Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Passed: Overridden in the House 236–95 on a roll call
The House took up 20 bills, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2015-06-11,
title = {The House, Thursday, June 11, 2015},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2015-06-11},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Paula Bradley (D - Merr 18) 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 44 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. Jacqueline Cali-Pitts (D - Rock 30) Rep. Helen Deloge (D - Merr 16) Rep. Debbie DiFranco (D - Rock 27) Rep. Shari LeBreche (R - Belk 6) Rep. Robbie Parsons (R - Straf 1) Rep. Anne Priestley (R - Rock 8) Rep. Laurence Rappaport (R - Coos 1) Rep. David Russell (R - Belk 5) Rep. Elisabeth Sanders (R - Rock 12) Rep. Wheeler, Rep. Al Baldasaro (R - Rock 5) Rep. Rebecca Brown (D - Graf 2) Rep. Frank Byron (R - Hills 20) Rep. Karel Crawford (R - Carr 4) Rep. Robert Elliott (R - Rock 8) Rep. Donald Flanders (R - Belk 3) Rep. William Friel (R - Rock 14) Rep. Bart Fromuth (R - Hills 7) Rep. Jeffrey Goley (D - Hills 21) Rep. William Infantine (R - Hills 16) Rep. Douglas Ley (D - Ches 9) Rep. Wayne Moynihan (D - Coos 2) Rep. Andrew O'Hearne (D - Sull 6) Rep. William O'Neil (D - Hills 9) Rep. Bill Ohm (R - Hills 36) Rep. Jason Parent (R - Merr 26) Rep. Marjorie Porter (D - Hills 30) Rep. Cindy Rosenwald Rep. Andrew Schmidt (D - Sull 1) Rep. Thomas Sherman (D - Rock 24) Rep. Gregory Smith (R - Hills 37) Rep. Timothy Smith (D - Hills 17) Rep. Judith Spang (D - Straf 6) Rep. James Spillane (R - Rock 2) Rep. Audrey Stevens (D - Straf 7) Rep. Daniel Tamburello (R - Rock 5) Rep. Timothy Twombly (R - Hills 34) Rep. Thomas Walsh (R - Merr 24) Rep. Joanne Ward Rep. Kenneth Ward (D - Straf 21) Rep. Lars Christiansen (R - Hills 37) Rep. Susan DeLemus (R - Straf 11) Rep. David Murotake (R - Hills 32) Rep. Alexis Simpson (D - Rock 18)
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.
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Passed: Overridden in the House 236–95 on a roll call
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 197–140 on a roll call
Override the Governor's Veto (Pass the bill despite the veto; needs two thirds in each chamber)
Motion Failed: Veto Sustained 184–154 on a roll call
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1838s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1838s (Reps Hunt, Tholl)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 11)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 2083s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #2083s (Rep Tholl)
Spoke for the motionRep. John E. Tholl Jr. (R - Coos 5)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1952s, 2003s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendments #1952s and #2003s (Rep Rowe)
Spoke for the motionRep. Robert H. Rowe (R - Hills 14)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1949s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1949s (Rep Kotowski)
Spoke for the motionRep. Frank Kotowski (R - Merr 24)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1349s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1349s (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 11)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1401s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1401s (Rep Steven Smith)
Spoke for the motionRep. Steven Smith (R - Sull 11)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1951s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1951s (Rep Gargasz)
Spoke for the motionRep. Carolyn Gargasz (R - Hills 27)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non Concurs with Senate Amendments and Requests Committee of Conference (Reps A. Christie and Tholl)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1477s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1477s (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 11)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1497s, 1714s, 2071s, 2092s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted 236–41 on a division
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendments #1497s, #1714s, #2071s, and #2092s (Rep J. Belanger)
Spoke for the motionRep. James Belanger (R - Hills 27)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1837s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1837s (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 11)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non Concurs with Senate Amendments and Requests Committee of Conference (Rep Hunt)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1266s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1266s (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 11)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment and Requests Committee of Conference (Rep Major)
Nonconcur and Request a Committee of Conference (Ask for a conference to settle the differences)
Motion Passed: Conference Requested on a voice vote
In the record: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment and Requests Committee of Conference (Reps J. Belanger and Major)
Concur with the Amendment (Accept the other chamber's changes) 1499s
Motion Passed: Changes Accepted on a voice vote
In the record: House Concurs with Senate Amendment #1499s (Rep Hunt)
Spoke for the motionRep. John Hunt (R - Ches 11)
Remove from the Table (Take the bill back up)
Motion Passed: Back Before the House on a voice vote
In the record: Remove from Table (Rep Major)
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2015-2112h
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 193–137 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Norman Major (R - Rock 14).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2015-2112h
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2015-2113h
Motion Failed 133–197 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Susan Almy (D - Graf 13).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2015-2113h
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Passed: Resolution Tabled on a voice vote
In the record: Lay on Table (Rep Major)
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.