Rep. Charlotte DiLorenzo

Maddy summaryThis law allows parents or guardians to appoint a temporary agent to handle the care, custody, or property of a minor or incapacitated person for up to 60 days. To make this appointment valid, the parent or guardian must sign a document in front of two witnesses, and the chosen agent must sign to accept the role. The bill includes specific rules for situations involving shared parenting plans, requiring that the other parent consent unless there are safety concerns like domestic violence or child abuse investigations. Additionally, the appointing parent can cancel or change the agent's authority at any time, and a court can also limit or alter what the agent is allowed to do.

Maddy summaryHB 1320 requires real estate sellers or their agents in New Hampshire to provide buyers with written disclosures about specific environmental hazards before a property sale contract is finalized. The bill mandates that these notices cover risks related to radon, arsenic, lead, PFAS chemicals, and flooding, along with information on how to test for these issues and where to find further resources. While the law makes these disclosures mandatory, it explicitly states that failing to provide them does not invalidate the sale or create legal liability for the seller. The legislation also includes a contingency clause that adjusts its effective date depending on whether another related bill, HB 398, is passed by the legislature.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates state laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles associated with a person's ethnicity, such as braids, locs, and cornrows. It allows individuals who face such discrimination in employment to file a private lawsuit directly in court, bypassing the state human rights commission. The law applies to most employers but excludes the Department of Corrections, and it also clarifies that public schools cannot exclude students or deny them benefits based on these hairstyles.

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes adding a new article to the New Hampshire Constitution that explicitly states all people have the right to be free from slavery and involuntary servitude. It directs local officials to place this question on the November 2024 ballot for voters to decide whether to adopt the change. If approved by two-thirds of those voting on the specific amendment, the prohibition would become law upon the governor's proclamation. The measure does not alter current laws but seeks to codify this fundamental right directly within the state's constitutional text.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Hampshire school districts to create written policies for managing their library collections and handling requests to remove materials. The new rules mandate that these policies cannot ban or remove books based on specific personal characteristics such as race, gender identity, or sexual orientation, nor can they restrict materials based on the viewpoint expressed within them. Under the proposed guidelines, parents and guardians would have a formal process to request a review of library items they find unsuitable, but the material must remain accessible to students while the review is pending. The legislation defines "library materials" broadly to include books, digital resources, and other educational or entertainment items available in school libraries. These policies must be in place and effective by January 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New Hampshire municipalities to allow homeowners to build one accessory dwelling unit, such as a garage conversion or an addition, on their single-family property without needing special approval. It defines these units as separate living spaces with their own kitchen and bathroom and sets minimum size limits of 1,000 square feet for at least one unit. While towns can still require owner occupancy and enforce parking or aesthetic rules, they cannot mandate familial relationships between residents or restrict units to a single bedroom. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that municipalities must permit the conversion of existing structures like detached garages into these units even if they do not currently meet setback or lot coverage standards.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires municipalities to provide reasonable opportunities for placing manufactured housing and subdivisions, prohibiting them from completely banning these structures through zoning or other regulations. It mandates that if a town allows residential development, it must permit manufactured homes on individual lots in most residential zones, subject to the same lot size and spacing rules as conventional single-family homes. The law also ensures that manufactured housing parks can expand and that their lot sizes and density requirements remain reasonable, while eliminating the need for special permits that are not also required for traditional single-family housing.