The Senate, Thursday, April 16, 1992

The Senate took up 31 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 18
Votes Taken
2 roll calls28 voice votes
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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 1026 (1992)Became Law
relative to a companion bill to the supplemental budget.
Rep. Hager (Merr 21) House Appropriations Senate Finance State Government

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

Motion Passed: Conference Agreed on a voice vote

In the record: Accede to Request for Committee of Conference

✓IntroducedFeb 27, 1992✓HouseMar 5, 1992✓SenateMar 26, 1992✕GovernorJun 3, 1992✓Law
HB 1050-FN-LOCAL (1992)Died
limiting outdoor advertising devices and increasing permit fees for maintaining outdoor advertising devices.
Rep. Gross (Merr 16) House Resources, Recreation and Development Senate Transportation Transportation and Highways

Senate Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 13, 1992✓SenateApr 22, 1992Governor✕Law
HB 1052 (1992)Became Law
relative to the appointment of the executive director of the fish and game department and allowing the governor to make more frequent appointments to the fish and game commission.
Rep. Gross (Merr 16) House Executive Departments and Administration Senate Wildlife and Recreation Fish & Game

Senate Wildlife and Recreation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 13, 1992✓SenateApr 21, 1992✓GovernorMay 13, 1992✓LawJul 12, 1992
HB 1124-LOCAL (1992)Became Law
allowing a town to apply certain rental welfare assistance payments to certain amounts owed to a town for the assisted person's landlord's delinquent water, sewer, electricity or tax payments and relative to interest rates on security deposits
Rep. Rodeschin (Sull 2) House Municipal and County Government Senate Public Affairs Housing

Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 19, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 12, 1992✓LawJul 11, 1992
HB 1126-FN (1992)Became Law
allowing the public utilities commission to appoint a receiver or to take over the operations of any utility with annual revenues below $2,000,000 which fails to provide adequate service.
Rep. Rodeschin (Sull 2) House Science, Technology and Energy Senate Executive Departments Energy and Utilities

Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 11, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 8, 1992✓LawJul 7, 1992
HB 1151 (1992)Became Law
establishing a committee to study the economic feasibility of utilizing vacant space at the New Hampshire hospital for certain state offices.
Rep. W. Boucher (Rock 23) House State Institutions and Housing Senate Executive Departments Study Committees and Commissions

Senate Executive Departments recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseMar 5, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorApr 29, 1992✓LawApr 29, 1992
HB 1182-FN (1992)Became Law
authorizing the division of human services to establish a system to recoup child support payments made in error, clarifying confidentiality of certain information, and allowing the division to close certain cases.
Rep. Wallner (Merr 21) House Children, Youth and Juvenile Justice Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Children

Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 6, 1992✓SenateApr 21, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓LawJul 17, 1992
HB 1185-FN (1992)Became Law
authorizing the department of transportation to conduct surveys over certain roads, prescribe special rules for student driver training, exempt certain transportation operations from certain motor carrier statutes and relative to laying out cl
Rep. Weeks (Merr 21) House Transportation Senate Transportation Transportation and Highways

Senate Transportation 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

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 11, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 6, 1992✓LawJul 5, 1992
HB 1287-LOCAL (1992)Became Law
enabling certain municipalities to issue tax lien redemption notes and relative to the transfer of tax liens.
Rep. A. Torr (Straf 6) House Municipal and County Government Senate Public Affairs Municipalities

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 on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 27, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 8, 1992✓LawMay 8, 1992
HB 1298 (1992)Became Law
allowing any municipal fire or police department, or independent emergency service, to record incoming and outgoing central dispatch and emergency telephone calls.
Rep. A. Bourque (Hills 35) House Science, Technology and Energy Senate Executive Departments

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 on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseMar 3, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 8, 1992✓LawJul 7, 1992
HB 1329-FN-LOCAL (1992)Became Law
relative to payments of annual budget funds to village districts and relative to the Sugar Hill annual town meeting.
Rep. Golden (Belk 7) House Municipal and County Government Senate Public Affairs Municipalities

Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 27, 1992✓SenateApr 22, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓LawMay 18, 1992
HB 1344-LOCAL (1992)Became Law
requiring the house environment and agriculture and the senate environment committees to review the laws relative to solid waste management and authorizing a municipality to issue bonds to pay the costs of the cleanup of superfund hazardo
Rep. Burnham (Ches 5) House Environment and Agriculture Senate Environment Environment - Administration

Senate 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

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseMar 3, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓LawMay 18, 1992
HB 1357 (1992)Became Law
establishing a committee to study the concept of in-home care as an alternative to institutionalized care, allowing residential care facilities to be participating institutions under the law relative to the New Hampshire higher educational
Rep. K. Foster (Ches 17) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Study Committees and Commissions

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 on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 19, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓LawJul 17, 1992
HB 1386-FN-A (1992)Became Law
establishing a foundation aid formula study committee, authorizing the committee to hire a consultant to study different methods of financing education and making an appropriation therefor.
Rep. Larson (Graf 9) House Education Senate Education Study Committees and Commissions

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseMar 5, 1992✓SenateApr 22, 1992✓GovernorMay 6, 1992✓LawJul 1, 1992
HB 1430 (1992)Became Law
relative to the disclosure of certain information relating to musical performances.
Rep. Trombly (Merr 4) House Commerce, Small Business and Consumer Affairs Senate Public Affairs

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 on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseJan 30, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 13, 1992✓LawJan 1, 1993
HB 1451-FN (1992)Became Law
relative to the transportation of pupils living within a certain distance from the school to which they are assigned.
Rep. Hoelzel (Rock 6) House Education Senate Education Education - General

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 19, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 6, 1992✓LawJul 5, 1992
HB 1453-FN (1992)Became Law
establishing a study committee to review existing shellfish waters monitoring and closure procedures.
Rep. B. Hall (Hills 16) House Fish and Game Senate Wildlife and Recreation Study Committees and Commissions

Senate Wildlife and Recreation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)

Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 12–10 on a roll call

In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseMar 3, 1992✓SenateApr 22, 1992✓GovernorMay 12, 1992✓LawMay 12, 1992
HB 1455-FN (1992)Became Law
relative to motor vehicle laws, including suspension of wholesale motor vehicle dealer's registration, hanging disability placards, other technical changes, and relative to nonresident automobile insurance.
Rep. Haynes (Rock 9) House Transportation Senate Transportation Motor Vehicles

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

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseFeb 12, 1992✓SenateApr 22, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓Law
HB 1473-FN (1992)Became Law
establishing a New Hampshire scenic and cultural byways system.
Rep. Lewis (Merr 5) House Public Works Senate Transportation Transportation and Highways

Senate Transportation 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

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓HouseMar 4, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 6, 1992✓LawJul 5, 1992
HB 601-FN-A (1992)Became Law
establishing a public water access advisory board and a statewide public boat access program and continually appropriating a special fund for the purposes of the program and creating a new class of highways for access to public waters.
Rep. W. Boucher (Rock 23) House Resources, Recreation and Development Senate Wildlife and Recreation Environment - Conservation

Senate Wildlife and Recreation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

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

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes

✓IntroducedFeb 5, 1991✓HouseMar 5, 1992✓SenateApr 21, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓Law
HB 646-FN (1992)Became Law
relative to the disposal of certain solid waste products and leaf and yard waste.
Rep. A. Merrill (Straf 4) House Environment and Agriculture Senate Environment Environment - Administration

Senate 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

✓IntroducedFeb 5, 1991✓HouseJan 14, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓LawJan 1, 1993
HB 740-FN (1992)Became Law
increasing political expenditure limitations for certain candidates, relative to the penalty for exceeding total expenditure limitations, establishing a campaign spending administrative account, relative to reporting requirements for candi
Rep. Flanagan (Rock 8) House Constitutional and Statutory Revision Senate Public Affairs Elections

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 on a voice vote

✓IntroducedFeb 5, 1991✓HouseJan 30, 1992✓SenateApr 16, 1992✓GovernorMay 18, 1992✓LawMay 18, 1992
SB 399-FN-LOCAL (1992)Became Law
requiring rabies shots for cats.
Sen. Cohen (SD24) House Municipal and County Government Senate Wildlife and Recreation

Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)

Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote

In the record: Nonconcur and Request Committee of Conference

✓IntroducedJan 8, 1992✓SenateFeb 19, 1992✓HouseApr 7, 1992✓GovernorMay 13, 1992✓LawJan 1, 1993