The Senate, Thursday, February 8, 2007

The Senate took up 19 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 3
Votes Taken
4 roll calls17 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.

SB 30 (2007)Became Law
combining the judicial branch salary adjustment fund and the judicial branch benefit adjustment account into a single fund.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 31, 2007✓GovernorJun 18, 2007✓LawJul 1, 2007
adding the chief justice of the supreme court or designee to the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 0045

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✕HouseJun 6, 2007Governor✕LawJun 6, 2007
SB 37 (2007)Became Law
relative to accidental death benefit payments in the city of Manchester employees' contributory retirement system.

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

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 2, 2007✓GovernorMay 21, 2007✓LawMay 21, 2007
SB 39 (2007)Became Law
allowing a newly-retired supreme court justice to continue to participate as a temporary justice in a case held before retirement but decided after.

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

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 0024

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 2, 2007✓GovernorMay 21, 2007✓LawMay 21, 2007
SB 43 (2007)Became Law
relative to the training for barbers and establishing the master barber license under the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics.

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

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 2, 2007✓GovernorMay 21, 2007✓LawJul 20, 2007
SB 50 (2007)Became Law
relative to the membership of the state veterans’ advisory committee and authorizing the state veterans council to accept certain donations and bequests.

Senate Election Law and Internal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 0031

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment{0031}(New Title)

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 16, 2007✓GovernorJun 11, 2007✓Law
SB 51 (2007)Became Law
transferring authority over court forms from the supreme court to the judicial branch administrative council.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 2, 2007✓GovernorMay 21, 2007✓LawJul 1, 2007
SB 52 (2007)Became Law
relative to authorizing the attorney general to bring actions for violations of New Hampshire combination and monopolies law.

Senate Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 31, 2007✓GovernorJul 16, 2007✓LawJan 1, 2008
SB 59 (2007)Became Law
establishing a committee to study the effect on the unemployment compensation trust fund of employers with negative balance separate accounts.

Senate Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✓SenateFeb 8, 2007✓HouseMay 16, 2007✓GovernorJun 28, 2007✓LawJun 28, 2007
prohibiting the department of health and human services from entering into a contract with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any organization that provides abortion services.

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

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed 17–7 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 4, 2007✕SenateFeb 8, 2007HouseGovernor✕LawFeb 8, 2007

Votes on No Bill

Roll calls the Senate took that day on questions that were on no bill, such as its own rules, a ruling of the chair or printing a debate. The question is as the General Court’s roll-call file words it.

Adopt the Amendment (Change the bill)

Motion Failed 10–14 on a roll call

In the record: Sen. Cleggs Amendment to Senate Rule 26

Adopt the Amendment (Change the bill)

Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 14–10 on a roll call

In the record: Proposed Amendment to Senate Rule 26