HB 114-FN (1989)Became Law
allowing the district courts to approve petitions for services other than counsel.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
The Senate, Thursday, March 16, 1989
The Senate took up 35 bills, listed below by bill.
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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 115-FN (1989)Became Law
reducing to a violation the misdemeanor offense of driving after revocation or suspension when it is a first offense and unrelated to DWI or reckless driving.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 122-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to concession contracts at certain state facilities.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 123-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to the office of securities regulation.
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
HB 124-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to the annual fee for issuers of open-end mutual funds and relative to fees charged for licenses of broker-dealers, investment advisors, and issuer-dealers.
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 125-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to securities registration statements and rulemaking by the director of the office of securities regulation.
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 128-FN (1989)Became Law
authorizing the department of environmental services to impose administrative fines for hazardous waste management violations.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 134-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to the deaf and hard of hearing.
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
HB 141-FN (1989)Died
relative to liability for expenses.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee
HB 142-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to liability of expenses for the support and necessities of minors.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee
HB 144-FN-A (1989)Became Law
relative to minor mothers and their infants.
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 145-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to children and youth services.
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 16 (1989)Became Law
relative to advertising potatoes.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 160-FN (1989)Became Law
to repeal the state recreational fund.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 161 (1989)Became Law
extending the illiteracy and dropout prevention legislative study committee.
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 17 (1989)Became Law
changing the language of the oath administered to petit jurors in criminal cases.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 172-FN (1989)Died
relative to distribution of sweepstakes revenue.
Senate Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
HB 178-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to continuing the study committee reviewing the liquor laws.
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 186-FN (1989)Became Law
allowing free hunting and fishing licenses for residents suffering from certain handicaps.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 20 (1989)Became Law
authorizing investigators to photograph hazardous waste sites.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 203 (1989)Died
regarding copying costs of public documents.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
HB 205 (1989)Became Law
relative to continuing care communities.
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 246-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to allowing UMTA federal funds to be carried over from one state fiscal year to the next.
Senate Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 316 (1989)Became Law
relative to notice to abutters.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 41 (1989)Became Law
clarifying the authority of municipalities to form districts for the purpose of hiring municipal prosecutors.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee
HB 43 (1989)Became Law
transferring the authority to regulate professional bondsmen from the insurance commissioner to the director of the office of securities regulation.
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 52 (1989)Became Law
relative to rail accident reporting requirements.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 60 (1989)Became Law
relative to pronouncement of death by nurses.
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 62-FN (1989)Became Law
adding administrative fines to the laws relative to auctioning and shipping livestock.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 63-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to equine infectious anemia.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 65-FN (1989)Became Law
adding administrative fines to certain provisions of the agriculture laws.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 71 (1989)Became Law
relative to the department of education.
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
HB 74 (1989)Became Law
extending the time for the filing of a report by the municipal charter study committee.
Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HB 89-FN (1989)Became Law
giving the division of water resources the authority to levy administrative fines for certain violations relating to dams.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
HCR 1 (1989)Adopted
resolution of support for northeastern regional cooperation in solid waste reduction, recycling and disposal.
Senate Development, Recreation and Environment recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Passed