The House took up 1 bill, listed below by bill.
Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.
@misc{session-H-2021-01-06,
title = {The House, Wednesday, January 6, 2021},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/H/2021-01-06},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The House assembled at 11:00 AM, a prayer was offered.
Presiding over the House during the day: Rep. Sherman Packard (R - Rock 5), Speaker of the House.
The journal records 33 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. Efstathia Booras (D - Hills 33) Rep. Lisa Bunker (D - Rock 18) Rep. Bruce Cohen (D - Hills 28) Rep. Daniel Eaton (D - Ches 9) Rep. Larry Laflamme (D - Coos 3) Rep. Mel Myler (D - Merr 9) Rep. Jeffrey Salloway (D - Straf 5) Rep. Catherine Sofikitis (D - Hills 34) Rep. Paul Berch (D - Ches 1) Rep. Thomas Buco (D - Carr 2) Rep. David Cote (D - Hills 3) Rep. Roger Dontonville (D - Graf 10) Rep. Kristina Fargo (D - Straf 14) Rep. Julie Gilman (D - Rock 18) Rep. Cathryn Harvey (D - Ches 1) Rep. Stephanie Hyland (D - Hills 38) Rep. Diane Langley (D - Hills 8) Rep. Tom Loughman (D - Rock 21) Rep. James Murphy (D - Graf 12) Rep. Lee Oxenham (D - Sull 1) Rep. Laura Pantelakos (D - Rock 25) Rep. Marjorie Porter (D - Hills 30) Rep. Peter Schmidt (D - Straf 19) Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 6) Rep. Peter Somssich (D - Rock 27) Rep. Thomas Southworth (D - Straf 20) Rep. Deb Stevens (D - Hills 34) Rep. Lindsay Tausch (R - Hills 21) Rep. Edith Tucker (D - Coos 6) Rep. Kenneth Vincent (D - Straf 12) Rep. Safiya Wazir (D - Merr 17) Rep. Jean Jeudy (D - Hills 10) Rep. Stacie-Marie Laughton (D - Hills 3)
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 on a voice vote
Rules Suspension to allow action at the present time
Motion Passed 236–35 on a roll call
Printed in the journal with this session day, and entered in the docket on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, the date the bill’s own history gives it.
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.
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 270–62 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 67 (Covid)-Osborne & Cushing
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 149–187 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 67(g) - Weber
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Passed: Amendment Adopted 203–129 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 67 (House Chamber) - Osborne
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 131–188 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 2 - Cushing
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 133–204 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 63 (Weapons) - Shurtleff
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 145–180 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 63 (Alcohol) - Shurtleff
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 133–188 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 68 - M. Smith
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 126–187 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 100 - T. Smith
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor)
Motion Failed 115–182 on a roll call
In the record: Floor amendment to House Rule 112 - Weber
Renumber Finance Committee
Motion Failed 113–170 on a roll call
Rules Suspension (Late Drafting) - Cushing
Motion Failed 123–154 on a roll call
Uphold the Ruling of the Chair (Back the presiding officer)
Motion Passed 157–92 on a roll call
In the record: Uphold Ruling of the Chair - Altschiller