The House, Wednesday, June 25, 1997

The House took up 2 bills, listed below by bill.

Journal
House Journal 79
Assembled
11:00 AM
Votes Taken
1 roll call1 voice vote
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How the Day Began

The House assembled at 11:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Hager led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Excused for the Day

Show the 36 members excusedDemocrat 2Republican 2

The journal records 36 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. Feng, Rep. Hawkinson, Rep. Meader, Rep. Mears, Rep. Brian Taylor Rep. Abbott, Rep. Amidon, Rep. Avery Babson, Rep. Below, Rep. Bergin, Rep. Boutin, Rep. Calawa, Rep. Calvert, Rep. Carney, Rep. Kathleen Colburn, Rep. Copenhaver, Rep. Dawe, Rep. Dolan, Rep. Dowling, Rep. David Flanders, Rep. Flint, Rep. Gage, Rep. Hilliard, Rep. Diane Kelley Rep. Peter Leishman Rep. L'Heureux, Rep. Peter Lovett Rep. Lynott, Rep. MacNeil, Rep. Marcinkowski, Rep. Martin, Rep. Morris, Rep. Moynihan, Rep. Neil Reardon, Rep. Weatherspoon, Rep. Phinney

What the House Did That Day

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.

allowing municipalities to offer tax incentives to foster growth in new and existing industrial construction.
Rep. Fesh (Rock 13) House Local and Regulated Revenues Taxes - Local

House Local and Regulated Revenues recommended Re-refer to Committee, 15–0.

Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)

Motion Passed: Back Before the House on a voice vote

In the record: Take from Table

✓IntroducedJan 9, 1997✕HouseJan 15, 1998SenateGovernor✕LawJan 15, 1998