The House took up 15 bills: 12 together on the consent calendar, then 3 one by one, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2015-02-04,
title = {The House, Wednesday, February 4, 2015},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2015-02-04},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Timothy Soucy (D - Merr 21) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Shawn Jasper (R - Hills 37), Speaker of the House.
The journal records 15 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. Lino Avellani (R - Carr 5) Rep. Debra DeSimone (R - Rock 14) Rep. Barbara Griffin (R - Hills 6) Rep. J.R. Hoell (R - Merr 27) Rep. William Infantine (R - Hills 16) Rep. Walter Kolodziej (R - Rock 7) Rep. William O'Brien (R - Hills 5) Rep. Larry Phillips (D - Ches 16) Rep. Marjorie Porter (D - Hills 30) Rep. Andrew Schmidt (D - Sull 1) Rep. Thomas Sherman (D - Rock 24) Rep. Gregory Smith (R - Hills 37) Rep. Susan Treleaven (D - Straf 21) Rep. Pamela Brown (D - Hills 31) Rep. Andrew O'Hearne (D - Sull 6)
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 Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2015-0057h, 15–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 0057h
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
House Public Works and Highways recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
House Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 15–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 302–52 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Robert H. Rowe (R - Hills 14)
Spoke against the motionRep. Jacqueline Cali-Pitts (D - Rock 30)
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.
Re-refer to Committee (Send the bill back to committee)
Motion Failed 135–212 on a roll call
In the record: Refer to Committee
Amend H Rules
Motion Failed 120–235 on a roll call
Amend H Rules
Motion Failed 119–236 on a roll call