Current Legislation Monitoring

The Council currently monitors legislation regarding Education, Voting, Healthcare, Housing, and Legal issues.

Housing and Community

HB 1047 - An act relative to establishing a committee to study the effectiveness of state outreach to residents without computer access.

HB 1115 - An act relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.

HB 1168 - An act establishing a committee to study the impact of the housing crisis on people with disabilities.

HB 1291 - An act relative to accessory dwelling unit uses allowed by right.

  • ✔ NHCDD supports this bill.

HB 1593 - An act relative to funding for developmental services community integration.

SB 408 - An act establishing a committee to study the effects of the housing crisis on the disability community.

SB 518 - An act relative to incentivizing landlords to accept housing choice vouchers.

Education

HB 1524 - An act relative to authorizing parents of special education children to observe in the classroom setting.

  • ✘ NHCDD opposes this bill.

HB 1656 - An act relative to increasing the adequacy grant for pupils receiving special education services.

Healthcare

HB 1280 - An act relative to informed consent and patient rights.

HB 1615 - An act relative to the autism registry.

HB 1616 - An act relative to parental consent for student participation in Medicaid to schools program.

  • ✘ NHCDD opposes this bill.

Voting and Legal

HB 1119 - An act relative to absentee ballots.

  • ✔ NHCDD supports this bill.

HB 1264 - An act relative to the definition of accessible voting systems.

HB 1569 - An act relative to eliminating voter identification exceptions.

  • ✘ NHCDD opposes this bill.

SB 453 - An act making an appropriation to the statewide voter registration system.

  • ✔ NHCDD supports this bill.

HB 1511 - An act relative to liability for children with disabilities in certain court ordered placements or episodes of treatment.

SB 315 - An act relative to law enforcement agency reporting on information concerning bias crimes.

  • ✔ NHCDD supports this bill.

HB 1573 - An act relative to oversight of and criteria for residential placement of children.