The House, Thursday, February 17, 2000

The House took up 97 bills: 68 together on the consent calendar, then 29 one by one, listed below by bill.

Journal
House Journal 18
Assembled
10:00 AM
Votes Taken
7 roll calls, 2 divisions16 voice votes
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How the Day Began

The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered.

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

Excused for the Day

Show the 36 members excusedRepublican 26Democrat 10

The journal records 36 members as having leave of the House for the day, that is, permission to be away. A member on leave may still have voted on part of the day, and the roll call record does not always agree with the journal about who was excused.

Rep. Patricia Cote (R - Rock 9) Rep. James Curran (D - Hills 9) Rep. Suzan Franks (R - Hills 26) Rep. Sylvia Holley (R - Hills 18) Rep. Paul LaMott (R - Graf 5) Rep. Philip McColgan (D - Hills 24) Rep. Karen McRae (R - Hills 7) Rep. Mary Moriarty (D - Hills 18) Rep. Irene Pratt (D - Ches 26) Rep. Stanley Searles (R - Hills 23) Rep. Richard Brothers (R - Graf 6) Rep. Toni Crosby (D - Merr 20) Rep. Jessica E. Densmore (D - Graf 3) Rep. Marilyn Fraser (D - Merr 21) Rep. Bonnie Ham (R - Graf 3) Rep. Hobart Harmon (R - Graf 8) Rep. Richard Herman (D - Hills 1) Rep. Elizabeth Hoadley (R - Merr 24) Rep. Allen MacNeil (R - Graf 7) Rep. Robert McKinley (R - Straf 2) Rep. Paul Perkins (R - Hills 5) Rep. Anne Priestley (R - Rock 8) Rep. Thomas Rice (R - Belk 30) Rep. Beth Rodd (D - Merr 6) Rep. Ralph Rosen (R - Belk 4) Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 8) Rep. Franklin Torr (R - Straf 12) Rep. William Tsiros (R - Straf 3) Rep. Phil Weber (R - Graf 11) Rep. Dennis Withee (R - Hills 15) Rep. David Young (R - Sull 6) Rep. Jon Beaulieu (R - Rock 11) Rep. Bronwyn Asplund (R - Merr 13) Rep. Eileen Dawe (R - Hills 33) Rep. Kathleen Flora (R - Hills 15) Rep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 10)

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.

HB 1101 (2000)Died
establishing a Pillsbury state park advisory commission.
Rep. James Phinizy (D - Sull 7) House Resources, Recreation and Development Environment - Conservation

House Resources, Recreation and Development recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 10–6; a minority, Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed 176–143 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. H Charles Royce (R - Ches 28)

Spoke against the motionRep. James Phinizy (D - Sull 5)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1103 (2000)Died
relative to the number of motor vehicle dealer plates.
Rep. Timothy Robertson (D - Ches 18) House Transportation Motor Vehicles

House Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 17–0.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

Spoke for the motionRep. Robert Letourneau (R - Rock 77) Rep. Sherman Packard (R - Rock 29)

Spoke against the motionRep. Robert Batchelder (D - Ches 24) Rep. Lars Christiansen (R - Hills 37) Rep. Timothy Robertson (D - Ches 6)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1208 (2000)Died
relative to the appointment of non-certified employees within a school administrative unit.
Rep. David Scanlan (R - Graf 11) House Education Education - General

House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–2.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1230 (2000)Died
abolishing the requirement that purchasers of new motor vehicles must surrender the certificate of origin to the department of motor vehicles.
Rep. Richard Marple (R - Merr 11) House Transportation Motor Vehicles

House Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 17–0.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

Spoke for the motionRep. Sherman Packard (R - Rock 29)

Spoke against the motionRep. Richard Marple (R - Merr 24)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1266-FN (2000)Died
relative to classification of and standards for custom vehicles manufactured during or after 1949, and establishing special plates for such vehicles.
Rep. Frank Davis (D - Merr 12) House Transportation Motor Vehicles

House Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–0.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1358 (2000)Died
prohibiting smoking in restaurants.
Rep. Laura Pantelakos (D - Rock 30) House Commerce

House Commerce recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 10–5; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed 219–110 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. Sheila Francoeur (R - Rock 15) Rep. Richard Kennedy (R - Merr 4) Rep. Stephen Avery (R - Ches 8) Rep. John Hunt (R - Ches 10)

Spoke against the motionRep. Laura Pantelakos (D - Rock 25) Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R - Hills 15) Rep. Harvey Keye (D - Hills 30) Rep. Fuller Clark

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1391 (2000)Interim Study
relative to personal appearance by law enforcement officers at administrative license suspension hearings.
Rep. Hobart Harmon (R - Graf 8) House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Motor Vehicles

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–4.

Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)

Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote

In the record: Recommitted to Crim Just & PSfty

Spoke for the motionRep. David Welch (R - Rock 13)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000HouseMar 29, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawJul 12, 2000
HB 1433 (2000)Died
relative to notice to abutters by the department of transportation of proposed construction projects.
Rep. John Alger (R - Graf 9) House Public Works and Highways Transportation and Highways

House Public Works and Highways recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–0.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

Spoke against the motionRep. John Alger (R - Graf 6)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1454 (2000)Became Law
relative to deputy conservation officers in the fish and game department.
Rep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 12) House Wildlife and Marine Resources Senate Wildlife and Recreation Fish & Game

House Wildlife and Marine Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 10–6.

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✓HouseFeb 17, 2000✓SenateApr 27, 2000✓GovernorMay 23, 2000✓LawJul 22, 2000
HB 1456 (2000)Died
requiring creditors to consider the postmarked date of a credit card installment payment as the date of payment.
Rep. Richard Brothers (R - Graf 6) House Commerce

House Commerce recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–0.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed 184–133 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. Sheila Francoeur (R - Rock 15)

Spoke against the motionRep. Alf Jacobson (R - Merr 32)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1459 (2000)Became Law
requiring the state police to record and update information relative to the charges of criminal and civil non-support.
Rep. David Welch (R - Rock 18) House Children and Family Law Senate Judiciary

House Children and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 10–4; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 179–109 on a division

Spoke for the motionRep. Patricia Dowling (R - Rock 6)

Spoke against the motionRep. Thomas Arnold (R - Hills 46)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✓HouseMar 29, 2000✓SenateApr 27, 2000✓GovernorMay 23, 2000✓LawJul 22, 2000
HB 1464 (2000)Died
relative to the licensing process for new health care facility construction.
Rep. Peter Batula (R - Hills 18) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Public and Mental Health

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–5.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed 203–118 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. Larry Emerton (R - Hills 7) Rep. Fran Wendelboe (R - Belk 1) Rep. Walter Ruffner (R - Rock 83)

Spoke against the motionRep. Marion Copenhaver (D - Graf 10) Rep. Alida Millham (R - Belk 5) Rep. Joseph Manning (R - Ches 28)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✓HouseFeb 17, 2000✓SenateMay 18, 2000Governor✕Law
HB 1487-FN-LOCAL (2000)Died
reducing the interest rate on delinquent property tax payments and subsequent tax payments.
Rep. Richard Marple (R - Merr 11) House Municipal and County Government Taxes - Local

House Municipal and County Government recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–1.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed 253–64 on a division

Spoke for the motionRep. David Hess (R - Merr 24)

Spoke against the motionRep. Steve Vaillancourt (R - Hills 15)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1499 (2000)Died
relative to credit for American sign language and transliteration as a foreign language.
Rep. G Michael Gilman (R - Graf 1) House Education Education - General

House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–2.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed 233–94 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. Warren Henderson (R - Rock 20)

Spoke against the motionRep. G Michael Gilman (R - Graf 9)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✕HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawFeb 17, 2000
HB 1507 (2000)Interim Study
establishing a committee to investigate allegations against supreme court justice Thayer regarding unreported and underreported income.
Rep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 12) House Judiciary Study Committees and Commissions

House Judiciary recommended Interim Study (IS), 14–3.

Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)

Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study

In the record: Refer for Interim Study

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000HouseFeb 17, 2000SenateGovernor✕LawJul 12, 2000
HB 1579-FN (2000)Became Law
establishing certain penalities for violations of the youth tobacco laws and clarifying a definition under the indoor smoking act.
Rep. Stephen Avery (R - Ches 8) House Commerce Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Liquor and Beer

House Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 15–0.

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✓HouseFeb 17, 2000✓SenateMay 18, 2000✓GovernorJun 21, 2000✓Law
HB 1602-FN (2000)Became Law
establishing the New Hampshire task force on deafness and hearing loss.
Rep. Daniel Burnham (D - Ches 8) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 14–0.

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✓HouseFeb 17, 2000✓SenateMay 18, 2000✓GovernorJun 1, 2000✓LawJun 1, 2000
HB 1607 (2000)Became Law
establishing a study committee to consider legislation reducing to zero the number of persons with developmental disabilities and persons with brain injuries in the state who are not receiving or have not received Medicaid services.
Rep. Daniel Burnham (D - Ches 8) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Study Committees and Commissions

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–5.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2000✓HouseFeb 17, 2000✓SenateApr 20, 2000✓GovernorMay 30, 2000✓LawJul 29, 2000
HB 640-FN (2000)Became Law
establishing certain standards of accountability for health maintenance organizations and other entities providing health insurance through a managed care system.
Rep. John Hunt (R - Ches 10) House Commerce Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Insurance

Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)

Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote

In the record: Concur

Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 10)

✓IntroducedFeb 16, 1999✓HouseMay 20, 1999✓SenateFeb 3, 2000✓GovernorMar 7, 2000✓LawSep 3, 2000
HCR 32 (2000)Died
urging the President and the Secretary of Energy to release certain amounts of petroleum from the nation's petroleum reserve.
Rep. George Brown (D) House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Senate Energy and Economic Development State Government

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–3.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Resolution Passed 219–95 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. J Arthur Tufts (R - Rock 83) Rep. George Brown (D - Straf 1)

Spoke against the motionRep. Tony Soltani (R - Merr 8)

✓IntroducedFeb 3, 2000✓HouseFeb 17, 2000✕SenateMay 11, 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

Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)

Motion Passed: Conference Agreed on a voice vote

In the record: House Acceded to Req for Conf Comm

✓IntroducedFeb 18, 1999✓SenateApr 22, 1999✓HouseJan 13, 2000✓GovernorMay 8, 2000✓LawMay 8, 2000