Read the scheduled meetings in the NH House for Thursday, January 21, 2016. Published as submitted by the Speaker’s Office. ~ Melanie
LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING, Lobby
9:00 a.m. Coalition for an Open Democracy
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1182-FN, relative to fees for sales of wine by manufacturers.
10:30 a.m. HB 1184-FN, relative to license fees for domestic wine manufacturers.
11:00 a.m. HB 1207-FN, exempting wine sample fees from the meals and rooms tax.
1:15 p.m. HB 1159-FN, relative to sale of tobacco products.
1:45 p.m. HB 1368-FN, requiring firearms owners to have liability insurance.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1311, relative to solitary confinement.
11:00 a.m. HB 1506, establishing a committee to study the use of solitary confinement in New Hampshire.
HB 1507, amending the procedures for the use of solitary confinement and establishing a committee to study the use and effectiveness of solitary confinement in New Hampshire.
1:00 p.m. HB 1451-FN, allowing persons convicted of certain nonviolent first offenses to petition for an annulment of the criminal record.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 1121, relative to the academic areas that comprise the statewide assessment.
9:50 a.m. HB 1240, relative to alternatives to the statewide assessment.
10:30 a.m. HB 1338, relative to student exemption from the statewide assessment.
11:00 a.m. HB 1393, requiring the department of education to report statewide assessment results for school districts receiving certain state aid.
11:30 a.m. HB 1366, relative to the definition of educational competencies.
1:00 p.m. HB 1239, relative to certain terminology in the education statutes.
1:45 p.m. HB 1411, making civics mandatory in public schools.
2:05 p.m. HB 1379, amending the requirement to use English in schools.
2:25 p.m. HB 1365, requiring public schools to observe New Hampshire constitution day.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1580-FN, removing the real estate commission from the office of professional licensure and certification.
10:30 a.m. HB 1246-FN, relative to speech-language assistants.
11:00 a.m. HB 1294, relative to exemptions from licensure as a massage therapist.
11:30 a.m. HB 1213-FN, repealing athletic trainer license requirements.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
1:20 p.m. Briefing by the Department of Administrative Services on the FY 2015 CAFR.
FINANCE – DIVISION I, Room 212, LOB
10:30 a.m. Work session on HJR 4-FN-A, recognizing the failure of the clerk of the supreme court to process a notice of errors and requiring payment of certain money to Joseph Haas; HJR 5-FN-A, making a payment to Joseph Haas for compensation for unlawful incarceration; HJR 6-FN-A, making a payment to compensate Edward Brown for an illegal action; HB 1228-FN-A, requiring the payment of an amount paid to redeem real property and making an appropriation therefor..
11:00 a.m. Work session on HB 1686-FN, repealing the community heritage investment program.
11:30 a.m. Work session on HB 1670-FN, relative to public employee suggestions for cost-savings measures.
FINANCE – DIVISION III, Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:30 a.m. Work session on HB 1447-FN, relative to child support paid through the department of health and human services.
FISH AND GAME AND MARINE RESOURCES, Room 304, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1524-FN-A, repealing fish and game department authority to establish fees by administrative rulemaking.
11:15 a.m. HB 1136, authorizing the fish and game department to grant awards for solutions to reducing the Asian shore crab and European green crab populations.
11:30 a.m. HB 1519, relative to the season for taking bear using dogs set by the executive director of fish and game.
1:00 p.m. HB 1383, repealing the penalty for carrying away seaweed at night.
1:15 p.m. HB 1286, relative to days when fishing without a license is permitted.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
9:00 a.m. HB 1695-FN, establishing an office of health services planning and review within the department of health and human services.
10:00 a.m. HB 1373-FN, adding 2 alternative treatment centers under the law governing use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
11:00 a.m. HB 1501, relative to qualifying medical conditions for the use of cannabis.
1:15 p.m. HB 1453, relative to qualifying medical conditions for purposes of therapeutic cannabis.
2:15 p.m. HB 1309, adding post-traumatic stress disorder to qualifying medical conditions under therapeutic use of cannabis.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1577-FN, relative to alternatives to incarceration as a criminal penalty.
11:00 a.m. HB 1596-FN-L, changing the marriage license requirement to a requirement that couples obtain a certificate of notice of intent to marry and a certificate of marriage.
1:00 p.m. HB 1333, requiring that courts provide jurors with information regarding the authority of the position of juror.
2:00 p.m. HB 1361, relative to service of process by attorneys and justices of the peace.
3:00 p.m. HB 1270, relative to a jury’s determination as to the applicability of a law.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 1402, prohibiting the state and political subdivisions from acquiring military-equipped vehicles or equipment which are not readily available in an open national commercial market; HB 1621-FN-L, relative to sanctuary cities; HB 1243-FN-L, relative to storm water or sewage penalties; HB 1526-FN-L, providing for the election of members of the county convention as a separate county office; HB 1576-FN-L,repealing the licensure of dogs; HB 1230, relative to information on dog licenses; HB 1107, changing the name of Sargent’s Purchase to Marilla Ricker.
1:00 p.m. HB 1190, relative to a grant of land to Dartmouth College.
1:20 p.m. HB 1518, relative to village district members of budget committees.
1:40 p.m. HB 1678-FN, relative to the information statement contained on a property tax bill.
2:00 p.m. HB 1683-FN-L, relative to lowering the interest rate and costs for the redemption and repurchase of property subject to a tax lien or tax deed.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1578, relative to the maintenance of private roads.
11:00 a.m. HB 1200-L, relative to the use of recycled glass.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 305-307, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1472, relative to the siting of certain new pipelines and storage vessels.
10:30 a.m. HB 1174, relative to energy sources for new natural gas transmission compressor stations.
1:00 p.m. HB 1140, relative to financial responsibility for gas transmission pipelines.
2:00 p.m. HB 1149, requiring a royalty on the price of natural gas conveyed by pipeline intended for use in a foreign country.
3:00 p.m. HB 1148, relative to pipeline capacity contracts.
STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 303, LOB
10:00 am HCR 10, requesting an investigation on whether benzodiazepines contribute to suicides by veterans.
1:00 pm HB 1288, relative to the National Guard force protection policy.
Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day, time permitting, from the time the committee is initially convened.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 1545-FN, relative to Lucky 7 tickets.
10:30 a.m. HB 1554-FN, establishing a state sports lottery.
11:00 a.m. HB 1391, relative to the price of bingo cards at senior bingo and bingo at private campgrounds and hotels.
11:30 a.m. HB 1199, allowing adults to play children’s bingo at private campgrounds or hotels.
1:00 p.m. HB 1488, establishing a commission to review and make recommendations for the recodification of RSA 284 and RSA 287-D.
1:30 p.m. HB 1247, relative to permitted gambling by private individuals.
2:00 p.m. HB 1498, repealing the prohibition on certain gambling.
