The Senate, Friday, October 22, 1999

The Senate took up 13 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 29
Votes Taken
7 roll calls14 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.

How the Day Began

Presiding over the Senate during the day: Sen. Beverly Hollingworth (D - SD23).

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.

CACR 16 (1999)Died
relating to establishing a restricted education trust fund; establishing a maximum rate on an income tax, and dedicating income tax revenues to education. Providing an education trust fund be established, that revenues from a state-run lottery and revenues from the imposition of an income tax shall be deposited into the education trust fund, and that the moneys in such trust fund shall be used exclusively to provide relief from local school property taxes and to fund the state's duty to cherish the interest of public schools under Article 83, Part 2 of the New Hampshire constitution, and shall not be transferred or diverted to any other purpose.
Sen. Clifton Below (D - SD5) House Finance Senate Education

Order to Third Reading (Send the bill to its final vote)

Motion Passed: Resolution Passed 17–6 on a roll call

Final Passage (Pass the bill)

Motion Failed 12–9 on a roll call

Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)

Motion Passed: Vote Reopened on a voice vote

In the record: Sen Russman Motion Reconsideration

Final Passage (Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Resolution Passed 16–6 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 28, 1999✓SenateOct 22, 1999✕HouseJan 5, 2000Voters
CACR 17 (1999)Died
relating to the state's responsibility to provide to all citizens the opportunity for a public education. Providing that the general court shall have the exclusive authority to determine the content, extent, and funding of a public education and that the state may fulfill its responsibility to provide to all citizens the opportunity for a public education by exercising its power to levy assessments, rates, and taxes, or by delegating this power, in whole or part, to a political subdivision, provided that upon delegation, such assessments, rates, and taxes are proportional and reasonable throughout the state or the political subdivision in which they are imposed.
Sen. Sylvia Larsen (D - SD15) House Finance Senate Education

Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)

Motion Passed: Vote Reopened on a voice vote

In the record: Sen Brown Suspension Of Rules For Reconsideration (2/3rds Necc)

Order to Third Reading (Send the bill to its final vote)

Motion Passed: Resolution Passed 15–8 on a roll call

Final Passage (Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Resolution Passed 15–7 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 28, 1999✓SenateOct 22, 1999✕HouseJan 5, 2000Voters
HB 109-FN-A-LOCAL (2000)Interim Study
establishing a flat rate education income tax and a statewide education property tax to fund public education and making an appropriation therefor.
Rep. Elizabeth Hager (R - Merr 18) House Finance Senate Finance Taxes - State

Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)

Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate on a voice vote

In the record: Remove From Table

Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)

Motion Failed 8–15 on a roll call

Moved by Sen. F. King.

In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2163

Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)

Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 15–8 on a roll call

Moved by Sen. Clifton Below (D - SD5).

In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2166

✓IntroducedJan 7, 1999✓HouseMar 4, 1999SenateFeb 17, 2000Governor✕LawJul 12, 2000
HB 224-FN-A (1999)Became Law
establishing a joint committee on code enforcement.
Rep. Merton Dyer (R - Hills 8) House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

Adopt the Enrolled Bill Amendment (Correct the passed text)

Motion Passed: Correction Adopted on a voice vote

In the record: Enrolled Bill Amendment

✓IntroducedJan 6, 1999✓HouseJun 23, 1999✓SenateOct 22, 1999✓GovernorNov 10, 1999✓LawNov 10, 1999
HB 501-FN-A (1999)Became Law
relative to the repair of a certain covered railroad bridge in Contoocook village in the town of Hopkinton.
Rep. Richard Kennedy (R - Merr 7) House Public Works and Highways Senate Finance

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Adopt the Enrolled Bill Amendment (Correct the passed text)

Motion Passed: Correction Adopted on a voice vote

In the record: Enrolled Bill Amendment

✓IntroducedJan 28, 1999✓HouseJun 16, 1999✓SenateOct 19, 1999✓GovernorNov 10, 1999✓LawNov 10, 1999
HB 615-FN-A (1999)Became Law
establishing a registry for brain and spinal cord injuries and making appropriations to the department of resources and economic development and the governor's commission on disability.
Rep. Robert Boyce (R - Belk 5) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Public and Mental Health

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 on a voice vote

In the record: Ought to Pass W/ Amendment

✓IntroducedFeb 11, 1999✓HouseJun 29, 1999✓SenateOct 22, 1999✓GovernorJan 21, 2000✓LawJan 21, 2000
HB 643-FN-A-LOCAL (1999)Became Law
transferring the regulation of emergency medical services from the department of health and human services to the department of safety.
Rep. Tim McGough (R - Hills 18) House Executive Departments and Administration Senate Public Institutions, Health and Human Services Public and Mental Health

Senate Finance 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: Lay on Table

✓IntroducedFeb 16, 1999✓HouseJun 23, 1999✓SenateNov 3, 1999✓GovernorNov 19, 1999✓Law
HB 84-FN (1999)Became Law
establishing a committee to study the penalties for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled drugs in the state, and the education and treatment services available to offenders.
Rep. Richard Dolan (R - Rock 12) House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Senate Transportation Study Committees and Commissions

Adopt the Enrolled Bill Amendment (Correct the passed text)

Motion Passed: Correction Adopted on a voice vote

In the record: Enrolled Bill Amendment

✓IntroducedJan 6, 1999✓HouseJun 22, 1999✓SenateOct 19, 1999✓GovernorNov 3, 1999✓LawNov 3, 1999