THE FOLLOWING IS an excerpted listing of the 263 chaptered bills from the 2004 legislative session. For the full listing, go to http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ie/billstatus/chaplist2004.asp.

To learn more about legislative changes that could affect your practice, see page 18 for a description of the NHBA CLE on "Developments in the Law 2004," to be held on Oct. 29, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Center of NH/Radisson Hotel, Manchester.

0001/HB299: Removing judicial discretion to order a divorced parent to contribute to an adult child's college expenses.

0003/SB431: (New Title) prohibiting the waiver of workers' compensation subrogation rights and prohibiting certain indemnification provisions in construction-related contracts.

0005/HB465: Relative to the rulemaking authority of the department of health and human services and relative to licensing rules for health facilities.

0007/HB72: Granting authority to impose administrative fines for the violation of certain laws or rules of the department of agriculture, markets and food.

0008/HB121: Relative to grounds for modification of a permanent child custody order.

0011/HB620: (New Title) providing various protections for parents in cases involving the guardianship of minors.

0012/HB749: (New Title) relative to the description in a criminal complaint of the party accused.

0014/HB1154: Relative to the Hanover-Lebanon district court and the Plymouth-Lincoln district court.

0018/HB1292: Apportioning state representative districts.

0021/SB472: Relative to updating the terminology in statutes affecting children with special health care needs.

0025/HB464: Establishing a criminal penalty for facilitating a drug or underage alcohol house party.

0031/HB1275: Relative to the role of the department of health and human services in juvenile proceedings.

0032/HB1334: Relative to retention of records of fish and game law violations by the fish and game department.

0040/HB440: (New Title) relative to prohibited methods of taking wildlife in certain fish and game laws.

0041/HB444: (New Title) relative to summoning witnesses from another state in certain actions involving children.

0042/HB622: (New Title) clarifying certain exemptions from the right-to-know law.

0048/HB1417: Relative to examination of persons called as jurors in civil cases.

0050/SB311: Relative to civil penalties for unlawful campaign practices.

0052/SB345: Exempting payroll accounts from trustee process.

0053/SB346: Relative to prohibiting the operation of snowmobiles on open water.

0054/SB347: Relative to financial responsibility and conduct after an OHRV accident.

0060/SB456: Relative to record books maintained by registers of deeds.

0062/SB466: (New Title) relative to records management services of a municipality.

0065/SB337: Relative to the regulation of traps by the fish and game department and relative to the liability of trappers for certain injuries to domestic animals.

0069/HB403: (2nd New Title) requiring persons who are acquitted of certain sexual assaults by reason of insanity to register as sexual offenders.

0071/HB761: (2nd New Title) enabling municipalities to adopt subdivision and site plan review regulations that require innovative land use controls on certain lands when supported by the master plan, making a change in an innovative land use control, and relative to the preliminary review of subdivisions.

0072/HB767: Relative to political advertising not authorized by the candidate.

0073/HB1133: Relative to disclosures required prior to a condominium sale.

0074/HB1135: Relative to appointment of the chief justice of the superior court.

0076/HB1159: Relative to prohibited employment for state liquor commission employees.

0077/HB1169: Relative to child support calculations based on one-time or irregular income.

0079/HB1212: Relative to the circumstances under which a juvenile may be committed to the youth development center until the age of 18.

0087/HB1361: Relative to sentences for certain offenses committed on or near a public college or university campus.

0091/HB1423: (New Title) relative to reimbursement of travel expenses for judges.

0093/SB529: Making a technical correction to the eminent domain procedure act.

0098/HB1410: (2nd New Title) relative to the release of information to persons receiving a child for placement and relative to the department of health and human service's disclosure of information regarding the death of a child from abuse and neglect.

0100/SB427: (New Title) relative to legal recognition of out-of-state marriages and establishing a commission to examine all aspects of same sex civil marriage and its legal equivalents.

0109/HB1257: Relative to penalties for driving under the influence with a minor in the vehicle.

0112/HB422: Relative to the selection of replacement justices for supreme court justices who are disqualified to hear cases.

0114/HB532: Relative to notice and filing of divorce petitions.

0117/HB1202: Relative to third-party payment of covered services ordered by the juvenile court.

0118/SB452: (New Title) relative to testimony of expert witnesses.

0119/SB455: Removing the requirement that district courts be open on Saturdays for arraignments.

0125/SB465: (New Title) relative to testimony of witnesses about confidential settlements.

0130/HB1224: Establishing the Uniform Trust Code in New Hampshire.

0133/HB1243: Prohibiting the collection of biometric data.

0134/HB1298: (New Title) establishing a committee to study local dispute resolution for public employee labor relations.

0135/HB1302: Relative to rental contracts or leases entered into by individuals who are subsequently called to service in the armed forces.

0136/HB1312: Relative to the court's discretion to extend child support obligations.

0137/HB1422: Relative to qualifications for persons who negotiate on behalf of the state.

0139/HB1320: Making changes in the laws relative to retail installment sales, first mortgage bankers and brokers, mortgage loan servicers, second mortgage home loans, and the regulation of small loans.

0140/SB99: (New Title) relative to compliance with federal law in the making of first and second mortgage loans.

0141/SB207: (New Title) relative to exemptions from the consumer protection act and the regulation of retail installment sales of motor vehicles.

0144/SB314: Relative to access to medical records.

0145/SB316: Relative to the payment of salaried employees.

0150/SB348: (New Title) relative to the sale of manufactured housing and the management of manufactured housing parks.

0156/SB370: Relative to the insurance rating law.

0157/SB388: Relative to proof of successful completion of an impaired driver intervention program.

0158/SB392: Relative to criminal responsibility for certain offenses committed by persons 13 years of age or older.

0161/SB430: (New Title) relative to mandated insurance benefits and establishing a committee to study the feasibility of mandating that health insurers provide medical loss information to small group employers.

0162/SB439: (New Title) relative to probationary drivers' licenses and amending the effective date for establishing a criminal penalty for facilitating a drug or underage alcohol house party.

0167/SB509: Relative to civil recoveries for false claims paid or approved by the department of health and human services.

0168/SB511: Relative to the penalties for rioting.

0169/SB520: (New Title) relative to child support modification and service of divorce petitions.

0176/SB436: Relative to the Claremont and Newport district courts.

0178/HB264: (New Title) relative to state senate districts.

0183/HB1228: (New Title) relative to changes to the uniform fine schedule.

0184/HB1299: (New Title) relative to the removal of the tax collector, treasurer, or town clerk, and required notice to the board of selectmen by a candidate for office if the candidate has ever been removed from a bonded position.

0189/SB386: Relative to the guardian ad litem board and providing for certification of guardians ad litem.

0197/SB367: (New Title) relative to the New Hampshire Insurance Guaranty Association Act of 2004.

0199/SB414: Clarifying the laws relative to municipal impact fees, off-site exactions, vesting of development rights, and waiver of subdivision regulations.

0202/HB384: (New Title) relative to financial affidavits in domestic relations cases.

0204/HB727: (3rd New Title) establishing a committee to study the issue of school choice in New Hampshire.

0205/HB1162: Relative to school district policies on bullying.

0206/HB1165: Relative to extending domestic violence protection orders.

0210/HB1282: (New Title) authorizing the commissioner of insurance and the commissioner of banking to order the payment of restitution to individuals harmed by unfair or deceptive practices of licensees.

0212/HB1380: (New Title) relative to unauthorized video surveillance.

0213/HB1408: Relative to reporting requirements for certain nonprofit organizations, including health care charitable trusts.

0214/SB312: Establishing a state code of ethics.

0221/SB415: (New Title) relative to the expansion of the Grafton county court pilot project relative to abuse and neglect hearings.

0222/SB421: Relative to charter schools.

0223/SB423: Relative to confidentiality and workers' compensation.

0224/SB448: Relative to consumer guaranty contracts.

0226/SB453: (2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study the tobacco master settlement agreement revenue stream to the state, and changing requirements for tobacco manufacturers not participating in the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

0227/SB459: Making certain changes to the real estate practice act.

0231/SB500: Relative to certain procedures of financial institutions.

0233/SB521: Increasing the penalty for identity fraud.

0234/SB526: (New Title) relative to sexual harassment complaint procedures.

0236/HB369: (3rd New Title) relative to the Henniker and Hillsborough district courts and to the Hampton and Exeter district courts.

0237/HB551: (3rd New Title) relative to the effect of parental refusal to administer psychotropic drugs to their children and establishing a committee to study the prescription and use of psychotropic drugs, including Ritalin, in childcare centers, preschools, and public schools.

0238/HB618: (3rd New Title) making technical corrections to certain local property tax laws, relative to posting of municipal budgets, relative to claims for low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief, allowing the city of Manchester to issue certificates of occupancy and building permits for airport district aeronautical facilities, and authorizing Manchester Airport to tow and impound abandoned vehicles.

0239/HB640: Relative to post-conviction DNA testing.

0240/HB643: (3rd New Title) relative to the family division of the courts, reducing the number of superior court justices, and relative to marital masters.

0242/HB713: (3rd New Title) relative to the penalty for violating a zoning ordinance and relative to residences in industrial or commercial zones.

0246/HB1295: (2nd New Title) relative to certain court records and exempting certain documents from the right-to-know law.

0252/SB109: (2nd New Title) adopting the model Drug Dealer Liability Act.

0255/SB406: Relative to adoption procedures.

0256/SB478: (New Title) relative to penalties for DWI offenses.

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