HB 165 (1995)Became Law
relative to the public use of shorelands.
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Failed: Earlier Vote Stands on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Russman.
The Senate, Wednesday, March 15, 1995
The Senate took up 53 bills, listed below by bill.
- Journal
- Senate Journal 9
- Votes Taken
- 8 roll calls37 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.
establishing a committee to study the chancellor's office of the university system and related matters and making an appropriation therefor.
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
SB 100-FN (1995)Died
establishing a committee to study the possibility of requiring local planning board members to attend a basic land use planning course.
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 11-LOCAL (1996)Became Law
relative to notification to municipalities of governmental use of property.
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
SB 110 (1995)Died
relative to population management in the department of corrections.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 113 (1995)Died
relative to payment of rent during a tenant's appeal period.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 114 (1995)Died
(2nd Title) restricting the use of hearsay evidence under the child protection act, and providing that filing a malicious false report shall be a misdemeanor.
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA); a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 117 (1995)Died
relative to the public use of shorelands.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 118-FN (1995)Became Law
relative to state contracts and the competitive bidding process.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration 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 121-FN-A (1995)Became Law
establishing a pilot program to recover all fees and costs paid by the state for guardian ad litem services in divorce actions and making an appropriation therefor.
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
SB 122-FN (1995)Became Law
relative to the delivery of trauma care services.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration 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 a committee which shall develop a master plan for the Laconia state school property.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 126-FN (1995)Died
requiring the department of transportation to install certain traffic control lights.
Senate Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 135-FN (1995)Died
relative to aquaculture, the propagation and sale of wildlife, and hunting preserve operations.
Senate Fish and Game/Recreation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
excluding Strafford county from motor vehicle emissions testing and relative to adding counties to the motor vehicle emissions testing program.
Senate Environment recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 138-FN-A (1995)Became Law
relative to the rate of interest on overpayments and delinquencies on taxes administered by the department of revenue administration.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration 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 139-FN (1995)Became Law
relative to a life and health insurance guaranty association.
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 14-LOCAL (1995)Became Law
concerning inclement weather liability on municipal property other than highways.
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 142-FN (1995)Died
relative to certain information which shall be made available by the division for children, youth, and families.
Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 146-FN-A (1995)Became Law
relative to court procedures and clarifying that certain payments to guardians ad litem shall be made by the state and making an appropriation therefor.
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
establishing the New Hampshire real estate investment trust act and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Economic Development recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 15 (1995)Became Law
extending the committee to review the current procedures of the central registry in the department of health and human services.
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
SB 154-FN-LOCAL (1995)Became Law
relative to the appointment, powers and duties of medical examiners and to the authority of the chief medical examiner.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 155-FN (1995)Became Law
relative to the applicability of RSA 420-H, explanation of benefits.
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 on a voice vote
SB 156-FN-A (1995)Became Law
establishing a committee to study the issues of lead abatement and relative to certain lead abatement issues.
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
SB 159-FN (1996)Died
establishing the department of youth development services, transferring responsibility of the youth services center and youth development center from the division for children, youth, and families to the department of youth development service
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
SB 160-FN (1995)Became Law
relative to the employee assistance program at the department of health and human services.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 161-FN (1995)Died
relative to cost of living adjustments for retired firefighters.
Senate Insurance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 162-FN (1995)Became Law
relative to guardianships of minors and estates of minors.
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
SB 164-FN (1995)Died
relative to the procedures of the central registry under the division for children, youth, and families.
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
relative to certifying corrections personnel for membership in group II in the New Hampshire retirement system.
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 on a voice vote
SB 167-FN (1996)Died
requiring any person applying for or renewing a driver's license to be checked through the National Crime Information Center for wanted felons and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems, as a precondition to issuance, andi
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate on a voice vote
In the record: Take from Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes
SB 170-FN (1995)Became Law
establishing a pilot project to develop a computer network allowing access to certain information within the state of New Hampshire.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
allowing municipalities to withdraw from school administrative units and authorizing municipalities to assume SAU responsibilities.
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 23–1 on a roll call
relative to the seizure of weapons by law enforcement in domestic violence cases.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA); a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Failed 9–14 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 2-LOCAL (1995)Became Law
enabling any local political subdivision of the state, whose legislative body raises and appropriates funds through an annual meeting, to use the official ballot for voting on all warrant articles.
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 16–8 on a roll call
SB 21 (1995)Became Law
relative to extending involuntary admissions and guardianships.
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 on a voice vote
SB 4-FN (1996)Became Law
relative to overnight stays and ambulatory surgical facilities under RSA 151-C.
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 on a voice vote
SB 45 (1995)Died
clarifying the definition of public access to the state's waters.
Senate Fish and Game/Recreation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 46 (1995)Died
requiring certain entities which receive state funding to make their board meeting minutes regarding the spending of those funds open to the public.
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
SB 51 (1995)Died
relative to joint and several liability.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed 11–13 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Podles.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 57-FN (1995)Died
requiring the department of resources and economic development, the office of state planning, Pease development authority, and the business finance authority to make annual reports on their economic development programs and establishing ac
Senate Economic Development 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 (1995)Died
establishing a committee to study the authority of planning boards over individual's property rights.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 7-FN-A (1996)Became Law
relative to kindergarten aid programs and making an appropriation therefor, and establishing a local education improvement assistance program and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed
SB 70 (1995)Died
relative to collection of bad checks.
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 on a voice vote
relative to the Seacoast Science Center and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 82 (1995)Died
relative to appointments to state boards and commissions.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration 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 84 (1995)Died
relative to political action committee contributions in state races.
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
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 8–16 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Shaheen.
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 1817
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 85 (1995)Died
relative to interference with access to medical care.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA); a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 10–14 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 1800
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 9-FN-LOCAL (1995)Became Law
relative to charter schools and open enrollment.
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 20–4 on a roll call
SB 90 (1996)Died
relative to uniform adjudicative hearing procedures for state agencies.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
to adopt voter registration by mail.
Senate Public Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 98-FN (1995)Died
creating a New Hampshire product identity program.
Senate Economic Development recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed 10–13 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Larsen.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote