The House took up 20 bills: 9 together on the consent calendar, then 11 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2007-05-02,
title = {The House, Wednesday, May 2, 2007},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2007-05-02},
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. Terie Norelli (D - Rock 26), Speaker of the House.
The journal records 34 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. Mark Clark (R - Hills 18) Rep. Baldwin Domingo (D - Straf 5) Rep. Richard Fletcher (R - Hills 7) Rep. Bruce Hunter (R - Hills 7) Rep. Stephen Johnson (D - Hills 13) Rep. Suzanne Laliberte (D - Graf 10) Rep. Peter Solomon (D - Graf 10) Rep. Eric Stohl (R - Coos 1) Rep. Christopher Ahlgren (R - Carr 6) Rep. Gene Andersen (D - Graf 11) Rep. Richard Barry (R - Hills 21) Rep. Franklin Bishop (R - Rock 3) Rep. David Campbell (D - Hills 33) Rep. Dudley Dumaine (R - Rock 4) Rep. Brenda Ferland (I - Sull 5) Rep. Robert Forsing (R - Rock 2) Rep. Kenneth Gould (R - Rock 5) Rep. Anne Grassie (D - Straf 11) Rep. Robert Haley (D - Hills 14) Rep. Lee Hammond (D - Graf 11) Rep. Paul Ingbretson (R - Graf 15) Rep. Robert Introne (R - Rock 5) Rep. John Knowles (D - Hills 27) Rep. Mary Ann Knowles (D - Hills 37) Rep. Rudy Lessard (R - Hills 27) Rep. Thomas McGuirk (D - Rock 15) Rep. Derek Owen (D - Merr 4) Rep. Eric Rochette (D - Hills 20) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Yvonne Thomas (D - Coos 3) Rep. William Tobin (R - Belk 2) Rep. Mary Jane Wallner (D - Merr 12) Rep. Bernard Benn (D - Graf 12) Rep. Kimberley Casey (D - Rock 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) 0916s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #0916s, Rep Bouchard
Spoke for the motionRep. Candace Bouchard (D - Merr 18)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1199s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #1199s, Rep Bouchard
Spoke for the motionRep. Candace Bouchard (D - Merr 18)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1211s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #1211s (New Title), Rep Theberge
Spoke for the motionRep. Robert Theberge (R - Coos 3)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1153s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #1153s, Rep Theberge
Spoke for the motionRep. Robert Theberge (R - Coos 3)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1229s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #1229s, Rep Spang
Spoke for the motionRep. Judith Spang (D - Straf 6)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1038s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #1038s, Rep Rous
Spoke for the motionRep. Emma Rous (D - Straf 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1234s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #1234s, Rep Clemons
Spoke for the motionRep. Jane Clemons (D - Hills 24)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1244s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concur with Senate AM #1244s, Rep Abbott
Spoke for the motionRep. Dennis Abbott (D - Rock 12)
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Resolution Tabled 205–133 on a roll call
In the record: (Rep Almy) Lay on Table
Spoke for the motionRep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 7)
Spoke against the motionRep. Michael Whalley (R - Belk 5)
Also spoke during this billRep. Susan Almy (D - Graf 11) Rep. Norman Major (R - Rock 14)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 16–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 325–0 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Margaret Porter (D - Merr 8)
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 15–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 330–1 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Franklin Tilton (R - Belk 3) Rep. Mary Cooney (D - Graf 8)
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Passed: Vote Reopened on a voice vote
In the record: (Rep Hess) Reconsideration
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 335–0 on a roll call
Also spoke during this billRep. David Hess (R - Merr 24)the record does not say which of the day's motions