STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

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1 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS JANUARY SESSION of the General Assembly begun and held at the State House in the City of Providence on Tuesday, the fifth day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten. Volume 137, No.25 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Twenty-fifth Legislative Day The Senate meets pursuant to adjournment and is called to order by the Honorable M. Teresa Paiva Weed, President of the Senate, at 4:51 o clock P.M. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 36 Senators present and 2 Senators absent as follows: PRESENT 36: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Blais, Ciccone, Connors, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi, Levesque, Lynch, Maher, Maselli, McBurney, McCaffrey, Metts, O'Neill, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. ABSENT 2: Senators Lenihan, Miller. INVOCATION The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Jabour to deliver the invocation. (See Appendix for Invocation) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Jabour to lead the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. APPROVAL OF RECORD The Senate Journal of the Twenty-fourth Legislative Day of the 2010 proceedings is read in part. Upon suggestion of Senator Jabour and by unanimous consent, further reading of the Journal is dispensed with and the Journal approved as recorded.

2 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 GUESTS Upon suggestion of Senator Goodwin and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber former state Senator Stephen Alves. Upon suggestion of Senator Pichardo and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber Moise Bourdeau, A Haitian American student attending Rhode Island College. Upon suggestion of Senator Metts and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber Ervin Russell and Donna Crawford of East Wareham, Massachusetts, Pat Walker of Providence and Bernadine Clay-Smith. Upon suggestion of Senator Connors and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber Kelly Murphy and Greg Blasbaly, Esq. FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A message from the House of Representatives transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measure: House Bill No SUB A as amended (Governor) BY Watson ENTITLED, AN ACT MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2010 {LC205/1/A} Read and ordered to the Committee on Finance. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT Senator Lenihan from the Committee on Government Oversight, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: Senate Bill No BY Senators Lenihan, Sosnowski, O`Neill E, Pinga, Sheehan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES (would require that determinations made regarding state purchases be in detail and made available to the public) Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

3 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Senate Bill No BY Senators Sheehan, Lenihan, Levesque C, Sosnowski, O`Neill E ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES (would permit the property committee to hire/consult outside experts. Such experts would not be considered members of the committe/would not be entitled to vote, whether they are state employees/private consultants) Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS Senator Picard from the Committee on Corporations, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measure: Senate Bill No BY Senators Felag, Walaska, Sosnowski, Ciccone ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RETAIL SALE OF GASOLINE (would repeal the provision of the general laws relating to setting aggregate prices for motor fuel plus other commodities or services) {LC2063/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Senator McCaffrey from the Committee on Judiciary, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: House Bill No BY McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (The Honorable Scott Avedisian, Mayor of the City of Warwick, to join Elizabeth Garrett Benz and Matthew Lee Hogberg in marriage) Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. House Bill No BY Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Carmine Intrieri to join Stefanie Gabriele and Donald Giangan in marriage) Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar.

4 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 House Bill No BY Shallcross Smith ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Samuel Elihu Simon to join Eve Rebecca Goldberg and Brian Joseph Lynch in marriage) Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. House Bill No BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Thomas R. Coderre to join Sandra D. Henriques and Jason Wilkening in marriage) Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. Senate Bill No BY Senators Lanzi, DiPalma, Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (would require the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to undertake an accreditation process with the Council on Accreditation) Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No BY Senators Levesque C, McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS AND BANKING OFFENSES --THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS (would amend the larceny and unlawful conversion provisions of the general laws pertaining to when a crime is to be treated as a felony, by increasing the threshold amount from $500 to $1,500) Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No BY Senator McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (would require all board members of the Rhode Island airport corporation to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate) Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

5 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Senator DaPonte from the Committee on Finance, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measure: House Bill No SUB A as amended (Governor) BY Watson ENTITLED, AN ACT MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2010 {LC205/1/A} Read and ordered to be placed on the bottom of today s Calendar. NEW BUSINESS Senate Resolution No BY Senators Fogarty P, Ruggerio ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL/ZAMBARANO UNIT ON THE RECOGNITION OF ZAMBARANO DAY {LC2431/1} Senator Fogarty requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted. Senator Fogarty moves passage, seconded by Senators Ruggerio, Pichardo, Goodwin, Connors and Algiere. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 36 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 36: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Blais, Ciccone, Connors, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi, Levesque, Lynch, Maher, Maselli, McBurney, McCaffrey, Metts, O'Neill, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 0: GUESTS Upon suggestion of Senator Fogarty and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber Craig Stenning, Director of MHRH, John Young, CEO for Eleanor Slater Hospital, Paul Despres, Chief Operating Officer, Sharon Sousa, Hospital Administrator, Mary Ellen Benedict, Staff, Kristin Raimond, Staff, Steve Westerman, Staff, Frank Beazley, Debbie Bradshaw, Michelle Monterio, Irene Nicols.

6 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 NEW BUSINESS Senate Resolution No BY Senators Gallo ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION URGING ALL COMPANIES WORKING IN RHODE ISLAND DUE TO THE 2010 FLOOD TO HIRE RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS {LC2454/1} Senator Gallo requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted. Senator Gallo moves passage, seconded by Senators Connors, Ruggerio, Fogarty, Jabour, Metts and Ciccone. The resolution is read and passed, upon a voice vote. Senate Resolution No BY Senators Ruggerio, O`Neill E, Tassoni ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHIES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE ANTONIO CEPRANO {LC2442/1} Senator Ruggerio requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted. Senator Ruggerio moves passage, seconded by Senator Connors. The resolution is read and passed, upon a rising vote. Senate Resolution No BY Senators McBurney ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE STATE ALLIANCE OF RHODE ISLAND YMCAS {LC2452/1} Senator McBurney requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted. Senator McBurney moves passage, seconded by Senators Connors, Ruggerio, O Neill, Pichardo and Crowley. The resolution is read and passed, upon a voice vote.

7 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 CALENDAR IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010: S 2225 BY Perry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Upon suggestion of Senator Connors, seconded by Senator Ruggerio, and without objection, ordered to be placed on the Calendar for tomorrow April 15, S 2501 BY Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Upon suggestion of Senator Connors, seconded by Senator Ruggerio, and without objection, ordered to be placed on the Calendar for tomorrow April 15, S 2643 SUB A BY Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Upon suggestion of Senator Connors, seconded by Senator Ruggerio, and without objection, ordered to be placed on the Calendar for tomorrow April 15, S 2647 SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Upon suggestion of Senator Connors, seconded by Senator Ruggerio, and without objection, ordered to be placed on the Calendar for tomorrow April 15, 2010.

8 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, H 7105 SUB A as amended BY Watson ENTITLED, AN ACT MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2010 Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A as amended in concurrence. Senator Connors seconded by Senators Felag, DaPonte and Sheehan, offers the following oral motion to amend. Senators Felag, Connors and Ruggerio discuss the oral amendment. The motion to amend prevails upon a roll call vote with 36 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 36: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Blais, Ciccone, Connors, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi, Levesque, Lynch, Maher, Maselli, McBurney, McCaffrey, Metts, O'Neill, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 0: Senator DaPonte seconded by Senators Connors, Ruggerio, Felag, McCaffrey, Sosnowski, Lynch, Maselli, Sheehan Metts, Ciccone and Bates, offers the following written motion to amend. FLOOR AMENDMENT TO H 7015 SUBSTITUTE A, AS AMENDED AN ACT MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2010 Madam President: I hereby move to amend H 7105 SUBSTITUTE A, AS AMENDED, entitled "AN ACT MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2010", as follows: (1) In Article 1, on page 7, by deleting line 25, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Pension Reform FY (3,305,995) (3,305,995) (2) In Article 1, on page 7, by deleting line 28, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Pension Reform FY (1,281,809) (1,281,809) (3) In Article 1, on page 7, by deleting line 31, and by inserting in place thereof the following:

9 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Pension Reform FY (345,630) (345,630) (4) In Article 1, on page 7, by deleting line 34, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Pension Reform FY (566,229) (566,229) (5) In Article 1, on page 8, by deleting line 1, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Total Pension Changes 9,444,708 (14,944,371) (5,499,664) (6) In Article 1, on page 8, by deleting line 4, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Grand Total Administration 601,864,659 11,619, ,484,107 (7) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 15, and by inserting in place thereof the following: General Revenues 623,428,385 (37,633,040) 585,795,345 (8) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 16, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Federal Funds-Stimulus 33,410,743 17,407,282 50,818,025 (9) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 18, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Total Education Aid 658,218,551 (11,370,737) 646,847,814 (10) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 20, and by inserting in place thereof the following: General Revenues 42,428,937 (2,322,849) 40,106,088 (11) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 21, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Federal Funds-Stimulus 2,167,539 1,953,439 4,120,978 (12) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 23, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Total Central Falls School District 44,780,100 (369,410) 44,410,690 (13) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 25, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Teachers Retirement General Revenues 77,752,559 (6,151,836) 71,600,723 (14) In Article 1, on page 20, by deleting line 26, and by inserting in place thereof the following: Grand Total-Elementary & Secondary Ed 1,150,007,562 (11,199,398) 1,138,808,164 (15) In Article 1, on page 30, by deleting lines 30 through 34, inclusive, and by inserting in place thereof the following: General Revenues 3,000,341,114 (124,823,928) 2,875,517,186 Federal Funds 2,828,214, ,137,381 3,065,352,333

10 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Restricted Receipts 162,397,115 27,167, ,564,274 Other Funds 1,823,784,957 69,963,159 1,893,748,116 Statewide Grand Total 7,814,738, ,443,771 8,024,181,909 (16) In Article 1, on page 34, on line 17, by deleting the language $16,000,000 and by inserting in place thereof the language $42,000,000. (17) In Article 9, page 69, by deleting lines 5 through 34 inclusive in their entirety and inserting in place thereof the following: Barrington 1,661, ,472 Burrillville 12,334, ,262 Charlestown 1,606, ,560 Coventry 17,085,340 1,394,351 Cranston 29,929,058 2,460,366 Cumberland 11,180, ,372 East Greenwich 1,346, ,701 East Providence 23,269,359 1,872,271 Foster 1,220,453 98,570 Glocester 2,780, ,779 Hopkinton 5,377, ,459 Jamestown 362,173 35,758 Johnston 9,056, ,600 Lincoln 5,954, ,809 Little Compton 271,373 25,093 Middletown 9,027, ,459 Narragansett 1,335, ,202 Newport 10,201, ,529 New Shoreham 52,255 6,929 North Kingstown 10,028, ,277 North Providence 11,427, ,191 North Smithfield 4,099, ,713

11 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Pawtucket 59,266,032 4,683,455 Portsmouth 5,632, ,823 Providence 169,911,081 13,524,220 Richmond 5,353, ,124 Scituate 2,744, ,589 Smithfield 4,687, ,343 South Kingstown 8,671, ,746 Tiverton 4,975, ,072 (18) In Article 9, page 70, by deleting lines 1 through 9 inclusive and inserting in place thereof the following: Warwick 31,591,853 2,607,805 Westerly 5,385, ,030 West Warwick 17,803,704 1,424,995 Woonsocket 42,013,721 3,314,944 Bristol-Warren 17,842,496 1,425,256 Exeter-West Greenwich 6,443, ,768 Chariho 362,712 27,972 Foster-Glocester 4,926, ,590 Central Falls 40,589,608 3,089,121 (19) In Article 16, page 136, by deleting lines 13 through 20 inclusive in their entirety. (20) In Article 16, page 136, line 21, by deleting the section number "7" and inserting in place thereof the section number "6". Respectfully submitted, SENATOR DAPONTE Senators Connors, Felag, DaPonte and Sheehan discuss the amendment. The motion to amend prevails upon a roll call vote with 36 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 36: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Bates, Blais, Ciccone, Connors, Cote, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi,

12 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Levesque, Lynch, Maher, Maselli, McBurney, McCaffrey, Metts, O'Neill, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Pinga, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 0: Senator DaPonte moves passage of the act, as amended, seconded by Senators Felag and Ruggerio. Senators Connors, Raptakis, Ciccone, Sheehan, Metts, Crowley, Cote, O Neill, Felag, Tassoni, and Ruggerio discuss the act. The act is read and passed, as amended, upon a roll call vote with 27 Senators voting in the affirmative and 9 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 27: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Ciccone, Connors, Crowley, DaPonte, DeVall, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goodwin, Jabour, Lanzi, Levesque, Lynch, Maselli, McBurney, McCaffrey, Perry, Picard, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Tassoni, Walaska. NAYS- 9: Senators Algiere, Bates, Blais, Cote, Maher, Metts, O Neill, Pinga, Raptakis. TRANSMITTAL By unanimous consent, all matters on the Secretary's desk are ordered to be transmitted to His Excellency, the Governor, the Honorable Secretary of State or to the Honorable House of Representatives forthwith. ANNOUNCEMENTS Senator Lynch announces that the Committee on Constitutional and Regulatory Issues will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in Room 310 of the State House. Senator Gallo announces that the Committee on Education will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in the Senate Lounge of the State House. Senator Felag announces that the Committee on Environment and Agriculture will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in Room 211 of the State House. Senator Sheehan announces that the Committee on Health and Human Services will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in Room 212 of the State House. Senator Levesque announces that the Committee on Judiciary will meet tomorrow, at the rise of the Senate, in Room 313 of the State House.

13 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 ADJOURNMENT Upon motion of Senator Doyle, seconded by Senator Connors, and upon suggestion of Senator O Neill, the Senate adjourns at 6:00 o'clock P.M. in memory of the Honorable Antonio Ceprano. JOSEPH R. BRADY Secretary of the Senate

14 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Appendix INVOCATION SENATOR PAUL V. JABOUR Dear Lord, when the day is long and wearisome, the hours tense and tiring, keep the minds and spirits of Thy servants here alert, strong, forgiving and patient. Amen.

15 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Appendix CONSENT CALENDAR IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010: H 7242 BY Shallcross Smith ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence H 7240 BY Coderre E ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence H 7246 BY Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence H 7248 BY McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence.

16 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Appendix CALENDAR IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010: 1. Nomination of The Honorable Gilbert V. Indeglia as Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Committee on Judiciary recommends that the Senate give its Advice and Consent to this nomination S 2225 BY Perry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION Committee on Judiciary recommends passage S 2501 BY Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage S 2643 SUB A BY Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A S 2647 SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

17 S.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 14, 2010 IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010: S 2665 BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RETAIL SALE OF GASOLINE Committee on Corporations recommends passage S 2443 BY Lenihan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES Committee on Government Oversight recommends passage S 2445 BY Sheehan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - STATE PURCHASES Committee on Government Oversight recommends passage S 2213 BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Committee on Judiciary recommends passage S 2317 BY Levesque C ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS AND BANKING OFFENSES --THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATIONS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage S 2346 BY Lanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.