HB 312-FN (2017)Died
repealing the minimum wage law.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
The House, Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The House took up 97 bills: 62 together on the consent calendar, then 35 one by one, in the order told below.
- Journal
- House Journal 7
- Assembled
- 10:00 AM
- Votes Taken
- 10 roll calls, 10 divisions78 voice votes
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How the Day Began
The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Dale Sprague (D - Straf 18) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Shawn Jasper (R - Hills 37), Speaker of the House.
Excused for the Day
Show the 26 members excusedRepublican 18Democrat 7
The journal records 26 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. Arthur Barnes (R - Rock 8) Rep. Mary Gile (D - Merr 27) Rep. William Hatch (D - Coos 6) Rep. Douglas Long (R - Merr 4) Rep. William Polewarczyk (R - Rock 4) Rep. Douglas Thomas (R - Rock 5) Rep. Brad Bailey (R - Graf 14) Rep. Amanda Bouldin (D - Hills 25) Rep. Skylar Boutin (R - Graf 2) Rep. Barbara Comtois (R - Belk 7) Rep. Robert Fisher (R - Belk 9) Rep. William Friel (R - Rock 14) Rep. Robert Hull (R - Graf 9) Rep. Larry Laflamme (D - Coos 3) Rep. David Lundgren (R - Rock 5) Rep. Richard McNamara (D - Hills 38) Rep. Robert Nigrello (R - Rock 16) Rep. Bob Rimol (R - Rock 5) Rep. Jeffrey Shackett (R - Graf 9) Rep. Timothy Smith (D - Hills 17) Rep. Tilton, Rep. Peter Varney (R - Belk 7) Rep. Kevin Verville (R - Rock 2) Rep. Thomas Walsh (R - Merr 24) Rep. Norman Major (R - Rock 14) Rep. Sharon Nordgren (D - Graf 12)
On the Consent Calendar
The Day in Order
HB 646-FN (2018)Died
relative to the placement and detention of a minor in a secure facility.
House Children and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0347h, 14–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0347h
HB 350-FN (2017)Died
prohibiting possession of a firearm at a polling place.
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–7.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 204–144 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. John Burt (R - Hills 39)
Spoke against the motionRep. Richard O'Leary (D - Hills 13) Rep. Wayne Burton (D - Straf 6)
HB 354-FN-A-LOCAL (2017)Became Law
making an appropriation to the department of education to provide additional adequate education grant payments to certain municipalities.
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0076h, 18–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0076h
mandating the wearing of body cameras by certain law enforcement officers.
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–3.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 386-FN (2017)Became Law
relative to technical corrections to the education tax credit statute.
House Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–6.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
relative to calculating the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education and providing fiscal capacity disparity aid.
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–7.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 186–165 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Rick Ladd (R - Graf 4)
Spoke against the motionRep. Dick Ames (D - Ches 9)
establishing the John and Molly Stark student debt reduction program and making an appropriation therefor.
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 10–8.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Rep. Andrew White (D - Graf 13).
In the record: Lay on Table
establishing the John and Molly Stark workforce opportunity program and making an appropriation therefor.
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 10–8.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 189–161 on a roll call
relative to high school students participating in New Hampshire's dual and concurrent enrollment program and making an appropriation therefor.
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0369h, 17–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0369h
establishing education freedom savings accounts for children with disabilities.
House Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–7.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 184–166 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Glenn Cordelli (R - Carr 7) Rep. Joseph Pitre (R - Straf 1)
Spoke against the motionRep. Mary Heath (D - Hills 41)
establishing an independent redistricting commission.
House Election Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–9.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 190–164 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Norman Silber (R - Belk 6)
Spoke against the motionRep. Wayne Moynihan (D - Coos 2)
HB 101-FN (2018)Interim Study
relative to certification for solid waste operators.
House Environment and Agriculture recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–6.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 97-FN (2017)Died
relative to the use of drones.
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0296h, 15–3.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 317–37 on a division
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0296h
HB 171 (2017)Died
prohibiting the state or its political subdivisions from assisting a federal agency in the collection of electronic data without a warrant.
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–9.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 199–153 on a division
relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers.
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–9.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 267–83 on a roll call
Spoke against the motionRep. Carol McGuire (R - Merr 29)
HB 452-FN (2017)Died
establishing the office of the business advocate in the department of resources and economic development and making an appropriation therefor.
House Resources, Recreation and Development recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0338h, 13–4.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 220–113 on a roll call
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0338h
Spoke for the motionRep. John Mullen (R - Straf 1)
Spoke against the motionRep. Michael Harrington (R - Straf 3)
HB 469 (2017)Became Law
establishing a continuous quality improvement program for pharmacies, relative to vaccines administered by pharmacists, and relative to the authority of the insurance department on federal health care reform.
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–7.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
prohibiting placement of certain persons with mental illness in the secure psychiatric unit, establishing a secure psychiatric hospital oversight commission, and appropriating funds to develop plans for a secure therapeutic psychiatric hospital facility.
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 14–3.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 230–120 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Mark Pearson (R - Rock 34)
Spoke against the motionRep. Robert Renny Cushing (D - Rock 21)
HB 463-FN (2017)Died
regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water.
House Resources, Recreation and Development recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 220–123 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Chris Christensen (R - Hills 21)
Spoke against the motionRep. Michael Harrington (R - Straf 3)
relative to storm water or sewage penalties.
House Resources, Recreation and Development recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–8.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Andrew Renzullo (R - Hills 13)
Spoke against the motionRep. Chuck Grassie (D - Straf 8)
HB 547-FN (2017)Died
relative to the recycling and disposal of electronic waste.
House Science, Technology and Energy recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–8.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Failed 168–173 on a division
Moved by Rep. Andrew White (D - Graf 13).
In the record: Lay on Table
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 194–149 on a roll call
HB 435-FN (2018)Died
relative to funding of the national guard scholarship fund.
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0148h, 16–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 314–28 on a division
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0148h
HB 652-FN (2017)Became Law
establishing a veterans track within the court system and relative to annulment of a sentence imposed by a mental health court.
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0341h, 18–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0341h
reducing business taxes, repealing certain taxes, establishing an income tax, and requiring payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers.
House Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 21–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
requiring the reimbursement of dedicated funds transferred for other purposes.
House Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–9.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 184–154 on a division
HB 579-FN (2018)Died
relative to registration of semi-trailers.
House Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 9–7.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Steven Smith (R - Sull 11)
Spoke against the motionRep. George Sykes (D - Graf 13)
establishing a road usage fee and making an appropriation therefor.
House Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 20–1.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Rep. Richard Hinch (R - Hills 21).
In the record: Lay on Table
extending the interest and dividends tax to capital gains, increasing exemptions from the tax, and providing for retirement system contributions on behalf of employers other than the state.
House Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–8.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 200–137 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Bill Ohm (R - Hills 36)
Spoke against the motionRep. Dick Ames (D - Ches 9)
HB 554-FN (2017)Died
relative to the assessment of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 10–7.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 558-FN (2017)Died
prohibiting private and for-profit prison contracts, and relative to immigration detention facilities.
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–3.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 230–99 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Frank Sapareto (R - Rock 6)
Spoke against the motionRep. Timothy Horrigan (D - Straf 6)
HB 126 (2017)Died
prohibiting hunting on Willand Pond in Strafford county.
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–4.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 381-FN (2017)Died
relative to cruelty to non-captive wildlife.
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–9.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled 200–128 on a division
Moved by Rep. Katherine Rogers (D - Merr 28).
In the record: Special Order to 2/16/2017
HB 133 (2017)Died
relative to a jury's determination as to the applicability of law.
House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–8.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 170–160 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Gary Hopper (R - Hills 44)
Spoke against the motionRep. Paul Berch (D - Ches 1)
HB 264 (2017)Became Law
establishing a commission to study allowing pharmacists to prescribe or make available via protocol oral contraceptives and certain related medications.
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0119h, 10–6.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 200–131 on a division
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0119h