The House took up 30 bills: 18 together on the consent calendar, then 12 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2006-04-12,
title = {The House, Wednesday, April 12, 2006},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2006-04-12},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Duncan Chaplin (R - Straf 3) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. W. Douglas Scamman (R - Rock 13), Speaker of the House, and Rep. Kenneth Weyler (R - Rock 8), Deputy Speaker of the House.
The journal records 23 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. Robert Chabot (R - Hills 17) Rep. John Gibson (R - Hills 19) Rep. Bruce Hunter (R - Hills 7) Rep. John Klose (R - Merr 14) Rep. Rudolph Kobel (R - Rock 1) Rep. Robert L'Heureux (R - Hills 21) Rep. Ed Putnam (R - Rock 8) Rep. Clair Snyder (D - Straf 2) Rep. J. Gail Barry (R - Hills 16) Rep. Mark Carter (R - Hills 3) Rep. Ruth Ginsburg (D - Hills 20) Rep. Anne Grassie (D - Straf 11) Rep. Vincent Greco (D - Merr 7) Rep. William Infantine (R - Hills 16) Rep. Claudette Jean (D - Hills 25) Rep. Frederick King (R - Coos 1) Rep. Irene Messier (R - Hills 17) Rep. Edward Moran (R - Hills 18) Rep. Frank Palazzo (R - Rock 14) Rep. James Pilliod (R - Belk 5) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Franklin Bishop (R - Rock 3) Rep. MaryAnn Blanchard (D - Rock 16)
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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–2.
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Failed: Stays on the Table 108–185 on a roll call
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1635h, 16–0.
Pass with AM
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1)
Spoke against the motionRep. Daniel Hughes (R - Rock 24)
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)
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1630h, 13–8; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 183–167 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Majority Committee Amendment 1630h
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 7) Rep. John Ward (R - Graf 1) Rep. W. Packy Campbell
Spoke against the motionRep. Emma Rous (D - Straf 7) Rep. Kimberley Casey (D - Rock 11)
Pass with AM
Motion Passed 186–166 on a roll call
House Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–10; a minority, Interim Study (IS).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed 134–219 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. John DeJoie (D - Merr 11) Rep. Emma Rous (D - Straf 7)
Spoke against the motionRep. Michael Asselin (R - Rock 7) Rep. Karen Hutchinson (R - Rock 3) Rep. Bruce Lary (R - Coos 3) Rep. Carson, Rep. Robert H. Rowe (R - Hills 14) Rep. Ralph Rosen (R - Belk 4) Rep. Paul Brassard (D - Hills 17) Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R - Hills 15) Rep. David Hess (R - Merr 24)
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study 309–44 on a roll call
In the record: Refer for Interim Study
House Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 15–6; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 156–154 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Deanna Rush (D - Merr 7) Rep. Carolyn Gargasz (R - Hills 27)
Spoke against the motionRep. Michael Balboni (R - Hills 21) Rep. Clifford Newton (R - Straf 6)
House Children and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 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 Children and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1623h, 13–0.
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 Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1627h, 15–0.
Pass with AM
Motion Passed on a voice vote
House Children and Family Law recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–0.
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 Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1618h, 15–0.
Pass with AM
Motion Passed
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 7–4; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed 149–147 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. James Twombly (R - Straf 1)
Spoke against the motionRep. Kris Roberts (D - Ches 16)
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.