The House, Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The House took up 15 bills: 9 together on the consent calendar, then 6 one by one, in the order told below.

Journal
House Journal 10
Assembled
10:00 AM
Votes Taken
2 roll calls, 2 divisions13 voice votes
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How the Day Began

The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Victoria Sullivan led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Shawn Jasper (R - Hills 37), Speaker of the House.

Excused for the Day

Show the 45 members excusedRepublican 32Democrat 13

The journal records 45 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. Christy Bartlett (D - Merr 19) Rep. Chris Brown (D - Graf 12) Rep. Guy Comtois (R - Belk 7) Rep. Russell Dumais (R - Belk 2) Rep. Susan Emerson (R - Ches 11) Rep. Robert Fisher (R - Belk 9) Rep. Carolyn Gargasz (R - Hills 27) Rep. Dennis Green (R - Rock 13) Rep. William Infantine (R - Hills 16) Rep. Shem Kellogg (R - Rock 14) Rep. David Kidder (R - Merr 5) Rep. Robert Knowles (R - Straf 12) Rep. Norman Major (R - Rock 14) Rep. Marcia Moody (D - Rock 17) Rep. Barry Palmer (R - Hills 32) Rep. Larry Phillips (D - Ches 16) Rep. Anne Priestley (R - Rock 8) Rep. Chip Rice (D - Merr 27) Rep. Kimberly Rice (R - Hills 37) Rep. Deanna Rollo (D - Straf 18) Rep. Elisabeth Sanders (R - Rock 12) Rep. Gregory Smith (R - Hills 37) Rep. Efstathia Booras (D - Hills 33) Rep. Amanda Bouldin (D - Hills 25) Rep. Rebecca Brown (D - Graf 2) Rep. Francis Chase (R - Rock 20) Rep. Debra DeSimone (R - Rock 14) Rep. Daniel Donovan (R - Hills 2) Rep. Laura Jones (R - Straf 24) Rep. Shari LeBreche (R - Belk 6) Rep. Robert Nigrello (R - Rock 16) Rep. Andrew O'Hearne (D - Sull 6) Rep. William O'Neil (D - Hills 9) Rep. Jeffrey Oligny (R - Rock 34) Rep. James Parison (R - Hills 25) Rep. Robert H. Rowe (R - Hills 14) Rep. David Russell (R - Belk 5) Rep. Lisa Scontsas (R - Hills 30) Rep. Jeffrey Shackett (R - Graf 9) Rep. Timothy Smith (D - Hills 17) Rep. James Spillane (R - Rock 2) Rep. Daniel Sullivan (D - Hills 8) Rep. Daniel Tamburello (R - Rock 5) Rep. Pamela Tucker (R - Rock 23) Rep. Bill Ohm (R - Hills 36)

The Day in Order

SB 369-FN (2016)Became Law
requiring public schools to include drug and alcohol education as part of their health education curriculum.
Sen. Nancy Stiles (R - SD24) House Education Senate Education Education - General

Accede to the Request for a Committee of Conference (Agree to a conference)

Motion Passed: Conference Agreed on a voice vote

Moved by Rep. Rick Ladd (R - Graf 4).

In the record: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2016✓SenateJan 14, 2016✓HouseJan 20, 2016✓GovernorJun 21, 2016✓LawAug 20, 2016
HB 1562-FN-LOCAL (2016)Died
allowing counties to establish heroin use prevention and treatment programs.
Rep. Max Abramson (R - Rock 20) House Municipal and County Government Counties

House Municipal and County Government recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–4.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed 283–43 on a division

Spoke for the motionRep. Ken Peterson (R - Hills 7)

Spoke against the motionRep. Catherine Cheney (R - Straf 17) Rep. Max Abramson (R - Rock 40)

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2016✕HouseJan 27, 2016SenateGovernor✕LawJan 27, 2016
HJR 3 (2016)Died
calling for the investigation and defunding of Planned Parenthood.
Rep. Warren Groen (R - Straf 10) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 16–0.

Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)

Motion Failed 112–227 on a roll call

Moved by Rep. Frank Kotowski (R - Merr 24).

In the record: Lay on Table

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Resolution Killed 227–100 on a roll call

Spoke for the motionRep. Lucy Weber (D - Ches 1)

Spoke against the motionRep. Kurt Wuelper (R - Straf 4) Rep. Jeanine Notter (R - Hills 21) Rep. Kathleen Souza (R - Hills 43) Rep. Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien (R - Rock 6) Rep. Warren Groen (R - Straf 10)

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2016✕HouseJan 27, 2016SenateGovernor✕LawJan 27, 2016