Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Passed
The House took up 1 bill, listed below by bill.
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@misc{session-H-2017-01-04,
title = {The House, Wednesday, January 4, 2017},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2017-01-04},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Henry Parkhurst (D - Ches 13) 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 14 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. Keith Ammon (R - Hills 40) Rep. Ronald Belanger (R - Rock 8) Rep. Betsey Farnham (D - Rock 18) Rep. Linda Massimilla (D - Graf 1) Rep. Joseph Pitre (R - Straf 1) Rep. Kenneth Vincent (D - Straf 12) Rep. Glen Aldrich (R - Belk 2) Rep. Edward Butler (D - Carr 7) Rep. Lisa Freeman (R - Belk 8) Rep. Gary Hopper (R - Hills 44) Rep. Jean Jeudy (D - Hills 10) Rep. Douglas Ley (D - Ches 9) Rep. Dianne Schuett (D - Merr 12) Rep. Rio Tilton (R - Rock 37)
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.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Passed
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.
Amend House Rule 2
Motion Failed 151–213 on a roll call
Amend House Rule 30
Motion Failed 172–196 on a roll call
Amend House Rule 45
Motion Passed 240–128 on a roll call
Amend House Rule 100
Motion Failed 121–242 on a roll call
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.