The Senate, Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Senate took up 26 bills: 12 together on the consent calendar, then 14 one by one, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 4PDF, as the Senate printed it
Votes Taken
8 roll calls22 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.

Excused for the Day

Show the 1 senator excusedRepublican 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. Kevin Avard (R - SD12)

What the Senate Did That Day

The Senate · Thursday, January 30, 2025 · Session DayOn YouTubethe times on the cards move this player

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.

making appropriations to the department of health and human services for homeless services and homeless prevention.
Sen. Regina Birdsell (R - SD19) Senate Finance Welfare/Medicare/Medicaid

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–0.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed 23–0 on a roll call

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. James Gray (R - SD6).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 9, 2025SenateJan 30, 2025HouseGovernor✕LawOct 31, 2025
invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and prohibiting driver's license issuance and renewal to individuals with pending asylum claims, regardless of a grant of temporary work authorization.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-0144s, 3–2.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-0144s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 15–8 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2025✓SenateJan 30, 2025✓HouseMay 22, 2025Governor✕Law
relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses; relative to establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting; and relative to amending the penalties for the possession and use of a quantity of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-0140s, 3–2.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-0140s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 15–8 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2025✓SenateJan 30, 2025✓HouseJun 5, 2025Governor✕LawOct 31, 2025
relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.

Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-0142s, 3–2.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-0165s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 14–9 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2025✓SenateJan 30, 2025✓HouseJan 7, 2026Governor✕Law
relative to payment by the state of a portion of retirement system contributions of political subdivision employers.

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

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed 23–0 on a roll call

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote

Moved by Sen. James Gray (R - SD6).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2025SenateJan 30, 2025HouseGovernor✕LawOct 31, 2025
allowing credit union members to pay members of the board of directors for their services as a board member and relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies.

Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2025✓SenateJan 30, 2025✓HouseJun 5, 2025Governor✕Law
proclaiming the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire and relative to the penalty for incorrect application of fertilizers.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-0016s, 5–0.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-0016s

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2025✓SenateJan 30, 2025✓HouseMay 22, 2025Governor✕Law
making an appropriation for rail trail project matching funds.
Sen. Daniel Innis (R - SD7) Senate Finance Transportation and Highways

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

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. James Gray (R - SD6).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 8, 2025SenateJan 30, 2025HouseGovernor✕LawOct 31, 2025
SB 62 (2025)Became Law
relative to law enforcement participation in a federal immigration program and relative to cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

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

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed 15–8 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 9, 2025✓SenateJan 30, 2025✓HouseMay 8, 2025✓GovernorMay 22, 2025✓LawJan 1, 2026
relative to an appropriation to the department of justice for the purpose of funding the New Hampshire child advocacy centers.

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 6–0.

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. James Gray (R - SD6).

In the record: Laid on Table

✓IntroducedJan 9, 2025SenateJan 30, 2025HouseGovernor✕LawOct 31, 2025