The Senate, Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Senate took up 21 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 13
Votes Taken
3 roll calls18 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 1139 (2010)Became Law
relative to the regulation of podiatrists by the board of podiatry.

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 6, 2010✓HouseFeb 17, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorMay 19, 2010✓LawJul 18, 2010
HB 1399 (2010)Became Law
relative to state water pollution control and drinking water revolving loan funds, and state contributions to sewage disposal facilities.

Senate Energy, Environment and Economic Development recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2010✓HouseJan 27, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorJun 14, 2010✓LawAug 13, 2010
HB 1418 (2010)Became Law
naming a bridge across the Connecticut River from Hinsdale, New Hampshire to Brattleboro, Vermont the Charles Dana Bridge and correcting the naming of a bridge across the Connecticut River in the town of Chesterfield, New Hampshire from the Judge Harlan Fiske Stone Bridge to the Justice Harlan Fiske Stone Bridge.

Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation 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 with Amendment 1209s

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2010✓HouseMar 3, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorJul 8, 2010✓LawJul 8, 2010
HB 1448 (2010)Became Law
relative to town audits.

Senate Public and Municipal 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

In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1208s

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2010✓HouseMar 3, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorJul 6, 2010✓LawSep 4, 2010
relative to funding the Claremont, Colebrook, Milford, and Keene District Courts in fiscal year 2011.

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 with Amendment 1253s

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2010✓HouseFeb 17, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorJul 1, 2010✓LawJul 1, 2010
increasing registration fees for certain OHRV and OHRV trails maintenance vehicles, and for transfer of registration of an OHRV or snowmobile.

Senate Ways and Means 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 with Amendment 1195s, NT

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2010✓HouseMar 3, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorJun 21, 2010✓LawJul 1, 2010
relative to off highway recreational vehicle registrations.

Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation 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 with Amendment 1211s

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2010✓HouseMar 17, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorJun 28, 2010✓LawJul 1, 2010
requiring that current information and reports relative to the state budget be made available on the state website.

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 with Amendment 1252s

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2010✓HouseFeb 17, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorMay 18, 2010✓Law
HB 268 (2010)Became Law
relative to transfers from the judicial branch to the executive or legislative branches of state government.

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 8, 2009✓HouseFeb 17, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorMay 7, 2010✓LawJul 6, 2010
relative to authorizing temporary registrations of off-highway recreational vehicles for nonresidents.

Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2009✓HouseJan 6, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorMay 7, 2010✓Law
HB 615 (2010)Became Law
relative to organization of, reorganization of, or withdrawal from a school administrative unit and amending the charter of the Brewster Academy.

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 on a voice vote

In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1254s, NT

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2009✓HouseJan 6, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorApr 19, 2010✓Law
relative to habitual offenders, relative to implements of husbandry, and relative to registration of vehicles under the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.

Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation 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 with Amendment 1210s

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2009✓HouseJan 6, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorJul 6, 2010✓LawSep 4, 2010
relative to assessments for aquatic resource compensatory mitigation.

Senate Energy, Environment and Economic Development recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2009✓HouseMar 3, 2010✓SenateApr 7, 2010✓GovernorMay 7, 2010✓Law