COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL

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1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL MONDAY, MAY 8, 2000 SESSION OF TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 29 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House convened at 1 p.m., e.d.t. THE SPEAKER MATTHEW J. RYAN PRESIDING PRAYER The SPEAKER. The prayer today will be sung by our Chaplain, the Reverend Juliann Pugh. REV. JULIANN PUGH, Chaplain of the House of Representatives and pastor of Camp Hill Presbyterian Church, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, sang the following prayer: Singing "Faithful To Me": You have told me, Lord, what pleases You, To act justly and love mercy and walk humbly, too. I m reminded of the things You ve always said were in Your heart, I know that I have yet to go that far. I want to live my life in glory to You, Lord, That each and every day I ll love You more. I pray I ll die for You, the one that I adore, That someday I may hear, the words I hold so dear, Well done, my child, you have believed. You ve been faithful to me. There are words of truth, I long to say. There is healing that may never come, unless I pray. There are works of love and courage that, Lord, only You can do. I m willing, oh, I yearn to be like You. I want to live my life in glory to You, Lord, That each and every day I ll love You more. I pray I ll die for You, the one that I adore, That someday I may hear, the words I hold so dear, Well done, my child, you have believed. You ve been faithful to me. I know that one day, I ll look at You, And I long to see the pleasure in Your eyes. I pray I ll die for You, the one that I adore, That someday I may hear, the words I hold so dear, Well done, my child, you have believed. You ve been faithful to me. You ve been faithful to me. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and visitors. JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the Journal of Thursday, May 4, 2000, will be postponed until printed. The Chair hears no objection. SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE The clerk of the Senate, being following bills for concurrence: SB 537, PN 546 introduced, presented the Referred to Committee on CONSUMER AFFAIRS, May 8, SB 714, PN 778 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, May 8, SB 1410, PN 1843 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, May 8, SB 1417, PN 1864 Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, May 8, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS OF SPONSORS The SPEAKER. The Chair acknowledges receipt of additions and deletions for sponsorships of bills, which the clerk will file. Copy of list is on file with the Journal clerk. GUESTS INTRODUCED The SPEAKER. The Chair is pleased to welcome to the hall of the House today, as the guests of Representative Scot Chadwick, a group of Boy Scouts from Troop 89 of Le Raysville, under the leadership of Melody Boatman, and they are here as the guests of the gentleman from

2 982 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY8 Bradford County. Would these guests please rise; the Boy Scouts from Bradford County, please rise. Here today as the guest of Representative Grucela, seated to the left of the Speaker, is James Kresge, who today received the Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell award. Would this gentleman please rise. He is from Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania. James; to the left of the Chair. The Chair is pleased to welcome to the hail of the House today, as his guests, twins Frances and Bill Day of Thornton, Pennsylvania. They are here with their parents, Jonathan- Pardon me. They are here with their parents- I got that just backwards; that is the way I always do things. Frances and Bill Day are the parents, and they are here with their two sons, Jonathan and Christopher, who are serving as guest pages. Would the twins please rise; the parents, too. Here today as the guest of Representative Sather is Michael Cohenour. He is a participant in a career shadowing program. He is seated to the left of the Chair, together with his parents and his sister, who are seated in the gallery. Would these folks please rise. We have a number of guests today. Seated in the gallery is the Defranco Elementary School of Bangor, here today as the guests of Representative Grucela. Would these guests please rise. Here today as the guests of Representative Gladeck are two guest pages, Jaclyn and Tommy Schnell. Their mother, Lorraine, is seated in the gallery. Would the family please rise. The Chair is pleased to welcome to the hall of the House today, as the guests of Representative Art Hershey of Chester County, Brendan Martin and Alex Ufier. The parents are seated in the gallery - Kathleen Mary McAneny and Kevin and Stephanie Ufier and Nick Ufier. WoUld these folks please rise. The Chair welcomes Priscilla deleon, president of Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County, here today as the guest of Representatives Freeman and Samuelson, and if Priscilla will excuse both the pronunciation of her last name and the township, it is because of the poor penmanship of either Representative Freeman or Samuelson. But blame them, not me. Would she please rise; there she is. And here as the guest of Representative Connie Williams of Montgomery County, the Chair welcomes Lee Tabas of Bryn Mawr in that county. Lee, would you please rise. Here today as the guests of Representative Dan Clark are several students from the West Snyder High School, serving as guest pages - Kirklyn Wagner and Brent Smith. To the left of the Speaker is Sue Smith, the mother of Brent. Would these guests please rise. LEAVES OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER. The Chair is about to take today s leaves of absence. The majority whip indicates there is no leave requested from the Republican side. The gentleman, Mr. Veon, the whip of the Democratic Caucus, requests leave for the gentleman from Erie, Mr. CAPPABIANCA, for the week; the gentleman from Allegheny, Mr. GIGLIOTTI, for the week; and the gentleman from Philadelphia, Mr. OLIVER, for today s session. Without objection, leaves will be granted. The Chair hears no objection. STRAWBERRY MANSION HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM INTRODUCED The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman, Mr. Cam, desire recognition? The gentleman will yield. Members, please. There are a number of guests with us today. Please. Mr. Cam. Mr. CARN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are many times when we on this floor take note and recognize those champions in our State. Today I would like to present to the House of Representatives the champions of the Philadelphia high school public basketball league, and they are here today as my guests from the Strawberry Mansion High School, and these are the city champions. As we all had the PJAA champions here, I want you to meet the champions of Philadelphia from Strawberry Mansion High School, and also with them are their cheerleaders. Again, thank you for this opportunity, Mr. Speaker COAL QUEEN PRESENTED The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman, Mr. Roberts, come to the desk. Mr. Roberts, come to the desk. Traditionally, the gentleman, Mr. DeWeese, has had the pleasure of introducing the Coal Queen. It appears that Mr. Roberts candidate beat him out this year. But I am going to request the gentleman, Mr. DeWeese, nevertheless, to preside for the purpose of introducing both the guest and Mr. Roberts. Mr. DeWeese. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE H. WILLIAM DeWEESE PRESIDING The SPEAKER pro tempore. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your prevailing magnanimity and your adherence to tradition. Without further ado, I am going to introduce my colleague from Fayette County, Representative Larry Roberts, for the distinct honor of introducing the year 1999 Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen. Mr. Roberts. Mr. ROBERTS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the southwestern part of the State, coal has been king for many, many years, and today, even though we have many fewer numbers of men and women working in the coal fields, we still continue to produce record numbers of tons of coal. Because coal is so important to our area, we in fact have a tradition of selecting a queen to represent the King Coal Association, and young women from all over the area compete for this distinguished honor. In the past, for many years, the queen has come from actually Representative DeWeese s district. Sorry about that, Mr. DeWeese. For the past several years, if you can recall, the Coal Queen has come from the 51st Legislative District, and I am very, very proud again this year to be able to introduce the Coal Queen to you. Our Coal Queen this year is Vanessa Riedmann. She is currently a senior at the Albert Gallatin High School in Uniontown - actually, that is not Uniontown; it is Albert Gallatin - and she is an honor-roll student in the academic program. She is the daughter of Chuck and

3 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 983 Pam Riedmann of Smithfield, and her father in fact is a Casorto Herman Pesci Tigue Cawley Hershey Petrarca Travaglio coal miner working at Enlow Fork. Chadwick Hess Petrone Trello Some of Vanessa s school activities include being an active Civera Horsey Phillips Inch member in the Art Club, the Interact Club, the Drama Club, and Clark Hutchinson Pippy True Clymer Jadlowiec Pistella Tulli the nationally ranked varsity and competition cheerleading Cohen, L. I. James Platts Vance squads. She had also previously participated in the junior and Cohen, M. Josephs Preston Van Home senior high marching bands. Colafella Kaiser Ramos Veon Vanessa has been involved Cornell Keller Raymond Vitali in dance since the age of 3 under Conigan Kenney Readshaw walko the direction of the Houck s Dance Studio in Uniontown, and Costa Kirkland Reinard Washington she has studied many forms of dance, including jazz, ballet, Coy K.rebs Rieger Waters acrobatics, lyrical, tap, and she has been in gymnastics. Cure LaGrotta Roberts Williams She has Dailey Laughlin Robinson Wilt competed in numerous dance competitions winning gold and Daley Lawless Roebuck Wogan silver medals. DaIly Lederer Rohrer Wojnaroski Her hobbies and her interests include drawing, DeLuca painting, Leh Rooney Wright Demey Lescovit? Ross Yewcic reading, listening to music, and Vanessa also enjoys modeling. Dermody Levdansky Rubley Youngblood She has modeled for both local fashion shows and catalogs. Deweese Lucyk Ruffing Yudichak Her future plans include attending a school to pursue a career DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug as a professional makeup artist for motion picture, television, Druce Maitland Santoni photography, and the media. Eachus Major Sather Ryan, Without any further ado, it gives me great, great pleasure to Egoif Manderino Saylor Speaker Evans introduce to the House of Representatives our Coal Queen for this year, Vanessa Riedmann, and I have with me a citation that ADDITIONS-O I would like to present to Vanessa. With Vanessa are her mother and father, Pam Riedmann and Chuck Riedmann, and in fact this year we brought an entourage NOT VOTING-O with us from the southwest. We have Susan Martin - in the back - Kim Bartley, Jean Hockenberry, Sharon Rodavich, and EXCUSED-3 Dana Kublik. Would you all please stand and be recognized, please. Cappabianca Gigliotti Oliver Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. LEAVES ADDED-I THE SPEAKER MATTHEW J. RYAN PRESIDING MASTER ROLL CALL Costa Cappabianca LEAVES CANCELED-I The SPEAKER. The Chair at this time is going to take the master roll call. Members will proceed to vote. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR. GODSHALL The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman, Mr. Godshall, for the purpose of making an announcement. PRESENT-199 Mr. GODSHALL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I could have the members attention just for a minute, Adolph Fairchild Mann Schroder please. Allen Fargo Markosek Schuler Argall Feese Marsico Scrimenti In honor of Tourism Week, the train- Armstrong Fichter Masland Semmel The SPEAKER. The gentleman will yield. Baker Fleagle Mayernik Seyfert The House will please come to order. Guests at the rear of Bard Flick McCall Shaner the House, Barley Forcier McGeehan Smith, B. please. Barrar Frankel McGill Smith, 5. H. Mr. Godshall. Bastian Freeman Mcllhattan Snyder Mr. GODSHALL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Battisto Gannon Mcllhinney Solobay Bebko-Jones Geist McNaughton Staback The train leaving the Amtrak station here in Harrisburg for Belardi George Melio Stairs Lancaster this evening in honor of Tourism Week is going to be Belfanti Gladeck Metcalfe Steelman leaving at 4:30. It has got to be timely. You have been asked to Bennrnghoff Godshall Michlovic Steil Birmelin be there at 4:15. Apparently there was a mixup as to the time, Gordner Micozzie Stern Bishop Grucela Miller. R. Stetler but it is a regularly scheduled Amtrak train. We will have three Blaum Gruitza Miller, S. Stevenson of our own coaches, so there will be food and refreshments on Boyes Habay Mundy Stnitmatter Browne Haluska Myers Sturla board. But we are going to be leaving at 4:30 on a regularly Bunt Hanna Nailor Surra scheduled train, so everybody has to be there no later than 4:30, Butkovitz Harhai Nickol Tangretti preferably arrive at 4:15, so we can make that trip, and we will Buxton Harhart O Brien Taylor. E. Z. Caltagirone Hasay be back here in Harrisburg by 9 o clock tonight. One Taylor, J. Cam Hennessey Perzel Thomas

4 984 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY 8. So we are leaving at 4:15 at the Amtrak station, be back at Clark Hutchinson Pippy True Jaokc Pistella Tulli 9 o clock. I would appreciate everybody being there on time. Thank you. Cohen, M. Josephs Preston Van Home The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. Colafella Kaiser Ramos Veon Cornell Keller Raymond Vitali Corrigan Kenney Readshaw walko CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTY Costa Kirkland Remand Washington HOMESCHOOL CHOIR PRESENTED y ijtotta is ns Dailey Laughlin Robinson Wilt The SPEAKER. Mr. Armstrong. Daley Lawless Roebuck wogan Daily Lederer Rohrer Wojnaroski Mr. ARMSTRONG. It s my pleasure this morning to be able DeLuca Leh. Rooney Wrighi to introduce to you a group of young men who will be smging Dempsey Lcscovitz Ross Yewcic in commemoration of this week, being homeschool week, a Dermody. Levdansky Rubley Youngblood DeWeese Lucyk Rufling Yudichak resolution that we passed last week unanimously. DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman The young men s ensemble is from the Central Lancaster Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug County Homeschool Choir, and it consists of Eric Kucks, Druce Maitland Santoni Eachus Major Sather Ryan, Jonathan Hughes, Jonathan Huber, Ryan Hughes, Egoif Manderino Saylor Speaker David Cocherham, Kevin Hershberger, and directed by Evans Lorie LaSala. She is their director. She is not going to get up here, but she is sitting back in the corner over there. So they are going to sing two numbers for us. Thank you, gentlemen. NAYS-0 NOT VOTING-O A musical program was presented. CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Ms. ORIE called up HR 478, PN 3448, entitled: EXCUSED-3 Cappabianca Gigliotti Oliver The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question in the affrnnative and the resolution was A Resolution designating the month of October as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. On the question Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. DEMPSEY called up HR 479, PN 3449, entitled: A Resolution designating May 13, 2000, as "Food Drive Day" in Pennsylvania; and commending the National Association of Letter Carriers. ThA5199 Adolph Fairchild Will the House adopt the resolution? Mann Schroder Allen Fargo Markosek Schuler Argall Feese Marsico Scnimenti Armstrong Fichter Masland Semmel Baker Fleagle Mayemik Seyfert Bard Flick McCall Shaner YEAS-198 Barley Forcier McGeehan Smith, B. Barrar Frankel McGill Smith, S. H. Adolph Evans Mann Schroder Bastian Freeman Mcllhaitan Snyder Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler Battisto Gannon Mcllhinney Solobay Argail Fargo Marsico Scnimenti Bebko-Jones Geist McNaughton Staback Armstrong Feese Masland Semmel Belardi George Melio Stairs Baker Fichter Mayernik Seyfert Belfanti Gladeck Metcalfe Steelman Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner Benninghoff Godshall Michlovic Steil Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. Birmelin Gordner Micozzie Stern Barrar Forcier McGill Smilh, S. H. Bishop Grucela Miller, R. Stetler Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder Blaum Gruitza Miller. S. Stevenson Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Boyes Habay Mundy Stritimauer BebkoJones Gannon McNaughton Staback Browne Haluska Myers Sturla Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Bunt Hanna Nailor Surra Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Butkovitz Harhai Nickol Tangretti Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil Buxton Harhart O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stern Caltagirone Hasay One Taylor, j. Bishop Gordner Miller, R. Stetler Cam Hennessey Perzel Thomas Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson Casorio Herman Pesci Tigue Boyes Gruitza Mundy Stnittmatter Cawley Hershey Petrarca Travaglio Browne Habay Myers Sturla Chadwick Hess Petrone Trello Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra Civera Horsey Phillips Tnich Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti

5 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 985 Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Birmelin Gordner Micozzie Stem Caltagirone Harhart One Taylor, J. Bishop Grucela Miller, R. Stetler Cam Hasay Perzel Thomas Blaum Gruitza Miller. S. Stevenson Casonio Hennessey Pesci Tigue Boyes Habay Mundy Strittmatter Cawley Herman Petrarca Travaglio Browne Haluska Myers Sturla Chadwick Hershey Petrone Trello Bunt Hanna Nailor Surra Civera Hess Phillips Trich Butkovitz Harhai Nickol Tangretti Clark Horsey Pippy True Buxton Harhart O Bnen Taylor, B. Z. Clymer Hutchinson Pistella Tulli Caltagirone Hasay One Taylor,.1. Cohen, L. I. Jadlowiec PlatEs Vance Cam Hennessey Perzel Thomas Cohen. M. James Preston Van Home Casorio Herman Pesci Tigue Colafella Josephs Ramos Veon Cawley Hershey Petrarca Travaglio Cornell Kaiser Raymond Vitali Chadwick Hess Petrone Trello Corrigan Keller Readshaw Walko Civera Horsey Phillips Trich Costa Kenney Reinard washington Clark Hutchinson Pippy True Coy Krebs Rieger waters Clymer Jadlowiec Pistella Tulli Curiy LaGrotta Roberts Williams Cohen, L. I. James Platts Vance Dailey Laughlin Robinson Wilt Cohen, M. Josephs Preston Van Home Daley Lawless Roebuck Wogan Colafella Kaiser Ramos Veon Daily Lederer Rohrer Wojnaroski Cornell Keller Raymond Vitali DeLuca Leh Rooney Wright Corrigan Kenney Readshaw Walko Dempsey Lescovitz Ross Yewcic Costa Kirkland Reinard Washington Dermody Levdansky Rubley Youngblood Coy Krebs Rieger Waters DeWeese Lucyk RutTing Yudichak Curry LaGrotta Roberts Williams DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman Dailey Laughlin Robinson Wilt Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug Daley Lawless Roebuck Wogan Druce Maitland Santoni Daily Lederer Rohrer Wojnaroski Eachus Major Sather Ryan, DeLuca Leh Rooney Wright Egolf Manderino Saylor Speaker Dempsey Lescovitz Ross Yewcic Dermody Levdansky Rubley Youngblood DeWeese Lucyk Rufling Yudichak XTAYS DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug NOT VOTING_A Druce Maitland Santoni Eachus Major Saiher Ryan. Kirkland Egolf Evans Manderino Saylor Speaker EXCUSED-3 Cappabianca Gigliotti Oliver The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was adopted. NAYS-O NOT VOTING-0 EXCUSED-3 Cappabianca Gigliotti Oliver The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question Mr. CIVERA called up HR 483, PN 3469, entitled: was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was adopted. A Resolution designating the week of May 8 through 14, 2000, as "Railroad Safety Week" in Pennsylvania. Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. FREEMAN called up HR 484, PN 3485, entitled: A Resolution designating May 12, 2000, as "Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Day" in Pennsylvania. YEAS-I 99 Adolph Fairchild Mann Schroder Will the House adopt the resolution? Argall Feese Marsico The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of this Armstrong Fichter Masland Semmel resolution, the Chair recognizes the gentleman, Mr. Freeman. Baker Fleagie Mayernik Seyfert Mr. FREEMAN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Bard Flick McCall Shaner Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to support HR 484. Barley Forcier McGeehan Smith. B, Barrar Frankel McGill Smith, S. H. HR 484 would designate May 12 as "Chronic Fatigue and Bastian Freeman McI Ihattan Snyder Immune DysfUnction Day" here in Pennsylvania. sornjones on hingn17on Chronic fatigue and immune, dysfunction syndrome, or Belardi George Melio Stairs CFIDS as it is known, is a very debilitating illness which affects Belfanti Gladeck Metcalfe Sieelman some 800,000 Americans. Unfortunately, the disease is very BenninghofT Godshall Michlovic Steil difficult to diagnose, and as such, those who suffer from the

6 986 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY 8 illness have had a very difficult time trying to convince their Eachus Major Sather Ryan, Egolf Manderino Saylor Speaker coworkers, employers, family, friends, and physicians of the Evans debilitating effects of this illness. It is hoped that through this resolution and other efforts to create greater public awareness of CFIDS that we can hopefully make sure that there is proper NAYS-U diagnosis of those who do suffer from CFIDS. I would be remiss if I did not recognize the hard work put NOT VOTING-U forth by Priscilla deleon, who is a guest in our gallery here today, who was recognized earlier by the Speaker. Priscilla is EXCUSED-3 president of Lower Saucon Township s council rn Cappabianca Giglioni Oliver Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County, and she has done extensive work to promote a greater awareness of CFIDS here in America, and I just want to acknowledge her fine efforts The majority having voted in the affinnative, the question on behalf of this resolution. It was actually her idea to put forth was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was this resolution before the House today. So with that I would urge my colleagues to support HR 484. adopted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the question recurring, Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. VAN HORNE called up HR 485, PN 3486, entitled: A Resolution proclaiming May 27, 2000, as "Rachel Carson Day" in Pennsylvania. YEAS-199 Will the House adopt the resolution? Adolph Fairchild Mann Schnoder Allen Fargo Mankosek Schuler Argall Feese Marsico Scrimenti Armstrong Fichter Masland Semmel Baker Fleagie Mayernik Seyfert YEAS-199 Bard Flick McCall Shaner Barley Forcier McGeehan Smith, B. Adolph Fairchild Mann Schroder Barrar Frankel McGill Smith, S. H. Allen Fargo Markosek Schuler Bastian Freeman Mclihattan Snyder Argall Feese Marsico Scnimenti Battisto Gannon Mctlhinney Solobay. Armstrong Fichier Masland Semmel Bebko-Jones Geist McNaughton Staback Baker Fleagle Mayernik Seyfert Belardi George Melio Stairs Bard Flick McCall Shaner Belfanti Gladeck Metcalfe Steelman Barley Forcier McGeehan Smith, B. Benninghoff Godshall Michlovic Steil Ban-ar Frankel McGill Smith, S. H. Birmelin Gordner Micozzie Stem Bastian Freeman Mcllhatian Snyder Bishop Grucela Miller, R. Stetler Battisto Gannon Mcllhinney Solobay Blaum Gruitza Miller, S. Stevenson Bebko-Jones Geisi McNaughton Staback Boyes Habay Mundy Strittmatter Belardi George Melio Stairs Browne Haluska Myers Sturla Belfanti Gladeck Metcalie Steelman Bunt Hanna Nailor Suna Benninghoff Godshall Michlovic Steil Buikovitz Harhai Nickol Tangretti Birmelin Gordner Micozzie Stem Buxton Harhan O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Bishop Grucela Miller, R. Stetler Caltagirone Hasay One Taylor, J Blaum Gruitza Miller, S. Stevenson Cam Hennessey Perzel Thomas Boyes Habay Mundy Sirittmarter Casorio Herman Pesci Tigue Browne Haluska Myers Siurla Cawley Hershey Petrarca Travaglio Bunt Hanna Nailor Surra Chadwick Hess Petrone Trello Butkovitz Hartiai Nickol Tangretti Civera Horsey Phillips Trich Buxton Harhani O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Clark Hutchinson Pippy True Caltagirone Hasay One Taylor, J. Clymer Jadlowiec Pistella Tulli Cain Hennessey Perzel Thomas Cohen, L. I. James Plaits Vance Casorio Herman Pesci Tigue Cohen. M. Josephs Preston Van Home. Cawley Hershey Pecrarca Travaglio Cotafella Kaiser Ramos Veon Chadwick Hess Petrone Trello Cornell Keller Raymond Vitali Civera Horsey Phillips Trich Cornigan Kenney Readshaw Walko Clark Hutchinson Pippy True Costa Kirkland Reinard Washington Clymer Jadlowiec Pistella Tulli Coy Krebs Rieger Waters Cohen, L. I. James Platts Vance Curry LaGrotia Rohenis Williams Cohen, M. Josephs Preston Van Home Dailey Laughlin Robinson Wilt Colafella Kaiser Ramos Veon Daley Lawless Roebuck Wogan Cornell Keller Raymond Vitali Daily Lederer Rohrer Wojnaroski Con-igan Kenney Readshaw Walko DeLuca Leh Rooney Wright Costa Kirkland Reinard Washington Dempsey Lescovitz Ross Yewcic Coy Krebs Rieger Waiers Dermody Levdansky Rubley Youngblood Curry LaGrotta Roberts Williams DeWeese Lucyk Ruffing Yudichak Dailey Laughlin Robinson Will DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman Daley Lawless Roebuck Wogan Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug Daily Lederer Rolirer Wojnanoski Druce Maitland Sanioni DeLuca Leh Rooney Wright

7 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 987 Dempsey Lescovitz Ross Yewcic Derniody Levdansky Rubley Youngblood DeWeese Lucyk Ruffing Yudichak DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug Druce Maitland Santoni Eachus Major Saiher Ryan, Egolf Manderino Saylor Speaker Evans NAYS-U NOT VOTING-U EXCUSED-3 Cappabianca Gigliotti Oliver The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was adopted. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman, Mr. Hess, for the purpose of making an announcement. Mr. HESS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There will be a brief meeting of the Transportation Committee at the rear of the House upon the break. Thank you. FORMER MEMBER WELCOMED The SPEAKER. The Chair is pleased to welcome to the hall of the House today a former member of this House, a member of the Democrat Caucus, Mr. John Cordisco of Bucks County. Mr. Cordisco is seated to the left of the Speaker. Would the gentleman please rise. I am not sure whether that is gray hair, John, or whether you did a number on it, but you are looking very young and spry. Welcome to the House.. MAUREEN FAULKNER INTRODUCED The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman, Mr. O Brien, desire recognition at this time? Mr. O BRIEN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The gentleman will yield. Conferences on the floor of the House, please cease. Conferences on the floor of the House, please cease. Mr. O Brien. Mr. O BRIEN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, rarely in our lives do we meet someone who has immeasurable courage and compassion. I had such an honor many, many years ago to meet an individual who has more courage than anyone I have ever met in my entire lifetime, and I have met some distinguished individuals as I am sure members of this House have. Ladies and gentlemen, today out in Soldiers Grove we are recognizing and honoring all the police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Many years ago this individual, through no quest of her own, has been traveling across the United States in defense of the honor of her husband, who was a police officer who was killed in the line of duty. There are innumerable Hollywood has-beens and others that stand and make a hero out of an individual who is nothing more than a common criminal, and, ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinguished honor to ask you to join me in welcoming Maureen Faulkner, the wife of the honorable Daniel Faulkner. Mr. Speaker, once again I think we should express our gratitude to Maureen Faulkner for all that she does to remind us of the ultimate sacrifice that our men and women in blue risk every day of their lives. And also, with Maureen Faulkner is her mother, Annamae Foley. Mrs. Foley, do you want to stand up, please? Also, we have Mike Lutz, the State president of the FOP. Fraternal Order of Police. Mike. And we have Paul McCommons, the vice president of the State FOP. Once again, I do not think that this chamber has ever been graced with a more wonderful presence than that of Maureen Faulkner. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Barley, do you have an announcement to make? Mr. BARLEY. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to call for a meeting of the Appropriations Committee immediately upon recess in the majority Appropriations Committee meeting room. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Cohen, do you have a caucus announcement? Mr. COHEN. Yes. Mr. Speaker, there will be a meeting of the Democratic Caucus immediately upon the recess. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS The SPEAKER. Mr. Fargo, a caucus announcement? Mr. FARGO. Yes, Mr. Speaker. There will be a Republican caucus, and in order to allow time for the two committee meetings, we will start at 10 minutes after 2 and plan on being back on the floor for additional votes at 3 o clock. Thank you. The SPEAKER. Mr. Cohen, is 3 o clock all right with you? Mr. COHEN. As far as I know. The SPEAKER. Any further announcements? HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING The SPEAKER. Mr. O Brien. Mr. O BRIEN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There will be a meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee immediately in the rear of the House. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman.

8 988 LEGISLATIVE JOURNA&-HOUSE MAY 8 RECESS These young men are students of the Christian School of York and members of the Teenage Republicans organization of The SPEAKER. Anything further? York County. Would the guests please rise. The guests are Hearing nothing, this House will stand in recess until hiding. 3 o clock. RECESS EXTENDED BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES, CONSIDERED FIRST TIME, AND TABLED The time of recess was extended until 3:30 p.m. RB 594, PN 3496 Amended By Rep. STAIRS AFTER RECESS The time of recess having expired, the House was called to order. BILLS REMOVED FROM TABLE An Act authorizing agreements between institutions of the State System of Higher Education and municipalities; providing for payments and certain legal services; imposing additional powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making an appropriation. EDUCATION. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. RB 2343, PN 3497 Amended By Rep. STAIRS Mr. PERZEL. Mr. Speaker, I move that the following bills An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 P.L.30, No.14, be removed from the table: known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for a patent teacher involvement program; and making an appropriation. HB 159; HB 340; HB 839; EDUCATION. HB* 1549; MB 1785; RB 2503, PN 3498 Amended By Rep. GEIST HB 1902; An Act designating a portion of U.S. Route I in Philadelphia HB 2130; County as the Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Memorial Highway. HB 2218; and MB TRANSPORTATION. Will the House agree to the motion? Motion was agreed to. BILLS TABLED The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. Mr. PER.ZEL. Mr. Speaker, I move that the following House bills be returned to the table: BILL REPORTED AND REREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND YOUTH RB 2517, PN 3487 By Rep. O BRIEN An Act requiring coroners and medical examiners to perform autopsies and investigations in certain cases involving the sudden and unexplained death of young children; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Health; and providing certain funding assistance to counties. HB 159; HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. HB 340; HB 839; BILLS REREPORTED FROM COMMITTEE HB 1549; HB 1785; HB 190, RN 178 MB 1902; HB 2130; An Act prohibiting any municipal pension or retirement system in HB 2218; and a city of the first class from denying certain benefits to surviving MB spouses of police officers or certain employees upon a subsequent remarriage of the surviving spouse; and making repeals. Will the House agree to the motion? Motion was agreed to. RB 483, RN 1958 GUESTS INTRODUCED An Act establishing a community trust for persons with severe chronic disabilities; and establishing the Community Trust Fund. The SPEAKER. The Chair is pleased to welcome to the hail of the House today, as guest pages for the gentleman from York County, Mr. Saylor, Chris Nelson and Josh Johnson.

9 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 989 RB 573, PN 599 An Act amending the act of February I, P.L.1656, No.581, known as The Borough Code, changing gender-specific references to members of the governing body; and making editorial changes. HB 661, RN 699 An Act repealing the act of March 17, 1925 P.L.38, No.24, entitled "An act for the promotion of the safety of the traveling public by authorizing counties and townships to purchase or condemn, by the right of eminent domain, property and lands along highways, so as to eliminate dangerous curves and widen narrow highways." RB 819, RN 877 An Act amending the act of April 27, 1927 P.L.465, No.299, referred to as the Fire and Panic Act, further providing for school tobacco control. RB 879, RN 1890 An Act amending the act of August 9, 1955 P.L.323, No.130, known as The County Code, authorizing the county commissioners to appoint a county historian. HB 1159, RN 1312 An Act amending the act of May I, 1933 P.L. 103, No.69, known as The Second Class Township Code, increasing per diem allowance for township officials to $50. HB 1161, RN 1314 An Act amending the act of December 20, 1967 P.L.869, No.385, known as the Public Works Contractors Bond Law of 1967, further providing for enforcement of claims and for financial security to be provided by contractors and bidders. RB 1537, RN 1854 An Act providing for disclosure of HIV-related information to coroners and medical examiners. RB 1813, RN 2222 An Act repealing the act of May 21, 1943 P.L.271, No.124, entitled "An act validating certain expenditures heretofore made by county commissioners in order to furnish filing cabinets or other office equipment to rationing boards." RB 2083, RN 2698 An Act amending the act of June 29, 1996 P.L.434. No.67, known as the Job Enhancement Act, further providing for the Family Savings Account Program. RB 2116, RN 2758 An Act designating U.S. Route 220 within Pennsylvania as the Disabled American Veterans Highway. RB 2152, RN 3416 An Act amending the act of August 21, 1953 P.L.1323, No.373, known as The Notary Public Law, further providing for limitation on powers and for fees. RB 2209, RN 3233 An Act amending the act of December 4, 1996 P.L.893, No.141, known as the Volunteer Health Services Act, allowing doctors with volunteer licenses to prescribe medication to family members. RB 2214, RN 2903 HB 1195, RN 1352 An Act amending the act of October II, 1984 P.L.906, No.179, known as the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program for Nonurban Counties and Certain Other Municipalities, deleting provisions relating to the allocation mechanism. RB 1523, RN 3460 An Act amending Title 54 Names of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for resumption of surname for a party in a divorce action. An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 P.L.882, No.111, known as the Crime Victims Act, further providing for definitions. HB 2268, RN 2998 An Act designating a portion of Routes 22 and 322 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania as the John J. Shumaker Memorial Highway.

10 990 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY8 HR 2313, RN 3294 SB 711, PN 775 An Act providing for certain immunizations in facilities. HR 2463, RN 3343 long-term care An Act authorizing and directing the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, with the approval of the Governor, to convey to William Peter R. Cross and/or his assigns a certain tract of land situated in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, in exchange. for acertain tract of land. SB 598, RN 623 An Act designating a portion of Route 422 in Berks County, Pennsylvania as the Albert Boscov Commemorative Highway. SB 705, RN 765 An Act amending the entitled The First Class compensation. SB 707, RN 767 act of June 24, 1931 P.L.l206, No.331, Township Code, further providing for An Act amending the act of June 24, 1931 P.L.1206, No.331, entitled The First Class Township Code, further providing for certain reimbursement. SB 708, RN 1405 An Act amending the act of May I, 1933 P.L.103, No.69, entitled, as reenacted and amended, The Second Class Township Code, providing for compensation of auditors for attendance at conferences, institutes, schools and conventions. SB 709, RN 769 SB 710, RN 770 An Act amending the act of February I, P.L.1656, No.581, entitled The Borough Code, further providing for borough councils and mayors salaries. An Act amending the act of February I, P.L.1656, No.581, entitled The Borough Code, further providing for the State Association of Boroughs and for regional borough associations. An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 P.L.103, No.69, entitled, as reenacted and amended, The Second Class Township Code, further providing for county associations and the State Association of Township Supervisors. SB 976, RN 1132 An Act requiring the Department of Community and Economic Development to require a certification that a developer has no delinquent municipal taxes within certain taxing districts or outstanding utility bills as part of a grant or loan from the department. SB 1109, RN 1650 An Act amending Title IS Crimes and Offenses of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for discrimination on account of guide or support animal. SB 1130, PN 1726 An Act designating a bridge in Fayette County as the Point Marion Area Veterans Memorial Bridge. SB 1134, RN 1500 An Act authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Ridgway Township Municipal Authority, Elk County, in return for imposition of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands being conveyed to the Ridgway Township Municipal Authority, Elk County, and other consideration. BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION The following bill, having been called up, was considered for the second time and agreed to, and ordered transcribed for third consideration: RB 573, PN 599. SUPRLEMENTAL CALENDAR A BILLS ON THIRD CONSIDERATION The House proceeded to third consideration of RB 483, EN 1958, entitled: An Act establishing a community trust for persons with severe chronic disabilities; and establishing the Community Trust Fund. Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration?

11 I 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 991 Mr. REINARD offered the following amendment No. A1854: Amend Sec. 2, page 2, line 17, by striking out "managing boards of the trust are" and inserting managing board members of the trusts act in a manner Amend Sec. 2, page 3, line 13, by inserting after "income" to be counted in the determination of qualification for any government or entitlement program or Amend Sec. 2, page 3, lines 17 through 20, by striking out all of said lines Amend Sec. 3, page 3, line 25, by inserting after "disability" which may qualify the individual for government benefits or services Amend Sec. 3, page 3, line 26, by striking out all of said line and inserting qualifies as a beneficiary of a community trust and who Amend Sec. 3, page 3, line 27, by striking out "the" where it appears the third time and inserting a Amend Sec. 3, page 3, line 28, by striking out "program" Amend Sec. 3, page 4, by inserting between lines II and 12 4 Supplemental services. Amend Sec. 3, page 4, lines 24 through 30; page 5, lines through 6, by striking out all of lines 24 through 30, page 4, and all of lines I through 5, and "4" in line 6, page 5 and inserting which Amend Sec. 3, pages, by inserting between lines 9 and 10 "Supplemental services." Services which supplement basic support needs provided through government benefits up to the limits of a person s trust account. Amend Sec. 3, page 5, line 13, by inserting after "services" from the trust Amend Sec. 3, page 5, line 16, by striking out "member of the board of a" and inserting nonprofit Amend Sec. 3, page 5, line 18, by striking out "member" and inserting nonprofit corporation Amend Sec. 4, page 5, line 21, by striking out all of said line and inserting a Authorization-A community trust is hereby authorized Amend Sec. 4, pages, line 28, by striking out "21" and inserting 30 Amend Sec. 4, page 6, lines 3 through 7, by striking out all of said lines and inserting d Conflict of interest.-a board member will be required to abstain from participation in discussion or voting on an issue when a conflict of interest arises with the board member on a particular issue or vote. Amend Sec. 5, page 6, line 20, by inserting after "the" where it appears the first time community Amend Sec. 5, page 6, line 23, by inserting after "staff for the operation of the community trust Amend Sec. 5, page 6, line 29, by inserting after "the" community Amend Sec. 5, page 7, line 14, by inserting after "the" community Amend Sec. 5, page 7, line 29, by striking out "are" and inserting shall be Amend Sec. 5, page 7, line 30, by striking out all of said line and inserting board. 3 The board may accept gifts to meet start-up costs, to Amend Sec. 5, page 8, line 3, by striking out all of said line and inserting act. 4 Gifts made to the trust for an unspecified purpose shall Amend Sec. 5, page 8, line 4, by inserting after "persons" or current beneficiaries Amend Sec. 5, page 8, line 7, by striking out all of said line and inserting incurs. 5 The board may not use surplus trust funds to make a Amend Sec. 5, page 9, line 10, by inserting after "adult" and Amend Sec. 5, page 9, line 12, by striking out "public policy" and inserting laws Amend Sec. 5, page 9, line 16, by striking out "receipts" Amend Sec. 5, page 9, line 17, by removing the period after "account" and inserting at a court-appointed corporate fiduciary. Amend Sec. 6, page 9, line 19, by striking out "Office of State Treasurer" and inserting State Treasury Amend Sec. 6, page 9, line 22, by striking out "account" and inserting fund Amend Sec. 7, page 9, lines 26 and 27, by striking out "for persons with severe chronic disabilities" Amend Sec. 7, page 9, lines 29 and 30, by striking out all of said lines and inserting trust to any trustor: I if the trustor, upon good cause, withdraws a beneficiary designated by the trustor from the trust; or 2 ifit Amend Sec. 8, page 10, line 6, by striking out "the beneficiary s interest in" and inserting a beneficiary s interest in a Amend Sec 10, page 10, line 22, by inserting after "corporation" insofar as the nonprofit corporation is not in compliance with this act Will the House agree to the amendment? The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of the amendment, the Chair recognizes the gentleman from Bucks County. Mr. REINARD. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is a technical amendment. Individuals that were concerned about this subject matter have met with us over a number of months, and this is the outcome of those technical responses to the bill. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. LEAVE OF ABSENCE CANCELED The SPEAKER. Prior to proceeding with the vote, the Chair notes with pleasure on the floor of the House the gentleman from Erie County, Mr. Cappabianca, who will be placed on the master roll call.

12 992 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY 8 CONSIDERATION OF HB 483 CONTINUED STATEMENT BY MW CAPPABIANCA On the question recurring, The SPEAKER. Does the gentleman, Mr. Cappabianca, Will the House agree to the amendment? desire recognition? Mr. CAPPABIANCA. Yes, I do. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The gentleman is recognized under unanimous consent. YEAS-200 Mr. CAPPABIANCA. Thank you. I would just like the opportunity, Mr. Speaker, not only to Adolph Evans Mann Schroder Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler thank you for your kindness and generosity but all members of Argall Fargo Marsico Scrimenti the House, on both sides of the aisle. Once again their thoughts Armstrong Feese Masland Semmel and prayers have come through, and believe me when I tell you, Baker Fichter Mayernik Seyfert Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner I have felt those prayers. Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. But what is important is this second phase that I am going Barrar Forcier McGill Smith, S. H. through. The second phase is not only for me but it is for Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder mankind, because if they find the silver bullet, if this semm Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay that Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback they are developing from my cancer and from my skin graft Belardi Geist Melio Stairs develops into a vaccine that will destroy cancer, it is for Belfanti George Metcaife Steelman everybody; it is not just for Italo. So pray for that. This, as I Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil Birmelin Godshail Micozzie Stem have been joking with the doctors in Pittsburgh, warrants a Bishop Gordner Miller, It Stetler Nobel Prize in medicine if they do it, and I said, doctors, you Blauni Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson have got to do it not just for me but for everybody. It is about Boyes Gruitza Mundy Strittmatter Browne Habay Myers Sturla time we did something with this hideous disease. We have to Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra send it back to hell, where it came from in the first place. This is Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti not a disease of God; this is a disease of the devil. And if it Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor, E. 2. Caltagirone Harhart One Taylor, works on rats, it has got to work on me, and they tell me it Cappabianca Hasay Perzel Thomas works very well on rats. Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue So all I can ask you to do - you are in the habit now - is Casorio Herman Petrarca Travaglio Cawley Hershey Petrone Trello keep praying. Praying does work, and keep it up not only for me Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich but for everyone else who needs this magic bullet that will kill Civera Horsey Pippy True cancer. Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tuili Clymer Jadlowiec Ptatts Vance The people here as well as in my home district and as well as Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home throughout the Commonwealth have been very, very kind. A Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon lady came back from the Holy Land and brought me a healing Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali Cornell Keller Readshaw Walko rock; very nice, a healing rock from the Holy Land. Now, how Corrigan Kenney Reinard washington can you not want to help people like that? It is great. A healing Costa Kirkland Rieger Waters rock from the Holy Land, unbelievable. The only thing that Coy Krebs Roberts Williams Curry LaGrotta Robinson Wilt bothered me about it was, it came from the Dead Sea. I told her, Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan I said, you could have gotten it from the Jordan River or Jericho Daley Lawless Rohrer Woinaroski or someplace else, but it says the Dead Sea. But it makes no Daily Lederer Rooney Wright DeLüca Leh Ross Yewcic difference. It is a healing rock, and I will always keep it in my Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood pocket, and I am very grateful to her, and I will always be Dermody Levdansky Ruffing Yudichak grateful to all of you, to you and your staffs and everybody, the DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug s and everything else. And would you not know, the Donatucci Maher Santoni minute I start getting , they have to have viruses on Druce Maitland Sather "I love you"; unbelievable. Eachus Major Saylor Ryan, Egolf Manderino Speaker But anyhow, I am in there fighting, and I will stay in there. I will not give up on this disease. Whatever they tell me they NAYS-O have to do, we will do. But I have confidence in this serum that they are developing, and I am prepared to take the injections as NOT VOTING-O soon as they want me to, and then we can all celebrate. Thank you. EXCUSED-2 Gigliotti Oliver CONSIDERATION OF HB 483 CONTINUED The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration as was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was amended? agreed to.

13 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 993 Mr. GEORGE offered the following amendment No. A2 121: Amend Title, page 1, line 2, by striking out "and" Amend Title, page I, line 2, by removing the period after "Fund" and inserting creating a commission to study charitable giving; and making an appropriation. Amend Bill, page 10, by inserting after line 30 Section II. Charitable Giving Study Commission. a Establishment-There is hereby established a Charitable Giving Study Commission which shall consist of 15 members as follows: I Two members to be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. 2 Two members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. 3 Two members to be appointed by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives. 4 Two members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. 5 Seven members to be appointed by the Governor. b Study-The commission shall conduct a study of charitable giving in this Commonwealth and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly within six months of the effective date of this act. The report shall include the commission s determination of methods to increase charitable giving within this Commonwealth. c Expiration.-This section shall expire June 30, Section 12. Appropriation. The sum of $100,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Charitable Giving Study Commission for the fiscal year July I, 2000, to June 30, 2001, to cany out its duties under section I Amend Sec. II, page II, line I, by striking out "I I" and inserting 13 Amend Sec. 12, page Ii, line 4, by striking out "12" and inserting 14 Will the House agree to the amendment? The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of the George amendment, the Chair recognizes the gentleman from Clearfield County, Mr. George. Mr. GEORGE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when I learned about two young children in my district that needed insulin pumps and that DPW Department of Public Welfare was not saying yes, my office found that there were two charitable organizations in this country that came through and helped. Mr. Speaker, we need to encourage more people to help, more people to contribute, more people to stay involved. You know, Mr. Speaker, some may say that we do not know what others feel, those of our constituents, but we do know. We hurt when they hurt. We agonize when they agonize. What this amendment does is it creates a conmiission for 6 months to propose ways that Pennsylvania State government can encourage charitable giving. This 15-member commission would have 6 months to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on how to increase charitable efforts in Pennsylvania. On this body, the General Assembly will appoint eight members and the Governor will appoint seven. Mr. Speaker, I think we should support this effort. I ask for an affirmative vote. The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Reinard. Mr. REINARD. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am going to rise in opposition to this amendment, and I am sure the previous speaker might have some concerns about my objections, but I am going to explain to the House what the two are. First and foremost, the legislation that is before you right now establishes community trusts. It uses the Commonwealth as a conduit to do and promote good for those people with disabilities that are chronic, and it does not cost the taxpayers of this Commonwealth one red cent. This amendment, if it were to be successfully inserted into this bill, would raise and add a new appropriation of $100,000 or, as the amendment says, as much as therein is necessary to complete this 6-month study. First off, I think it is important that we deal with the taxpayers money, and specifically in this bill, a bill that does not have any fiscal impact to the taxpayers, I would like to see it remain that way. Second off, I guess I would like to say opposition on the point that we are creating another special committee, a committee that I believe we have the Health and Human Services Committee in this House that could also address that issue of charitable giving. I think it is a better and more appropriate place for it to be than a special commission. On those two reasons, I would ask the House to oppose this amendment. The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of the George amendment, the gentleman, Mr. George, is recognized for the second time. Mr. GEORGE. Mr. Speaker, I have been standing here for 26 years, and from the kind of money that we spend in this Commonwealth, I would have never thought that S 100,000 would bankrupt a Commonwealth that has $640 million in the piggy bank. Now, the gentleman talked about debilitations and those that are suffering, and, Mr. Speaker, I am not going to take him on and challenge his reasoning. What I am going to say is that the other day I saw an ambulance coming next door, and they took out a 1-year-old infant who went into sugar shock. You know, Mr. Speaker, if it is not the right time and the right bill, it will never be the right time and the right bill. If we are going to stand up and say this is not the bill, then we will never find the cures or the reasoning. I am going to let it up to those, I am simply going to let it up to those, without trying with any malice or forethought to blame the speaker for any underhanded activity, simply to say, it will not bankrupt the Commonwealth; it will not impede the bill; it might be the start of something very good. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. the Chair recognizes the gentleman from Warren County, Mr. Lynch. Mr. LYNCH. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I really appreciate the maker of this amendment s attempt to increase charitable giving. I mean, I myself and my family, we give a lot of money every year to charity. But I could find a whole lot better method than spending $100,000 of taxpayer

14 994 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY 8 money. My recommendation would be, just simply call the Gideons and have them give everybody a Bible and read that Bible and you will have all the reason you will ever want to have to want to give money to charity. I am going to oppose this amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment? YEAS-96 EXCUSED-2 Giglioui Oliver Less than the majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the negative and the amendment was not agreed to. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration as amended? Bill as amended was agreed to. Battisto Evans Markosek Shaner The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three Bebko-Jones Frankel Mayernik Solobay different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. Belardi Freeman McCall Staback Belfanti George McGeehan Sceelman The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Bishop Gordner Melio Stetler Blaum Grucela Michlovic Slurla Butkovitz Gruitra Mundy Surra VOTE CORRECTION Caltagirone Haluska Myers Tangretti Cappabianca Hanna Pesci Thomas The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Sather, is recognized. Cam Harhai Petrarca Tigue Casorio Horsey Petrone Travaglio Mr. SATHER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Cawley James Pistella Trello Twice I tried to activate my switch this last vote. I wanted to Cohen, M. Josephs Preston Trich be in the negative. It did not record. Colafella Kaiser Ramos Van Home Corrigan Keller Readshaw Veon The SPEAKER. How would you have voted had it recorded? Costa Kirkland Rieger vitali Mr. SATHER. In the negative. Coy LaGrotta Roberts Walko The SPEAKER. The remarks of the gentleman will be spread Curry Laughlin Robinson Washington Daley Lederer Roebuck waters upon the record. DeLuca Lescovitz Rooney Williams Dermody Levdansky Ruffing Wojnaroski DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Yewcic CONSIDERATION OF RB 483 CONTINUED Donaiucci Manderino Samuelson Youngblood Eachus Mann Santoni Yudichak On the question recurring, Shall the bill pass finally? NAYS-103 The SPEAKER. Agreeable to the provisions of the Constitution, the yeas and nays will now be taken. Adolph Fairchild Maitland Schroder Allen Fargo Major Schuler Argall Feese Marsico Scrimenti Armstrong Fichter Masland Semmel Baker Fleagle McGill Seyfert Bard Flick Mcllhattan Smith, B. YEAS-200 Barley Forcier Mcllhinney Smith, S. H. Barrar Gannon McNaughton Snyder Adolph Evans Mann Schroder Bastian Geist Metcalfe Stairs Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler Argall Fargo Marsico Scrimenti Benninghoff Gladeck Micozzie Steil Armstrong Feese Masland Semmel Birmelin Godshall Miller, R. Stern Baker Fichter Mayemik Seyferl Boyes Habay Miller, S. Stevenson Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner Browne Harharl Nailor Strittmatter Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. Bunt Hasay Nickol Taylor, E. Z. Barrar Forcier McGill Smith, S. H. Buxton Hennessey O Brien Taylor, J. Bastian Frankel McI lhattan Snyder Chadwick Herman One True Baitisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Civera Hershey Perzel Tulli Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Clark Hess Phillips Vance Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Clymer Hutchinson Pippy Wilt Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Cohen, L. I. Jadlowiec Platts Wogan Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil Cornell Kenney Raymond Wright Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stem Dailey Krebs Reinard Zimmerman Bishop Gordner Miller, It Stetler Daily Lawless Rohrer Zug Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson Dempsey Leh Ross Boyes Gruitza Mundy Strittmatter DiGirolamo Lynch Rubley Ryan, Browne Habay Myers Sturla Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra Druce Maher Saylor Speaker Butkovi Hanna Nickol Tangretli Egolf Buxton l1arhai O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Caltagirone Harhart One Taylor. 3. NOT VOTING-I Cappahianca Hasay Perzel Thomas Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue Sather Casorio Herman Petrarca Travaglto Cawley Hershey Petrone Trello Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich Civera Horsey Pippy True

15 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 995 Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tulli Baslian Frankel Mcllhatian Snyder Clymer Jadlowiec Platts Vance Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Cohen. L. I. James Preston Van Home Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Cohen. M. Josephs Ramos Veon Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Comell Keller Readshaw Walko Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil Corrigan Kenney Reinard Washington Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stem Costa Kirkland Rieger Waters Bishop Gordner Miller, R. Stetler Coy Krebs Roberts Williams Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson Curry LaGrotta Robinson Wilt Boyes Gruitza Mundy Strittmatter Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan Browne Habay Myers Sturla Daley Lawless Rohrer Wojnaroski Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra Daily Lederer Rooney Wright Bulkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood Caltagirone Harhart One Taylor, J. Dermody Levdansky Ruffing Yudichak Cappabianca Hasay Perzel Thomas DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug Casorio Herman Petrarca Travaglio Donatucci Maher Santoni Cawley Hershey Peirone Trello Druce Maitland Sather Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich Eachus Major Saylor Ryan, Civera Horsey Pippy True Egolf Manderino Speaker Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tulli Clymer Jadlowiec Platts Vance NAYS-O Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali NOT VOTING-O Cornell Keller Readshaw Walko Corrigan Kenney Reinard Washington Costa Kirkland Rieger Waters EXCUSED-2 Coy Krebs Roberts Williams Curry LaGrotca Robinson Wilt Gigliotti Oliver Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Daley Lawless Rohrer Wogan Wojnaroski Daily Lederer Rooney Wright DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic The majority required by the Constitution having voted n Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood Dermody Levdansky Ruffing Yudichak the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman and the bill passed fmally. DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for Donatucci Maher Santont Druce Maitland Sather concurrence. Eachus Major Saylor Ryan, Egolf Manderino Speaker The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 1195, PN 1352, entitled: NAY 5-0 NOT VOTING-0 An Act amending the act of October Il, 1984 P.L.906, No.179, known as the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program for Nonurban Counties and Certain Other Municipalities, deleting provisions relating to the allocation mechanism. Gigliotti Oliver EXCUSED-2 Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Bill was agreed to. The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Agreeable to the provisions of the Constitution, the yeas and nays will now be taken. The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the bill passed finally. Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for concurrence. The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 1161, PN 1314, entitled: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1967 P.L.869, YEAS-200 No.385, known as the Public Works Contractors Bond Law of 1967, further providing for enforcement of claims and for financial security Adolph Evans Mann Schroder to be provided by conttactors and bidders. Alien Fairchild Markosek Schuler Argall Fargo Marsico Scrimenti Armstrong Feese Masland Semmel Baker Bard Fichter Fleagle Mayemik McCall Seyfert Shaner Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Barley Flick McGeehan Barrar Forcier McGill H. Smith. B. Smith. S.

16 996 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY 8 Mr. GEORGE offered the following amendment No. Corrigan Kirkland Rieger Walko Costa Krebs Roberts Washington A2162: Coy LaGrotia Robinson Waters Curry Laughlin Roebuck Williams Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines I and 2 Dailey Lawless Rohrer Wogan Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read: Daley Lederer Rooney Wojnaroski Section 8.!. Wheneveran Daily Lab Rubley Wright agency of State government seeks to DeLuca Lescovitz Ruffing Yewcic purchase real propert valued at more than one hundred thousand Dempsey Levdansky Sainato Youngblood dollars $100,000. the agency shall publish a description of the pro.ect Dermody Lucyk Samuelson Yudichak and propo&ed criteria for the selection of real opertv in the DeWeese Maher Santoni Zimmerman Pennsylvania Bulletin at least thirty days before any real estate contract DiGinolamo Maitiand Sather Zug Donatucci Manderino Saylor is signed or a soific property is selected. Druce Mann Schroder Amend Sec. 2, page 4, line 2, by striking out "2" and inserting Eachus Markosek Schuler Ryan. 3 Egolf Marsico Speaker Amend Sec. 3, page 4, line 4, by striking out "3" and inserting NAYS-19 Barley Fargo Lynch Ross Will the House agree to the amendment? Barrar Flick Major Smith. S. H. Bastian Habay Metcalfe Stern The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of the Birmelin Hennessey Miller, S. Wilt l3oyes Hershey One amendment, the Chair recognizes the gentleman from Clearfield County. Mr. GEORGE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. NOT VOTING-i Mr. Speaker, this amendment states that whenever an agency Foncier of State government seeks to purchase real property valued at more than $100,000, the agency shall publish a description of EXCUSED-.-2 the project and proposed criteria for the selection process in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days before any real estate Gigliotti Oliver contract is signed or a specified property is selected. Mr. Speaker, we do this with everybody - State government, The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question local government, and whatever - and I think this should be done, and I am asking for an affirmative vote, was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was agreed to. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment? Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration as amended? Bill as amended was agreed to. YEAS-lSO The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three Adolph Evans Masland Scrimenu different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. Allen Fairchild Mayemik Semmel The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Argall Feese McCall Seyfent Agreeable to the provisions of Armstrong Fichter McGeehan Shaner the Constitution, the yeas and Baker Fleagle McGill Smith, B. nays will now be taken. Bard Frankel Mcllhaitan Snyder Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Belandi Geist. Melio Stairs Belfanti George Michiovic Sleelman YEAS-.200 Benninghoff Gladeck Micozzie Steil Bishop Godshall Miller, R. Stetler Adolph Evans Mann Schnoden Blaum Gordner Mundy Stevenson Allen Fairchild Mankosek Schuler Browne Grucela Myers Stnittmatter Argall Fargo Marsico Scnimenti Bunt Gruitza Nailon Stunla Armstrong reese Masland Semmel Butkovitz Haluska Nickol Surra Baker Fichter Mayernik Seyfert Buxton Hanna O Brien Tangreiti Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner Caitagirone Hanhai Perzel Taylor, E, Z. Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. Cappabianca Hanhant Pesci Taylor, J. Barrar Forcier McGill Smith, S. H. Cam Hasay Petrarca Thomas Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder Casorio Herman Petrone Tigue Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Cawley Hess Phillips Travaglio &bko-jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Chadwick Horsey Pippy Trello Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Civera Hutchinson Pistella Inch Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Clark Jadlowiec Platts True Benninghoff Gladeck Michiovic Steil Clymer James Preston Tulli Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stem Cohen, L. I. Josephs Ramos Vance Bishop Gordner Miller. R. Stetler Cohen, M. Kaiser Raymond Van Home Blaum Gnuceia Miller, S. Stevenson Colafella Keller Readshaw Veon Boyes Gruitza Mundy Stnittmatter Cornell Kenney Remand Vitali Browne Habay Myers Sturla

17 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 997 Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor. E. 2. Caltagirone Hanhant One Taylor, J. Cappabianca Hasay Perzel Thomas Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue Casorio Herman Petrarca Travaglio Cawley Hershey Petrone Tnello Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich Civera Horsey Pippy True Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tulli Clymer Jadlowiec Platts Vance Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali Cornell Keller Readshaw Walko Connigan Kenney Reinard Washington Costa Kirkland Rieger Waters Coy Krebs Roberts Williams Curry LaGrotta Robinson Wilt Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan Daley Lawless Rohrer Wojnaroski DaIly Lederer Rooney Wright DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood Dermody Levdansky Ruffing Yudichak DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug Donatucci Maher Santoni Druce Maitland Sather Eachus Egolf Major Mandenino Saylor Ryan, Speaker Giglioiti Oliver NAYS-O NOT VOTING-0 EXCUSED-2 The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the bill passed finally. Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for concurrence. The House proceeded to third consideration of fib 2268, PN 2998, entitled: An Act designating a portion of Routes 22 and 322 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania as the John J. Shumaker Memorial Highway. Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Mr. SCRIMENTI offered the following amendment No. A2 115: Amend Title, page I, line 2, by removing the period after "Highway" and inserting and naming a bridge in Harborcreek Township, Erie County, the Peter DiNicola Bridge. Amend Bill, page l,by inserting after line 14 Section 2. Peter DiNicola Bridge. a Findings-The General Assembly hereby finds and declares as follows: I Peter DiNicola, born in 1897, was an Italian immigrant who settled in the Harborcreek Station Road area south of Interstate 90, near Erie, Erie County in Peter DiNicola served with the 12th Pennsylvania State Militia and was activated during the Pancho Villa uprising in Mexico. 3 Prior to his death in 1957, Peter DiNicola developed a reputation as a skilled bricklayer and builder and between 1930 to the mid-1950 s became known as one of the leading contractors in the Erie area, particularly in the communities of Harborcreek and Wesleyville. 4 Like thousands of other immigrants of his time, Peter DiNicola made a lasting contribution to the quality and character of his community. b Designation authorized.-the bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 430 in Harborcreek Township in Erie County over Interstate 90, is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as the Peter DiNicola Bridge in honor of immigrant builder and contractor Peter DiNicola s many contributions to his community, to his county and to the Commonwealth. c Signs-The Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs at each end of the bridge displaying the designation made by this act. Amend Sec. 2, page 2, line I, by striking out "2" and inserting 3 Will the House agree to the amendment? The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of the amendment, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. SCRIMENTI. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This amendment would name a bridge in Harborcreek Township as the Peter DiNicola Bridge. Peter DiNicola was an Italian immigrant who settled in Harborcreek in Prior to his death in 1957, he was well established in the community and had developed a reputation as being one of the leading skilled bricklayers and builders in Erie County. He also served with the 12th Pennsylvania Militia and was activated to serve during the Pancho Villa uprising in Mexico. Like thousands of other immigrants of his time, Peter DiNicola made a lasting contribution to the quality and character of this community. In his life, he was a beloved member of the community, and in his death, he remains in the minds and hearts of the people of Harborcreek. Therefore, I feel it is only fining for us to honor his many contributions to his community, his country, and the Commonwealth by designating this bridge in his name. I ask for an affirmative vote. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment? YEAS-200 Adolph Evans Mann Schroder Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler Argall Fargo Marsico Scrimenti Armstrong Feese Masland Semmel Baker Fichier Mayernik Seyferi Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. Barnar Forcier McGill Smith, S. H. Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder Battisto Freeman Mcl!hinney Solobay

18 998 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY 8 Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Armstrong Feese Masland Semmel Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Baker Fichter Mayernik Seyfent Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Bard Fleagle McCall Shanen Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. Birnielin Godshall Micozzie Stem Banar Forcien McGill Smith, S. H. Bishop Gordner Miller, R. Stetler Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Boyes Gruitza Mundy Strittmatter Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Browne Habay Myers Stunla Belandi Geist Melio Stairs Bunt Haluska Nailor Suna Beifanti George Metcalfe Steelman Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti Benninghoff Giadeck Michlovic Steil Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor, E. 1 Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stem Caltagirone Harhart One Taylor, I Bishop Gondner Miller, R. Stetler Cappabianca Hasay Perzel Thomas Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Slevenson Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue Boyes Gruitza Mundy Strittmatter Casonio Herman Petrarca Travaglio Browne Habay Myers Sturla Cawley Hershey Petrone Trello Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti Civera Horsey Pippy True Buxton Hanhai O Brien Taylor, F. 2. Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tulli Caltagirone Harhart One Taylor. J. Clymer Jadlowiec Platts Vance Cappabianca Hasay Penzel Thomas Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon Casorio Herman Petrarca Travaglio Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali Cawley Hershey Petrone Treilo Cornell Keller Readshaw Walko Chadwick Hess Phillips Corrigan Kenney Remand Washington Civera Horsey Pippy Tnich True Costa Kirkland Riegen Waters Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tulli Coy Krebs Roberts Williams Clymer Jadlowiec Platts Vance Curry LaGrotla Robinson Wilt Cohen, L I. James Preston Van Home Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon Daley Lawless Rohrer Wojnaroski Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali DaIly Lederer Rooney Wright Cornell Keller Readshaw Walko DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic Corrigan Kenney Reinard Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood Costa Kirkland Rieger Washington Waters Dermody Levdansky Ruffing Yudichak Coy Krebs Roberts Williams Deweese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman Curry LaGrotta Robinson Wilt DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan Donatucci Maher Santoni Daley Lawless Rohrer Wojnanoski Druce Maitland Sather Daily Lederer Rooney Wright Eachus Major Saylor Ryan, DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic Egolf Manderino Speaker Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood Dermody Levdansky RutTing Yudichak DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman XTA DiGirolamo Lynch Saniuelson Zug NOT VOTING-O Donatucci Maher Santoni Druce Maitland Sather Eachus Major Saylor Ryan, Egoif Manderino Speaker EXCUSED-2 Gigliotti Oliver NAYS-O NOT VOTING-O The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was EXCUSED-2 agreed to. Gigliotti Oliver Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration as The majority required by the Constitution having voted in amended? the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative Bill as amended was agreed to. and the bill passed finally. Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three concurrence. different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Agreeable to the provisions of the Constitution, the yeas and nays will now be taken. The House proceeded to third consideration of SB 598, PN 623, entitled: An Act designating a portion of Route 422 in Berks County, YEAS-200 Pennsylvania as the Albert Boscov Commemorative Highway. Adolph Evans Mann Schroder On the question Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler. Argall Fargo Marsico Scrimenti Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration?

19 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 999 Mr. SCRUSIENTL offered the following amendment No. Bishop Gordner Miller, R. Stetler Blaum Gnicela Miller, S. Stevenson A2116: Boyes Gnjitza Mundy Stnittmatter Browne Habay Myers Stunia Amend Title, page 1, line 2, by removing the period after Bunt Haluska Nailon Surra "Highway" and inserting Buikovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor, E. Z. and naming a bridge in Harborcreek Township, Cataginone Harhart One Taylor, J. Erie County, the Peter DiNicola Bridge. Cappabianca Hasay Perzel Thomas Amend Bill, page I, by inserting between lines 13 and 14 Cain Hennessey Pesci Tigue Section 2. Peter DiNicola Bridge. Casonto Herman Petrarca Travaglio a Findings-The General Assembly hereby finds and declares Cawley Hershey Petrone Trello Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich as follows: Civena Horsey Pippy True I Peter DiNicola, born in 1897, was an Italian Clank Hutchinson Pistella Tulli immigrant who settled in the Harborcreek Station Road area Clymer Jadlowiec Platts Vance south of Interstate 90, near Erie, Erie County in Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home 2 Peter DiNicola served with the 12th Pennsylvania Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali State Militia and was activated during the Pancho Villa uprising Cornell Keller Readshaw Walko in Mexico. Corrigan Kenney Remand Washington 3 Prior to his death in 1957, Peter DiNicola developed Costa Kirkland Riegen Waters a reputation as a skilled bricklayer and builder and between 1930 Coy Krebs Roberts Williams to the mid-i950 s became known as one of the leading Curry LaGnotta Robinson Wilt contractors in the Erie area, particularly in the communities of Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan Daley Lawless Rohrer Wojnaroski Harborcreek and Wesleyville. Daily Ledener Rooney Wright 4 Like thousands of other immigrants of his time, DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic Peter DiNicola made a lasting contribution to the quality and Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood character of his community. Denmody Levdansky RutTing Yudichak b Designation authorized-the bridge carrying Pennsylvania DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug Route 430 in Harborcreek Township in Erie County over Interstate 90, Donatucci Maher Santoni is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as the Druce Maitland Sather Peter DiNicola Bridge in honor of immigrant builder and contractor Eachus Major Saylor Ryan, Peter DiNicola s many contributions to his community, to his county Egolf Mandenino Speaker and to the Commonwealth. c Signs-The Department of Transportation shalt erect NAYS-0 appropriate signs at each end of the bridge displaying the designation made by this act. Amend Sec. 2, page I, line 14, by striking out "2" and inserting NOT VOTING-O 3 EXCUSED-2 Will the House agree to the amendment? The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of the amendment, the Chair recognizes the gentleman, Mr. Scrimenti. Mr. SCIUMENTI. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is the same or identical amendment I just offered on HB 2268, and I would ask for the membership s affirmative support, please. Thank you. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment? Gigliotti Oliver The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was agreed to. Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration as amended? Bill as amended was agreed to. The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. YEAS-200 The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Agreeable to the provisions of the Constitution, the yeas and Adolph Evans Mann Schroder Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler nays will now be taken. Argail Armstrong Fargo Feese Marsico Masland Scnmenti Semmel Baker Fichter Mayemik Seyfert Band Fleagle McCall Shaner YEAS-200 Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. Barrar Forcier McGill Smith, S. H. Adolph Evans Mann Schnoden Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Argall Fargo Marsico Scnimenti Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Armstrong Feese Masland Semmei Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Baker Fichter Mayemik Seyfert Belfanti George Meccalfe Steelman Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. Birmelin Godshali Micozzie Stem Ban-ar Forcier McGill Smith, S. H.

20 1000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY S Bastian Frankel McI Ihattan Snyder Ms. YVILLIAMS offered the following amendment No. Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback A2058 Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Amend Title, page I, lines I and 2, by striking out "a city of the Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil first class" and inserting Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stem Bishop Gondner Miller, R. Stetler certain municipalities Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson Amend Sec. I, page I, line 10, by inserting after "class" Boyes Gruitza Mundy Stnittmaiter, a borough, a town or a township Browne Habay Myers Sturla Amend Sec. 2, page 2, line 5, by striking out "is" and inserting Bunt l-ialuska Nailor Sun-a and section 1a Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti of the act of May 29, Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor, E. Z. P.L. 1804, No.600, referred to as the Municipal Caltagirone Harhart Ode Taylor, J. Police Pension Law, are Cappabianca Hasay Perzel Thomas Amend Sec. 2, page 2, line 5, by striking out "it" and inserting Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue they Casorio Herman Petranca Travaglio Amend Sec. 2, page 2, line 12, by striking out all of said line and Cawley Hershey Petrone Trello Chadwick Hess Phillips Tnich inserting Civera Horsey Pippy True b Inconsistent.- Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tulli I The act of April 2 I, 1949 P.L.655, Clymer Jadlowiec Platts Vance Amend Sec. 2, page 2, by inserting between lines 14 and 15 Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home 2 All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as they Cohen, M. Joscphs Ramos Veon Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali are inconsistent with this act. Cornell Keller Readshaw Waiko Cornigan Kenney Reinard Washington Costa Kirkland Rieger waters Will the House agree to the amendment? Coy Krebs Roberts Williams Curry LaGrotta Robinson Wilt Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN Daley Lawless Rohrer Wojnaroski Daily Lederer Rooney Wright DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of the Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood amendment, the Chair recognizes the lady from Montgomery Dermody Levdansky Rufting Yudichak County, Ms. Williams. DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug Ms. WJLLIAMS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Donatucci Mahem Santoni Mr. Speaker, I am going to withdraw this amendment. There Druce Maitiand Sather were some technical errors in it. But what it would do would be Eachus Major Saylor Ryan. Egolf Mandenino Speaker to ensure that our police officers who are under filly funded pensions and have extra funding for it and who have not been NAYS-O taken care of under Act 600 would be taken care of, and I will resubmit it at another time. Thank you. Gigliotti Oliver NOT VOTING-O EXCUSED-2 The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the bill passed finally, Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for concurrence. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Bill was agreed to. The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Agreeable to the provisions of the Constitution, the yeas and nays will now be taken. YEAS-200 Adolph Evans Mann Schroder The House proceeded to third consideration of RB 190, Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler PN 178, entitled: Argall Fargo Marsico Scnimenti Armstrong Feese Masiand Semmel Baker Fichter Mayemik Seyfert An Act prohibiting any municipal pension or retirement system in Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner a city of the first class from denying certain benefits to surviving Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. spouses of police officers or certain employees upon a subsequent Ban-ar Forcier McGill Smith, S. H. remarriage of the surviving spouse; and making repeals. Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Benninghoff Gladeck Michlovic Steil Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stem

21 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE Bishop Gordner Miller, R. Stetler RULES SUSPENDED Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson Boyes Gruitza Mundy Stnittmatter Browne Habay Myers Stunla The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman, Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra Mr. Kenney. Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Mr. KENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I move that the rules of the Caltagirone Hamhamt Ode Taylor. J, House be suspended to permit me to offer amendment A Cappabianca Hasay Perzei Thomas Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue Casorio Herman Petrarca Travaglto Cawiey Hershey Petrone TreI lo Will the House agree to the motion? Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich Civera l-iomsey Pippy True The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Clark Hutchinson Pistella Tulli Clymer Jadlowiec Piatts Vance Mr. Kenney, on suspension. the gentleman, Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home Mr. KENNEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon Mr. Speaker, I will be offering an amendment if the House Colafelia Kaiser Raymond Vitali Cornell Keller Readshaw Waiko suspends the rules to designate a portion of Route 1 in Northeast Con-igan Kenney Remand Washington Philadelphia in memory of Officer Daniel Faulkner and all Costa Kirkland Rieger Waters those police officers that died or were killed in the line of Coy Krebs Roberts Williams duty. Curry LaGrotta Robinson Wilt Earlier today we recognized Daniel Faulkner s widow, Dailey Laughlin Roebuck Wogan Maureen Faulkner, who was here today, and I would ask that Daley Lawless Rohrer Wojnaroski Daily Lederer the House suspend these rules. Thank you. Rooney Wright DeLuca Leh Ross Yewcic The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. Dempsey Lescovitz Rubley Youngblood Dermody Levdansky Rufftng Yudichak DeWeese Lucyk Sainato Zimmerman PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY DiGirolamo Lynch Samuelson Zug Donatucci Maher Santoni The SPEAKER. On the question of suspension, the Druce Maitland Sather Eachus Major Saylor Ryan, gentleman, Mr. Coy, speaks on behalf of the minority leader. Egolf Manderino Speaker Mr. COY. Mr. Speaker, point of parliamentary inquiry. If the amendment for which we propose to suspend the rules NAYS-O is adopted, will other amendments that are listed and already posted to the bill be in order? NOT VOTING-O The SPEAKER. They would not be in order. If the suspension takes place and the amendment proposed by the EXCUSED-2 gentleman, Mr. Kenney, is offered and accepted, the amendments that I am aware of, after brief conference with the Gtgliotti Oliver Parliamentarian, would not be in order. Mr. COY. One minute, Mr. Speaker. The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the bill passed finally. Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for concurrence. CALENDAR CONTINUED BILL ON THIRD CONSIDERATION The House proceeded to third consideration of RB 363, PN 3085, entitled: Conference held. Mr. LESCOVITZ. Mr. Speaker? The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Lescovitz. Mr. LESCOVITZ. Mr. Speaker, we are going to ask that our members oppose the suspension of the rules on HB 363. There are a lot of other- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman yield. Mr. Coy was recognized on behalf of the floor leader, and he cannot yield twice. Mr. Coy, you have to put the argument on. Conference held. An Act amending Title 75 Vehicles of the Pennsylvania LEAVE OF ABSENCE Consolidated Statutes, further providing for definitions pertaining to snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, for restricted receipts fund, for registration, for certificates of title, for transfers by operation of law of Mr. COY. Mr. Speaker? snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, for certificates of registration and The SPEAKER. Mr. Coy. decais, for reciprocity. for operation in safe manner and for penalties; Mr. COY. Return to the order of business of leaves of and making editorial changes. absence. The gentleman from Allegheny County, Mr. COSTA, for the remainder of the day. Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman, Mr. Costa, will be placed on the leave-of-absence list. The Chair hears no objection. The leave is granted.

22 1002 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE MAY 8 CONSIDERATION OF HB 363 CONTINUED Clark Hutchtnson Clymer Jadlowiec Pistella Platts Tulli Vance The SPEAKER. For what reason does the gentleman, Cohen, L. I. James Preston Van Home Cohen, M. Josephs Ramos Veon Mr. DeWeese, rise? Colafella Kaiser Raymond Vitali Cornell Keller Readshaw Walko Mr. DeWEESE. Mr. Speaker, J would like to interrogate the Conigan Kenney Remand Washington majority floor leader for one question on the calendar. Coy Kirkland Rieger Waters The SPEAKER. The gentleman will yield for a minute. Curry LaGrotta Roberts Williams Dailey Mr. DeWeese, my problem right now is, there is a bill before Laughlin Robinson Wilt Daley Lawless Roebuck wogan the House. The gentleman, Mr. Kenney, moved that the rules of DaIly Lederer Rohner Wojnaroski the House be suspended. We are in the process of debating that DeLuca Leh Rooney Wright Dempsey particular- That is what is before the House. Unless there is Lescovitz Ross Yewctc Dermody Levdansky Rubley Youngblood some real reason, I think it is inappropriate to interrupt just to DeWeese Lucyk Rufftng Yudichak find out what the calendar is. DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug Conference held. Druce Maitland Santoni Eachus Major Sather Ryan, Egoif Mandenino Saylor Speaker The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman, Mr. Coy, on the question of suspension of the rules. NAYS-I Mr. COY. Mr. Speaker, we are hopeful that there will be other opportunities- Krebs The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman yield. The group surrounding the present speaker, Mr. Coy, please NOT VOTING-C give him the courtesy of your attention. Mr. Coy. EXCUSED-3 Mr. COY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have talked to staff of the majority leader Costa Gigliotti Oliver who assures us that there will be other opportunities to offer amendments to bills to which- The other amendments to this A majority of the members required by the rules having bill would be germane, and therefore, because we want to be voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the helpful in this regard, we do not oppose the motion to suspend affirmative and the motion was agreed to. the rules. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the motion? On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Mr. KENNEY offered the following amendment No. A2215: Amend Title, page I, lines I through 8, by striking out all of said YEAS-198 lines and inserting Designating a portion of U.S. Route I in Philadelphia County as the Adolph Evans Mann Schrodem Allen Fairchild Markosek Schuler Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Memorial Highway. Argall Fargo Marsico Scrimenti Amend Bill, page I, lines l3 through 20; pages 2 through IS, Armstrong Feese Masland Semmel lines I through 30; page 19, lines I and 2, by striking out all of said Baker Fichter Mayemik Seyfert lines on said pages and inserting Bard Fleagle McCall Shaner Section I. Designation of certain highway. Barley Flick McGeehan Smith, B. The portion of U.S. Route I, Barram Forcier McGill Smith, S. H. Roosevelt Boulevard from the Bastian Frankel Mcllhattan Snyder border with Bucks County at Poquessing Creek to the 9th Street Battisto Freeman Mcllhinney Solobay intersection in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, is Bebko-Jones Gannon McNaughton Staback designated and shall be known as the Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Belardi Geist Melio Stairs Memorial Highway. Belfanti George Metcalfe Steelman Section 2. Erection of appropriate markers. Benninghoff Gladeck Michiovic Steil Birmelin Godshall Micozzie Stem The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain Bishop Gordner Miller, R. Stetler appropriate signs which: Blaum Grucela Miller, S. Stevenson I identify the portion of road designated under Boyes Gruitza Mundy Stnittmatter section I as the Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Memorial Browne Habay Myers Stunla Bunt Haluska Nailor Surra Highway; and Butkovitz Hanna Nickol Tangretti 2 state "In memory of police officers killed in the Buxton Harhai O Brien Taylor. E. Z. line of duty." Caltagirone - Harharl One Taylor, J. Section 3. Effective date. Cappabianca Hasay Perzel Thomas This act shall take effect in 60 days. Cam Hennessey Pesci Tigue Casorio Herman Petrarca Travaglio Cawley Hershey Petrone Trello Chadwick Hess Phillips Trich Will the House agree to the amendment? Civera Horsey Pippy True

23 2000 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 1003 The SPEAKER. On the question of the adoption of that amendment, the Chair recognizes the gentleman. Mr. KENNEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. YEAS-l99 Mr. Speaker, this amendment would designate a portion of Adolph Fairchild Mann Schroder Route I in Northeast Philadelphia the Police Officer Allen Fargo Markosek Schuler Daniel Faulkner Memorial Highway in memory of police Argall Feese Marsico Scnimenti officers killed in the line of duty. This dedication will serve as a Armstrong Fichter Masland Semmel Baker Fleagle Mayernik Seyfert lasting tribute to not only Officer Daniel Faulkner but to all of Bard Flick McCall Shaner our Commonwealth s fallen heroes who lost their lives in the Barley Forcier McGeehan Smith, B. line of duty. Their commitment to the protection of our Barrar Frankel McGill Smith, S. H. Bastian Freeman Mcllhattan Snyder Commonwealth and its citizens will forever be remembered by Battisto Gannon Mcllhinney Solobay allowing this legislation to be passed. &bko-jones Geisi McNaughton Staback Mr. Speaker, I would ask that the House join with me in Belardi George Melio Stairs Belfanti Gladeck Metcalfe Steelman supporting this amendment. Benninghoff Godshatl Michlovic Steil Birmelin Gordner Micozzie Stem Bishop Grucela Miller, R. Stetler PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY Blaum Gruitza Miller, S. Stevenson Boyes 1-labay Mundy Strittmatter Mr. ICENNEY. And, Mr. Speaker, if I could ask a question Browne Haluska Myers Stunla Bunt Hanna Nailor Surra of the Chair. Butkovitz Harhai Nickol Tangretti The SPEAKER. Parliamentary inquiry? Buxton Harhart O Brien Taylor, E. Z. Mr. KENNEY. Yes, Mr. Speaker. Caitagirone Hasay One Taylor, J. Mr. Speaker, I had 105 cosponsors, and since we Cappabianca Hennessey Perzel Thomas proceeded Cam Herman Pesci Tigue to amend this legislation, could the bill be delayed in its signing Casorio Hershey Petrarca Travaglio and reprinting to allow those cosponsors to add their names to Cawley Hess Petrone Trello Chadwick Horsey Phillips Trich the legislation? Civera Hutchinson Pippy True The SPEAKER. In response to the gentleman, because the Clark Jadlowiec Pistella Tulli bill is being amended, there would be an opportunity to add Clymer James Platts Vance additional sponsors. I am going to suggest that, assuming tt Cohen, L. I. Josephs Preston Van Home Cohen, M. Kaiser Ramos Veon the amendment is successful and the bill passes, the Chief Clerk Colafelia Keller Raymond Vitali will hold the bill here in the hall of the House until tomorrow, Cornell Kenney Readshaw Walko and any additional sponsors may be added by sending the Corngan Kirkland Remand Washington Coy Krebs Rieger Waters appropriate form to the majority leader s office. Curry LaGrotta Roberts Williams Mr. KENNEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Dailey Laughlin Robinson Wilt Again I would just ask the House to join me in recognizing Daley Lawless Roebuck Wogan Daily Lederer Rohrer Wojnaroski our fallen heroes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. DeLuca Leh Rooney Wright The SPEAKER. Mr. Cohen. Dempsey Lescovitz Ross Yewcic Mr. COHEN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Dermody Levdansky Rubley Youngblood DeWeese Lucyk Ruffing Yudichak Would the gentleman from Philadelphia submit to DiGirolamo Lynch Sainato Zimmerman interrogation? Donatucci Maher Samuelson Zug The SPEAKER. The gentleman indicates he will. You may Druce Maitland Santoni Eachus Major Sather Ryan, proceed. Egolf Manderino Saylor Speaker Mr. COHEN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Evans Mr. Speaker, there has been a little bit of public concern expressed to both of us about the effect of this amendment. For NAYS-U the purpose of clarifying the record, this stretch of land from Ninth Street on Roosevelt Boulevard to the Bucks County line, NOT VOTING-U it still will be known as the Roosevelt Boulevard after passage of this amendment, will it not? EXCUSED-3 Mr. KENNEY. Yes, it will. This would only designate a portion of Roosevelt Boulevard, meaning the signs will Costa Gigliotti Oliver memorialize Officer Daniel Faulkner and all officers killed in the line of duty but the road will remain legally the Roosevelt Boulevard. Mr. COHEN. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. That concludes my interrogation, The SPEAK.ER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. Mr. COHEN. I support this amendment. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment? The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was agreed to. Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration as amended?