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Votes at a glance: Senate actions on multiple bills including appropriations, gaming and energy measures
Summary
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.
The New Hampshire Senate took floor action on multiple bills during the session. Key outcomes:
- 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."
