The Senate, Friday, April 5, 2024

The Senate took up 58 bills: 13 together on the consent calendar, then 45 one by one, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 8
Votes Taken
12 roll calls44 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 458 (2024)Became Law
reestablishing the commission to study the assessing of power generation.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1412s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2023✓HouseJan 4, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✓GovernorAug 2, 2024✓Law
relative to electric transmission service agreements.

Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)

Motion Passed: Vote Reopened on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).

In the record: Reconsider the following action taken by this Body: Reconsider the Vote on Third Reading and Final Passage and Rescind Third Reading

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 5, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to deceptive ticket sale practices.

Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0792s, 5–0.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 11, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents.

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-0786s, 3–1.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-0786s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 13–10 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✕HouseMay 2, 2024Governor✕LawMay 2, 2024
relative to gap health insurance coverage for prima facie presumptive conditions for emergency response/public safety workers.

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1270s, 7–0.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1270s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✓HouseMay 23, 2024✓GovernorJul 3, 2024✓LawSep 1, 2024
SB 373 (2024)Became Law
relative to the state building code.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1364s, 5–0.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✓HouseMay 23, 2024✓GovernorJul 3, 2024✓LawJul 3, 2024
SB 375 (2024)Interim Study
relative to biological sex in student athletics.

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1335s, 3–2.

Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes) 2024-1335s

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

In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 2024-1335s

Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2024-1437s

Motion Failed 10–14 on a roll call

Moved by Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D - SD21).

In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2024-1437s

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1335s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–10 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024HouseMay 2, 2024Governor✕LawOct 10, 2024
SB 400 (2024)Interim Study
relative to patient access to medical records.

Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1265s, 3–2.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1265s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024HouseMay 23, 2024Governor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to expanding child care professionals' eligibility for the child care scholarship program.

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1344s, 6–0.

Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes) 2024-1344s

Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 13–11 on a roll call

In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 2024-1344s

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1344s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✓HouseMay 23, 2024✓GovernorAug 2, 2024✓LawJan 1, 2025
making an appropriation to the department of health and human services to increase rates for shelter programs.

Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1268s, 5–0.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1268s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✓HouseMay 23, 2024✓GovernorJul 26, 2024✓LawJun 30, 2024
relative to mandatory disclosure of insurance policy limits.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1119s, 3–2.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✕HouseMay 23, 2024Governor✕LawMay 23, 2024
relative to student eligibility for education freedom accounts and the scholarship organization's costs of administering the program, extending phase-out grants for education freedom accounts, and revising the definitions of average daily membership in attendance and average daily membership in residence.

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1414s, 5–2.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1414s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–10 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✕HouseMay 2, 2024Governor✕LawMay 2, 2024
relative to the Woodsville fire district.

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1369s, 5–0.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✕HouseMay 23, 2024Governor✕LawMay 23, 2024
establishing a committee to study the child protection act; establishing a right to submit evidence and testimony in family court proceedings; relative to wage garnishment with child support payments; and relative to parenting coordinators in high-conflict cases.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–1.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✓HouseMay 9, 2024Governor✕Law
requiring health care providers to report certain information about abortions performed to their medical facility, and requiring those medical facilities to report the information to the department of health and human services.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1419s, 3–2.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✕HouseMay 23, 2024Governor✕LawMay 23, 2024
SB 462 (2024)Became Law
relative to raising the cap on damages for wrongful death loss of consortium claims.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1112s, 4–1.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1112s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 17–7 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✓HouseMay 9, 2024✓GovernorJul 3, 2024✓LawJan 1, 2025
relative to the duties of the superintendent of the county department of corrections concerning mental health and substance use disorder screening of inmates and coordination for services upon reentry into the community and relative to enforcement of New Hampshire anti-discrimination laws as they relate to Jewish people.

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 7–0.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✓HouseMay 9, 2024✓GovernorAug 2, 2024✓Law
SB 518-FN (2024)Interim Study
relative to incentivizing landlords to accept housing choice vouchers.

Senate Finance recommended Interim Study (IS), 7–0.

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

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 5, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to establishing an early childhood education scholarship account and making an appropriation therefor.

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–2.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 5, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to the regulation of public school materials.

Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1337s, 3–2.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1337s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–10 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✕HouseGovernor✕Law
SB 524 (2024)Interim Study
relative to women's sports.

Senate Education recommended Interim Study (IS), 5–0.

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

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 5, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to zoning procedures concerning residential housing.

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1216s, 4–1.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1216s, 2024-1436s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2024-1216s and 2024-1436s

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 5, 2024✕HouseMay 2, 2024Governor✕LawMay 2, 2024
establishing a procedure for the department of environmental services to transfer ownership of dams to municipalities or other interested parties.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1258s, 5–0.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✓HouseMay 2, 2024✓GovernorJul 26, 2024✓LawJul 1, 2024
prohibiting health carriers from establishing payment or reimbursement provisions based solely on a participating advanced practice registered nurse's licensure.

Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1264s, 4–1.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1264s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✓HouseMay 23, 2024✓GovernorJul 26, 2024✓LawJan 1, 2025
relative to insurance coverage for infertility treatments, protection from discrimination during IVF treatments, parental leave, and adoption.

Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1359s, 5–0.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024HouseMay 23, 2024Governor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to state recognition of biological sex.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 11, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
SB 583-FN (2024)Interim Study
relative to including active duty military status on drivers licenses.

Senate Finance recommended Interim Study (IS), 7–0.

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

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 5, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
SB 586 (2024)Interim Study
relative to tax exempt status for the International Order of Odd Fellows.

Senate Ways and Means recommended Interim Study (IS), 4–0.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2024SenateApr 11, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawOct 10, 2024
relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones.

Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.

Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)

Motion Passed: Rescheduled

In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection

✓IntroducedJan 18, 2024✕SenateApr 11, 2024HouseGovernor✕LawApr 11, 2024
relative to the definition of disability or special needs under the child care scholarship program.

Senate Education recommended Interim Study (IS), 5–0.

Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)

Motion Failed on a voice vote

In the record: Refer to Interim Study

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1408s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 18, 2024✓SenateApr 11, 2024✕HouseMay 23, 2024Governor✕LawMay 23, 2024