The House took up 26 bills: 21 together on the consent calendar, then 5 one by one, in the order told below.
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@misc{session-H-2017-01-26,
title = {The House, Thursday, January 26, 2017},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2017-01-26},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Donald LeBrun (R - Hills 32) 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 16 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. Barbara Biggie (R - Hills 23) Rep. Francis Chase (R - Rock 20) Rep. David Cote (D - Hills 3) Rep. Linda Massimilla (D - Graf 1) Rep. Lee Oxenham (D - Sull 1) Rep. Timothy Twombly (R - Hills 34) Rep. Duane Brown (R - Graf 16) Rep. Yvonne Dean-Bailey (R - Rock 32) Rep. David Milz (R - Rock 6) Rep. William O'Neil (D - Hills 9) Rep. Laura Pantelakos (D - Rock 25) Rep. Brandon Phinney (R - Straf 9) Rep. Andrew Renzullo (R - Hills 13) Rep. Bob Rimol (R - Rock 5) Rep. Timothy Smith (D - Hills 17) Rep. James Spillane (R - Rock 2)
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 14–6.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 262–92 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Shannon Chandley (D - Hills 22)
Spoke against the motionRep. Robert Hull (R - Graf 9)
House Judiciary recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 13–5.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed 204–158 on a roll call
Spoke for the motionRep. Kurt Wuelper (R - Straf 4)
Spoke against the motionRep. Robert Renny Cushing (D - Rock 21)
House Executive Departments and Administration recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 15–0.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
House Legislative Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Resolution Killed on a voice vote
Also spoke during this billRep. Mary Heath (D - Hills 41) Rep. Steve Shurtleff (D - Merr 15)the record does not say which of the day's motions
House Public Works and Highways recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2017-0043h, 17–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0043h
Spoke for the motionRep. Virginia Irwin (D - Sull 9)
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.
Lay the Amendment on the Table (Set the amendment aside)
Motion Passed: Amendment Tabled 200–165 on a roll call
In the record: Table Amendment to Rule 43b
Lay the Amendment on the Table (Set the amendment aside)
Motion Passed: Amendment Tabled 208–156 on a roll call
In the record: Table Amendment to Rule 63
These belong to no bill. The House gives a member leave to address it, and what they said is part of the permanent record.