House, No. 4000

Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2008 for the maintenance ofthe departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

04/12/07 H Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
04/12/07 H New draft of H1
04/12/07 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
04/12/07 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for for Monday, April 23, 2007, under provisions of House Order, No. 3999, for a second reading -HJ 198
04/23/07 H Quorum roll call - 150 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 46)
04/23/07 H Read second
04/23/07 H Point of Order - decision of Chair sustained - 136 YEAS to 19 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 47)
04/23/07 H Amendment 328 rejected - 19 YEAS to 136 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 48)
04/23/07 H Amendment 332 rejected - 20 YEAS to 135 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 49)
04/23/07 H Amendment 593 pending
04/23/07 H Further amendment to 593 rejected - 19 YEAS to 135 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 50)
04/23/07 H Amendment 593 rejected - 19 YEAS to 135 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 51)
04/23/07 H Amendment 598 pending
04/23/07 H Further amendment to 598 adopted - 135 YEAS to 19 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 52)
04/23/07 H Amendment 602 rejected
04/23/07 H Amendment 629 pending
04/23/07 H Further amendment to 629 adopted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 53)
04/23/07 H Amendment 1051 pending
04/23/07 H Further amendment to 1051 rejected - 19 YEAS to 34 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 54)
04/23/07 H Amendment 1051 rejected
04/23/07 H Amendment 1054 rejected - 19 YEAS to 132 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 55)
04/23/07 H Ordered to a third reading
04/23/07 H Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted (Section 8 amendment)
04/23/07 H Read third
04/23/07 H Amendments (consolidated, disabilities, mental health and mental retardation) adopted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 56) -HJs 213-230
04/24/07 H Quorum roll call - 150 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 57)
04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Health and Human Services, public health and veterans and soldiers homes) pending
04/24/07 H Further amendment to consolidated amendment (Health and Human Services, public health and veterans and soldiers homes) adopted
04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Health and Human Services, public health and veterans and soldiers homes) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 58)
04/24/07 H Quorum roll call - 152 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 59)
04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, social services and transitional assistance) pending
04/24/07 H Further amendment to consolidated amendment (social services and transitional assistance) adopted
04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, social services and transitional assistance) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 60)
04/24/07 H Quorum roll call - 155 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 61)
04/24/07 H Amendment 5 pending
04/24/07 H Further amendment to amendment 5 rejected - 19 YEAS to 138 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 62)
04/24/07 H Amendment 5 rejected
04/24/07 H Rule 1A suspended - 136 YEAS to 21 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 63)
04/24/07 H Amendments (consolidated, education and local aid) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 64) -HJs 233-267
04/25/07 H Quorum roll call - 153 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 65)
04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Judiciary and public safety) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 66)
04/25/07 H Quorum roll call - 156 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 67)
04/25/07 H Amendment 554 rejected
04/25/07 H Amendment 606 rejected - 28 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 68)
04/25/07 H Amendment 717 rejected - 30 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 69)
04/25/07 H Rule 1A suspended - 135 YEAS to 22 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 70)
04/25/07 H Amendment 607 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 71)
04/25/07 H Amendment 587 rejected
04/25/07 H Amendment 588 rejected - 19 YEAS to 139 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 72)
04/25/07 H Amendment 595 rejected
04/25/07 H Amendment 1045 adopted
04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, State Administration, State Finance, Constitutional Officers and Legislation Non-budgetary) pending
04/25/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, State Administration, State Finance, Constitutional Officers and Legislation Non-budgetary) adopted
04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, State Administration, State Finance, Constitutional Officers and Legislation Non-budgetary) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 73)
04/25/07 H Amendment 611 rejected - 20 YEAS to 138 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 74)
04/25/07 H Amendment 781 rejected
04/25/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Transportation and Housing) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 75) -HJs 270-311
04/26/07 H Quorum roll call - 157 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 76)
04/26/07 H Amendments (consolidated, Medicaid and elder affairs) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 77)
04/26/07 H Quorum roll call - 158 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 78)
04/26/07 H Rule 1A suspended - 135 YEAS to 21 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 79) -HJs 313-329
04/27/07 H Quorum roll call - 152 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 80)
04/27/07 H Quorum roll call - 153 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 81)
04/27/07 H Amendments (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) pending
04/27/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) rejected
04/27/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) rejected - 7 YEAS to 147 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 82)
04/27/07 H Further amendment (consolidated, economic development and environmental affairs) rejected
04/27/07 H Quorum roll call - 152 members in attendance (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 83)
04/27/07 H Amendments (consolidated, economic development and environmental affiars) adopted - 155 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 84)
04/27/07 H Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement, No. 85)
04/27/07 H Motion to reconsider negatived
04/27/07 H Reprinted as amended, see H4001 -HJs 330-353

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