weekly legislative action alert from jackie cilley 3-8-2011

8/7/2019 Weekly Legislative Action Alert from Jackie Cilley 3-8-2011

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/weekly-legislative-action-alert-from-jackie-cilley-3-8-2011 1/13

Weekly Legislative Action Alert from Jackie Cilley 3-8-2011

Hi Folks: The good news is that the warmth of Spring is on our doorstep, the bad news is that the wintry storms of

damaging legislation show no sign of abatement. Depending, of course, on your point of view, there islittle encouraging, helpful or healthy legislation being formulated in Concord at the present time.

While the new regime is quite likely to succeed in slashing the budget, it will undoubtedly be done to thedetriment of property taxpayers and those most in need of services as you will see by some of the budgetnotes below. They may also succeed in ramming through their anti-worker, anti-woman, anti-family, anti-education and anti-environmental (I know, I know, that¶s a lot of ³anti¶s) legislation, but we will all be leftwith, a once proud, Granite State that is far different than anything we have known in the past. Citizensare noticing ± IN A BIG WAY. It is heartwarming that record numbers of citizens are showing up at the Statehouse to testify andsometimes just to bear witness to the hearings that are being held. They are sharing their observationswith their family, friends and neighbors as well as writing letters to the editor. If the best thing that comes

of the current legislature¶s activities is that they inspire increasing numbers of our citizens to get involvedand remain vigilante we will, indeed, have something for which to thank them. Below, is the round up of big, bad and decidedly ugly legislation coming up in the week ahead.Additional listings of bills that will be heard before individual committees follows with legislation of

particular interest highlighted in yellow. For a comprehensive listing of all bills that will be voted on by thefull chambers of the House and Senate, please go tohttp://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/caljourns/default.htm for the House calendar andhttp://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/scaljourns/for the Senate calendar. I encourage you to forward this legislative update to your family, friends and neighbors as well as to haveconversations at every opportunity to share what is happening in Concord. Please also come to Concordto have your voice heard on matters of importance, write to your legislators, and send letters to the editor of your local newspapers. As always, I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have aboutthe material that you find below. Jackie Cilley Jackie Cilley 8 Oak Hill Road Barrington, NH 03825 (603) 664-5597 The Big W e can always get her done in the budget! Without a doubt the single most important piece of legislation for the upcoming week (and beyond) is the budget. A budget is a clear articulation of thepriorities of a state. What is important²at least to those making the decisions-- gets funded and whatisn¶t does not. It is as simple as that. Often times legislative priorities that could not be passed throughdirect legislation are tucked into the budget.

There are two documents that must be followed ongoingly in the weeks ahead if you wish to understandthe changes that will undoubtedly be made as the budget moves from the House to the Senate and intoCommittee of Conference. The first document is HB 1, the legislation that captures the figures within thebudget. This 829 page bill can be found at



therefore, and to mitigate local disparities in educational opportunity and fiscal capacity. Further, in theexercise thereof, the general court shall have full discretion to determine the amount of, and methods of raising and distributing, State funding for education. It is entirely possible that this or some futurelegislature may decide that whatever is raised by the lottery (a small fraction of current overall educationfunding) is sufficient. If the education of our young is important to you, please try to make the hearing onthis dangerous bill. If you are unable to attend the hearing, please reach out and contact your legislatorsand Senator. CACR 12 will be heard before the Special Committee on Education Funding Reformin Rm. 207 of the LOB at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9. The Bad Can¶t we just re-instate the property ownership requirement for voting purposes?? At a time whenthe percentage of eligible voters who actually vote keep dwindling, it is curious that there are so manyefforts this legislative term to disenfranchise voters. Despite repeated testimony by our Secretary of State, one of the longest serving in the history of our country, that investigations have consistentlydemonstrated the integrity of our system, there continue to be efforts to place obstacles in the way of voters. One of these, SB 129 is the perennial bill that requires a photo ID in order to be able to vote. Thisbill requires all voters to present a valid driver¶s license or valid non-driver¶s license for identificationpurposes in order to obtain a ballot to vote even though they had already qualified to register to vote. For

most of us, who drive and generally have our license with us, that may seem a very reasonablerequirement. That is, it might seem reasonable unless you are one of the 42,000 voting age citizens inthe state of New Hampshire who does not have a photo id because you are elderly, disabled, or don¶tdrive. Posing additional costs and burdens on people who want to exercise their most fundamental rightsunder our democracy is inappropriate and will likely result in more costs to the state. SB 129 will beheard before the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on Tuesday, March 8 in Rm. 101,LOB. The Decidedly Ugly Y ou can NEVER have too many hands in the stew! When does oversight devolve into a complicated,time-consuming and costly approach to decision-making? When the legislature decides that it will makeveto decisions on line by line items of contract negotiations to which they have not been a party, that¶swhen! For folks who claimed that they were going to bring fiscal sanity to governance and were all over performance standards and efficiencies, some of the legislation being proposed seems to go in theuniquely opposite direction. A case in point is SB 4 that will be heard before the Senate ExecutiveDepartments and Administration Committee on Thursday, March 17 at 10:20 a.m. in Rm. 100 of theStatehouse.

Currently, the legislature votes on the bottom line of contracts that have been negotiated by the Executivebranch with state employees. SB 4 will require legislative approval of individual cost items for stateemployee contract negotiations. This bill will undoubtedly lead to a far more complicated process of developing a contract with state employees as well as far higher costs. Imagine for a moment that acontract is settled between the Executive Branch and state employees in July. That contract will then goto the legislature to be scrutinized line by line sometime after January of the following year. By the time itwinds it ways through both chambers, it may be May or June before our 424 legislators have had their say. Now, if some of those line items are vetoed, contract negotiations will have to begin all over again.How that is efficiency escapes me for one.

Still In Committee The following are important pieces of legislation that you have time to register your support or opposition.



HB 309, repeals a range of currently covered services from the requirements of health insurers. If this bill passes your health insurance carrier is no longer required to provide coverage for persons havingdeafness or hearing loss, children¶s early intervention therapy services, diagnosis and treatment of pervasive developmental disorder or autism, obesity or morbid obesity, certified midwives or the cost of testing bone marrow donation. HB 309 will be exec¶d by the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee on Wednesday, March 9 at 9 a.m. in Rm. 206, LOB. HB 343 will establish a New Hampshire army (to which you will automatically be enrolled whether you wish to be or not ± who said these were great defenders of our personal liberties??). Whilesuch critical services as the Developmental Disabilities Waitlist are stripped of funding, some legislatorsare looking for a half million dollars to establish our very own army. If this legislation passes (and, just ahint, it was not killed outright so passage is definitely not out of the question), you will become an inactive member ± that is, until you are needed to defend our borders or quell the rising insurrection of folks whoare discovering what is going on in their government! HB 343 will be heard before the HouseExecutive Departments and Administration Committee on Wednesday, March 7 at 1 p.m. in Rm.306, LOB. SB 176 will strip students and resident military of their ability to vote in New Hampshire. This isyet one more piece of legislation that seeks to place restrictions on our citizens ability to exercise their

most basic and fundamental right. In support of the bill, Speaker O¶Brien stated that students lacked lifeexperience and tended to vote liberal. Maybe it¶s just the possibility that particular groups will vote for Democrats that are enough to seek to bar them from the voting booths. SB 176 is being exceed by theHouse Election Law Committee on Wednesday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m. in Rm. 308, LOB. HB 519 will, despite overwhelming opposition, repeal New Hampshire¶s regional greenhouse gasinitiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions. This program, still in itsinfancy, has resulted in a return of $26 million and dozens of new clean energy and weatherization jobs.The repeal of this program will not only not save our citizens any significant amount of money (the costsof the program amount to 36 cents per month, but consumers will still spend approximately 17 cents per month because the other nine states in the pact are part of the program and prices are set on that basis).This bill has already been heard before the House Science and Technology Committee whorecommended its passage and was subsequently passed by a majority vote by the House. It has now

been sent to a second committee. HB 519 will be exceed by the House Finance Committee onWednesday, March 7 in Rm. 210-211, LOB at 3:30 p.m. HB 228 will prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from entering into a contractwith Planned Parenthood or any organization that provides or refers for abortion services. Duringhearings on this thoroughly ideologically driven bill, testimony by supporters focused almost solely onabortion services. In fact, co-sponsor Warren Groen went so far as to say that certain forms of commonlyused birth control such as IUD¶s is a form of abortion. But this bill goes way beyond the issue of abortion. Under current law no public monies can be used to provide abortion services. That bearsrepeating NO PUBLIC MONIES CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE ABORTION SERVICES. That factnotwithstanding, this legislation will strip money from any organization who so much as offers a referralservice to an abortion provider. Consequently, such prestigious medical facilities as Dartmouth Medicalare at risk of losing funding from this over-reaching bill. HB 228 will be exexed by the House Health,

Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee on Wednesday, March 10 in Rm. 205, LOB at 10a.m.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS MONDAY, MARCH 7

CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB



10:00 a.m. Continued executive session on C ACR 9, relating to parental rights. Providing that thestate shall not abridge the responsibility of parents for the health, education, and welfare of their children,HB 5 12, relative to education requirements for certification as a guardian ad litem, HB 435, establishing acommittee to study joint parenting decisions, HB 563, revising the child support guidelines based onfoster care reimbursement rates, if needed and executive session on HB587, relative to grounds for divorce for persons with minor children, HB 415, relative to access to abuse and neglect investigationrecords pending a child custody dispute, HB 506-FN, relative to false allegations of child abuse, HB 416,adding an exemption from immunization for conscientious beliefs, HB 591, relative to the determination of parental rights based on the best interest of the child; relative to grounds for modification of an order regarding parental rights and responsibilities, and relative to grandparent and stepparent visitation rights,HB 597, revising the child support guidelines based on an income shares model of calculating childsupport, HB 395, establishing a child protection study committee, HB 8 1, relative to public members of the guardian ad litem board, HB 52, relative to grounds for modification of parental rights andresponsibilities, HB 563, revising the child support guidelines based on foster care reimbursement rates,HB 575, relative to the calculation of child support in cases of shared parenting. FINANCE ± (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB Budget Work Sessions 9:00 a.m. Department of Revenue Administration 1:00 p.m. Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food 3:00 p.m. Legislative Branch (H)

FINANCE ± (DIVISION II), Rooms 210-211, LOB Budget Work Sessions 9:00 a.m. Post Secondary Education Commission

10:00 a.m. NH Lottery Commission 1:00 p.m. McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center 3:00 p.m. Department of Fish and Game

FINANCE ± (DIVISION III), Room 209, LOB Budget Work Session 1:00 p.m. HB 2 Review WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 281-A:62), Room 307, LOB 9:00 a.m. Rescheduled regular meeting.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 188-E:21), Room 101,LOB 3:00 p.m. Regular meeting.

FINANCE ± (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB Budget Work Session 9:00 a.m. Department of State 10:30 a.m. Department of Cultural Resources 1:00 p.m. Department of Resources and Economic Development

FINANCE ± (DIVISION III), Rooms 210-211, LOB Budget Work Session 9:00 a.m. Division ± requested Health and Human Services - wide cost reduction plans (all divisions

and bureaus.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9



CHILDREN AND FAMILY LAW, Room 206, LOB 10:00 a.m. Continued executive session from March 7, if needed. COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB 9:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 244, restricting the collection of biometric data by state agenciesand private entities, HB 566, relative to the identification of dental prosthetic appliances, HB 633,

preventing prescribing practitioners from owning pharmacies in-state and out-of-state, HB 578, relative topayment at time of medical services, HB 504-FN, licensing reverse distributors of drugs and requiringmanufacturers and wholesalers to report changes in ownership, HB 385-FN, relative to the applicability of licensure requirements for mortgage bankers and brokers, HB 6 13, establishing exemptions from thelicensing requirements for first mortgage bankers and brokers, HB 562, relative to overdraft fees chargedby banks, HB 165, establishing a committee to study contract negotiations between health insurancecompanies and health care providers, HB 248, establishing a commission to study business regulationsin New Hampshire, HB 178, establishing a committee to study issues regarding Financial ResourcesMortgage, Inc., HB 237, relative to federal mandated health insurance benefits, HB 6 16-FN, relative tocoverage for divorced spouses, HB 31, relative to insurance payments for ambulance services, HB 263- FN, relative to the lifetime Medicaid limit, HB 280, relative to interest rate terms in contracts for providingcredit to consumers, HB 309-FN, repealing certain insurance mandates, HB 324, relative to lawfulcommerce in goods and services sold, made, and retained in the state of New Hampshire, HB 327-FN,relative to health care choice, HB 345-FN, relative to insurance payments for ambulance providers, HB35 1-FN, relative to insurance reimbursement for doctors of naturopathic medicine, HB 359-FN, prohibitingthe use of certain information to underwrite insurance coverage, HB 424, relative to surplus lines taxcollection, HB 627-FN, relative to "essential benefits" under federal health care reform, HB 629-FN,relative to the uninsured health care database, HB 60 1-FN, relative to implementation of federal healthcare reform, HB 606, establishing a committee to study the formation of a consumer protection workinggroup, HB 607, relative to exemptions under the consumer protection act, HB 241, relative to insurancecoverage. CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND STATUTORY RECODIFICATION, Room 303, LOB 10:00 a.m. HCR 19, affirming States' powers based on the Constitution for the United States and theConstitution of New Hampshire. 11:00 a.m. HB 590, expressing the position of the New Hampshire general court that the offering andacceptance of federal grants-in-aid relating to matters not included among the defined powers of thefederal government is unconstitutional under the state and federal Constitutions and establishing acommittee to review state participation in federal grant-in-aid programs.

Executive session may follow. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 127-FN, relative to the definition of oral

communication, HB 145, permitting the audio and video recording of any public official while in the courseof his or her official duties, HB 553, relative to the law on wiretapping and eavesdropping. 10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 127-FN, relative to the definition of oral communication, HB 145,permitting the audio and video recording of any public official while in the course of his or her officialduties, HB 147-FN, making the commission of certain offenses punishable under the capital murder

statute, HB 162-FN, relative to capital murder for purposely causing the death of another, HB 207-FN,relative to physical force in defense of a person, HB 2 10-FN, relative to the use of deadly force to protectoneself, HB 235, relative to the right to possess a firearm in one's personal motor vehicle, HB 283-FN,relative to impaired drivers, HB 330-FN, relative to carrying firearms, HB 334, relative to the state'sauthority to prohibit or regulate f irearms, firearms components, ammunition, or firearms supplies, HB 378- FN, inserting an exception to the criminal threatening statute, HB 434, relative to procedures for investigating law enforcement officers involved in critical incidents, HB 478-FN-L, relative to testimony byvideo teleconference, HB 486-FN, relative to penalties for alcohol ignition interlock circumvention, HB524-FN, excluding persons convicted of violent crimes from mandatory early release on probation or parole, HB 536-FN, relative to the natural right to carry a firearm, openly or concealed, without a license,



HB 544, relative to state authority over firearms and ammunition, HB 552, establishing a committee tostudy repealing the revisions to the law implemented by SB 500-FN of the 2010 legislative session, HB553, relative to the law on wiretapping and eavesdropping, HB 567, relative to physical force in defenseof a person, HB 576-FN, relative to the right to brandish a firearm in defense of one's property, HB 628- FN, making the touching or viewing with a technological device of a person's breasts or genitals by agovernment security agent without probable cause a sexual assault, HB 29, permitting a person topetition the superior court for any action pertaining to a pistol or revolver license, HB 225-FN, relative tothe return of personal property confiscated by law enforcement agencies from a person charged with acrime, HB 448-FN, relative to spice incense products, HB 475-FN, relative to penalties under theconsumer protection act. ELECTION LAW, Room 308, LOB 10:30 a.m. Executive session on HB 99, relative to deeming voters reregistered for purposes of verification, HB 176, relative to eligibility to vote, HB 2 12, relative to the definition of conflict of interest for executive branch officials and employees, HB 223-FN, eliminating election day voter registration, HB264-FN, relative to political contributions by state contractors and other recipients of state grants or appropriations, HB 274-FN, relative to voting procedures, HB 42 1, relative to candidates for United Statessenator, HB 423, relative to including workplace harassment in the legislative ethics law, HB 427-FN,prohibiting political advertising on public property, HB 466-FN, eliminating the ballot law commission, HB487-FN, relative to election day registrants, HB 588, relative to polling hours and location of polling

places, HB 598, prohibiting a candidate from receiving the nomination of more than one party andcontinued executive session on HB 411, relative to distributing campaign materials at the polling place. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 306, LOB 9:00 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 193, relative to the Mount Washington commission.

10:15 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 390, relative to the reinstatement and repeal of certainboards, commissions, councils, advisory committees, and task forces. 10:45 a.m. HB 350-FN, updating laws relative to the fiscal committee of the general court.

Executive session may follow. 1:00 p.m. Executive session on HB 62, relative to the definition of the New Hampshire building code,

HB 137-FN-L, relative to the state fire code and the state building code, HB 193, relative to the MountWashington commission, HB 260, relative to the state fire code and the appeal process for decisions of the state fire marshal, HB 310-FN, relative to the use of open data formats and the adoption of a

statewide policy regarding open government data standards, HB 332-FN, relative to an electroniccontrolled drug prescription monitoring program, HB 343-FN, establishing a permanent state defenseforce, HB 355, enabling state and local fire and building officials to issue citations for violations of the firecode, and for fireworks, gas fitting, and electric code violations, HB 383, prohibiting the collection of certain agency fees from state employees who are not members of the state employees' association, HB390, relative to the reinstatement and repeal of certain boards, commissions, councils, advisorycommittees, and task forces, HB 418-FN, requiring state agencies to consider open source softwarewhen acquiring new software, HB 444-FN, making John Stark Day a New Hampshire state holiday, HB452-FN, establishing the independent regulation of dental hygienists, HB 476-FN, establishing anindependent board of psychologists, HB 480-FN, establishing a state renovation, repair, and painting(RRP) rule program relative to lead-safe practices, HB 503, allowing a master electrician to have 2apprentice electricians under his or her supervision, HB 508-FN, establishing a performancemeasurement system for state agencies, HB 565, establishing a dental hygienists committee within the

board of dental examiners, HB 586, establishing an interdepartmental public health and environmentalcoordinating committee, HB 620, establishing a commission to study the creation of a health care pool for police, fire, teachers, state, university, and municipal employees, HB 623, prohibiting preferences inrecruiting, hiring, promotion, or admission by state agencies, the university system, the community collegesystem, and the postsecondary education commission, HB 630, requiring state agencies, boards, andcommissions to submit a report to the senate and house finance committees concerning the need for feeincreases or new fees and rescheduled executive session on HB 339-FN- A, allowing the stateveterinarian to employ a meat inspection services administrator, HB 450, relative to the regulatoryauthority of the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics. FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB



3:30 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 5 19-FN, repealing New Hampshire's regional

greenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions. 4:30 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 635-FN- A, requiring the governor to consolidatecertain agency functions and making an appropriation therefor. 5:00 p.m. Full committee work session on HB 160, relative to decisions and actions of the jointcommittee on legislative facilities. Executive session may follow. FINANCE ± (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB Budget Work Sessions 9:00 a.m. Human Rights Commission 9:30 a.m. Community Development Finance Authority

10:00 a.m. Budget work (HB 2) 1:00 p.m. Department of Information Technology


and bureaus.) HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND ELDERLY AFFAIRS, Room 205, LOB 9:00 a.m. Work session on HB 442-FN, relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 7 1, authorizing establishment of pharmaceutical drug take-backprograms, HB 2 14, establishing a committee to study the state's participation in the federal Medicaidprogram, HB 228-FN, prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into acontract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any organization that provides abortionservices and prohibiting the use of public funds or insurance for abortion services, HB 295, relative to theuse of long-term antibiotics for the treatment of Lyme disease, HB 426, adding certain entities to theunused prescription drug program, HB 442-FN, relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes,HB 489-FN, relative to health information exchange, HB 493-FN, relative to the certification of integratedresidential communities, HB 554, relative to mental health records. JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB 10:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 146, relative to the right of jury nullification, HB 141, relative tothe treatment of cable television as a protected utility service, HB 158, relative to the misuse of socialsecurity numbers, HB 254, relative to offers of judgments, HB 314, relative to judicially appointed officials,HB 315, relative to appointment of attorneys by judges, marital masters, and judicial officers, HB 349-FN,relative to alternative dispute resolution in civil cases, HB 412, establishing a committee to study issues of judicial standing under federal and state law, HB 437-FN, relative to the definition of marriage, HB 443- FN, establishing that marriage between one man and one woman shall be the only legal domestic unionthat shall be valid or recognized in this state, HB 499-FN, relative to the employer's lien on damages andbenefits recovered from third persons by employees who have received workers' compensation, HB 5 13- FN, relative to end of life aid in dying for certain persons suffering from a terminal disease, HB 569-FN,establishing domestic union as a valid contract and extending certain rights to parties to a domesticunion, HB 609-FN, establishing the New Hampshire circuit court to replace the current probate courts,

district courts, and judicial branch family division, HB 640-FN, relative to notice to the department of health and human services of the allocation of spousal income and relative to estate planning byguardians, HB 641-FN, relative to lien authority for the office of reimbursements within the department of health and human services. PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB 8:45 a.m. Executive session on HB 62 1-FN-L, relative to the authority of the department of

transportation.



Capital budget presentations and public hearing on HB 25-FN- A, making appropriations for capitalimprovements. 9:00 a.m. Port Authority 9:30 a.m. Adjutant General

10:15 a.m. Department of Health and Human Services 11:15 a.m. McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center 1:00 p.m. Department of Information Technology 2:00 p.m. Department of Resources and Economic Development 3:00 p.m. Community College System

Executive session may follow. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Representatives Hall 10:15 a.m. HB 648, relative to eminent domain petitions by public utilities. 1:30 p.m. HB 649, relative to the Northern Pass Project to construct and operate transmission lines

from the Canadian border to a proposed terminal in Franklin, New Hampshire. Executive session may follow.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION FUNDING REFORM, Room 207, LOB 9:30 a.m. Continued public hearing on C ACR 12, 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 ineducational opportunity and fiscal capacity, provided that a reasonable share of state funds shall bedistributed on a per pupil basis.

Executive session may follow. WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB 9:30 a.m. Subcommittee work session on HB 454-FN- A, establishing a job creation credit against

the business profits tax and the business enterprise tax for small businesses increasing employment inNew Hampshire. 10:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 6 11-FN- A, relative to determination of the reasonablecompensation deduction under the business profits tax.

Executive session may follow. 11:00 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 83, relative to vessel registration. 11:30 a.m. Rescheduled public hearing on HB 468-FN, relative to assessments for aquatic resourcecompensatory mitigation. 1:00 p.m. Executive session on C ACR 6, relating to taxation. Providing that a 2/3 vote is required to

pass legislation imposing new or increased taxes or license fees provided that the legislature mayincrease the rate of taxes and fees with a majority vote in any fiscal year that insufficient revenues areprovided to pay the principal and interest on a debt payable in that year, to which the state has pledgedits faith and credit, C ACR 10, relating to establishing a New Hampshire state reserve fund. Providing thatthe New Hampshire state reserve fund shall be under the authority of the state treasurer and dedicated tooffset the business profits tax, business enterprise tax, and the interest and dividends tax for purposes of lowering the rates of such taxes, HB 454-FN- A, establishing a job creation credit against the businessprofits tax and the business enterprise tax for small businesses increasing employment in NewHampshire, HB 557-FN- A, relative to the standards and burden of proof with respect to the business

profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation attributable to owners of partnerships, limited liabilitycompanies, and sole proprietorships, HB 6 11-FN- A, relative to determination of the reasonablecompensation deduction under the business profits tax, HB 605, authorizing the business financeauthority to establish a New Hampshire innovation business job growth program, HB 564, relative to theadoption of forms by the department of revenue administration for the filing of taxes, HB 83, relative tovessel registration, HB 468-FN, relative to assessments for aquatic resource compensatory mitigation.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Room 302, LOB



9:00 a.m. Continued executive session from March 9, if needed. 1:15 p.m. Full committee public hearing on HB 125-FN, relative to lawful commerce in firearms,

including manufacture and sale, in New Hampshire. 2:00 p.m. Full committee public hearing on HB 440-FN, requiring that New Hampshire join the

lawsuit challenging federal health care reform legislation, and repealing the authority for stateimplementation of federal health care reform. Executive session may follow. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB 10:00 a.m. Continued executive session from March 9, if necessary. FINANCE, Representatives Hall 1:00 p.m. HB 1- A, making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for

fiscal years ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013. HB 2-FN- A-L, relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures.

6:00 p.m. HB 1- A, making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

HB 2-FN- A-L, relative to state fees, funds, revenues, and expenditures. Executive session may follow. FINANCE ± (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB

Budget Work Session 9:00 a.m. Department of Environmental Services

JUDICIARY, Room 208, LOB 10:00 a.m. Continued executive session from March 9, if needed. LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION, Room 104, LOB 2:00 p.m. Work session on Rep. Michael Brunelle¶s qualifications to serve subject to Part II, Article 7of the NH Constitution. PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Room 201, LOB 8:45 a.m. Continued executive session from March 9, if needed.

Capital budget presentations and public hearing on HB 25-FN- A, making appropriations for capitalimprovements. 9:00 a.m. Department of Employment Security (Note time change.) 9:30 a.m. Department of Environmental Services

11:00 a.m. Department of Transportation (May continue at 1:00 p.m.) 1:00 p.m. Or following DOT, University System of NH.

Executive session may follow. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY, Room 304, LOB 9:00 a.m. Executive session on HB 38 1, authorizing net metering for micro-combined heat and

power systems, HB 389-FN-L, relative to broadband infrastructure, HB 379, relative to late fees chargedby utilities, HB 496-FN, relative to radiological monitoring in nuclear emergency planning zones, HB 559,establishing a committee to study methods of encouraging the installation and use of small scalerenewable energy resources by homeowners and businesses and authorizing the development of a solar photovoltaic renewable energy project in Manchester, HB 648, relative to eminent domain petitions bypublic utilities, HB 649, relative to the Northern Pass Project to construct and operate transmission linesfrom the Canadian border to a proposed terminal in Franklin, New Hampshire. WAYS AND MEANS, Room 202, LOB 10:00 a.m. Continued executive session from March 9, if needed.



FRIDAY, MARCH 11 FINANCE ± (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB Budget Work Sessions 9:00 a.m. Department of Justice 11:00 a.m. Adjutant General 2:00 p.m. Treasury/LCHIP 4:00 p.m. Joint Board of Licensure and Certification


and bureaus.) SATURDAY, MARCH 12

FINANCE ± (DIVISION III), Rooms 210-211, LOB Budget Work Session 10:00 a.m. Division - requested Health and Human Services - wide cost reduction plans (all divisionsand bureaus.)

SUNDAY, MARCH 13 FINANCE ± (DIVISION III), Rooms 210-211, LOB Budget Work Session 1:00 p.m. Division - requested Health and Human Services - wide cost reduction plans (all divisions

and bureaus.) MONDAY, MARCH 14

FINANCE ± (DIVISION I), Room 212, LOB Budget Work Session 10:30 a.m. Office of Energy and Planning 2:30 p.m. Board of Land and Tax Appeals 4:00 p.m. Real Estate Commission 4:30 p.m. Work session on HB 438-FN- A, relative to funding of the Claremont, Colebrook, Milford,

and Keene District Courts and establishing a committee to study the utilization of existing facilities tohouse courts leased by communities through the state. FINANCE ± (DIVISION III), Room 209, LOB 9:00 a.m. Work session on HB 479-FN, relative to receivership of nursing homes and other

residential health care facilities. 10:00 a.m. Work session on HB 353-FN, establishing a Medicaid waiver program to provide in-home

support services for children who are medically fragile or children with chronic illness. 11:00 a.m. Work session on HB 490-FN, adopting the interstate compact for juveniles. Rooms 210-211, LOB Budget Work Session 1:00 p.m. Division - requested Health and Human Services - wide cost reduction plans (all divisionsand bureaus.) TEMPORARY COMMISSION RELATIVE TO CHILDREN¶S HEALTH INSURANCE (RSA 126-H:10),Room 103, LOB



1:00 p.m. Regular meeting. THURSDAY, MARCH 17

FINANCE, Rooms 210-211, LOB 1:00 p.m. Or immediately following the House session, executive session on HB 438-FN- A, relative

to funding of the Claremont, Colebrook, Milford, and Keene District Courts and establishing a committeeto study the utilization of existing facilities to house courts leased by communities through the state, HB353-FN, establishing a Medicaid waiver program to provide in-home support services for children who aremedically fragile or children with chronic illness, HB 479-FN, relative to receivership of nursing homes andother residential health care facilities, HB 490-FN, adopting the interstate compact for juveniles, HCR 6,requiring the Congress of the United States of America to reaffirm its adherence to the Constitution of theUnited States regarding international agreements and treaties, HB 160, relative to decisions and actionsof the joint committee on legislative facilities, HB 635-FN- A, requiring the governor to consolidate certainagency functions and making an appropriation therefor, HB 5 19-FN, repealing New Hampshire's regionalgreenhouse gas initiative cap and trade program for controlling carbon dioxide emissions.

Senate Hearings M ONDAY , MARCH 7, 20 11 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION, Room 103, SH Sen. Carson (C), Sen. Groen (VC), Sen. Larsen, Sen. Luther, Sen. White 1:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING LEGISLATION WAYS AND MEANS, Room 100, SH Sen. Odell (C), Sen. Luther (VC), Sen. Boutin, Sen. D¶Allesandro, Sen. Morse, Sen. Rausch 11:00 a.m. SB 182-FN-A-L, relative to video lottery and table gaming, providing property tax

relief for local economies, providing services for problem gamers, and promoting tourism and public safety.

11:30 a.m. SB 125-FN-A, relative to the business profits tax deduction for reasonable compensation. 1:00 p.m. SB 56-FN, authorizing the department of revenue administration to accept credit card payments of taxes.

1:15 p.m. SB 79-FN, authorizing the department of revenue administration to impose administrativefines for timber tax violations. 1:30 p.m. SB 132-FN-A-L, establishing exemptions from the real estate transfer tax. 1:45 p.m. SB 155-FN-A, relative to section 179 expense deductions under the business

profits tax. 2:00 p.m. SB 167-FN-A-L, establishing a production jobs creation credit under the business enterprise tax and making changes affecting small business to the business profits tax, the businessenterprise tax, and the meals and rooms tax.

EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY FOLLOW TU ESDAY , MARCH 8, 20 11 COMMERCE, Room 102, LOB Sen. Prescott (C), Sen. White (VC), Sen. De Blois, Sen. Houde, Sen. Sanborn 9:00 a.m. SB 119, relative to qualified association trusts. 9:20 a.m. SB 77-FN, relative to the special fund for payment for second injuries under the

workers¶ compensation law. 9:40 a.m. SB 175, regulating the commercial use of a person¶s identity. 10:00 a.m. SB 110, relative to condominium development projects and application of the state firecode.

EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY FOLLOW 1

weekly legislative action alert from jackie cilley 3-8-2011

Documents