establishing a state employee recognition and award program.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 203–137 on a roll call
The House, Wednesday, May 22, 2002
The House took up 7 bills, listed below by bill.
- Journal
- House Journal 44
- Assembled
- 10:00 AM
- Votes Taken
- 6 roll calls2 voice votes
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How the Day Began
The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Perley E. Davis led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1), Speaker of the House.
Excused for the Day
Show the 32 members excusedRepublican 26Democrat 6
The journal records 32 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. Ronald Belanger (R - Rock 8) Rep. Toni Crosby (D - Merr 20) Rep. Frank Davis (D - Merr 20) Rep. Martin Feuerstein (R - Merr 13) Rep. Ray Langer (R - Merr 37) Rep. Leo Pepino (R - Hills 11) Rep. Gloria Seldin (D - Merr 39) Rep. Ralph Akins (R - Graf 18) Rep. Janet Arndt (R - Rock 27) Rep. Vivian Clark (R - Rock 79) Rep. William Desrosiers (R - Hills 45) Rep. Patricia Dunlap (R - Straf 1) Rep. Dana Edwards (R - Ches 19) Rep. Donald Flanders (R - Belk 3) Rep. William Golding (R - Hills 9) Rep. Bonnie Ham (R - Graf 3) Rep. Michael Harrington (R - Straf 4) Rep. Stephen L'Heureux (R - Merr 9) Rep. Gene Marshall (R - Graf 2) Rep. Claire McHugh (R - Hills 61) Rep. Betsy McKinney (R - Rock 5) Rep. Edward Moran (R - Hills 18) Rep. Terie Norelli (D - Rock 26) Rep. Patricia O'Keefe (D - Rock 14) Rep. Beverly Rodeschin (R - Sull 2) Rep. Ralph Rosen (R - Belk 4) Rep. Michael Rozek (R - Coos 7) Rep. Douglass Teschner (R - Graf 5) Rep. John E. Tholl Jr. (R - Coos 5) Rep. Burton Williams (R - Graf 8) Rep. David Woodward (R - Coos 3) Rep. Roger Berube (D - Straf 18)
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.
HB 1393 (2002)Died
relative to business replacement costs resulting from government program displacement.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 182–161 on a roll call
relative to charter schools.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 184–145 on a roll call
HB 420 (2002)Died
apportioning state representative districts.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 208–130 on a roll call
HB 465 (2002)Died
relative to lobbying activities of the New Hampshire Bar Association, establishing a committee to study issues related to the unified bar, and requiring the association to poll its members on the question of de-unification.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 205–134 on a roll call
HB 622 (2002)Died
relative to the time period for the executive council to confirm nominees to the supreme court.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 175–166 on a roll call
HR 24 (2002)Adopted by House
affirming revenue estimates for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the House on a voice vote
In the record: Taken from the Table
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Resolution Passed with Changes on a voice vote