The House took up 9 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2011-09-14,
title = {The House, Wednesday, September 14, 2011},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2011-09-14},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 1:00 PM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Jeffrey Oligny (R - Rock 34) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. William O'Brien (R - Hills 5), Speaker of the House.
The journal records 23 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. Michael Balboni (R - Hills 21) Rep. David Cote (D - Hills 3) Rep. John Graham (R - Hills 7) Rep. Karen Hutchinson (R - Rock 3) Rep. Robert Introne (R - Rock 5) Rep. Lynne Blankenbeker (R - Merr 11) Rep. Daniel Carr (D - Ches 4) Rep. Frank Case (R - Rock 1) Rep. Brian Chirichiello (R - Rock 6) Rep. Debra DeSimone (R - Rock 6) Rep. Stephanie Eaton (R - Graf 1) Rep. David Hess (R - Merr 24) Rep. Timothy Hogan (R - Hills 23) Rep. Carol McGuire (R - Merr 8) Rep. Dan McGuire (R - Merr 8) Rep. Dick Patten (D - Merr 17) Rep. Calvin Pratt (R - Hills 6) Rep. Michael Reed (R - Hills 33) Rep. Dino Scala (R - Carr 5) Rep. Jeffrey St. Cyr (R - Belk 5) Rep. James Sullivan (R - Rock 1) Rep. Kevin Sullivan (R - Rock 15) Rep. Ward
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.
Introduce (Admit the bill to the chamber)
Motion Passed: Bill Introduced 260–97 on a roll call
In the record: Rules Suspension to Permit Introduction, Printing, Referral to Committee, Public Hearing and Committee Report (Rep Bettencourt)
One roll call on 6 bills: the same vote is drawn under each of them, and counted once.
Introduce (Admit the bill to the chamber)
Motion Passed: Bill Introduced 260–97 on a roll call
In the record: Rules Suspension to Permit Introduction, Printing, Referral to Committee, Public Hearing and Committee Report (Rep Bettencourt)
One roll call on 6 bills: the same vote is drawn under each of them, and counted once.
Introduce (Admit the bill to the chamber)
Motion Passed: Bill Introduced 260–97 on a roll call
In the record: Rules Suspension to Permit Introduction, Printing, Referral to Committee, Public Hearing and Committee Report (Rep Bettencourt)
One roll call on 6 bills: the same vote is drawn under each of them, and counted once.
Introduce (Admit the bill to the chamber)
Motion Passed: Bill Introduced 260–97 on a roll call
In the record: Rules Suspension to Permit Introduction, Printing, Referral to Committee, Public Hearing and Committee Report (Rep Bettencourt)
One roll call on 6 bills: the same vote is drawn under each of them, and counted once.
Introduce (Admit the bill to the chamber)
Motion Passed: Bill Introduced 260–97 on a roll call
In the record: Rules Suspension to Permit Introduction, Printing, Referral to Committee, Public Hearing and Committee Report (Rep Bettencourt)
One roll call on 6 bills: the same vote is drawn under each of them, and counted once.
Introduce (Admit the bill to the chamber)
Motion Passed: Resolution Introduced 260–97 on a roll call
In the record: Rules Suspension to Permit Introduction, Printing, Referral to Committee, Public Hearing and Committee Report (Rep Bettencourt)
One roll call on 6 bills: the same vote is drawn under each of them, and counted once.
Introduce (Admit the bill to the chamber)
Motion Passed: Bill Introduced on a voice vote
In the record: Rules Suspension to Permit Introduction, Printing, Referral to Committee, Public Hearing and Committee Report with Deadlines (Rep Bettencourt)
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 259–104 on a roll call
In the record: Notwithstanding the Governor’s Veto, Shall SB 3 Become Law, Lay On The Table (Rep Bettencourt)
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Passed: Bill Became Law 251–111 on a roll call
Print the Debate (Keep the speeches in the journal)
Motion Failed 155–203 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. P.Garrity.
In the record: Print debate in permanent journal
The docket has no line for this vote: the question is as the General Court’s roll-call file words it.
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.