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Votes at a glance: Senate concurs with House on multiple bills May 14
Summary
On May 14 the New Hampshire Senate processed dozens of House messages and Senate bills, concurring with the House on a large number of measures (including SB 408, 418, 438, 442, 492, 524, 544, 550, 569, 573, 577, 585, 614, 617, 624, 627 and others). Several bills were refused or sent to committee of conference; routine concurrences were often adopted by voice vote.
The New Hampshire Senate on May 14 handled a broad slate of House messages and Senate bills. While several items generated extended floor debate, many measures were acted on quickly by voice vote or brief recorded roll calls.
Key actions taken that did not generate extended floor debate: the Senate concurred with the House on SB 408 (health insurance coverage for prosthetics), SB 438 (access to the centralized voter registration database on election days), SB 442 (pet transfers), SB 492 (military affairs property licensing), SB 524 (sale of tobacco products and e‑cigarettes), SB 544 (managed care laws), SB 550 (naturopathy services), SB 569 (hearing officer qualifications), SB 573 (certification standards for public‑safety comfort dogs), SB 575 (school bullying and records exemptions), SB 577 (restrictions on color additives in school meals), SB 585 (audits for communications districts), SB 614 (multicaregiver self‑insured risk coverage), SB 617 (towing and abandoned vehicles), SB 624 (restrictions on certain hemp‑derived products), SB 627 (toll rate adjustments) and others. Some matters were refused concurrence by the Senate (for example, the Senate refused to concur with the House on SB 298 and several others listed by the clerk).
The clerk also reported multiple requests for committees of conference on bills including House Bill 1306 (absentee ballot counting) and others; the Senate agreed to some committee requests and refused others.
Why it matters: These routine concurrences and refusals are part of normal inter‑chamber negotiation and administration of legislation; a handful of bills on the calendar attracted substantive debate and roll calls, while the majority of measures were processed with minimal floor discussion.
A list of notable items processed (not exhaustive): SB 408, SB 418, SB 430, SB 434, SB 438, SB 442, SB 492, SB 524, SB 544, SB 550, SB 569, SB 573, SB 574, SB 575, SB 577, SB 585, SB 614, SB 617, SB 624, SB 627, and multiple House bills and conference assignments.
