The Senate, Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Senate took up 7 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 18
Votes Taken
6 roll calls4 voice votes
Cite this page

Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.

MLA
“The Senate, Wednesday, May 23, 2018.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2018-05-23. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
APA
Granite Record. (n.d.). The Senate, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Retrieved 19 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2018-05-23
Chicago
Granite Record. “The Senate, Wednesday, May 23, 2018.” Accessed 19 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2018-05-23.
BibTeX
@misc{session-S-2018-05-23, title = {The Senate, Wednesday, May 23, 2018}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2018-05-23}, note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026} }

The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.

Excused for the Day

Show the 1 senator excusedDemocrat 1

The journal records 1 senator as excused by the Senate for the day, that is, permission to be away. A senator excused for the day may still have voted on part of it, and the roll call record does not always agree with the journal about who was excused.

Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D - SD21)

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 1546-FN (2018)Became Law
authorizing the town of Hampton to hold a special town meeting.
Rep. Jason Janvrin (R - Rock 20) House Transportation Senate Transportation

Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)

Motion Passed: Rules Suspended on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Jeb Bradley (R - SD3).

In the record: suspend all rules necessary to permit the consideration of HB 1546; 2/3 necessary

Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)

Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Daniel Innis (R - SD24).

In the record: Remove From Table

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2018-2087s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2018✓HouseFeb 8, 2018✓SenateMay 23, 2018✓GovernorMay 30, 2018✓LawMay 30, 2018
HB 1614 (2018)Died
relative to the international registration plan and relative to registration of semi-trailers.
Rep. Steven Smith (R - Sull 11) House Transportation Senate Transportation Motor Vehicles

Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version) 2018-2013c

Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted 12–11 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2018✓HouseFeb 8, 2018✓SenateMay 3, 2018Governor✕LawMay 23, 2018
HB 2018 (2018)Became Law
relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement program, establishing a committee to study the removal of the Merrimack tolls, and establishing a committee to study driveway permitting.
Rep. Mark McConkey (R - Carr 3) House Public Works and Highways Senate Transportation Transportation and Highways

Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2018-1807s.

Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version) 2018-2049c

Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted 21–2 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 9, 2018✓HouseMar 15, 2018✓Senate✓GovernorJul 2, 2018✓LawJul 2, 2018
HB 314 (2018)Died
relative to licensing requirements for autonomous vehicle testing and establishing an automated and connected vehicle testing and deployment commission.
Rep. Steven Smith (R - Sull 11) House Transportation Senate Transportation Motor Vehicles

Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version) 2018-2058c

Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted 17–6 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2017✓HouseJan 3, 2018✓SenateMay 2, 2018✕GovernorJul 2, 2018✕LawSep 13, 2018
SB 318 (2018)Became Law
relative to posting and notification requirements for employers, establishing criteria for workplace inspections, and amending certain provisions of the youth employment law.
Sen. Harold French (R - SD7) House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Senate Commerce Employment

Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version) 2018-2039c

Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted 12–11 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2018✓SenateMar 22, 2018✓HouseApr 26, 2018✓GovernorJun 25, 2018✓LawJun 25, 2018
SB 527-FN-LOCAL (2018)Became Law
relative to absentee voting and relative to the statewide centralized voter registration database.
Sen. Regina Birdsell (R - SD19) House Election Law Senate Election Law and Internal Affairs Elections

call the question

Motion Passed on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Kevin Avard (R - SD12).

Adopt the Conference Committee Report (Accept the negotiated version) 2018-1999c

Motion Passed: Compromise Adopted 14–9 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2018✓SenateMar 8, 2018✓HouseMay 3, 2018✓GovernorJun 25, 2018✓Law