LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 20, REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES · 3/20/1979 · 326 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE March 20, BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES Belardi Bennett HB 538, PN 578 By Mr

326 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE March 20,

BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES Belardi Bennett

HB 538, P N 578 By Mr. L. E. SMITH Berson

An Act amending the "Goods and Services Installment Sales Act," approved October 28, 1966 (1st Sp. Sess., P. L. 55, No. 7), providing for the preservation of consumers' claims and de- fenses and further providing for service charges.

Borski Buwser Brandt Broun Brunner

Business and Commerce.

SB 430, P N 461 By Mr. L. E. SMITH

An Act amending the act of January 30, 1974 (P. L. 13, No. 6), entitled "Loan Interest and Protection Law," further defining "residential Mortgage" .and "security document."

Business and Commerce.

CALENDAR BILLS AGREED TO ON SECOND CONSIDERATION

The following bills, having been called up, were considered for t he second time and agreed to, and ordered transcribed for third consideration:

HB 609, P N 660; HB 610, P N 661; HB 611, P N 662; HB 612, P N 663; SB 280, P N 282; HB 211, P N 227; HB 382, P N 777: and HB 643, P N 695.

The SPEAKER. For what purpose does the gentleman from Lehigh, Mr. Ritter, rise?

Mr. RITTER. Mr. Speaker, I just looked a t HB 382, PN 777. Apparently there has been a printer's error because the front of the hill deals with the Elertion Code and the back of the hill talks about liability of parents, etcetera. I frankly do not know what is going on, but there has obviously been a mistake.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman is correct. The Chair has hecn notified of the printer's error. It is being corrected and when

Gatski McCd Geesey McClatchy Geist McIntwe

Burns Caltagirone Cappabianca Cessar chess ~i,,i~lli Cimini Clark, B. Clark, R. Cochran Cohen Cole Cornell Coslett Cowell Cunningham Davies Dawida DeMedio DeVerter DeWeese DiCarlo Dietz Dininni Dombrowski Donatucci Darr Duffy Dumas Durham Earley

Fischer.R. R.

the hill is reprinted when i t would he on third reading, i t will be corrected.

Mr. RITTER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

George. C. ~ c ~ e i v e y George. M. McManagle Giammareo McVerry Ghdeck Mirhlovic Goebel hhcozzie Goodman Milanovich Grabowsh Miller Gray Moehlmann Greenfield Mowery Grieco Mrkanic Gruppo Mullen, M. P. Halverson Murphy Harper Musto Hasay Nahill Hayes. D. S. Novak Hayes, S. E. Noye Helfrick O'Brien, B. Hoeffel O'Brien, D. Honaman O'Domell Hutchinson, A. Oliver Hutchinson, W. Perzel Itkin Peterson Johnson. E. Petrarea Johnson. J. Piccola Jones Pievsky Kanuck Pistella Kernick Pitts Klineaman Polite

Fi"er, D. M. Foster, A. Foster. W. Freind

" Knepper Pott Knlght Pratt Kolter Pucc~arelll Kowalyshyn Punt Kukovich Pyles Lashinger Rappaport Laughlin Reed Lehr Rhades Letterman Richardson Levi Rieger Levin Flitter Lewis Rocks Livengood Rodgers Lynch, E. R.

Sciriea Serafini Seventy Shadding Shupnik Sieminski Sirianni Smith. E. Smith, L. Spencer Spitz Stairs Steighner Stewart Stuban Sweet Swift Taddonio Taylor, E. Taylor, F. Telek Thomas Trello Vroon Wachab Wagner Wargo Wass Vl'edner Wenger White Wilson Wilt Wright, D. Wneht. J. L ahh her Yohn

Zitterman Zord Zwikl

Seltzer. Speaker

CALENDAR RILLS AGREED TO ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, CONTINUED

HB 608, P N 659; HB 486, P N 526: and SB 3, P N 3.

CALENDAR RILI, ON FINAL PASSAGE

Agreeable to order, ~h~ H~~~~ proceeded to the on final passage of

HB 153, P N 698, entitled:

An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Savings Association Insurance Corporation and providing for i ts powers and duties.

The SPEAKER. This hill has been considered on three differ- ent days and agreed to and is now on final passage.

The question is, shall the hill pass finally?

Agreeable to the provision of t he constitution, the yeas and nays will now he taken.

YEAS-196

Anderson Fryer Lynch. F. Ryan Armstrong Gallagher Mackowski Salvatore Arty Gallen Mahgan Scheaffer Austin Gamble Manderino Schmitt Barber Gannon Manmiller Sehweder

NAYS-0

NOT VOTING-7

Alden Bittle Irvis Williams Beloff Burd Street

The majority required by the constitution having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative.

Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for concurrence.

REMARKS ON VOTE The SPEAKER, The Chair recognizes the gentleman from

Butler, Mr. Burd. For what purpose does the gentleman rise? Mr. BURD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to be recorded in the af-

firmative on HB 1%. The SPEAKER. The gentleman's remarks will he spread upon

the record.

CA1,ENDAR BILLS ON THIRD COIVSIDERATION

The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 3, P N 3, entitled:

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu-

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tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by providing for Dawida I Hutchinson, W. Petrarca Wagner additional judges for the Superior Court, changing certain pro- DeMedio Johnson, E. Piccola Wass visions relatine to initial terms. and further ~ r o v l d l n e for the DeVerter Kanuck Pievsky Wenger ~~-~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

president judgiof the Superior (:uurt.

On the question,

DeWeese Kernick Pistella Wilson DiCarlo Klingaman Pitts Wilt Dietz Knepper Polite Wripht, D

Will the House agree to the hill on third consideration? 1 Dininni Knight Pott right, J . L. Dombrowslu Kolter Punt Yahner

Kowalyshyn Kukovich Lashinger Laughlin Lehr Iztterman Levi

HB 3 RECOMMITTED

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader, Mr. Ryan.

Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, SB 3 today was considered for the second time and, under the circumstances, inasmuch as i t does the same thing tha t HB 3 does, I would move to recommit HB 3

Pyles Rappaport Reed Ritter Rocks Rodgers Ryan

DA Duffy Dumas Durham Earley F, Fischer, R. R,

M.

Yohn Zeller -.-.- Zitterman Zwikl

Seltzer, S~eaker

to the Judiciary Committee. I NAYS-26

On the question, Will the House agree to the motion? Motion was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. It has heen moved by the majority leader, Mr. Ryan, that HB 3 , PN 3, be recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary.

The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 207, PI\ 219, entitled:

Armstrong Greenfield Mackowski Rieger ~~b~~ Harper Manderino Schmitt Borski Hoeffel McIntyre Wargo Brandt It kin O'Dannell Weidner

An Act amending the "Pennsylvania Cigarette Tax Act," ap proved July 22, 1970 (P. L. 513, No. 178), removing an exemp tion from taxation.

On the question, Will the House agree to the hill on third consideration? Bill was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three differ. en t days and agreed to and is now on final passage.

The question is, shall the hill pass finally?

Agreeable to the provision of the Constitution, the yeas anc nays will now be taken.

YEAS-163

Anderson Foster, A. Lewis Arty Foster, W. Livengood Austin Freind Lynch, E. R. Belardi Fryer Lynch, F. Bennett Gdagher Madigan Berson Gden Manmiller Bittle Gamble McCall Bowser Gannan McClatchy Brawn Gatski McKelvey Brunner Geesey MeVerry Burd Geist Michlavic Burns George, C Micoazie Caltagirone George, M. Milanovich Cappabianca Giammarco Miller Cessar Gladeck Maehlmann Chess Goebel Mowery Cimini Goodman Mrkanic Clark, R. Grabwski Mullen, M. P Cochran Grieco Murphy &hen Gruppo Nahill Cole Halverson Novak Cornell Hasay Noye Coslett Hayes, D. S. O'Brien, B. Cowell Hayes, S. E. O'Brien, D. Cunningham Honaman Oliver Davies Hutchinson, A. Perzel

Salvatore Scheaffer Schweder Scirica Serafini Seventy Sieminski Sirianni Smith, E. Smith, L. Spencer Spitz Stairs Steighner Stewart Stuhan sweet Swift Taddanio Taylor, E. Taylor. F. Telek Thomas Trello Vroon Wachoh

Cianciulli Johnson. J. Pucciarelli White Clark, B. Jones &chardeon Zord

Levin

NOT VOTING-14

Alden Irvis Pratt Shupnik Beloff McMonagle Rhodes Street Danatucei Musto Shadding Williams Helfrick Peterson

The majority required by the constitution having voted in the affirmative, the question wasdeterminedin theaffirmative.

Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for concurrence.

REMARKS ON VOTE The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from

Luzerne, Mr. Hasay. For what purposedoes thegentleman rise? Mr. HASAY. Mr. Speaker, on HB 207, PN 219, my switch

was locked in a negative position, and I would like to be recorded in the affirmative position, please.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman's remarks will be spread upon the record.

Mr. HASAY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 141, P N 153, entitled:

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," approved March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 14). further providing contract bids on certain leases of buildings constructed or altered for school use.

On the question, Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Bill was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the minority whip. Mr. MANDERINO. Mr. Speaker, I was informed that HB 140

and HR 141 were on hold for today. I have amendments which I did not bring down because of the hold that I was informed had been put on it .

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Bucks, Mr. Burns.


Mr. BURNS. Mr. Sveaker, the minoritv whiu is exactly cur-I Bill as amended wasagreed to.

Will the House agree to the hill on third consideration? The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mr. GEESEY offered the following amendments: Bedford, Mr. Dietz.

rect. There are several amendments, technical amendments, that have to go into HB 141 because we are going to amend HB 140, as I ask that they both he held.

HB 141 PASSED OVER

The SPEAKER. The Chair's calendar was marked for an amendment to HB 140 hut nothing on HB 141.

The Chair, without objection, will rescind its position as to the House agreeing to the bill and, without objection, HB 141 will he passed over. The Chair hears none.

The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 215, PN 595, entitled:

An Act amendin the "Bureau of Professional and Occupa- 1 tional Affairs Fee ct," approved July 1, 1978 (No. 124), per- mitting payment of fees by personal check and providing for temporary suspension of licenses in certain cases.

On the mestion,

Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 224), page 2, line 10, by striking out Mr. DIETZ. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry "ALL" and inserting The TheSPEAKER. Therentleman will state it.

Ordered, that the hill a s amended be prepared for final passage.

ROLLCALL VOTE REQUESTED

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Philadelphia, Mr. Cohen. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, did the House just agree to an amendment?

The SPEAKER. The gentleman is correct. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to have a rollcall vote

on that amendment. I think that it is a very had practice to ask that question quickly and not give anybody time to think about . lt to it.

The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman come to the desk?

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Un the quest~on, Will the House agree to the amendments?

- - Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 224), page 2, line 17, by striking out

"POLICY BOARD" and inserting appropriate professional or occupational board

Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 224), page 2, line 17, by striking out "BY THE DEPARTMENT"

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going to forego that? I found it was very helpful during the last session to have that.

- Mr. DIETZ. Mr. Speaker, if you recall the last session, before

a vote was taken on the final passage of a the prime sor or a sponsor explained that particular piece of legislation. Additionally, Mr. Speaker, at the bottom of each hill listed on the calendar there was a brief exulanation of tha t bill. Are we

On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendments? Amendments were agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from York, Mr. Geesey.

Mr. GEESEY. Mr. Speaker, these amendments are strictly technical in nature and, if the members will follow with me, I would be happy to explain to them exactly what changes we are proposing.

On page 2 of the hill, line 10, we are removing the word, "All" and inserting the word, "the" so i t would read, "The proposed rules and regulations. . . " instead of, "All proposed rules and regulations . . . ." The reason for changing the word is because we are simply extending legislative oversight to this particular hill.

On page 2, line 17, we are removing the words, "Policy Board" and inserting, "appropriate professional or occupational hoard" because that is the present correct terminology. On the same line we are striking out the words, "by the department", so i t would read, "regulations adopted by the appropriate professional or occupational board shall he promulgated pursuant to . . . ." I would hope that the memhers would adopt the amendments. Mr. Speaker.

have knowledge on the contents or purpose of legislation pend- ing before this House. And so if the gentleman wants to he recognized on the next hill before us, the Chair will recognize him.

The SPEAKER. In response to the gentleman, the rule of the House is that before amendments are voted upon, the sponsor of the amendment explains i t to the membership of the House. Last week, a similar question on the printing of an explanation on the calendar of each hill was raised by the gentleman from Philadelphia. Mr. Richardson. The majority leader, Mr. Ryan, responded to the gentleman, and I see Mr. Hayes, the majority whip, is standing there, and I will ask him to respond further to the gentleman's question. Does the majority whip wish to respond?

Mr. S. E. HAYES. No. I do not want to respond. I yield to them.

The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman, Mr. Dietz, wish to be recognized further?

Mr. DIETZ. Yes. Mr. Speaker. How about an explanation from the prime sponsor or other sponsor of a piece of legislation before it is voted finally?

The SPEAKER. For the information of the gentleman, on final passage every member of this House is permitted to interro- gate the sponsor or any other member of this House who may

On the question, Will the House agree to the bill as amended on third con-

sideration?

Mr. DIETZ. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman yield?

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RECONSIDERATION O F VOTE

Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speakel.. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. COHEN. No. Mr. SI,cakrr. I have hren standing her?

seeking recognition. TheSPEAKER. Will t h i #,xntleman yield'? Mr. COHEN Will I hc recognized after you make tha t an-

nouncement? It is simply a technical change; i t has no suhstantivtl change

a t all, and tha t is exactly what 1 said the first time. Thank you.

regulations" instead of "All proposed rules and regulations". On p a p 2. line 17, we a r r removing the two words "policy

hoard": r e are inscrtirig "tipl~ropriatc professional or occupational hoar(]". On the same line, samr page, we a re removing the phr;isc "hy the department". So tha t phrase will then read: "regulationsndoptcd by thcappropriatc professionaloroccupa- tional hoard shall he promulgated pursuant to . . . " O k a y ?

The SPEAKER. For what purpose do6.s the gentleman from Philadelphia, Mr. Cohen. rise?

Mr. (:OHEN. Mr. Speaker, under the rules of the House, any two memhers are allowed to reqnc~st a ro1lc;rll vote. Mr. Stewart and I would like to requcst n rollcall vote on that last ammrl - ,

YEAS-189

Freind Lewis Fryer Livengood Gdagher Lynch, E. R. G d e n Lynch, F. Gamble Mackowski Cannon Madigan Gatski Manderino Geesey Manmiller Geist McCall George, C. McClatchy George, M. Mclntyre Giammarco McKelvey Gladeck McMonagle Goehel McVerry Goodman Miehlovic Grabowski Milanovich Gray Moehlmann Greenfield Mowery Grieco Mrkonic Gruppo Mullen. M. P Halverson Murphy Harper Musto Hasay Nhill Hayes, D. S. Novak Hayes, S. E. Noy? Helfriek O'Brien, B. Hoeffel O'Brien, D. Honaman O'Donnell Hutchinson. A. Oliver Hutchinson. W Perzel Itkin Peter.wn Johnson, E. Petrarca Johnson, J. Piccala Jones Pievsky Kanurk Pistella Kernick Pitts Klingaman Polite Knrppcr Pott Knight Pratt Kolter Pucciarelli Kowalyshyn Punt Kukovich Pyles Lashinger Rappaport Laughhn Reed Lehr Richardson Letterman Ritter Levi Rocks Levin Rodgers

Spe"k".

On the question recurring, Will House to the

Th" followin#rollcallwasrecorded:

men t. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman explain to the House on

what nleasurrhe w s n t s a rollc;~ll vote? Mr . COHEN. On the Geesey amendment. Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. On what hill? Mr. COfIEN. House hill No. 215. I move thar the vote hy

which t h r Geesey amendment was inserted into HB 215, PN 595, he reconsidered. Mr. Stewart seconds the motion.

The SPEAKER. 'The question is on the motion. 1)oes the gentleman want 21 rollcall vote on themotion?

Mr. COHEN. I will settlt. for a rollcall vote on the amendment, Mr. Speaker.

The SPEAKER. Those in favor will say "aye": opposed "no."

On the question, Will the Houseagree to the motion? Motion was agreed to.

On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendments?

The SPEAKER, The question recurs, Will the House agree t o the amendment offered by t h e gentleman from York, Mr. Geesey? All those in favor will vote "aye"; opposed "no." The members will proceed to vote.

Mr. LEVIN. No. No. No. No. No. The SPEAKER. Have all the members present voted? Mr. I,EVIN. No. I rose and pushed my switch for a n interro-

gation of the sponsor of the amendment, please. TheSPEAKEK. Strike the roll. The gentleman from Philadelphia. Mr. Levin, asks t h e gentle-

man from York, Mr. Gecsey, t o ;lccept int,errogation. The gentleman frnm York says he will, and the grntleman may proceed.

Mr. LEVIN. Would you please explain the amendment to us and t h e purposr, please?

Mr. GEESEY. One more time, Mr. Speaker. May I suggest tha t the gentleman pay attention this time. Mr. Speakrr, I understand what you are saying, but a t the same time I did explain each and every word, including rereading the effect that ' each amendment had in the hill. Now I would he happy to do it one mnro time.

On page 2, line 10, we are removing the word "all" and inserting the word "the". I t will then read: "The proposed rules and

NAYS-0

NOT VOTING-14

Fee Rhodes

Anderson Armstrong Arty Austin

~~~~~i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t t Berson Bittle Barski Bowser Rrandt R r o m Rurd B~~~~ Caltagirone Cappabianca Cessar Chess Cianciulli Cimini Clark. B. Clark. R. Cochran cohen Cole Cornell Coslett Cowell Cunningham Davies Dawida D ~ v ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DeWeese DiCarlo Dietz ~ i n i n ~ i Dombrowski Donatucci Dorr Duffy Dumas Durham Earley l?ischer,~. R. Fisher,D. M. Faster, A. Foster, W,

Alden

Ryan Salvatore Scheaffer Schmitt Schweder Scirica Serafini Seventy Shadding Shupnik Sieminski Smith. E. Smith, I,. Spencer Spitz Stairs Steighner Stewart Stuban Sweet Swift Taddonio Taylor, E. Taylor, F. Telek Thomas Trella Wachob Wagner Wargo Wass Weidner Wenger White Wilson Wilt Wright, D. Wright, J. L. Yahner Yohn Zeller Zitterman Zord Zwikl

Seltzer. Speaker

Street


Beloff Irvis Rieger Vrwn Brunner Micozzie Slrianni Williams DeMedio Miller

The question was determined in the affirmative, and the amendments were agreed to.

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Ordered, that the hill as amended be prepared for final pas-lover.

if I would treat the present Speaker the way I did the last and I advised them that I would, and I agree with him. I resent having my switch locked and not being on there.

FIR 11:3 PASSED OVER

On the question, Will the House agree to the hill as amended on third con-

sideration? Bill a s amended was agreed to.

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REMARKS ON VOTE

The SPEAKEK. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Fayette, Mr. Taylor.

T ~ Y L ~ R , speaker, there has been a hold put on the hill, and we would like to pass it over until the f i s t of the week.

The SPEAKER. Without ohiection. HR 113 will hp nass~rl

The House proceeded to third ronsideration of HB 322, P N 598, entitled:

An Act amending "The Insurance Company Law of 1921," ap- MissSIRIANN1' the please. I cannot proved May 17 ,1921 (P. L. 682, No. 284), further providing for The SPEAKER. The remarks of the lady will be spread upon the cancellation or termination of certain nolicies.

the record. MissSIRIANNI. Mr. Speaker, my switch was locked. The SPEAKER. The remarks of the lady will he spread upon

the rrrnrd.

On the question, Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Bill was agreed to,

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POINT OF ORDER

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Le- high, Mr. Zeller. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. ZELLER. I rise to a point of order. TheSPEAKER. Thegentleman will state it. Mr. ZELLER. The point of order tha t I would like to bring

out, Mr. Speaker, is a real serious one, if you do not mind. It would be rather short.

First of all, there are some people possibly who may even look a t me a t times when I would get up here and make a statemrnt that may rub some people the wrong way. Hut there is one thing for sure - I have yet to hear a time when Mr. Geespy has ever the wrong way, And 1 just think that it is an affront to question this gentleman with any kind of boos or ahs, because he is really an outstanding legislator.

Secondly, as on the last vote taken-and I mentioned i t a few weeks ago, if you rememher, and I would like to hring i t out for the benefit of the fourth estate-that whenever the vote is locked out, I think for a courtesv, a t least-and vou should do it

am on the minutes. What is the differenrr? But the oress over/ What line are You reading then, Mr.

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Gannon. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. GANNON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the prime sponsor of this bill a question.

The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman from Somerset, Mr. Halverson, permit himself to he interrogated?

Mr. HALVERSON. Yes, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The gentleman indicates he will, and the

gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Gannon, may proceed. Mr. GANNON. The language is a little bit confusing. First

question: "As I read this, i t says, "Except for nonpayment of premiums or during the first sixty days of a policy which is not a renewal policy, no policy of insurance issued or renewed against liability . . . ." et cetera. And then tha t continues on and it says, ". . . may he cancelled or terminated by an insurer during the term of the policy." Maybe I misread that, hut i t seems to me that during the first 60 days tha t the policy cannot be cancelled for any reason. But the remaining language ap- pears to conflict with that. Can you explain that, please, Mr.

for your own side-you should allow these people the chance to get on the record. Because i t happened to me last year, and the press unmercifully took me to task because I was merely recorded on the minutes. They said i t is not on the roll call. But I

Halverson? Mr. HALVERSON. Well, i t is the purpose of the bill to allow

for cancellations during the first 60 days of a new policy. Mr. GANNON Ido not read i t that way, but if yousay.

there did not understand and most of them cannr~t read and they cannot read the minutes. They ran only look at thr pic- turesof these little holes punched in these cards.

Therefore. I think that Miss Sirianni and others should heal- lowed to be voted hecause of the fourth e s t a t ~ . so they understand how we vote. They do not understand it.

Speaker? Mr. GANNON. Startingon line 19. Mr. HALVERSON. Line 19o f what page? Mr. GANNON. Page 2. Excuse me. Mr. HALVERSON. Well, that simply says that except for a

nonpayment of a premium or during the first 60 days of the

The SPEAKER. The rmiarks of the gentleman will ht, spread policy which is not a renewal policy, no policy of insurance shall

upon the record. I be cancelled. / Mr. GANNON. You are saying that the intent is that during

The Chair rixrognizes thr lady frnm Susquchann;i, Miss the first Godays the insurer can cancel usout . Sirianni. i What concerns me about this, Mr. Speaker, is that from read-

Miss SIRIANNI. Mr. Speaker, I was asked by the Democrats ing this hill I believe if an insurer underwrites a business risk

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on a nonrenewal policy and, considering the nature of the in- and Rules Committees and any other committees that the surance business, if it suffers a loss within tha t 60-day pe- chairmen might call and have bills t o report from. I riod-This is workmen's compensation. We are talking about, an employe who may suffer substantial injuries-that the insurer could maybe take a second look a t the policy and cancel i t STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE MEETING without any explanation.

Mr. HALVERSON. According to the hill, the insurer would have to give reason for the cancellation. But, in any event, the employe would he covered for the injuries.

Mr. GANNON. I understand that . But I just question whether an insurance company sustaining a loss, is that a valid reason to cancel a policy? That is why the insurance company writes insurance policies to insure against loss, and under this hill the company could take a second look a t that risk and, if they have a loss, cancel the policy. And that seems somewhat strange to me, to permit the insurance company to have that opportunity.

Mr. HALVERSON. There would not he that restriction in the hill if i t were passed. l%at is true, Mr. Speaker, hut I do not think, again, i t would he a very poor excuse, in my opinion, for an insurance company to cancel from that example.

Mr. GANNON. Would you be agreeing to holding the hill for an amendment to prevent that type of cancellation hy an insur-

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Berks, Mr. Gallen.

Mr. GALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like the members of the State Government Committee to stay loose. There will be a meeting of tha t committee this afternoon as soon as a hill comes over from the Senate. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY REPUBLICAN DELEGATION MEETING

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Montgomery, Mr. Yohn.

Mr. YOHN. Mr. Speaker, the members of the Montgomery County Republican Delegation will meet a t 1:30 rather than upon the declaration of the recess; 130 .

BILLS PASSED OVER ance company?

Mr. HALVI.:KSON. I really do not have any objections to it. It would be all right with me, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. GANNON. Thank you.

The SPEAKER. Without ohjection, the remaining hills on today's calendar will he passed over.

The Chair hears no objection.

HB 322 PASSED OVER

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Somerset. Mr. Halverson.

SENATE MESSAGE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION FOR CONCURRENCE

Mr. HALVERSON. Mr. Speaker, could we pass HR 322 over until Mr. Gannon has an opportunity to get the amendment ready?

The SPEAKER. Without objection, thc Chair will withdraw its decision that the hill has been agreed to on third considers- tion. The Chair hears none, and the bill will be passed over.

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from

Montgomery, Mr. McClatchy. Mr. McCLATCHY. Mr. Speaker. I just want to call a short

meeting off the floor of the House for the Appropriations Com- mittee on the declaration of the recess.

RULES COMMITTEE MEETING The SPEAKER. 'l'he Chair recok~izes the majority leader. Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, upon the declaration of a recess,

which I understand will he called for the sole purpose of keep- ing the floor open. I would request that the memhers of thc Rules Committee come to my office for a short meeting of the Rules Committee.

The Senate presented the following resolution for concurrence:

In the Senate, March 19, 1979.

RESOLVED, (the House of Representatives concurring), That when the Senate adjourns this week i t reconvene on Monday, March 26, 1979 and when the House of Representatives adjourns this week i t reconvene on Monday, March 26,1979.

Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for i ts concurrence.

On the question. Will the Housp concur in the resolution of the Senate? Resolution was concurred in. Ordered, That the clerk inform the Senate accordingly.

RECESS me SPEAKER, without this H~~~~ will now

stand in recess until 3 p.m.

I It is my understanding that on t h ~ declaration of thc /

recess-the members might he interested in this-there will hr i AFTER RECESS

no further business on thc. floor. However, the desk will he held The time of recess having expired, the House was called to open to take reports r ~ f i:r,mmitt<:es from both Appropriations order.


HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEES

No. 757 By Mr. J. L. WRIGHT

i i veteran's gravemarkers. Referred t o Committee on Judiciary.

PYLES, GLADECK, BRUNNER, SEVENTY, LAUGHLIN, ZELLER, PERZEL, VROON and ZORD.

An Act amending the "Real Estate Tax Sale Law," ap roved July 7, 1947 (P. L. 1368, No. 5421, further providing for no- tices before sale.

Referred to Committee on Local Government

No. 758 By Messrs. STUBAN, ZELLER, YAHNER, No. 764 By Messrs. POTT, BRUNNER and L. E

CALTAGIRONE and D. R. WRIGHT SMITH

No. 759 Bv Messrs. STUBAN. ZELLER. YAWNER. 1 No. 765 Bv Messrs. POTT. BRUNNERand VROON

An Act empowering the Department of Agriculture t o certify certain marketing and bargaining associations for marketing of agricultural commodities and regulating the marketing and bargaining process.

Referred toCommittee on Agricultureand Rural Affairs.

ARMSTRONG, WENGER, CALTAGIRONE. FRYER, SCHWEDER, D R. WRIGHT and MADIGAN

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved ~~~~h 4, 1971 (p. L. 6, N ~ . 2), clarifying the recognition of the valuation portion of the loan loss reserve in assessing the value of capital stock for the ~~~k shares T ~ ~ ,

Referred to Committee on Finance.

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4, 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 2), further defin~ng the word "interest".

Referred t o Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs

No. 760 By Mr. PIEVSKY

An Act authorizing the creation of agricultural districts. /

An Act amending the "Unfair Cigarette Sales Act," approved May 20, 1949 (P. L. 1584, No. 478), further defining the term "basic cost of cigarettes" to exclude certain trade and all cash discounts.

Referred to Committee Finance


No. 766 BY Messrs. POTT, RORSKI, BRUNNER and VROON

An Act amending "The Local Tax Enabling Act," approved December 31, 1965 (P. L. 1257, No. 511), authorizing exemp- tions from certain taxes.

Referred to Committee on Local Government

No. 767 By Messrs. POTT, BORSKI, BRUNNER, No. 761 By Messrs. McCALL, B. F. O'BRIEN, MOEHLMANN and VROON

SWEET, J. I,. WRIGHT, BURNS and

An Act prohibiting the disposal of certain hazardous mate rials.

Referred to Committee on Mines and Energy Management.

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4 , 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 2), further defining the term "net gains or income."

Referred to Committee on Finance

No. 768 By Messrs. POTT, BRUNNER, No. 762 By Messrs. MRKONIC, KNIGHT, NOVAK, MOEHLMANN and VROON

PETRARCA, DeMEDIO, TRELLO, SEVENTY. AUSTIN, and DUFFY

An Act amending the "Second Class County Code," approved July 28. 1953 (P. L. 723, No. 2301, providing for veterans organizations' representation as members of the board of managers of a memorial hall.

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4, 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 21, redefining the term "compensation" to exclude an amount equal to certaln nonreimbursable expenses.

Referred to Committee on Finance

No. 763 By Messrs. BRANDT, WEIDNER, GREENFIELD, BURNS, J. L. WRIGHT, WILSON, TELEK, BOWSER, YAHNER,

Referred to Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4, 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 2). revising the definition of "tax- able income" for purposes of the corporate net income tax.

I No. 769 By Messrs. POTT and BRUNNER

POTT, RYAN, SCHEAFFER, FREIND, Referred t o Committee on Finance REED. NOYE. SCHMITT. LETTERMAN. KLINGAMAN. GEIST. E. R. LYNCH. 1 No. 770 By Messrs. POTT and BRUNNER -~ . GIAMMARCO, ALDEN, KNEPPER, STAIRS, KUKOVICH, ITKIN, Mrs. CLARK, Messrs. J. J. JOHNSON, CESSAR, HELFRICK, Mrs.TAYLOR,

An Act amending the "Real Estate Tax Sale Law." approved July 7, 1947 (P. L. 1368, No. 542), providing for agreements for the payment of delinquent taxes on an installment basis under certain conditions.

Messrs. ZITTERMAN, PITTS, DUFFY, I Referred to Committee on Local Government.


No. 771 By Messrs. LETTERMAN and CLARK I Referred to Committee on Finance.

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the registration processing fee to be charged to the spouses of certain deceased retired persons.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

No. 772 BY Messrs. LETTERMAN, LIVENGOOD and CLARK

Referred to Committee on Liquor Control

NO. 779 By Messrs. LETTERMAN, GRIECO, LIVENGOOD and CLARK

An Act amending the "Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act," approved January 24, 1966 (1965 P . L. 1535. No. 537), providing for certain terms and conditions in land sale contracts.

Referred to Committee on Consumer Affairs.

An Act amending the "Liquor Code," approved April 12, 1951 (P. L. 90, No. 211, providing for the use of personal checks for liquor purchases a t retail in State stores.

No. 773 By Messrs. LETTERMAN, LIVENGOOD and CLARK

No. 780 By Mrs. CLARK, Messrs. TELEK, DIETZ, STEWART, YAHNER, WASS, S. E. HAYES and HALVERSON

An Act amendin Title 66 (Public Uti1ities)of the Pennsylva nia Consolidated Aatutes, further providing for the disallow ance of certain advertising expenses from rate determinations.


No. 774 By Messrs. LETTERMAN, GRIECO LIVENGOOD and CLARK

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvanit Consolidated Statutes, ~rovid ing for certain requirements fol rubbish vehicles.

Referred to Committee on Transportation

No. 775 By Messrs. LETTERMAN, GRIECO. LIVENGOOD and CLARK

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvanis Consolidated Statutes, further providing for covers on certair loads.


No. 776 By Messrs. LETTERMAN, GRIECO, LIVENGOODand CLARK

An Act changing the name of the Rehabilitation Center a t Johnstorvn to the Hiram G. Andrews Center.

Referred to Committee on State Government.

No. 781 By Messrs. NOYE, HELFRICK, J. L. WRIGHT, KNEPPER, ZORD, FREIND, CIMINI, Mrs. TAYLOR, Messrs. SALVATORE and ZELLER

An Act amending the "Motor Boat Law," approved May 28, 1931 (P. L. 202, No. 121), further providing for the issuance of boat capacity plates; authorizing certain fees, making a repeal and providing for the compilation and release of statistics relating to weight carrying capacity and safe powerlng of vessels.

Referred to Committee on Game and Fisheries.

No. 782 By Messrs. S. E. HAYES, POTT, KLINGAMAN, KNEPPER, LEVI, PITTS, Miss SIRIANNI, Messrs. DIETZ, PUNT, A. C. FOSTER, WENGER, GEIST, DeVERTER and E. G. JOHNSON

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu- tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania providing for spending and tax limitations on the State and i ts political suh- divisions

Referred to Committee on State Government

An Act amending the "Public Welfare Code," approved June 13, 1967 (P. L. 31, No. 21), requiring all checks for assistance to contain the recipient social security number.

Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare.

An Act amending the act of January 10, 1968 (1967 P. L 925, No. 417), referred to as the Legislative Officers and Em. ployes Law, providing for the reorganization and management of the Houseof Representatives.

Referred to Committee on Rules.

No. 783 By Messrs. GALLAGHER, BURNS, J . L WRIGHT, WEIDNER, WILSON and RODGERS

No. 777 By Messrs. SELTZER, RYAN, IKVIS, S. E. HAYES and MANDERINO

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

No. 784 By Mrs. TAYLOR, Messrs. PITTS, VROON, E. R. LYNCH, PICCOLA, BURNS, CUNNINGHAM, NOYE, Mrs. ARTY, Messrs. PETERSON and A C. FOSTER

An Act amending the "County Pension Law," approved Au- gust 31, 1971 (P. L. 398, No. 96), providing for use of memhers' contr~butions to the fund as collateral for certain loans from a credit union.

No. 778 By Messrs. LETTERMAN, WACHOB, STEIGHNER, LIVENGOOD, GRIECO and CLARK

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4, 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 21, requiring the Department of Revenue to prepare annual lists showing all items exempt from taxation and requiring licensees to place these lists for public examination.

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," a proved March 4 ,1971 (P. L. 6, No. 2). excluding capital gains orcertain persons from income.


N,, 785 By Messrs. SWEET, PETRARCA, H. F . O'BRIFN, GOODMAN, J . L. WRIGHT, STAIRS, GATSKI, GAMBLE, ITKIN.


WEIDNER, J. L. WRIGHT and WILSON I t'OnS

TRELLO, McCALL, KNEPPER, D. M. FISHER, TADDONIO. HOEFFEL and O'DONNELL

An Act requiring political subdivisions to make certain provi. sions relating to solar energy and requiring the Department of Community Affairs to cooperate and assist political subdivisions in land use areas.

Referred to Committee on Mines and Energy Management.

No. 786 By PYLES' BURNS' GALLAGHER' DAVIES, MILANOVICH, COWELL, D. M O'BRIEN, Mrs. TAYLOR, Messrs.

No. 791 By Messrs. D. S. HAYES, BOWSER, FREIND and F. J. LYNCH

An Act amending "The Rscal Code," ?proved Aprjl9, 1929 (P. L. 343, No. 1761, requiring funds of tate institutions to be deposited within the Commonwealth.

b f e r r e d to committee on A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,

NO. 792 By Messrs. D. S. HAYES, BOWSER, FREIND and EARLEY

An Act amending "The Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4 ,1971 (P. L. 6, No. 2), provid in~ an exemption from the capital stock franchise tax for certain 'Subchapter S corpora-

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," approved March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 14), further providing for school discipline.

Referred to Committee on Education.

No. 787 By Messrs. BURNS, WILSON, J. L. WRIGHT and WEIDNER

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for uniform inspection fee and posting of item inspection list.


No. 788 By Messrs. KLINGAMAN, ZORD, LASHINGER, NOYE, MADIGAN, PITTS, WENGER, COLE, DiCARLO, MILLER.

Referred t o Committee on Finance.

No. 793 By Mr. WILSON

An Act amending "The Dental Law," approved May 1, 1933 (P. L. 216, No. 76), requiring statements to include charges by a commercial dental laboratory.


No. 794 By Messrs. WILSON and F . J. LYNCH

An Act amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4, 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 2). providing for an exemption from the utilities gross receipts tax.


No. 795 By Messrs. L). S. HAYES, NOYE, BOWSER and SPENCER

BARBER, POTT, Mrs. TAYLOR. Messrs. GRUPPO, McCLATCHY, REED, PETERSON, Mrs. ARTY and MRS. CLARK

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, extending certain immunity to members of cardiac care units.

An Act amending the act of August 7. 1963 (P. L. 549, No. 290). entitled, as amended, "An act creating the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency;"' and makin appro- f priations," providing for the establishment of a loan und for medical, osteopathic, dental and optometrical students and for granting credits for repayment to the fund for loans to persons who practice medicine in medically deprived areas or in the field of primary care and making an appropriation.


Referred to h n m i t t e e o n Judiciary,

N,, 796 By Messrs. D. S. HAYES, BCWSi:Rand BURNS

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," approved March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 141, providing for school librar- ians in certain schools.


No. 789 By Mrs. HARPER, Messrs. COHEN, RICHARDSON, BROWN, BARBER, DUMAS, GRAY. DUFFY, McMONAGLE,

No. 790 By Messrs. D. S. HAYES, BOWSER and WILT

I

No. 797 By Messrs. W. D. IIUTCHINSON, NOYE. B. F. O'BRIEN, GOODMAN and KLINGAMAN

SHADDING, OLIVER, WHITE, CIANCIULLI and DeWEESE

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, requiring certain equipment on used cars which are resold.


WARGO, DeVERTER and A. K. HUTCHINSON

An Act amendin the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," approved March 4, 1971 (P. &. 6, No. 2), further providing for exclusions from the tax for education.


No. 798 By Messrs. SCHWEDER. NOYE, STUBAN, COLE. ZELLER, DOMBROWSKI, BITTLE,

An Act amending the "Civil Service Act." approved August 5,' An Act amending "The Administrative Code of 1929," ap- 1941 (P. L. 752. No. 2861, further providing for the political ac- roved April 9 , 1929 (P. L. 177. No. 175), establishing the tivities of individuals covered by civil service. 1 ~ a t ~ ~ i r e safety om mission.

Referred to Committee on State Government. 1 Referred to Committee on State Government


No. 799 By Messrs. SCHWEDER, NOYE, STUBAN, COLE, ZELLER, DOMBROWSKI, BITTLE, WAKGO. LleVERTER and A. K. HUTCHINSON

An Act creating a State Fire Safety Commission; providing for the appointment of members and a State Fire Safety Com- missioner; and defining i ts powers and duties.

Heferred to Committee on State Government.

No. 800 By '*'IES and

An Act mending the Highway approved June 1, 1945 (P. L. 1242, No. 428), establishing procedures for the leasing of motorized equipment for the maintenance and repair of State highways.

An Act amending "The Administrative Code of 1929," approved April 9. 1929 (P. L. 177, No. 1751, further providing for the State Transportation Commission.


No. 806 By Messrs. MOWERY, LEHR, REED, SCHEAFFER, PUNT and PICCOLA

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), by further providing for the transfer of certain cases from juvenile to criminal proceedings.

Referred t o Committeeon Judiciary.

No. 807 By Messrs. MOWERY, LEHR, REED. SCHEAFFER, PUNT and PICCOLA

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), by further providing for the transfer of certain cases from J~~~~~~~ to criminalproceedings.

~ ~ f ~ ~ ~ ~ d to committee on judiciary.


No. 801 By Messrs. WILSON, IIAVIES and KOLTER

McVERRY, MICHLOVIC, DAWIDA, KUKOVICH, MURPHY, GRAY, McINTYRE, McMONAGLE, BORSKI. PUCCIARELLI and LAUGHLIN

No. 808 By Messrs. AUSTIN, KNEPPER, RHODES, ITKIN, RJTTER, REED, DeWEESE, SIEMINSKI, COHEN, MRKONIC,

Referred to Committee on Transportation. I

No. 802 By Messrs. WILSON, DAVIES and KOLTER

An Act amending "The Administrative Code of 1929," approved April 9 . 1929 (P. L. 177, No. 1751, providing for certain employment standards in the Department of Transportation and initiation of a productivity program.

No. 803 By Messrs. WILSON, DAVIES and KOLTER

An Act amending "The Administrative Code of 1929," approved April 9, 1929 (P. L. 177, No. 175), further providing for the duties of the Department of Justice as to local prisons and jails.


An Act amending "The Administrative Code of 1929," approved April 9 , 1929 (P. L. 177, No. 175). providing for a Di:- partment of Transportation productivity improvemrnt plan.


No. 804 By Messrs. ZELLER. KANUCK, KOWALYSHYN. SPITZ, SCHWEDER, RI'ITER, ZWIKL, GRUPPO. SIEMINSKI, DiCARLO, BROWN, LAUGHLIN, STEWART, GAMBLE, TKELLO and KNIGHT

An Act amending the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," approved May 2 , 1945 (P. L. 382. No. 1641, authorizing the adoption of rules and regulations that would provide for th r safety of persons using airport authority facilities and providing for the enforcement of the samr.

Referred to Committee on Transportation. I

No. 809 By Messrs. PITTS, GALLEN, S . E . HAYES, THOMAS, DeVERTER, KLINGAMAN, LEVI, E. R. LYNCH, KOLTEK, Mrs. TAYLOR, Messrs. RITTER, ZWIKL, BROWN, ZELLER, CIMINI, TAYLOR, LAUGHLIN, DeWEESE, DiCARLO, CALTAGIRONE, STEIGHNER. Mrs. GEORGE, Mr. COCHRAN, Mrs. LEWIS, Messrs. GRIECO, E. H. SMITH, DORK, McCLATCHY, CUNNINGHAM, GEIST, Mrs. HONAMAN and Miss SIRIANNI

An Act amending the act of July 31. 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240). referred to as the Commonwealth 1)ocuments Law, providing for approval o r disapproval of regulations by the legisla- ture.


No. 810 By Messrs. REED, CIMINI, GRIECO, A. C. FOSTER, BORSKI, PUCCIARELLI and KOWALYSHYN

No. 805 By Mr. MACKOWSKI, Miss SIRIANNI, Messrs. HASAY, PETERSON, S. E. HAYES, I,EVI, HELFRICK, THOMAS, WACHOB. STEWART, D. R. WRIGHT.

An Art amending the "Public School Code of 1949," approved March 10. 1943 (P. L. 30, No. 14). requiring proficiency testing.


1 ~ o . 811 An Act amending the act of May 17. 1929 (P. L. 1798. No.

By Messrs. COHEN, D. M. FISHER,

591) referred to as the Forest Reserves Municipal Financial Re- STEWART, BROWN, COWELL. W. D.

GRIECO and SPENCER

lief Law, increasing the amount of money paid by the Common- wealth.

Fkferred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

HUTCHINSON, WAGNER. SCHMITT, MICHLOVIC, DeWEESE, COLE, CIMINI and DUFFY


No. 812 By 'OHEN, WAGNER, SCHMITT, Referred to Committee on State Government. KUKOVICH, BROWN. COLE and DUFFY

An Act amending the "Pennsylvania Election Code," approved June 3, 1937 (P. L. 1333, No. 3201, requiring presidential electors to vote for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the Com- monwealth and providing a penalty.


SIEMINSKI, GRUPPO, POTT, SWEET, SCHMITT, MILLER, HOEFFEL, BROWN and R. R. FISCHER

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu- tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, reducing the number of Senators and Members of the House of Renresentatives.

An Act amending the "Health Care Services Malpractice Act," approved October 15, 1975 (P. L. 390, No. 111). further providing for health care providers.


Referred to Committee on Finance. / Referred to Committee on Federal-State Relations.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

No. 33 By Messrs. STUBAN, WACHOB, ZELLER, ZITTERMAN. DOMBROWSKI.

No. 813 By Messrs. COHEN, STEWART, KUKOVICH, BROWN, DORR, WAGNER, D. M. FISHER, SCHMITT, MICHLOVIC, DeWEESE, COLE, CIMINI and DUFFY

An Act amending the "Tax ~~f~~~ code of 1971," approved ~~~~h 4 , 1971 (p, L, 6, N ~ , 21, excluding certain interest from the personal income tax.

No. 814 By Messrs. HALVERSON, R. R. FISCHER, J, L, WRIGHT, MADIGAN, C O C H R A ~ , (Concurrent) By Messrs. D. S . HAYES, BOWSER and S. E.

MILANOVICH, CAPPABIANCA, HELFRICK, THOMAS, DeWEESE, BROWN, ARMSTRONG and WENGER

The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania hereby goes on record as being in complete support of the position of the National Rifle Association on the subject of gun control legislation.

KNEPPER, E. R. LYNCH, MILANOVICH, LETTERMAN, TRELLO, BURD, GRIECO, NOYE, POLITE, COHEN, WEIDNER, GLADECK, TELEK, VKOON, CHESS, MILLER, D M. FISHER and KANUCK

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," approved March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 14). providing for the graduation of qualified students and for certain subsidies and reimburse- ments.


Referred to Committee on State Government. Referred to Committee on Rules

HAYES

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva- nia memorializes the Congress of the United States to establish centralized responsibility in one agency for the testing of consumer goods to establish standards of performance and safety and to abolish the plethora of overlapping and conflicting agen- cies, laws and regulations in this area.

Referred to Committeeon Federal-State Relations.

No. 35 By Messrs. SEVENTY. ZORD, DAWIDA, McVERRY and CHESS

No. 815 By Mr. PITTS

~n authorizing the D~~~~~~~~~ of ~~~~~~l services, with the approval of the G ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , to sell and convey 393 46 square feet more or less of land situate in the Tom;h&'of west county of chester and c~~~~~~~~~~~ of Pennsylvania.

No. 816 By Messrs. KOWALYSHYN and A. C. I SENATE MESSAGE FOSTER

SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE

The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania urge the Board of Directors of the Health Systems Agency of the Health Service Area having jurisdiction over the South Side Hospital to continue the operation of the South Side Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a full service hospital so that i t may continue to perform the services which have been traditionally performed by such hospital.

Referred to Committee on Transportation. / Referred to Committee on Urban Affairs.

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the payment of a fee for the reinstatement of registration following a suspension for failure to provide the necessary insurance coverage.

me senate presented the following hills for concurrence:

SB 225, P N 477.

MRKONIC, KNEPPER, TADDONIO, HB 417, P N 822 (Amended) By Mr. McCLATCHY McVERRY' 'ORD3 KUKOVICH'

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949,"approved CLARK, CHESS. GOEBEL, D. M. FISHER. March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 141, further providing for excep-

No. 8 1 7 By Messrs. COWELL, ITKIN, Mrs. KERNICK, Messrs. RHODES. MICHLOVIC, MURPHY, DAWIDA, GRABOWSKI, KNIGHT, AUSTIN, NOVAK, CESSAR, PISTELLA, REED,

SB 281, P N 283.


BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES


tional children and reimbnrscments for certain special education services.

Appropriations.

SB 281, PN 283 By Mr. GALLEN

An Act authorizing the llepartment of General Services, with the approval of the Secretary of Environmental Resources, to sell and convey a tract of land formerly within the bed of the West Branch of the Schuylkill River in the Borough of Cres- sona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, lying within lands now or formerly owned by Aluminum Company of Amerlca.

State Government.

RESOLUTION REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE HR 5. PN 88 By Mr. RYAN

me to move the following bills from the table to the active calendar, and I so move:

No. 615), referred to as the County and Municipal State High- way Law, deleting a route in the City of Greenshurg, West- moreland County.

Rereported from Committee on Appropriations.

BILL REMOVED FROM TABLE TO CALENDAR

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. M,, RYAN. ~h~ committee has instructed me to make

a motion to move the following bill from the tahle to the active calendar, and I so move:

SB 281, PN 283.

On the question, Will the House agree to the motion?

That the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania directs the Joint State Government Commiss~orl to conduct an in-depth study for the purpose of determining an effective means of temporary care and custody of "disoriented individuals" who are in need of supervision and care but who should not be subjected to arrest or to involuntary commitment a t a mental health facility.

BILLS REREPORTED FROM COMMITTEE I SB 430, PN 461; and HH 308, PN 697

M0tionwasagreedto.

BILLS REMOVED FROM TABLE TO CALENDAR

The SPEAKER. Chair recognizes the leader. Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee has instructed

HB 59, PN 61 By Mr. McCLATCHY /

HB 35, PN 519 BY Mr. McCLATCHY

An Act amending the "Senior Citizens Property Tax or Rent Rebate Act," approved March 11, 1971 (P. L. 104, No. 31, providing an additional filing period for certain claimants.


HB 36, PN 3 7 By Mr. McCLATCHY

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," approved arch 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 14), further providing for field trips, and making editorial changes.


Un the qucstlon, An Act amending the "Capital Budget Act for Fiscal Year Will the House agree to the motion? 1969-1970. Public lmorovement Proiect Itemization Suuple-

On the question, Will the House agree to the motion? ti^^ wasagreedto.

BILLS REMOVED FROM TABLE TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. Mr. RYAN. I am further instructed to move the following

hills from the table to he rereferred to the Appropriations Cum- mittee for fiscal notes, and 1 so move:

HB 77. PN 79: HB 78. PN 80: and IIB 175. PN 779.

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. By Mr. McCLATCHY 1 Mr. RYAN. The Rules Committee has instructed me to make

ment - Department of Property and Supplies," approvedFeb- ruary l?, 1970 (P. L. 38, No. 161, adding an additional project for acquisition of original movable furniture and equipment.


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Act amending the act of May 5,1927 (P. L. 787, No. 408). a motion to move the following hill from the tahle to be recom- entltled "An act establishing certain public roads as State mitted to the Finance Committee, and so move: hiehwavs. and nrovidinc for their construction and malnte-

Motion was agreed to.

BILL REMOVED FROM TABLE TO FINANCE COMMITTEE

n&ce i t t h e ex'pense o r t h e Commonwealth," transferring a I HB PN778 portion of a route to Lewisburg Borough, Union County.

Rereported from Committee on Appropriations. On the question, Will the House agree to the motion?

HB 178, PN 190 BY Mr. McCI,ATCHY Motion was agreed to. An Act amending the act of .June 1, 1933 (P. L. 1172, No.

2901, referred to as the Borough State Highway Law, transfer- ringroutes to Iewishurg Borough, Union County. WELCOMES

Rereuorted from Committee on Aooroorlations. 1 The SPEAKER. The Chair welcomes to the hall of the House Miss Linda Cole and Mr. William Tecklinski from East Vande-

Hy Mr. MrCI.ATCHY 1 grift. They are the snpsts of the gentleman from Wrstmorc- An Act amending the act of September 18, 1961 (P. 1,. 1.'389. ILud,Mr. I'etrarca

338 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL -HOUSE March 20,

Edward Helfrick. The Chair welcomes to the hall of the House, Nancy and Kim Mrs. CLARK moved that this House of IZrpresrntativt~s do

now adjourn until Monday. March 26, 1979, a t 1 p m . e.s.t. Waters from Altoona, Pennsylvania. They are the guests of the

The Chair further welcomes to the hall of the House a group of students from the Greater Nanticoke Area High School, with their teachers, Mr. Mattazoni and Mr. Wyatroski. They are thr guestsof the gentleman from Luzerne, Mr. Shupnik

The Chair welcomes to the hall of House the state deputy of the Knights of Columbus, Mr. William Harper; thp state mem- hership director, Mr. John Carney; and the state publicity chairman, Mr. Joseph Campanella, who are the guests of the gentleman from Delaware's 16Rrd district, Mr. Nick Micozzie.

The Chair welcomes to the hall of the House fourth- and fifth- grade students of Line Mountain School and their instructor, Mr. Clyde Adams. They are the guests of the gentleman, Mr

derfer, Mr. Bruce Kilroy, Mr. James W. Bausman and 1)r. Kich. ard Cusick. They are the guests of the 1,ehigh Va l l~y deIeg;i- tion.

The Chair is also pleased to welcome to thc hall of thr Housc. students, parents and supporters of the l'tmnsylvania School for the Deaf. They are the guests of Messrs. Kocks, MrKeIvey. Salvatore, Mrs. Arty, Messrs. Polite, I,. E. Smith. Perzel. Gla- deck, Cornell, Irvis, D. M. O'Brien, Mrs. Durham. Messrs. Na- hill, Pyles, m i t e , Richardson, Barber and I)umas, who arp the sponsors of HB 417.

ADJOURNMENT

gentleman from Blair County. Mr. Geist. The Chair further welcomes to the hall of the Housc. four

members of the Political Action Committee of th r Allentown. Lehigh County Chamher of Comrnercc: Mrs. Florenrr Llirfen-

On the question, Will the House agree to the motion? Motion was agreed to, and a t 3:10 p n l , P . s . ~ . , thp House ad-

journed.

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LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 20, REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES · 3/20/1979 · 326 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE March 20, BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES Belardi Bennett HB 538, PN 578 By Mr