The House took up 45 bills: 29 together on the consent calendar, then 16 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2005-05-04,
title = {The House, Wednesday, May 4, 2005},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2005-05-04},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 1:00 PM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Franklin T. Tilton led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. W. Douglas Scamman (R - Rock 13), Speaker of the House.
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. Jeffrey Aboshar (R - Hills 13) Rep. John Alger (R - Graf 6) Rep. Donald Brueggemann (D - Merr 12) Rep. Peter Cote (D - Hills 25) Rep. Rudy Lessard (R - Hills 27) Rep. Debra Naro (R - Graf 7) Rep. Eric Palangas (D - Hills 43) Rep. Frank Palazzo (R - Rock 14) Rep. Peter Bergin (R - Hills 6) Rep. David Buhlman (R - Hills 27) Rep. Kimberley Casey (D - Rock 11) Rep. Duncan Chaplin (R - Straf 3) Rep. Elenore Casey Crane (R - Hills 21) Rep. Andrew Dorsett (R - Graf 8) Rep. Patricia Dowling (R - Rock 6) Rep. Edmond Gionet (R - Graf 5) Rep. David Hess (R - Merr 24) Rep. John Manning (R - Rock 8) Rep. Stephen Michon (D - Hills 25) Rep. Edward Moran (R - Hills 18) Rep. Ronald Nowe (R - Rock 9) Rep. Derek Owen (D - Merr 4) Rep. James Rausch (R - Rock 5) Rep. William Remick (R - Coos 2) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Saghir Tahir (R - Hills 9) Rep. Mary Jane Wallner (D - Merr 12) Rep. Fran Wendelboe (R - Belk 1) Rep. Robert Wiley (R - Rock 5) Rep. George Winchell (R - Rock 6) Rep. Mark Clark (R - Hills 18) Rep. Christopher Irish (R - Sull 4)
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.
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. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1)
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. Karen McRae (R - Hills 7)
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)
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. Elizabeth Hager (R - Merr 12)
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. Sheila Francoeur (R - Rock 15)
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. Betsey Patten (R - Carr 4)
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected on a voice vote
In the record: Nonconcur
Spoke for the motionRep. Betsey Patten (R - Carr 4)
Spoke against the motionRep. Harriet Cady (R - Rock 1)
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)
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. Betsey Patten (R - Carr 4)
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–6; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 206–136 on a division
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 16–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 229–119 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Donald Buxton (R - Rock 10) Rep. John E. Tholl Jr. (R - Coos 5) Rep. Gregory Sorg (R - Graf 3)
Spoke against the motionRep. Jordan Ulery (R - Hills 27) Rep. Guida
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–5; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Science, Technology and Energy recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 287–64 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Jim Ryan (D - Merr 2)
Spoke against the motionRep. Mary Ellen Martin (D - Hills 26)
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 19–0.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Passed: Sent Back to Committee on a voice vote
In the record: Recommitted to Exec Depts & Admin