Rep. Renée Monteil

Maddy summaryHB 1010 aims to expand access to midwifery care by preventing state rules from denying or transferring patients based on specific pregnancy factors. The bill directly affects midwives and pregnant individuals by prohibiting restrictions related to carrying multiple fetuses, fetal malpresentation, or having fewer than three prior cesarean sections. Additionally, it stops regulations from refusing midwifery services simply because a patient lives far from a hospital. If passed, the law would take effect 60 days after enactment and would require further study before becoming permanent.

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as "Bradley's Law," authorizes New Hampshire courts and the Department of Safety to report specific mental health records to the federal background check system when individuals are involuntarily committed or found not guilty by reason of insanity. The legislation mandates that law enforcement confiscate firearms owned by these individuals within 48 hours of a qualifying court order and allows them to petition the court for relief from this disability after a set waiting period. It explicitly excludes information about people seeking voluntary treatment or those hospitalized only for assessment, ensuring that only specific legal dispositions trigger firearm prohibitions. By creating a new process for reporting these records and establishing a timeline for challenging the loss of firearm rights, the bill aims to align state procedures with federal requirements while providing a path for individuals to regain those rights.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows people in New Hampshire to petition courts to erase arrest and conviction records for cannabis offenses, with automatic annulment for minor possession cases and a streamlined process for other related crimes once sentences are finished. It also enables individuals currently serving time for cannabis-related offenses to request re-sentencing to only the portion of their sentence they have already served, unless the prosecutor can prove the change would not be in the interests of justice. The legislation covers offenses involving cannabis or paraphernalia that would not have been crimes if marijuana were legal, and it waives all associated court fees for these petitions.