The House took up 27 bills: 18 together on the consent calendar, then 9 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2013-01-30,
title = {The House, Wednesday, January 30, 2013},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2013-01-30},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 1:30 PM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Dudley Dumaine (R - Rock 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 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. Caroletta Alicea (D - Merr 8) Rep. Efstathia Booras (D - Hills 8) Rep. Robert Renny Cushing (D - Rock 21) Rep. Romeo Danais (R - Rock 2) Rep. Thomas Donovan (D - Sull 4) Rep. Paul Hackel (D - Hills 29) Rep. William Hatch (D - Coos 6) Rep. Barbara Helmstetter (D - Rock 9) Rep. John Kelley (D - Hills 32) Rep. Angeline Kopka (D - Hills 28) Rep. David Milz (R - Rock 6) Rep. Larry Phillips (D - Ches 16) Rep. Calvin Pratt (R - Hills 6) Rep. Joy Tilton (D - Merr 3) Rep. Gary Azarian (R - Rock 8) Rep. Richard Eaton (D - Hills 38) Rep. Carol Friedrich (D - Graf 16) Rep. Janice Gardner (D - Straf 15) Rep. Richard Hinch (R - Hills 21) Rep. J.R. Hoell (R - Merr 27) Rep. David Huot (D - Belk 5) Rep. Jane Johnson (R - Ches 12) Rep. Alfred Lerandeau (D - Ches 12) Rep. David Lundgren (R - Rock 5) Rep. Priestly, Rep. Robert H. Rowe (R - Hills 14) Rep. Stephen Schmidt (R - Carr 6) Rep. Timothy Smith (D - Hills 17) Rep. Todd Smith (R - Merr 24) Rep. Dale Spainhower (D - Straf 18) Rep. Charlene Takesian (R - Hills 37) Rep. Daniel Tamburello (R - Rock 5) Rep. Linda Tanner (D - Sull 5)
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.
House Municipal and County Government recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 270–77 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Timothy Copeland (R - Rock 19)
Spoke against the motionRep. James Parison (R - Hills 25) Rep. John Burt (R - Hills 39)
House Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–5.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 214–140 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Paul Berch (D - Ches 1)
Spoke against the motionRep. Warren Groen (R - Straf 10)
House Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 20–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–7; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Bill Tabled 222–128 on a division
In the record: Laid on Table (Rep P.Sullivan)
House Public Works and Highways recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 273–79 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Franklin Tilton (R - Belk 3) Rep. David Campbell (D - Hills 33)
Spoke against the motionRep. Dan McGuire (R - Merr 21) Rep. Lorrie J. Carey (D - Merr 1)
Vacate the Referral (Move the bill to another committee)
Motion Passed on a voice vote
In the record: Vacated from Judiciary (Rep M.Smith)
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 15–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 0028h, 15–4.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 0028h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 326–29 on a roll call
Vacate the Referral (Move the bill to another committee)
Motion Passed on a voice vote
In the record: Vacated from Commerce and Consumer Affairs (Rep Butler)
Roll calls the House took that day on questions that were on no bill, such as its own rules, a ruling of the chair or printing a debate. The question is as the General Court’s roll-call file words it.
Rep lambert motion to refer petition to committee
Motion Passed 276–77 on a roll call
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Failed 124–231 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Daniel Itse (R - Rock 10).
In the record: Refer to committee
Refer to Judiciary (Send the bill to the Judiciary Committee)
Motion Failed 90–246 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Daniel Itse (R - Rock 10).
In the record: Be referred to judiciary committee
Refer to Labor, Industrial & Rehab Svcs Comm (Send the bill to the Labor, Industrial & Rehab Svcs Comm Committee)
Motion Failed 93–243 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Stella Tremblay (R - Rock 4).
In the record: Be referred to labor, industrial & rehab svcs comm
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.