Votes at a glance: Commerce & Consumer Affairs subcommittee actions

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee recorded several formal actions during the session. Items that received a vote or a formal subcommittee recommendation are listed below with key details drawn from the meeting record.

Votes at a glance

- SB 25 — Allow credit union members to pay board members for service: Motion "ought to pass" moved by Representative Ammon, seconded by Representative Macular. The motion was approved by voice vote; the clerk recorded the motion as moved unanimously.

- Senate Bill 52 — Default provisions in New Hampshire trusts: The subcommittee accepted an "auto pass" recommendation (motion to recommend passage) and recorded unanimous support.

- Senate Bill 85 — Charter bank lending limits: Subcommittee voted to recommend passage. The bill would align New Hampshire charter bank legal lending limits and de novo charter timing with other jurisdictions; the motion carried by voice vote and was recorded as unanimous.

- Delivery/restaurant third‑party agreements (business‑to‑business bill): The subcommittee voted "ought to pass"; the measure requires third‑party delivery companies to have agreements with restaurants they represent and to identify orders that they place on customers' behalf. The motion passed by voice vote and was recorded as unanimous.

Items continued for further drafting

- Future‑right‑to‑listing/service agreements (related to SB 164 and similar drafts): Extensive debate occurred but no formal vote was taken; staff were directed to circulate amendment language and return the item to the next subcommittee meeting for final consideration.

Notes on vote reporting

The subcommittee recorded decisions by voice vote and noted unanimous support for items that moved forward. The transcript did not record roll‑call tallies of individual member votes for each motion; where the committee recorded a consensus it was reported in the hearing as "so moved unanimously" or equivalent.