Bill No |
Sponsor |
Description |
Children's Lobby Position |
Current Status |
Budget |
HB 0001 |
Weyler |
Drastic cuts to basic services, virtually eliminates CHINS, drastic reduction in state support for alcohol & substance abuse treatment, and eliminates state funding for family support & prevention programs |
Support adequate funding for essential services |
Law without Governor signature |
CACR5 |
Morse |
Granting Governor line-item veto authority |
No Position |
Tabled |
CACR6 |
Ulery |
Requiring 2/3 vote of legislature to impose new or increased taxes or licensing fees or to pass bond |
Oppose unless revenue replaced from other sources. |
Interim Study/Retained |
HB0156 |
Ken Weyler |
Reducing rate of tobacco tax |
Oppose |
Tabled; 10ยข reduction included in budget |
HB0645 |
Hess |
Repeals fee and tax increases enacted in fiscal years 2007 through 2010 |
Oppose |
Interim Study/Retained |
SB0081 |
Morse |
Commissioners of agencies have the authority to transfer or reassign personnel within the agency and to delegate, transfer, or assign the authority to administer programs or services within components of the agency. |
No Position |
Governor's Desk -law w/o signature |
SB0146 |
Morse |
RSA 9 mandates biennial budget submissions 10% less than actual expenses 1st yr, & for the 2nd yr, 10% less than the total reductions in the 2nd yr of the current biennium, & RSA & rules changes. These documents shall be made public upon completion. |
No Position |
Law without Governor's signature; eff. 8/8/11 |
SB0149 |
Stiles |
Reducing the meals and rooms tax rate |
Oppose unless revenue replaced from other sources |
ITL/Killed |
SB0151 |
Bradley |
Requires Commissioner of DHHS to consolidate all DHHS contracts eff. 7/1/11, achieving GF savings of $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $4,300,000 in fiscal year 2013, completing consolidation 6/30/13. Report quarterly to HHS Oversight & Fiscal committees |
No Position |
Enrolled Bills |
HB0269 |
Bowers |
Requires developing performance measurement system to be used in determining budget priorities; est. budgetary spending limit based on actual revenue from prior fiscal year |
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Interim Study/Retained |
SB0147 |
Jeb Bradley |
Requires DHHS to submit mandatory Medicaid managed care plan to the feds. Contract implementation date 7/1/2012. DHHS shall seek input from fiscal comm. Re: all necessary waivers. |
No Position |
Governor's Desk - signed |
Child Protection |
CACR009 |
Daniel Itse |
Constitutional amendment referendum on parents' rights to control the health, education and welfare of their children |
Oppose |
Died failed to receive 3/5 vote 212 Y 128 N |
HB 0040 |
Carol Vita |
Increasing the number of children who may be in a foster home. Up to 3 siblings in addition to 6 other children; or more than 3 additional if a sibling is already in the home |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed |
HB0395 |
Itse |
Establishing a child protection study committee |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed |
HB0506 |
Ingbretson |
Makes filing knowingly false report of child abuse a misdemeanor |
Oppose |
Interim Study/Retained |
HB415 |
Ingbretson |
Grants parents access to DCYF records if parent's access to children has been limited as a result of an abuse/neglect investigation |
Oppose |
Interim Study/Retained |
Education |
HB0370 |
Boehm |
Delete references to sexual orientation, etc. in anti-bullying law |
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ITL/Killed |
HB0375 |
Dan McGuire |
Provides immunity for school personnel using necessary force when a pupil creates a disturbance, refuses to leave the premises or when necessary for maintaining discipline |
Oppose |
Conference Comm fails; bill dead |
HB0429 |
Parison |
Allowing 16 year old to drop out of school with parent permission |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed |
HB0467 |
Sytek |
Deletes statutory requirement that schools treat court referral for special ed evaluation the same as parent's. |
TBD |
ITL/Killed |
HB0542 |
Hoell |
Requires schools to develop policies allowing exception to specific course material parent's find objectionable in writing, & parents' & schools agree to alternative materials to meet state ed mandates at parent's expense.Parents id & reasons confidential |
No Position |
Enrolled Bills |
HB0595 |
Laura Jones |
Deletes compulsory attendance law to allow parent-directed learning |
TBD |
Retained |
SB0037 |
Stiles |
Clarifies process for settling residency disputes between school districts |
No Position |
signed by Governor; eff. date 8/13/11 |
Family Law |
HB 0052 |
Carolyn Gargasz |
Permits modifications in parenting plan so long as change in parenting time is only minimal and allows other changes based on best interest of child that do not affect allocation of parenting time. |
No Position |
signed by Governor; eff. 8/13/11 |
HB 0081 |
Oligny |
Adds 2 public members to the GAL board, and requires all public members to have received services of a guardian ad litem. |
No Position |
ITL/Killed |
HB0174 |
Perkins |
Insurance coverage for court-ordered counseling in divorce proceedings. chapter 0106 |
No Position |
Signed by Governor; effective date 7/30/11 |
HB0435 |
Christiansen |
Study committee on the frequency of joint parenting time and whether child support guidelines adequately address such arrangements |
No Position |
ITL/Killed |
HB0436 |
Christiansen |
Committee to study the Guardian ad Litem board |
No Position |
ITL/Killed |
HB0512 |
Oligny |
Requiring certain content in mandatory GAL pre-service training |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed |
HB0538 |
Oligny |
Establishing reporting system for court decisions relative to residential responsibility under parenting plans |
No Position |
ITL/Killed |
HB0563 |
Jeffrey Oligny |
Revising child support guidelines based on foster care reimbursement rates |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed |
HB0572 |
Itse |
Relative to official oppression |
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ITL/Killed |
HB0575 |
Gargasz |
Requires proportional calculation of child support in cases of shared residential responsibility |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed |
HB0587 |
Hopper |
Eliminating no-fault divorce for couples with minor children |
Oppose |
Retained |
HB0591 |
Oligny |
Establishing presumption of 50/50 residential responsibility; allows petition for modification every 3 years; repeals grandparent visitation; requires written findings for all orders not based on mutual agreement unless otherwise requested by a party |
Oppose |
Retained |
HB0597 |
Moran |
Amending child support laws to an "income shares" model |
No Position |
Interim Study/Retained |
HB0614 |
Gile |
Requiring LBA to conduct performance audit of use of guardians ad litem |
No Position |
Tabled; LBA audit underway through normal processes |
HB0634 |
Gary Richardson |
Altering payment mechanism for GALs for children of indigent parents. |
No Position |
Tabled; state no longer pays for GALs in divorce cases |
HB259 |
Sheffert |
Requiring civil courts (divorce, child abuse/neglect, etc) to use same rules of evidence as criminal courts |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed; reintroduced for 2012 session |
SB 0030 |
Boutin |
Requires the parenting plan to include the legal residence of each parent, unless the court finds that such disclosure would not be in the best interest of the child or there is a history of abuse. |
No Position |
Governor's Desk - signed |
SB0034 |
Houde |
Clarifies courts' responsibilities for sending notice in guardianships of minors & mailing costs; transfers petitions for persons under 18 to marry to family division; mandates adjudication w/in 60 in 169-C cases; 30 days if child in out of home care |
TBD |
Governor's Desk - signed |
Health, Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities |
HB0191 |
Harding |
Relative to the community mental health system; prohibits eligibility discrimination, but limits services to the available appropriations |
No Position |
signed by Governor; eff. 7/1/11 |
HB0214 |
Neal Kurk |
Committee to study the state's participation in the federal Medicaid program |
TBD |
ITL/Killed |
HB0228 |
Robert Willette |
Prohibits DHHS from contracting with Planned Parenthood or any organization that provides abortion services and prohibits the use of public funds or insurance for abortion services |
Oppose |
Interim Study/Retained; Executive Council has rejected contract with Planned Parenthood |
HB0329 |
Kathleen Souza |
Requiring parental notification before abortions may be performed on unemancipated minors, personally delivered to parent by doctor or an agent of, unless certified emergency, court by-pass including appeals process. |
Oppose |
Gov. veto overridden; effective date 1/1/12 |
HB0448 |
Susan Emerson |
Relative to spice incense products |
Support |
Interim Study/Retained |
HB0416 |
Lambert |
Adding exemption from immunization for conscientious beliefs |
No Position |
ITL/Killed |
Juvenile Justice |
HB0168 |
Dowling |
Establishing committee to study juvenile delinquency and CHINS laws. Chapter 0105 |
No Position |
Signed by Governor; effective 5-31-11 |
HB0182 |
Pitre |
Relative to definition of CHINS= will be included in HB 0168 re: CHINS study Com, Rep. Dowling |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed |
HB0296 |
Shaw |
Requires schools to adopt screening/diversion practices prior to filing delinquency petitions |
TBD |
Retained |
HB0281 |
Dowling |
Prohibits detaining 17 year olds in adult facilities for intoxication |
Support |
ITL/Killed |
HB0313 |
Soltani |
Requires parental consent for court referral to juvenile diversion program |
No Position |
signed by Governor; effective 1/1/12 |
HB0304 |
Gile |
Requires prisoners between 17 and 25 to achieve a GED prior to release on parole. |
Oppose |
ITL/Killed; reintroduced for 2012 session |
HB0431 |
Bouchard |
Re: involuntary psychiatric evaluations; Enables sharing of CMHC evaluation with receiving facility or secure psych facility. |
No Position |
Signed by Governor; effective 5/31/11 |
HB0490 |
Dowling |
Adopting the interstate compact for juveniles |
Support |
Signed by Governor; effective 9/3/11 |
Low Income |
HB0484 |
Summers |
Requiring random drug testing of food stamp program participants |
Oppose |
Tabled in House |
HB0485 |
Summers |
Requiring photo identification to use an EBT card (for TANF, food stamps, etc.); estimated cost: $90,500 |
TBD |
Tabled in House |
HB263 |
Neal Kurk |
Revises law regarding lifetime Medicaid limit from 60 months to 24 months |
Oppose |
Retained |
SB0044 |
Boutin |
Requiring tenant to continue weekly payment of rent pending eviction proceedings |
TBD |
Interim Study/Retained |
Nonprofit & Miscellaneous |
HB0264 |
Brunelle |
Requires recipients of state grants or appropriations to file a written disclosure of campaign contributions with the secretary of state |
TBD |
ITL/Killed |
HB0306 |
Sorg |
Allows a person of interest to request a copy of the birth worksheet from the state registrar |
No Position |
ITL/Killed |
HB0380 |
William Smith |
Re-establishing Commissions on Status of Men until Dec. 31, 2013 |
No Position |
Enrolled Bills |
HB0495 |
Suzanne Smith |
Limiting use of pesticides on grounds of child day care facilities, schools and state parks except in urgent cases (EEE, West Nile, etc) |
No Position |
ITL/Killed |
SB0177 |
Odell |
Requires every publicly supported nonprofit to ensure its directors, CEO and CFO receive annual management training |
Oppose as written; support increased training |
Interim Study/Retained |
