HB 148 (2025)Died
permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 16–8 on a roll call
The Senate, Thursday, May 22, 2025
The Senate took up 44 bills: 19 together on the consent calendar, then 25 one by one, listed below by bill.
- Journal
- Senate Journal 14PDF, as the Senate printed it
- Votes Taken
- 6 roll calls37 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 151 (2025)Became Law
relative to the term for supervisors of the checklist.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-1974s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-2260s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the Senate on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. James Gray (R - SD6).
In the record: Remove From Table
HB 191-FN (2026)Died
providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy without parental permission.
Senate Judiciary recommended Re-refer to Committee, 3–2.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
In the record: Rereferred to Committee
HB 243-FN (2025)Died
relative to relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families, and relative to the maternal mortality review committee, electric vehicle charging stations and fees for annual testing by the division of weights and measures, and relative to the acceptance of portraits of Senator Sylvia Larsen and Senator Jeb Bradley for the state house.
Senate Children and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2049s, 3–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection
HB 296 (2025)Became Law
relative to issuing building permits along private roads.
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2154s, 4–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-2154s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 301 (2025)Died
relative to cultivation locations for alternative treatment centers.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–1.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Daryl Abbas (R - SD22).
In the record: Laid on Table
HB 343 (2025)Died
relative to reporting regarding the northern border alliance program.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 4–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 387 (2025)Died
relative to balloons being released into the air.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 397 (2025)Died
establishing a multi-agency task force chaired by the department of safety.
Senate Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
HB 446 (2025)Died
relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools.
Senate Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Failed 8–16 on a roll call
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2025-2157s
Motion Failed 8–16 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2025-2157s
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 16–8 on a roll call
HB 464 (2025)Became Law
prohibiting certain candidates for political office from participating in counting ballots.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2184s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-2184s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings.
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 480 (2026)Became Law
relative to restoration of competency to stand trial for criminal defendants.
Senate Judiciary recommended Re-refer to Committee, 3–0.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
In the record: Rereferred to Committee
HB 499-FN (2025)Became Law
making technical corrections to certain insurance laws.
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 506-FN (2025)Became Law
relative to background checks during motions to return firearms and ammunition and relative to invalidating out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and relative to requiring schools to engage an owner's project manager for construction of school building aid projects at the time of application.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2166s, 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection
HB 520 (2025)Became Law
relative to authorizing hearing officers of the department of education to issue subpoenas.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
HB 528-FN (2025)Died
amending the penalties for the possession and use of psilocybin for persons 18 years of age or older.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2167s, 3–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection
HB 560 (2025)Died
relative to parental access to a minor child's medical records, relative to refusal of consent to testing to determine alcohol concentration and penalties for aggravated driving while intoxicated, defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshire’s logging industry.
Senate Children and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 2–1.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection
HB 566-FN (2025)Became Law
requiring permit applications for new landfills to contain a detailed plan for leachate management.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Re-refer to Committee, 3–2.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
In the record: Rereferred to Committee
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-2188s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
HB 57 (2025)Became Law
relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2308s, 3–2.
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes) 2025-2308s
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 16–8 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 2025-2308s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-2308s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 16–8 on a roll call
HB 60 (2025)Became Law
relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2153s, 4–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection
HB 63 (2025)Died
relative to the use of nasal spray to treat anaphylaxis.
Senate Health and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-1984s, 5–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. Regina Birdsell (R - SD19).
In the record: Laid on Table
HB 677-FN (2025)Became Law
relative to the possession and use of epinephrine at recreation camps, schools, and institutions of higher education.
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-1968s, 4–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-1968s, 2025-2287s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-1968s and #2025-2287s
HB 71-FN (2025)Became Law
prohibiting school facilities from being used to provide shelter for aliens; relative to department of health and human services contracts; and requiring the use of public notices before reassessment of property values for tax purposes.
Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to 06/05/2026, Without Objection
HB 710-FN (2025)Died
enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-2163s, 4–1.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-2329s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote