SB 159 (2020)Died
relative to net energy metering limits for customer-generators.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Passed: Overridden in the Senate 17–7 on a roll call
The Senate, Thursday, March 5, 2020
The Senate took up 84 bills: 48 together on the consent calendar, then 36 one by one, listed below by bill.
- Journal
- Senate Journal 5
- Votes Taken
- 2 roll calls, 1 division83 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.
On the Consent Calendar
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 414 (2020)Died
relative to roads within the Woodsville Fire District.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0742s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0862s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 446 (2020)Died
relative to airport fees for transportation network companies.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 450 (2020)Died
relative to brew pubs allowing customers to bring dogs to outdoor areas.
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-1100s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 469 (2020)Died
relative to shooting ranges.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 24–0 on a roll call
SB 487 (2020)Died
repealing the housing appeals board and establishing a commission to advance affordable housing in New Hampshire.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Without Objection, Sen. Birdsell Moved the Question
Motion Passed
SB 491 (2020)Died
relative to shoreland water quality.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0508s.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D - SD21).
In the record: Laid on Table
relative to register of deeds fees and voluntary contributions used to support the land and community heritage investment program (LCHIP), and establishing a committee to study the economic impact of land conservation and to review the LCHIP surcharge.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-1010s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 522 (2020)Died
relative to an exception to the warning label requirement for opiates and requiring prescribers of opiates to get a verbal acknowledgment for an initial prescription.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0778s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0779s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 523 (2020)Died
relative to the analysis of devices or instruments that produce evidence that may be admissible in court.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 536 (2020)Died
requiring an annual report of the housing appeals board.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Bob Giuda (R - SD2).
In the record: Laid on Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-1092s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 540 (2020)Died
repealing the emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact.
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 555 (2020)Died
relative to telemedicine coverage and reimbursements.
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 609 (2020)Died
relative to passenger restraints.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Lou D'Allesandro (D - SD20).
In the record: Laid on Table
SB 611 (2020)Died
defining mobile service garages and relative to state vehicle inspection stations.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0775s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0775s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 627-FN (2020)Died
establishing a dock registration procedure.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0721s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0721s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 650-FN (2020)Died
relative to the payment of costs for services other than counsel for indigent parties.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0727s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0727s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 652 (2020)Died
relative to possessing controlled drugs for public health purposes.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0731s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0731s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
relative to the maximum optional fee for transportation improvements charged by municipalities when collecting motor vehicle registration fees.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Dan Feltes (D - SD15).
In the record: Laid on Table
SB 669 (2020)Died
relative to authorization to grow industrial hemp.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0722s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0722s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 676-FN (2020)Died
relative to the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0776s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0776s, 2020-0987s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2020-0776s, and 2020-0987s
SB 678-FN (2020)Died
relative to the penalty for escape.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 682 (2020)Interim Study
relative to the sale of Lucky 7 tickets.
Senate Ways and Means recommended Interim Study (IS).
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study 13–11 on a division
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
SB 684-FN (2020)Became Law
relative to Medicaid to schools.
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Jay Kahn (D - SD10).
In the record: Concur with the House Amendment
SB 697-FN (2020)Died
allowing qualifying patients to access all the alternative treatment centers under the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law and clarifying a provision on the limitations on the therapeutic use of cannabis.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0771s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0771s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 706-FN (2020)Died
relative to appeals under New Hampshire's Child Protection Act.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 707-FN (2020)Interim Study
relative to including projects in the ten year transportation improvement plan.
Senate Transportation recommended Interim Study (IS).
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
SB 712-FN (2020)Died
establishing a surcharge on certain saltwater licenses and establishing a fund for derelict fishing gear and coastal cleanup.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 713-FN (2020)Died
relative to the municipal winter maintenance certification program.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 719-FN (2020)Died
relative to lost or stolen firearms.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 720-FN (2020)Died
relative to adult protective services.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
relative to court review of planning board decisions and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 728-FN (2020)Died
establishing the coastal program administered by the department of environmental services.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
SB 735-FN (2020)Died
repealing the housing appeals board.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
SB 738-FN (2020)Died
relative to suspension or revocation of motor carrier privileges for default, noncompliance, or nonpayment of fine.
Senate Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0757s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0757s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
SB 743-FN (2020)Died
relative to enhanced penalties based on prior convictions for driving under the influence of drugs or liquor.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2020-0725s.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2020-0725s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote