The House took up 3 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2009-10-28,
title = {The House, Wednesday, October 28, 2009},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2009-10-28},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Thomas Donovan (D - Sull 4) 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 32 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. Beth Arsenault (D - Belk 9) Rep. Laura Gandia (R - Hills 27) Rep. Kenneth Gidge (D - Hills 33) Rep. Sandra Harris (D - Sull 4) Rep. John Henson (D - Rock 13) Rep. Gary Hopper (R - Hills 44) Rep. Sally Kelly (D - Merr 20) Rep. Robert Lewis (D - Straf 6) Rep. Laura Pantelakos (D - Rock 25) Rep. John Sedensky (R - Rock 13) Rep. Dennis Abbott (D - Rock 12) Rep. Bernard Benn (D - Graf 12) Rep. Frank Case (R - Rock 1) Rep. Dudley Dumaine (R - Rock 4) Rep. Pamela Hubbard (D - Straf 12) Rep. Karen Hutchinson (R - Rock 3) Rep. Sarah Hutz (D - Straf 5) Rep. Phyllis Katsakiores (R - Rock 5) Rep. Seth Marshall (D - Hills 23) Rep. Carol McGuire (R - Merr 8) Rep. Patricia McMahon (D - Merr 3) Rep. Andrew Peterson (R - Hills 3) Rep. Don Petterson (D - Rock 10) Rep. Margaret Porter (D - Merr 8) Rep. Michael Rollo (D - Straf 2) Rep. Cindy Rosenwald Rep. Joseph Russell (D - Rock 13) Rep. Dianne Schuett (D - Merr 12) Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 7) Rep. Richard Stuart (D - Belk 4) Rep. Ward, Rep. Wheeler
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 33–314 on a roll call
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Passed: Overridden in the House 240–115 on a roll call
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 126–225 on a roll call