Recapping week one of 2024 in the NH House of Representatives

Here is a recap of the votes taken on Jan. 3 and Jan. 4, 2024 the first session days of the year for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, with their corresponding committee reports.

A video of the Jan. 3 session can be found here.

A video of the Jan. 4 session can be found here.

A list of each bill with links to their dockets can be found here.

Glossary:

• OTP – Ought to Pass
• OTPA – Ought to Pass as Amended
• Table – Laying the bill on the table (taking no action)
• Reconsider – A motion to reverse a vote previously taken, can only be made by an representative voting in the majority on the previous vote (often used as a tactic, with representatives urging their colleagues to vote no to prevent any future re-votes)
• ITL – Inexpedient to Legislate
• Recommit – Sending the bill back to committee and restarting the bill process
• Refer for Interim Study – Sends the bill to a subcommittee for future study
• Voice vote – A vote taken without any tabulation
• Division – Representatives use their electronic voting devices to vote on the bill, but their names are not collected. Any representative can request this, and the Speaker can request this if a voice vote is unclear.
• Roll Call – A division where names are collected. At least ten representatives must request a roll call for it to occur.

Jan. 3

HB 185

– (Amendment 2378h) Adopted by voice vote

– (OTPA) Adopted by roll call, 202-172

HB 475

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 535

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 225-FN

-(Refer for Interim Study) Adopted by voice vote

HB 227

-(Refer for Interim Study) Not adopted by division, 182-193

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

HB 645

-(OTPA) Adopted by division, 340-33

HB 133

-(Table) Not adopted by division, 159-212

-(OTP) Not adopted by division, 178-195

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

HB 470

-(OTPA) Adopted by roll call, 212-161

SB 249

-(OTPA) Adopted by division, 361-7

HB 147

-(Table) Adopted by voice vote

HB 267

-(Table) Adopted by voice vote

HB 354

-(OTPA) Adopted by roll call, 190-177

HB 437

-(Table, Interim Study) Adopted by voice vote

HB 439

-(Table) Adopted by voice vote

HB 505

-(Table) Adopted by voice vote

HB 553

-(Table) Adopted by voice vote

HB 577

-(Table) Adopted by voice vote

HB 628

-(OTP) Not adopted by roll call, 174-199

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call 195-178

SB 151

-(OTP) Not adopted by roll call, 183-186

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

-(Reconsider) Not adopted by roll call, 183-187

SB 218

-(Table) adopted by voice vote

HB 115

-(OTPA) Adopted by division, 281-82

HB 116

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 345

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 207-170

HB 350

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 248-128

HB 463

-(OTPA) Adopted by division, 195-172

HB 1611 (report unavailable)

-(Refer to House Committee on Health and Human Services) adopted by voice vote

HB 369

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 602

-(OTPA) Adopted by division, 226-145

HB 559

-(Indefinite Postponement) Adopted by roll call, 201-174

HB 644

-(OTPA) Adopted by division, 196-178

HB 436

-(Table) Not adopted by division, 176-198

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 546

-(ITL) Not adopted by roll call, 186-189

-(Table) Adopted by roll call, 190-187

HB 601

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 189-188

HB 620

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 188-185

SB 239

-(Interim study) Adopted by division, 186-185

January 4

SB 263

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 191-183

-(Reconsider) Adopted by division, 183-193

SB 267

-(ITL) Adopted by division, 189-188

SB 264

-(Table) Not adopted by division, 185-191

-(ITL) Adopted by division, 191-185

HB 368

-(OTP) Not adopted by roll call, 186-188

-(ITL) Adopted by division, 190-185

HB 619

-(OTPA) Adopted by division, 199-175

HB 283

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 314

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 396

-(OTPA) Adopted by roll call, 192-184

HB 652

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

SB 255

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 232

-(Table) Adopted by roll call, 190-182

HB 301

-(Table) Adopted by division, 359-13

HB 313

-(ITL) Adopted by division 188-184

HB 194

-(OTPA) Adopted by roll call, 194-179

HB 434

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

HB 166

-(ITL) Adopted by division, 319-53

HB 381

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

HB 458

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

HB 609

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 631

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 192-180

HB 229

-(OTPA) Adopted by roll call, 187-182

HB 375

-(Table) Adopted by division, 185-179

HB 570

-(Table) Adopted by division, 187-180

HB 121

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 192-176

HB 450

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 494

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

SB 112

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

SB 190

-(ITL) Adopted by voice vote

HB 499

-(Table) Adopted by division, 200-164

HB 144

-(Table) Not adopted by division, 164-200

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 297-63

HB 512

-(Table) Not adopted by division, 143-218

-(ITL) Adopted by roll call, 286-69

HB 518

-(OTPA) Adopted by voice vote

HB 526

-(Recommit) Adopted by division, 203-145.