The House took up 37 bills: 18 together on the consent calendar, then 20 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-1997-05-14,
title = {The House, Wednesday, May 14, 1997},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/1997-05-14},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 1:00 PM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Avery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The journal records 31 members as having leave of the House for the day, that is, permission to be away. A member on leave may still have voted on part of the day, and the roll call record does not always agree with the journal about who was excused.
Rep. Battles-Peirce, Rep. Julie Brown, Rep. Chase, Rep. Feng, Rep. Gibbons, Rep. Healy, Rep. L'Heureux, Rep. O'Connell, Rep. Seldin, Rep. Brian Taylor Rep. Adams, Rep. Arndt, Rep. Christie, Rep. Fuller Clark, Rep. Kathleen Colburn, Rep. Golden, Rep. Haettenschwiller, Rep. Langer David Lawton, Rep. Lynott, Rep. William McCarthy, Rep. Mears, Rep. Morris, Rep. Marsha Pelletier, Rep. O'Keefe, Rep. Schotanus, Rep. Thomas, Rep. Verani, Rep. Weatherspoon, Rep. Steere, Rep. Boriso, Rep. Morrill
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 Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 14–3.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed on a voice vote
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
Spoke for the motionRep. Edwin Smith
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: Nonconcur and Request Committee of Conference
Spoke for the motionRep. Arnold
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended
Moved by Rep. Metzger.
In the record: Suspend Rules for hearing
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended
Moved by Rep. Metzger.
In the record: Suspend Rules for hearing
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–5.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Commerce recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–3.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt
House Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 17–0.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt
House Local and Regulated Revenues recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended
Moved by Rep. Kurk.
In the record: Suspend Rules for hearing
House Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–3.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Resources, Recreation and Development recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 15–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Commerce recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 17–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 13–2; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended
Moved by Rep. Kurk.
In the record: Suspend Rules for hearing
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–0.
Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)
Motion Passed: Rules Suspended
Moved by Rep. Kurk.
In the record: Suspend Rules for hearing
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 11–4.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–6; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Failed 120–226 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment
Spoke for the motionRep. Sherman Packard Rep. Letourneau, Rep. Lozeau
Spoke against the motionRep. Akins, Rep. Ferguson, Rep. Below
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
Indefinitely Postpone (Kill the bill and bar its subject for the term)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 14–4.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.