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- Senate Bill 76 (Office of Child Advocate): The Committee on Children and Family Law recommended the bill be declared inexpedient to legislate by a 2–1 committee vote; Senator Abbas moved that SB 76 be declared \"inexpedient to legislate,\" and the Senate adopted that motion by voice vote.

- Senate Bill 240 (making an appropriation to the Department of Environmental Services for eligible water projects): The Finance Committee recommended \"ought to pass\" and the bill would appropriate nonlapsing funds of $15,000,000 for FY 2026 and $15,000,000 for FY 2027 to DES for state aid grants for eligible wastewater projects; the Senate adopted the committee recommendation but later the bill was laid on the table by unanimous voice vote.

- Senate Bill 71 (cooperation with federal immigration authorities): A motion on the floor re-referred SB 71 back to Senate Finance; the motion carried.

- Senate Bill 106 (participation of customer generators in net energy metering): The Energy and Natural Resources Committee recommended the bill \"ought to pass with amendment\"; the Senate adopted the committee recommendation and ordered the bill to the committee on finance.

- Senate Bill 60 (advance deposit account wagering): The Ways and Means Committee moved the bill and floor amendments were adopted; the bill was ordered to third reading.

- Senate Bill 73 (bingo operation prize limits): The committee recommended \"ought to pass,\" a floor amendment to retain the existing prize cap for small halls was adopted, and the bill was ordered to third reading.

- Consent calendar: The Senate adopted the consent calendar with multiple bills moved forward; several bills were removed from consent and addressed individually as noted above.

Where specific roll-call votes were recorded on individual motions, they are noted in the transcript; many committee recommendations and final actions were approved by voice vote, recorded as \"the ayes have it.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Session (02/13/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate moved several bills forward and finalized other actions on the regular calendar: SB 76 was declared inexpedient to legislate, SB 240 was laid on the table, SB 106 was sent to finance, and a number of gaming- and wagering-related bills were advanced to third reading.","taxTitle","Senate , Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",29500,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6332211,"Senate committee advances residential care licensing changes; results of investigations to be posted on DHHS website",153,4445000,4598000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2308385-5a455c5327ab4b4b529a2474fa4902df&start=4445&end=4598","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2308385-5a455c5327ab4b4b529a2474fa4902df/thumbnail_4445000.jpg","/articles/6332211/New-Hampshire/Senate-committee-advances-residential-care-licensing-changes-results-of-investigations-to-be-posted-on-DHHS-website","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6332211-6b08b5af412e46764b5cf959f16efc68/orig.mp4?Expires=1775718412&Signature=QsB056akEY6UpyMPbMUouCx34Sdq9OTYW7cPXnC-662220lryz-swlYPmBfINFdqGHbbPbSzL-gXQyNAc2b9OQ5XMXQwXJ9Gy4F8I8mEiHJDzbeczLdaOQ58bMc3HpQcrWwWZh3oEVC0UhckA7GrhlmkB-48rD9G50pyi7d1Qs4eorjpGq70utO3DznSdE8~vDp1qCb4RylKsnOh2HwvE-Phk9FCrJZI0R0djBRbVrgxAgsiujWeOtuIMuR-EXiXQ3sRgBusVqAS~Lncdiwdh4oPIYFsmzT3aho0bGXkZZ8B1yvMAEbrIlRFiWdj2LElb2BqK-FX1JAxwhdg69qkiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate on the motion of the Health and Human Services Committee moved Senate Bill 37 out \"ought to pass with amendment.\" The bill, a request from the Department of Health and Human Services, revises residential care and health facility licensing requirements.

Senator Long summarized the committee's recommendation and the bill's provisions. The measure requires licensed residential care facilities to maintain quality assurance programs, requires posting the results of investigations and life-safety inspection notices (known as \"notices to correct\"), removes a redundant reference to administrative fines, and updates terminology from \"hospital\" to \"facility.\" Senator Long described a committee amendment that fixed a technical error and then supported a floor amendment offered by Senator Pearl.

Senator Pearl explained the floor amendment (0307S) was developed with the hospital association and DHHS to change a posting requirement: rather than requiring the results of DHHS investigations be posted physically in the facility, the amendment requires those results to be posted on the department's website. The Senate adopted the committee amendment and then the floor amendment; the bill then passed second reading as amended and was ordered to third reading.

Senator Long said the committee supported the changes and asked colleagues to join in voting for the bill.","Senate Bill 37 was reported ought to pass with amendment. The bill requires licensed residential care facilities to have quality assurance programs, requires posting of investigation results on the Department of Health and Human Services website (per a floor amendment), and requires posting of life-safety inspection notices.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6332215,"Senate narrows electioneering rule to allow attire while \"in the act of voting\"; critics warn of intimidation risks",436,5350000,5786000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2308385-5a455c5327ab4b4b529a2474fa4902df&start=5350&end=5786","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2308385-5a455c5327ab4b4b529a2474fa4902df/thumbnail_5350000.jpg","/articles/6332215/New-Hampshire/Senate-narrows-electioneering-rule-to-allow-attire-while-in-the-act-of-voting-critics-warn-of-intimidation-risks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6332215-d599b26bc893a30e8353890689353a4a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775718412&Signature=igQXAIcNrm3dUQQ09B-KIarJ76eNvGs2-SRa7QXHiBthe-d1~h3p-fSR3YYk1Q9vpZsW89zn6IyDdVghDekUG-xU5T3tW0OHKidxMyD0yMxluOqI11NRLvvhrdgABfwflgBcv-jtABP~5azDl6KP1NeNPbSCh9G3ScZs8MUFDMi548WPc0pDGK-J1Jpw36Ti4~Za3i5h~oe0QT~1iBupArqoke0p2RQcf7dDhgCZOpLcDEaCvXBThH9Arce-GUCErqm-cQA4H6Ymq7NlAi1jMJ3dvW3pqul9Kwr5W0SAhH3hJIyxhvYzMkfTzSqECC7EBbfw1fKpdqt0rYfQZkYgCg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hampshire Senate on second reading adopted an amendment and advanced Senate Bill 43, which narrows the state's electioneering definition to permit articles of clothing while a voter is \"in the act of voting.\" The bill, as amended, was ordered to third reading.

Senator Lang, speaking for the committee, said the change was intended to align New Hampshire practice with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky and to avoid confrontations in polling places. Lang said the bill would permit \"voters who are in the act of voting [to] not be subject to the current electioneering laws and would be permitted to wear the attire while in the act of voting.\"

Senator Altschuler opposed the bill as drafted and argued it did not provide the clearer, enforceable standards the Supreme Court said states could adopt. Altschuler warned that removing clothing from the electioneering definition could allow coordinated or intimidating displays inside polling locations, calling SB 43 \"a clumsy invitation to voter intimidation\" and urging the body to overturn the committee's \"ought to pass\" recommendation so another motion could be made.

Senator Lang replied that the original language had been problematic and that he had worked with the Secretary of State's office to craft a workable amendment intended to avoid confrontations such as the incident in Durham where a moderator confronted a voter over a shirt.

After floor debate the Senate adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to third reading.","Senate Bill 43 was advanced as amended to allow voters \"in the act of voting\" to wear political clothing in polling locations; opponents said the change could open the door to voter intimidation and urged clearer statutory language that aligns with recent U.S. Supreme Court guidance.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6332220,"Senate votes 16-7 to table proposed marine habitat fee after heated debate",651,4685000,5336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2308385-5a455c5327ab4b4b529a2474fa4902df&start=4685&end=5336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2308385-5a455c5327ab4b4b529a2474fa4902df/thumbnail_4685000.jpg","/articles/6332220/New-Hampshire/Senate-votes-16-7-to-table-proposed-marine-habitat-fee-after-heated-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6332220-e2fc0542e260d34569e23cc0dd67c821/orig.mp4?Expires=1775718412&Signature=TEE-t9saCQlRycRR4fsOWyrhXnet4U4qWMn-4ke-mIJLnjidvLmBufM34zrfOkHHn~mHAINOUkSi5L2wdahZdgAG3mKFdhf92NiPsngyG70XxXx25OCYm2zEvzkiRnbBWy84ESYaTlJBvpdHalIm0Qimg2RjHMzV5sE-lxTEXLb-l8ByhFfMRjaQKe9VRoN-SQgMIunPeRtKVZrAkLj3wMVc2ZCVv4ydCa4G1aIQaA3l0dGJkJtUNFDKmxeGdRN5Ug-yQvNBofIzdQC3mU2G~IyrmXLIVI-EgS3pyCUGZaOrzhidPZkaycdzEDmpdIgyNQ4jkwj7P0SWc-4VN5WfLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hampshire Senate voted 16-7 to adopt a motion of \"inexpedient to legislate\" on Senate Bill 159, a proposal to authorize a marine habitat fee and let the director of Fish and Game set the fee level.

Supporters, led on the floor by Senator Waters, said the fee would allow the Fish and Game Department to acquire and restore coastal and marine habitat and to leverage federal matching dollars. Waters said the measure was meant to mirror existing freshwater habitat fees and was expected to be a small user charge: \"It's about, $2.50 ... most likely as well,\" and that without such a fee \"we can't do this kind of work.\" He described regional ecological pressures — warming Gulf of Maine waters and increased freshwater runoff in the Great Bay — as drivers for new habitat investments.

Opponents, including Senator Lang and the majority of the committee on ways and means, argued the fee could discourage saltwater recreational activity and that now was not the right time to add costs to users. Senator Murphy, reporting the committee recommendation, moved the bill be declared inexpedient to legislate; the motion carried after a roll-call vote.

The debate included testimony and committee discussion about Fish and Game's funding structure and the department's reliance on user fees rather than general funds. Senator Rosenwald noted the department's limited ability to self-fund under current fees and warned that without additional revenue the agency could face staff cuts and reduced programs.

Roll-call tally: yes 16, no 7. The transcript identifies a roll-call sequence with named senators; the clerk recorded the final result as \"The motion of inexpedient passes 16 to 7.\" No further action was taken on SB 159 during this session.","The Senate voted 16-7 to deem Senate Bill 159 inexpedient to legislate, blocking a proposal to authorize a new marine habitat fee for saltwater habitat work. Proponents said the small fee would help leverage federal funds for habitat restoration; opponents argued it would impose another recreational cost and was poorly timed.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Senate actions on multiple bills including appropriations, gaming and energy measures

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