The House, Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The House took up 3 bills, listed below by bill.

Assembled
10:00 AM
Votes Taken
3 roll calls
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How the Day Began

The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Jacqueline Cali-Pitts (D - Rock 30) led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Terie Norelli (D - Rock 26), Speaker of the House.

Excused for the Day

Show the 37 members excusedDemocrat 22Republican 14

The journal records 37 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. Dudley Dumaine (R - Rock 4) Rep. Jean Jeudy (D - Hills 23) Rep. John Kelley (D - Hills 32) Rep. John O'Connor (R - Rock 6) Rep. William O'Neil (D - Hills 9) Rep. Katherine Rogers (D - Merr 28) Rep. James Aguiar (D - Graf 7) Rep. Christopher Ahlgren (R - Carr 6) Rep. Rebecca Brown (D - Graf 2) Rep. Scott Burns (D - Merr 2) Rep. Edward Butler (D - Carr 7) Rep. John Cebrowski (R - Hills 7) Rep. Robert Elliott (R - Rock 8) Rep. Rebecca Emerson-Brown (D - Rock 27) Rep. Charles Fink (R - Belk 6) Rep. Peter Hansen (R - Hills 22) Rep. David Hess (R - Merr 24) Rep. Gladys Johnsen (D - Ches 7) Rep. Mary Ann Knowles (D - Hills 37) Rep. Peter Leishman (D - Hills 24) Rep. LeVasseur, Rep. Sid Lovett (D - Graf 8) Rep. James MacKay (D - Merr 14) Rep. Mariellen MacKay (R - Hills 30) Rep. Harry Merrow (R - Carr 5) Rep. Marsha Pelletier (D - Straf 20) Rep. Wendy Piper (D - Graf 10) Rep. Deanna Rollo (D - Straf 18) Rep. Timothy Smith (D - Hills 17) Rep. Daniel Sullivan (D - Hills 8) Rep. Charlene Takesian (R - Hills 37) Rep. James Verschueren (D - Straf 13) Rep. Brian Wazlaw (D - Rock 29) Rep. Keith Murphy Rep. Kelleigh Murphy (R - Hills 7) Rep. Kathleen Stroud (R - Hills 21)

What the House Did That Day

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.

relative to an abusive work environment and the health and safety of public employees.

Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)

Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 141–154 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2013✓HouseMar 20, 2013✓SenateJan 30, 2014✕GovernorJul 28, 2014✕LawSep 17, 2014