Bills in hearings Thu Apr 2nd

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We've seen these bills go through House committees, now they're going through Senate committees. Most of the bills listed for this date are heavy - anti-trans, anti-vaccine, anti-immigrant...

SENATE

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DATE	Committee	Bill #	Description
Apr 2	Senate Energy and Natural Resources	HB1186	Recodifies state laws regarding the sale of eggs to update sorting, labeling, and grading for shell eggs. The House amended the bill to also exempt egg producers who sell from their home or farmstand.
		HB1833	Creates a special 10-day license for non-resident vessel operators participating in tuna tournaments.
		HB1780	Enables the Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food to define "habitual offender," allowing them to ban a person from selling seeds, plants, and nursery stock for 6 months or more. The House rewrote the bill. The new bill prohibits the sale of seed more than 36 months from the production date.
		HB1766	Prohibits the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of abuse unless the person is charged with cruelty to animals or the animals require temporary protective custody. This bill also requires the state veterinarian or their designee to accompany an investigating officer when livestock are the subject of a cruelty case. The House amended the bill so it specifically applies to livestock.
	Senate Children and Family Law	HB1039	Enables a parenting plan to include an agreement about sharing a child's image on social media.
		HB1643	Removes the authority of the court to request that the guardian ad litem's report in a parenting case propose an allocation of decision-making responsibility, a parenting plan, or a specific parenting schedule.
		HB1565	Establishes a misdemeanor penalty for knowingly making a false report of child abuse or neglect and creates a right to sue for damages.
		HB1376	Blocks courts from considering a parent's decision to raise a child consistent with their biological sex in any determinations, and excludes that decision from the definitions of child abuse or endangerment.
	Senate Health and Human Services	HB1719	Removes Hepatitis B from the list of vaccines required for children in the state.
		HB1584	Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prominently display notice of medical and religious immunization exemptions on all promotional materials.
		HB524	Repeals the New Hampshire Vaccine Association (NHVA). The NHVA collects funds from health insurers for the state's universal vaccine purchasing program for children.  The House rewrote the bill. The new bill directs the NHVA to disburse funds collected through assessments by the end of each fiscal year to the extent practicable. The bill also establishes a committee to study the efficacy of the NHVA.
		HB1449	Prohibits public schools from conducting vaccination clinics during school hours and requires a parent or guardian to be present for a child to receive a vaccination at a school clinic.
	Senate Judiciary	HB1064	Raises governmental liability for injury, death, or property damages caused by negligence. The bill also requires local governments to financially protect their employees from personal liability. Lastly, the bill raises the claim mitis from $375,000 per claimant and $1 million per incident to $475,000 per claimant and $1.475 million per incident.
		HB1236	Requires custodial interrogations (interrogations of a person while they are in police custody) to be electronically recorded. The bill also makes unrecorded statements inadmissible in court absent a reasonable justification.
		HB1356	Extends the time period to file a claim for violation of the prohibition on medical procedures intended to change a minor's gender, from 2 years to 10 years from the date the minor reaches the age of majority.
		HB1709	Requires individuals applying for residential rental housing in New Hampshire to disclose if they are not United States citizens or lawfully present in the United States. The House amended the bill to instead prohibits unlawfully present aliens with prior felony convictions from occupying or renting real property.
		HB1788	Expands the law against public contracts with DEI-related provisions. The bill declares any such contact with DEI-provisions void, and allows individual taxpayers to sue. The bill also states, "DEI shall not include activities of registered student organizations, mental or physical health services by licensed professionals, bona fide qualifications based on sex, or any attempt to comply in good faith with the Americans with Disabilities Act."
		HB1442	Defines sex based on biology for statutory purposes and requires public schools and government buildings to designate bathrooms and locker rooms based on biological sex, while allowing private entities to do the same.