HB 1004 (2024)Became Law
relative to repealing the judicial conduct commission.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
The Senate, Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Senate took up 32 bills: 5 together on the consent calendar, then 27 one by one, listed below by bill.
- Journal
- Senate Journal 10
- Votes Taken
- 32 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.
HB 1015-FN (2024)Became Law
relative to requirements for literacy skill development in elementary grades.
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1088 (2024)Became Law
enabling schools to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1146 (2024)Interim Study
relative to the removal of a voter from the checklist.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Interim Study (IS), 4–0.
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
HB 1171 (2024)Became Law
extending the commission to study environmentally-triggered chronic illness.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1191-FN (2024)Became Law
relative to the establishment of an exemption to the meals and rooms tax for participants in the restaurant voucher program.
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1233 (2024)Died
relative to animal chiropractors.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1279-FN-LOCAL (2024)Interim Study
relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers.
Senate Finance recommended Interim Study (IS), 6–1.
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
HB 1296-FN (2024)Became Law
relative to insurance coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1302 (2024)Became Law
relative to elected conservation commissions in towns.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1303-FN (2024)Became Law
relative to the estate of Tekeste Berhanu.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1523s, 7–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1523s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 1361 (2024)Became Law
relative to municipal land use regulation for manufactured housing and subdivisions.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1382-FN (2024)Became Law
granting witness fee reimbursement to unrepresented parents in the armed forces who prevail in special education hearings.
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1433-FN (2024)Became Law
relative to the donation of archival records to the state and relative to classified positions in the secretary of state's office.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1549 (2024)Became Law
relative to buy-in amount deductions collected during the operation of games of chance.
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1474s, 3–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1474s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 1550 (2024)Became Law
authorizing municipalities to reduce speed limits seasonally.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1518s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1527s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 1609-FN (2024)Became Law
relative to the commission on the primary care workforce and the state office of rural health.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1477s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1477s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 1627 (2024)Became Law
relative to recodifying certain laws concerning railroads, transportation, and telecommunications.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 4–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1631 (2024)Became Law
establishing the commission to study revenue alternatives to the road toll, road toll registration charges, and revenue alternatives to vehicle registration fees to fund highway and bridge improvements.
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 1655 (2024)Became Law
including in the commissioner of the department of education's rulemaking authority the authority to make rules regarding collection of fees for criminal background check processing.
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1470s, 3–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1470s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 229-FN (2024)Interim Study
relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard.
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
HB 243 (2024)Became Law
requiring the tabulation of votes in elections to be done in public.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1522s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1522s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 436-FN-LOCAL (2024)Interim Study
making an appropriation to the New Hampshire retirement system to pay down the unfunded accrued liability.
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
establishing a commission to recodify the education laws and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1525s, 7–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1525s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 476 (2024)Died
relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1516s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1516s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 558-FN (2024)Became Law
requiring the department of energy to initiate a microgrid study.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 609-FN (2024)Became Law
relative to the site evaluation committee for energy facility siting.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2024-1485s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2024-1485s, 2024-1548s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment s 2024-1485s and 2024-1548s