The Senate, Tuesday, April 4, 1989

The Senate took up 23 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 119-FN (1989)Became Law
making technical changes in certain revenue statutes for the department of revenue administration.
Rep. Matson (Ches 7) House Ways and Means Senate Ways and Means Taxes - State

Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1989✓HouseMar 21, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989✓GovernorApr 19, 1989✓Law
HB 148-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to relocation assistance and real property acquisition.
Rep. Pearson (Belk 5) House Public Works Senate Internal Affairs

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

✓IntroducedJan 4, 1989✓HouseMar 7, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989✓GovernorMay 17, 1989✓LawMay 17, 1989
HB 248-FN (1989)Died
establishing a study committee on deinstitutionalization in New Hampshire.
Rep. Cole (Ches 10) House State Institutions and Housing Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Study Committees and Commissions

Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed

✓IntroducedJan 24, 1989✓HouseMar 16, 1989✕SenateApr 4, 1989Governor✕LawApr 4, 1989
HB 320-FN-A (1989)Became Law
relative to the penalty for overdue payments under the interest and dividends tax.
Rep. Schmidtchen (Rock 23) House Ways and Means Senate Ways and Means Taxes - State

Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed

✓IntroducedJan 24, 1989✓HouseMar 21, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989✓GovernorApr 19, 1989✓LawApr 19, 1989
HB 389-FN (1989)Became Law
enabling cities and towns to increase the veterans' exemption and the property tax exemption on residential property for a service- connected total disability.
Rep. Matson (Ches 7) House Municipal and County Government Senate Public Affairs Taxes - Local

Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed

✓IntroducedJan 24, 1989✓HouseMar 7, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989✓GovernorApr 19, 1989✓LawJun 18, 1989
HB 460-FN (1989)Became Law
relative to notice that tax payments may be due under the interest and dividends tax.
Rep. McKinney (Rock 23) House Ways and Means Senate Ways and Means

Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed

✓IntroducedJan 31, 1989✓HouseMar 9, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989✓GovernorApr 19, 1989✓LawSep 1, 1989
HB 523 (1989)Became Law
relative to a privilege for confidential communications between guardian ad litem and child.
Rep. Asplund (Merr 10) House Children, Youth and Juvenile Justice Senate Judiciary Domestic Relations

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes

✓IntroducedJan 31, 1989✓HouseMar 7, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989✓GovernorMay 1, 1989✓LawMay 1, 1989
HB 625-FN (1989)Became Law
permitting a county to impose a lien on real and personal property for nonreimbursement of certain court-ordered expenses.
Rep. Record (Hills 23) House Children, Youth and Juvenile Justice Senate Judiciary Children

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed

✓IntroducedJan 31, 1989✓HouseMar 7, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989✓GovernorApr 19, 1989✓LawJan 1, 1990
HCR 7 (1989)Adopted
to adopt joint rules for the 1989 session.
Rep. W. Douglas Scamman Senate Rules

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

Motion Passed: Resolution Passed with Changes

✓IntroducedMar 9, 1989✓HouseMar 9, 1989✓SenateApr 4, 1989