First Year of
the 161st General Court
Calendar and
Journal of the 2009 Session
Contains: Amendments to House Rules, Reports and Amendments for February 4, Hearings, Meetings, Notices and House Emergency Notification System
HOUSE CALENDAR
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE:
The House will next meet on Wednesday, February 4th at 10:00 a.m. The House will not meet on Wednesday, February 11th, but will meet in joint session with the Senate on Thursday, February 12th for the Governor’s budget address.
The House will also meet on Wednesday, February 18th and on Wednesdays throughout March.
In order to conserve in-state travel funds, it would be helpful
if members would limit the number of times they come to
Terie Norelli, Speaker
NOTICE
Immediately following the State
House ceremonies celebrating the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial on February 12, legislators, staff and guests are invited to the New Hampshire
Historical Society's library at
Reps. Janet Wall and David A.
Welch
NOTICE
There will be a Democratic Caucus on Wednesday, February 4 at 9:00 a.m. in Representatives Hall.
Rep. Mary Jane Wallner, Majority Leader
NOTICE
There will be a Republican Caucus on Tuesday, February 3 at 3:30 p.m. in Representatives Hall and on Wednesday, February 4 at 8:30 a.m. in Rooms 305-307, LOB.
Rep. Sherman A. Packard,
Republican Leader
NOTICE
The Calendar will close at
3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays for scheduling and notices. It
closes at 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays for Committee Reports. Members and staff who need to schedule
meetings should make arrangements with the Clerk’s Office for room
availability/assignment and publication of meeting notices.
Karen O. Wadsworth, Clerk of the House
Amendment to House Rules
Proposed by the Rules Committee
Amend Rule 4 to read as follows:
The Speaker shall refer all bills, resolutions, memorials, (petitions,) accounts, and other matters coming before the House to the appropriate committees, unless otherwise ordered by the House. The Speaker may refer the same jointly to two committees or to a special committee. The Speaker shall refer a petition to a committee only if the petition involves the election or qualifications of a member to serve in the House.
Amend Rule 18 to read as follows:
Before any petition is received and read, the substance of
the petition shall be in concise form, and the name of the (person) member presenting it shall be recorded on the petition. The Speaker shall state the substance of the
petition in summary. The petition shall be entered in the House
Journal by title only and the full petition shall be placed on file with the
Clerk.
Amend Rule 22 to read as follows:
There shall be three forms of deciding the question: voice vote, division vote, roll call vote. No member shall vote in any case (when) if the member (was) is not present when the question (was) is put.
Amend Rule 22(c) to read as follows:
A roll call shall be taken when a member moves for a roll
call vote and that motion is seconded by 10 other members. The member requesting the roll call vote and
the 10 members who second the motion shall notify the Clerk in writing or shall
rise from their seats or otherwise be recognized by the Speaker. Whenever
a roll call vote is requested and properly seconded, members shall enter the
chamber to take their seats and the question shall then be put to the House.
Amend the first deadline in Rule 64 to read as follows:
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Friday, January 9, 2009, noon |
Last day to sign-off House LSRs, including requests for petitions other
than petitions involving the election or qualifications of a member to serve
in the House |
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Amend Rule 109(a) to read as follows:
The permanent records of the committee shall include a file of the public record on each bill or
resolution received by the committee.
The (file) public record on each bill or
resolution shall include minutes of all committee and subcommittee meetings, a
copy of the original document, a copy of committee amendments proposed by a
member, whether adopted or not, and the disposition thereof; a copy of any
fiscal note, actuarial note or notice attached to a bill or resolution at the
time of committee consideration; all prepared statements which have been filed
with the committee (chairman) by
members or interested parties. Only paper copies of letters, statements or
other documents delivered by a member or other interested party to the
committee chair, vice chair or committee clerk in hand or by US or commercial
mail shall constitute a filing with the committee and made part of the public
record.
Floor Amendment to House
Rules
Proposed by Rep. Andy R. Peterson
Amend Rule 44. (a) as follows:
All bills in the possession of committees shall be reported out by the date specified in Rule 64 with one of the following recommendations: Ought to Pass, Ought to Pass with Amendment, Re-refer to Committee, Inexpedient to Legislate, Refer for Interim Study, or Recommended but to be Laid Upon the Table Because of Funding. (All bills retained by a vote of the committee for action in the second year session shall be included on a list provided to the House Clerk on or prior to the deadlines specified in Rule 64). Re-refer to Committee shall be a committee report only in the first-year session; Refer for Interim Study shall be a committee report only in the second-year session. The Committee, as its Interim Study final report, shall submit its findings and any recommendations.
Amend Rule 44. (c) as follows:
All bills (retained in committee for action) re-referred to committee shall be acted on during the second-year session.
FLOOR AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RULES
Proposed by Reps. William O’Brien, Ingbretson and Mead
Amend Rule 28 as follows:
The membership on all standing committees of the House shall
be divided between the two major political parties in the same proportion that
the House membership of the majority party bears to the House membership of the
minority party. No member shall serve on
more than two standing policy committees; membership on the Rules Committee
shall not be included for purposes of the calculation. The appointments to committees for the
majority party shall be made by the Speaker and appointments to committees for
the minority party shall be made by the Speaker with the advice of the duly
appointed minority party leader.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this rule, the Speaker and the
minority party leader may agree on a different proportion for the membership of
any particular committee (.) except as
follows: Effective with the 2010 legislative session, the membership of each
political party on standing committees shall be limited to no more than 30% of
members whose present or prior paid professions, trades, commercial or
non-profit activities fall within the duties assigned to that committee.
Floor Amendment to House Rules
Proposed by Rep. Fran Wendelboe
Amend Rule 22(b) as follows:
A division vote shall be taken if the Speaker doubts the voice vote or if a member calls for a division vote. Whenever a division vote is requested, members shall enter the chamber to take their seats and the question shall then be put to the House. When a division of the House is taken, the Speaker may appoint a teller for each seating division of the House, who shall report to the Chair the state of the vote.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
CONSENT CALENDAR
education
HB 74, relative to student membership on a
school board. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. Ralph G
Boehm for Education: This is enabling
legislation for school boards to determine student representation to the school
boards. Current law is restrictive as to
number and how multiple high schools are treated. Vote 18-0.
HB 169, relative to the counting of charter
school pupils in the definition of average daily membership in residence. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. Nancy F
Stiles for Education: It is important to
have a count of all public school students by the district in which they reside
because some programming and services provided are done so in accordance with
the residential district of the student while others are based on where the
student attends school. RSA 189:1-d, is
simply a definition section of statute.
Student count allocation for funding appropriation needs to be
identified in the relevant funding statutes.
The Attorney General’s office has determined there is no double counting
of students. Vote 18-0.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND
ADMINISTRATION
HB 36, relative to the purchase of
information technology by state agencies. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. Maurice
L Pilotte for Executive Departments and Administration: This bill required
approval of the chief information officer for any information
technology-related purchases in excess of $500.00. This same provision was adopted in 2008
session and signed by the governor on May 28, 2008, (Chapter 69). Concurrently, SB 94 changing the bureau of
information technology (attached to the governor’s office) to the department of
information technology was working its way through the legislature. It was adopted and signed by the governor on
July 7, 2008 (Chapter 335). The problem
was that the adoption of Chapter 335 deleted all the provisions of Chapter
69. This bill re-instates the
requirement and will ensure that software and software licenses will be
compatible with the system. Vote
19-0.
HB 80, requiring one member of the pharmacy
board to be a hospital pharmacist. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. Patricia
M McMahon for Executive Departments and Administration: This bill ensures that one of the five
pharmacists on the board of pharmacy is a hospital pharmacist. It also limits terms on the Board to no more
than 10 consecutive years. The committee believes that a hospital pharmacist
will bring an important perspective to the board as they are involved with
physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals who manage the
complexity of in-patient care. Currently
the board consists of five members that represent retail pharmacies (three
"independent" and two "chain") plus one public member. Vote 19-0.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND
ELDERLY AFFAIRS
HB
85-FN-A, establishing the women, infants and children program fund. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep.
Barbara C French for Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs: This bill creates a
non-lapsing fund for rebates based on negotiated agreements from infant formula
and food companies received by the New Hampshire Women, Infants and Children
Program (WIC). This non-lapsing fund
will help bring the New Hampshire WIC Program into compliance with federal
regulations while remaining in step with appropriate business and accounting
procedures required by the state of
HB 249, relative to hospital rules for
paramedics. INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.
Rep. Rich T
DiPentima for Health, Human Services and
Elderly Affairs: This bill prohibits
hospitals from establishing their own rules to influence treatment protocols
for paramedics and other emergency medical personnel. The committee believes that this law is
unnecessary since appropriate state protocols already exist to manage this
issue. Such a law would be duplicative
and possibly add confusion to a system that is already working well and has
proper control systems in place. Vote 15-0.
MUNICIPAL AND
HB 44, relative to the use of alternates by
local land use boards. OUGHT TO PASS
WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. Larry
Brown for Municipal and
HB 88, prohibiting filing with the registry
of deeds a document that includes an individual's armed forces service number. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. Robert D
Lewis for Municipal and
HB 96, correcting certain references
relating to municipal growth management. OUGHT TO PASS.
Rep. Larry
Brown for Municipal and
HB 106, relative to penalties for land use
violations. OUGHT TO PASS WITH
AMENDMENT.
Rep. James M
Sullivan for Municipal and
HB114, relative to meetings in official
ballot towns. INEXPEDIENT TO
LEGISLATE.
Rep. Betsey L
Patten for Municipal and
HB 115, relative to licenses for the
operation of motor vehicle recycling yards and junk yards. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. Jessie L
Osborne for Municipal and
HB 141, authorizing towns and cities to
accept any form of electronic payment. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. Larry
Brown for Municipal and
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
HB 137, relative to the establishment of highway tolls. INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.
Rep. Maureen R Mann for Public Works and Highways: The committee feels that, while the bill is
well intentioned, the current system wherein the Governor and Council set the
toll works well. The committee
unanimously opposes the legislature setting the tolls at this time. Vote 17-0.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
REGULAR CALENDAR
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND
ADMINISTRATION
HB
77, relative to
continuing education requirements for licensed architects. MAJORITY:
OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
MINORITY: INEXPEDIENT TO
LEGISLATE.
Rep. Ken
Hawkins for the Majority of
Executive Departments and Administration: Currently,
Rep. Calvin D
Pratt for the Minority of Executive
Departments and Administration: This
bill represents regulation that is simply unnecessary for the people's safety
or the profession's already high competitive standards. In the present economic
climate, we should not rush to add to any profession's business costs without
need. If the present system works, why apply this arbitrary alteration?
FINANCE
HB
30-FN-A-L, requiring
operating budget reductions for fiscal year 2009. OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT.
Rep. Robert A
Foose for Finance: This bill is one more
step taken by the legislative and executive branches to ensure that the state
ends the current fiscal year with a balanced budget. There are eight sections to the bill which
total $16,250,360 savings to the general fund.
Section 1 requires the Judicial Branch to reduce its spending by an
additional $441,000 this year. Section 2
requires that the Legislative Branch reduce its spending by an additional
$700,000 this year. Section 3 requires
that the New Hampshire Retirement System reduce this year’s state appropriation
by $1,500,000. This corrects the initial
appropriation so that it is in line with the actual state obligation. Section 4 reduces the amount of general funds
to be transferred to the highway fund this year from $6,750,000 to $1,750,000. Section 5 transfers funds from the following
designated accounts or funds to the general fund in the following amounts: Police Standards and Training Council Fund -
$2 million; Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services Fund -
$2 million; Reflectorized Plate Inventory Fund - $700,000; Educational
Credentialing Fund - $1 million; Radiation User and Laboratory Fees Fund -
$500,000; and Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Fund - $400,000.
Section 6
puts into
Sections 7
& 8 remove authorization for the Department of Health and Human Services to
spend $500,000 on the Immunodeficiency Virus Protection program. Section 9 transfers positions in the
Department of Administrative Services from the general fund to the self funded
employee and retiree health benefit program for a savings to the general fund
of $509,360. Vote 25-0.
HB 122-FN, relative to funding sources for the
commission on the status of women. INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.
Rep. Benjamin
C Baroody for Finance: This bill
prohibits the appropriation of state funds to the Commission on the Status of
Women. The committee will consider this
action as part of the upcoming biennial budget process consistent with the committee’s usual practice concerning bills
addressing spending that come to the committee in a budget year. Vote 22-3.
HOUSE DEADLINES
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
Last day to report House bills going to a second committee |
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Thursday, March 5, 2009 |
Last day to act on House bills going to a second committee |
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
Last day to report all House bills not in a second committee, except budgets |
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 |
Last day to act on all House bills not in a second committee, except budgets |
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Thursday, April 2, 2009 |
Last day to report all remaining House billsLast day to report list of retained House bills |
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Thursday, April 9, 2009 |
Last day to act on House bills: CROSSOVER |
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Thursday, April 30, 2009 |
Last day to report Senate bills going to a second committee |
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Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
Last day to act on Senate bills going to a second committee |
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
Last day to report all remaining Senate billsLast day to report list of retained Senate bills |
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Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
Last day to act on Senate bills |
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
Last day to form Committees of Conference |
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
Last day to sign Committee of Conference reports |
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
Last day to act on Committee of Conference reports |
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
monday, february 2
ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD (RSA 21-J:14-a), Department of
Revenue Administration Training Room, 109 Pleasant Street (Medical and Surgical
Building),
9:30 a.m. Regular meeting.
CITIZENS TRADE POLICY COMMISSION (RSA 19-L), Room 103, State House
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY (HB 1422, Chapter 219:1, Laws of 2008), Room 205, LOB
3:15 p.m. Regular meeting.
COMMISSION TO STUDY ISSUES RELATIVE TO GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS (SB 155, Chapter 305:1, Laws of 2003), Room 100, State House
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ISSUE OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT(HB 1295, Chapter 71:1, Laws of 2008), Room 305, LOB
1:00 p.m. Regular meeting.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, (RSA 126-A:13), Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
CAPITAL BUDGET OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (RSA 17-J:2), Room 201, LOB
3:00 p.m. Organizational meeting and regular business.
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 165, relative to the number of children in a licensed foster home.
11:00 a.m. HB 139, relative to the determination of parental rights and responsibilities.
1:15 p.m. Informational meeting – The Parliamentary Process and Mason’s Rules.
2:15 p.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 207, relative to modification of parental rights and responsibilities.
2:30 p.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 209, relative to enforcement of parenting plans.
3:00 p.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 327-FN-L, eliminating median family income as a factor in calculating fiscal capacity disparity aid.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 144, relative to title insurance.
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 120-FN-L, relative to the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and multi-family dwellings.
9:35 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 32, relative to insurance for parking lots used to store vehicles owned by charitable organizations, HB 59-L, requiring employers of employees with service dogs to place signs prohibiting animals other than service dogs.
10:30 a.m. Executive session on HB 57, limiting charges against estates for assessing the value of insurance policies and annuities, HB 227-FN, relative to payment for tobacco products purchased by retailers, HB 277-FN, relative to the minimum age for purchasing, possessing, or using tobacco products, HB 120-FN-L, relative to the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and multi-family dwellings, HB 144, relative to title insurance, HB 67, relative to the return of replaced parts by a motor vehicle repair facility, HB 59-L, requiring employers of employees with service dogs to place signs prohibiting animals other than service dogs, HB 32, relative to insurance for parking lots used to store vehicles owned by charitable organizations, HB 254, establishing a commission to study the effects of inflation on New Hampshire and possible remedies, HB 264, relative to the use of New Hampshire talent in state promotional initiatives, HB 270, relative to sale of human remains, HB 119, establishing a commission to consider the feasibility of adopting the Atlantic Daylight Savings Plan.
1:15 p.m. HB 330, relative to life, accident, and health insurance.
1:45 p.m. HB 507-FN, relative to taxes, fees, and credits under the insurance laws.
2:15 p.m. HB 61-FN, relative to family leave insurance.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 78, relative to the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council.
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 220, relative to civil proceedings for forfeiture of animals.
10:00 a.m. Continued public hearing on HB 214, establishing a commission to study health care services in correctional facilities and relative to regulation of prescription medication interruptions by corrections staff and access to inmates by medical, mental health, and social services providers.
10:30 a.m. HB 601-FN, relative to claims for compensation from the victims' assistance fund.
11:00 a.m. HB 611-FN, relative to suspension of a driver's license for gasoline theft.
11:30 a.m. HB 637-FN, relative to bail agents and recovery agents.
1:30 p.m. HB 647-FN, relative to motor vehicle fines and violations.
2:00 p.m. HB 653-FN, relative to service animals.
2:30 p.m. HB 555-FN, decriminalizing possession of one ounce or less of marijuana.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 441-FN, relative to CART providers and sign language interpreters.
10:00 a.m. HB 154, relative to truancy.
11:00 a.m. HB
317, relative to conditional approval of nonpublic schools, residency
requirements for grants under the
1:00 p.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 140-FN, making charter schools eligible for grants for leased space.
2:00 p.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 136-FN, relative to the procedure for withdrawing from a cooperative school district.
3:00 p.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 327-FN-L, eliminating median family income as a factor in calculating fiscal capacity disparity aid.
ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 626-FN, requiring valid photo identification to vote in person.
10:00 a.m. HB 292, relative to financial disclosures, lobbyist registrations and statements, prohibited gifts, executive branch volunteers, reports of political advertising, and permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.
10:30 a.m. HB 341, relative to the date selected for the presidential primary election.
11:00 a.m. HB 386, relative to challenges of voters.
11:30 a.m. HB 387, relative to observation of voter registration.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on CACR 4, relating to elections. Providing that certain persons may vote in primaries prior to turning 18 years of age, HB 35, eliminating the office of vice-president from the presidential primary ballot, HB 105, relative to voting machines for the counting of ballots, HB 153, relative to processing of absentee ballots, HB 175, establishing a committee to study political advertising on public property, HB 258, relative to undeclared voters at primary elections, HB 265, relative to proving qualifications to vote, HB 267, relative to the definition of "election." HB 276-FN, relative to challenges of voters, HB 432-FN, relative to penalties for telephone harassment involving a number used to facilitate transportation of voters or otherwise to support voting or registering to vote.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, Room 104, LOB (Please note room change.)
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 42-FN, allowing the state veterinarian to employ a meat inspection services administrator.
10:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 83, relative to ownership of milk.
10:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 49, relative to stop and haul charges for milk.
11:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 247, relative to the assistance of the state veterinarian with the investigation and enforcement of animal abuse laws.
11:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 48, establishing a committee on agriculture in the classroom.
12:00 p.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 63, relative to the use of the term "farmers' markets" in corporation names.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 39-FN, relative to the authority of the state board for the licensing and regulation of plumbers, HB40, requiring sanctions against hospitals for failing to report infection rates, HB 98, relative to reinstatement of lapsed licenses of speech-language pathologists.
10:15 a.m. HB 420-FN, relative to the determination of gainful occupation for a group II member receiving an accidental disability retirement allowance from the retirement system.
11:00 a.m. HB 401-FN, relative to the membership of the retirement system board of trustees.
1:00 p.m. HB 121-FN, relative to regulating residential building and remodeling contractors and subcontractors.
1:45 p.m. HB 599-FN, relative to reclassification of the position of forensic toxicologist in the department of safety.
2:30 p.m. HB 598-FN, relative to the regulation of auctioneers by the state board of auctioneers.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 649-FN, relative to the governor's authority to expend funds for heating assistance.
1:30 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 365, relative to the state loan repayment program for health professionals, HB 369, establishing a spending cap on state budget requests, HB 440-FN, repealing the state's authority to bond school building aid costs, HB 444-FN-A, relative to reproducing the 1792 New Hampshire constitution and making an appropriation therefor, HB 508, relative to the county-state finance commission, HB 433-FN-A, making an appropriation to fund the reporting of hospital infections by the department of health and human services.
2:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 365, relative to the state loan repayment program for health professionals, HB 369, establishing a spending cap on state budget requests, HB 440-FN, repealing the state's authority to bond school building aid costs, HB 444-FN-A, relative to reproducing the 1792 New Hampshire constitution and making an appropriation therefor, HB 508, relative to the county-state finance commission.
FINANCE – (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FINANCE – (DIVISION II), Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FINANCE – (DIVISION III), Room 209, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 226-FN, relative to the lead paint poisoning law.
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 69, relative to submission of health care data, HB 113, extending the moratorium on nursing home beds, HB 126-FN, relative to the voluntary certification of health officers by a health officer credentialing board, HB 208-FN, directing the university of New Hampshire to study the health needs of certain counties, HB 234, establishing a committee to study the certificate of need process, HB 251, relative to the state registry of founded reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults, HB 288, requiring nutritionally balanced meals in congregate housing, HB 318, relative to the "Nursing Home Residents Bill of Rights", HB 324, establishing a commission to study recycling of unused controlled drugs in long-term care facilities.
11:00 a.m. HB 493, adopting the uniform emergency volunteer health practitioners act.
1:00 p.m. HB 422-FN, relative to retail health clinics.
2:00 p.m. HB 565-FN, relative to the pertussis vaccine for newborns.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
9:55 a.m. Continued public hearing on HB 217, relative to gender neutral references in court documents.
10:00 a.m. HB 104, repealing the law authorizing the supreme court to establish a business and commercial dispute docket in the superior court.
10:30 a.m. CACR 7, relating to judges. Providing that judges be elected for a specified term.
11:00 a.m. HB
447-FN, requiring the continuation of the appointment of marital
masters by election and requiring marital masters to be
11:30 a.m. HB
358-FN, relative to the district court assignment for the towns of
1:30 p.m. HB 260, relative to quieting title in certain trust circumstances.
2:00 p.m. HB 261, relative to the conveyance of real property to or from trusts.
2:30 p.m. HB 374, limiting the filing of petitions for trust accountings.
LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Room 307, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 343, relative to payroll deductions.
10:30 a.m. HB 411, relative to the safety of retirement accounts.
11:00 a.m. HB 662-FN, relative to paid sick leave for employees.
1:00 p.m. HB 663-FN, relative to working families' flexibility.
2:30 p.m. HB 146-FN-L, relative to the minimum wage.
LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION, Room 104, LOB
3:00 p.m. HB 280-FN, requiring documents offered or disseminated by lobbyists to show the employer's written authorization.
3:15 p.m. HB 128, relative to the enrollment of bills and their presentation by the secretary of state.
3:30 p.m. HB 245, extending study committees and commissions.
3:45 p.m. HB 360, relative to members of the general court participating in the state group health insurance plan.
LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES, Room 303, LOB
11:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 246, relative to encouraging discretionary preservation easements for historic structures.
Room 100, State
House (Please note room change.)
1:00 p.m. HB 461-FN-A, establishing a state-owned casino to provide funds for public education.
2:00 p.m. HB 593-FN-A, authorizing the licensing and construction of destination resorts with gaming facilities including table gaming and video lottery machines, and authorizing gaming facilities at existing pari-mutuel licensees, including table gaming and video machines.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 257, relative to warrant articles at official ballot meetings.
10:30 a.m. HB 377, relative to extending certain dates for town budget preparation.
11:00 a.m. HB 308, allowing a town budget committee to establish an alternative date for its public hearing.
11:30 a.m. HB 361, relative to the default budget in certain towns.
1:00 p.m. HB 326, relative to certain municipal revolving funds.
1:30 p.m. HB 290, authorizing fluvial erosion hazard zoning.
2:00 p.m. HB 320-L, relative to agreements between central business service districts and municipalities for infrastructure improvements.
2:30 p.m. HB
319, revising the charter of the union
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
10:30 a.m. Executive session on HB 284-FN, increasing the contract amount that triggers the bond requirement on public projects, HB 403, clarifying the intent of a transfer of general funds to the highway fund, HB 437, relative to the operation of the Chesterfield welcome and information center, HB 450, relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement program, HB 460, relative to the system of visitor centers.
11:30 a.m. HB 511-FN, relative to a corridor study of Route 33.
1:00 p.m. Informational meeting on stimulus package by Department of Transportation.
2:00 p.m. Informational meeting on stimulus package by Department of Environmental Services.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 443, relative to underground storage facility operator training.
10:15 a.m. HB 355-FN-A, relative to oil fund disbursement board authority and fees for oil discharge cleanup.
11:00 a.m. Presentation by Department of Environmental Services – Jody Connor.
1:00 p.m. HB
469-FN-A-L, relative to acquisition by the state of 2 parcels of land
in
2:00 p.m. Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) Performance Audit.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
9:00 a.m. Full committee work session on HB 213-FN, requiring the bureau of emergency communications to develop and maintain a statewide emergency notification system.
10:00 a.m. Public hearing on a proposed amendment to HB 55, relative to the definition of "bulk power supply facilities." Copies of the proposed amendment are available in the Sergeant-at-Arms office. The proposed amendment restructures the Site Evaluation Committee statute.
1:00 p.m. Presentation by the Department of Environmental Services on RPS and RGGI.
2:30 p.m. HB 643-FN, extending the enhanced 911 system surcharge to voice over internet protocol providers and prepaid wireless telecommunications services.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 203, LOB
9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 95, relative to motorcycle equipment and noise levels.
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 215, making technical corrections to certain OHRV and snowmobile laws, HB 54, requiring vehicle impoundment for driving after revocation or suspension.
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 54, requiring vehicle impoundment for driving after revocation or suspension, HB 68, relative to commercial driver licenses when the license holder fails a drug or alcohol test, HB 76, establishing a permanent commission to study recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board, HB 95, relative to motorcycle equipment and noise levels, HB 99, relative to supervised driving time by persons completing driver education.
11:30 a.m. HB 294, prohibiting writing a text message while driving.
1:00 p.m. HB 383, relative to passenger restraints.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 457-FN-A, increasing the standard exemption under the interest and dividends tax.
10:15 a.m. HB 241-FN-A, increasing the interest and dividends tax exemption for income-eligible persons 65 years of age or older.
10:30 a.m. HB 378-FN-A, relative to fees for detoxification and methadone maintenance programs.
11:00 a.m. HB 516-FN, abolishing fees for nondriver's picture identification cards.
11:15 a.m. HB 412-FN-A, relative to the research and development tax credit.
1:00 p.m. HB 435-FN-A, relative to sales of tobacco products in state liquor stores and reducing the rate of the tobacco tax.
1:30 p.m. HB 472-FN-A, establishing a tax on the sale of permissible fireworks.
2:00 p.m. HB
426-FN-A-L, establishing the
3:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 51-FN-A, reestablishing the initial monthly gross charge exemption to the communications services tax, HB 221-FN-A, requiring a discount to wholesalers on cash purchases of tobacco tax stamps.
wednesday, february 4
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (RSA 282-A:128),
NH Employment Security,
9:00 a.m. Rescheduled regular meeting.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
1:30 p.m. HB 602-FN-A, relative to costs associated with cashing payroll checks.
2:00 p.m. HB 610-FN, relative to consumer protection from certain practices of mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators and implementing the S.A.F.E. mortgage licensing act.
2:30 p.m. HB 431-FN, requiring certain engine coolants and antifreeze to include an aversive agent so that they are rendered unpalatable.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 521-FN, relative to funding for students eligible for the free and reduced-price meal program.
2:00 p.m. HB 547-FN-L, relative to distributions of adequate education aid.
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(RSA 186-C:3-b), Department of Education, Londergan Hall, Room 15, 101 Pleasant
St.,
4:00 p.m. Regular meeting.
ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 292, relative to financial disclosures, lobbyist registrations and statements, prohibited gifts, executive branch volunteers, reports of political advertising, and permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions, HB 323, changing the name of the ballot law commission to the elections and ballot law commission, increasing the membership of the commission, and requiring the commission to propose redistricting plans, HB 340, relative to polling places, HB 341, relative to the date selected for the presidential primary election, HB 386, relative to challenges of voters, HB 387, relative to observation of voter registration, HB 626-FN, requiring valid photo identification to vote in person.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, Room 307, LOB (Please note room change.)
1:30 p.m. HB 347, relative to use of weights and measurements at farmers markets.
2:00 p.m. HB 635, relative to raw milk yogurt.
3:30 p.m. HB 652-FN, relative to the impact of demolition and construction projects on the environment.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
2:00 p.m. Or one hour after session executive session on HB 190-FN, relative to fees for dental hygienists, HB 40, requiring sanctions against hospitals for failing to report infection rates, HB 282-FN-A, relative to compensation for the medical/vision advisory board and making an appropriation therefor, HB 129, establishing a committee to study the incorporation of electronic filing procedures under the administrative procedures act, HB 233, relative to the membership of the board of medicine, HB 476-FN, relative to modifying the quorum requirement and filing fees for the board of tax and land appeals, HB 168, relative to disposition of electricians' fees, HB 172, allowing naturopathic doctors to dispense prescription drugs.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 589-FN, relative to regulating the resomation of human remains.
2:30 p.m. HB 486-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.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
1:00 p.m. Or immediately following the House session, HB 563-FN-A, establishing a fund to provide loans to allow low and moderate income plaintiffs to retain expert witnesses in civil cases and making an appropriation therefor.
1:30 p.m. HB 609-FN-A, establishing a judicial branch information technology fund.
2:00 p.m. HB 682-FN, relative to court security and court security officers.
LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION, Room 104, LOB
3:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 280-FN, requiring documents offered or disseminated by lobbyists to show the employer's written authorization, HB 128, relative to the enrollment of bills and their presentation by the secretary of state, HB 245, extending study committees and commissions, HB 360, relative to members of the general court participating in the state group health insurance plan.
LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES, Room 303, LOB
1:15 p.m. Or one hour after session executive session on CACR 5, relating to funding for education. Providing that revenue from lotteries and games of chance may only be used for educational purposes, HB 246, relative to encouraging discretionary preservation easements for historic structures, HB 427-FN-A-L, relative to equine licenses, HB 428-FN, relative to discounts on wine purchased from the liquor commission, HB 454-FN, relative to a lottery ticket to benefit homeless veterans' programs, HB 455-FN, relative to a lottery ticket to benefit the state veterans council.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 239-L, relative to establishing a municipal bond rescission process, HB 86, allowing municipalities to impose administrative fines for violations of ordinances, HB 92, requiring municipalities to establish volunteer civilian police review boards, HB 94, establishing a commission to study workforce housing issues, HB 183, relative to removing supervisors of the checklist, HB 210, relative to public access to minutes of local land use boards, HB 189, enabling municipalities to establish energy commissions, HB 262, relative to recording development restrictions, HB 60, relative to large groundwater withdrawals.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
1:00 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 55, relative to the definition of "bulk power supply facilities."
2:00 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 213-FN, requiring the bureau of emergency communications to develop and maintain a statewide emergency notification system.
TRANSPORTATION, Room 203, LOB
2:00 p.m. HB 528-FN, establishing a restricted driver's license for work-related transportation.
2:30 p.m. HB 571-FN, relative to limited driving privileges for certain persons whose licenses have been revoked or suspended and relative to DWI convictions.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 313-FN, relative to the assignment of right of child support enforcement.
10:45 a.m. HB 342, establishing a commission to study the juvenile court diversion law.
11:15 a.m. HB 409, relative to identification required for participation in youth recreation programs.
COMMITTEE TO STUDY EXOTIC AQUATIC WEEDS AND SPECIES (RSA 487:30), Room 104, LOB
3:00 p.m. Regular meeting
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:30 a.m. HB 564-FN, relative to wheelchair van accessible parking spaces.
11:00 a.m. HB 392-FN, establishing a cigar bar liquor license.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 363, eliminating requirements for additional breath tests for blood alcohol content.
10:30 a.m. HB 491, relative to consumption of alcohol following a motor vehicle accident.
11:00 a.m. HB 575-FN, prohibiting driving with any amount of certain controlled drugs or metabolites in the blood or urine.
11:30 a.m. HB 586-FN, relative to the presence of a law enforcement officer at an administrative license suspension hearing.
1:30 p.m. HB 523-FN, requiring DNA testing of all persons convicted of a felony.
2:30 p.m. HB 582-FN, relative to DNA testing of sexual offenders.
EDUCATION, Rooms 205-207, LOB
9:00 a.. Subcommittee work session on HB 441-FN, relative to CART providers and sign language interpreters.
10:00 a.m. CACR 2, relating to funding of public education. Providing that the legislature shall define standards for education, determine the level of state funding thereof, establish standards of accountability, and allocate state funds in a manner that mitigates disparities in educational opportunity and fiscal capacity, provided that a reasonable share of state funds shall be distributed on a per pupil basis.
11:00 a.m. CACR 3, relating to public schools. Providing that it shall be the duty of the legislature to encourage the interest of literature and the sciences and all seminaries and public schools.
11:30 a.m. CACR
8, relating to public education.
Providing that the recognition of local control of education in the
Room 302, LOB
(Please note room change.)
1:30 p.m. HB 689-FN-A-L, directing aid to isolated small schools.
2:00 p.m. HB 688, relative to the chartered public school approval process and relative to open enrollment schools.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, Room 308, LOB
9:00 a.m. HB 345-FN, allowing physical therapists to practice on animals.
9:30 a.m. HB 148, relative to the sale and vaccination of animals.
10:00 a.m. HB 399-FN-A, relative to industrial hemp and establishing an industrial hemp special program fund.
1:00 p.m. HB 424-FN-A, relative to the land use change tax.
1:30 p.m. HB 423-FN-A-L, relative to solid waste permits.
2:00 p.m. HB 338, relative to definitions of electronic waste.
2:30 p.m. HB 385, relative to placement of personal wireless service facilities on land in current use.
2:45 p.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 283-FN, establishing a solid waste management fund and assessing a beverage container fee.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
8:45 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 174-FN, establishing a performance measurement system for state agencies, HB 268, relative to transfers from the judicial branch to the executive or legislative branches of state government.
9:30 a.m. HB 339, ratifying changes to the state building code adopted by the state building code review board and revising the definition of the state building code.
10:00 a.m. HB 590-FN, relative to the retirement age for group II members.
11:00 a.m. HB
632-FN, relative to including fully certified police officers of the
1:00 p.m. HB 223-FN-L, establishing a moratorium on the implementation of the retirement system employer assessments for excess benefits.
2:00 p.m. HB
514, establishing a
2:45 p.m. HB 532-FN, excluding extra or special duty pay from earnable compensation in the retirement system.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
1:00 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 649-FN, relative to the governor's authority to expend funds for heating assistance.
1:15 p.m. Executive session on HB 649-FN, relative to the governor's authority to expend funds for heating assistance.
FINANCE – (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FINANCE – (DIVISION II), Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FINANCE – (DIVISION III), Room 209, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FISH AND GAME AND MARINE RESOURCES, Room 307, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 549, relative to the taking of snapping turtles.
10:45 a.m. HB 545-FN, relative to the wildlife damage control program in the fish and game department.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 182, relative to fish and game department authorization to administer programs involving federal aid, and relative to biennial reports of the department, HB 451, authorizing a transaction fee for license agents electronically issuing fish and game licenses, HB 41, allowing the executive director of fish and game to donate certain hunting and fishing permits to the wildlife heritage foundation of New Hampshire, HB 466-FN-A, establishing a safari fee on owners of big game hunting preserves, HB 407-FN, establishing a lobster and crab landing license, and increasing the fee for the nonresident commercial salt water license.
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Rooms 205-207, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 64-FN, relative to responsibility for public medical assistance.
2:30 p.m. HB 400-FN-A, relative to Medicaid reimbursement rates for personal care attendants and personal care services providers and making an appropriation therefor.
JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB
147, prohibiting the recognition as civil unions of marriages between
persons of the same sex contracted outside of
11:00 a.m. HB 453, establishing that marriage between one man and one woman shall be the only legal domestic union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.
Rooms 206-208, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 436-FN-L, relative to civil marriage and civil unions.
2:00 p.m. HB 415, adding certain terms regarding non-discrimination to the laws.
LOCAL AND REGULATED REVENUES, Room 303, LOB
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 212, relative to the assessment of certain impact fees by municipalities.
10:00 a.m. HB 588-FN, relative to lowering the legal drinking age.
10:30 a.m. HB 553-FN, relative to hours of operation of state liquor stores.
10:45 a.m. HB 429-FN, relative to cider.
11:00 a.m. HB 421-FN, establishing an oversight committee to monitor liquor enforcement.
1:15 p.m. HB 654-FN, relative to the dam maintenance revolving fund and tax abatements for dam owners.
1:45 p.m. HB 484, relative to the definition of charitable organizations for raffles and games of chance.
2:00 p.m. HB 666-FN, relative to unlawful gambling.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 445-FN-L, relative to local control of the siting of detoxification and methadone maintenance program facilities.
10:45 a.m. HB 489, requiring student membership on school boards.
11:15 a.m. HB 534, relative to the selection of members of zoning boards of adjustment.
1:00 p.m. HB 446, defining "unnecessary hardship" for purposes of zoning variances.
2:00 p.m. Continued executive session as needed from February 4.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
10:30 a.m. Executive session on HB 56-FN, renaming a bridge to honor U. S. Navy Seal Daniel Healy, HB 185-FN, relative to the installation of sound barriers along a certain segment of the F.E. Everett turnpike in the town of Merrimack, HB 192, relative to a replica monument of the Old Man of the Mountain.
11:15 a.m. HB
494-FN-A, appropriating funds for construction of public facilities at
1:00 p.m. HB 551-FN-A, making an appropriation
for the painting of the arch bridge across the Connecticut River in
1:30 p.m. HB 608-FN, establishing a committee to oversee the design and construction of a public works employee memorial for public works employees who died in the course of performing public duties.
2:00 p.m. HB 687-FN-A, establishing a radiological emergency evacuation infrastructure program.
2:30 p.m. HB 603-FN-A, relative to the construction of an Old Man of the Mountain monument on the shore of Profile Lake and making an appropriation therefor.
RESOURCES, RECREATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Room 305, LOB
9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 205-FN-A, relative to certain boating fees.
10:30 a.m. HB 503-FN, relative to the state's authority to lease submerged land.
1:00 p.m. HB 537-FN, relative to penalties for oil spills.
1:30 p.m. HB 566-FN, relative to the regulation of backflow protection technicians.
2:00 p.m. HB 490-FN-A-L, establishing a shorefront maintenance fee.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
9:00 a.m. Full committee work session on HB 117, repealing the gas utility restructuring oversight committee.
10:00 a.m. HB 61, relative to a definition of "sustainable energy."
10:45 a.m. HB 229, clarifying the eligibility requirements for class IV renewable energy generating facilities.
1:00 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 55, relative to the definition of "bulk power supply facilities."
2:00 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 213-FN, requiring the bureau of emergency communications to develop and maintain a statewide emergency notification system.
STATE FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 203, LOB
9:00 a.m. HB 90-FN, relative to the employment of veterans on Veterans' Day.
9:30 a.m. HCR
1, urging congress to withdraw the
10:00 a.m. HCR 3, recommending a statement of principles on international trade.
10:30 a.m. HCR 4, supporting the Basel Convention on the international shipment of hazardous waste.
11:00 a.m. HCR 5, urging Congress to enact a system of voluntary public funding for all federal elections.
1:00 p.m. HCR 6, affirming States' rights based on Jeffersonian principles.
2:00 p.m. HB 295, relative to mental health treatment for members of the armed forces and veterans convicted of crimes.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
9:30 a.m. Full committee work session on Revenue Estimates.
1:00 p.m. Continued full committee work session on Revenue Estimates.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
RIGHT-TO-KNOW OVERSIGHT COMMISSION (RSA 91-A:11), Room 208, LOB
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9
COMMISSION TO PROPOSE A RETIREE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FUNDING MODEL (HB 1645, Chapter 300:13, Laws of 2008), Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
COMMISSION TO STUDY AIR QUALITY ISSUES IN
1:00 p.m. Regular meeting.
INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR WOMEN OFFENDERS (RSA 21-H:14-c), Room 100, State House
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
STATE PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 216-A:3-k),
12:30 p.m. Regular meeting.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB
10:00 a.m. Continued public hearing on HB 195, relative to relocation of a residence of a child.
10:45 a.m. HB 467-FN, relative to the review and adjustment of child support orders.
11:15 a.m. HB 504, relative to the termination of guardianship of a minor.
1:15 p.m. Executive session on HB 38, relative to the minimum amount of child support ordered by the court, HB 79, relative to use of the child support guideline worksheet, HB 116, relative to the membership of the legislative youth advisory council, HB 132, relative to access to case records of the department of health and human services, HB 173, relative to the basis for awarding custody to a stepparent or grandparent, HB 180, creating an exception from the registration requirement for certain nonviolent offenders.
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. Continued public hearing on HB 75, prohibiting the use of information concerning education level to underwrite insurance coverage.
10:30 a.m. HB 244, relative to automobile insurance premiums.
11:00 a.m. HB 366, relative to retail vehicle dealers.
11:30 a.m. HB 350, prohibiting the sale and distribution of household cleaning products containing phosphorus.
1:30 p.m. HB 607-FN, relative to residential pharmaceutical waste.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB
520, establishing a commission to study the death penalty in
11:00 a.m. HB
512, establishing a temporary moratorium on executions and establishing
a commission to study the death penalty in
1:30 p.m. HB 557, requiring the attorney general to request a life sentence instead of the death penalty in certain circumstances.
2:00 p.m. HB 556-FN, repealing the death penalty.
6:00 p.m. Continued public hearing on HB 556-FN, repealing the death penalty.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 332, establishing a commission to study school discipline.
11:00 a.m. HB 509, requiring parental consent for psychological evaluations by school districts.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on CACR 2, relating to funding of public education. Providing that the legislature shall define standards for education, determine the level of state funding thereof, establish standards of accountability, and allocate state funds in a manner that mitigates disparities in educational opportunity and fiscal capacity, provided that a reasonable share of state funds shall be distributed on a per pupil basis, CACR 3, relating to public schools. Providing that: it shall be the duty of the legislature to encourage the interest of literature and the sciences and all seminaries and public schools, HB 140-FN, making charter schools eligible for grants for leased space, HB 225, relative to room and board scholarships for children of firefighters and police officers, HB 327-FN-L, eliminating median family income as a factor in calculating fiscal capacity disparity aid, CACR 8, relating to public education. Providing that the recognition of local control of education in the New Hampshire constitution is reestablished, HB 521-FN, relative to funding for students eligible for the free and reduced-price meal program, HB 547-FN-L, relative to distributions of adequate education aid, HB 688, relative to the chartered public school approval process and relative to open enrollment schools, HB 689-FN-A-L, directing aid to isolated small schools, HB 441-FN, relative to CART providers and sign language interpreters.
ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 669-FN, relative to registering to vote.
10:00 a.m. HB 389, relative to distributing campaign materials at polling places.
10:30 a.m. HB 390, authorizing access to the criminal justice information system for the purpose of enforcing election laws.
11:00 a.m. HB 394-FN, relative to disclosure by candidates of criminal convictions and professional license suspensions.
11:30 a.m. HB 404, relative to the procedure for listing candidates on election ballots.
1:00 p.m. HB 417, relative to electoral college electors.
1:30 p.m. HB 418, relative to presidential primary ballots.
2:00 p.m. HB 439, requiring that the question relative to the necessity for a convention to revise the New Hampshire constitution be presented to the voters in the November 2010 general election.
2:30 p.m. HB 470-FN, relative to the order of names on ballots.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:15 a.m. HB 651-FN, relative to regulation of private investigative agencies and security services.
11:00 a.m. HB 256, relative to the
11:30 a.m. HB 297, relative to the adoption of agency forms and other rules under the administrative procedures act.
1:00 p.m. HB 316, relative to expenditures by boards and commissions for costs of examinations of applicants.
1:45 p.m. HB 617-FN, permitting private employers and others to join the state health insurance program.
FINANCE – (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FINANCE – (DIVISION II), Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FINANCE – (DIVISION III), Room 209, LOB
10:00 a.m. Briefings with LBA.
FISH AND GAME AND MARINE RESOURCES, Room 307, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 526, changing certain references in fish and game laws to river herring.
10:15 a.m. HB 612, relative to the effect of a suspension or revocation of a fish and game license from another jurisdiction.
11:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 545-FN, relative to the wildlife damage control program in the fish and game department, HB 549, relative to the taking of snapping turtles.
1:00 p.m. HB 481-FN-A, establishing a recreational saltwater license for taking finfish in coastal and estuarine waters.
MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Room 301, LOB
1:00 p.m. HB 393-L, authorizing municipalities to publish electronic legal notices.
1:30 p.m. HB 468-FN-L, relative to caps on total billings by the state to the counties for nursing home care.
2:30 p.m. HB 646-FN-L, relative to county and state obligations for costs for nursing care and services, and for court orders for children services.
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
10:15 a.m. Executive session on HB 511-FN, relative to a corridor study of Route 33, HB 494-FN-A, appropriating funds for construction of public facilities at Hampton Beach, HB 551-FN-A, making an appropriation for the painting of the arch bridge across the Connecticut River in Chesterfield, HB 608-FN, establishing a committee to oversee the design and construction of a public works employee memorial for public works employees who died in the course of performing public duties, HB 687-FN-A, establishing a radiological emergency evacuation infrastructure program.
11:15 a.m. HB 570-FN-A, requiring the department of transportation to convey ownership of Skyhaven airport to the Pease development authority.
1:00 p.m. HB 657-FN-LOCAL, relative to the responsibility of the state for the infrastructure of state roads that run through certain towns.
1:30 p.m. HB 671-FN, amending the motorist service signing program to allow the department of transportation to charge a fee for attraction signs.
2:00 p.m. HB 670-FN, relative to the discount rate used in the electronic toll collection for frequent users.
2:30 p.m. HB
391, authorizing the department of transportation to convey a portion
of interstate highways to the bureau of turnpikes, to redefine the eastern
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 375, establishing a committee to study whether renters should be eligible for weatherization programs administered by the office of energy and planning.
11:00 a.m. HB 354, establishing a committee to study local government eligibility for certain funding for energy efficiency improvements.
WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB
10:00 a.m. Full committee work session on Revenue Estimates.
1:00 p.m. HB 540-FN-A, relative to fees for motor vehicle records.
1:15 p.m. HB 533-FN-A, reducing the rates of the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax.
1:30 p.m. HB 679-FN-A, establishing an exemption from the interest and dividends tax for individuals who are 62 years of age or older.
1:45 p.m. HB
562-FN-A, establishing a job creation tax credit for the town of
2:00 p.m. HB 600-FN, relative to dedicated funds maintained by the state treasurer.
2:30 p.m. HB 583-FN-A-L, establishing an income tax to adequately fund public education and relative to employment of teachers.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 330, relative to life, accident, and health insurance, HB 507-FN, relative to taxes, fees, and credits under the insurance laws, HB 661-FN, relative to family leave insurance, HB 602-FN-A, relative to costs associated with cashing payroll checks, HB 610-FN, relative to consumer protection from certain practices of mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, and mortgage loan originators and implementing the S.A.F.E. mortgage licensing act, HB 431-FN, requiring certain engine coolants and antifreeze to include an aversive agent so that they are rendered unpalatable, HB 564-FN, relative to wheelchair van accessible parking spaces, HB 392-FN, establishing a cigar bar liquor license.
1:30 p.m. HB 299, prohibiting banks from requiring blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA samples in order to complete a banking transaction.
2:00 p.m. HB 334-FN, relative to consumer credit.
2:30 p.m. HB 616, relative to banking overdraft fees.
3:00 p.m. HB 618, relative to identification required by banks.
EDUCATION, Room 207, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 527, repealing the coordinated school health committee and relative to health education in kindergarten through grade 12.
10:30 a.m. HB 560, relative to the use of state education funds for extended learning opportunities for certain pupils.
Representatives
Hall
1:00 p.m. HB 368, relative to annual goals in a home education program.
2:00 p.m. HB 367, relative to procedures for evaluation of home schooled students.
ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE, Room 308, LOB
9:00 a.m. HB 675-FN, requiring a refundable deposit on beverage containers.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB
289, relative to the requiring financial and business management
experience for membership on the board of trustees of the
10:45 a.m. HB 335, relative to the state retiree health plan commission.
11:30 a.m. HB 685-FN, relative to medical benefits payment by the retirement system for certain vested deferred group I members.
1:15 p.m. HB 633-FN, relative to eligibility for medical benefits payment by the retirement system for certain group I teacher and political subdivision employee members.
2:00 p.m. HB 641-FN-L, relative to the determination of employer assessments for excess benefits paid by employers in the retirement system.
2:45 p.m. HB
591-FN, relative to the maximum initial retirement benefit for retirees
in the
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB
10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 670-FN, relative to the discount rate used in the electronic toll collection for frequent users, HB 671-FN, amending the motorist service signing program to allow the department of transportation to charge a fee for attraction signs, HB 391, authorizing the department of transportation to convey a portion of interstate highways to the bureau of turnpikes, to redefine the eastern New Hampshire turnpike, and to increase the aggregate amount of bonds the state may issue.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 395, requiring electric utilities to offer a renewable default energy service option.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
2:00 p.m. HB 605, relative to employment of minors by liquor licensees.
2:30 p.m. HB 636-FN, relative to direct shipment of alcoholic beverages.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB
2:15 p.m. Continued executive session on HB 55, relative to the definition of "bulk power supply facilities," HB 117, repealing the gas utility restructuring oversight committee.
STATE FEDERAL RELATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, Room 203, LOB
2:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 90-FN, relative to the employment of veterans on Veterans' Day, HB 295, relative to mental health treatment for members of the armed forces and veterans convicted of crimes, HCR 1, urging congress to withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, HCR 3, recommending a statement of principles on international trade, HCR 4, supporting the Basel Convention on the international shipment of hazardous waste, HCR 5, urging Congress to enact a system of voluntary public funding for all federal elections, HCR 6, affirming States' rights based on Jeffersonian principles.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
11:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BOARD (RSA
125-O:5-a), Public Utilities Commission Office, Room 103,
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
FISCAL COMMITTEE (RSA 14:30-a), Rooms 210-211, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular business.
1:30 p.m. Regular meeting.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 660-FN, relative to the life settlements act.
11:00 a.m. HB 668-FN, relative to a life settlements model act.
1:00 p.m. HB 416, relative to insurance examinations.
1:30 p.m. HB 659-FN, relative to insurance fraud.
2:00 p.m. HB 680, making technical changes in the insurance laws.
ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB
9:30 a.m. HB 506, authorizing absentee voting by election officers.
10:00 a.m. HB 513, relative to the prohibition on voting in more than one state.
10:30 a.m. HB 541, relative to placement and removal of political advertising.
11:00 a.m. HB 548-FN-L, requiring municipalities to have dedicated post office boxes for receipt of absentee ballots.
11:30 a.m. HB 573-FN, relative to absentee voting.
1:00 p.m. HB 614, relative to domicile of students for voting purposes.
1:30 p.m. HB 620, disqualifying certain persons from performing duties as an election official.
2:00 p.m. HB 622, amending the hearing dates of the ballot law commission.
2:30 p.m. HB 623, making various changes to the election laws.
3:00 p.m. HB 667-FN, relative to misrepresenting the origin of a campaign call.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
10:00 a.m. Agency budget presentations.
FISH AND GAME AND MARINE RESOURCES, Room 307, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 559, relative to the composition and duties of, and appointment to, the fish and game commission.
1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 526, changing certain references in fish and game laws to river herring, HB 559, relative to the composition and duties of, and appointment to, the fish and game commission, HB 612, relative to the effect of a suspension or revocation of a fish and game license from another jurisdiction.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB
10:00 a.m. HB 376, relative to condominium governance.
10:30 a.m. HB 442, relative to the review and amendment of condominium bylaws.
11:00 a.m. HB 482, relative to mold assessment, testing, and remediation.
11:30 a.m. HB 492, requiring certification for persons performing radon tests.
1:00 p.m. HB 530-FN, relative to inspection of public buildings for compliance with access standards.
1:30 p.m. HB 535, requiring dwelling units to have functioning smoke detectors upon their sale or transfer.
2:00 p.m. HB 346, relative to real estate developers creating space for drying laundry without electricity or gas.
FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB
9:00 a.m. Agency budget presentations.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (RSA 541-A:2), Rooms 306-308, LOB
9:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
10:00 a.m. Regular meeting.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD (RSA 21-J:14-a), Department of Revenue
Administration, 109 Pleasant Street (Medical and Surgical Building),
9:30 a.m. Regular meeting.
1:00 p.m. Low income housing subcommittee meeting.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB
9:30 a.m. Executive session on HB 389, relative to distributing campaign materials at polling places, HB 390, authorizing access to the criminal justice information system for the purpose of enforcing election laws, HB 394-FN, relative to disclosure by candidates of criminal convictions and professional license suspensions, HB 404, relative to the procedure for listing candidates on election ballots, HB 417, relative to electoral college electors, HB 418, relative to presidential primary ballots, HB 439, requiring that the question relative to the necessity for a convention to revise the New Hampshire constitution be presented to the voters in the November 2010 general election, HB 470-FN, relative to the order of names on ballots, HB 506, authorizing absentee voting by election officers, HB 541, relative to placement and removal of political advertising, HB 548-FN-L, requiring municipalities to have dedicated post office boxes for receipt of absentee ballots, HB 573-FN, relative to absentee voting, HB 614, relative to domicile of students for voting purposes, HB 620, disqualifying certain persons from performing duties as an election official, HB 622, amending the hearing dates of the ballot law commission, HB 623, making various changes to the election laws, HB 667-FN, relative to misrepresenting the origin of a campaign call, HB 669-FN, relative to registering to vote, HB513, relative to the prohibition on voting in more than one state.
OFFICIAL NOTICES
County Delegation Notice
County Delegation Notice
Rep. Karen Umberger, Clerk
County Delegation Notice
Rep. David A. Welch, Clerk
Rockingham County Delegation will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17 at the Hilton Auditorium, Rockingham County Nursing Home, Brentwood to adopt the County Budget for 2009 (storm date February 19).
Rep. David A. Welch, Clerk
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REVISED FISCAL NOTES
The following House Bill has revised fiscal notes: HBs 31, 166, 419, 423, 592, 594,595, 598, 658.
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. Anne K. Priestly,
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 components of the NH Dental Society will be inviting
legislators to events in their area in order to educate legislators regarding
oral health issues in
Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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Michaeline Della Fera will be on hand with copies of her book,
WOMEN AT THE TABLE. 40 Intimate Profiles
of Political Women of the Northeast. The
signing will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3 in the
Terie Norelli, Speaker
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New Hampshire Public Health Association cordially invites you to
Part II of Public Health and the
Rep. James P. Pilliod
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All House members are invited to attend the annual Legislative
and Business Breakfast sponsored by Bi-State Primary Care Association and
Rep. Sharon Nordgren
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NARAL invites pro-choice legislators to attend the annual Legislative Luncheon on Wednesday, February 4 at the Upham Walker House at the noon break. Please RSVP to Casey McCabe, 228-1224
Rep. Beth Rodd
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The New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association cordially invites all legislators to attend a reception at the Barley House on Wednesday, February 4 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The reception will provide an opportunity to meet with leaders of the hospitality industry.
Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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All legislators and staff are cordially invited to attend a
reception hosted by the NH Association of Nurse Anesthetists. The
reception will take place at the Holiday Inn,
Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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The second annual Public Charter School Chili Contest will be
held Thursday, February 5th from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at
Reps. Kimberly S. Casey and John B. Hunt
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The NH Cultural Diversity Awareness Council invites all
legislators to their 8th annual, “Keeping the Dream Alive” Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day dinner celebration on Thursday, February 5, 6:00 p.m. at the
Rep. Linda T. Foster
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All legislators are invited for a tour of the Women’s Prison in Goffstown on February 6 at 8:00 a.m. Please RSVP if you plan to attend to Annette Escalante at 271-0320 or email aescalante@nhdoc.state.nh.us by February 4.
Rep. John Hikel
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On Wednesday, February 11th, Citizens for Food That Makes a Difference (CFMD) is offering a vegetarian lunch buffet in the Statehouse Cafeteria beginning at 11:30 a.m. Along with lunch, materials and resources will be presented about successful efforts already underway on preventing childhood obesity, as well as hand-outs on healthy nutrition. HB 1422 formed a commission to study this issue and make recommendations to Governor Lynch. CFMD will take this opportunity to share their research and promote healthy food as one of the efforts to help in the education process for reducing childhood obesity and increasing total wellness.
Rep. Ed Butler
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All legislators are invited to the New Hampshire Department of
Health and Human Services Legislative Orientation on Wednesday, February 11th at
Rep. Cindy Rosenwald
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The New Hampshire Young Republican Federation cordially invites
all legislators and staff to a reception honoring the birth of President Ronald
Reagan on February 11th. The reception will take place from Noon to 1
p.m. at the Upham Walker House,
Rep Shaun Doherty
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Legislators and legislative staff are invited to the Delta Dental
legislative reception at
Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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All legislators and staff are invited to the 41st annual Retail Merchants Association Legislative Reception and presentation of our “Legislator of the Year”, “Law Enforcement Partner of the Year” and “Retailer of the Year” awards on Wednesday, February 11th. Please join RMANH members at 4:30 p.m. or at the conclusion of session in the Bartlett Room of the Concord Holiday Inn. You may RSVP to melanie@rmanh.com or 225-9748.
Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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Legislative Breakfast with AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen will
be held Thursday, February 12, from
7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn,
Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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The NH Women's Lobby cordially invites all members of the
legislature to our second annual Love the Lobby event on Tuesday, February 17 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Rath, Young and Pignatelli,
Rep. Carla M. Skinder
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Breathe
Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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Reps.
Mary Jane Wallner and
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The House Republican Alliance will meet every Tuesday at 8:30
a.m. at the Upham Walker House,
Rep. Nancy J. Elliott
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 February
2009. 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 remainder of the school year and subject to changes. Please
contact the Visitors’ Center concerning school tour booking information. Legislators planning to meet with students
should notify the
Virginia J. Drew. Director
Caitlin A. Daniuk, Public Information Administrator
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TIME |
GROUP |
Size/Grade |
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Feb. 5 |
9:30/11:00 SH/HM |
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54/4 |
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Feb. 6 |
10:00/11:30 SH/SC |
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92/4 |
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Feb. 6 |
10:30 |
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10/HS |
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Feb. 9 |
10:00 |
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40/4 |
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Feb. 10 |
9:00 |
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50/4 |
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Feb. 10 |
10:30 |
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52/4 |
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Feb. 11 |
9:00 |
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50/4 |
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Feb. 11 |
10:00 |
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40/4 |
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Feb. 12 |
9:00 |
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50/4 |
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Feb. 12 |
9:30 |
AARP |
12/Adult |
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Feb. 12 |
10:30 |
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33/4 |
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Feb. 13 |
9:00 |
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26/4 |
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Feb. 13 |
10:00/11:30 SH/HM/SC |
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80/4 |
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Feb. 17 |
9:00 |
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15/4 |
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Feb. 17 |
10:00 |
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40/4 |
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Feb. 18 |
9:30 |
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16/4 |
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Feb. 18 |
10:00/11:30 SH/HM |
New |
55/4 |
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Feb. 19 |
9:00 |
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20/4 |
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Feb. 19 |
10:00 |
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21/4 |
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Feb. 19 |
11:45 |
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20/College |
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Feb. 20 |
10:00/11:30 SH/SC |
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115/4 |
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Feb. 23 |
2:00 |
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10 |
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Feb. 25 |
9:30 |
UNH – Social Work Undergraduates |
47/College |
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Feb. 25 |
11:00 |
Wakefield Home School Group |
40 |
NOTICE
HOUSE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
In past sessions, a plan was developed for the House Leadership to communicate with members of the House at night and at such other times as the members are at home.
In most emergencies the individual member will be aware that an emergency exists, though may be in doubt as to its extent.
The following procedure has been developed:
1. Notice of an emergency
message will be given to State Police Headquarters in
2. State Police Headquarters will send the message via computer to the stations listed.
3. Reliance will be placed on each individual legislator to call the terminal station nearest his or her home and inquire for any emergency message to legislators in times of emergency or suspected emergency. This will include, but not be limited to cancellation of sessions due to severe weather conditions.
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Gilford |
Police Station |
527-4737 |
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Police Station |
524-5252 |
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Police Station |
352-2222 |
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Police Station |
448-1212 |
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Police Station |
668-8711 |
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Police Station |
594-3500 |
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Police Station |
225-8600 |
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679-2225 |
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Police Station |
427-1500 |
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Police Station |
742-4646 |
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Police Station |
542-9538 |
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Police Station |
863-3232 |
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Police Station |
424-2222 |
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Police Station |
893-1911 |
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Ossipee |
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539-2284 |
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Police Station |
432-6111 |
In addition to the above listed numbers you can also call the numbers listed below nearest you.
State Police
Headquarters
Department of Safety
Tel: 271-3636
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Rockingham
& Strafford Counties |
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Troop - A |
Troop - B |
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Route 125 |
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Tel: 679-3333 |
Tel: 672-3333 |
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Cheshire
& Sullivan Counties |
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Troop - C |
Department of Safety |
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Tel: 358-3333 |
Tel: 271-3636 |
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Belknap & Carroll Counties |
Coos & Grafton Counties |
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Troop - E |
Troop - F |
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W. |
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Tel: 323-3333 |
Tel: 846-3333 |
Also in the event members wish to obtain road or weather
conditions during periods of inclement weather they should call the nearest
Troop Station to their residence or Headquarters Communications in
The caller should specify the information he or she wishes to obtain. This information should be readily available to communications personnel and every effort will be made to accommodate these requests in a timely manner.
Please be advised when calling State Police Headquarters to call 271-3636 and not any of the 800 lines, which are used for emergency purposes only.
A toll-free road conditions on all state roads is available at 511.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
AMENDMENTS
(LISTED IN NUMERICAL ORDER)
2009-0026h
Amendment to HB 30-FN-A-LOCAL
Proposed by the Committee on Finance - R
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Operating Budget; Judicial Branch. Notwithstanding 2007, 262:1, the appropriations for the judicial branch shall be reduced by an additional $441,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. The reductions required by this section shall be in addition to the reductions required by 2008, 296:2 and the judicial branch's average historical lapse amount of $1,100,000 per fiscal year. The director of the administrative office of the courts shall submit to the fiscal committee of the general court and the commissioner of the department of administrative services an itemization of the reductions in expenditure classes made to implement this section on or before June 15, 2009.
2 Operating Budget; Legislative Branch. Notwithstanding 2007, 262:1, the appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 shall be reduced by an additional $700,000. The reductions required by this section shall be in addition to the reductions required by 2008, 296:3. The legislative budget assistant shall submit to the fiscal committee of the general court an itemization of the reductions in expenditure classes made to implement this section on or before June 15, 2009.
3 Operating Budget; New Hampshire Retirement
System. Notwithstanding 2007, 262:1, the
appropriations for the New Hampshire retirement system, state contributions,
classes 93 Normal Contribution Teachers, 94 Normal Contribution Police, and 95
Normal Contribution Firefighter, shall be reduced by a total of $1,500,000 in
general funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. The executive director of the
4 General Fund; Transfer to Highway Fund. Amend 2007, 262:26 to read as follows:
262:26 General Fund; Transfer to Highway Fund. The commissioner of administrative services shall cause to have transferred $6,750,000 from the general fund to the highway fund on January 1, 2008, and shall cause to have transferred $1,750,000 from the general fund to the highway fund on January 1, 2009.
5 Operating Budget; Transfer of Dedicated Funds. Notwithstanding RSA 6:12 and any other law to the contrary, the department of administrative services shall transfer funds from the following accounts or funds maintained separately on the books of the state to the general fund in the following amounts:
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Account/Fund |
Amount Transferred to General Fund |
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Police standards and training council training fund, RSA 188-F:30 |
$2,000,000 |
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Fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund, RSA 21-P:12-d |
$2,000,000 |
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Department of Safety Reflectorized plates inventory fund, RSA 228:25 |
$700,000 |
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Education credentialing fund, RSA 186:11, X |
$1,000,000 |
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Radiation user and laboratory fees fund, RSA 125-F:8-b |
$500,000 |
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Low level radioactive waste management fund, RSA 125-F:8-a |
$400,000 |
6 Department of Health and Human Services; Medicaid Reimbursement for Outpatient Hospital Services. Amend RSA 126-A:3, VII to read as follows:
VII.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, beginning with the biennium beginning July 1, 2005 and continuing thereafter, the department shall designate in its operating budget requests specific class lines for hospital outpatient services. The department shall not increase expenditures in approved budgets for such outpatient services without prior approval. If expenditures are projected to exceed the annual appropriation, the department may recommend rate reduction for providers to offset the amount of any such deficit. The department of health and human services shall submit to the legislative fiscal committee and to the finance committees of the house and the senate, the rates that it proposes to pay for hospital outpatient services. The rates shall be subject to the prior approval of the legislative fiscal committee.
(b) For the purpose of Medicaid reimbursement for
outpatient hospital services, the only outpatient hospital services for which
Medicaid reimbursement shall be provided are those outpatient hospital services
which are:
(1) Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic,
rehabilitative, or palliative services that are furnished to outpatients;
(2) Furnished by or under the direction of a
physician or dentist;
(3) Furnished in a facility that:
(A) Is licensed or formally approved as a
hospital by an officially designated authority for state standard setting; and
(B) Meets the requirements for participation in
Medicare as a hospital; CMS-2213-F 62; and
(4) Limited to the scope of facility services
that:
(A) Would be included, in the setting delivered,
in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) as defined under
42 C.F.R. section 419.2(b) or are paid by Medicare as an outpatient hospital
service under an alternate payment methodology;
(B) Are furnished by an outpatient hospital
facility, including an entity that meets the standards for provider based
status as a department of a provider set forth in 42 C.F.R. section 413.65; and
(C) Are not covered under the scope of another medical
assistance service category under the state plan.
(c) The commissioner may exclude from the
definition of outpatient hospital services under subparagraph (b) those types
of items and services that are not generally furnished by most hospitals in the
state.
7 Department of Health and Human Services; Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Program. Amend 2007, 367:1 to read as follows:
367:1
Department of Health and Human Services; Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Prevention Program. The department shall
expend the sums of $500,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008 [and
$500,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009] for the human
immunodeficiency virus prevention program in the department of health and human
services for the purchase of antiretroviral drugs. The department shall fund the program from
funds appropriated to the department in the state operating budget in fiscal [years]
year
2008 [and 2009].
8 Department of Health and Human Services; Reduction; Antiretroviral Drugs. Notwithstanding 2007, 262:1, the department of health and human services is hereby directed to reduce state general fund appropriations that were allocated pursuant to 2007, 367:1 for the purchase of antiretroviral drugs under the human immunodeficiency virus prevention program by $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
9 Positions Transferred in Department of Administrative Services to Fund 60. The source of funding for position numbers 42529, 43085, 16686, 43086, and 43084 is transferred from the general fund to the Fund 60 Self Funded Employee and Retiree Health Benefit Program. The source of funding for position number 41835 shall be 75 percent from the Fund 60 Self Funded Employee and Retiree Health Benefit Program and 25 percent from the general fund. The source of funding for position numbers 10101, 43180, 42528 shall be 50 percent from the Fund 60 Self Funded Employee and Retiree Health Benefit Program and 50 percent from the general fund.
10 Effective Date.
I. Section 4 of this act shall take effect December 31, 2008.
II. Section 9 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
2009-0060h
Amendment to HB 44
Proposed by the Committee on Municipal and
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 Local Land Use Boards; Filling Vacancies in Membership. Amend RSA 673:12, II to read as follows:
II. For an
appointed, ex officio, or alternate member, by the original appointing or
designating authority, for the unexpired term.
Until a vacancy is filled by the original appointing or designating
authority, the chairperson of the local land use board may designate an
alternate member of the board to fill the vacancy temporarily. If the vacancy is for an ex officio member,
the chairperson may only designate an ex officio alternate.
2009-0022h
Amendment to HB 77
Proposed by the Majority of the Committee
on Executive Departments and Administration - R
Amend RSA 310-A:46-a as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
310-A:46-a Continuing Education Required. Any person holding a license shall be required to complete 12 units of continuing education each year, consisting of 8 units in the area of health, safety, and welfare and 4 units in the area of sustainable design. Each person shall be responsible for maintaining evidence of his or her continuing education units and shall submit such evidence of continuing education units to the board biennially upon renewal of his or her license.
2009-0009h
Amendment to HB 80
Proposed by the Committee on Executive
Departments and Administration - C
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Pharmacy Board; Membership; Hospital Pharmacist. Amend RSA 318:2 to read as follows:
318:2 Board. There shall be a pharmacy board consisting of 6 members; including 5 practicing pharmacists, at least one of whom shall be a full-time hospital pharmacist, and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 5 years. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms and no member shall serve for more than 10 consecutive years. Only board members provided for in this section shall have the authority to vote in board determinations.
2 Application. The requirement for pharmacy board membership to include at least one full-time hospital pharmacist shall not affect the appointments of any member of the board serving on the effective date of this act, but shall be applied upon the first vacancy of a pharmacist member occurring on the board.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires that at least one practicing pharmacist member of the pharmacy board shall be a full-time hospital pharmacist. The bill also limits the service of pharmacy board members to 10 consecutive years.
2009-0054h
Amendment to HB 106
Proposed by the Committee on Municipal and
Amend RSA 676:17, I as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
I. Any person who
violates any of the provisions of this title, or any local ordinance, code, or
regulation adopted under this title, or any provision or specification of any
application, plat, or plan approved by, or any requirement or condition of a
permit or decision issued by, any local administrator or land use board acting
under the authority of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural
person, or guilty of a felony if any other person; and shall be subject to a
civil penalty of $275 for the first offense, and $550 for subsequent offenses,
for each day that such violation is found to continue after the conviction date
or after the date on which the violator receives written notice from the
municipality that the violator is in violation, whichever is earlier. Each day that a violation continues shall be
a separate offense.
2009-0025h
Amendment to HB 115
Proposed by the Committee on Municipal and
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 License; Expiration Date. Amend RSA 236:121, I to read as follows:
I. After the
hearing the local governing body shall, within 2 weeks, make a finding as to
whether or not the application should be granted, giving notice of their
finding to the applicant by mail, postage prepaid, to the address given on the
application. If approved, the license, including
the certificate of approved location, shall be forthwith issued to remain in
effect until the following [April 1] July 1. Approval is personal to the applicant and is
not assignable.
2 Licenses Issued Prior to Effective Date. All licenses issued pursuant to RSA 236:121 before the effective date of this act shall remain effective until July 1, 2010.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
2009-0064h
Amendment to HB 141
Proposed by the Committee on Municipal and
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 Payment of Taxes; Electronic. Amend RSA 80:52-c to read as follows:
80:52-c Electronic
Payment [by Credit Card].
The [legislative] governing body[, by ordinance
adopted in accordance with RSA 39,] may authorize the municipality’s
treasurer or other appropriate municipal official to accept payment of local
taxes, charges generated by the sale of utility services, or other fees or
charges by use of a credit card, debit card, or such other means of
electronic transaction as approved by the governing body. Any municipality [adopting such an
ordinance] may add to the amount due, in addition to any penalties and
interest payable, a service charge for the acceptance of the credit
card, debit card, or such other means of electronic transaction as approved
by the governing body. The
municipality, at the time of billing, shall disclose the amount of the service
charge.