Parental Rights
HB184 - This bill repeals the law regarding parental notification prior
to a minor seeking an abortion.
CPR: Against
HB682 - This bill permits the court's authority to award parental rights
and responsibilities to a "psychological parent."
CPR: Against
HB278 - This bill requires the medical facility treating a minor injured
in an accident to notify the minor’s parent or guardian.
CPR: Supports
HB444 - This bill provides that, in a proceeding under RSA 169-C, a
parent who has not been accused of abuse and neglect has the right to
a due process hearing relative to obtaining custody of the child prior
to the final disposition of the neglect proceeding.
CPR: Supports
HB470 - This bill provides that if the court finds, upon consideration
of the evidence, that comparable parenting or the parents’ proposed
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities is not in the child’s
best interest, the court shall provide the reasons for its decision in
a written order.
CPR: Supports
HB164 - 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.
CPR: Supports
Sanctity of Life
SB77 - This bill prohibits 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.
CPR: Supports
HB177 - 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.
CPR: Supports
HB655 - This bill establishes a separate offense for causing the death
of, or injury to, an unborn child.
CPR: Supports
HB363 - 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.
CPR: Supports
HB864 - This bill requires licensing of outpatient abortion facilities
with the department of health and human services.
CPR: Supports
HB612 - This bill establishes a class A felony if a person uses or threatens
the use of physical force against a pregnant minor under 18 years of
age in order to force the minor to have an abortion. The bill also establishes
a class B felony if a person uses coercion to induce such a minor to
have an abortion against her will.
CPR: Supports
HB744 - This bill requires informed consent before a woman procures
an abortion unless it is a medical emergency. The bill requires the commissioner
of the department of health and human services to publish printed materials
relative to options available to the woman. This information shall also
be available on the Internet. The commissioner is granted rulemaking
authority to administer this law.
CPR: Supports
HB370 - This bill clarifies the withholding or withdrawing of medically
administered nutrition and hydration or life-sustaining treatment from
a mentally incompetent or developmentally disabled person.
CPR Supports
Preserving Marriage
CACR1 – This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution provides
that only marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid in New
Hampshire.
CPR: Supports
HB235 – This bill provides that any marriage legally contracted
outside of this state and valid in the jurisdiction where contracted
shall be recognized as valid in this state.
CPR: Against
HB437 – This bill permits same gender couples to enter spousal
unions and have the same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as
married couples.
CPR: Against
HB791 – This bill removes the marriage prohibition for same gender
couples and makes references to marriage and terms associated with marriage
gender neutral. The bill also establishes that no religious official
shall be required to solemnize any marriage in violation of his or her
constitutional right to free exercise of religion.
CPR: Against
HB905 - This bill establishes civil unions as legally recognized
relationships.
CPR: Against
SB240 - This bill establishes contractual cohabitation and
extends certain rights to parties to a contractual cohabitation.
CPR: Against
HB51 - This bill permits 2 unmarried adults in a familial relationship
to adopt jointly.
CPR: Against
HB711 - This bill requires insurance coverage for the cost of hormone
treatment drugs for transsexuals.
CPR Against
Tax Relief
HB622 - establishing an income tax and repealing all state and local
taxes, with the exception of the tobacco tax, beginning in
2012.
CPR: Against
CACR16 - This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution provides
that there shall be a non-binding statewide referendum prior to the legislature’s
adoption of an income tax or sales tax.
CPR: Supports
HB262 - This bill allows municipalities to exclude certain retirement
account assets in the net assets qualification for the elderly property
tax exemption.
CPR: Supports
HB354 - This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of
establishing ecological consumption taxes as a source of revenue for
the state.
CPR: Against
HB478 - This bill decreases the rate of the business profits tax.
CPR: Supports
HB493 - This bill expands the meals and rooms tax on rentals to include
motorized recreational vehicles.
CPR: Supports
HB564 - This bill decreases the rate of the business enterprise tax.
CPR: Supports
HB617 - This bill establishes a property tax relief program based on
taxpayer income and to be administered by the department of revenue administration.
The bill also establishes a property tax relief fund and makes an appropriation
to the fund.
CPR: Supports
HB674 - This bill changes the eligibility for persons receiving the
veterans’ property tax credit to include all veterans who have
been honorably discharged or officers honorably separated from service.
The changes apply only after adoption by municipalities.
CPR: Supports
HB798 - This bill enables municipalities to adopt a freeze on the assessed
value of the residential property of persons over 65 years of age, to
be used in the determination of the annual property taxes for the property.
CPR: Supports
SB63 - This bill authorizes the commissioner of revenue administration
to extend tax filing deadlines for members of the armed forces serving
in qualified hazardous duty areas or combat zones.
CPR: Supports
SB225 – An act relative to allowing video gaming in Coos county,
building casinos in Berlin and Portsmouth, and establishing a fund to
assist with the payment of property taxes.
CPR: Against
Education
HB340 - This bill prohibits sexual offenders and offenders against children
from living within 1,000 feet of any school, child care facility, playground,
park, child-oriented organization, or any place where minors regularly
congregate.
CPR: Supports
HB422 - This bill authorizes the governing body of a town or city to
grant abatements to persons whose children are enrolled in schools other
than the local public schools.
CPR: Supports
HB693 - This bill establishes a school choice certificate program which
makes available a certain number of school choice certificates to be
used at participating nonpublic schools.
CPR: Supports
SB18 - This bill raises from 16 to 18 the age for compulsory school
attendance and provides a procedure for a pupil who is at least 16 years
of age to obtain an attendance waiver from school.
CPR: Against
HB520 - AN ACT establishing a state-owned casino to provide funds for
public education.
CPR: Against
Other
HB92 - This act removes the criminal penalties for possession or use
of marijuana.
CPR: Against
HCR4 - This concurrent resolution endorses the placement of a New Hampshire
Air Force Memorial at the veterans cemetery in Boscawen.
CPR: Supports
HB404 - This bill prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies
from enforcing federal immigration laws.
CPR: Against