The House took up 24 bills: 18 together on the consent calendar, then 6 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2005-04-13,
title = {The House, Wednesday, April 13, 2005},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2005-04-13},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Dennis Abbott (D - Rock 12) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The journal records 39 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. Russell Albert (R - Straf 1) Rep. John Alger (R - Graf 6) Rep. David Cote (D - Hills 3) Rep. Peter Cote (D - Hills 25) Rep. Elenore Casey Crane (R - Hills 21) Rep. Richard Ken Donahue (R - Rock 7) Rep. Carlos E. Gonzalez (R - Hills 48) Rep. Keith Hirschmann (R - Hills 17) Rep. Rudy Lessard (R - Hills 27) Rep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 10) Rep. Eric Palangas (D - Hills 43) Rep. Frank Palazzo (R - Rock 14) Rep. Donald Philbrick (R - Carr 2) Rep. Timothy Robertson (D - Ches 6) Rep. Michael Balboni (R - Hills 21) Rep. Robert Barker (R - Graf 6) Rep. Peter Bergin (R - Hills 6) Rep. Elbert Bicknell (R - Rock 1) Rep. Michael Biundo (R - Hills 15) Rep. Robert Brundige (R - Hills 19) Rep. William Chase (D - Ches 1) Rep. Irene Creteau (D - Straf 1) Rep. James Danforth (R - Merr 25) Rep. Stephanie Eaton (R - Graf 1) Rep. Robert Giuda (R - Graf 5) Rep. Steve Hellwig (R - Hills 37) Rep. Jeffrey Hollinger (R - Straf 5) Rep. William Infantine (R - Hills 16) Rep. Paula Johnson (D - Hills 26) Rep. Edward Moran (R - Hills 18) Rep. Richard Morris (R - Rock 14) Rep. Derek Owen (D - Merr 4) Rep. Sherman Packard (R - Rock 3) Rep. Laura Pantelakos (D - Rock 25) Rep. Stephen Pelkey (R - Ches 7) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Nancy Stiles (R - Rock 15) Rep. Larry Emerton (R - Hills 7) Rep. Barbara Hagan (R - Hills 17)
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 Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 19–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 194–135 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Robert Wheeler (R - Hills 7)
Spoke against the motionRep. William Zolla (R - Rock 5)
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 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 Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–9.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 18–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed 190–144 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. James Twombly (R - Straf 1)
Spoke against the motionRep. Leo Pepino (R - Hills 11)
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.