New Hampshire Senate concurs with House on dozens of bills, refuses to concur on a separate set; committee of conference set for school-bullying bill

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Senate on June 18 took up an extended series of House messages and votes, concurring with House amendments on numerous bills ranging from construction escrow uses to school and public-safety measures and declining to concur on a separate slate of bills that will either return to the House or move to further negotiation.

Many of the roll-call moments were short voice votes presided over by the president of the Senate. The chamber agreed to concur with the House on at least 23 measures, including Senate Bill 26 (authorizing pre‑closing use of escrow deposits for certain construction change orders), SB 164 (homeowner listing agreements), SB 282 (stairway requirements), SB 283 (floor‑area ratio calculations), SB 284 (municipal parking regulation authority), SB 57 (studies of school administrative units), SB 99 (regional career and technical education agreements), SB 43 (election‑related definitions and pollbook use), SB 215 (voting procedures for town offices), SB 74 (real property annual reporting by state departments), SB 178 (Department of Health and Human Services laboratory services), SB 188 (state building code), SB 195 (advisory council composition and duties), SB 197 (medical supervision of licensed registered nurses employed by general corps), SB 121 (insurance notice requirements), SB 245 (surprise…