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Howard Pearl R

State Senator
New Hampshire Senate District 17
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
Phone: (603) 271-4151 Email: [email protected]
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On Record (34)

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requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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removing references to the department of business and economic affairs and the office of planning and development, and makes various changes to how certain committees and commissions participate or operate.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to pet transfers.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to the renewable energy fund.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to the state fire code, fire incident reporting and investigations, and the duties of the state fire marshal.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to the maximum amount of terms an individual can serve on the electricians' board.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to adjudicative proceedings where there is a council or board with jurisdiction.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
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relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
May 21, 2026 · source · details / share
Article / Text
As Senate puts five House landfill proposals on hold, all eyes are on one still in play
May 11, 2026 · source · details / share
Article / Text Auto-discovered
Senator Howard Pearl Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits - U.S. Term Limits
Senator Howard Pearl Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits  U.S. Term Limits
Apr 09, 2026 · source · details / share
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Making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.
Making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners.
Requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.
Relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.
Relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to the renewable energy fund.
Relative to the renewable energy fund.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard.
Relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.
Defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
Relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to the state fire code, fire incident reporting and investigations, and the duties of the state fire marshal.
Relative to the state fire code, fire incident reporting and investigations, and the duties of the state fire marshal.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
Relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to adjudicative proceedings where there is a council or board with jurisdiction.
Relative to adjudicative proceedings where there is a council or board with jurisdiction.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to pet transfers.
Relative to pet transfers.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to the maximum amount of terms an individual can serve on the electricians' board.
Relative to the maximum amount of terms an individual can serve on the electricians' board.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to registration of vehicles in a fleet of 25 or more.
Relative to registration of vehicles in a fleet of 25 or more.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations.
Relative to office of professional licensure and certification investigations.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
Relative to work requirements under the state Medicaid program.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee and temporarily suspends the issuance of solid waste permits by the department of environmental services, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals, and establishing a committee to study the animal cruelty statutes.
Requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee and temporarily suspends the issuance of solid waste permits by the department of environmental services, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals, and establishing a committee to study the animal cruelty statutes.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral
Removing references to the department of business and economic affairs and the office of planning and development, and makes various changes to how certain committees and commissions participate or operate.
Removing references to the department of business and economic affairs and the office of planning and development, and makes various changes to how certain committees and commissions participate or operate.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (100)

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limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services.
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relative to the pooling and sharing of tips among tipped employees.
Aug 17, 2026 · details / share
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authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer prevention education program.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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relative to duties and reporting requirements of the therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board.
Jun 30, 2026 · details / share
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relative to biological sex in student athletics.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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raising the maximum amount of state guarantees in force.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to employee leasing companies, workers' compensation coverage options, and a minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to wastewater engineering.
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relative to the right of therapeutic cannabis patients to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with state law.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to certain tax credits for purchase from New Hampshire farms.
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relative to the zoning board of adjustments appeal period.
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relative to education financing.
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relative to the requirements to be issued a certificate as a certified public accountant.
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relative to written notice provided by state agencies to municipalities regarding pending applications.
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relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated.
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relative to the licensure, regulation and taxation of hemp-based derivative products.
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including syringes and similar medical devices in the definition of special waste for purposes of solid waste management and making the disposal of such special waste a felony.
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relative to civil rights enforcement.
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modifying the definition of veteran.
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establishing the seizure safe schools act.
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the adoption of tax laws.
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removing the maximum age on the tenure of office for the position of deputy adjutant general.
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relative to violations of the prohibition on teaching discrimination.
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relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered nurse.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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restricting right-to-know requests to persons domiciled or maintaining a permanent residence in New Hampshire and requiring proof of domicile or residency to file right-to-know requests.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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giving preference to lumber sourced in the United States on all state-funded building projects.
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requiring all schools to start the school year after Labor Day.
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establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units.
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relative to cyanobacteria and other emerging environmental water quality issues.
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relative to electric aggregation plans.
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authorizing the department of military affairs and veterans services to license and lease property in which the department holds a property interest.
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authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications.
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relative to eligible biomass technology in the renewable portfolio standards.
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relative to pharmacy benefits managers, managed care laws, notice of drug pricing options and pharmacy benefit manager business practices.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to strengthening prescription drug affordability and pharmacy benefits manager accountability.
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relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians.
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allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities.
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establishing a task force to assess the development of housing at Great Bay community college and authorizing the college the right to use vacant property for the purpose of developing housing.
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relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber.
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establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County and requiring the reporting of student meal debt by school districts and public chartered schools to the department of education.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the practice of pharmacy and the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists.
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relative to rulemaking for transient non-community water systems.
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relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee and establishing a study committee to review the membership and duties of other boards and an appointment related to emergency medical services.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to relative to the participation of large customer-generators in net metering and relative to energy storage in connection with net metering.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to plug-in solar generation systems.
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modifying the language for intra-district public school transfers to include schools within school administrative units.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to possession of human remains for law enforcement training purposes.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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establishing a New Hampshire-Greece trade council.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to increasing transparency in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the assault of emergency room personnel.
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establishing a committee to study violence in schools directed at staff members and the obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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requiring certain syringe service program entities to provide options for disposal of used syringes and needles and creating reporting requirements for such entities.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to port electrification, microgrid development, and cybersecurity standards for energy and water systems.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest game and fish. Providing that citizens of New Hampshire shall have the constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest game and fish, subject to restrictions existing in law.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the offense of identity fraud.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to supervision and registration requirements for associates of broker-dealers.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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ensuring state-operated, publicly accessible spaces have designated smoking areas undetectable to visitors.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to audits for communications districts.
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limiting the game dates available to charities at gaming facilities.
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establishing a committee to study the implementation of a residential builder registration system.
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requiring chartered public schools, school administrative units, and cities or school districts not audited under RSA 671:5 to be audited by an independent public accountant after the end of the fiscal year and requiring the results of such audits to be made available to the public.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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repealing the permissible fireworks advisory committee.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the administrative procedure act.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to consumer health care cost transparency.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the adoption of energy efficient and clean energy districts by municipalities.
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establishing certification standards for certified public safety comfort dogs.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to play-based curriculum and limitations on recess periods for pupils.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the possession of a firearm without a serial number.
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relative to state park fee discounts for state residents.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the procedure concerning search warrant inventories.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons.
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adopting the physician associate licensure compact.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to regulation of public school materials.
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directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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establishing consumer protections for digital access transaction kiosks.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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exempting classification of individuals based on biological sex from the definition of an unlawful discriminatory practice in certain limited circumstances.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to establishing a school cooperative purchasing program.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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allowing alternative treatment centers to operate for profit.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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establishing a developmental services oversight commission; relative to reporting requirements regarding the death of a child in residential care; and relative to the registry of founded reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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establishing the commission for children's futures.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to fees to annul criminal records related to charges that do not result in conviction.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, devices, e-liquids, or alternative nicotine products and relative to the licensure and sale of certain liquor products.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to fetal death reporting to the Centers for Disease Control.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to the penalties for the offense of disobeying an officer and relative to liability of governmental units.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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defining the term "field officers" within the national guard.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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enabling the use of solid waste management funds by solid waste management districts.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.
May 21, 2026 · details / share
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relative to donations received by the granite patron of the arts fund.
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