The House took up 69 bills: 53 together on the consent calendar, then 16 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-1996-01-03,
title = {The House, Wednesday, January 3, 1996},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/1996-01-03},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The journal is on record from 1997, so this day carries the vote record without the debate.
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 18–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 188–87 on a division
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 17–1.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Public Protection and Veterans Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 8–7.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Failed 45–241 on a roll call
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed
House Corrections and Criminal Justice recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–3; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 207–80 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. John Sytek.
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 4185
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 14–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 15–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Commerce, Small Business, Consumer Affairs and Economic Development recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–6.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 17–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled on a voice vote
In the record: Special Order to 01/04/1996
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted on a voice vote
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted
Adopt (Approve the resolution)
Motion Passed: Resolution Adopted on a voice vote
House Environment and Agriculture recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 14–1.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 15–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 188–81 on a division