The House took up 77 bills: 55 together on the consent calendar, then 22 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-1998-01-29,
title = {The House, Thursday, January 29, 1998},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/1998-01-29},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. McCarty led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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 Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed on a voice vote
House Election Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 14–0.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. John McCarthy
House Public Works and Highways recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 18–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Rosen
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 20–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Rosen, Rep. Gene Chandler
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 7–4.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–4; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 232–103 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Irene Pratt
Spoke against the motionRep. Adams
Also spoke during this billRep. Petersonthe record does not say which of the day's motions
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–1.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled on a voice vote
In the record: Special Order to 02/12/1998
House Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 15–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–4.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–4; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 206–130 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Henderson, Rep. Ann Torr
Spoke against the motionRep. Buckley, Rep. McCann, Rep. Cushing
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–4.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 213–119 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Lozeau, Rep. Kurk
Spoke against the motionRep. McCann, Rep. Cushing
House Election Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–5; 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
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–2; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled on a voice vote
In the record: Special Order to 02/12/1998
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 8–5.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Channing Brown
Spoke against the motionRep. Susan Almy
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 15–4.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Science, Technology and Energy recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 14–0.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid on Table
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 20–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Finance recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Lynch
Spoke against the motionRep. MacGillivray
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 13–0.
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 202–141 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 0356
Spoke for the motionRep. David Welch, Rep. Cobbin
Spoke against the motionRep. Manning
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 173–163 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Knowles.
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 0480
Spoke for the motionRep. Knowles
Spoke against the motionRep. William Riley
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 87–248 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Cegelis.
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 0474
Spoke for the motionRep. Cegelis
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.