STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

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1 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS JANUARY SESSION of the General Assembly begun and held at the State House in the City of Providence on Tuesday, the third day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twelve. Volume 139, No.61 Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Sixty-first Legislative Day The Senate meets pursuant to adjournment and is called to order by the Honorable M. Teresa Paiva Weed, President of the Senate, at 4:28 o clock P.M. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 38 Senators present and 0 Senators absent as follows: PRESENT 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. ABSENT 0: INVOCATION The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Sheehan to deliver the invocation. (See Appendix for Invocation) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Sheehan to lead the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. APPROVAL OF RECORD The Senate Journal of the Fifty-ninth Legislative Day of the 2012 proceedings is read in part.

2 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Upon suggestion of Senator Sheehan and by unanimous consent, further reading of the Journal is dispensed with and the Journal approved as recorded. GUESTS Upon suggestion of Senator Moura and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber Matt Guerra of Lincoln and Bill Perry of Cumberland. Upon suggestion of Senator DiPalma and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber Robert Silva, Esq. Upon suggestion of Senator Metts and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber Ed Cooley, Head Coach of the Providence College Men s Basketball Team, Andre LaFleur, Associate Head Coach, Bob Simon, Assistant Coach, Brian Blaney, Assistant Coach, Mike Jackson, Coordinator of Basketball Operations, Kevin Kurbec, Associate Director of Player Development and Video Operations, Bryan Van Pattern, Team Trainer and Tom Connor. NEW BUSINESS Senate Resolution No BY Paiva Weed ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING BRUCE MCINTYRE FOR HIS HEROIC ACTIONS {LC2805/1} Senator DiPalma requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted. Senator DiPalma moves passage, seconded by Senator Lynch. The resolution is read and passed, upon a voice vote. Senate Resolution No BY Pichardo, Picard, Hodgson, Crowley, Jabour ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENTS OF RHODE ISLAND'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN RHODE ISLAND {LC2705/1} Senator Pichardo requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted.

3 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senator Pichardo moves passage, seconded by Senators DiPalma, Lynch, Picard, Hodgson, Crowley, Jabour, Pinga and Metts. The resolution is read and passed, upon a voice vote. Senate Resolution No BY Pichardo ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 20TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE REV. DR. AND MRS. CARL H. BALARK'S SERVICE TO THE EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH {LC2554/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. Senate Bill No BY O`Neill ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLY {LC2817/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Finance. IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012: CALENDAR S 2838 SUB A BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Upon suggestion of Senator Goodwin and without objection, ordered to be placed at the bottom of the Calendar S 3034 SUB A BY Hodgson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

4 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senator Hodgson moves passage, seconded by Senators Shibley and Moura. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 37 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 37: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2513 BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Senator Walaska moves passage, seconded by Senators Gallo, Lynch, McCaffrey and Shibley. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2580 SUB A BY Tassoni 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. Senator Tassoni moves passage, seconded by Senator Crowley. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, upon a roll call vote with 29 Senators voting in the affirmative and 8 Senators voting in the negative as follows:

5 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 YEAS- 29: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Nesselbush, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 8: Senators Algiere, Bates, Hodgson, Kettle, Maher, Moura, Pinga, Shibley S 2667 BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIR SHOPS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Senator Goodwin moves passage, seconded by Senators Jabour, McCaffrey, Gallo, Bates, and Lynch. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2770 SUB A BY Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Jabour moves passage, seconded by Senators Metts, McCaffrey, Perry, Pichardo, Miller, Gallo and Lynch. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska.

6 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, S 3045 SUB A BY Felag ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICALLY NECESSARY MENTAL HEALTH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Committee on Health & Human Services recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Felag moves passage, seconded by Senators Lynch and DiPalma. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 3059 BY Perry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT Committee on Health & Human Services recommends passage. Senator Perry moves passage, seconded by Senators Miller, Hodgson and Kettle. Senators Shibley, Miller and Jabour discuss the act. The act is read and passed, upon a roll call vote with 36 Senators voting in the affirmative and 2 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 36: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 2: Senators Pinga, Shibley.

7 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, S 3058 BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - MERIT SYSTEM Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs recommends passage. Senator Felag moves passage, seconded by Senators DiPalma, Perry, Lynch, Metts and Crowley. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2035 SUB A BY Tassoni ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - DOGS Committee on Environment & Agriculture recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Tassoni moves passage, seconded by Senators Moura, Pinga and Sosnowski. Senators Maher and Sosnowski discuss the act. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, upon a roll call vote with 35 Senators voting in the affirmative and 3 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 35: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 3: Senators Fogarty, Kettle, Maher.

8 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, S 2870 SUB A BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - COUNCILS AND GOVERNING BODIES Committee on Environment & Agriculture recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator DiPalma moves passage, seconded by Senators Sosnowski and Ruggerio. Senators Kettle and DiPalma discuss the act. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, upon a roll call vote with 26 Senators voting in the affirmative and 12 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 26: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Nesselbush, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 12: Senators Algiere, Bates, DeVall, Felag, Hodgson, Kettle, Maher, Moura, O Neill, Ottiano, Pinga, Shibley S 2198 SUB A BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE INVESTMENT COMMISSION -- INVESTMENTS IN IRAN Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Miller moves passage, seconded by Senators Perry, Hodgson and Kettle. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska.

9 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, S 2241 SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- EXCISE ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Walaska moves passage, seconded by Senator Lynch. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2465 BY Tassoni ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RENTAL VEHICLE SURCHARGE Committee on Finance recommends passage. Senator Tassoni moves passage, seconded by Senators Ruggerio, Pichardo and DaPonte. Senators Maher, Tassoni and DaPonte discuss the act. The act is read and passed, upon a roll call vote with 31 Senators voting in the affirmative and 7 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 31: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Nesselbush, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 7: Senators Cote, Kettle, Maher, Moura, O Neill, Sheehan, Shibley.

10 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, S 2570 SUB A BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Sosnowski moves passage, seconded by Senators Miller, DaPonte and Lombardo. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2876 BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT - CRANSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Committee on Finance recommends passage. Senator Miller moves passage, seconded by Senators Gallo, Ruggerio and Lanzi. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 37 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 37: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2928 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAXATION OF FARM, FOREST AND OPEN SPACE LAND Committee on Finance recommends passage.

11 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senator Sosnowski moves passage, seconded by Senators Crowley, Kettle, Maher and Hodgson. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 3043 BY Ottiano ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PORTSMOUTH PROPERTY TAX BILL Committee on Finance recommends passage. Senator Ottiano moves passage, seconded by Senator DiPalma. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 3044 BY Felag ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS Committee on Finance recommends passage. Senator Felag moves passage, seconded by Senators Bates and Tassoni. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill,

12 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 3056 BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION Committee on Finance recommends passage. Senator Goodwin moves passage, seconded by Senators Ruggerio, Jabour, Pichardo and Sheehan. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 3057 BY Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - HOISTING ENGINEERS Committee on Housing & Municipal Government recommends passage. Senator Fogarty moves passage, seconded by Senators Tassoni and Kettle. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska.

13 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, S 2480 SUB B BY Perry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence. Senator Perry moves passage, seconded by Senator Crowley. The bill marked Substitute B is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 37 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative and 1 Senator abstaining as follows: YEAS- 37: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. ABSTAINED- 1: Senator Ottiano S 2730 SUB A BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence. Senator McCaffrey moves passage, seconded by Senator Maher. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2841 SUB A as amended BY Perry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence.

14 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senator Perry moves passage, seconded by Senators Miller and Kettle. Senators Moura and Perry discuss the act. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, as amended, in concurrence, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, upon a roll call vote with 35 Senators voting in the affirmative and 2 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 35: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni. NAYS- 2: Senators Pinga, Shibley S 3015 as amended BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence. Senator McCaffrey moves passage, seconded by Senators Lynch, Ruggerio, Felag and Jabour. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, as amended, in concurrence, upon a roll call vote with 36 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 36: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2375 SUB A BY Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - PAYMENT OF WAGES Committee on Labor recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Lynch moves passage, seconded by Senators DiPalma, Lanzi, Ruggerio, Fogarty and Metts. Senator Algiere discusses the act.

15 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 37 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative and 1 Senator abstaining as follows: YEAS- 37: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. ABSTAINED- 1: Senator Picard. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES Senator Goodwin requests that Senate Rule 3.3, 4.5, , , 6.1, 6.2, 6.4-3, 6.5, 7.6, 7.10, 9.4 be suspended is read and passed upon a roll call vote with 31 Senators voting in the affirmative and 7 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 31: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Nesselbush, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 7: Senators Hodgson, Kettle, Maher, Moura, O Neill, Pinga, Shibley. FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A message from the House of Representatives transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measure: House Bill No SUB A BY Ucci, Winfield ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - UNFAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES (would delete the section of law which requires that an insured or claimant be promptly informed by the insurer of his or her free choice in the selection of an auto body repair shop) {LC1801/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. RECESS Upon motion of Senator Goodwin, seconded by Senator Algiere, the Senate stands at recess at 5:38 o'clock P.M.

16 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 CALLED TO ORDER The Senate is called to order by the Honorable M. Teresa Paiva Weed, President of the Senate, on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at 6:54 o clock P.M. COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Senator McCaffrey from the Committee on Judiciary, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: House Bill No BY Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC2792/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. House Bill No BY Jackson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable Deborah O. Stiewing to join Cassandra C. Lukeris and David Earle in marriage on or about October 20, 2012, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island) {LC2770/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. House Bill No BY Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable Timothy M. Bibaud to join Laura O Brien and Alfonso Payne in marriage on or about August 10, 2012, within the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island) {LC2778/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar.

17 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 House Bill No BY Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Susan Perkins to join Tori-Lynn Heaton and Jason Lee Wiebenga in marriage on or about June 22, 2012, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island) {LC2784/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. House Bill No BY Slater ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable David A. Salvatore to join Michele Lyn Fournier and Paul Brian Slade in marriage within the City of Providence, Rhode Island, on or about September 14, 2012.) {LC2746/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. House Bill No BY Malik ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Robert J. Oliveira to join Nancy Elizabeth Amaral and Paul Arthur Hanson in marriage within the Town of Warren, Rhode Island, on or about August 16, 2012.) {LC2735/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. Senate Resolution No SUB A (Attorney General) BY Doyle, Gallo, DiPalma, Tassoni ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION LEGISLATION IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND {LC470/A/4} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar.

18 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senate Bill No SUB A BY McCaffrey, Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - EVIDENCE {LC969/A/2} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. Senate Bill No BY Bates, Ottiano, Cote ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (would exempt land held by nonprofit corporations for cemetery purposes from adverse possession or prescription) {LC464/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. Senate Bill No SUB A (by request) BY Sosnowski, Nesselbush, Walaska, Bates, Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON REAL PROPERTY (would specify who may bring or intervene in a court action affecting a conservation restriction held by a private law trust.) {LC795/A/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. Senate Bill No SUB A as amended (Attorney General) BY Sheehan, McCaffrey, Hodgson, O`Neill, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS {LC2012/A/3} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar.

19 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senate Bill No SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS (would provide for the mandatory minimum 2 year revocation of an operator's license when convicted of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury) {LC490/A/1} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. Senate Bill No SUB A BY Pichardo, Paiva Weed, Algiere, Ruggerio, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES {LC2091/A/5} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. House Bill No SUB B (Governor) BY Blazejewski, Fox, Ajello, Marcello, Edwards ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES (would impose a regulatory structure relating to the sources of political spending.) {LC2090/B/2} Read and ordered to be place don the Consent Calendar. FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A message from the House of Representatives transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures: House Bill No SUB A as amended BY Ucci, Fellela, Petrarca, Marcello, Carnevale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION (would set forth the composition, purpose and powers of the citizens advisory board to the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation) {LC2706/A/2} Read and ordered to the Committee on Environment and Agriculture.

20 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 House Bill No SUB A BY Marcello, Williams ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS (would allow an applicant for a nursing home administrator s license from another jurisdiction to qualify for a license in Rhode Island) {LC2304/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Health and Human Services. House Bill No SUB A BY Nunes, Tanzi, Marcello, Hearn, Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (allow brewers & winegrowers to sell at farmer's markets & increase the amounts of ingredients imported to produce double the amounts of wine currently allowable during first years of operation. Also establish a farmer-brewer license) {LC932/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs. House Bill No SUB A BY Carnevale, Williams, Palumbo, Marcello, DeSimone ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - SAMPLE TASTINGS (would expand the alcoholic beverages that may be used for sample tastings to include liquors, cordials and alcohol) {LC913/A/2} Read and ordered to the Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs. House Bill No SUB A BY Keable, Winfield, Jackson, Edwards, Guthrie ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES (would exempt the sale of a mobile and manufactured home in a resident-owned community from any excise tax) {LC1690/A/2} Read and ordered to be place on the Consent Calendar.

21 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 House Bill No SUB A BY Ucci, Walsh, Fellela, Carnevale, O`Neill ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING (would require the disclosure by state agencies of certain labor-related information necessary to investigate certain violations pursuant to this chapter.) {LC1624/A/2} Read and ordered to be place on the Consent Calendar. House Bill No SUB A BY Palumbo, Morrison, Corvese, Naughton, Coderre ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (would include coverage for psychology, psychiatry and pharmaceutical services.) {LC681/A/2} Read and ordered to be place on the Consent Calendar. House Bill No SUB A BY Ucci, Corvese, Winfield, Walsh, Williams ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (would provide that records of a personal nature relating to employees of contractors and subcontractors working on public works projects are not public records.) {LC1625/A/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Consent Calendar. House Bill No BY Cimini, Slater, Williams, Blazejewski, Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT RELATING TO JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY {LC1330/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Consent Calendar.

22 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senate Bill No SUB B BY O`Neill, Perry, Gallo, Ottiano, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - LICENSING OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS {LC1474/B/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. House Bill No BY Tomasso, Chippendale, Guthrie, Nunes, Serpa ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF COVENTRY TO FINANCE AIR QUALITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ENGINEERING COSTS, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR {LC2126/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. House Bill No BY Williams, Edwards, Carnevale, Fellela, Hull ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS (allow individuals who receive a lump sum settlement from workers comp. to subsequently apply for temporary disability benefits as long as the sickness/illness is different from the one for which the individual was paid workers comp.) {LC2430/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. House Bill No SUB A as amended BY Naughton, Slater, Valencia, Martin, Diaz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS {LC1750/A/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Consent Calendar.

23 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 House Bill No BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES (provide contracts for the purchase & sale of real estate would have to provide that potential purchaser(s) would be permitted a 10 day period to conduct an inspection of the property before purchaser becomes obligated under the contract to purchase.) {LC1369/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Consent Calendar. House Bill No SUB A as amended BY Ferri, Bennett, Edwards, Marcello, Valencia ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT (would create The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act which would exempt from liability any person who administers an opioid antagonist to another person to prevent a drug overdose.) {LC761/A/6} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. House Bill No SUB A BY Melo, Silva, McNamara, Gallison, San Bento ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (would exempt ambulatory care facilities established by hospitals from the licensing requirements of health care facilities) {LC1843/A/3} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. Senate Bill No SUB A as amended (Public Utilities Commission) BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC MOTOR VEHICLES (would establish a minimum charge for transportation services provided by public motor vehicles.) {LC1291/A/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar.

24 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senate Bill No SUB B as amended BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS {LC907/B/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. House Resolution No BY Mattiello ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS {LC2772/1} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. House Bill No SUB A as amended BY Melo, San Bento, Jackson, Petrarca, Mattiello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO REVENUE PROTECTION (would make several amendments regarding gaming in RI and specifically table/would provide for the regulation of table gaming/also would revise the allocation of revenue in the event table gaming is approved at Newport Grand/Twin River by appropriate vote) {LC2713/A/7} Read and ordered to be place on the Calendar. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Senator DaPonte from the Committee on Finance, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measure: Senate Bill No SUB A BY Goodwin, Bates, Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO REVENUE PROTECTION (would make amendments regarding gaming in RI, specifically table. Would provide for the regulation of table gaming, also Would Revise The Allocation Of Revenue In The Event Table gaming is approved at Newport Grand and/or Twin River by appropriate vote.) {LC2714/A/4} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

25 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 CALENDAR S 3001 SUB A BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO REVENUE PROTECTION Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Goodwin moves passage, seconded by Senators Bates, Ruggerio, Moura, Walaska, Crowley, Felag, Nesselbush, Fogarty, Ciccone and Sosnowski. Senators Algiere, Goodwin, Moura and DiPalma discuss the act. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 34 Senators voting in the affirmative and 1 Senator voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 34: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 1: Senator Hodgson H 8213 SUB A as amended BY Melo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO REVENUE PROTECTION Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence. Senator Goodwin moves passage, seconded by Senators Felag, Ciccone, Ruggerio, Sosnowski and Crowley. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, as amended, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 34 Senators voting in the affirmative and 1 Senator voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 34: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 1: Senator Hodgson.

26 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 RECESS Upon motion of Senator Goodwin, seconded by Senator Algiere, the Senate stands at recess at 7:10 o'clock P.M. CALLED TO ORDER The Senate is called to order by the Honorable M. Teresa Paiva Weed, President of the Senate, on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at 8:44 o clock P.M. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Senator DaPonte from the Committee on Finance, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measure: Senate Bill No BY O`Neill ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLY {LC2817/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. COMMITTEE ON LABOR Senator Fogarty, from the Committee on Labor, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: Senate Bill No BY Maher, Ciccone, O`Neill, Pinga, Sheehan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND DUMBWAITERS {LC2597/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No SUB A BY Nesselbush, Fogarty, DeVall, Perry, Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WAGES {LC1759/A/3} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

27 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senate Bill No SUB A BY Miller, Lanzi, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - PAYMENT OF WAGES (would amend several provisions of the general laws pertaining to the payment of wages and would set forth a hearing procedure for alleged violations of chapters and 28-14) {LC1278/A/3} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS Senator Miller from the Committee on Corporations, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measure: Senate Bill No SUB A BY Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Bates, Walaska, Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (would prohibit credit bureaus doing business in this state from using all or part of a consumer's social security number as the exclusive factor in credit report identity determination.) {LC1316/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Senator McCaffrey from the Committee on Judiciary, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: Senate Resolution No SUB A as amended BY Metts, Jabour, Crowley, Pichardo, Doyle ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EVICTION PROTECTION FOR TENANTS AND HOMEOWNERS POST FORECLOSURE (would provide a tenant of a foreclosed property greater protection against eviction.) {LC747/A/3} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

28 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Senate Bill No SUB A BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY - TRANSFER FEES (would prohibit transfer fees based solely upon the resale/subsequent transfer of real property and would further exempt housing developers connected with sect (6)/conservative restrictions as defined in sect ) {LC674/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. House Bill No SUB A BY Gallison, Silva, Serpa, Morrison, Malik ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY - TRANSFER FEES (would prohibit transfer fees based solely upon the resale or subsequent transfer of real property / would further exempt housing developers connected with section (6) and conservative restrictions as defined in section ) {LC272/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES -- POWERS OF FIDUCIARIES {LC985/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A message from the House of Representatives transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures: Senate Bill No SUB A as amended BY DeVall, Crowley, Tassoni ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - ASSAULTS (would provide that strangling another person would be a felony assault, and that strangling, when committed by one family or household member against another, is a crime of domestic violence) {LC184/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

29 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 House Bill No SUB A as amended BY Marcello, Ajello, Reilly, Hearn, Malik ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (would amend the access to public records requirements by ordering compliance with a request to take place within 7 business days and up to an additional 20 business days once it is shown that the request is of a voluminous nature.) {LC1232/A/4} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. House Bill No SUB A BY McLaughlin, Hull, Dickinson, MacBeth, Menard ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (would provide for the designation of certain memorials as category one memorial items. By definition, such memorials would have a secular traditional, cultural, or community recognition and/or value, and would not constitute...) {LC2567/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No SUB A BY DaSilva, Coderre, Ruggiero, Walsh, Johnston ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - ASSAULTS (would make domestic assault by strangulation a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty years.) {LC842/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No BY Keable, Mattiello, Melo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS {LC2807/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Finance.

30 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 CALENDAR S 2652 SUB A BY Sheehan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Senator Sheehan moves passage, seconded by Senators McCaffrey and Hodgson. Senator Sheehan seconded by Senator McCaffrey, offers the following written motion to amend. F L O O R A M E N D M E N T TO S 2652 SUBSTITUTE A AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS Madam President: I hereby move to amend S 2652 SUBSTITUTE A, entitled "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS", as follows: 1. On page 2, line 16, by deleting the language "al." and inserting in place thereof the language "seq." 2. On page 5, lines 21 to 23, by deleting all of the language on said lines. 3. On page 7, line 9, by deleting the language "and", and inserting in place thereof the language "or". 4. On page 9, line 8, after the language "chapter", by deleting the period ".", and restoring the language "and," and deleting the language "the court". 5. On page 9, line 9, after the language "plaintiff", by inserting a period ".". 6. On page 9, line 9, by deleting the language "if the court determines that the". 7. On page 9, line 10, by deleting the language "defendant's case lacked a grounding in fact or in existing law or a good faith argument for". 8. On page 9, line 11, by deleting the language "extension, modification, or reversal of existing law". 9. On page 9, line 17, by deleting the language "either party". 10. On page 9, line 17, by deleting the language "from". 11. On page 9, line 18, by deleting the language "the court" and inserting in place thereof the following: "if the court determines that the defendant's case lacked grounding in fact or in existing law or a good faith argument for

31 S.J JOURNAL Tuesday, June 12, 2012 extension, modification or reversal of existing law". 12. On page 9, line 34, after the language "officer", by inserting the following language ", unless doing so would identify an undercover officer." Respectfully submitted, SENATOR SHEEHAN The motion to amend prevails upon a roll call vote with 35 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 35: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DeVall, DiPalma, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. Senator Sheehan moves passage of the act, as amended, seconded by Senators McCaffrey, Hodgson and Gallo. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, as amended, upon a roll call vote with 37 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 37: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour, Kettle, Lanzi, Lombardo, Lynch, Maher, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Moura, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Shibley, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska S 2328 SUB B as amended BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence. Senator Felag moves passage, seconded by Senator Bates. The bill marked Substitute B is read and passed, as amended, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 37 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 37: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Ciccone, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Hodgson, Jabour,