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1 State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations JOURNAL -OF THE- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY SESSION of the General Assembly begun and held at the State House in the City of Providence on Tuesday, the seventh day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and fourteen. Volume 141, No. 39 Thursday, April 17, 2014 Thirty-ninth Day The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Thursday, April 17, 2014 and is called to order at 4:23 o clock P.M., by the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 66 members present and 9 members absent as follows: PRESENT - 66: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello, and Representatives Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nunes, O'Brien, O Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Winfield. ABSENT 9: Representatives Abney, Cimini, Fox, Giarrusso, Naughton, Newberry, San Bento, Trillo, Williams. INVOCATION The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Walsh who delivers the Invocation and leads the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. (For Invocation, see Appendix, this Journal.) APPROVAL OF RECORD By unanimous consent, the House Journal of Wednesday, April 16, 2014, is approved.

2 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Representative Handy, for the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of passage: House Bill No BY Naughton, Shekarchi, Walsh, Handy, Fellela ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (would define various farm enterprise uses that are recognized as a valuable and viable means of contributing to the preservation of agricultural operations) {LC3030/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2014) COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE Representative McNamara, for the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of passage: House Resolution No SUB A BY McLaughlin, MacBeth, McNamara, Bennett, Hull ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS NEAR OR OVER MINE SITES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Resolution that would create a special legislative study commission to investigate issues of school construction near mine sites.) {LC3252/A/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on House Calendar COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Representative Keable, for the Committee on Judiciary, reports back the following measures, with recommendation of passage: Senate Bill No BY McCaffrey, Lynch (This act would allow The Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Robert Morris Russell and Maureen Ann McGovern in marriage on or about July 12, 2014, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.) {LC5167/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar Senate Bill No BY O`Neill, Felag, Ottiano, Bates (This act would allow David Lamontagne to join Avril Bentley and Maria Alexandria Nunez in marriage on or about September 7, 2014, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.) {LC5218/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

3 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 Senate Bill No BY McCaffrey (This act would allow James Clement O'Brien to join Alita Ann Mitchell and William Thomas Hill in marriage on or about October 25, 2014, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC5187/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar Senate Bill No BY McCaffrey (This act would allow Alan Shoer, Esq., to join Christopher Young and Lauren Greif in marriage on or about June 14, 2014, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC5329/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar Senate Bill No BY McCaffrey (This act would allow Margaret Vidler to join Melissa Leah Weiss and Alexander Janosek Doyle in marriage on or about July 27, 2014, within the City of Cranston, Rhode Island.) {LC5355/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar COMMITTEE ON LABOR Representative Shekarchi, for the Committee on Labor, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of passage: House Bill No (Attorney General) BY Shekarchi, Slater, Phillips, Bennett, Casey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (This act would increase the penalties for failing to pay employees wages as the law requires.) {LC4472/1} 04/17/2014 Placed on House Calendar RULE 7D The following bill was received pursuant to Rule 7D: Representative Keable-An Act relating to the Department of Environment Representative Keable-An Act relating to Health Physicians Act Representative Carnevale-An Act relating to State Affairs and Government

4 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 NEW BUSINESS House Bill No BY Bennett, McNamara, Ferri, Hull, McLaughlin ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF PONTIAC VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. {LC5440/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Corporations House Bill No BY Keable, Tomasso, Guthrie, Winfield, Carnevale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (This act would create a new position within the water resources division of DEM which would have oversight over all freshwater lakes, streams, and ponds within the state.) {LC5372/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No BY Finn, Martin (This act would allow Anthony D. Simonelli, Jr., to join Leah Grace Aronow and Jason Richard Moniz in marriage on or about October 11, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC5488/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures: House Bill No SUB B (Judiciary) BY Mattiello, Shekarchi, Craven, Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - COURT ADMINISTRATION (would provide for the processing of electronic payments submitted to all courts within the unified judicial system and provides for the implementation of technology fees in order to process electronic payments) {LC3720/B/1} Senate Bill No SUB A (Attorney General) BY Sosnowski, Archambault, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Authorizes magistrates to prohibit drivers adjudicated of certain motor vehicle offenses from operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock system. Establishes new rules, regulations, fines and penalties for the ignition interlock system.) {LC3874/A/1}

5 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 Senate Bill No as amended (by request) BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - PRACTICE IN PROBATE COURTS (would permit notices of probate hearings to be published in a newspaper published or distributed in the county in which the hearings are to be held) {LC3446/1} Senate Bill No as amended (by request) BY Algiere, Cool Rumsey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES (would permit publication of foreclosure notices for properties in the counties of Bristol, Kent and Washington in newspapers published or distributed in those counties respectively) {LC3349/1} Senate Bill No BY Fogarty, Nesselbush, Gallo, Lynch, Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS (require any political party or political action committee which advocates any question considered at any financial town meeting/at any election at which amendments to a city/town charter are proposed to file a report with the board of canvassers) {LC3905/1} Senate Bill No (Secretary of State) BY Crowley, Cool Rumsey, Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - LOBBYING (This act would correct a minor typing error by deleting the word "construction", and inserting in place thereof the word "instruction" in relating to the codes of ethics and conflicts of interest laws of the state.) {LC3689/1} Senate Bill No (Attorney General) BY Jabour, Lombardi, Lombardo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Would create a sentencing enhancement for anyone convicted of being involved in criminal street gang activity.) {LC4288/1} Senate Bill No (State Police) BY Lynch, Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS' POWERS (Enables capital police officers to exercise their full authority and powers when assigned to buildings used by a state agency or court for public meetings or hearings.) {LC4212/1}

6 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 Senate Bill No (Corrections) BY Conley, Lombardi, Raptakis, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS (would require that any sentence imposed for the crime of assault with bodily fluid would run consecutively to, and not concurrently with, any sentence previously imposed) {LC4245/1} Senate Bill No (Attorney General) BY Lombardi, DiPalma, Jabour, Conley, Lombardo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES (This act would subject the proceeds derived from pandering or permitting prostitution from conspiracy to violate the uniformed controlled substances act to seizure and forfeiture.) {LC4440/1} Senate Bill No (National Guard) BY Felag, Pichardo, Lombardi, Walaska, McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - VETERANS' AFFAIRS (This act would add the adjutant general of the Rhode Island National Guard or his or her designee as a member of the Rhode Island Veterans' services strategic plan advisory committee.) {LC4250/1} 04/17/2014 Referred to House Veterans Affairs Senate Resolution No SUB A (Human Services) BY Felag, Pichardo, Lombardi, McCaffrey, Walaska ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A DESERT STORM AND DESERT SHIELD MEMORIAL AT THE RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' CEMETERY (creates a seven (7) member commission regarding establishing a Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, and report to the General Assembly on or before March 4, 2015 and commission would expire July 1, 2015.) {LC4220/A/1} 04/17/2014 Referred to House Veterans Affairs GUESTS Representative Messier congratulates the Cheerleaders and Coaches of the Tolman High School Cheerleading Team on winning the Regional High School Cheerleading Championship. Representative Johnston thanks the team and coaches for all their hard work and dedication and for winning the Championship. By unanimous consent the House returns to:

7 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 NEW BUSINESS House Resolution No BY Messier, Coderre, Johnston ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE CHEERLEADERS AND COACHES OF THE TOLMAN HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING TEAM ON WINNING THE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP {LC5379/1} With the agreement of the Majority and the Minority, Representative Messier requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. There is no objection. Read and passed, on a motion of Representative Messier seconded by Representatives Johnston, Tomasso, Hull, Silva, Blazejewski, Guthrie, Coderre, Tanzi, O Neill, Ruggiero, Bennett, and McLaughlin by unanimous consent, on a voice vote. From the Calendar are taken: IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014: CALENDAR H 7715 SUB A BY Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - THE STANDARD NONFORFEITURE LAW FOR LIFE INSURANCE Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Phillips, Morin, O Brien, and McLaughlin. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 64 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 64: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Winfield. NAYS - 0:

8 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, H 7600 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MUSEUM PROPERTY ACT Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Representative Keable moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Lally, Corvese, Silva, Ruggiero, and Marshall. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 64 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 64: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Winfield. NAYS - 0: H 7944 SUB A as amended BY Mattiello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BUDGET COMMISSIONS Committee on Finance recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A as amended. Representative Gallison moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Valencia, Ackerman, DeSimone, Tanzi, Canario, Carnevale, Ucci, O Brien, Ruggiero, Marshall, Almeida, Dickinson, Ferri, McNamara, Malik, Azzinaro, Slater, Edwards, Blazejewski, Keable, Silva, Casey, Shekarchi, Morin, Bennett, Hull, Palangio, Lima, and Martin. By unanimous consent, Representative Gallison seconded by Representatives Ucci, Canario, DeSimone, Valencia, Johnston, Blazejewski, and Silva offers a written motion to amend. Mr. Speaker: FLOOR AMENDMENT TO H 7944 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BUDGET COMMISSIONS I hereby move to amend H 7944 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED, entitled AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BUDGET COMMISSIONS, as follows:

9 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, On page 22, line 29, by inserting the following language immediately after the word "officer": "or other fiduciary, as applicable,". Respectfully submitted, Representative Gallison ======== LC004952/5 ======== Representatives Gallison and Nunes discuss the amendment. The motion to amend prevails on a roll call vote 64 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows: YEAS - 64: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Winfield. NAYS - 0: By unanimous consent, Representative Nunes, offers amendment LC004952/6 seconded by Representative Morgan. Representatives Nunes, MacBeth Morgan, Marcello, O Grady, Phillips, Gallison, and McLaughlin discuss the amendment. Representative Nunes withdraws his amendment. By unanimous consent, Representative Morgan, seconded by Representative Nunes offers a written motion to amend. Mr. Speaker: FLOOR AMENDMENT TO H 7944 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BUDGET COMMISSIONS I hereby move to amend H 7944 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED, entitled AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BUDGET COMMISSIONS, as follows: 1. On page 5, between lines 27 and 28, by inserting the following language: "Any taxes levied under chapter 9 of title 45 shall be subject to the maximum levy provisions contained in "

10 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 ======== LC004952/3 ======== Respectfully submitted, Representative Morgan Representatives Morgan, Marcello, MacBeth, McLaughlin, Ucci, McNamara, Chippendale, O Grady, DeSimone, and Nunes discuss the amendment. The motion to amend fails on a roll call vote 11 members voting in the affirmative and 54 members voting in the negative as follows: YEAS - 11: Representatives Ajello, Chippendale, Costa, Costantino, Finn, Hearn, Marcello, Morgan, Nunes, O'Neill, Walsh. NAYS - 54: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Ackerman, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Coderre, Corvese, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Gallison, Guthrie, Handy, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morin, O'Brien, O'Grady, Palangio, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Ucci, Valencia, Winfield. By unanimous consent, Representative Morgan, seconded by Representative Chippendale offers a written motion to amend. Mr. Speaker: FLOOR AMENDMENT TO H 7944 SUBSTITUTE A, As Amended AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BUDGET COMMISSIONS I hereby move to amend H 7944 SUBSTITUTE A, AS AMENDED entitled AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BUDGET COMMISSIONS, as follows: 1. On page 12, line 11, after the language "disapproval.", by deleting the language after the period through line 14 and inserting in place thereof the following language: "After consultation with a designated representative of the collective bargaining unit representing the employees with whom the city, town or fire district has entered into a collective bargaining agreement, and with a representative of the governing body of the city, town or fire district which is a party to any such collective bargaining agreement, the fiscal overseer, budget commission or receiver may reject, alter, amend, or modify any existing collective bargaining agreement in order to effectuate the intent and purpose of " ======== LC004952/4 ======== Respectfully submitted, Representative Morgan

11 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 Representatives Morgan, Gallison, Marcello, McLaughlin, and DeSimone discuss the amendment. The motion to amend fails on a roll call vote 3 members voting in the affirmative and 63 members voting in the negative as follows: YEAS - 3: Representatives Chippendale, Costa, Morgan. NAYS - 63: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Coderre, Corvese, Costantino, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morin, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Winfield. Representative Guthrie, Morgan, Nunes and DeSimone discuss the act, as amended. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, as amended, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 64 members voting in the affirmative and 2 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 64: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morin, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Winfield. NAYS - 2: Representatives Morgan, Nunes S 2316 BY Goldin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATIONS Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence. Read, and by unanimous consent, ordered to be placed on the Calendar for Wednesday, April 30, TRANSMITTAL By unanimous consent, all matters on the clerk s desk are ordered to be transmitted to His Excellency, the Governor, to the Honorable Secretary of State, and the Honorable Senate forthwith. By unanimous consent the House returns to:

12 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 GUEST Representative Edwards welcome to the House as a guest Mrs. Sally Black, Tiverton School Committee Chair. ANNOUNCEMENTS Representative Azzinaro announces that the Committee on Veterans Affairs will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 135 of the State House. Representative Azzinaro wishes his wife Carol a Happy 50 th Wedding Anniversary on April 18 th, Representative McLaughlin wishes all a Happy and Holy Easter and a Holy Passover. Representative Costa announces after break she will be holding a book collection for the Veterans, if anyone has an extra book or any books she will be collecting them. Representative Handy announces that the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 101 of the State House. Representative Canario wishes a Happy Birthday to David Barber. Representative Gallison announces that the Committee on Finance will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 35 of the State House. DESK HELD OPEN Majority Leader DeSimone announces the desk will be held open during vacation week. Majority Leader DeSimone wishes everyone an enjoyable vacation week. The Honorable Speaker Mattiello wishes everyone a Happy Passover and a Happy Easter. NEW BUSINESS House Bill No (by request) BY Shekarchi, Phillips ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (This act would create the Ocean State Animal Coalition motor vehicle plate to help raise revenue and provide reduce-price spaying and neutering services for cats and dogs.) {LC5446/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No BY Carnevale, Marshall, Hull, Palangio, Almeida ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (This act would

13 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 provide economic incentives and assistance for the redevelopment of 111 Westminster Street using a public-private partnership.) {LC5451/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No BY Walsh ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Places a moratorium on for-profit developer's submission of permit applications for low and moderate income housing development.) {LC5458/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No BY Keable, Tomasso, Shekarchi, Slater, Blazejewski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS ACT OF 2014 (This act would establish procedures for the licensing of naturopathic physicians, and defines the practice of naturopathic medicine.) {LC5373/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. House Bill No BY Newberry, Mattiello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - BODY ATTACHMENTS {LC5133/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No BY Shekarchi, Ackerman, McNamara, Costa, Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (This act would delete the option of straight party voting by means of a single mark in non-primary elections. This act would also require the secretary of state to conduct appropriate training and community outreach with respect to the foregoing.) {LC5498/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No BY Shekarchi (This act would allow Thomas W. Madonna to join Gary A. L'Europa and Ellen Hight in marriage on or about June 14, 2014, within the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island.) {LC5516/1} 04/17/2014 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measure: Senate Bill No BY Felag, Walaska, Pichardo, Lynch, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

14 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 (This act will change the currently observed date for Vietnam Veteran's Day from May 15 to March 29 every year.) {LC5021/1} 04/17/2014 Referred to House Veterans Affairs COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE Representative McNamara, for the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of transfer: Senate Bill No SUB A as amended BY Doyle, Nesselbush, Gallo, Lynch, Ottiano ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (Establishes the "Dense Breast Notification and Education Act" which requires healthcare facilities to notify patients of their breast tissue classification and whether they have dense breast tissue.) {LC4534/A/1} 04/23/2014 Committee transferred to House Corporations ADJOURNMENT At 5:58 o clock P.M. on motion of Representative Martin, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Vincent Arnold; seconded by Representatives DeSimone and Chippendale the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote. Linda M. McElroy Recording Clerk

15 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 APPENDIX INVOCATION REPRESENTATIVE DONNA M. WALSH We pray that as we deliberate today you grant us greater wisdom so that our actions will best honor the people we represent. Help us to continue to look beyond ourselves to seek ways to better the lives of those we serve. Amen

16 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014: APPENDIX CONSENT CALENDAR H 8016 BY Ackerman Committee on Judiciary recommends passage H 8017 BY Corvese Committee on Judiciary recommends passage H 8025 BY Martin Committee on Judiciary recommends passage H 8026 BY Slater Committee on Judiciary recommends passage H 8044 BY Lally Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014: S 2812 BY McCaffrey Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence.

17 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, S 2818 BY O`Neill Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence S 2819 BY McCaffrey Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence S 2850 BY McCaffrey Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence S 2851 BY McCaffrey Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. Thursday, April 17, 2014 Francis McCabe Clerk of the House

18 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014: APPENDIX CALENDAR H 7306 BY Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage H 7447 BY Naughton ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO ASSESS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND/OR READING DISABILITIES Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends passage H 7579 SUB A BY Diaz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A H 7713 BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 1959 ENTITLED "AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO INCORPORATE CERTAIN PERSONS BY THE NAME OF THE RHODE ISLAND EPISCOPAL CONVENTION,' PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION 1844, AND OF SEVERAL ACTS IN AMENDMENT THEREOF AND IN ADDITION THERETO" Committee on Corporations recommends passage H 8049 BY Trillo ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STREAMLINING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Committee on Corporations recommends passage.

19 H.J JOURNAL Thursday, April 17, 2014 IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014: H 7624 BY Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES Committee on Labor recommends passage H 7234 BY Naughton ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Committee on Environment and Natural Resources recommends passage H 7067 SUB A BY McLaughlin ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS NEAR OR OVER MINE SITES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A S 2316 BY Goldin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATIONS Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence. Thursday, April 17, 2014 Francis McCabe Clerk of the House