The House took up 16 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2013-05-29,
title = {The House, Wednesday, May 29, 2013},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2013-05-29},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 1:00 PM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Andrew Schmidt (D - Sull 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 49 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. Robert Backus (D - Hills 19) Rep. Ronald Belanger (R - Rock 8) Rep. Ronald Boisvert (D - Hills 45) Rep. David Cote (D - Hills 3) Rep. William Friel (R - Rock 14) Rep. Jack Hayes (R - Rock 14) Rep. Aboul Khan (R - Rock 20) Rep. Angeline Kopka (D - Hills 28) Rep. Michael McCarthy (R - Hills 29) Rep. Betsy McKinney (R - Rock 5) Rep. David Miller (D - Straf 23) Rep. Robbie Parsons (R - Straf 1) Rep. Amy Perkins (R - Rock 20) Rep. Harry Young (D - Ches 14) Rep. Christopher Ahlgren (R - Carr 6) Rep. Al Baldasaro (R - Rock 5) Rep. Rebecca Brown (D - Graf 2) Rep. Delmar Burridge (D - Ches 16) Rep. Gene Chandler (R - Carr 1) Rep. Brian Chirichiello (R - Rock 6) Rep. Patrick Culbert (R - Hills 37) Rep. Romeo Danais (R - Rock 2) Rep. David Danielson (R - Hills 7) Rep. Jeremy Dobson (D - Hills 43) Rep. Marilinda Garcia (R - Rock 8) Rep. Carolyn Gargasz (R - Hills 27) Rep. Robert Greemore (R - Belk 2) Rep. Linda Harriott-Gathright (D - Hills 36) Rep. Jane Hunt (D - Merr 15) Rep. Benjamin Lefebvre (D - Sull 1) Rep. Peter Leishman (D - Hills 24) Rep. Alfred Lerandeau (D - Ches 12) Rep. Douglas Ley (D - Ches 9) Rep. David Lundgren (R - Rock 5) Rep. Robert Luther (R - Belk 3) Rep. Hoy Menear (D - Straf 11) Rep. Jeffrey Oligny (R - Rock 34) Rep. Beatriz Pastor (D - Graf 12) Rep. Frederick Rice (R - Rock 21) Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 6) Rep. Timothy Soucy (D - Merr 21) Rep. Dale Spainhower (D - Straf 18) Rep. Stephen Spratt (D - Hills 4) Rep. Daniel Tamburello (R - Rock 5) Rep. Kenneth Ward (D - Straf 21) Rep. Rick Watrous (D - Merr 16) Rep. Rebecca Emerson-Brown (D - Rock 27) Rep. Lawrence Perkins (R - Rock 20)
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) 1146s, 1308s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1146s and #1308s (Rep Weber)
Spoke for the motionRep. Lucy Weber (D - Ches 1)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1390s
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1390s and Requests C of C (Rep Weber)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1519s, 1849s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate AM #1519s(NT) and #1849s(NT) (Rep Porter)
Spoke for the motionRep. Marjorie Porter (D - Hills 30)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences) 1524s
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate AM #1524s(NT) and Requests C of C (Rep Campbell)
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–7; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 235–93 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. Timothy Smith (D - Hills 17) Rep. Michael Cahill (D - Rock 17)
Spoke against the motionRep. Gary Daniels (R - Hills 40)
House Municipal and County Government recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 14–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Spoke for the motionRep. James Belanger (R - Hills 27)
Spoke against the motionRep. J.R. Hoell (R - Merr 27)
House Municipal and County Government recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 18–0.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled 275–45 on a division
In the record: Special Order to End of Today's Regular Calendar (Rep Tucker)
Spoke for the motionRep. Pamela Tucker (R - Rock 23)
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Failed 86–244 on a roll call
In the record: Lay on the Table (Rep LeBrun)
Recommit (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Failed 98–229 on a division
In the record: Recommit (Rep Flanagan)
Spoke for the motionRep. Patrick Abrami (R - Rock 12) Rep. Jack Flanagan (R - Hills 26)
Spoke against the motionRep. Marjorie Porter (D - Hills 30)
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1728h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 254–74 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Patrick Abrami (R - Rock 12)
Spoke against the motionRep. George Lambert (R - Hills 44) Rep. Jane Cormier (R - Belk 8)
Also spoke during this billRep. Kris Roberts (D - Ches 16)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 11–9; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 183–149 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Sally Kelly (D - Merr 20)
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 11–9; a minority, Ought to Pass (OTP).
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 191–135 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Linda DiSilvestro (D - Hills 9)
Spoke against the motionRep. Tracy Emerick (R - Rock 29) Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (R - Hills 15)
House Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–3.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Science, Technology and Energy recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1698h, 14–4; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1698h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 256–63 on a division
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment #1698h(NT)
House Transportation recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1508h, 15–1; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1508h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 252–76 on a roll call
House Science, Technology and Energy recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 18–1.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 13–4.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled on a voice vote
In the record: Special Order to First Bill on Next Week's Regular Calendar (Rep Bouchard)
House Transportation recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 12–4.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 1582h, 11–6; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 1582h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 198–130 on a division
Spoke for the motionRep. David Woodbury (D - Hills 5)
Spoke against the motionRep. Michael Sylvia (R - Belk 4)
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.