The Senate took up 437 bills, listed below by bill.
Journal
Senate Journal 8
Votes Taken
25 roll calls424 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, Tuesday, June 16, 2020.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2020-06-16. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
APA
Granite Record. (n.d.). The Senate, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Retrieved 19 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2020-06-16
Chicago
Granite Record. “The Senate, Tuesday, June 16, 2020.” Accessed 19 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2020-06-16.
relating to the American flag. Providing that no person shall burn an American flag except as a dignified means of disposing of a worn or damaged flag.
relative to notice requirements for certain municipal public hearings, providing for optional town meeting procedures during the state of emergency declared in response to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19), and relative to online reporting of CARES Act disbursements.
naming a portion of route 49 in honor of Specialist Marc P. Decoteau; designating a portion of state route 125 as Officer Stephen Arkell Memorial Highway; declaring June 6 as D-Day Remembrance Day; proclaiming August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day; naming certain courtrooms in the tenth circuit district court and relative to circuit court, district and family division cases in Rockingham county; and relative to Holocaust and genocide studies legislation and establishing a commission to study genocide education.
relative to unemployment compensation, certain sanitary protections for COVID-19, extending the federal Family and Medical Leave Act for certain COVID-19 protections, and waiving cost sharing for testing and treatment for COVID-19.
establishing the commission to study the on road usage of non-traditional motor vehicles, relative to motor vehicles and transportation, relative to roadable aircraft, and making an appropriation to the department of education for the purpose of funding the Hudson CTE center.
relative to the tax expenditure report and relative to delaying the enactment of the single sales factor under the business profits and business enterprise taxes.
establishing a committee to study the requirements of reporting by utility companies of information required for valuation of certain utility property for purposes of RSA 72.
relative to the grounds for sexual assault and related offenses, establishing a special marriage officiant license, modifying requirements for renewal of pharmacy licenses, and relative to occupational licensure and the office of professional licensure and certification.
relative to reporting of health care associated infections, establishing a COVID-19 nursing home and long-term care fund, relative to an independent COVID-19 nursing home and long-term care review, needs assessment, and recommendations, authorizing pharmacists to administer a COVID-19 vaccine, and relative to the reimbursement of costs of training nursing assistants.
extending the commission on the seacoast cancer cluster investigation, setting the maximum contaminant levels for certain perfluorochemicals in drinking water, establishing a per and polyfluoroalkyl substances fund and programs and making an appropriation therefor, requiring insurance coverage for PFAS and PFC blood tests, and expanding the statute governing ambient groundwater quality standards.
relative to copayments for insulin, establishing a wholesale prescription drug importation program, establishing a New Hampshire prescription drug affordability board, establishing the prescription drug competitive marketplace, relative to the pricing of generic prescription drugs, relative to prior authorization for prescription drug coverage, and requiring insurance coverage for epinephrine auto-injectors.
prohibiting the siting of new landfills or expansions of existing landfills near state parks, national parks, or United States Department of Agriculture forest land.
relative to immunity from arrest or prosecution for certain alcoholic beverage violations for a person under 21 years of age who reports a situation involving risk of alcohol overdose.
relative to the sharing of location information by mobile telecommunications services, and establishing a civil penalty and civil cause of action for unauthorized sharing of electronic location information.
establishing a commission to study the equalization rate used for the calculation of a property tax abatement by the New Hampshire board of tax and land appeals, the superior court, and all cities, towns, and counties.
directing the department of environmental services to publish an advisory to public schools on the risks associated the use of food containers containing polyfluoralkyl substances and polystyrene and establishing a committee to study how to remove food containers containing polyfluoroalkyl substances and polystyrene from schools
relative to the qualifications of the banking department commissioner and deputy commissioner, relative to consumer complaints, and relative to applications for money transmitters.
establishing a commission to study financial literacy in New Hampshire and to make recommendations for a multi-generational approach to financial education.
establishing a committee to study increasing wages, educational opportunities, and the corresponding impact on recidivism among prisoners incarcerated in a state correctional facility who work at or under the supervision of such facility
relative to discipline of students, addressing students' behavioral needs, and making an appropriation therefor; kindergarten funding; violence in schools; policies for students with head injuries; child sexual abuse prevention education and training; authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes by a municipality; adding the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire to the department of business and economic affairs council of partner agencies; change of school or assignment due to manifest educational hardship; school board expenditure of year-end fund balances; a children's system of care; student wellness; and criminal background checks for bus drivers.
defining "serious harm" to an animal as a result of animal cruelty and relative to the criminal penalties for certain negligent actions which cause serious harm to or the death of an animal.
relative to free tuition at colleges and universities for children of veterans who are totally and permanently disabled; programs to aid veterans' access to employment, housing, health care, and college degrees; educational assistance for members of the New Hampshire national guard; tuition waivers for children in state foster care or guardianship; and prohibiting higher education institutions from discriminating on the basis of military, law enforcement, or veterans status.
relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions and relative to funding source disclosure for political advertising.
relative to superior court judgments; adding a bail commissioner to the commission on pretrial detention, pretrial scheduling, and pretrial services and the release of a defendant pending trial; prison privatization; misdemeanor domestic violence offenses; immunity from arrest or prosecution for certain alcoholic beverage violations; police officers reporting misconduct; criminal mischief; screening for all law enforcement officers for psychological stability prior to assuming their duties as certified officers; and prohibiting the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers.
relative to including under the meals and rooms tax facilitators of Internet transactions of motor vehicle rentals and facilitators of Internet transactions of room occupancies.
making an appropriation to the community college system to continue the math learning communities program in partnership with New Hampshire high schools.
including the legislature as a public employer under the public employee labor relations act and relative to the duties of the joint committee on legislative facilities.
using fees from registration of commercial animal food sellers to fund the cost of care program in the department of agriculture, markets, and food and establishing a commission to study the identification of unregistered animal feed products being sold remotely in New Hampshire.
relative to the fees for failing to register certain motor vehicles and establishing a commission to study the registration of trailers, semi-trailers, and other vehicles.
establishing a committee to study the safety of residents and employees in long-term care facilities, relative to cost controls in long-term care, and relative to the reimbursement of costs of training nursing assistants.
establishing a public boat access donation program for operators of non-motorized boats and requiring the fish and game department to prepare a report relating to such program.
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.
relative to the public utilities commission estimates of electricity production for customer-sited sources that are net metered and for which renewable energy certificates are not issued.
relative to group host net energy metering for low-income community solar projects, limited electrical energy producers storage systems and private sector sales, outdoor lighting policies, and aggregation of electric utility customers.
relative to the New Hampshire excellence in higher education scholarship program and establishing a workforce development student debt relief program and fund.
adding a bail commissioner to the commission on pretrial detention, pretrial scheduling, and pretrial services, and relative to the release of a defendant pending trial.
revising the authority of boards and commissions for technical and health professions regulated by the office of professional licensure and certification.
establishing an offshore wind commission, establishing an office of offshore wind industry development in the department of business and economic affairs, and making an appropriation therefor.
establishing a committee to study how to strengthen New Hampshire’s innovation economy by addressing gaps in early stage capital for research and development intensive start-up companies.
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.
relative to the payment and education of bail commissioners, relative to criteria for determining an offender's indigence, and establishing a committee to study providing remote access to a bail commissioner's services.
authorizing the department of education to accept and expend certain federal funds for the purpose of increasing, expanding, or replicating the number of charter schools in the state.