Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 65–254 on a roll call
The House took up 2 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2007-09-05,
title = {The House, Wednesday, September 5, 2007},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2007-09-05},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Donald Flanders (R - Belk 3) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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. Marlene DeChane (D - Straf 3) Rep. Robert Forsing (R - Rock 2) Rep. Bruce Hunter (R - Hills 7) Rep. John Kelley (D - Hills 32) Rep. Evalyn Merrick (D - Coos 2) Rep. Stanley Stevens (R - Carr 4) Rep. Christopher Ahlgren (R - Carr 6) Rep. Bernard Benn (D - Graf 12) Rep. Peter Bergin (R - Hills 6) Rep. Carson, Rep. John DeJoie (D - Merr 11) Rep. Stephanie Eaton (R - Graf 1) Rep. Thomas Fargo (D - Straf 4) Rep. Roger Hebert (D - Hills 12) Rep. Rip Holden (R - Hills 7) Rep. Sarah Hutz (D - Straf 5) Rep. George Katsakiores (R - Rock 5) Rep. Phyllis Katsakiores (R - Rock 5) Rep. John Knowles (D - Hills 27) Rep. Mary Ann Knowles (D - Hills 37) Rep. Peter Leishman (D - Hills 6) Rep. Martha McLeod (D - Graf 2) Rep. Joseph Miller (D - Straf 7) Rep. Gail Morrison (D - Belk 2) Rep. Michael O'Brien (D - Hills 10) Rep. Mark Pearson (D - Rock 4) Rep. Eric Rochette (D - Hills 20) Rep. Michael Rollo (D - Straf 2) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Kimberly Shaw (D - Hills 26) Rep. Dale Sprague (D - Straf 18) Rep. Yvonne Thomas (D - Coos 3) Rep. Deborah Billian (D - Straf 1) Rep. Earle Goodwin (D - Straf 6)
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.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 65–254 on a roll call
Third Reading (Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
In the record: Immediate Third Reading
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Also spoke during this billRep. Candace Bouchard (D - Merr 18) Rep. John Graham (R - Hills 7)the record does not say which of the day's motions
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.