Brain Injury Association Client Report Devine Millimet Bill Category Priority Position Sponsors Title & Synopsis Status Notes HB 1166 3 Rep. Jerry Knirk; Rep. Edward Establishing A Committee to Study Obtaining Health Committees: Commerce and Butler; Rep. Garrett Muscatel; Insurance For Those Persons Who Are Uninsured In Consumer Affairs/H Rep. Gary Woods; Rep. Greg New Hampshire. Indruk; Rep. Joyce Weston; Rep. House Status: Kristina Fargo; Rep. Mark This bill establishes a committee to study obtaining Executive Session: 02/04/2020 Pearson; Sen. Cindy Rosenwald; health insurance for those persons who are uninsured in 10:00 Am Lob 302 Sen. Martha Hennessey; Sen. New Hampshire. Tom Sherman Senate Status: Hearings: LOB 302 Tue 2/4 10:00 AM LOB 302 Thu 1/30 1:00 PM HB 1197 3 Rep. Chris Balch; Rep. Gerri Exempting Disabled Veterans From The Payment Of Committees: Municipal and Cannon Property Taxes. County Government/H This bill exempts veterans who are totally and House Status: permanently disabled from the payment of property Public Hearing: 01/28/2020 10:30 taxes on their primary residence. Am Lob 301 Senate Status: Hearings: LOB 301 Tue 1/28 10:30 AM HB 1232 3 Rep. Glenn Cordelli; Rep. Barbara Relative to The Burden Of Proof In Special Education Committees: Education/H Griffin; Rep. Douglas Thomas; Hearings. Rep. James Spillane; Rep. House Status: Joseph Pitre; Rep. Kevin Verville; This bill provides that the burden of proving the Introduced 01/08/2020 and Rep. Ralph Boehm; Rep. Robert appropriateness of a child's special education placement Referred to Education Forsythe or program is on the school district or other public agency. Senate Status: HB 1411 1 Support Rep. Constance Van Houten; Establishing A Commission to Study Long-term Supports Committees: Health, Human Add BIA to be member of Rep. Heidi Hamer; Rep. Jerry and Services In New Hampshire. Services and Elderly Affairs/H commission Knirk; Rep. Kristina Fargo; Rep. Rebecca McBeath; Rep. William This bill establishes a commission to study long-term House Status: Marsh supports and services in New Hampshire. Public Hearing: 01/21/2020 10:00 Am Lob 205 Senate Status: ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 1 Fri 1/24 12:49 PM Brain Injury Association Client Report Devine Millimet Bill Category Priority Position Sponsors Title & Synopsis Status Notes HB 1457 2 Support Rep. Katherine Prudhomme- Requiring Election Officers and Supervisors Of The Committees: Election Law/H O'Brien; Rep. Garrett Muscatel; Checklist to Visit Skilled Nursing Facilities and Elderly Rep. John Burt; Rep. Kathleen and Disabled Residences Within Their Jurisdiction For House Status: Hoelzel; Rep. Nicole Klein-Knight; The Purpose Of Assisting with Voter Registration and Public Hearing: 01/21/2020 01:30 Rep. Timothy Lang Casting Absentee Ballots. Pm Lob 308 This bill requires elections officers and supervisors of Senate Status: the checklist to visit skilled nursing facilities and elderly and disabled residences within their jurisdiction for the purpose of assisting with voter registration and casting absentee ballots. HB 1473 2 Support Rep. Michelle St. John; Rep. Deb Requiring Schools to Have A Special Education Parent Committees: Education/H Stevens; Rep. Donald Bouchard; Advisory Council. Rep. Elaine French; Rep. Gaby House Status: Grossman; Rep. Jaci Grote; Rep. This bill requires a school administrative unit to establish Introduced 01/08/2020 and Kimberly Rice; Rep. Kristina a special education parent advisory council. Referred to Education Schultz; Rep. Nancy Murphy; Rep. Peter Petrigno; Sen. David Senate Status: Watters; Sen. Martha Fuller Clark HB 1485 3 Rep. Gaby Grossman; Rep. Relative to The Installation Of Video Surveillance Committees: Executive Sponsor has an autistic child. Cassandra Levesque; Rep. Kevin Cameras In Community Homes and Group Homes. Departments and Administration/H Privacy issue Maes; Rep. Kristina Schultz; Rep. Mary Jane Mulligan; Rep. Nancy This bill requires video surveillance cameras in group House Status: Murphy; Rep. Peter Petrigno; homes, residential and day schools, and buildings where Introduced 01/08/2020 and Rep. Safiya Wazir; Rep. Skip services are provided for children and adults with Referred to Executive Berrien; Rep. Wendy Thomas disabilities. Departments and Administration Senate Status: HB 1489 Rep. Susan Ticehurst Allowing Registered Nurses to Certify Walking Disability Committees: Transportation/H Plate Eligibility. House Status: This bill authorizes registered nurses to certify eligibility Introduced 01/08/2020 and for walking disability plates and placards. Referred to Transportation Senate Status: HB 1513 1 Oppose Rep. William Marsh; Rep. Erin Requiring The Commissioner Of The Department Of Committees: Health, Human Hennessey; Rep. Glenn Cordelli; Health and Human Services to Study The Conversion Of Services and Elderly Affairs/H Rep. Jess Edwards; Rep. Mark The Medicaid Program to Block Grant Funding and McLean; Rep. Mark Pearson Making An Appropriation Therefor. House Status: Public Hearing: 01/21/2020 10:30 This bill requires the commissioner of the department of Am Lob 205 health and human services to conduct a study of converting the current Medicaid program into a block Senate Status: grant via a section 1115 waiver. The bill makes an appropriation for the purposes of the bill. ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 2 Fri 1/24 12:49 PM Brain Injury Association Client Report Devine Millimet Bill Category Priority Position Sponsors Title & Synopsis Status Notes HB 1530 Rep. Jennifer Bernet Relative to The Medicaid Dental Benefit Working Group. Committees: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs/H This bill extends the report date for the Medicaid dental benefit working group. House Status: Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Status: HB 1558 2 Support Rep. Nancy Murphy; Rep. Alicia Relative to The Provision Of Special Education Services Committees: Education/H Coming in line with Federal law. Lekas; Rep. Daryl Abbas; Rep. For Older Students. David Meuse; Rep. Jeffrey House Status: Salloway; Rep. Joseph Guthrie; This bill modifies the definition of "child with a disability" Introduced 01/08/2020 and Rep. Peter Petrigno; Rep. Richard to include persons 21 years of age. Referred to Education Hinch; Rep. Sue Mullen; Rep. Tamara Le; Sen. David Watters Senate Status: HB 1605 2 Support Rep. Donovan Fenton; Rep. Requiring Children Under The Age Of 2 Years Be Committees: Transportation/H Sign in Casey Conley; Rep. Matthew Restrained In A Motor Vehicle. Wilhelm; Sen. Cindy Rosenwald; House Status: Sen. Martha Hennessey This bill requires children under the age of 2 years old to Executive Session: 01/28/2020 be restrained in a rear facing child restraint in a motor 10:00 Am Lob 203 vehicle. Senate Status: Hearings: LOB 203 Tue 1/28 10:00 AM HB 1621 2 Support Rep. Skip Cleaver; Rep. Relative to The Use Of Protective Head Gear While Committees: Transportation/H Sign in Catherine Sofikitis; Rep. Jerry Operating Motorcycles and Motorized Bicycles. Knirk; Rep. Peter Schmidt House Status: This bill requires that every person operating a Public Hearing: 02/04/2020 01:00 motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or bicycle on a public Pm Reps Hall way or off-road trail wear protective headgear. Senate Status: Hearings: Representatives' Hall Tue 2/4 1:00 PM ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 3 Fri 1/24 12:49 PM Brain Injury Association Client Report Devine Millimet Bill Category Priority Position Sponsors Title & Synopsis Status Notes HB 1622 2 Support Rep. Skip Cleaver; Rep. Jerry Relative to The Use Of Passenger Restraints In Motor Committees: Transportation/H Sign in Knirk; Rep. Mary Jane Mulligan; Vehicles. Rep. Suzanne Vail House Status: This bill requires that any person operating or riding as a Introduced 01/08/2020 and passenger in a motor vehicle wear safety belts with Referred to Transportation certain exceptions. Senate Status: HB 1636 3 Rep. Glenn Cordelli; Rep. Alicia Relative to Special Education Services For Children In Committees: Education/H Already in law. Lekas; Rep. James Spillane; Rep. Charter Schools. Joseph Pitre House Status: I. Requires the resident district to fund a free and Introduced 01/08/2020 and appropriate education to a child with disabilities Referred to Education attending a chartered public school. II. Requires the resident district of a child with a disability to obtain Senate Status: written consent of the child's parent before changing the nature of the child's services. HB 1639 3 Rep. Kendall Snow; Rep. David Relative to "in and Out Medical Assistance." Committees: Health, Human Danielson; Sen. Cindy Rosenwald Services and Elderly Affairs/H This bill requires the department of health and human services to amend the income standard used for House Status: eligibility for the "in and out" medical assistance policy. Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Status: HB 1659 1 Oppose Rep. Catt Sandler; Rep. Christy Relative to Patient Directed Care and Patient's Rights Committees: Judiciary/H Steve Wade to testify. Bartlett; Rep. Gary Woods; Rep. with Regard to End-of-life Decisions. George Saunderson; Rep. Gerri House Status: Cannon; Rep. Kenneth Vincent; This bill allows a mentally competent person who is 18 Public Hearing: 02/12/2020 01:00 Rep. Matthew Towne; Rep. years of age or older and who has been diagnosed as Pm Lob 208 Sherry Frost; Sen. Martha having a terminal disease by the patient’s attending Hennessey physician and a consulting physician to request a Senate Status: prescription for medication which will enable the patient to control the time, place, and manner of such patient’s death. Under this bill, the request is witnessed and Hearings: signed in essentially the same manner as an advance LOB 208 directive. The bill requires the division of public health Wed 2/12 1:00 PM services, department... ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 4 Fri 1/24 12:49 PM Brain Injury Association Client Report Devine Millimet Bill Category Priority Position Sponsors Title & Synopsis Status Notes HB 1660 3 Rep.