The House took up 26 bills: 17 together on the consent calendar, then 9 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2007-02-21,
title = {The House, Wednesday, February 21, 2007},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2007-02-21},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Julie Brown (R - Straf 1) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Terie Norelli (D - Rock 26), Speaker of the House.
The journal records 26 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. George Brown (D - Straf 1) Rep. Michael DesRoches (D - Hills 10) Rep. Robert Forsing (R - Rock 2) Rep. Paul Hopfgarten (R - Rock 5) Rep. James Oliver (R - Merr 9) Rep. James Splaine (D - Rock 16) Rep. Francis Sullivan (D - Hills 12) Rep. Roger Berube (D - Straf 18) Rep. Elizabeth Blanchard (D - Merr 10) Rep. Timothy Butterworth (D - Ches 4) Rep. Donald Buxton (R - Rock 10) Rep. Claudia Chase (D - Hills 2) Rep. Marlene DeChane (D - Straf 3) Rep. Baldwin Domingo (D - Straf 5) Rep. Dudley Dumaine (R - Rock 4) Rep. Michael Farley (D - Hills 15) Rep. Armand Forest (D - Hills 18) Rep. Bea Francoeur (R - Hills 26) Rep. Robert Introne (R - Rock 5) Rep. Thomas McGuirk (D - Rock 15) Rep. Maureen Nagle (D - Hills 15) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Charles Yeaton (D - Merr 8) Rep. Howie Lund (R - Rock 5) Rep. Benjamin Moore (R - Rock 14) Rep. Kimberly Shaw (D - Hills 26)
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 Public Works and Highways recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed on a voice vote
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass Amended
House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 17–1.
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Failed 164–199 on a roll call
In the record: Recommit (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 7) Rep. Neal Kurk (R - Hills 2)
Spoke against the motionRep. Bette Lasky (D - Hills 26) Rep. Gary Richardson (D - Merr 10)
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 202–150 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Gary Richardson (D - Merr 10) Rep. Maureen Mooney (R - Hills 19) Rep. Anthony DiFruscia (R - Rock 4) Rep. Bette Lasky (D - Hills 26)
Spoke against the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 7) Rep. Nancy Elliott (R - Hills 19) Rep. Jane Wood (D - Belk 4) Rep. Neal Kurk (R - Hills 2) Rep. Cynthia Dokmo (R - Hills 6) Rep. William Infantine (R - Hills 16) Rep. Alida Millham (R - Belk 5)
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 16–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA), 14–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass Amended
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 260–104 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Thomas Donovan (D - Sull 4) Rep. James MacKay (D - Merr 11) Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 7)
Spoke against the motionRep. Joy Tilton (D - Merr 3) Rep. William Butynski (D - Ches 1)
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Brenda Ferland (I - Sull 5)
Spoke against the motionRep. Leigh Webb (D - Merr 3)
House Transportation recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. Brenda Ferland (I - Sull 5)
Spoke against the motionRep. Timothy Robertson (D - Ches 6)
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.