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Votes at a glance: key Senate floor actions on May 20, 2025
Summary
The Senate acted on multiple bills during its May 20 session. This roundup lists each bill that received a formal motion or vote on the floor, the outcome, and key details recorded during debate or action.
The New Hampshire Senate clerk recorded the following motions and outcomes during the May 20 session. This roundup includes committee recommendations, floor votes, and notable procedural actions that were taken to advance, table, refer, or otherwise dispose of bills.
- House Bill 296: Committee on Commerce recommended "ought to pass with amendment"; the Senate adopted the committee amendment and the motion of "ought to pass as amended" and ordered the bill to third reading. (Committee report noted at s1542.755; bill ordered to third reading at s1647.905.)
- House Bill 499 (FN): Committee on Commerce recommended "ought to pass"; floor adoption moved the bill to the committee on finance. (Second reading and referral recorded at s1745.94's1745.94.)
- House Bill 446: See separate article. Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; the Senate rejected ITL and instead adopted "ought to pass" on the floor (roll calls recorded; bill ordered to third reading).
- House Bill 677 (FN): Committee on Education recommended "ought to pass with amendment" to require schools to maintain emergency epinephrine supplies and create a non'lapsing fund to support procurement. The Senate adopted committee and floor amendments and ordered the bill to third reading. (Committee report and amendment adoption recorded at s5772.725's6017.0596.)
- House Bill 566 (FN): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recommended referral to committee initially, then the floor adopted a technical amendment requiring landfill applicants to submit comprehensive leachate plans and contractual documentation with at least two disposal facilities; the bill was ordered to third reading. (See s6105.285's6273.6797.)
- House Bill 710 (FN): See separate article. Committee recommended "ought to pass with amendment"; Senate adopted a revised floor amendment with PUC guardrails and ordered the bill to third reading.
- House Bill 63: Motion to lay HB 63 on the table was adopted; HB 63 was laid on the table. (s7243.745's7312.14.)
- House Bill 57: Committee on Judiciary recommended "ought to pass with amendment" (bail/arraignment changes); the Senate adopted the committee amendment and ordered the bill to third reading (roll calls recorded). (s11937.561's12563.71.)
- House Bill 148: Committee recommended "ought to pass"; the Senate adopted the committee recommendation and ordered the bill to third reading (roll call 16'to'8). (See separate article.)
- House Bill 191 (FN): Committee on Judiciary recommended re'referral to committee; the Senate adopted the committee recommendation to re'refer. (s14824.96's14907.25.)
- House Bill 301: Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate and the sponsor moved to table; the Senate adopted the motion to lay on the table (non'debatable). (s14912.995's14960.7.)
- House Bill 387: Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; the Senate adopted ITL. (s14998.385's15078.98.)
- House Bill 397: Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; the Senate adopted ITL. (s15173.635's15173.635.)
- House Bill 480: Committee recommended re'refer to committee; the Senate adopted re'referral. (s15187.97's15219.29.)
- House Bill 520: Committee on Judiciary recommended "ought to pass" (authorizing DOE hearing officers to issue subpoenas); the Senate adopted the committee recommendation and ordered the bill to third reading. (s15250.21's15515.065.)
- House Bill 151: Committee on Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended "ought to pass with amendment" changing supervisor of checklist term length options; the Senate adopted a floor compromise amendment and ordered the bill to third reading. (s15562.28's15788.71.)
- House Bill 464 and House Bill 475: Identified on the consent/regular calendar; the Senate adopted consent calendar motions and referred specific items as printed in the day's calendar (consent calendar adopted). (s1271.07's1531.5549.)
Notes on procedure and votes: For bills where floor roll calls were recorded in the transcript, we list the recorded outcome and direction (for example, HB 446 and HB 148 recorded 16'to'8 roll calls on key motions). Many other bills were advanced with voice votes or committee referral; where the transcript did not print a roll call tally, the outcome is summarized and the clerk's minute referenced.
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