not file charges in a case, repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services, and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.

House Journal 14 (PDF)

What the House did that day

Senate Session Day36 bills
  • HB 1306relative to the counting of absentee ballots.
  • HB 1323relative to parental alienation, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services, relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
  • HB 1416establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First Amendment protections are needed.
  • HB 1492relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways and relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement.
  • HB 1734establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing experimental treatment centers in New Hampshire and the oversight thereof.
  • HB 1793prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing guns on campuses of public institutions of higher education.
  • SB 223relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education.
  • SB 298relative to the scope of review of state agency interpretations, prohibiting the use of scented products in public areas of state buildings, and establishing a committee to study the implementation and effectiveness of the mandatory statewide certification process and operational standards for recovery residences.
  • SB 408relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
  • SB 409relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer and relative to liability of governmental units.
  • SB 418prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.
  • SB 430relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians.
  • SB 434relative to regulation of public school materials.
  • SB 438relative to access to the centralized voter registration database on election days.
  • SB 442relative to pet transfers.
  • SB 461relative to the definition of hemp.
  • SB 492authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest.
  • SB 504relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, authorizing the establishment of experimental treatment centers, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right to try act.
  • SB 524relative to the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, devices, e-liquids, or alternative nicotine products and relative to the licensure and sale of certain liquor products.
  • SB 544relative to managed care laws.
  • SB 550relative to insurance coverage for services provided by naturopathy providers.
  • SB 557making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research, and relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.
  • SB 567relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.
  • SB 569relative to the qualifications for hearings officers within the department of labor.
  • SB 573establishing certification standards for certified public safety comfort dogs.
  • SB 574establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
  • SB 575establishing a committee to study the issue of school bullying and modifying both the exemption of teacher certification records from the right-to-know law and the assignment of superintendent services for school administrative units.
  • SB 577prohibiting the use and recommending avoidance of specific color additives in meals offered or made available by public schools as a part of school breakfast and lunch meal programs.
  • SB 585relative to audits for communications districts.
  • SB 614establishing multiple-caregiver self-insured risk coverage arrangements for nonprofit and for-profit providers and servicers.
  • SB 617relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways and relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement.
  • SB 624restricting access to certain hemp-derived products and establishing the offenses of criminal adulteration and distribution of adulterated controlled substances.
  • SB 627relative to toll rate adjustments for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan
  • SB 643requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
  • SB 653enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets and relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.
  • SB 657relative to the use of information technology and artificial intelligence systems by state agencies.

Senate Journal 13 (PDF)

What the Senate did that day

Friday, May 22

Joint Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee9:00 AMStatutory CommitteeGP Room 234
Oversight Commission on Children's Services9:00 AM–1:00 PMStatutory CommitteeSH Room 100

9:00 AMStatutory Committee

Regular meeting. Set up by HB 1162 of 2020.

1:00 PMStatutory Committee

Set up by HB 1162 of 2020.

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

Committee of conference on SB 4811:00 PM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 159
  • SB 481relative to the sale of the Sununu youth services center property.
Committee of conference on SB 5342:00 PM(1 bill)Committee of ConferenceGP 159
  • SB 534relative to compliance with certain political expenditures and contribution statutes.

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