If you want to see what your lawmakers are doing, now’s the time. The first year of the 166th session of the General Court is in full swing and you are invited.
Today’s proposed legislation could become tomorrow’s law and you are welcome to have your say or just watch how the process works.
Go to the Legislative Office Building, find the hearing room and sign a card if you want to testify in favor or against or just sit back and watch as interested citizens, lawmakers, experts and lobbyists tell committee members what they think is best, all free and open to the public. Make this year 2019 – the Bicentennial of the State House – the time to get to know your lawmakers. It’s really fun.
The New Hampshire Legislative Office Building is located at 33 N. State St. in Concord across the street from the State House. And here’s what’s happening today and the rest of the week.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 190, allowing gold and silver as lawful mediums of exchange.
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10:30 a.m. HB 159, relative to condominium association unit owner payments in arrears.
11:15 a.m. HB 160, relative to the adoption of budgets and special assessments by condominium associations.
1:15 p.m. HB 436, relative to foreclosure of a lien on a condominium unit.
2:00 p.m. HB 308, establishing a condominium dispute resolution board.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 306, prohibiting the destruction of sexual assault evidence
collection kits.
10:00 a.m. HB 425-FN, relative to vulnerable users of highways.
10:30 a.m. HB 439, relative to unauthorized occupation of land or structures.
11:00 a.m. HB 134-FN, reducing the penalty for certain first offense drug possession charges.
1:30 p.m. HB 208, relative to the justified use of deadly force upon another person.
2:30 p.m. HB 218, relative to the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 123, relative to emergency response plans in schools.
10:15 a.m. HB 131, establishing a commission on mental health education programs.
10:30 a.m. HB 149, relative to the apportionment of costs in cooperative school districts.
11:00 a.m. HB 164, relative to reporting statistics on student behavior.
11:15 a.m. HB 169, requiring school districts to submit an annual report concerning gifted students.
11:30 a.m. HB 181, relative to the house and senate members of the university system board of trustees.
1:00 p.m. HB 170, requiring a civics examination as a high school requirement.
1:15 p.m. HB 171, establishing a commission to study equal access and opportunity for students with
disabilities to participate in athletics.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 116-FN, relative to the job classification of positions in the
retirement system.
10:00 a.m. HB 108, relative to the number of days per year a charitable organization may offer bingo.
10:30 a.m. HB 424, relative to licenses for game operator employers for games of chance.
11:00 a.m. HB 165, prohibiting a public official from contracting out his or her duties.
11:30 a.m. HB 212, prohibiting state agencies from acting as a withholding agent for unregistered foreign
corporate trusts.
1:00 p.m. HB 247, relative to the definition of the state building code.
1:30 p.m. HB 259, relative to building code violations.
2:00 p.m. HB 303, relative to certification of building code compliance inspectors.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
Presentations:
10:00 a.m. Judicial Branch
10:45 a.m. Drug Court
11:15 a.m. Judicial Council
1:00 p.m. Lottery Commission
1:30 p.m. Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
2:00 p.m. Retirement System
2:30 p.m. Treasury
3:15 p.m. Department of Revenue Administration
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 284, relative to biennial controlled substance inventories conducted under the Controlled
Drug Act.
10:30 a.m. HB 369-FN, relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
11:00 a.m. HB 350, relative to licensed prescribers of medical marijuana.
1:00 p.m. HB 310, relative to the membership of the wellness and primary prevention council.
1:30 p.m. HB 237, establishing the New Hampshire rare disease advisory council.
2:30 p.m. HB 240, establishing a commission to study the causes of high suicide rates of emergency and
first responders.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 295-FN-A, establishing a special marriage officiant license.
10:30 a.m. HB 305, relative to the duties of the registers of probate.
11:00 a.m. HB 353, establishing a committee to study whether non-attorney legal professionals could be
licensed to engage in the limited practice of law in the family division of the circuit court while
under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
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1:00 p.m. HB 410, allowing all state agencies and political subdivisions to have access to enhanced 911
information.
1:30 p.m. HB 421, relative to the requirements for summary judgment in a civil action.
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Room 307, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 255, relative to shift differential pay for employees who work overnight.
11:00 a.m. HB 223, relative to night work.
New Hampshire Department of Labor, 95 Pleasant Street, Concord
1:00 p.m. Tour of New Hampshire Department of Labor. Meet at front entrance of the Spaulding Building
in the Hugh Galen Office Park.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 143, relative to incompatibility of offices.
10:30 a.m. HB 136, increasing the maximum period for the zoning board of adjustment to hold a public
hearing.
11:00 a.m. HB 145, relative to the counting of secret ballots.
11:20 a.m. HB 146, relative to the counting of defective ballots.
1:00 p.m. HB 344, relative to gifts, honorariums, and expense reimbursements of county elected officials.
1:30 p.m. HB 301-FN-L, relative to funeral and burial or cremation expenses for assisted persons.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
Presentations:
10:00 a.m. Clifton Below, former commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission, and the New England
Power Generators Association
1:00 p.m. Public Utilities
2:30 p.m. HB 290, relative to the removal of certain wood stoves upon the sale of a home and notification
of such removal to the department of environmental services.
STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. HCR 2, requesting an investigation on whether opioids, benzodiazepines, and exposure to agent
orange contribute to suicides by veterans.
11:00 a.m. HCR 4, encouraging media outlets not to broadcast the name or image of a suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting.
1:00 p.m. HR 6, urging the United States to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war.
2:00 p.m. HCR 5, requesting the United States Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to
reverse the ruling of the United States Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election
Commission.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 182, establishing a commission to study adaptation of the tax structure of the state to
economic and demographic change.
10:30 a.m. HB 438-FN, removing the exemption for premium cigars from the tobacco tax.
11:00 a.m. HB 185-FN-A-L, relative to contingently reducing the rate of the interest and dividends tax
and repealing the tax in 5 years.
11:30 a.m. HB 117-FN, increasing exemptions under the interest and dividends tax and decreasing the
total amount of research and development credits against business taxes.
1:00 p.m. HB 390-FN, relative to the amount retained by a Keno operator.
1:30 p.m. HB 254-FN-A, relative to the provision allowing operators to retain a portion of meals and rooms
taxes collected and the appropriation of meals and rooms tax revenues to school building aid.
2:00 p.m. HB 265, relative to the collection of sales taxes of foreign jurisdictions by New Hampshire
businesses.
2:30 p.m. HB 416, relative to the collection of private customer information of New Hampshire retailers
by foreign states.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 203, relative to options in cable television franchise products.
10:30 a.m. HB 249, permitting restaurant owners to allow dogs in restaurants.
11:00 a.m. HB 257-FN, relative to purchasing alliances.
1:15 p.m. HB 268, relative to real estate commissions paid to unlicensed entities.
2:00 p.m. HB 309, relative to procedures for foreclosure of a mortgage.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
11:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 134-FN, reducing the penalty for certain first offense drug possession
charges; HB 189-FN, establishing an exemption from criminal penalties for child sex trafficking
victims; HB 201-FN, increasing penalties for buyers under the law regarding trafficking in persons; HB 208, relative to the justified use of deadly force upon another person; HB 218, relative
to the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer; HB 246, relative to penalties for corrupt
practices; HB 282, relative to the authority of fish and game officers to search without a warrant;
HB 349, relative to a second opinion on health care matters for state and county prisoners; HB
399-FN, relative to annulment of arrests or convictions for possession of a certain quantity of
marijuana; HB 425-FN, relative to vulnerable users of highways; HB 439, relative to unauthorized occupation of land or structures; HB 445, relative to certifying as a habitual offender.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 175, relative to the requirements for school building aid grants.
10:30 a.m. HB 176-FN-A, relative to grants for school building aid and making an appropriation therefor.
11:00 a.m. HB 177-FN, relative to the calculation of stabilization grants.
1:00 p.m. HB 184-FN, relative to the calculation of kindergarten students in the average daily membership and repealing prorated kindergarten funding based on Keno revenues.
1:30 p.m. HB 356, relative to the retention of certain reports by institutions of higher learning.
1:45 p.m. HB 357, relative to the public school infrastructure fund.
2:00 p.m. HB 222, relative to criteria for teachers in charter schools.
2:15 p.m. HB 269, relative to grounds for denial of a chartered public school application.
2:30 p.m. HB 289, relative to the recitation of the Lord’s prayer in public elementary schools.
ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 429, establishing a committee to study ways to improve civic engagement in New Hampshire.
10:30 a.m. HB 431, relative to election officers at additional polling places.
11:00 a.m. HB 452, establishing a commission on the first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
1:00 p.m. HB 374, prohibiting certain state officers from forming political action committees.
1:30 p.m. HB 408-L, relative to postponement of town meetings and local elections.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 112, relative to the mechanical licensing board.
10:30 a.m. HB 119, relative to training requirements for electrologists.
11:00 a.m. HB 120-FN, relative to the regulation of body art establishments.
11:30 a.m. HB 121-FN, relative to the regulation of massage establishments.
1:30 p.m. Executive session on HB 108, relative to the number of days per year a charitable organization may offer bingo; HB 191-FN, relative to the accountability of public officials; HB 194-FN,
relative to public bonds; HB 217-FN, relative to bonds for public employees and repealing the
board of claims; HB 120-FN, relative to the regulation of body art establishments; HB 121-FN,
relative to the regulation of massage establishments.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 168-FN-A, making an appropriation to the FRM victims’ contribution recovery fund.
11:00 a.m. HB 225, relative to the National Guard Scholarship Fund.
1:00 p.m. CACR 1, relating to alcohol and drug abuse prevention. Providing that a portion of liquor commission revenue be used for alcohol and drug abuse prevention.
1:15 p.m. HB 352-FN-A, appropriating funds to the department of environmental services for the purpose
of funding eligible wastewater projects under the state aid grant program.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 127, relative to the board of medicine and the medical review subcommittee.
10:30 a.m. HB 250, relative to oral prophylaxis for dental patients.
11:00 a.m. HB 422, relative to certain procedures performed in teaching hospitals.
11:30 a.m. HB 304, relative to policies required for health facilities and special health care service licenses.
1:15 p.m. HB 200, relative to serologic testing including Lyme disease.
2:00 p.m. HB 446, relative to initiating amendments and corrections to birth records.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
10:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 103-FN-A, establishing the office of right-to-know ombudsman.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Rooms 301-303, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 210-FN, relative to civil actions against public officials in cities or towns.
1:00 p.m. HB 232-FN-L, relative to enforcement of immigration laws and the prohibition of sanctuary
policies.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) COMMITTEE (RSA 4-F:1),
Department of Information Technology, 27 Hazen Drive, Concord
1:00 p.m. Regular meeting.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2), Rooms 306-308, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
OVERSIGHT COMMISSION ON CHILDREN’S SERVICES (RSA 170-G:19), Rooms 206-208, LOB
**Please Note Room Change
8:30 a.m. Regular meeting.