The House took up 45 bills: 23 together on the consent calendar, then 22 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-1998-05-07,
title = {The House, Thursday, May 7, 1998},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/1998-05-07},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered.
The journal records 33 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. Julie Brown, Rep. Flint, Rep. Robert Foster, Rep. Healy, Rep. O'Rourke, Rep. Pepino, Rep. Brian Taylor Rep. Trelfa, Rep. Carol Williams, Rep. Arndt, Rep. Baroody, Rep. Burney, Rep. Carney, Rep. Cegelis, Rep. Coes, Rep. Gosselin, Rep. Gerald Griffin Rep. Hansen, Rep. Diane Kelley Rep. L'Heureux, Rep. Morris, Rep. Musler, Rep. Murch, Rep. O'Keefe, Rep. Marsha Pelletier, Rep. Perkins, Rep. Spear, Rep. Wiggins, Rep. Horton, Rep. Lovejoy, Rep. Martin, Rep. Amanda Merrill, Rep. Kimberly Rice
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 Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 22–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 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
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected on a voice vote
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
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. Hess
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
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. Kurk
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected on a voice vote
In the record: Nonconcur
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
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. Jonah Wheeler Rep. Belvin
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: Concur
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 9–5; a minority, Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Failed 124–176 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Minority Committee Amendment
Spoke for the motionRep. John Pratt, Rep. Bickford, Rep. Lynott, Rep. MacAuslan
Spoke against the motionRep. D'Allesandro, Rep. James MacDonald, Rep. Edwin Smith
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 189–111 on a division
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 14–2.
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), 16–0.
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 (OTP), 9–4.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Judiciary and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–1; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 239–76 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Bergin
Spoke against the motionRep. Bickford
House Education 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 Judiciary and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–3; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 165–149 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Marjorie Smith Rep. Pfaff
Spoke against the motionRep. Bickford, Rep. DePecol, Rep. Cobbin
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Failed: Earlier Vote Stands 151–162 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Pfaff.
Spoke for the motionRep. Cooper, Rep. Steer
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 8–6.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote