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Library Related Legislation and NHLA stance:

 

As of 4.12.25: 

 

For House bills to submit online testimony

For Senate bills to submit online testimony

Bills crossing over:

HB 273 relative to a parent’s access to their minor child’s library records   NHLA opposed. Passed House 191 to 162.  Senate Children and Family Law Committee Hearing scheduled for Thursday April 24th at 10:20 am. Senate online testimony  If you are interested in testifying in person please let me know.

HB340 relative to electioneering by public employees.  NHLA opposed.  Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee Public Hearing scheduled for Tuesday April 15th at 9:30 am.  Senate online testimony

HB 324 relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools.  NHLA opposed.  House passed this on March 26th 183-148.  Senate Education Committee Hearing was on Thursday April 10th at 9:30 am.  Most attendees spoke against the bill.  No vote taken by committee as of 4/11/25  Senate online testimony

HB666 relative to adding fines for violations of the confidentiality of the library use records and adding library cards and membership status to the list of confidential matters.   NHLA opposed.   House passed this on March 27th 189-172.  Senate Judiciary Committee No hearing scheduled yet. Senate online testimony

SB 33 relative to the regulation of public school materials.  Senate version of collection policies for our schools with more detailed requirements of what should be in the policy.  NHLA opposed.  Senate passed House Education Administration and Policy Committee No hearing scheduled yet.

HB 143 relative to the issuance of no trespass orders on municipal or school district property. NHLA opposed.  Senate Judiciary Committee No hearing date yet.  Senate  online testimony

HB 376 specifying that library user information exempted from disclosure in the right to know law includes information regarding library cards and library membership status.  NHLA supports.  Senate Judiciary Committee No hearing scheduled yet.   Senate online testimony
 

Feel free to email Denise van Zanten, Legislative Chair at Legislative@nhlibrarians.org with any questions. 

 

Committee Members

Chair, Denise vanZanten

Deb Hoadley, NHLA Past President

Rachel Baker, NHLA President

Brittany Blomquist

Adam Di Filippe

Brittany Durgin

Clai Lasher-Sommers

Lea McBain

Lauren Rettig

Ryan O'Hora

Christine Friese