The House took up 52 bills: 24 together on the consent calendar, then 28 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2012-05-09,
title = {The House, Wednesday, May 9, 2012},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2012-05-09},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Dennis Fields (R - Belk 4) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. William O'Brien (R - Hills 5), Speaker of the House.
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) 1627s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1627s (Rep Stepanek)
Spoke for the motionRep. Stephen Stepanek (R - Hills 22)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1620s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1620s (Rep Chandler)
Spoke for the motionRep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1432s
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1432s and Requests C of C (Rep Haefner)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1712s
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1712s(NT) and Requests C of C (Rep Stepanek)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1765s
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1765s(NT) and Requests C of C (Rep Chandler)
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes) 1403s
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1403s (Rep Swinford)
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision)
Motion Failed: Earlier Vote Stands 95–231 on a division
In the record: Reconsideration (Rep G.Johnsen)
Also spoke during this billRep. Elaine Swinford (R - Belk 5)the record does not say which of the day's motions
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1518s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1518s (Rep L.Ober)
Spoke for the motionRep. Lynne Ober (R - Hills 37)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1624s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1624s (Rep Newton)
Spoke for the motionRep. Clifford Newton (R - Straf 6)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1519s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1519s (Rep L.Ober)
Spoke for the motionRep. Lynne Ober (R - Hills 37)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1278s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1278s (Rep Jasper)
Nonconcur with the Amendment (Reject the other chamber's changes) 1885s
Motion Passed: Changes Rejected 247–93 on a division
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1885s(NT) (Rep Stepanek)
Spoke for the motionRep. Keith Murphy Rep. Stephen Stepanek (R - Hills 22)
Spoke against the motionRep. Tony Soltani (R - Merr 8) Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R - Hills 15)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes)
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted 203–77 on a division
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM 1462s (Rep Bates)
Spoke for the motionRep. David Bates (R - Rock 7)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1576s
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1576s and Requests C of C (Rep Mirski)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1717s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted 308–12 on a division
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1717s (Rep Bates)
Spoke for the motionRep. David Bates (R - Rock 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1613s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted 308–28 on a roll call
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1613s (Rep Chandler)
Spoke for the motionRep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1762s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1762s(NT) (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 7)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1582s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1582s (Rep Haefner)
Spoke for the motionRep. Robert Haefner (R - Hills 37)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1465s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1465s (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 7)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1575s
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1575s(NT) and Requests C of C (Rep L.Ober)
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources recommended Interim Study (IS), 13–2; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
House Municipal and County Government recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 14–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Municipal and County Government recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 16–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Failed 173–173 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. William Belvin (R - Hills 6) Rep. James Coffey (R - Hills 25)
Spoke against the motionRep. Dan McGuire (R - Merr 8) Rep. Anne Cartwright (R - Ches 2)
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Laid On Table (Rep Bettencourt)
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 298–46 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Steve Shurtleff (D - Merr 15)
Spoke against the motionRep. J.R. Hoell (R - Merr 27)
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–4.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 314–25 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 7)
Spoke against the motionRep. David Lundgren (R - Rock 3)
House Municipal and County Government recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1948h, 11–5.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1948h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 326–16 on a roll call
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.