CACR 4-FN (1989)Died
relating to initiative petitions. may be initiated by petition.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed
The Senate, Thursday, February 16, 1989
The Senate took up 46 bills, listed below by bill.
- Journal
- Senate Journal 8
- Votes Taken
- 1 voice vote
Cite this page
Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.
- MLA
- “The Senate, Thursday, February 16, 1989.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1989-02-16. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- APA
- Granite Record. (n.d.). The Senate, Thursday, February 16, 1989. Retrieved 19 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1989-02-16
- Chicago
- Granite Record. “The Senate, Thursday, February 16, 1989.” Accessed 19 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1989-02-16.
- BibTeX
@misc{session-S-1989-02-16, title = {The Senate, Thursday, February 16, 1989}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/1989-02-16}, note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026} }
The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.
What the Senate 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 459 (1989)Became Law
authorizing the Lamprey solid waste cooperative to borrow funds and issue municipal bonds for the purpose of construction of a landfill.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 106-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to increasing driver's license fees and relative to issuing temporary driver's licenses to new residents and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 113-FN-A (1989)Became Law
relative to medicaid coverage of dental benefits for all categorically eligible recipients and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 128 (1989)Died
relative to subdivision approval by planning boards.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 132-FN (1989)Died
relative to Rockingham Park and the Rochester Agricultural Mechanical Association, Inc.
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
making an appropriation for Title XX grants and protective and preventive child care.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 143 (1989)Died
relative to the sale of customer lists by a public utility.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
SB 147-FN-A (1989)Became Law
relative to waiting lists for developmentally disabled persons.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 148-FN (1989)Interim Study
relating to imposing fines for cosmetology practice violations.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Interim Study (IS).
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
SB 150 (1989)Became Law
relative to the department of transportation federal aid highway appropriation accounts and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Capital Budget recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 153-FN-A (1989)Became Law
establishing a committee to study the AFDC program and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 156-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to refuse disposal.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 158-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to the sale of a manufactured housing park.
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 164-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to licensing ophthalmic dispensers.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 166 (1989)Died
establishing the home mortgage guarantee authority, relative to modifying planning board procedures on plats and relative to invalid zoning ordinances and appeals to the superior court.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 169-FN (1989)Died
creating a committee to study school tax rates.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 17 (1989)Became Law
allowing the wetlands board authority to issue cessation orders pending a hearing.
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
establishing an emergency shelter telephone service and a pilot housing voucher program, and making appropriations for the emergency shelter telephone service.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
extending the pilot program for child care provider recruitment and training and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
SB 177-FN-A (1989)Became Law
establishing a grant program and a guaranteed loan program for child care providers and making an appropriation therefor. (Second New Title) establishing an interest-free revolving loan fund and a guaranteed loan program for child care provide
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 178 (1989)Became Law
relative to campaign financing.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 184-FN (1989)Died
relative to sale of fireworks.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
relative to drug and alcohol abuse treatment at the New Hampshire state prison and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 191-FN-A (1989)Became Law
relative to telecommunications devices for the deaf.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 195-FN-A (1989)Became Law
establishing a family support network for families caring for children or adult family members with disabilities at home and making an a ppropriation therefor.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 198-FN (1989)Interim Study
repealing the anti-CWIP law.
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Interim Study (IS).
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
SB 201-A (1989)Died
relative to construction of a New Hampshire Route 10 bypass and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Capital Budget recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled
In the record: Laid on Table
SB 202-FN (1989)Died
relative to foundation aid levels.
Senate Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
relative to placements of children, and making supplemental appropriations to the division for children and youth services.
Senate Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
SB 36 (1989)Became Law
relative to catastrophic costs and school building aid.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
making supplemental appropriations for area vocational school tuition and transportation, school building aid, catastrophic costs, audit fund, and foster care.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled
In the record: Laid on Table
SB 38-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to fireworks.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 4-A (1989)Died
making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1989.
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected
In the record: Nonconcur
Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version)
Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted
In the record: Conference Committee Report
SB 41 (1989)Interim Study
repealing an exemption from real estate licensing for sale of manufactured housing by manufactured housing park owners.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Interim Study (IS).
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
SB 42-FN (1989)Interim Study
relative to the personnel appeals board.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Interim Study (IS).
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
SB 49-FN-A (1989)Became Law
requiring the department of education to develop a questionairre to be included in its statewide secondary testing program.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 57 (1990)Died
relative to mandatory waste reduction and recycling for state agencies.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 65-FN (1989)Died
establishing a committee to study mental health insurance benefits.
Senate Insurance recommended Interim Study (IS).
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate
In the record: Take from Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 67-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to regulation of excavation of sand, gravel, and construction aggregate.
Senate Capital Budget recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 69-FN (1989)Became Law
establishing the home mortgage guarantee authority.
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 70-FN-A (1989)Became Law
establishing a pilot program to test the application of the office of state planning's GRANIT system.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 74-FN (1989)Died
increasing civil penalties for wetlands violations.
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
making appropriations to the WIC program.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 89-FN (1989)Became Law
providing a 5 percent cost of living adjustment for group I retirement system members and relative to defining "retired state employee" for state employees group insurance purposes.
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 98 (1989)Became Law
relative to the application of planning and zoning regulations to land affected by more than one municipality.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes