State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations JOURNALwebserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Journals10/HouseJournals10/HJournal6-02.pdfmeasure, with recommendation of passage: Senate Resolution

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

JOURNAL -OF THE-

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY SESSION of the General Assembly begun and held at the State House in the City of Providence on Tuesday, the fifth day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten.

Volume 137, No. 54 Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Fifty-fourth Day

The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 and is called to order at 4:28 o’clock P.M., by the Honorable Gordon D. Fox, Speaker. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 73 members present and 2 members absent as follows: PRESENT - 73: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Petrarca, Pollard, A. Rice, M. Rice, Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross Smith, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Williamson, Winfield.

ABSENT - 2: Representatives Azzinaro, Murphy.

INVOCATION The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Williamson who delivers the Invocation and leads the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

(For Invocation, see Appendix, this Journal.)

APPROVAL OF RECORD By unanimous consent, the House Journal of Tuesday, June 1, 2010 is approved as printed.

H.J. -- 2 JOURNAL Wednesday, June 2, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENT Please be informed that Representative Sam Azzinaro will not be attending Session today, June 2, 2010.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

TRANSFER OF BILLS

Representative Caprio, for the Committee on Judiciary, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of transfer to the Committee on Constituent Services:

Senate Bill No. 2175 BY Blais, Bates, Maher, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (would establish as the State poem, "Jerimoth Hill" written by Tom Chandler) {LC491/1} 06/02/2010 Committee transferred to House Constituent Services

Representative Giannini, for the Committee on Constituent Services, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of transfer to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare:

House Resolution No. 8109 BY Naughton, Coderre E, McNamara ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS "THE TASK FORCE ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE CARE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES" {LC2587/1} 06/02/2010 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.

COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUENT SERVICES

Representative Giannini, for the Committee on Constituent Services, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of passage: Senate Resolution No. 2241 BY Miller, Levesque C, Connors ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO CO-SPONSOR, SUPPORT, AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF DESIGNATED PENDING LEGISLATION {LC1553/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar


COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Representative Caprio, for the Committee on Judiciary, reports back the following measures, with recommendation of passage: House Bill No. 7087 BY Diaz, Almeida, Slater, Caprio D, Carnevale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (would include various forms of cigars, flavored cigars, flavored and unflavored blunt wraps and rolling papers as items subject to the restrictions which prohibits the sale of certain tobacco products to minors) {LC305/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7209 BY Melo, Williamson, Almeida, Carter, Malik ENTITLED, AN ACT CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST {LC250/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7759 BY Pacheco, O`Neill JP ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (would allow a parent to recover damages for loss of consortium or parental society and companionship irrelevant of the son's or daughter's age) {LC1949/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2301 as amended BY Connors, Miller, Levesque C, Perry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRAFFIC TICKET QUOTAS (would prohibit state and municipal law enforcement agencies from either formally or informally advocating a traffic ticket quota system) {LC1372/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2560 (by request) BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- THE ESCHEATMENT OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRIES {LC1889/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2647 SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (would provide that the administrator of the dmv, may require the applicant to successfully complete a motor vehicle road test only; provided, however, that a physical age of 75 years or older may not be the sole determining factor of good cause) {LC2062/1/A}


06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2761 SUB A BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS (would include recognizance notices ad liens as items which may be recorded or discharged by bailbondsmen and establishes a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for such filings) {LC2254/1/A} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2882 BY Algiere, Paiva-Weed ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC2637/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2894 (by request) BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow April Bylund to join Erika R. Goff and Jesus G. Santiago in marriage within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island, on or about July 17, 2010) {LC2673/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2896 BY Blais ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (act would allow Robert G. Harbour to join Sarah Jane Griffiths and Justin Edwards Tourgee in marriage within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, on or about October 2, 2010) {LC2701/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7630 BY O`Neill JP, Segal, Ajello, Ruggiero, Pacheco ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRAFFIC TICKET QUOTAS (would prohibit state and municipal law enforcement agencies from either formally or informally advocating a traffic ticket quota system) {LC1940/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 8112 SUB A BY Driver ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALTON VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT (would create the Alton Village Water District) {LC2548/1/A} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Representative Williams, for the Committee on Labor, reports back the following measures, with recommendation of passage:


House Bill No. 7803 BY Melo, Carnevale, Ucci, Petrarca, Silva ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE ( would provide that except for information provided to the director of labor and training to obtain a certificate of compliance with the workersÆ compensation insurance laws, all other information would be considered confidential.) {LC1974/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar

COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Representative McCauley, for the Committee on Municipal Government, reports back the following measures, with recommendation of passage: House Bill No. 7024 SUB A (by request) BY Rice M, Caprio D, Walsh, Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (would change the deadline for applying for a veteran's tax exemption to 5 days prior to the certification of the tax rolls) {LC132/1/A} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7121 SUB A BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (would authorize the town council of the town of North Smithfield to establish a municipal court in the town) {LC105/1/A} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7352 SUB A BY Kilmartin, DaSilva, Coderre E, Messier, Shallcross Smith ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES {LC1095/1/A} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7910 BY Winfield, Petrarca ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD {LC2155/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7970 BY Malik, Gablinske ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS (would provide for prompt reimbursement for traffic details on public works projects in the town of Warren) {LC2117/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar


House Bill No. 7973 BY Pacheco ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - PASCOAG UTILITY DISTRICT (would change the composition of the board of utility commissioners of the Pascoag utility district) {LC2284/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 7975 BY McCauley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (would empower the state building code standards committee to adopt codes and standards to conform with nationally recognized model property maintenance codes) {LC2146/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 8051 BY Pacheco, Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (would provide that the town of Burrillville may allow a tax exemption to disabled persons who own a two-family home) {LC2435/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 8052 BY Pacheco, Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY IN BURRILLVILLE {LC2436/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 8200 BY McCauley, Williams, Carnevale, Almeida, Slater ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (would provide for additional special property tax consideration for designated properties in the city of Providence) {LC2735/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2025 BY Bates ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF BARRINGTON TO ISSUE CLASS A LIQUOR LICENSES ( would authorize the town of Barrington to issue Class A alcoholic beverage licenses if approved by the electors) {LC4/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar


Senate Bill No. 2104 BY Fogarty P ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS (would authorize the Town of Burrillville to enact ordinances requiring an annual licensing fee for dogs as well as the enforcement of animal control ordinances upon dog owners) {LC397/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2297 BY Tassoni ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD {LC1289/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2618 SUB A BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSES (would authorize the city of Providence to create a class TO liquor license to a take out restaurant, located in Plat Book 68, Lot 732, within two hundred feet (200') of a place of public worship) {LC2088/1/A} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2751 BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS (would provide for prompt reimbursement for traffic details on public works projects in the town of Warren) {LC2111/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2754 BY Gallo, Fogarty P, DeVall, Ciccone ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (would empower the state building code standards committee to adopt codes and standards to conform with nationally recognized model property maintenance codes) {LC2220/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar Senate Bill No. 2807 BY Fogarty P, Gallo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - PASCOAG UTILITY DISTRICT (would change the composition of the board of utility commissioners of the Pascoag utility district) {LC2407/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar


NEW BUSINESS House Bill No. 8208 BY Mattiello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- FAMILY COURT {LC2795/1} 06/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No. 8209 BY Melo, DaSilva, Messier, Savage, Hearn ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS -- EAST PROVIDENCE {LC2798/1} 06/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No. 8210 BY Ehrhardt, Carter ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS {LC2771/1} 06/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No. 8211 BY Melo, DaSilva, Savage, Messier, Hearn ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE TO REPAIR AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $15,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED PURSUANT TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION {LC2803/1} 06/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No. 8212 BY Jackson, Rice A, Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEWPORT TO FINANCE THE DESIGN, ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LANDSCAPING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $30,000,000 BONDS AND/OR NOTES THEREFOR {LC2759/1} 06/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No. 8213 BY Melo, Carter, Gablinske, Caprio D, Ruggiero ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES {LC2776/1} 06/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance


House Bill No. 8214 BY Kennedy, San Bento, Pacheco, Schadone, Baldelli-Hunt ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES {LC2802/1} 06/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Constituent Services House Resolution No. 8215 BY Menard, Shallcross Smith, Petrarca ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER TEAM FOR WINNING THE RHODE ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP {LC2832/1} Representative Menard requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. There is no objection. Read and passed, on a motion of Representative Menard seconded by Representatives Shallcross Smith and Petrarca by unanimous consent, on a voice vote. House Resolution No. 8216 BY Mattiello, Watson ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS {LC2788/1} Representative Mattiello requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. There is no objection. Read and passed, on a motion of Representative Mattiello seconded by Representative Watson by unanimous consent, on a voice vote. House Bill No. 8217 BY Lally, Watson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC2817/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 8218 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC2815/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar House Bill No. 8219 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC2793/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar


COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures: Senate Bill No. 2100 SUB A BY Maselli, DiPalma, Gallo, Metts, Lanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES -- SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PLATES (would make available special license plates for support of public education) {LC983/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Constituent Services Senate Bill No. 2105 SUB A BY Lanzi, Jabour, DiPalma, Ciccone, Ruggerio ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (would allow the division of motor vehicles to create Law Enforcement Memorial License Plates for the purpose of honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty) {LC651/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Constituent Services Senate Bill No. 2927 BY Ciccone, Ruggerio ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF DALE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. {LC2706/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Corporations Senate Bill No. 2508 as amended BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (would eliminate the overtime provisions for hours worked over eight hours in any one day for Prevailing Wage work. It would preserve the "over 40 hour" work week overtime provisions) {LC1283/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Corporations Senate Bill No. 2439 SUB A as amended BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CLIMATE RISK REDUCTION ACT (would provide for measures to protect and move the state to an active response to climate change impacts, by identifying some of the most critical issues that will have to be addressed) {LC1816/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources Senate Bill No. 2353 SUB A as amended BY Ruggerio, Sosnowski, Jabour, Felag, Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - MERCURY REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT (would revise the mercury reduction and education act


in order to require thermostat manufacturers to submit plans for the collection and disposal of mercury thermostats) {LC1237/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources Senate Bill No. 2667 SUB A BY McCaffrey, Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (would impose a moratorium for a period of 5 years on all DEM ordered upgrades on sewage disposal systems except in the situation of an imminent health danger.) {LC2060/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources Senate Bill No. 2265 SUB A BY DiPalma, Paiva-Weed, Tassoni, Maselli, DeVall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM ( would require that the dept of elementary and secondary education develop a Lyme disease awareness & prevention course for public school students & all health education classes include instruction on Lyme disease prevention & treatment.) {LC1711/2/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House H.E.W. Senate Bill No. 2493 SUB A BY Paiva-Weed, Connors, Algiere, Perry, Blais ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (would require the resource recovery corporation to develop a statewide used medication collection program.) {LC1567/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House H.E.W. Senate Bill No. 2286 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM ( would require attending physicians of newborns to screen for all conditions for which there is a medical benefit to the early detection and treatment thereof and also to perform an assessment for developmental risk.) {LC1408/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House H.E.W. Senate Bill No. 2261 SUB A BY Pichardo, Jabour, DiPalma, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (would require the establishment of clear training guidelines for teachers who will teach advanced placement classes in Rhode Island public schools.) {LC1598/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House H.E.W.


Senate Bill No. 2773 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES (would require that employees required to complete the Alcohol Server training regulations testing procedures must do so prior to employment in the city of Pawtucket) {LC2367/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No. 2863 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC2580/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No. 2137 SUB A as amended BY Crowley, McCaffrey, DeVall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND GENERAL ELECTIONS (would amend the title of chapter 17-15 to include general elections and allow local boards, with the approval of the board of elections, to combine (2) or more voting districts and the combined district shall be treated as a voting district) {LC334/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No. 2457 SUB A as amended BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (would make significant changes to voters' eligibility to vote by mail ballots. It would change the process for application for mail ballots, the requirements for their execution and in the emergency mail ballot process) {LC1424/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No. 2148 BY Crowley, McCaffrey, DeVall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS (would allow the local board of canvassers to combine precincts during primary and general elections without regard to general assembly districts in those instances when there is no contest in a general assembly district) {LC333/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No. 2249 SUB A BY DeVall, Crowley, Tassoni ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SALE OR ADOPTION OF SPAYED OR NEUTERED CATS (would impose a fine of three hundred dollars ($300) on any entity offering unspayed or non-neutered cats for sale or adoption) {LC1316/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary


Senate Bill No. 2896 BY Blais ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (act would allow Robert G. Harbour to join Sarah Jane Griffiths and Justin Edwards Tourgee in marriage within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, on or about October 2, 2010) {LC2701/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No. 2022 BY Tassoni, McBurney, Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - DOGS (provide guidelines and penalties for any person that keeps a dog outside tethered, penned, caged, fenced or otherwise confined without adequate shelter) {LC167/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No. 2440 SUB A as amended BY Miller, Sosnowski, Maher, Ruggerio, Connors ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION ACT {LC1494/1/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Finance Senate Bill No. 2180 SUB A BY Metts, Perry, Pichardo, Miller, Levesque C ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (would give responsibility to the department of education to implement a genocide education program) {LC1183/2/A} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Finance Senate Bill No. 2663 BY Picard, Cote ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES - BINGO (would allow charitable organization operators of bingo games to employ non-members of the organization to help conduct the bingo) {LC1417/1} 06/02/2010 Referred to House Finance Senate Resolution No. 2173 BY DiPalma, Lanzi, Gallo, Connors, Paiva-Weed ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM {LC1678/1} 06/02/2010 Placed on House Calendar


CALENDAR From the Calendar are taken: IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010: 1 2010-H 7357 BY Fox ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT

TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (ETHICS COMMISSION)

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Representative Caprio moves passage of the resolution, seconded by Representatives Gablinske, McNamara, Menard, Diaz, Pacheco, O’Neill, Ruggiero, Carnevale, Ajello, Walsh, A. Rice, Marcello, Almeida, Williams, San Bento, Fierro, Driver, Melo and Serpa. By unanimous consent, Representative Newberry, seconded by Representatives Trillo and Loughlin, offers a written motion to amend.

F L O O R A M E N D M E N T TO

2010 -- H 7357 JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (ETHICS

COMMISSION) Mr. Speaker:

I hereby move to amend 2010 -- H 7357, entitled "JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (ETHICS COMMISSION)", as follows:

1. On page 1, line 17, by adding the following language after the period at the end of the sentence:

“Provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision in this Constitution, the ethics commission shall have no jurisdiction or power to investigate or sanction or otherwise penalize any official based on verbal, written, or other expressions by that official, which expressions are otherwise protected under this Constitution and/or the Constitution of the United States, as to that official’s opinion as to matters pending before the official. In this context, the phrase “verbal, written or other expressions” shall include statements and questions, both written and/or oral, which express an opinion or elicit information, but shall not include the actual act of voting on pending legislation or similar matters.”

Respectfully submitted, ________________________________

REPRESENTATIVE NEWBERRY

======= LC01146/2 =======


Representatives Newberry, Watson, O’Neill, M. Rice, Driver, Marcello, DaSilva, Gemma, Trillo, Ruggiero, Mattiello, Baldelli-Hunt, McCauley, Menard, Petrarca and Brien discuss the amendment. The motion to amend fails on a roll call vote 33 members voting in the affirmative and 37 members voting in the negative as follows: YEAS - 33: Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Corvese, DaSilva, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Flaherty, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Jacquard, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, McCauley, Menard, Messier, Newberry, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, Savage, Schadone, Silva, Trillo, Wasylyk, Watson, Winfield. NAYS - 37: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Costantino, DeSimone, Diaz, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Marcello, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Petrarca, San Bento, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Williamson. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 68 members voting in the affirmative and 5 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 68: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Petrarca, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Williams, Williamson, Winfield. NAYS - 5: Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, DaSilva, Newberry, Pollard, Watson. 2 2010-H 7096 SUB A BY Gallison ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MERIT SYSTEM Committee on Veterans` Affairs recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Carter moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Ucci. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 69 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.


YEAS - 69: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Petrarca, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 3 2010-H 7252 SUB A BY Carter ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS Committee on Veterans` Affairs recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Carter moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Ucci and Gallison. Representatives Watson, Carter, Sullivan, Driver and Kilmartin discuss the act. Representative Costantino moves to commit to the Committee on Finance. There is no objection. Read and committed to the Committee on Finance. 4 2010-H 8011 SUB A BY Carter ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE DESIGN OF A KOREAN WAR MONUMENT AT THE STATE HOUSE Committee on Veterans` Affairs recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Carter moves passage of the resolution, seconded by Representatives McNamara, Gallison, Loughlin, Ferri, Guthrie, M. Rice, Pacheco, Fellela, Martin, Walsh and Brien. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 68 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 68: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma,


Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. ______________________________________________________________________________

STATE OF RHODE ISLANDAND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO RIGL 36-14-6

I, Thomas Winfield, State Representative, District 53, hereby under oath depose and say: 1. (Matter requiring action) I expect to be called upon, in my capacity as State Representative, to participate in the consideration of, and to vote upon: (10-H 7767 SUB A) 2. (Nature of the potential conflict) I have the following interest in the matter:

I am President of Anderson-Winfield Chauffeured Services 3. (Complete and (A.) or (B.) and cross out whichever does not apply B. In compliance with Section 36-14-6(1) & (2)A of the General laws, I hereby request the Speaker of the House of Representatives to excuse me from voting on or participating in the consideration of the matter described in paragraph 1 above.

THOMAS WINFIELD REPRESENTATIVE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE Subscribed and sworn to under the penalties for perjury before me this 2nd day of June, 2010.

ROBERT E. FLAHERTY NOTARY PUBLIC

Representative Winfield is excused from voting on or participating in the consideration of the matter described in paragraph 1, above.

GORDON D. FOX

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ______________________________________________________________________________


5 2010-H 7767 SUB A BY San Bento ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Caprio moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives McNamara, Palumbo, Pollard, A. Rice, Martin and Carter. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 67 members voting in the affirmative and 2 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 67: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Petrarca, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams. NAYS - 2: Representatives Corvese, Loughlin. 6 2010-H 7875 BY Shallcross Smith ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT--DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES -- FOSTER PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Representative Caprio moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives McNamara, Malik and Diaz. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 69 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 69: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Petrarca, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage,


Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 7 2010-H 7898 BY Caprio D ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- THE ESCHEATMENT OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRIES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Representative Caprio moves passage of the act, seconded by Representative O’Neill. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 68 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 68: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Petrarca, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 8 2010-H 7923 BY Almeida ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Representative Caprio moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives O’Neill, Almeida, Carnevale, Ajello, Flaherty, Diaz and Slater. Representatives Watson and Caprio discuss the act. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 65 members voting in the affirmative and 7 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 65: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver,


Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Flaherty, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Petrarca, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Williamson, Winfield. NAYS - 7: Representatives Brien, Hearn, Kilmartin, Loughlin, MacBeth, Menard, Palumbo. 9 2010-H 7014 SUB A BY Gablinske ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- REGULATION OF BOATS Committee on Environment and Natural Resources recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Handy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Gablinske, Malik, Gallison, Edwards, Sullivan, Loughlin, Ruggerio and Martin. Representatives Trillo, Gablinske, Loughlin, Guthrie and Driver discuss the act.

NOW PRESIDING

At 5:46 o’clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker Fox yields the rostrum to the Honorable Speaker Pro Tempore Coderre.

Representatives Menard, Newberry and Giannini discuss the act.

At 5:48 o’clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker Pro Tempore Coderre yields the rostrum to the Honorable Speaker Fox.

Representative Gallison discusses the act.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 47 members voting in the affirmative and 15 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 47: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Fellela, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Loughlin, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, Melo, Messier, Naughton, Pacheco, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Wasylyk, Williams. NAYS - 15: Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, DaSilva, Ehrhardt, Fierro, Guthrie, Lima, MacBeth, McNamara, Menard, Newberry, Schadone, Trillo, Watson, Winfield.


10 2010-H 7065 SUB A BY Rice M ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - CLEAN ENERGY BIOFUELS Committee on Environment and Natural Resources recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Handy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Gemma, Ruggiero, Almeida, M. Rice, Naughton, Ferri, Martin, Ajello, Pollard and Vaudreuil. Representatives Corvese, Handy, Martin and M. Rice discuss the act. Representative M. Rice moves to commit to the Finance Committee. There is no objection. Read and committed to the Committee on Finance. 11 2010-H 7104 SUB A BY McNamara ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND THE PAWTUXET RIVER AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING Committee on Environment and Natural Resources recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Handy moves passage of the resolution, seconded by Representatives McNamara, Malik, Guthrie, Trillo, Walsh and Gemma. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 66 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 66: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Williamson. NAYS - 0. ______________________________________________________________________________


STATE OF RHODE ISLANDAND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO RIGL 36-14-6

I, Peter Palumbo State Representative, District 16, hereby under oath depose and say: 1. (Matter requiring action) I expect to be called upon, in my capacity as State Representative, to participate in the consideration of, and to vote upon: (10-H 7719 SUB A) 2. (Nature of the potential conflict) I have the following interest in the matter:

Partner in New England Green Energy, LLC. 3. (Complete and (A.) or (B.) and cross out whichever does not apply B. In compliance with Section 36-14-6(1) & (2)A of the General laws, I hereby request the Speaker of the House of Representatives to excuse me from voting on or participating in the consideration of the matter described in paragraph 1 above.

PETER G. PALUMBO

REPRESENTATIVE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE Subscribed and sworn to under the penalties for perjury before me this 2nd day of June, 2010.

MICHAEL EGAN NOTARY PUBLIC

Representative Palumbo is excused from voting on or participating in the consideration of the matter described in paragraph 1, above.

GORDON D. FOX

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ______________________________________________________________________________ 12 2010-H 7719 SUB A BY Segal ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CLIMATE RISK REDUCTION ACT Committee on Environment and Natural Resources recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Handy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Ajello, Walsh, Gemma, Diaz, Fierro and Segal.


Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Handy, Gemma, Loughlin, Newberry, Corvese and Watson discuss the act. Representative Corvese requests to vote page 5, section 12 separately. The Honorable Speaker Fox rules it is divisible. Page 5, section 12, prevails on a roll call vote, 45 members voting in the affirmative and 20 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 45: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Caprio, Carnevale, Coderre, Costantino, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Williams. NAYS - 20: Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Carter, Corvese, DaSilva, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Jackson, Lima, Loughlin, Malik, Martin, Menard, Newberry, Pollard, Savage, Schadone, Trillo, Watson, Winfield. The remainder of the act marked Substitute “A” is read and passed and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 51 members voting in the affirmative and 13 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 51: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Caprio, Carnevale, Coderre, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Malik, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Williams. NAYS - 13: Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Carter, Corvese, Ehrhardt, Loughlin, Martin, Menard, Newberry, Savage, Schadone, Trillo, Watson, Winfield. 13 2010-H 7235 BY Kilmartin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLE OFFENSES - YIELDING TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES Committee on Finance recommends passage. Representative Kilmartin moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Ucci, Corvese, Baldelli-Hunt, Almeida, Carnevale, Gemma, San Bento, Menard and Guthrie. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 65 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.


YEAS - 65: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. Representative Coderre moves to bundle items (14-20 & 26-32) on today’s Calendar, seconded by Representative Kilmartin. The motion to bundle prevails on a roll call vote, 66 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 66: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 14 2010-H 8131 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE

FOR THE RENOVATION AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $3,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED PURSUANT TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012

Committee on Finance recommends passage. 15 2010-H 8132 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND


AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $200,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage. 16 2010-H 8133 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER AND SANITATION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $300,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage. 17 2010-H 8134 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage. 18 2010-H 8135 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE

FOR THE RENOVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $600,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage.


19 2010-H 8136 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $200,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage. 20 2010-H 8137 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $700,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage. 26 2010-S 2874 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $200,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage in concurrence. 27 2010-S 2875 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage in concurrence.


28 2010-S 2876 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER AND SANITATION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $300,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage in concurrence. 29 2010-S 2877 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $700,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage in concurrence. 30 2010-S 2878 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE

FOR THE RENOVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $600,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage in concurrence. 31 2010-S 2881 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE

FOR THE RENOVATION AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $3,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED PURSUANT TO FINANCING


AGREEMENTS WITH THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012

Committee on Finance recommends passage in concurrence. 32 2010-S 2891 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $200,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012 Committee on Finance recommends passage in concurrence. Representative Coderre moves passage of the bundle (items 14-20 & 26-32), seconded by Representatives O’Neill, San Bento, Kilmartin, Shallcross Smith, Messier, DaSilva and Gemma. The bundle (items 14-20) & (26-32, in concurrence) prevails on a roll call vote, 67 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 67: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 21 2010-H 8144 BY Fierro ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET TO FUND THE CITY'S ACCUMULATED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $12,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR Committee on Finance recommends passage.


Representative Fierro moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Baldelli-Hunt and Brien. Representatives Watson, Fierro and Brien discuss the act. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 66 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 66: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Williamson, Winfield. NAYS - 0.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Representative Costantino, for the Committee on Finance, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of passage: Senate Bill No. 2895 BY Picard, Cote ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET TO FUND THE CITY'S ACCUMULATED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $12,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR (would authorize the city of Woonsocket to issue not more than Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) general obligation bonds and temporary notes to fund the city's accumulated general fund deficit) {LC2656/1}

Representative Fierro requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration.

There is no objection.

Read and passed, in concurrence on a motion of Representative Fierro seconded by Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Brien and Guthrie on a roll call vote, 65 members voting in the affirmative and 1 member voting in the negative as follows:

YEAS - 65: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa,


Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Wasylyk, Williams, Williamson, Winfield. NAYS - 1: Representative Watson.

CALENDAR

22 2010-H 7131 SUB A BY Carnevale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Ucci and Williams. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 59 members voting in the affirmative and 2 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 59: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Corvese, DaSilva, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 2: Representatives Rice, A., Trillo. 23 2010-H 8141 BY Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF KATRINA, INC. Committee on Corporations recommends passage. Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Carter and McNamara. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 64 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.


YEAS - 64: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 24 2010-H 7782 BY Watson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Representative Caprio moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Williams, O’Neill, Palumbo and Gemma. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 63 members voting in the affirmative and 1 member voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 63: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jacquard, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 1: Representative Diaz. 25 2010-S 2203 SUB A BY Perry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- LICENSING OF GENETIC COUNSELORS Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence. Majority Leader Mattiello moves to recommit to the Committee on Corporations, seconded by Representative Coderre. The motion to recommit prevails on a roll call vote, 44 members voting in the affirmative and 21 members voting in the negative as follows.


YEAS - 44: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Costantino, DaSilva, Diaz, Driver, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Kennedy, Lally, Malik, Marcello, Mattiello, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Williams, Williamson. NAYS - 21: Representatives Baldelli-Hunt, Brien, Corvese, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Flaherty, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Loughlin, MacBeth, Martin, Menard, Newberry, Petrarca, Savage, Schadone, Trillo, Watson, Winfield. Read and recommitted to the Committee on Corporations. 33 2010-S 2350 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD Committee on Corporations recommends passage in concurrence. Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Gemma, San Bento and Walsh. Read and passed, in concurrence, on a roll call vote, 63 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 63: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Pollard, Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 34 2010-S 2395 SUB A as amended BY Bates ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- RHODE ISLAND TITLE INSURERS Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A as amended in concurrence. Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representative Gemma.


The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, as amended, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 62 members voting in the affirmative and 4 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 62: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 4: Representatives Loughlin, Newberry, Trillo, Watson. 35 2010-S 2401 SUB A BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - INSURANCE FRAUD PREVENTION Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence. Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representative Gemma. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 56 members voting in the affirmative and 8 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 56: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 8: Representatives Driver, Ehrhardt, Loughlin, Newberry, Pollard, Savage, Trillo, Watson. 36 2010-S 2621 SUB A BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DISCOUNT BUYING CLUBS Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence.


Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Coderre, Gemma and Carter. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 65 members voting in the affirmative and 1 member voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 65: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Wasylyk, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 1: Representative Watson. 37 2010-S 2774 SUB A BY Tassoni ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence. Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Coderre and Gemma. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 68 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 68: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Palumbo, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. Representative Caprio moves to bundle (items 38-40) on today’s Calendar seconded by Representative O’Neill and many other members of the House.


The motion to bundle prevails on a roll call vote, 67 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 67: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0. 38 2010-S 2785 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 39 2010-S 2856 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 40 2010-S 2857 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. The bundle (items 38-40) prevails, in concurrence, on a roll call vote, 67 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 67: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DaSilva, DeSimone, Diaz, Driver, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Loughlin, MacBeth, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Segal, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Sullivan, Trillo, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0.


41 2010-H 8199 BY McCauley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage. Representative McCauley moves passage of the act, seconded by Representative Almeida. Representatives Watson, McCauley and Trillo discuss the act. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 59 members voting in the affirmative and 5 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 59: The Honorable Speaker Fox and Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Baldelli-Hunt, Caprio, Carnevale, Carter, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Fellela, Ferri, Fierro, Gablinske, Gallison, Gemma, Giannini, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Jackson, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Lally, Lima, Malik, Martin, Mattiello, McCauley, McNamara, Melo, Menard, Messier, Naughton, Newberry, O'Neill, Pacheco, Pollard, Rice, A., Rice, M., Ruggiero, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Serpa, Shallcross, Silva, Slater, Ucci, Vaudreuil, Walsh, Wasylyk, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 5: Representatives Driver, Loughlin, MacBeth, Trillo, Watson.

TRANSMITTAL

By unanimous consent, all matters on the clerk’s desk are ordered to be transmitted, to the Honorable Secretary of State, and the Honorable Senate forthwith.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Majority Leader Mattiello announces there will be session this Friday, June 4th at 3 o’clock P.M.. Representative Malik thanks all for their calls and concerns. The Honorable Speaker Fox welcomes Representative Malik back. Representative Trillo congratulates his step-daughter Erika Kruse and Gregg Weller on their marriage on the 30th o f May 2010. Majority Leader Mattiello announces that Friday’s Calendar is available for review.

GUESTS

Representative Almeida welcomes from the College Crusade of Rhode Island Todd Flaherty, President and CEO; Ray DiPasquale, President of CCRI and Acting Commissioner of Higher Education; Saikon Gbehan, a lawyer and former Crusader; Kristina Moyet, College Crusader


Advisor; Jacqueline Escolastico and Tempest Spivey from Roger Williams Middle School to the House Chamber as guests. The Honorable Speaker Fox also welcomes Todd Flaherty and the Crusaders to the Chamber. Representative DaSilva welcomes to the House Chamber as guests Jacqueline Roberti, a junior from Bay View Academy, recipient of the EF Global Citizen Scholarship and Kelsey Petrie, a senior from Bay View Academy, awarded the Coveted Jefferson Scholarship. Representative Ehrhardt welcomes his constituents Jacqueline Roberti and her parents.

ADJOURNMENT At 6:33 o’clock P.M. on motion of Representative Ferri, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Charles S. Grossman; on motion of Representative Shallcross Smith, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of former Representative Thomas Heskins; on motion of Representative Walsh and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Laura Sharkey; on motion of Representative Watson, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Robert Moorehead; seconded by Representatives Mattiello and Watson the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote.

Linda M. McElroy Recording Clerk


APPENDIX

INVOCATION

REPRESENTATIVE TIMOTHY A. WILLIAMSON

Dear God, grant us the willingness to listen and to seek to understand views different from our own. Remind us that we as a legislative body must compromise our differences and build majorities if we are to fulfill our governing role. Amen.


APPENDIX

CALENDAR SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010 AT 2:00 PM: 1 2010-H 7397 SUB A BY Watson ENTITLED, AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2011 Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. IN ORDER FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010 AT 3:00 PM: 1 2010-H 7024 SUB A BY Rice M ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Committee on Municipal Government recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. 2 2010-H 7121 SUB A BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS Committee on Municipal Government recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. 3 2010-H 7352 SUB A BY Kilmartin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES Committee on Municipal Government recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. 4 2010-H 7910 BY Winfield ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage.


5 2010-H 7970 BY Malik ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage. 6 2010-H 7973 BY Pacheco ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - PASCOAG UTILITY DISTRICT Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage. 7 2010-H 7975 BY McCauley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage. 8 2010-H 8051 BY Pacheco ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage. 9 2010-H 8052 BY Pacheco ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY IN BURRILLVILLE Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage. 10 2010-H 8200 BY McCauley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage. 11 2010-H 7803 BY Melo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE Committee on Labor recommends passage.


12 2010-H 7087 BY Diaz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 13 2010-H 7209 BY Melo ENTITLED, AN ACT CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 14 2010-H 7630 BY O`Neill JP ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRAFFIC TICKET QUOTAS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 15 2010-H 7759 BY Pacheco ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 16 2010-H 8112 SUB A BY Driver ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALTON VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. 17 2010-H 8217 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Ordered on the Calendar 18 2010-H 8218 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Ordered on the Calendar


19 2010-H 8219 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Ordered on the Calendar 20 2010-S 2025 BY Bates ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF BARRINGTON TO ISSUE CLASS A LIQUOR LICENSES Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence. 21 2010-S 2104 BY Fogarty P ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence. 22 2010-S 2297 BY Tassoni ENTITLED, AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence. 23 2010-S 2618 SUB A BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSES Committee on Municipal Government recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence. 24 2010-S 2751 BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS' BONDS Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence. 25 2010-S 2754 BY Gallo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence.


26 2010-S 2807 BY Fogarty P ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - PASCOAG UTILITY DISTRICT Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence. 27 2010-S 2241 BY Miller ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO CO-SPONSOR, SUPPORT, AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF DESIGNATED PENDING LEGISLATION Committee on Constituent Services recommends passage in concurrence. 28 2010-S 2301 as amended BY Connors ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - TRAFFIC TICKET QUOTAS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage as amended in concurrence. 29 2010-S 2560 BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- THE ESCHEATMENT OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRIES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 30 2010-S 2647 SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence. 31 2010-S 2761 SUB A BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.


32 2010-S 2882 BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 33 2010-S 2894 BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 34 2010-S 2896 BY Blais ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 35 2010-S 2173 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NEW ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL CONSORTIUM Ordered on the Calendar Francis P. McCabe Clerk of the House Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Documents

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations JOURNALwebserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Journals10/HouseJournals10/HJournal6-02.pdfmeasure, with recommendation of passage: Senate Resolution