State Senate

• SB77 AN ACT 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
  COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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• SB63 Tax Filing extension for Armed Services. Passed in Senate. Moved to House.
  SUPPORT
  
  
• SB240 establishing contractual cohabitation and extending certain rights to parties to a contractual cohabitation. “Contractual cohabitation” means that 2 eligible persons have established a legally recognized relationship in conformance with this chapter, have registered a record of the agreement to enter into that relationship, and shall receive the benefits and protections, and agree to be subject to the responsibilities and obligations, set forth in this chapter. OPPOSE
  
  
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State House

2009

• HB304: Assisted Suicide HB 304, seeks to take the Oregon law and expand it further. Rather than defining a terminal illness as someone who has six months or less to live, the New Hampshire bill uses an expansive definition of "terminal illness" that could qualify even more patients for death from a physician. OPPOSE
  
  

  House Status:	IN COMMITTEE
  Senate Status:
  Next/Last Comm:	HOUSE JUDICIARY
  Next/Last Hearing:	Time not specified    LOB 208

  
  
  
• HB 437 Same Sex unions AN ACT permitting same gender couples to enter civil unions and have the same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as married couples. SPONSORS: Rep. Splaine, Rock 16; Rep. Hilliard, Straf 2 OPPOSE
  
  Judiciary Cmte: vote pending
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• HB 184 An Act to repeal the Parental Notification Law This bill repeals the law regarding parental notification prior to abortion.
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. Hager, Merr 12; Rep. P. Preston, Graf 8; Rep. Mitchell, Ches 7; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills 22; Rep. Lockwood, Merr 6; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Sen. Janeway, Dist 7; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10. OPPOSE
  
  Currently in the Judiciary Committee. Contact and ask to oppose this bill
  
  

  Chairman:	David E. Cote (d)
  Vice Chairman:	Janet G. Wall (d+r)
  Clerk:	Gail C. Morrison (d)

• Concurrent Resolution 1: The definition of marriage. This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution provides that only marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid in New Hampshire .
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. Dumaine, Rock 3; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Boyce, Belk 5; Rep. Headd, Rock 3; Rep. N. Elliott, Hills 19 SUPPORT
  
  Currently in Judiciary Cmte
  
  
• HB 92 Decriminalizing Marijuana This act removes the criminal penalties for possession or use of marijuana.
  
  Rep. Weed, Ches 3; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5; Rep. Vaillancourt, Hills 15
  
  Criminal Justice and Public Safety Cmte

• HB 164 AN ACT prohibiting school personnel from recommending the use of psychotropic medications for any child. This bill requires each school board or cooperative school board to adopt and implement a policy prohibiting school personnel from recommending the use of psychotropic medications for any child.
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. Hutchinson, Rock 3; Rep. G. Katsakiores, Rock 5; Rep. P. Katsakiores, Rock 5
  
  Education Committee
  
  
• HB 177 AN ACT including “unborn child” in the definition of “another” for the purpose of first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide.
  This bill provides that an unborn child shall be included in the definition of “another” for the purpose of first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide.
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. Dumaine, Rock 3; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. J. Garrity, Rock 6; Rep. Boyce, Belk 5; Rep. N. Elliott, Hills 19
  
  Criminal Justice and Public Safety Cmte
  
  
• HB 244 Withholding or withdrawing of medically administered nutrition and hydration and developmentally disabled persons. This bill clarifies that nothing in the RSA chapter regarding advance directives shall authorize nonconsensual withholding or withdrawing of medically administered nutrition and hydration or life-sustaining treatments from mentally incompetent or developmentally disabled persons.
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. N. Elliott, Hills 19; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Rowe, Hills 6; Rep. Garcia, Rock 4
  
  Judiciary Committee
  
  
• HB 278 Medical Treatment of a Minor in An Accident This bill requires the medical facility treating a minor injured in an accident to notify the minor’s parent or guardian.
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. Parkhurst, Ches 4
  
  Children and Family Law Committee
  
  
• HB 363 Emergency Contraception Information from Pharmacist This bill requires the pharmacist dispensing emergency contraception to inform the recipient regarding certain issues and to place a sign at each cash register in the pharmacy with a statement about fertilization.
  Sin would read: “IF YOU BELIEVE THAT LIFE BEGINS AT FERTILIZATION, THE POINT WHERE THE SPERM AND EGG UNITE, THEN YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION MAY EITHER FUNCTION AS A CONTRACEPTIVE TO PREVENT THE EGG AND SPERM FROM UNITING OR PREVENT THE IMPLANTATION OF YOUR ALREADY FERTILIZED EGG IN YOUR WOMB. THE PHARMACIST DISPENSING THIS DRUG IS REQUIRED TO EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW THE PRODUCT MAY HELP TO PREVENT YOUR PREGNANCY.”
  SPONSORS: Rep. Dumaine, Rock 3; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. N. Elliott, Hills 19; Rep. Boyce, Belk 5
  
  Executive Departments and Administration Committee
  
  
• HB 368-FN Prohibiting Human Trafficking This bill makes trafficking in persons a criminal offense.
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills 27; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. L. Ober, Hills 27; Rep. Renzullo, Hills 27; Rep. Crane, Hills 21
  
  Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• HB 567 - FN Lowering the legal drinking age.
  This bill lowers the legal drinking age to 18.
  
  SPONSORS: Rep. T. Robertson, Ches 3
  
  Judiciary Committee
  
  
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