The House took up 78 bills: 52 together on the consent calendar, then 26 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2000-03-29,
title = {The House, Wednesday, March 29, 2000},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2000-03-29},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 1:30 PM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Terri Dudley (R - Graf 18) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Donna Sytek (R - Rock 26), Speaker of the House.
The journal records 20 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. Stephanie Eaton (R - Graf 1) Rep. Paul Perkins (R - Hills 5) Rep. Stanley Searles (R - Hills 23) Rep. Bronwyn Asplund (R - Merr 13) Rep. Lucien Bergeron (D - Hills 32) Rep. Richard Doucette (D - Ches 19) Rep. Anne Grassie (D - Straf 11) Rep. Gerard Lavoie (R - Merr 12) Rep. Karen McRae (R - Hills 7) Rep. Laura Pantelakos (D - Rock 25) Rep. Al Picconi (R - Graf 18) Rep. William Phinney (R - Graf 8) Rep. Robert Rodrigue (D - Coos 7) Rep. Edwin Smith (R - Ches 1) Rep. Clair Snyder (D - Straf 2) Rep. Jacquelyne Weatherspoon (D - Rock 20) Rep. Jane Wood (D - Belk 4) Rep. David Woodward (R - Coos 3) Rep. Pamela Coughlin (R - Hills 4) Rep. Eileen Dawe (R - Hills 33)
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 Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–4.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Resolution Tabled 236–86 on a division
In the record: Lay on Table
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Failed 171–182 on a roll call
In the record: Lay on Table
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Failed: Earlier Vote Stands 177–182 on a roll call
In the record: Reconsideration
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Merton Dyer (R - Hills 8)
Also spoke during this billRep. Merton Dyer (R - Hills 8)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 24–1.
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 Interim Study (IS), 14–2; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Lay on Table
Also spoke during this billRep. William Rose (R - Ches 13)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke against the motionRep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 10)
House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 8–6; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 189–138 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Loren Jean (R - Hills 17)
Spoke against the motionRep. Andrew Peterson (R - Hills 3)
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 10–8.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 204–122 on a division
House Science, Technology and Energy recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 9–7; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 157–143 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Gary Gilmore (D - Straf 11)
Spoke against the motionRep. Jeffrey MacGillivray (R - Hills 21)
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–8; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 198–135 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Alida Millham (R - Belk 5) Rep. Maurice Goulet (R - Hills 57)
Spoke against the motionRep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 10) Rep. Carolyn Virtue (R - Merr 3)
House Children and Family Law recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–5.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 232–128 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Gary Lance Johnson (D - Graf 6) Rep. Irene Pratt (D - Ches 26) Rep. David Bickford (R - Straf 3)
Spoke against the motionRep. Nancy Wall (R - Hills 22) Rep. Richard Kennedy (R - Merr 4) Rep. Gary Torressen (R - Carr 10)
House Election Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 9–6; 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
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. David Welch (R - Rock 13)
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 17–2; a minority, Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Environment and Agriculture recommended Interim Study (IS), 13–2.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
House Environment and Agriculture recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 14–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 215–133 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Everett Weare (R - Rock 14) Rep. David Welch (R - Rock 13)
Spoke against the motionRep. Celestine Wiggins (D - Sull 4) Rep. James M. Johnson (R - Belk 4)
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 13–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Also spoke during this billRep. Loren Jean (R - Hills 17) Rep. David Welch (R - Rock 13)the record does not say which of the day's motions
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. Henry Mock (R - Carr 4)
House Legislative Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–0.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
In the record: Rerefer to Committee
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 17–8.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 12–6; 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
Spoke for the motionRep. James Pilliod (R - Belk 5) Rep. Alphonse Haettenschwiller (D - Hills 29)
Spoke against the motionRep. Marion Copenhaver (D - Graf 10) Rep. Daniel Burnham (D - Ches 8)
House Municipal and County Government recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–5.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 18–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke against the motionRep. Garrish
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 23–0.
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), 20–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed on a voice vote