The House took up 54 bills: 22 together on the consent calendar, then 32 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2010-05-05,
title = {The House, Wednesday, May 5, 2010},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2010-05-05},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Philip Harvey (D - Hills 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 33 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. Julie Brown (R - Straf 1) Rep. Jennifer Coffey (R - Merr 6) Rep. Gina Hutchinson (D - Rock 5) Rep. Suzanne Laliberte (D - Graf 10) Rep. Carol Williams (D - Hills 14) Rep. Dennis Abbott (D - Rock 12) Rep. Peter Allen (D - Ches 6) Rep. Franklin Bishop (R - Rock 3) Rep. Russell Bridle (R - Rock 15) Rep. Jennifer Brown (D - Straf 5) Rep. June Caron (D - Hills 25) Rep. Robert Renny Cushing (D - Rock 21) Rep. Patricia Dowling (R - Rock 6) Rep. Dudley Dumaine (R - Rock 4) Rep. Joan Flurey (D - Hills 16) Rep. Larry Gagne (R - Hills 16) Rep. Roger Hebert (D - Hills 12) Rep. Susan Kepner (D - Rock 15) Rep. Angeline Kopka (D - Hills 28) Rep. Melanie Levesque (D - Hills 26) Rep. Chris Nevins (R - Rock 15) Rep. Stephen Palmer (R - Hills 23) Rep. Pamela Price (R - Hills 26) Rep. Elisabeth Sanders (R - Rock 12) Rep. Barbara Shaw (D - Hills 16) Rep. Kimberly Shaw (D - Hills 26) Rep. Nancy Stiles (R - Rock 15) Rep. Robert Walsh (D - Hills 11) Rep. Andrew White (D - Graf 13) Rep. Susan Wiley (D - Carr 3) Rep. Nancy Elliott (R - Hills 19) Rep. Joy Tilton (D - Merr 3) Rep. Watters
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: House Concurs with Senate AM 1335s (Rep Rosenwald)
Spoke for the motionRep. Cindy Rosenwald
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1481s (NT) (Rep Cooney)
Spoke for the motionRep. Mary Cooney (D - Graf 8)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1560s (Rep Butler)
Spoke for the motionRep. Edward Butler (D - Carr 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1360s (Rep Rous)
Spoke for the motionRep. Emma Rous (D - Straf 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1371s (NT) (Rep L.Weber)
Spoke for the motionRep. Lucy Weber (D - Ches 2)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM & Requests C of C (Rep Shurtleff)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1490s (Rep P.Garrity)
Spoke for the motionRep. Patrick Garrity (D - Hills 14)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1530s (Rep Butler)
Spoke for the motionRep. Edward Butler (D - Carr 7)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM & Requests C of C (Rep Cooney)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1352s (NT) (Reps Rous & M.Smith)
Spoke for the motionRep. Emma Rous (D - Straf 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1195s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted 194–143 on a roll call
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1195s(NT) (Rep Almy)
Spoke for the motionRep. Susan Almy (D - Graf 11)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1558s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1558s (Reps Kaen & Almy)
Spoke for the motionRep. Naida Kaen (D - Straf 5)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM & Req C of C (Reps Rosenwald & M.Smith)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1341s (Rep Pierce)
Spoke for the motionRep. David Pierce (D - Graf 9)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1334(NT) (Rep P.Garrity)
Spoke for the motionRep. Patrick Garrity (D - Hills 14)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1362s (Rep Shurtleff)
Spoke for the motionRep. Steve Shurtleff (D - Merr 15)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1367s (Rep Shurtleff)
Spoke for the motionRep. Steve Shurtleff (D - Merr 15)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1539s (Rep Shurtleff)
Spoke for the motionRep. Steve Shurtleff (D - Merr 15)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM & Requests C of C (Rep Butler)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM & Requests C of C (Reps Harding & Shurtleff)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1430s & 1479s (Reps Butler & Almy)
Spoke for the motionRep. Edward Butler (D - Carr 7)
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1216h, 15–3.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1216h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Science, Technology and Energy recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–4; a minority, Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA).
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Failed 78–261 on a division
In the record: Special Order to Next Week (Rep F.Holden)
Spoke for the motionRep. Frank Holden (R - Hills 4) Rep. Peter Ramsey (D - Hills 8)
Spoke against the motionRep. James Garrity (R - Rock 6)
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 300–46 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Suzanne Harvey (D - Hills 29) Rep. James Garrity (R - Rock 6)
Spoke against the motionRep. Frank Holden (R - Hills 4)
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Local and Regulated Revenues recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Local and Regulated Revenues recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 9–5; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Adopt the Amendment (Change the bill)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 174–167 on a roll call
In the record: Adopt Amendment 1491h
Spoke for the motionRep. William Johnson (D - Belk 5)
Spoke against the motionRep. Frank Sapareto (R - Rock 6)
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1491h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 245–101 on a division
In the record: Ought to Pass with AM #1491h (NT)
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Failed: Earlier Vote Stands 133–200 on a division
In the record: Reconsideration (Rep Vaillancourt)
House Local and Regulated Revenues recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–4; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1483h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 268–79 on a roll call
In the record: Ought to Pass with AM #1483h
Spoke for the motionRep. James Pilliod (R - Belk 5) Rep. Brian Rhodes (D - Hills 30)
Spoke against the motionRep. John Hikel (R - Hills 6) Rep. Al Baldasaro (R - Rock 5)
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 131–208 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. William Belvin (R - Hills 6).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 1838h
Spoke for the motionRep. William Belvin (R - Hills 6) Rep. W. Douglas Scamman (R - Rock 13)
Spoke against the motionRep. Daniel Eaton (D - Ches 9) Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 7)
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1636h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 199–141 on a division
In the record: Ought to Pass with AM #1636h(NT)
House Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 214–130 on a roll call
House Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–4.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.