HOUSE RECORD
Second Year of the 162nd General Court
Calendar and Journal of the 2012 Session
Vol. 34 Concord, N.H. Friday, January 13, 2012 No. 3
Contains: Reports and Amendments for January 18, Hearings, Meetings and Notices.
HOUSE CALENDAR
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE:
The House will be in Session on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
All of us appreciate the useful contributions to the debate over the initial House session days this second half of the term. As we have seen, there have been instances where debate has determined the results for a bill. We need to consider, however, that we have not completed our work on 2011 retained bills and that starting next week we will begin working on the almost 800 bills that were filed for the 2012 session. As mentioned at the end of the January 11 session, we have a choice of fewer and shorter debates or more and longer session days. In order to avoid the burden of more frequent and longer session days, I am sure that many members would join me in asking our colleagues to consider whether their decision to join a debate and the length of their presentations are going to make a difference in the result or understanding of a bill. Please work with those who are leading a debate in deciding whether you need to make a presentation and, when you are debating, keep in mind that with few exceptions, less is more.
To aid you in your personal planning, please note that the House will take a winter break from business the week of February 27 – March 2, 2012.
In an attempt to keep spending down, House Calendars are no longer being mailed to all members. Printed copies will continue to be available at the State House. If you cannot access the Calendar via the website or do not have an email account, please notify the Clerk’s office immediately. All members who have internet access are requested to hold down costs by accessing the Calendar online.
Chairmen of legislative committees and subcommittees have been requested to focus their work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week in order to reduce expenditures for mileage reimbursement.
You are reminded that material is not to be placed in members’ mailboxes in the anteroom behind the Chamber unless and until it has been approved for such distribution by the House Chief of Staff.
Your 2011 Financial Disclosure Filings are due January 20, 2012. Please contact Richard M. Lambert, Executive Administrator, Legislative Ethics Committee, State House Room 112, 107 North Main Street,Concord, NH 03301; tel. 271-3435, if you have any questions or need assistance in preparing your filing.
Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen will meet Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in LOB 305-307.
William L. O’Brien, Speaker
NOTICE
There will be a Republican Caucus on Tuesday, January 17 at noon in Representatives Hall.
William L. O’Brien, Speaker
D.J. Bettencourt, Majority Leader
NOTICE
There will be a Republican Caucus on Wednesday, January 18 at 9:30 a.m. in Representatives Hall.
D.J. Bettencourt, Majority Leader
NOTICE
There will be a Democratic Caucus on Wednesday, January 18 at 9:00 a.m. in Rooms 305-307,LOB.
Terie Norelli, Democratic Leader
NOTICE
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMITTEE
Required Disclosure Filing
Copies of the "2012 Financial Disclosure Form," have recently been mailed to each member of the House. All legislators and legislative officers are required to complete and file the form with the Legislative Ethics Committee. Please return your completed form to Rich Lambert in Room 112 of the State House no later than January 20, 2012.
Richard M. Lambert, Executive Administrator
Legislative Ethics Committee
NOTICE
The House Calendar closes at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays for scheduling and notices. It closes at NOON on Thursdays for Committee Reports. Please be sure to do your scheduling in order to meet that deadline.
CLOSES NOON THURSDAY: AVAILABLE FRIDAY:
January 19 January 20
January 26 January 27
Karen O. Wadsworth, Clerk of the House
HOUSE DEADLINES FOR 2012 SESSION
Thursday, February 9, 2012 Last day to report HBs going to a second committee.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Last day to act on HBs going to a second committee.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 Last day to report HBs not in a second committee.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Last day to report all remaining House bills.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 Last day to act on House bills. CROSSOVER.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18
REGULAR CALENDAR
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS
SPECIAL ORDER
HB 228-FN, prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into a contract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any organization that provides abortion services and prohibiting the use of public funds or insurance for abortion services. INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.
Rep. James R MacKay for Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs: The majority of the committee recognized the extensive health care services provided by Planned Parenthood for many years to a significant number of New Hampshire residents. No state or federal funds are used to perform abortions based on the Hyde amendment. Planned Parenthood utilizes accepted accounting practices to ensure that funds are not misused. The majority of the committee supported the continuing role of Planned Parenthood health services in New Hampshire. Vote 12-5.
JUDICIARY
SPECIAL ORDER
HB 514, relative to entry on private land. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. J. Brandon Giuda for Judiciary: This bill addresses a growing problem in New Hampshire, namely officials and others trespassing on private property to gather information about the property without landowner permission. The bill clarifies and upholds the natural right guaranteed by Article 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution to exclude others from one’s property, while also addressing the realities of our modern society by allowing a small number of exemptions to avoid conflicts with existing laws. Specifically, the bill prohibits any person from entering private property to gather information without written permission from the property owner or a lawfully issued warrant. The bill also prohibits the use of any information gathered in violation of the requirements set forth in this bill. Finally, the bill provides remedies to landowners whose rights have been violated by allowing them to recover their legal expenses, and also allows courts to fine individuals who knowingly violate this law. Vote 12-4.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING
HB 592, apportioning state representative districts, congressional districts, executive council districts, and county commissioner districts. MAJORITY: OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT. MINORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.
Rep. David Bates for the Majority of Special Committee on Redistricting: This bill is the culmination of months of research, public input, and discussion concerning how to appropriately apportion New Hampshire House seats according to the 2010 census while complying with federal and state constitutional requirements.
In addition to Committee and Subcommittee meetings held throughout the year, and consideration of a variety of redistricting proposals submitted along the way, in October, the committee held ten public hearings across the state to gather public input on redistricting. The House Redistricting Subcommittee then held subsequent work sessions that allowed for further submission of plans and ideas by the public as well as members of the House. After considering all proposals and suggestions brought before it, the Subcommittee approved a redistricting plan and presented it to the whole Committee. The full Committee then held a public hearing on the proposal that was recommended by the Subcommittee. The hearing lasted 5 ½ hours, during which the Committee heard yet again from many members of the House and the public. The full Committee considered all of this input in proposing the plan that it now recommends to the House.
It is important to know that as a prerequisite, the new redistricting plan had to conform to provisions of both the U.S Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire and further, that House Counsel advised that the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment’s requirements concerning one-person-one-vote must take precedent over relevant provisions of the New Hampshire Constitution. Subject to that constraint, the Redistricting Committee endeavored to implement Part II, Article 11 of the N.H Constitution to the greatest degree possible without violating the one-person-one-vote requirements of the U.S. Constitution. The proposed redistricting plan for the House does exactly that.
Most importantly, the plan falls within the deviation parameters established in federal case law establishing the rules for complying with the 14th Amendment’s proportionality requirements. The plan’s statewide deviation falls within 10% overall, which means according to this case law that the proposed redistricting plan is “prima-facie constitutional” under the federal constitution. Having first met the federal criteria for statewide deviation, the plan next applies the New Hampshire Constitution’s Part II, Article 11 requirements to the maximum extent possible. Meeting both criteria has constituted an extremely arduous and difficult task.
Currently there are 103 House districts. The proposed plan creates 200 new districts consisting of 158 underlying districts and 42 floterial districts. That’s a 95% increase in the number of districts compared with the number of current House districts and has resulted in smaller underlying districts. The Committee understands that the intent of the 2006 amendment was to create as many small representative districts as possible, without violating the requirements of Federal case law, in order to ensure the greatest degree of local representation for the voters of New Hampshire. The plan provides for 86 single-town/ward districts. Members elected in single town/ward districts will occupy 184 Seats. Of the 42 Floterial districts just 49 members will represent floterial districts.
Members from the Minority of the Committee proposed an alternative redistricting plan prepared by a Virginia-based organization. That plan wanders from the intent of the voters who approved the 2006 amendment to the state constitution. This out-of-state plan relies on a new, untested, and controversial method of weighting individual votes. Weighted voting would require the imposition of a complex system of percentages and formulas that would mandate that a ballot cast count only for a fraction of a vote. It appears very likely that under weighted voting, a candidate could receive a majority of individual votes and still lose the election once the weighted formula for counting town and district votes was applied. For this reason, the Majority believes imposition of a weighted voting scheme for electing representatives to the NH House would be terrible public policy.
The 2006 amendment to the NH Constitution was intended to undo the 2002 Burling v. Chandler decision, which resulted in abandoning more than 200 years of local representation. The 2006 amendment was never intended to implement a radical change in the way we count votes for state representatives. The weighted voting scheme proposed by the Minority neither reflects the will or the intent of the voters who ratified the amendment nor, in the opinion of the Majority of the Committee, would be accepted by voters who would see their votes for state representatives have greater or less effect depending on which side of a ward to town boundary they lived.
Finally, there are many aspects of the Minority’s voting plan that make no sense whatsoever. For example, the minority plan creates 27 multi-member floterial districts. Unlike the Committee plan that has 49 members being elected out of floterial districts, the Minority’s plan would have 81 members of the House being elected in large floterial districts. In fact, many of these multi-member floterial districts are egregiously large. In Strafford County, they propose the creation of a four seat, 59,302 person floterial, comprised of the Cities of Somersworth and Dover plus the towns of Durham, Lee, Madbury, and Barrington. In Sullivan County, they propose the creation of a floterial comprised of all but two towns in the entire county. The Minority plan also proposes creating a 16-town floterial in Cheshire County, and in Coos County, it propose that the House create a floterial district consisting of the entire county excluding only the City of Berlin.
The enormous size of the floterials proposed as a part of the Minority’s weighted voting plan entirely contradicts the underlying intent, purpose and the expectation of those who voted for the 2006 amendment to New Hampshire’s constitution, which was to create as small representational districts as feasible. It might make sense if you look at New Hampshire from the perspective of an out-of-state redistricting organization knowing nothing of, or ignoring, this State’s history and desire for local legislative representation; it makes no sense for the people of New Hampshire.
The Majority believes that the proposed Committee plan is both constitutional and honors the traditions of our State and will of its voters by implementing, as fully as possible, the intent of the 2006 amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution. It is fair plan driven by the need to meet constitutional requirements and not satisfy partisan goals. It deserves the support of all who put New Hampshire’s needs before partisan rancor and personal advantage. Vote 12-5.
Rep. David M Pierce for the Minority of Special Committee on Redistricting: HB 592 is unconstitutional. Part Second, Article 11 of the New Hampshire constitution guarantees (with minor exceptions) a representative for each town or ward with enough population to warrant one. The people enacted this requirement in 2006 with over 70% of the vote. They spoke plainly and clearly to return New Hampshire to its centuries-old tradition of local representation. They want to know their representative. That’s what the 400-member House is all about. There are 152 towns and wards in New Hampshire that qualify for their own representative. HB 592 denies 59 of these (almost 40%) their own seats in the House. In sharp contrast, Democrats on the committee offered a plan that would have guaranteed representation for 143 of these 152 towns and wards (about 95%). The 59 towns and wards denied their own representative that the state constitution guarantees them are: Hudson, Durham, Conway, Hanover, Pelham, Belmont, Gilford, Swanzey, Plymouth, Weare, Pembroke, Atkinson, Hampstead, Newmarket, Plaistow, Seabrook, Gilmanton, Meredith, Tilton, Chesterfield, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Rindge, Walpole, Keene Ward 2, Keene Ward 3, Lancaster, Canaan, Littleton, Lebanon Ward 1, Lebanon Ward 2, Lebanon Ward 3, Brookline, Hillsborough, New Boston, New Ipswich, Wilton, Henniker, Hopkinton, Loudon, New London, Pittsfield, Concord Ward 4, Concord Ward 5, Concord Ward 6, Concord Ward 7, Auburn, Candia, Chester, Deerfield, Kingston, Nottingham, Sandown, Milton, Strafford, Dover Ward 5, Dover Ward 6, Newport and Sunapee. The minority is certain that the voters in these towns and wards would be surprised to learn their overwhelming vote in 2006 will end up counting for nothing. The minority has long argued that if this House can find a way to give full effect to both the federal and state constitutions, we are bound by our constitutional oaths to do just that. There are a host of other reasons to oppose HB592 (24-hour notice to the people to provide public comment on the plan presented, a refusal to provide further time for public comment, domination of district by large towns, creating unnecessary and virtually irreconcilable conflicts of interests for representatives, among others), but we need only one reason to reject it: because it’s unconstitutional.
HCO 1, relative to implementing an election pursuant to representative districts established in the order. WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION.
WAYS AND MEANS
SPECIAL ORDER
CACR 13, relating to prohibiting any new tax on personal income. Providing that no new tax on personal income shall be levied by the state of New Hampshire. MAJORITY: OUGHT TO PASS. MINORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.
Rep. Keith Murphy for the Majority of Ways and Means: It is rare that this body considers any bill, resolution, or amendment so clear and concise that it may be reprinted in full here, but CACR 13 makes that possible. It simply says, "No new tax shall be levied, directly or indirectly, upon a person’s income, from whatever source it is derived." The language is very carefully chosen to forbid only new taxes on individual income. Existing taxes on income, such as the interest and dividends tax, will be unaffected unless first repealed. The goal of the amendment is to acknowledge that the income earned by the citizens of our state is theirs and theirs alone, through their hard work and risk and savings. Granite Staters of every profession and income level work hard to feed their families, to save for their children’s education, to keep their businesses afloat, to donate to their favored charities, to pay for their rents, their mortgages, their utilities, their medicines, and a multitude of other expenses, and it would be an incredible injustice for the state to demand some portion of that money. As a group, New Hampshire legislators have always known it was wrong to confiscate earnings, and the labor it represents, from our constituents. That's why to date we've remained one of nine states without a general income tax, but we must provide the people the opportunity to safeguard their paychecks from future legislators who may fall for the same temptations that have overcome the legislators of the other 41. Opponents claim that we must not tie the hands of future legislatures, but in reality that is exactly why constitutions and their incorporated amendments exist: to restrict governments from infringing upon the rights of the people. The majority of the committee believes that passing CACR 13 onto the voters for consideration is not only morally just, it would go far to cement the New Hampshire Advantage by sending a strong message to entrepreneurs, small business owners, and working people of all classes that our state will respect your right to keep your earnings. Vote 15-5.
Rep. Mary R Cooney for the Minority of Ways and Means: This bill may look like it prohibits only a personal income tax, but its actual language freezes our entire tax system in time, with devastating consequences to the state’s economy and government. Businesses invent new forms over time, and consumers change their habits. In the past, we have adapted our taxes to this changing world, to avoid taxing any one form of business more than others. In 1970, the BPT was created to replace myriad smaller taxes and sparked an economic miracle in our state. In 1993, the BET was added after a lawsuit by larger businesses, which successfully claimed that it was unfair that they alone bore the cost of supporting the state while partnership groups and smaller businesses were exempt. In this very voting session, the Ways and Means Committee is recommending a measure, SB 168, which would probably be deemed a new tax on some people’s personal income by the justices if the affected parties sued using this amendment. If this passes, any future adaptation to changing economic reality will be unconstitutional, because the actual wording of the amendment prohibits any change levying any new tax on any person’s income, from whatever source derived, directly or indirectly levied. All taxes are levied at least indirectly on people’s income. This would leave us with a dwindling set of state-level taxes that would be highly unfair in their application across different businesses and individuals. History tells us that the overall revenues would decline relative to the cost of essential services: infrastructure, public safety, education and the general welfare. The only options left to pay for these will be increasing existing business taxes, the interest and dividends tax, the real estate transfer tax, and most especially, the property tax. Because this amendment is worded so vaguely, it would generate numerous expensive legal challenges. This amendment guarantees ever-increasing property taxes, vanishing businesses, and fleeing citizens. It will return us to the time 50 years ago when New Hampshire had the worst economy in New England.
BILLS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HB 445-FN, relative to the regulation of electronic tracking devices. REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY.
Rep. Jennifer R Coffey for Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Per the request of the prime sponsor and with the support of the full committee present to vote the bill is recommended for Interim Study for further review due to many issues raised in multiple meetings throughout the year. Vote 14-0.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HB 138-FN, relative to the cold case homicide unit. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. Larry G Gagne for Criminal Justice and Public Safety: This bill repeals the session law inserted by HB 690-FN, Chapter 269, of the 2009 legislative session establishing the cold case homicide unit with a prospective repeal date of July 1, 2013, and establishes the cold case homicide unit and a non-lapsing cold case homicide unit fund within the department of justice. This bill repeals the sunset provision in the original bill and allows the cold case unit to continue for as long as funding allows. Vote 16-1.
JUDICIARY
HB 574, relative to the taking of private property during a state of emergency. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. J. Brandon Giuda for Judiciary: The bill repeals the law enacted after September 11, 2001 that allows the government to take private property from citizens during a state of emergency, including such things as food, fuel, vehicles, bedding, medicines, medical supplies, etc. This law represents a tremendous over-reach of government power that contravenes the natural right of citizens to acquire, possess and protect property as guaranteed in Article 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution. This law was passed over the objection of the past-director of the office of emergency management who properly testified that this law represented a major improper transfer of power away from elected leadership to appointed officials. The committee believes that the constitution encourages personal responsibility and as such, believes that citizens who properly prepare for emergencies should not be placed in an inferior position because others, including government officials, have failed to properly anticipate a need. Vote 16-0.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT
HB 121, establishing a committee to study eligibility for property tax exemptions for the permanently and totally disabled. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. James P Belanger for Municipal and County Government: Current statute provides for a municipally approved tax exemption on property taxes based on financial status and disability as determined by the social security system. It is moot on disabled who are not on the social security system. This bill, as amended, uses the social security criteria to determine disability for those who are not on social security. Municipal approval is still required and the financial criteria remain the same. This simply corrects an injustice to those who were not on the social security system during their employment, and allows them to apply for the tax exemption with proof of disability using the social security system criteria. Vote 16-0.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION FUNDING REFORM
HCR 26, declaring that the Claremont case's mandates that the legislative and executive branches define an adequate education, determine its cost, fund its entire cost with state taxes, and ensure its delivery through accountability, are not binding on the legislative and executive branches. REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY.
Rep. Laura J Gandia for the Special Committee on Education Funding Reform: While the majority of the committee echoes the sentiments contained in HCR 26 such as the constitutionality of the Claremont decision, the doctrine of separation of powers, the importance of local control, etc., the committee believes that there other pieces of pending legislation that address the issues raised in HCR 26. Therefore, the committee recommends that this bill be referred for interim study. Vote 14-1.
STATE FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
HCR 2, in support of the Arizona immigration law. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. Lucien A Vita for State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs: This resolution expresses New Hampshire’s support of the legislation enacted by the State of Arizona in its efforts to reduce the number of illegal aliens in Arizona and to relieve the financial burden of incarceration, education and medical treatment being born by the citizens of Arizona. In so doing, the security and safety of the citizens of Arizona will be increased. Vote 10-0.
LAID ON TABLE
HB 162-FN, relative to capital murder for purposely causing the death of another. (Pending question: adoption of committee report of ought to pass.)
HB 448-FN, relative to spice incense products. (Pending question: adoption of committee report of inexpedient to legislate.
HB 475-FN, relative to penalties under the consumer protection act. (Pending question: adoption of committee report of ought to pass.)
HB 494-FN, relative to tipped employees who deal card and table games at games of chance venues. (Pending question: adoption of majority committee report of ought to pass with amendment.))
HB 591, relative to the determination of parental rights based on the best interest of the child; relative to grounds for modification of an order regarding parental rights and responsibilities, and relative to grandparent and stepparent visitation rights. (Pending question: adoption of majority committee report of inexpedient to legislate.)
SB 168-FN, conforming the interest and dividends tax to federal tax definitions. (Pending question: adoption of the majority committee report of ought to pass with amendment.)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OPEN ENROLLMENT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (RSA 194-B:21), Room 103, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, (RSA 126-A:13), Room 205, LOB
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 281-A:62), Room 307, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. CACR 31, Relating to parental rights. Providing that parents have the natural right to control the health, education, and welfare of their children.
11:00 a.m. HB 1191, relative to responsibilities of parents of certain minors.
1:30 p.m. HB 1419, relative to the rights of military parents.
2:30 p.m. HB 1267, relative to adjustments to the child support guidelines based on child support expenses documented by the parties.
Executive session may follow.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (BANKING/BUSINESS DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1243, establishing a committee to study the requirements of the deposit of certain checks.
10:45 a.m. HB 1262, prohibiting banks from requiring blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA samples in order to complete a banking transaction.
11:15 a.m. HB 1319, limiting credit card interchange fees charged to merchants.
1:30 p.m. HB 1445, requiring refunds for returns of merchandise.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1372, requiring prisoners between 17 and 21 years of age to complete the requirements for a high school diploma or a GED certificate prior to release on probation or parole.
10:30 a.m. HB 1388, relative to speeding in the compact part of cities and towns.
11:00 a.m. HB 1486, prohibiting the state from accepting federal funds that could be used to enhance the militarization or federalization of law enforcement.
1:30 p.m. HB 1654-FN, relative to earned time credits for inmates participating in rehabilitative programming.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1360, relative to the rulemaking authority of the state board of education.
11:00 a.m. HB 1413-FN, directing New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind Act.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1517-FN-L, prohibiting the state and any political subdivision from entering any agreement implementing any provision of the No Child Left Behind Act without prior approval of the general court.
Executive session may follow.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, Room 303, LOB
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 1402, relative to the sale of homemade food.
10:00 a.m. HB 1211, establishing a committee to study the promotion of lease of state-owned land for use for beginning farmers.
11:00 a.m. HR 20, urging the federal government to allow the cultivation of hemp for industrial purposes.
Executive session may follow.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HCR 35, designating Miss New Hampshire, of the Miss America Scholarship Program, the official honorary hostess of the state of New Hampshire during her term as Miss New Hampshire.
10:35 a.m. HB 1505-FN, relative to public employee suggestions for cost-saving measures.
11:00 a.m. HB 1710, establishing a commission to identify issues for legislation related to strengthening the role of fathers in families with divorced or unmarried parents.
11:30 a.m. HB 1272, establishing a legislative oversight committee to study implementation of the recommendations of the commission on the status of men and solutions to identified problems.
1:30 p.m. HB 1265, relative to criteria for the government regulation of occupations and professions.
2:30 p.m. HCR 33, honoring Charlie St. Clair for his contributions to the tourism industry in New Hampshire.
Executive session may follow.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1638, establishing a commission to study and recommend standards for downshifting and cost shifting from the state to counties, cities, towns, and individuals.
Executive session may follow.
FISH AND GAME AND MARINE RESOURCES, Room 307, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1455-FN, relative to special licenses for taking lobster while engaged in recreational scuba diving.
Executive session may follow.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1322, establishing a task force to study and recommend options to provide hospitals with the capacity to fund uncompensated care over time.
11:00 a.m. HB 1326, relative to advance directives pertaining to medically administered nutrition and hydration.
1:30 p.m. HB 1358, establishing a committee to study the costs of health care.
Executive session may follow.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
9:00 a.m. HB 1397, relative to the right of a jury to judge the application of the law in relationship to the facts in controversy.
9:30 a.m. HB 1577, relative to petitions for reconsideration of court rulings in the judicial branch family division.
10:00 a.m. HB 1597, relative to taking by eminent domain for certain purposes.
10:30 a.m. HB 1298, relative to the definition of "public use" under the eminent domain procedure act.
11:00 a.m. HB 1394, relative to appeals of eminent domain decisions.
11:30 a.m. CACR 22, relating to the chief justice of the supreme court. Providing that the chief justice shall adopt court rules with the concurrence of the general court.
1:30 p.m. CACR 25, relating to the supreme and superior courts. Providing that the supreme and superior courts shall not be constitutionally established courts.
2:00 p.m. CACR 30, relating to limitations on impeachment judgment. Providing that judgment may include forfeiture of pension and retirement benefits.
2:30 p.m. CACR 32, relating to judicial conduct. Providing that the people of New Hampshire, in a manner established by law, shall be responsible for investigating and evaluating the conduct of members of the judiciary.
3:00 p.m. HB 1612, requiring the supreme court to adopt uniform rules of evidence for the superior and circuit courts and relative to child support and guardians ad litem.
3:30 p.m. HB 1408, establishing a commission to study the judicial branch family division.
4:00 p.m. HB 1137, renaming the road to the supreme court and the administrative office of the courts from Charles Doe Drive to Noble Drive and renaming the campus of the supreme court and the administrative office of the courts from Charles Doe Place to Noble Place.
4:30 p.m. HB 1135, establishing a civil action for certain disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the armed forces.
Executive session may follow.
LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION, Room 104, LOB
10:15 a.m. CACR 20, relating to meetings of the general court. Providing that the general court shall meet biennially.
11:00 a.m. HB 1183, relative to access to the galleries in the general court.
1:45 p.m. HB 1213-L, relative to parking for legislators on official business.
2:15 p.m. HB 1350, relative to the style and form of new articles and amendments to articles proposed by constitutional amendment concurrent resolutions.
2:45 p.m. HB 1227, relative to disqualification of certain members of the general court.
Executive session may follow.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1515-FN-L, relative to the assessment of the land use change tax and the use of land use change tax revenues.
10:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1429, enabling municipalities to adopt a property tax credit based on home renovation costs.
11:00 a.m. HB 1393, relative to the valuation of property for property tax purposes and procedures for imposing sanctions against appraisers who act in bad faith or violate statutory requirements.
11:30 a.m. HB 1266, requiring the assessing standards board to recommend standards rather than guidelines.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1451, establishing a statewide property tax credit for a resident maintaining a personal vegetable garden.
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1482, relative to the exemption from property taxation for hospitals.
Executive session may follow.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1204, relative to matching funds of highway projects.
10:30 a.m. HB 1253, relative to bridge aid and highway block grants for class V roads in certain village districts.
11:15 a.m. HB 1400-FN-A, allowing the department of transportation to sell naming rights for certain structures.
1:45 p.m. HB 1314, establishing a committee to study the maintenance of water and sewer infrastructure.
2:15 p.m. HB 1286, relative to the installation of sprinklers.
Executive session may follow.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
10:15 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1356, classifying certain land in Litchfield as land to be retained by the state.
10:45 a.m. HB 1233, establishing a statute of limitations on wetlands filling and dredging.
1:30 p.m. HB 1373, relative to the definition of first-in, first-out as it applies to wastewater or public water supply projects.
2:15 p.m. HB 1380, relative to the development of wetland mitigation banks.
3:00 p.m. HB 1557, directing the department of resources and economic development to develop a "Live Free or Die Bucks Program" to increase tourism spending.
Executive session may follow.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 203, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1143, relative to speed limits on certain residential ways.
10:30 a.m. HB 1193, relative to requirements for temporary certificates of safe boating education.
11:00 a.m. HB 1278, relative to obstructions on highways.
11:30 a.m. HB 1287-FN, relative to nonresident vehicle registration.
1:40 p.m. HB 1307, relative to agricultural plates.
2:00 p.m. HB 1693-FN, relative to motor vehicle inspections.
Executive session may follow.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1302-FN, relative to underpayment of estimated taxes and equalization of valuations administered by the department of revenue administration.
11:00 a.m. HB 1592, requiring an annual report on business taxes.
1:30 p.m. HB 1641-FN, requiring the carry forward of certain net operating loss deductions to relate to creation of new jobs.
2:30 p.m. HB 1652-FN-A, requiring the transfer of insurance premium tax revenue to the revenue stabilization reserve account.
Executive session may follow.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1465, relative to criminal records of juvenile offenders.
11:00 a.m. HB 1470, establishing a committee to study administrative orders related to parental visitation.
1:00 p.m. HB 1554, relative to fire code requirements for licensed foster homes.
2:00 p.m. HB 1567, establishing a committee to study the federal Youth Corrections Act.
Executive session may follow.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (INSURANCE/CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1283-FN, relative to insurance payments for domestics.
11:00 a.m. HB 1297, relative to health care exchanges.
1:15 p.m. HB 1493-FN, relative to copayments for certain specialists.
2:00 p.m. HB 1471, relative to authority for opticians to replace eyeglasses.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
COMMISSION TO STUDY BUSINESS TAXES (RSA 77-F:1), Room 202, LOB
8:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF SERVICE-CONNECTED POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (RSA 115-D:1), Room 203, LOB
2:30 p.m. Regular meeting.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION, Room 104, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1533, prohibiting bullying in the state house and legislative office building.
11:00 a.m. HB 1537-FN, prohibiting the use of certain devices that intrude on personal privacy.
1:30 p.m. HB 1541, repealing the authority of officials to enter and examine the premises of an automotive recycling dealer.
2:30 p.m. HB 1542, relative to interference with state constitutional rights.
Executive session may follow.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION JOINT WITH WAYS AND MEANS, Rooms 210-211, LOB
3:30 p.m. Rescheduled joint work session on video lottery and table gaming.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1648-FN, requiring prosecution of a law enforcement officer for failure to enforce the crime of interference with custody.
10:30 a.m. HB 1581, relative to procedures for arrest.
11:00 a.m. HB 1608-FN, relative to the issuance and enforcement of domestic violence protective orders.
1:00 p.m. HB 1611-FN, repealing certain provisions relative to the sale of pistols and revolvers.
1:30 p.m. HB 1511-FN, relative to felons possessing firearms.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1485-FN-L, relative to funding for chartered public schools established by the state board of education.
10:30 a.m. HB 1383, relative to residency status for purpose of receiving in-state tuition status within the university system of New Hampshire.
Executive session may follow.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1145, relative to the New Hampshire public television's affiliation with the university system of New Hampshire, HB 1268-FN, requiring the department of education to reimburse the community colleges for the costs of providing remedial courses, HB 1433, relative to instruction for pupils on the issues of HIV, AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases.
ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB
12:30 p.m. HB 1291, prohibiting compelled speech.
12:45 p.m. HB 1126, relative to nomination of candidates for United States senator.
1:30 p.m. HB 1559, relative to political committees.
2:00 p.m. HB 1683-FN, relative to political advertising by business organizations.
2:30 p.m. HB 1676-FN-A, relative to campaign contributions and expenditures.
3:00 p.m. HB 1684-FN-A, relative to campaign contributions and expenditures.
Executive session may follow.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, Room 303, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1446, relative to the meat inspection program.
1:00 p.m. HB 1688-FN, relative to exempting maple syrup and milk products produced and sold in state from federal regulation.
2:00 p.m. HB 1572, establishing a commission to study the labeling of genetically modified foods.
Executive session may follow.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1173, relative to complaints against psychologists.
10:30 a.m. HB 1508, relative to procedures of the board of mental health practice.
11:30 a.m. HB 1351, relative to disclosure of confidential information by the board of medicine.
1:00 p.m. HB 1702-FN, relative to materials collected during certain proceedings of the board of medicine.
1:30 p.m. HB 1602, removing the exemption for janitors from pesticide applicator licensing.
2:15 p.m. HB 1338, relative to failure to renew a professional or occupational license.
Executive session may follow.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, (RSA 126-A:13), Room 205, LOB
1:30 p.m. Mental Health and Substance Abuse subcommittee.
Department of Health and Human Services, 29 Hazen Drive Room 312, Concord
2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Public Health Services Improvement.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
9:30 a.m. Executive session on CACR 24, relating to age limitations for judges. Providing that no person shall be eligible to be appointed a judge until such person has reached 60 years of age, HB 1156,relative to preserving due process in all common law matters, HB 1181, relative to offers of judgments, HB 1188, relative to civil actions for defamation, HB 1247, relative to the duties of jurors as constitutional officers and changing the term "petit jury" to "trial jury”, HB 1311, changing a statutory reference to reflect the current homestead exemption amounts, HB 1368, relative to real property held as a joint tenancy with rights of survivorship, HB 1384, relative to the statute of limitations for complaints against judges, HB 1396, restoring and reinforcing the exemptions from levy, sale on execution, and liability to be encumbered or taken for the payment of debts of the homestead right, HB 1565, establishing a committee to study landlord-tenant law and practice.
1:30 p.m. Executive session on CACR 25, relating to the supreme and superior courts. Providing that the supreme and superior courts shall not be constitutionally established courts, HB 1397, relative to the right of a jury to judge the application of the law in relationship to the facts in controversy, HB 1408, establishing a commission to study the judicial branch family division, HB 1577, relative to petitions for reconsideration of court rulings in the judicial branch family division, HB 1135, establishing a civil action for certain disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the armed forces, HB 1137, renaming the road to the supreme court and the administrative office of the courts from Charles Doe Drive to Noble Drive and renaming the campus of the supreme court and the administrative office of the courts from Charles Doe Place to Noble Place, HB 1612, requiring the supreme court to adopt uniform rules of evidence for the superior and circuit courts and relative to child support and guardians ad litem.
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Rooms 305-307, LOB
9:00 a.m. HB 1163, relative to the withholding union dues from wages.
9:01 a.m. HB 1206, prohibiting the state from withholding union dues from the wages of state employees.
10:00 a.m. HB 1174, relative to negotiations for contracts for county employees.
10:30 a.m. HB 1237, relative to the membership of the advisory committee appointed to assist the state negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations.
11:30 a.m. HB 1570, relative to the duty of a public employee labor organization to represent employees who elect not to join or to pay dues or fees to the employee organization.
1:15 p.m. HB 1663-FN-L, relative to payment of union fees by non-members.
3:00 p.m. HB 1645-FN, prohibiting all public employees from participating in collective bargaining.
Executive session may follow.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1170, allowing municipalities to authorize the inclusion of a statement of the estimated tax impact of the budget and special warrant articles to be voted at annual meeting.
10:30 a.m. HB 1621, repealing certain statutes.
11:00 a.m. HB 1603, relative to local spending caps.
11:30 a.m. HB 1591, relative to the homestead exemption amount.
1:00 p.m. HB 1294, relative to applications for abatement of property taxes.
1:30 p.m. HB 1426-L, relative to employer negotiations for health care coverage.
2:30 p.m. HB 1357, relative to the membership of mosquito control districts.
2:45 p.m. HB 1289, relative to agreements between government units.
Executive session may follow.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1130, relative to weighted voting by the Winnipesaukee River advisory board.
10:30 a.m. HB 1320-FN-L, relative to law enforcement responsibility for interstate highways.
11:15 a.m. HB 1138, naming a bridge in Pelham in honor of Sergeant Daniel R. Gionet.
1:15 p.m. HB 1165, naming a bridge in the town of Meredith the POW/MIA Vigil and Freedom Ride bridge.
Executive session may follow.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
8:30 a.m. HB 1214, banning corn-based ethanol as an additive to gasoline sold in New Hampshire.
9:30 a.m. HB 1487, relative to prior legislative approval for the expenditure of funds for low carbon fuel standards programs.
10:30 a.m. HB 1324, establishing a committee to study the public utilities commission.
11:00 a.m. HB 1295, establishing a committee to study the potential effects of total deregulation of the telecommunications industry.
1:00 p.m. HB 1390, relative to the regulation of incumbent local exchange carriers.
Executive session may follow.
SHORELAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RSA 483-B:21, V), Department of Environmental Services, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
STATE FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 203, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1353, relative to establishing an individual's status as a veteran.
10:00 a.m. HB 1420, relative to the disposition of the remains of service members.
11:00 a.m. HCR 30, congratulating the Republic of Hungary on the adoption of its first national constitution.
11:30 a.m. HCR 38, urging the United States Congress to extend equal benefits for the treatment of Agent Orange exposure to Vietnam veterans who served outside of Vietnam.
Executive session may follow.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1144, establishing a commission to study the taxation of alternative fuel and electric-powered motor vehicles for the purpose of funding improvements to the state's highways and bridges.
11:00 a.m. HB 1209, establishing a committee to study administration of the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax.
1:00 p.m. HB 1221, relative to the credit for the business enterprise tax against the business profits tax.
2:00 p.m. HB 1418-FN-A, increasing the threshold amounts for taxation under the business enterprise tax.
Executive session may follow
WAYS AND MEANS JOINT WITH CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION, Rooms 210-211, LOB
3:30 p.m. Rescheduled joint work session on video lottery and table gaming.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2), Rooms 305-307, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
BOARD OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING (RSA 205-A:25), Room 201, LOB
1:00 p.m.. Regular meeting.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (INSURANCE/CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1439, establishing a committee to study sprinkler requirements in nightclubs.
10:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1153, relative to fire protection of floors in certain detached dwellings.
1:15 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1157, relative to signage at fuel service stations.
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1182, prohibiting the sale of baby food products containing bisphenol A in New Hampshire.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1225, permitting a charter school to incur long-term debt.
10:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1488, relative to the alternative budget procedure in a school administrative unit.
11:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1325, relative to school attendance by children of divorced parents.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1382, including parents in the approval process for alternative learning plans and requiring a truant officer to obtain a warrant or permission of a parent prior to returning a child to school.
Executive session may follow.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, Room 303, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1235, establishing a committee to study and propose a recodification of certain environment-related statutes.
11:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 1241, relative to table wines.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1650-FN, relative to commerce in food in New Hampshire.
Executive session may follow.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Rooms 306-308, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1552-FN, repealing or inactivating certain funds and relative to the reporting of funds.
10:45 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1521-FN, relative to retired state employees group insurance participation.
11:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1544-FN, adding state and local government part-time and public employees to employees eligible to participate in the state group insurance coverage.
1:15 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1274-FN, abolishing the department of cultural resources.
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1285-FN, repealing the state art fund.
Executive session may follow.
FISCAL COMMITTEE (RSA 14:30-a), Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. Regular business.
10:30 a.m. Audits: State of New Hampshire, Department of Transportation Turnpike System, comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011
New Hampshire Lottery Commission A Department of the State of New Hampshire, comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011
The Unique College Investing Plan annual report September 30, 2011
The Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan annual report September 30, 2011
State of New Hampshire, Guardian Ad Litem Board performance audit January 2012
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, (RSA 126-A:13), Room 301, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee meeting to investigate the prevalence and problems associated with bed bugs and the effect on NH.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LAND AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS (RSA 227-M:4), Dept. of Resources & Economic Development, 172 Pembroke Rd., Concord
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting. (Snow Date January 27, 2012)
NH-CANADIAN TRADE COUNCIL (RSA 12-A:2-g), Upham Walker House, Park Street, Concord
11:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
8:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1210, applying the procedures of the eminent domain procedures act to cases of eminent domain concerning public utilities.
9:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1558, requiring a certificate of public need for eminent domain.
11:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HJR 22, supporting the use of an aversive agent in certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render them impalatable.
11:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1296, relative to net energy metering.
1:15 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1288-FN, relative to protection of private property from the use of eminent domain.
2:45 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1258, relative to late fees charged by utilities.
Executive session may follow.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
LEGISLATIVE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 19-K), NHTI Community College, Room SC 225, Concord
1:00 p.m. Regular meeting.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23
COLLEGE TUITION SAVINGS PLAN ADVISORY COMMISSION (RSA 195-H:2), NH Higher Education Assistance Foundation, 4 Barrell Court, Concord
9:00 a.m. Investment committee meeting.
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR WOMEN OFFENDERS (RSA 21-H:14-c), Room 100, State House.
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1271-L, relative to the penalty for violating ordinances governing hawkers and peddlers.
10:20 a.m. HB 1711, relative to the use of cooking fires.
10:50 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1507-L, authorizing towns to enter into agreements with the state for collection of outstanding taxes.
11:35 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1498-FN-L, repealing dog licensing requirements.
12:05 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1349-L, relative to services of town health offices.
Executive session may follow.
OIL FUND DISBURSEMENT (RSA 146-D:4), Room 305, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1222-FN, relative to protected shoreland permitting fees.
11:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1226-FN-A, directing department of environmental services administrative fine revenue to a special fund for environmental enforcement.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1245-FN, relative to the fee for retail dealer's licenses for lobster and crab.
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1607-FN-L, establishing an education credit against the business profits tax.
Executive session may follow.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
CAPITAL BUDGET OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (RSA 17-J:2), Room 201, LOB
3:00 p.m. Regular business.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (BANKING/BUSINESS DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1406, relative to goods in intrastate commerce.
11:00 a.m. HB 1370, making technical changes to the New Hampshire real estate practice act.
1:15 p.m. HB 1348, relative to playing mind sports for money.
2:00 p.m. HB 1359, relative to exceptions for municipal regulation of hawkers and peddlers.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1560, relative to the interstate Health Care Compact.
11:00 a.m. HB 1580, requiring a reference to the Magna Carta on certain legislation.
1:00 p.m. HB 1623, relative to conflicts of interest of a member of the general court.
Executive session may follow.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1158, relative to the authority of the superintendant of a county correctional facility.
10:30 a.m. HB 1179, imposing an extended term of imprisonment for assault against a health care worker.
11:00 a.m. HB 1244, relative to firearms possession while trapping.
11:30 a.m. HB 1318, relative to carrying firearms.
1:00 p.m. HB 1341, repealing the provision relative to the unauthorized use of firearms in the compact part of a city or town.
1:30 p.m. HB 1375, relative to access to firearms by persons convicted of nonviolent felonies.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 1225, permitting a charter school to incur long-term debt, HB 1325, relative to school attendance by children of divorced parents, HB 1360, relative to the rulemaking authority of the state board of education.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1413-FN, directing New Hampshire to withdraw from the No Child Left Behind Act, HB 1517-FN-L, prohibiting the state and any political subdivision from entering any agreement implementing any provision of the No Child Left Behind Act without prior approval of the general court, HB 1485-FN-L, relative to funding for chartered public schools established by the state board of education, HB 1383, relative to residency status for purpose of receiving in-state tuition status within the university system of New Hampshire, HB 1382, including parents in the approval process for alternative learning plans and requiring a truant officer to obtain a warrant or permission of a parent prior to returning a child to school, HB 1488, relative to the alternative budget procedure in a school administrative unit.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1315, relative to the effective date of revisions to the state building code.
10:30 a.m. HB 1539-L, relative to the state building code.
11:30 a.m. HB 1476, prohibiting the enforcement of out-of-state laws, rules, codes, and fess not approved by the New Hampshire legislature.
1:30 p.m. HB 1187, establishing a commission to prepare for possible action in the event of a catastrophic occurrence that renders the federal government unable to function.
2:00 p.m. HB 1255, relative to the membership of the commission on primary care workforce issues.
2:30 p.m. HB 1687-FN, relative to state employee information available on the state transparency website.
Executive session may follow.
FINANCE – (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB
10:00 a.m. Work session on HB 1534-FN, repealing the self-funding of the department of labor.
Work session on pending issues.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1441, removing the requirement for the reporting of incidents by emergency medical services providers and units.
11:00 a.m. HB 1519-FN, requiring hospitals to provide Medicaid patient outpatient services at outpatient Medicaid rates for certain hours.
Executive session may follow.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1250, allowing designated persons to provide emergency medical treatment to another person, HB 1322, establishing a task force to study and recommend options to provide hospitals with the capacity to fund uncompensated care over time, HB 1326, relative to advance directives pertaining to medically administered nutrition and hydration.
1:30 p.m. HB 1680-FN, requiring the department of health and human services to compile and maintain induced termination of pregnancy statistics.
Executive session may follow.
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Room 307, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1513-FN, changing the membership of the public employee labor relations board.
11:15 a.m. HB 1427, relative to declaring that private contracting of governmental operations shall not be deemed an unfair labor practice.
1:00 p.m. HB 1366, establishing a committee to study seasonal employment and the calculation of unemployment compensation.
1:30 p.m. HB 1443, relative to unemployment compensation payments.
2:30 p.m. HB 1454, establishing a task force to study the charging of reimbursing employers in certain situations for the purpose of calculating unemployment benefits.
3:00 p.m. HB 1579, authorizing the department of employment security to garnish the wages of individuals with delinquent unemployment compensation overpayments.
Executive session may follow.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1412, requiring the department of transportation to post signs on roads that cross the border into Massachusetts.
11:00 a.m. HB 1203, relative to the membership of the capital budget overview committee.
11:30 a.m. HB 1205, relative to the duty of the long range capital planning and utilization committee.
1:15 p.m. HB 1134, establishing a committee to study the construction of a permanent memorial to Governor John Gilbert Winant on the state house grounds.
2:00 p.m. HB 1437, relative to display of certain historical items in the state house.
Executive session to follow.
REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, Room 104, LOB
10:00 a.m. PETITION 20, grievance of Carl E. Dow.
1:00 p.m. PETITION 21, grievance of Arthur Ginsberg, Nashua, New Hampshire.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
10:15 a.m. Continued public hearing on HB 1166, relative to the installation of broadband equipment on Cardigan Mountain.
10:30 a.m. HB 1636, relative to the extension of fill and dredge in wetlands permits.
11:15 a.m. HB 1436, establishing a committee to oversee the management of natural resources by the department of resources and economic development.
1:00 p.m. HB 1141, relative to fees for the state park system.
1:30 p.m. HB 1484, relative to fees for state parks.
2:15 p.m. HB 1540-FN, relative to conservation easements on public land.
Executive session may follow.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1129, establishing a committee to study the frequency and financial consequences of erroneously dialed 911 calls.
11:15 a.m. HB 1133, relative to membership of the enhanced 911 commission.
12:00 p.m. HB 1152, establishing a committee to study high speed digital subscriber line (DSL) service.
1:30 p.m. HB 1458, relative to the responsibilities of telecommunications companies that permit third party billing.
2:30 p.m. HB 1477, relative to the definition of spent materials.
Executive session may follow.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 203, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1309-FN-A, establishing a special number plate to support public elementary and secondary schools.
10:45 a.m. HB 1374-FN, relative to speed limits approaching toll booths.
11:15 a.m. HB 1398, relative to lighting on bicycles at night.
1:00 p.m. HB 1414, relative to revocation or suspension of youth operators' licenses for speeding.
1:45 p.m. HB 1432, relative to the release of motor vehicle registration information.
Executive session may follow.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1692-FN, making changes to the administration of the university system of New Hampshire.
11:00 a.m. HB 1566, relative to withdrawal from a school administrative unit or an authorized regional enrollment area school.
1:00 p.m. HB 1571, relative to educational evaluation of home schooled children.
2:00 p.m. HB 1575, relative to alternative course selections for certain pupils.
Executive session may follow.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 234-FN-A, relative to food service licensure and establishing a committee to study the regulation of food service establishments.
11:00 a.m. HB 533-FN-L, establishing a cap on the amount of school building aid grants distributed in each fiscal year.
1:00 p.m. HB 625-FN-A, relative to New Hampshire correctional industries.
Executive session may follow.
2:00 p.m. Full committee work session on report issued by NH State Library re: interlibrary loan program.
FISH AND GAME AND MARINE RESOURCES, Room 307, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1392, relative to oyster aquaculture licenses.
10:00 a.m. HB 1646-FN, prohibiting the taking of deer from baited areas.
10:30 a.m. HB 1336, relative to reciprocity for nonresident trainers of hunting dogs.
11:00 a.m. HB 1551, clarifying the liability of landowners, lessees, and occupants of premises who allow other persons to use the premises for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes or to remove fuel wood.
1:00 p.m. HB 1219, relative to the definition of wildlife for purposes of regulation by the fish and game department.
2:00 p.m. HB 1339, prohibiting agreements to limit or reserve access to hunting, fishing, and trapping on private land.
Executive session may follow.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1504, reinstating the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority.
Executive session to follow.
10:30 a.m. HB 1576-FN, requiring construction of a noise barrier along Interstate Route 95 in Portsmouth.
Executive session to follow.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1501-FN-L, establishing a fund to upgrade wastewater treatment plants.
10:45 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1525-FN, repealing the wetlands and shorelands review fund.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1480, relative to requiring sprinklers in certain buildings.
1:45 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1207-FN, defining the owner of timber rights for purposes of timber tax assessment.
2:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1495-FN, establishing a Purple Heart Trail along U.S. Route 3 and relative to fees for state parks for members of the United States uniformed services.
Executive session may follow.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1469, relative to enforcement of parenting plans.
11:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1365, relative to complaint investigation procedures of the guardian ad litem board.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1530-FN, relative to oversight of guardians ad litem by the guardian ad litem board.
Executive session may follow.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (INSURANCE/CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1409, relative to definitions under the Uniform Securities Act.
11:00 a.m. HB 1410, relative to securities regulation.
1:15 p.m. HB 1228, prohibiting the sale of grave markers and memorial markers by funeral directors.
2:00 p.m. HB 1231, repealing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds and rabbits.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
COMMISSION TO STUDY BUSINESS REGULATIONS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (RSA 359-L:1), Room 308, LOB
3:00 p.m. Regular meeting.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1249, relative to the child protection reporting law.
10:30 a.m. HB 1259-FN, relative to payment of medical expenses for individuals who surrender themselves to law enforcement or corrections officials.
11:00 a.m. HB 1275, relative to the common law rule of lenity.
11:30 a.m. HB 1304, relative to the waiver of financial responsibility requirements for certain habitual offenders.
1:00 p.m. HB 1220, repealing the criminal history record and protective order check for the sale of firearms.
1:30 p.m. HB 1246, permitting resident application for pistol or revolver licenses to be submitted to the state police or the sheriff's department.
2:00 p.m. HB 1212, relative to resisting arrest.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1162, establishing a committee to study the effects of compulsory school attendance on children and families.
10:30 a.m. HB 1167, repealing the 180 day school year requirement.
11:00 a.m. HB 1403, allowing a parent or guardian to withdraw a child from a school district which adopts the international baccalaureate program.
1:00 p.m. HB 1461, requiring school officials to notify parents of a class or event involving an outside speaker and allowing parents to opt for their child not to participate in the class or event.
2:00 p.m. HB 1175, relative to the membership of the cooperative school district budget committees.
Executive session may follow.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1658-FN, limiting financial assistance for mothers who have additional children while receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1669-FN-A-L, requiring the deposit of dedicated fund revenues into the general fund for the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years and requiring non-constitutionally established dedicated funds to be eliminated on June 30, 2015 unless reinstated by the legislature.
Executive session may follow.
REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, Room 104, LOB
10:00 a.m. PETITION 22, grievance of Joseph Haas.
1:00 p.m. PETITION 23, grievance of Bill and Mary Cloutier, Epping, New Hampshire.
STATE FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 203, LOB
9:00 a.m. HCR 32, to urge the Congress of the United States to withdraw the membership of the United States from the United Nations so that the United States may retain its sovereignty and control over its own funds and military forces.
10:00 a.m. HCR 34, urging Congress to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in accordance with Article 2205 of the agreement.
11:00 a.m. HCR 37, urging Congress to pass legislation against losses in value due to money supply by the federal reserve; restoring gold and silver money; and phasing out the federal reserve system.
1:00 p.m. HR 25, affirming States' powers based on the Constitution for the United States and the Constitution of New Hampshire.
2:00 p.m. HR 24, urging relief from the current level of federal nursing home regulation.
Executive session may follow.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD (RSA 21-J:14-a), Room 301, LOB
9:30 a.m. Regular meeting.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSIONS REFORM, Rooms 305-307, LOB
9:00 a.m. Presentation by retirement coalition.
STATE FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 203, LOB
9:00 a.m. Rescheduled full committee work session-NH Veteran’s Issues Update.
9:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1229, declaring March 30 as Welcome Home Veterans Day to honor veterans of Vietnam.
10:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HR 26, expressing support for admitting the District of Columbia as the fifty-first State of the United States of America.
11:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1277, requiring federal law enforcement agencies to notify New Hampshire law enforcement agencies prior to investigation or enforcement of federal law in New Hampshire, as all lawful police work is local.
1:15 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HCR 31, commending the work of pregnancy care centers in New Hampshire and across the United States.
Executive session may follow.
MONDAY, JANUARY 30
CURRENT USE BOARD (RSA 79-A:3), Department of Revenue Administration, 109 Pleasant Street, Concord
9:30 a.m. Rulemaking hearing.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (BANKING/BUSINESS DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1172, authorizing nano brewery licensees to sell their products at farmers' markets.
1:15 p.m. HB 1411, establishing a committee to study small brewer relationships with distributors.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1208, relative to restrictions on beverage manufacturers.
2:15 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1236-FN, relative to ownership and operation of liquor licensees.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1361, prohibiting generic fiscal notes on bills.
1:00 p.m. HB 1146, requiring pupils to stand during the pledge of allegiance.
2:00 p.m. HB 1194, relative to the text of Article 73-a of Part II of the New Hampshire Constitution.
Executive session may follow.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
2:00 p.m. HB 1675-FN, relative to location tracking by electronic communications devices.
2:30 p.m. HB 1690-FN, prohibiting the use of cell phone data extraction devices by law enforcement agencies.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1202-FN, relative to tuition payments for chartered public school students attending out-of-district regional vocational education centers.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1516-FN-L, relative to the instruction of English and mathematics for pupils in kindergarten through grade 3.
2:00 p.m. HB 1139, making changes to the unique pupil identification system.
Executive session may follow.
3:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1692-FN, making changes to the administration of the university system of New Hampshire, HB 1566, relative to withdrawal from a school administrative unit or an authorized regional enrollment area school.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1378, relative to transfer by pharmacy technicians of prescription drugs between pharmacies.
10:30 a.m. HB 1379, establishing a committee to study the regulation of pharmacy technicians by the board of pharmacy.
1:00 p.m. HB 1316, relative to continuing education for licensed electricians.
1:30 p.m. HB 1317, relative to certifying electricians as fire supression equipment and alarm installers.
2:00 p.m. HB 1142, relative to the electricians' board.
Executive session may follow.
FISH AND GAME AND MARINE RESOURCES, Room 307, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1555, relative to the penalty for firearm use in a state area for propagation of game controlled by the fish and game department.
1:00 p.m. HB 1337, relative to the enforcement of violations of fish and game laws, and establishing a committee to study the disposition of wildlife confiscated by the fish and game department.
1:45 p.m. HB 1132, relative to fish and game laws concerning the Blue Mountain Forest Association.
Executive session may follow.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
10:15 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1614, establishing a committee to study the public health implications involved with the imposition of the energy provisions of the state building code.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1613, relative to protected health information.
2:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1618, relative to fire safety standards for community living facilities.
Executive session may follow.
LONG-RANGE CAPITAL PLANNING AND UTILIZATION (RSA 17-M), Room 201, LOB
3:30 p.m. Regular Business.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1385-FN-A, reducing the rate of the road toll during the 2012 Memorial Day weekend.
Executive session may follow.
REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, Room 104, LOB
10:00 a.m. PETITION 24, grievance of William J. Donovan, III.
1:00 p.m. PETITION 25, grievance of the Community Action Group to Save CMC Again.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1140, relative to the care of war memorials in Franconia Notch state park, HB 1141, relative to fees for the state park system, HB 1166, relative to the installation of broadband equipment on Cardigan Mountain, HB 1207-FN, defining the owner of timber rights for purposes of timber tax assessment, HB 1233, establishing a statute of limitations on wetlands filling and dredging, HB 1256, establishing a New Hampshire state register of historic places, HB 1356, classifying certain land in Litchfield as land to be retained by the state, HB 1373, relative to the definition of first-in, first-out as it applies to wastewater or public water supply projects, HB 1380, relative to the development of wetland mitigation banks, HB 1415, relative to exceptions for proposed sewage waste disposal systems, HB 1416-L, relative to the introduction of substances into the New Hampshire public water supply, HB 1436, establishing a committee to oversee the management of natural resources by the department of resources and economic development, HB 1480, relative to requiring sprinklers in certain buildings, HB 1484, relative to fees for state parks,HB 1495-FN, establishing a Purple Heart Trail along U.S. Route 3 and relative to fees for state parks for members of the United States uniformed services, HB 1501-FN-L, establishing a fund to upgrade wastewater treatment plants, HB 1525-FN, repealing the wetlands and shorelands review fund, HB 1540-FN, relative to conservation easements on public land, HB 1557, directing the department of resources and economic development to develop a "Live Free or Die Bucks Program" to increase tourism spending, HB 1636, relative to the extension of fill and dredge in wetlands permits.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1305, reestablishing the exemption from property taxation for telecommunications poles and conduits and establishing a committee to study how utilities are taxed by the state and municipalities.
1:15 p.m. HB 1391, relative to transmission and distribution utility line extension construction and relative to pole attachments.
Executive session may follow.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 203, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1447, relative to motorcycle number plates.
10:20 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1171, updating certain references in motor vehicle statutes.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1503-FN, relative to motorcycle rider education.
2:15 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1440, relative to driver education.
Executive session may follow.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1489-FN, repealing the decrease of the fuel oil importation fee.
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled executive session on HB 1144, establishing a commission to study the taxation of alternative fuel and electric-powered motor vehicles for the purpose of funding improvements to the state's highways and bridges, HB 1209, establishing a committee to study administration of the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax, HB 1221, relative to the credit for the business enterprise tax against the business profits tax, HB 1222-FN, relative to protected shoreland permitting fees, HB 1226-FN-A, directing department of environmental services administrative fine revenue to a special fund for environmental enforcement, HB 1245-FN, relative to the fee for retail dealer's licenses for lobster and crab, HB 1302-FN, relative to underpayment of estimated taxes and equalization of valuations administered by the department of revenue administration, HB 1418-FN-A, increasing the threshold amounts for taxation under the business enterprise tax, HB 1592,requiring an annual report on business taxes, HB 1607-FN-L, establishing an education credit against the business profits tax, HB 1641-FN, requiring the carry forward of certain net operating loss deductions to relate to creation of new jobs, HB 1652-FN-A, requiring the transfer of insurance premium tax revenue to the revenue stabilization reserve account.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RSA 186-C:3-b), Department of Education, Londergan Hall. Room 15, 101 Pleasant Street, Concord
4:30 p.m. Regular meeting. (Snow Date February 8)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (INSURANCE/CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1590, requiring the disclosure to patients and prospective patients of the charges for medical procedures.
11:00 a.m. HR 27, urging New Hampshire policymakers to declare "brainpower" a state resource.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1352, relative to citizen complaints against a police officer.
10:30 a.m. HB 1438, relative to confidentiality of police personnel files.
11:00 a.m. HB 1452, prohibiting the establishment of sobriety checkpoints.
11:30 a.m. HB 1520-FN, prohibiting law enforcement officers from failing to investigate criminal complaints against public servants.
1:00 p.m. HB 1526-FN, decriminalizing possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.
1:30 p.m. HB 1527-FN, exempting cultivation of marijuana from manufacturing under the controlled drug act.
2:00 p.m. HB 1532-FN, relative to trespass on land which is not posted.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
11:00 a.m. HB 1199, relative to school district voting on school building projects.
Executive session may follow.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1516-FN-L, relative to the instruction of English and mathematics for pupils in kindergarten through grade 3, HB 1202-FN, relative to tuition payments for chartered public school students attending out-of-district regional vocational education centers, HB 1461, requiring school officials to notify parents of a class or event involving an outside speaker and allowing parents to opt for their child not to participate in the class or event, HB 1162, establishing a committee to study the effects of compulsory school attendance on children and families, HB 1571,relative to educational evaluation of home schooled children, HB 1575, relative to alternative course selections for certain pupils.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1622, relative to the adoption of forms under the administrative procedures act by the department of insurance.
10:45 a.m. HB 1185-FN-A, relative to the police standards and training council.
11:30 a.m. HB 1593-FN, relative to the department of information technology.
1:15 p.m. HB 1448, requiring public access to any document and Internet content which is incorporated by reference in administrative rules.
2:00 p.m. HB 1218, relative to state authority to accept federal aid.
2:30 p.m. HB 1387, requiring United States flags purchased with state funds or displayed in state facilities to be manufactured in the United States.
Executive session may follow.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1257-FN, eliminating the tolls on the Everett turnpike in the town of Merrimack.
10:45 a.m. HB 1192-FN, establishing an E-Z Pass commuter discount.
1:15 p.m. HB 1369, relative to the location of overhead tolling on the F.E. Everett turnpike.
Executive session may follow.
REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, Room 104, LOB
10:00 a.m. PETITION 26, grievance of Joshua Youssef.
1:00 p.m. PETITION 27, grievance of Monique Prince.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
10:30 a.m. Continued executive session from January 31.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Representatives Hall
8:30 a.m. HB 1238, relative to divestiture of Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) generation assets.
Executive session may follow.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2), Rooms 305-307, LOB
9:00 a.m. Continued regular meeting.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
STATE COMMITTEE ON AGING (RSA 161-F:7), Department of Health and Human Services, Brown Building , Pleasant Street, Concord
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
TASK FORCE ON WORK AND FAMILY (RSA 276-B:1), Room 206, LOB
1:15 p.m. Regular meeting.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (BANKING/BUSINESS DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1628-FN-L, relative to compliance with fire safety and state building code requirements by municipalities.
11:00 a.m. HB 1600-FN, relative to collection notification practices.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1500-FN, relative to on-premises liquor licenses.
2:15 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1251-FN, permitting off-premises licensees to sell liquor.
Work sessions on these bills may follow the public hearings.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1536, relative to the preservation of religious freedom.
11:00 a.m. HB 1546, recodifying the laws relative to religious societies.
1:00 p.m. HB 1553, repealing obsolete and outdated provisions of the Revised Statutes Annotated.
Executive session may follow.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1615, relative to industrial hemp.
10:30 a.m. HB 1651-FN, requiring the division of state police to equip special weapons and tactics (SWAT) units or teams with tactical cameras.
11:00 a.m. HB 1522-FN, reducing the penalty for violating a local vendor ordinance.
11:30 a.m. HB 1423, relative to justification for use of deadly force in defense of another.
1:00 p.m. HB 1568, relative to imposition of consecutive sentences.
1:30 p.m. HB 1494-FN, relative to verification of immigration status of all persons arrested or detained by law enforcement officers.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1313, allowing school districts to offer higher education scholarships to high school pupils.
10:30 a.m. HB 1377, requiring postsecondary education institutions to compile and submit reports on remedial education courses.
12:30 p.m. HB 1389, relative to the pre-engineering technology curriculum and pre-engineering technology advisory council.
1:00 p.m. HB 1424-FN, relative to a parent's conscientious objection to a school, school program, or school curriculum.
1:30 p.m. HB 1417, relative to a student's freedom of association.
2:00 p.m. HB 1583, relative to immunity for school personnel using reasonable force to protect a minor.
3:00 p.m. HB 1589, establishing a committee to study and propose a recodification of the education laws currently in RSA title 15.
Executive session may follow.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1281, establishing a committee to study alternative medical insurance coverage for elected state officials.
10:45 a.m. HB 1154, establishing a committee to study the management structure of state government.
11:30 a.m. HB 1169, requiring the secretary of state to make a report of lands over which jurisdiction has been ceded to the federal government.
1:15 p.m. HB 1686-FN, relative to state contracts.
2:00 p.m. HB 1708-FN, relative to salaries of state employees.
2:30 p.m. HB 1381, exempting note finders from licensing requirements for real estate brokers and mortgage brokers.
Executive session may follow.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1640, establishing a committee to study application requirements for nursing home patients seeking respite care.
10:30 a.m. HB 1642-FN, relative to destination cancer hospitals.
11:30 a.m. HB 1644, relative to the regulation of home health care providers by the department of health and human services.
Executive session may follow.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1280-FN, relative to the sale of E-Z Pass transponders and relative to the online New Hampshire E-Z Pass service center.
10:45 a.m. HB 1230-FN, requiring a listing of state real property.
11:15 a.m. HB 1293, establishing a rest area gas station and retail opportunities commission.
Executive session may follow.
REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, Room 104, LOB
10:00 a.m. PETITION 28, grievance of Ghislain Breton.
1:00 p.m. PETITION 29, grievance of Daniel Shepard.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 1346, relative to the construction of power line extensions.
11:00 a.m. HB 1239, requiring the site evaluation committee to consider economic impact prior to issuing a certificate for an energy facility.
1:15 p.m. HB 1401, relative to site evaluations and certificates for energy facilities.
Executive session may follow.
TRANSPORTATION, Representatives Hall
10:00 a.m. HB 1442, relative to motorcycle noise emission regulation.
Executive session may follow.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on SB 153-FN, relative to the regulation of real estate appraisers by the New Hampshire real estate appraiser board.
11:00 a.m. HB 602-FN-A, relative to funding the law requiring reporting of health care acquired infections.
1:00 p.m. HB 1556-FN, reducing fees related to reporting of charitable trusts.
Executive session may follow.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 1406, relative to goods in intrastate commerce.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1518-FN, relative to penalties for certain sex offenders.
10:30 a.m. HB 1523-FN-L, relative to the return of personal property seized by law enforcement agencies from a person charged with a crime.
11:00 a.m. HB 1528-FN, requiring criminal penalties for attorneys in the attorney general's office and the county attorneys' office for failing to prosecute offenses related to falsification in official matters.
1:00 p.m. HB 1531-FN, relative to prosecution for victimless crimes.
1:30 p.m. HB 1562-FN, establishing a criminal penalty for sending or receiving sexually explicit text messages or images by using a cell phone or other mobile device.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1456, relative to school district policies on health and sex education.
11:00 a.m. HB 1457, relative to scientific inquiry in the public schools.
Executive session may follow.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1313, allowing school districts to offer higher education scholarships to high school pupils, HB 1377, requiring postsecondary education institutions to compile and submit reports on remedial education courses, HB 1389, relative to the pre-engineering technology curriculum and pre-engineering technology advisory council, HB 1417, relative to a student's freedom of association, HB 1583, relative to immunity for school personnel using reasonable force to protect a minor, HB 1589, establishing a committee to study and propose a recodification of the education laws currently in RSA title 15.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1362, establishing a service animal registration commission.
10:45 a.m. HB 1550, relative to conflicts of interest.
11:30 a.m. HB 1502-FN, relative to appeal of abatement requests to the board of tax and land appeals.
1:15 p.m. HB 1496-FN, relative to the certification of county correctional personnel for purposes of the New Hampshire retirement system.
2:00 p.m. HB 1668-FN, relative to an individual's right to access to all state government files concerning the individual.
Executive session may follow.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
8:30 a.m. HB 1428, relative to public utilities commission orders concerning renewable portfolio standards.
Executive session may follow.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled executive session on SB 153-FN, relative to the regulation of real estate appraisers by the New Hampshire real estate appraiser board, executive session on HB 602-FN-A, relative to funding the law requiring reporting of health care acquired infections, HB 1556-FN, reducing fees related to reporting of charitable trusts and rescheduled executive session on HB 1489-FN,repealing the decrease of the fuel oil importation fee.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
COMMITTEE TO STUDY EXOTIC AQUATIC WEEDS AND SPECIES (RSA 487:30), Room 308, LOB
10:30 a.m. Regular meeting.
PERFORMANCE AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (RSA 17-N:1), Room 212, LOB
10:00 a.m. Regular business.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS (BANKING/BUSINESS DIVISION), Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1691-FN, establishing a state bank.
11:00 a.m. HB 1700-FN, repealing licensing requirements for money transmitters.
Work session on these bills may follow the public hearings.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1131, establishing a committee to study the revisions to laws which would be necessary if the supreme court and superior court were abolished as constitutional courts.
1:00 p.m. HCR 41, urging the United States Congress to find that the Department of Health and Human Services' grant to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is unconstitutional and void.
Executive session may follow.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1240, relative to license suspensions for refusal to consent to an alcohol test.
10:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1312, relative to the statute of limitations for violations involving a motor vehicle accident resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
11:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1584, relative to the authority of police chiefs.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1604-FN, relative to penalties for motor vehicle accidents involving death or serious bodily injury to a pedestrian.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1610-FN, relative to lowering the legal drinking age to 19 for active duty members of the armed forces.
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1630, relative to traffic control at public meetings or functions.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1467, relative to educational requirements for teacher certification.
11:00 a.m. HB 1148, requiring the teaching of evolution as a theory in public schools.
Executive session may follow.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 1167, repealing the 180 day school year requirement, HB 1139, making changes to the unique pupil identification system, HB 1403, allowing a parent or guardian to withdraw a child from a school district which adopts the international baccalaureate program.
2:00 p.m. HB 1606-FN, adopting the interstate compact on educational support for military children.
Executive session may follow.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1150, relative to examinations for licensure as a professional engineer or land surveyor.
10:30 a.m. HB 1155, relative to the regulation of dentists by the board of dental examiners.
11:00 a.m. HB 1190, relative to the dental hygienists committee of the dental board.
1:15 p.m. HB 1609-FN, relative to licensure of polysomnographers by the board of respiratory care practitioners.
2:00 p.m. HB 1260-FN, relative to poker games and charitable gaming.
Executive session may follow.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1617-FN, repealing the certificate of need law.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1596 relative to the membership of the advisory council on child care.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1599 relative to mammography
Executive session may follow.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Representatives Hall
10:15 a.m. HB 1490-FN, repealing New Hampshire's regional greenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions.
Executive session may follow.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 203, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1635, relative to motor vehicle inspections.
10:20 a.m. HB 1578, relative to the suspension of registration of vehicles.
10:45 a.m. HB 1585-FN, relative to inspections of trucks and buses.
1:00 p.m. HB 1695-FN, increasing certain speed limits.
Executive session may follow.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF SERVICE-CONNECTED POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (RSA 115-D:1), Room 203, LOB
2:30 p.m. Regular meeting.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1468, relative to seizure of personal property.
10:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1499-FN, relative to criminal coercion.
11:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1524-FN, expanding the definition of official oppression.
1:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1514-FN, establishing the crime of oppressing an inhabitant's free exercise of rights.
1:30 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 1327, relative to official oppression.
Executive session may follow.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 1175, relative to the membership of the cooperative school district budget committees, HB 1456, relative to school district policies on health and sex education, HB 1467,relative to educational requirements for teacher certification, HB 1457, relative to scientific inquiry in the public schools, HB 1148, requiring the teaching of evolution as a theory in public schools.
1:00 p.m. CACR 8, relating to education. Providing that the legislature shall have the power to authorize schools.
1:30 p.m. HB 1637-L, authorizing a school district which uses official ballot voting to conduct a special meeting necessitated by changes in adequate education funding.
2:00 p.m. HB 1703-FN, requiring a course in business or financial literacy as a prerequisite to high school graduation.
Executive session may follow.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1127, relative to barbering apprentices.
10:30 a.m. HB 1431, relative to requirements to obtain a barber license.
11:15 a.m. HB 1538, relative to innovative cosmetic or esthetic treatments.
1:15 p.m. HB 1631, allowing persons licensed to provide emergency medical services to work public gatherings and events.
2:00 p.m. HB 1647-FN, requiring the department of health and human services to license supervised visitation centers.
Executive session may follow.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
GUARDIANS AD LITEM BOARD (RSA 490-C:1), Room 101, LOB
1:00 p.m. Regular meeting.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 1199, relative to school district voting on school building projects, HB 1424-FN, relative to a parent's conscientious objection to a school, school program, or school curriculum, CACR8, relating to education. Providing that the legislature shall have the power to authorize schools, HB 1606-FN, adopting the interstate compact on educational support for military children, HB 1637-L, authorizing a school district which uses official ballot voting to conduct a special meeting necessitated by changes in adequate education funding, HB 1703-FN, requiring a course in business or financial literacy as a prerequisite to high school graduation.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1573, establishing a committee to study the duties and responsibilities of the attorney general which are required in law.
10:45 a.m. HB 1248-FN, relative to emergency management compacts.
11:30 a.m. HB 1634, prohibiting the state, counties, towns, and cities from implementing programs of, expending money for, receiving funding from, or contracting with the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives.
1:15 p.m. HB 1254, establishing a committee to study the effect of illegal immigration on the state and its political subdivisions.
2:00 p.m. HB 1549, prohibiting the adoption of a requirement that employers participate in the E-Verify system and the use of motor vehicle records for the E-Verify system.
Executive session may follow.
OFFICIAL NOTICES
COUNTY DELEGATION NOTICE
Belknap County Delegation will meet on January 16th at 4:00 p.m. at the Belknap County Courthouse, Courtroom 1 for a work session on the Administrative budget and any other business.
Rep. Alida I. Millham, Chairman
Belknap County Delegation
COUNTY DELEGATION NOTICE
Rockingham County 2012 Budget schedule:
Rockingham County Delegation will hold a public hearing on the Commissioners’ Proposed 2012 Budget (RSA 24:23). on Thursday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hilton Auditorium, RCNH, Brentwood. Executive Committee meeting to follow to consider line item transfer request and any other necessary business.
Rockingham County Executive Committee will meet on Friday, February 10 at 9:30 a.m. at the Hilton Auditorium, RCNH, Brentwood for the Subcommittee Chairs to report budget recommendations and for the Executive Committee to vote on the budget to be presented to the full Delegation.
Rockingham County Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Commissioners Conference Room, RCNH, Brentwood, to finalize unfinished business prior to the Delegation Meeting.
Rockingham County Delegation (RSA 24:21-b) will meet on Tuesday, February 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hilton Auditorium, RCNH, Brentwood, to adopt the County Budget for 2012. Sandwiches and light refreshments will be provided. (Thursday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m. will be the storm date.)
Rep. David A. Welch, Clerk
Rockingham County Delegation
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REVISED FISCAL NOTES
The following House Bills and Senate bills have a revised fiscal note: HBs 222, 449, 1607, 1673, 1678, 1679, 1680, 1682. SB 153.
Karen O. Wadsworth, Clerk of the House
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When the House Clerk’s Office is aware of House Members who are hospitalized or homebound by serious illness, we will publish a list of names and addresses as requested.
Rep. Ronald J. Belanger, 220 North Main Street, Salem, New Hampshire 03079-1719.
Rep. Frank G. Case, 44 Beach Head Road, Nottingham, New Hampshire 03290-4921.
Rep. Jennifer R. Coffey, 748 Raccoon Hill Road, Andover, New Hampshire 03216-4040.
Rep. Susan Emerson, Fisher House #5, Room 109, 24 Stokes Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Rep. James F. Powers, 135 Bow St., Unit 5, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801-5565.
Colleagues who so desire may send cards and greetings to the address listed above.
Karen O. Wadsworth, Clerk of the House
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MEMBERS’ NOTICES
The following notices are published in the House record as a courtesy to the member(s) requesting publication. These are not official public notices and will be limited to legislative policy or legislative social activities and political meetings or events. Publication should not be construed as support for either the events listed or the views espoused by the individual or organization sponsoring the event.
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The General Court is exploring the issue of the disposal of used syringes, needles and any other sharps into proper disposal boxes. During the first phase of exploration, we will have a sharps box for all legislators and employees use on top of the refrigerator in Health Services department to place all sharps in. This will assist us in planning to see if there is any viability for placing other containers in the complex. Please help make this study possible by bringing all your sharps to Health Services.
Rep. J. David Knox
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All House members are invited to join the Natural Rights Council for a special mock committee hearing on Sen. Fenton Groen's Pension Reform bill, which will create a defined contribution plan (401(k) style) for all new government hires, at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2012 in Rooms 302 and 304 of the Legislative Office Building (LOB). Natural Rights Council members will sit at the table to serve as a mock committee for Sen. Fenton Groen as he presents his bill for consideration. One half of the table will ask questions opposing Sen. Groen's bill, and the other half will present questions supporting it. After the committee has exhausted its questions, other House members in attendance will be allowed to ask questions of the sponsor. The meeting is intended to be informational and educational for all in attendance.
Rep. Andrew J. Manuse
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The Pro-Life Caucus and New Hampshire Right to Life invite all legislators to a luncheon presentation and Q&A on Thursday, January 19 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.. with Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, President of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute. Dr. Lanfranchi will present on the connection between abortion and breast cancer and other medical consequences of abortion. The legislative luncheon will take place at the St. Paul’s church (directly across the street from the State House). Medical consequences of abortion is one major reason why we need legislation relative to the women's right to know act regarding abortion information.
Rep. Jeanine Notter
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Come visit the Red Hook Brewery in Portsmouth for its Legislative Educational Seminar of the New Hampshire craft beer industry, a brewery tour, and a food and beer tasting. The event will take place January 20, 2012 from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m., and is open to all legislators, please RSVP to Ted Lane at ted@lanepr.com.
Rep. Kyle Tasker
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Sullivan County Republican Committee will meet on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at its office at 12 Main Street, Newport, NH. After a brief business meeting the committee will hold a work session related to the 2012 campaigns and elections.
Rep. Steven Cunningham
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The New Hampshire Children’s Alliance and the New Hampshire Child Advocacy Network (NH CAN) cordially invite all legislators for lunch and a brief program on Tuesday, January 24th, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the House Finance Committee rooms (LOB 210-211). The program will unveil NH CAN’s 14th annual Priorities for New Hampshire’s Children. NH CAN is comprised of Partners (child advocates) and Advisors (legislators and state departments) working together to advocate for and improve the lives of NH’s children. NH CAN seeks to ensure that New Hampshire continues to be one of the best places in the nation to raise children. For more information please contact John DeJoie at johndejoie@yahoo.com or 682-8531
Reps. DJ Bettencourt and Terie Norelli
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Due to inclement weather, the BIA-hosted “Welcome Back Legislators” reception scheduled for January 12, 2012 has been moved to Tuesday, January 24 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Concord(172 N. Main Street). All legislators and State House staff are cordially invited to attend the reception on the new date as guests of the BIA, but please RSVP your attendance by calling the BIA at 224-5388, ext. 116 or by using BIA’s online registration at www.nhbia.org and utilizing the “programs and events” link. Those who have already provided an RSVP do not need to re-register.
Reps. DJ Bettencourt and Terie Norelli
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During National Eye Health Month, Health Services will have a local eye care professional (Kristin Bryant, O.D.) back to conduct a “brown bag” seminar on eye health. The eye seminars will occur at the State House Annex in Room 411 on Thursday, January 26 in three repeat sessions each lasting 30 minutes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An RSVP would be appreciated at 271-2757 or email dianne.bergquist@leg.state.nh.us for each of the three seminars.
Rep. James R. MacKay
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The Keene State College 2012 Legislators’ Reception for members of the Cheshire, Sullivan and Hillsborough Delegations will be held on Monday, January 30, 2012 from 4:00–6:00 p.m., in Centennial Hall at ourAlumni Center which is located at the Main/Winchester/Marlboro Streets roundabout. Parking will be available in the Proctor/Carroll lot, adjacent to the Alumni Center. This informational meeting is just one of the many ways the college engages with local legislators, keeping you informed about our key priorities and gathering your feedback and input. The format will be different than past events we have hosted for the legislative delegation. We would like this to be an information exchange focused on issues you will be considering in the 2012 session that are of importance to Keene State College. We look forward to a dialogue that yields a shared understanding of the implications of proposed legislation. Please respond to Amy Proctor at 603-358-2005 or aproctor@keene.edu by Wednesday, January 25. We look forward to seeing you.
Rep. Tara A. Sad
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All members of the NH House of Representatives are invited to attend the annual Legislative and Business Breakfast sponsored by Bi-State Primary Care Association and New Hampshire’s Community HealthCenters on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 (snow date February 2, 2012) from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 272 North Main Street, Concord. A delicious hot breakfast buffet will be served followed by a short program.
Rep. John Reagan
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The Retail Merchants Association of New Hampshire invites all legislators and staff to its 45th Annual Legislative Reception on Wednesday, February 8th at 4:00 p.m. or following the House session, whichever is later, at the Concord Holiday Inn. Please join RMANH members, your colleagues and others for light fare and conversation as RMANH leadership presents the annual “Law Enforcement Partner of the Year”, “Retailer of the Year” and “Legislator of the Year”, awards.
Reps. DJ Bettencourt and Terie Norelli
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The annual Water Matters Legislative Breakfast is set for Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Holiday Inn on Main Street in Concord. Check in for the event begins at 7:00 a.m. with a buffet breakfast. During the breakfast water quality professionals will present information on drinking water, wastewater treatment and stormwater management in New Hampshire with an emphasis on aging infrastructure, sustainable funding, challenging regulations and why maintaining high quality water resources in New Hampshire is critical to our health and economic welfare. All legislators and staff are invited to enjoy a hearty breakfast and learn more about New Hampshire’s water infrastructure. Please RSVP to nhwpca.linda@gmail.com by February 8th to reserve your seat at this important breakfast. The breakfast is sponsored by the NH Water Pollution Control Association in conjunction with a wide ranging coalition of other local non-profit water organizations. There is no cost for attending this event.
Rep. Mike L. Kappler
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All members of the Republican caucus are invited to the House Republican Alliance's weekly meeting. The HRA will meet Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. in Rooms 210-211, LOB.
Reps. Dan McGuire, Marilinda Garcia and Stephen Palmer
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The Main Street Republicans will meet every Tuesday, prior to a Wednesday session, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 209, LOB. All Republican House members are welcome.
Reps. David H. Kidder and Rick M. Ladd
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The Natural Rights Council will hold its weekly meeting at 8:00 a.m. Wednesdays at Caffenio, 84 North Main Street. All House members are welcome. NRC is a bi-partisan group dedicated to upholding principles outlined in Article 2, Part I of the NH Constitution.
Reps. Mark Warden, Andrew Manuse and Seth Cohn
STATE HOUSE VISITATION SCHEDULE
As a convenience to the members of the NH General Court, the Visitors’ Center offers the following schedule of schools and other groups visiting the State House in 2012. These listings are to ensure all members be notified in a timely manner of visitors from their district. Our schedule is tightly booked for the school year and subject to changes.
Please contact the Visitor Center concerning school tour booking information. Legislators planning to meet with students should notify the Visitor Center. Thank you for your continued participation with your School Visitation Program.
Virginia J. Drew, Director
Deborah Rivers, Public Information Administrator
| DATE | TIME | GROUP | Group#/Grade |
| Jan. 13 | 10:00 | Mount Lebanon School | 45/4 |
| Jan. 24 | 10:00/11:30 SH/HM | Ellis School – Fremont | 58/4 |
| Jan. 26 | 10:00 | Portsmouth Christian Academy – Dover | 43/4 |
| Jan. 27 | 9:30 | Mount Lebanon School | 45/4 |
| Jan. 27 | 10:00/11:30 SH/SC | Stratham Memorial School | 90/4 |
| Feb. 1 | 12:30 | KA Brett School – Tamworth | 25/4 |
| Feb. 3 | 9:15 | Henry Moore School – Candia | 36/4 |
| Feb. 3 | 11:30 | Pembroke Bridge Program | 10/5-8th |
| Feb. 8 | 11:00 | Leadership Greater Concord | 25/adults |
| Feb. 9 | 9:00 | St. John’s Regional School – Concord | 30/4 |
| Feb. 10 | 9:00 | St. Benedict Academy – Manchester | 25/4 |
| Feb. 10 | 10:30 | Peter Woodbury School – Bedford | 40/4 |
| Feb. 15 | 9:45 | Haigh School – Salem | 34/4 |
| Feb. 15 | 9:00 | UNH Policy group | 40/Col |
| Feb. 16 | 9:30/11:00 SH/HM | Webster Elementary School – Manchester | 90/4 |
| Feb. 17 | 9:00/10:30 SH/Manse | Peter Woodbury School – Bedford | 80/4 |
| Feb. 17 | 11:30 | Sandwich Central School | 17/4 |
| Feb. 21 | 9:45/11:00 SH/HM | Hooksett Elementary School | 89/4 |
| Feb. 22 | 9:45/11:00 SH/HM | Hooksett Elementary School | 89/4 |
| Feb. 22 | 1:00 | Kimball Walker School – Concord | 46/4 |
| Feb. 23 | 10:15/11:30 SH/HM | New Searles Elementary School – Nashua | 64/4 |
| Feb. 28 | 2:00 | Boy Scout Troop #123- Goffstown | 10 |
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18
AMENDMENTS
(LISTED IN NUMERICAL ORDER)
Amendment to HB 121
(2011-1540h)
Proposed by the Committee on Municipal and County Government - C
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to eligibility for the property tax exemption for the disabled.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Exemption for the Disabled; Eligibility; Social Security Act. Amend RSA 72:37-b, I- I-b to read as follows:
I. Upon its adoption by a city or town as provided in RSA 72:27-a, any person who is or would be determined to be eligible under Title II or Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act for benefits to the disabled shall receive a yearly exemption in an amount to be chosen by the town or city.
I-a. Upon the adoption of this paragraph by a city or town as provided in RSA 72:27-a, a person who is or would be determined to be eligible under Title II or Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act on his or her sixty-fifth birthday shall remain eligible for a yearly exemption either in the amount of the exemption applicable under paragraph I or the amount of the elderly exemption granted to the person under RSA 72:39-b, whichever is greater.
I-b. Upon the adoption of this paragraph by a city or town as provided in RSA 72:27-a, any person who at any time previously was or would have been determined to be eligible under Title II or Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act for benefits to the disabled, but who is no longer eligible for such federal benefits due to reasons other than the status of that person’s disability, shall be eligible for the exemption under paragraph I or I-a, or both as may be applicable, provided that the person submits an affidavit from a physician licensed in New Hampshire that attests to the fact that the person continues to meet the criteria for disability that are used under Title II or Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows municipalities to adopt a provision to grant the property tax exemption for the disabled to persons who would qualify under Title II or Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act.
Floor Amendment to HB 445-FN
(2012-0084h)
Proposed by Rep. Kurk
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Chapter; Regulation of the Use of Electronic Tracking Devices. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 358-S the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 358-T
REGULATION OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC TRACKING DEVICES
358-T:1 Definitions. In this chapter:
I. “Electronic tracking device” means any item, application, or mark that is passively or actively capable of transmitting electronically an individual's location, or is capable of following or plotting the path of an individual, including, without limitation, devices using global position satellites. An electronic tracking device shall not include the following:
(a) Bar codes or similar markings that do not transmit information.
(b) Locating technology used by the enhanced 911 system or to facilitate an emergency response.
(c) Commercial mobile radio service as described in 47 U.S.C. section 332 when used to provide such service.
II. “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability corporation, association, foundation, joint venture, government, government subdivision, agency or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.
III. “Reasonable notice” means notice provided:
(a) In plain English.
(b) In a type size that may be read by an average individual, considering the physical location of the individual in relation to the type.
(c) In person, by a label attached to the personal property containing the electronic tracking device, by electronic means, or by poster at the entrances to real property.
IV. “Track” means to locate, follow, or plot the path of an individual or personal property owned by, or in the lawful possession of, the individual by means of an electronic tracking device.
358-T:2 Use of Electronic Tracking Devices Prohibited. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall use an electronic tracking device to track an individual without the consent of the individual or the parent or legal guardian of the individual, or a valid court order.
358-T:3 Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply to:
I. An electronic tracking device that tracks personal property exclusively and is activated solely for that purpose in order to locate the property in cases, such as rental cars, where the owner has reason to believe the property is being used in violation of a contract governing its use; provided, however, that where such activation occurs and an individual has been tracked, the burden of proving that the purpose of the activation was to locate the property shall fall on the owner.
II. An electronic tracking device that tracks personal property and is used on real property by the owner or lessee of that real property.
III. An electronic tracking device used by an employer on or within the employer’s personal or real property, in connection with an employment relationship or work-related functions, during or after working hours, upon reasonable notice to the employee.
IV. An electronic tracking device used by a nursing facility, assisted living facility, the state, or a political subdivision, department, or agency:
(a) To locate a person who is a resident of a nursing facility or assisted living facility, incarcerated in the state prison or county jail, housed in a mental health facility pursuant to a court order after having been charged with a crime, subject to court-ordered electronic monitoring, or resident of a state or county hospital.
(b) To collect funds for the use of a toll road or bridge it owns and operates in accordance with the provisions of RSA 236:31 and RSA 237:16-e.
V. An electronic tracking device that is affixed to products for use in supply chain security or to ensure product integrity, regardless of whether such device incidentally allows tracking of employees, contracted distribution agents, or other persons who may accompany the products. This provision shall not be construed to permit the tracking of consumer purchases at the retail level.
VI. An electronic tracking device the use of which is activated by or at the request of an individual, relates to the individual, and locates the individual but does not follow or plot the path of the individual or personal property owned by or in the lawful possession of the individual. For the purpose of this subparagraph, the consent of one individual in a motor vehicle shall be considered consent by all individuals in that motor vehicle.
358-T:4 Penalties.
I. Any person convicted of violating this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Each such act shall constitute a separate offense.
II. An aggrieved individual or the state may bring suit for $1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, for each violation of this chapter.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.
Amendment to HB 514
(2011-2638h)
Proposed by the Committee on Judiciary - R
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Chapter; Entry on Private Property. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 7-B the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 7-C
ENTRY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
7-C:1 Entry on Private Property.
I. Absent a lawfully issued warrant, no person shall enter private property to gather data about the property, whether or not authorized by federal, state, or municipal agencies, boards, commissions, or any nongovernmental organization, without first giving written notice to the property owner and obtaining the prior written permission of the property owner.
II. No information gathered without permission or a lawfully issued warrant shall be recorded, made public, or used for studies or grants, including information gathered without property owner permission prior to enactment of this section.
III. Information gathered with permission may only be used for the specific purpose stated in the notification.
7-C:2 Notification Requirements. Notice to the landowner shall include:
I. The purpose of the data gathering.
II. The date and duration of the data gathering.
III. The specific land and features of the land that will be evaluated.
IV. The manner in which the person gathering the data will record and retain the information.
V. The method by which the person gathering the data will share the information, and who the person gathering the data will share the information with.
VI. A full disclosure of the potential restrictions that may be placed on the property, and on abutters, as a consequence of such information being recorded.
7-C:3 Property Owner Response. If written permission is not received from the property owner within 15 days of the request, permission to enter the property shall be deemed denied.
7-C:4 Effect on Land Use Board Decisions. No state or municipal agency, board, commission, or other governmental entity shall use data from abutting land as a factor in the denial of any permit or approval.
7-C:5 Exemptions. The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:
I. State officials acting under statutory authority explicitly authorizing entry upon private property without permission; however written notification shall be sent to the property owner prior to entry upon the private property.
II. Federal, state, or local officials conducting inspections related to permits, licenses, or certifications applied for by the property owner.
III. Federal, state, or local law enforcement responding to an emergency, or who have been called to the property, or who are inquiring about a report of activity on the property.
IV. Land surveyors conducting standard property surveys of abutting property.
V. Emergency responders responding to an emergent public health threat or who have been called to the property.
VI. Municipal assessing officials provided they receive verbal permission from the property owner prior to gathering any data.
VII. Public utility workers in the course of their normal duties or when responding to an emergency.
7-C:6 Remedies.
I. If any public body or public agency or officer, employee, or other official thereof, violates any provisions of this chapter, such public body or public agency shall be liable for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in a lawsuit under this chapter, provided that the court finds that such lawsuit was necessary in order to enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter or to rectify a purposeful violation of this chapter. Fees shall not be awarded unless the court finds that the public body, public agency, or person knew or should have known that the conduct engaged in was in violation of this chapter or if the parties, by agreement, provide that no such fees shall be paid.
II. The court may award attorney’s fees to a public body or public agency or employee or member thereof, for having to defend against a lawsuit under the provisions of this chapter, when the court finds that the lawsuit is in bad faith, frivolous, unjust, vexatious, wanton, or oppressive.
III. The court may invalidate an action of a public body or public agency taken in part due to data gathered in violation of this chapter.
IV. If the court finds that an officer, employee, or other official of a public body or public agency has knowingly violated any provision of this chapter, the court shall impose against such person a civil penalty of not less than $250 and not more than $2,000. Upon such finding, such person or persons shall also be required to reimburse the public body or public agency for any attorney’s fees or costs it paid pursuant to paragraph I.
V. The court may also enjoin future violations of this chapter, and may require any officer, employee, or other official of a public body or public agency found to have violated the provisions of this chapter to undergo appropriate remedial training, at such person or person’s expense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Floor Amendment to HB 514
(2012-0196h)
Proposed by Reps. Rowe, Kurk and Giuda
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Chapter; Entry on Private Property. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 7-B the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 7-C
ENTRY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
7-C:1 Entry on Private Property.
I. Absent a lawfully issued warrant, no person shall enter private property to gather data about the property, whether or not authorized by federal, state, or municipal agencies, boards, commissions, or any nongovernmental organization, without first giving written notice to the property owner and obtaining the prior written permission of the property owner.
II. No information gathered without permission or a lawfully issued warrant shall be recorded, made public, or used for studies or grants, including information gathered without property owner permission prior to enactment of this section.
III. Information gathered with permission may only be used for the specific purpose stated in the notification.
7-C:2 Notification Requirements. Notice to the landowner shall include:
I. The purpose of the data gathering.
II. The date and duration of the data gathering.
III. The specific land and features of the land that will be evaluated.
IV. The manner in which the person gathering the data will record and retain the information.
V. The method by which the person gathering the data will share the information, and who the person gathering the data will share the information with.
VI. A full disclosure of the potential restrictions that may be placed on the property, and on abutters, as a consequence of such information being recorded.
7-C:3 Property Owner Response. If written permission is not received from the property owner within 15 days of the request, permission to enter the property shall be deemed denied.
7-C:4 Effect on Land Use Board Decisions. No state or municipal agency, board, commission, or other governmental entity shall use data from abutting land as a factor in the denial of any permit or approval.
7-C:5 Exemptions.
I. The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:
(a) State officials acting under statutory authority explicitly authorizing entry upon private property without permission; however written notification shall be sent to the property owner prior to entry upon the private property.
(b) State, county, or local officials for the purpose of perambulation; however written notification shall be sent to the property owner prior to entry upon private property.
(c) Federal, state, or local officials conducting inspections related to permits, licenses, or certifications applied for by the property owner.
(d) Federal, state, or local law enforcement responding to an emergency, or who have been called to the property, or who are inquiring about a report of activity on the property.
(e) Land surveyors conducting standard property surveys of abutting property.
(f) Emergency responders responding to an emergent public health threat or who have been called to the property.
(g) Municipal assessing officials.
(h) Public utility workers in the course of their normal duties or when responding to an emergency.
II. The exemptions in paragraph I shall not be construed to expand any statutory authority to enter onto the property of another without first obtaining either the permission of the property owner or a court order.
7-C:6 Remedies.
I. If any public body or public agency or officer, employee, or other official thereof, violates any provisions of this chapter, such public body or public agency shall be liable for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in a lawsuit under this chapter, provided that the court finds that such lawsuit was necessary in order to enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter or to rectify a purposeful violation of this chapter. Fees shall not be awarded unless the court finds that the public body, public agency, or person knew or should have known that the conduct engaged in was in violation of this chapter or if the parties, by agreement, provide that no such fees shall be paid.
II. The court may award attorney’s fees to a public body or public agency or employee or member thereof, for having to defend against a lawsuit under the provisions of this chapter, when the court finds that the lawsuit is in bad faith, frivolous, unjust, vexatious, wanton, or oppressive.
III. The court may invalidate an action of a public body or public agency taken in part due to data gathered in violation of this chapter.
IV. If the court finds that an officer, employee, or other official of a public body or public agency has knowingly violated any provision of this chapter, the court shall impose against such person a civil penalty of not less than $250 and not more than $2,000. Upon such finding, such person or persons shall also be required to reimburse the public body or public agency for any attorney’s fees or costs it paid pursuant to paragraph I.
V. The court may also enjoin future violations of this chapter, and may require any officer, employee, or other official of a public body or public agency found to have violated the provisions of this chapter to undergo appropriate remedial training, at such person or person’s expense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Floor Amendment to HB 592
(2012-0157h)
Proposed by Rep. Vaillancourt
Amend RSA 662:5, I as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
I. Belknap County
District No. 1 Center Harbor
New Hampton 1
District No. 2 Gilford
Meredith 4
District No. 3 Laconia Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 4
District No. 4 Belmont 2
District No. 5 Laconia Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Belmont 1
District No. 6 Sanbornton
Tilton 2
District No. 7 Barnstead 1
District No. 8 Alton
Gilmanton 2
District No. 9 Alton
Barnstead
Gilmanton 1
Floor Amendment to HB 592
(2012-0156h)
Proposed by Rep. Vaillancourt
Amend RSA 662:5, VII as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
VII. Merrimack County
District No. 1 Andover
Danbury
Wilmot 1
District No. 2 Franklin
Hill 3
District No. 3 Canterbury
Loudon
Northfield 4
District No. 4 Sutton
Warner 1
District No. 5 New London
Newbury 2
District No. 6 Bradford
Henniker 2
District No. 7 Boscawen
Hopkinton
Salisbury
Webster 4
District No. 8 Concord Ward 1 1
District No. 9 Concord Ward 2 1
District No. 10 Concord Ward 3 1
District No. 11 Concord Ward 1
Concord Ward 2
Concord Ward 3 1
District No. 12 Concord Ward 4 1
District No. 13 Concord Ward 5 1
District No. 14 Concord Ward 6 1
District No. 15 Concord Ward 7 1
District No. 16 Concord Ward 4
Concord Ward 5
Concord Ward 6
Concord Ward 7 1
District No. 17 Concord Ward 8 1
District No. 18 Concord Ward 9 1
District No. 19 Concord Ward 10 1
District No. 20 Concord Ward 8
Concord Ward 9
Concord Ward 10 1
District No. 21 Hooksett 4
District No. 22 Andover
Danbury
Sutton
Warner
Wilmot 1
District No. 23 Bow
Dunbarton 3
District No. 24 Allenstown
Pembroke 3
District No. 25 Chichester
Epsom
Pittsfield 3
District No. 26 Allenstown
Chichester
Epsom
Pembroke
Pittsfield 1
Amendment to HCR 2
(2011-2270h)
Proposed by the Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs - C
Amend the resolution by replacing all after the resolving clause with the following:
Whereas, the people of the State of Arizona have the right of security in their persons, freedoms, employment, financial future, and practice of religion; and
Whereas, the Constitution of the State of Arizona provides the people of Arizona with the right of security in their persons and freedoms; and
Whereas, Arizona did join with the several states in The Constitution for the United States of America to enjoy the security, prosperity, and liberty afforded by such an agreement; and
Whereas, The Constitution for the United States of America guarantees to the several states protection against invasion and domestic violence, those protections being expected of the Federal Government by the people of the State of Arizona; and
Whereas, the borders of the United States of America are being compromised by the illegal entry of immigrants from adjacent countries, that entry compromising the security and prosperity of the several states comprising The United States of America; and
Whereas, it is in the best interest of the State of Arizona to protect its borders and provide security and a strong economy for its citizens; and
Whereas, the security of the several states, of which the State of Arizona is a part, is being threatened by 4 to 10 million illegal aliens that crossed our southwestern border, of which as many as 19,500 illegal aliens are from terrorist countries, the millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana that have crossed into the United States from the southern border; and
Whereas, the northward surge of illegal immigrants has now reached the States of Washington, Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, Massachusetts and New Hampshire; and
Whereas, the financial future of the several states, of which the State of Arizona is a part, is being threatened by billions of dollars spent on welfare, healthcare, education, and incarceration of illegal aliens each year by state governments; and
Whereas, the intent of this resolution is to support Arizona’s Immigration Law SB1070, that achieves attrition of the presence of illegal aliens through enforcement of their public policy; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the state of New Hampshire fully supports the State of Arizona’s right to protect its borders and citizens; and
That the clerk of the New Hampshire House of Representatives shall forward signed copies of this resolution to the President of the United States of America, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the New Hampshire congressional delegation so that they may be apprised of the sense of the citizens of New Hampshire in this matter.
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