HB 1160 (1996)Became Law
establishing a committee to study college tuition savings plans for New Hampshire colleges.
House Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
The House, Thursday, January 18, 1996
The House took up 15 bills: 5 together on the consent calendar, then 10 one by one, listed below by bill.
- Journal
- House Journal 11
- Votes Taken
- 2 roll calls, 1 division7 voice votes
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The journal is on record from 1997, so this day carries the vote record without the debate.
On the Consent Calendar
What the House Did That Day
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
reducing the rate of the communications services tax.
House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 21–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 211–134 on a roll call
relative to municipal fines for false fire alarms on university system of New Hampshire campuses.
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–3.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 159–135 on a division
In the record: Laid on Table
HB 1195 (1996)Died
requiring the commissioner of the department of environmental services to make a biennial report to the legislature on the status and balances of all funds in the department.
House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 22–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
increasing the business enterprise tax and returning 1/2 of the revenue to the cities and towns and making an appropriation therefor.
House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 21–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
relative to the minimum income on which the interest and dividends tax is levied.
House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–5.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 186–156 on a roll call
relative to providing information to parents so they can provide preschool education to their children.
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 18–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 1450-FN (1996)Became Law
relative to postsecondary educational assistance for members of the New Hampshire national guard and establishing a study committee on postsecondary educational assistance for members of the New Hampshire national guard.
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
requiring the department of administrative services to perform annual audits of all funds paid to, from, or by the judicial branch.
House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 22–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 486-FN (1996)Became Law
relative to lease agreements for state equipment.
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur