The House, Thursday, January 13, 2000

The House took up 13 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
House Journal 8
Assembled
1:30 PM
Votes Taken
6 roll calls, 2 divisions10 voice votes
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How the Day Began

The House assembled at 1:30 PM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Gary Gilmore (D - Straf 11) led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Donna Sytek (R - Rock 26), Speaker of the House.

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.

CACR 10 (2000)Died
relating to restricting the use of a statewide property tax and all funds deposited into the education trust fund to education funding. Providing that all revenues resulting from a statewide property tax and all funds deposited into the education trust fund shall be used exclusively for elementary and secondary education.
Rep. Frank Sapareto (R - Rock 13) House Finance

House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 21–0.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled on a voice vote

In the record: Special Order to Jan 27

✓IntroducedJan 7, 1999✕HouseJan 27, 2000SenateVoters
CACR 11 (2000)Died
relating to the use of lottery revenues for educational purposes. Providing that lottery revenues be distributed directly to the governing body of the city or town.
Rep. Thomas Varrell (R - Rock 9) House Finance

House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 21–0.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Resolution Killed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 28, 1999✕HouseJan 13, 2000SenateVoters
CACR 2 (2000)Died
relating to supreme court rules. Providing that supreme court rules may not be inconsistent with statutes.
Rep. Leo Pepino (R - Hills 40) House Judiciary Senate Judiciary Constitutional Amendments

House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 13–2.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Failed 231–76 on a roll call

In the record: Committee report: OTP/am

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Resolution Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Lay on Table

✓IntroducedJan 6, 1999✓HouseApr 13, 2000✕SenateMay 18, 2000Voters
CACR 22 (2000)Died
relating to 7-year terms for state judges. Providing that all state judges appointed on or after January 1, 2001 be commissioned for 7-year terms, which may be renewed.
Rep. Bruce Hunter (R - Hills 7) House Judiciary Constitutional Amendments

House Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–3.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled on a voice vote

In the record: Special Order to Jan 27

✓IntroducedJan 28, 1999✕HouseJan 27, 2000SenateVoters
CACR 26 (2000)Died
relating to the state's duty to assure the opportunity for an adequate primary and secondary public education to all pupils in the state. Providing that the state shall have the duty to assure the opportunity for an adequate primary and secondary public education to all pupils in the state; the nature and means of the fulfillment of such duty shall be determined by the legislature and judicial review shall be limited to whether or not there is any rational basis therefor; the legislature shall have exclusive authority to determine and fund the costs or to delegate the authority to impose assessments, rates, and taxes for education to political subdivisions, which if so delegated shall be deemed local and shall be proportional and reasonable within the political subdivision in which they are imposed.
Rep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1) House Finance

House Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–7.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Failed 165–174 on a roll call

In the record: Committee Report Ought to Pass

Spoke for the motionRep. Timothy O'Connell (R - Hills 6) Rep. Herman, Rep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1)

Spoke against the motionRep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 10) Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 8) Rep. Peter Burling (D - Sull 19)

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Resolution Killed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedApr 29, 1999✕HouseJan 13, 2000SenateVoters
CACR 5 (2000)Died
relating to voting and elective rights of incarcerated felons. Providing that any person who has been convicted of a felony may be denied the right to vote for any or all of the time between conviction and final discharge of sentence, as provided by law.
Rep. C Donald Stritch (R - Rock 5) House Election Law Senate Public Affairs Constitutional Amendments

House Election Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 15–2.

Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)

Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote

In the record: Recommitted to Elec Law

Spoke for the motionRep. Janet Arndt (R - Rock 27)

✓IntroducedJan 6, 1999✓HouseFeb 10, 2000✕SenateApr 6, 2000Voters
HB 235-FN-A (2000)Died
increasing exemptions under the interest and dividends tax.
Rep. Thomas Arnold (R - Hills 20) House Finance Senate Ways and Means Taxes - State

House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 21–1.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 197–134 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. James Phinizy (D - Sull 5) Rep. David Young (R - Sull 6)

Spoke against the motionRep. Jeffrey MacGillivray (R - Hills 21) Rep. Susan Almy (D - Graf 14) Rep. Michael Whalley (R - Belk 5)

Also spoke during this billRep. Alf Jacobson (R - Merr 32)the record does not say which of the day's motions

✓IntroducedJan 7, 1999✓HouseJan 13, 2000✓SenateMar 16, 2000✕GovernorMay 19, 2000✕LawJul 12, 2000
HB 536 (2000)Interim Study
authorizing municipalities to exempt from the local property tax personal property employed in the generation and production of electric power.
Rep. Jeb Bradley (R) House Municipal and County Government Taxes - Local

Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)

Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote

In the record: Recommitted to Mun & Cnty Govt

✓IntroducedJan 28, 1999HouseFeb 10, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawJul 12, 2000
SB 186-FN (2000)Became Law
relative to additional cost of living adjustments and increased minimum allowances for certain retired group II members, and relative to requiring spousal acknowledgement of a member's election of an optional retirement allowance.
Sen. John King (D - SD18) House Executive Departments and Administration Senate Insurance Retirement

House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 22–0.

Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)

Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 178–141 on a roll call

In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 2009

Spoke for the motionRep. Vivian Clark (R - Rock 79) Rep. Jean Wallin (D - Merr 15)

Spoke against the motionRep. Carolyn Virtue (R - Merr 3) Rep. Merton Dyer (R - Hills 8) Rep. Howard Dickinson (R - Carr 1)

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 210–109 on a division

Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)

Motion Failed: Earlier Vote Stands 82–222 on a division

✓IntroducedFeb 18, 1999✓SenateApr 22, 1999✓HouseJan 13, 2000✓GovernorMay 8, 2000✓LawMay 8, 2000
SB 228-FN (2000)Became Law
relative to spousal benefits upon the death of certain retired group II members of the New Hampshire retirement system.
Sen. John King (D - SD18) House Executive Departments and Administration Senate Insurance Retirement

House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 15–4; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

Spoke for the motionRep. Merton Dyer (R - Hills 8)

Also spoke during this billRep. Merton Dyer (R - Hills 8) Rep. Michael O'Neil (R - Rock 15)the record does not say which of the day's motions

✓IntroducedMar 30, 1999✓SenateJun 17, 1999✓HouseFeb 10, 2000✓GovernorMar 1, 2000✓LawJul 1, 2000
SB 36-FN-A (2000)Became Law
[New Title] relative to salary increases for direct care providers for persons with developmental and acquired disabilities.
Sen. James Squires (R - SD12) House Finance Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Welfare/Medicare/Medicaid

House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 24–0.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 7, 1999✓SenateMar 17, 1999✓HouseJan 13, 2000✓GovernorFeb 16, 2000✓LawJul 1, 2000

Votes on No Bill

Roll calls the House took that day on questions that were on no bill, such as its own rules, a ruling of the chair or printing a debate. The question is as the General Court’s roll-call file words it.

Vacate the Referral (Move the bill to another committee)

Motion Failed 102–184 on a roll call

Moved by Rep. Elizabeth Hager (R - Merr 12).

In the record: Vacate certain bills