The House took up 52 bills: 16 together on the consent calendar, then 36 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2006-04-19,
title = {The House, Wednesday, April 19, 2006},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2006-04-19},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Earle Goodwin (D - Straf 6) 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 41 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. Donald Carlson (R - Hills 3) Rep. Robert Chabot (R - Hills 17) Rep. John Gibson (R - Hills 19) Rep. Bruce Hunter (R - Hills 7) Rep. Paula Johnson (D - Hills 26) Rep. Roland Lefebvre (D - Hills 24) Rep. Ed Putnam (R - Rock 8) Rep. Clair Snyder (D - Straf 2) Rep. Herbert Whiting (R - Merr 2) Rep. Jeffrey Aboshar (R - Hills 13) Rep. Gene Andersen (D - Graf 11) Rep. Michael Biundo (R - Hills 15) Rep. Russell Bridle (R - Rock 15) Rep. David Campbell (D - Hills 33) Rep. Mark Carter (R - Hills 3) Rep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1) Rep. Mark Clark (R - Hills 18) Rep. James Danforth (R - Merr 25) Rep. Patricia Dowling (R - Rock 6) Rep. Robert Forsing (R - Rock 2) Rep. Linda Foster (D - Hills 4) Rep. Harry Gale (R - Sull 3) Rep. Richard Heon (D - Straf 2) Rep. Deborah Hogancamp (R - Ches 4) Rep. Jeffrey Hollinger (R - Straf 5) Rep. Rudy Lessard (R - Hills 27) Rep. Stephen Michon (D - Hills 25) Rep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 10) Rep. Marcia Moody (D - Rock 17) Rep. Edward Moran (R - Hills 18) Rep. Renney Morneau (R - Coos 4) Rep. Christopher Pappas (D - Hills 8) Rep. Stephen Pelkey (R - Ches 7) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Eric Stohl (R - Coos 1) Rep. Saghir Tahir (R - Hills 9) Rep. Robert Wiley (R - Rock 5) Rep. Burton William, Rep. MaryAnn Blanchard (D - Rock 16) Rep. Terie Norelli (D - Rock 26) Rep. Robert Williams (D - Merr 11)
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. Frederick King (R - Coos 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)
Request Comm of Conference
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Moved by Rep. S. Francoeur.
deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline report bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline to rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 15–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 220–112 on a roll call
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–4.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1806h, 16–0.
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 Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1705h, 16–2.
deadline to act on bills for 2nd committee to April 19
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1632h, 15–3.
Also spoke during this billRep. Bea Francoeur (R - Hills 26) Rep. Elenore Casey Crane (R - Hills 21) Rep. Robert H. Rowe (R - Hills 14) Rep. Tony Soltani (R - Merr 8)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1680h, 12–7.
Adopt the Committee Amendment (Accept the committee's changes)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 228–101 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Committee Amendment 1680h
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 236–95 on a roll call
House Ways and Means recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 19–0.
Apr 27 Deadline rprt on bills in Comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 17–2.
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
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Also spoke during this billRep. Frederick King (R - Coos 1)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Transportation recommended Without Recommendation, 7–7.
Flr AM
Motion Passed 269–63 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. David Bettencourt (R - Rock 4)
Spoke against the motionRep. Jennifer Brown (D - Straf 5)
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1681h, 10–9.
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 201–125 on a roll call
In the record: Lay on Table
Also spoke during this billRep. Peter Sullivan (D - Hills 10) Rep. John Robinson (D - Rock 3)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1679h, 19–0.
House Municipal and County Government recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 10–7; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
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
Also spoke during this billRep. Betsey Patten (R - Carr 4)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Interim Study (IS), 14–2.
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
Spoke for the motionRep. Peter Bergin (R - Hills 6)
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1768h, 13–4.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
House Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1783h, 17–2.
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Motion Passed on a voice vote
Pass with AM
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1618h, 15–0.
Apr 27 deadline rprt bills in comm
Motion Passed on a voice vote
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Failed 144–190 on a roll call
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
In the record: Lay on Table
Flr AM
Motion Passed 179–156 on a roll call
Indefinitely Postpone (Kill the bill and bar its subject for the term)
Motion Failed 134–203 on a division
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Resolution Passed with Changes 198–140 on a roll call