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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 third day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and seventeen. Volume 144, No. 11 Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Eleventh Day The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Wednesday, January 25, 2017 and is called to order at 4:21 o clock P.M., by the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 73 members present and 2 members absent as follows: PRESENT 73 The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carson, Casey, Casimiro, Chippendale, Corvese, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, Cunha, Diaz, Donovan, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Knight, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, Maldonado, Marshall, Marszalkowski, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendonca, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Newberry, Nunes, O Brien, O'Grady, Perez, Phillips, Price, Quattrocchi, Ranglin-Vassell, Regunberg, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Ucci, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Winfield ABSENT 2: Representatives Giarrusso, Walsh. INVOCATION The Honorable Speaker presents Representative McEntee who delivers the Invocation and leads the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. (For Invocation, see Appendix, this Journal.) APPROVAL OF RECORD By unanimous consent, the House Journal of Tuesday, January 24, 2017 is approved.

2 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT Representative Moira J. Walsh is unable to attend session today, Wednesday, January, 25, NEW BUSINESS House Bill No BY Maldonado, Keable, Barros, Blazejewski, McKiernan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Requires that cities and towns comply with certain procedures when prosecuting defendants such as the right to counsel, and amends the penalties imposed for ordinance violations.) {LC374/1} House Bill No BY Nardolillo, Quattrocchi, Canario, Mendonca, Roberts ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Requires the division of sheriffs to verify the immigration status of each incarcerated person presented to the court for any hearing, to notify ICE as to any such person lacking legal immigration status, and cooperate with ICE on deportation proceedings.) {LC549/1} House Bill No BY Phillips, Shanley, Hull, Morin, Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits candidates and elected officials to possess/use personal credit card to use for political expenses.) {LC133/1} House Resolution No BY Quattrocchi, Roberts, Chippendale, Mendonca, Filippi ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL AND RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE TO RELEASE ALL REPORTS REGARDING 38 STUDIOS {LC497/1} House Bill No BY Casimiro, Regunberg, Ajello, Carson, Donovan (Allows John Simmons to join Kelsey Lynne Fedechko and Joshua Michael Labossiere in marriage on or about May 12, 2017, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC1007/1}

3 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 House Bill No BY Slater (Allows Maurice Collins to join Lori Battaglino and Robert Lukens in marriage on or about June 10, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC846/1} House Bill No BY Lombardi (Allows Thomas Cheatham to join Leni C. Kwait and Jeffrey C. Prystowsky in marriage on or about July 8, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC873/1} House Bill No BY O`Grady ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Requires a city or town to electronically notify the division of motor vehicles immediately upon receiving payment of personal property, and/or excise taxes on motor vehicles.) {LC865/1} 01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government House Bill No BY Nardolillo, Quattrocchi, Chippendale, Corvese, Price ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS (Establishes the E-Verify compliance act which would require all non-governmental employers within the state with three (3) or more employees to apply to participate in the federal E-Verify program.) {LC964/1} 01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Labor House Bill No BY Kennedy, Azzinaro, Filippi, O`Grady ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES (Requires the marking of all underground utility facilities when the underground utility is under a public right-of-way.) {LC481/1} 01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Corporations House Bill No BY Regunberg, Keable, Carson, Handy, Casimiro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY SITING (Requires environmental impacts be considered in energy plant siting proceedings.) {LC247/1} 01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources

4 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 House Bill No BY Vella-Wilkinson, Nardolillo, Lancia, Solomon, Barros ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' BENEFITS (Permits the recipients of general or an "Undesirable - Class I or II Homosexual" discharges to qualify for state veterans' benefits when the discharge was based on the veteran's sexual orientation.) {LC949/1} 01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No (by request) BY Abney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM (Allows recovery for the past due balance of any PACE assessment on a transfer of commercial property ownership at a tax sale by a PACE lien against the transferee.) {LC193/1} 01/25/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures: Senate Bill No. 87 BY Picard ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF MOSLEM GROTTO MYSTIC ORDER VEILED PROPHETS OF THE ENCHANTED REALM {LC795/1} 01/25/2017 Referred to House Corporations Senate Bill No. 59 BY McCaffrey (Allows the Honorable Frank S. Lombardi to join Jeffrey Ryan Beliveau and Alyssa Fioravanti in marriage on or about February 4, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC550/1} With the agreement of the Majority and the Minority, Chairman Keable requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. There is no objection. Read and passed, on a motion of Chairman Keable seconded by Leader Shekarchi on a roll call vote, 72 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows: YEAS - 72: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carson, Casey, Casimiro, Chippendale, Corvese, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, Cunha, Diaz, Donovan, Edwards, Fellela,

5 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Filippi, Fogarty, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Knight, Lima, Lombardi, Maldonado, Marshall, Marszalkowski, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendonca, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Perez, Phillips, Price, Quattrocchi, Ranglin-Vassell, Regunberg, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Ucci, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0: RECUSED - 0: ANNOUNCEMENT Representative Nardolillo wishes his father, Bob Nardolillo a Happy Birthday. By unanimous consent, the House returns to: NEW BUSINESS House Resolution No BY Kennedy, Shekarchi, Casimiro, Keable, Johnston ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22ND THROUGH JANUARY 28TH, 2017, AS "CRNA WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND {LC1043/1} With the agreement of the majority and the minority, Speaker Pro Tempore Kennedy requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. There is no objection. Read and passed, on a motion of Speaker Pro Tempore Kennedy seconded by Leader Shekarchi, Representatives Casimiro, Keable, Johnston, Corvese, Chippendale and Handy by unanimous consent, on a voice vote. By unanimous consent, the House returns to: ANNOUNCEMENTS Representative Regunberg expresses his sadness that today our President would so undercut one of our most sacred principles religious liberty, by his de facto attempt to ban Muslim immigrants. Vice Chair Ackerman announces that the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare will meet at the rise of the House, in Room 101 of the State House.

6 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Leader Shekarchi informs freshman that tomorrow will be our first Calendar and Consent Calendar. If anyone has any questions they can contact him. 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. (For Transmittals to Governor, see Appendix of this Journal.) ADJOURNMENT At 4:38 o clock P.M. on motion of Representative Azzinaro, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Amelia B. (Terranova) Turrisi; seconded by Leaders Shekarchi and Morgan the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote. Linda M. McElroy Recording Clerk

7 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 APPENDIX INVOCATION REPRESENTATIVE CAROL HAGAN MCENTEE Dear Creator: As legislators we ask you for your help in keeping our debates calm and respectful. Let us remember that often great results can occur from great debates. Amen

8 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 APPENDIX CALENDAR IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017: H 5013 BY Corvese ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF APOGEE PRODUCTS, INC. Committee on Corporations recommends passage H 5015 BY Carson ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION AND REPORTING DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY METHODS FOR GROWING TOURISM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH COORDINATED BRANDING AND MARKETING EFFORTS Committee on Corporations recommends passage H 5062 BY Regunberg ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND ASSESS THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN THE RHODE ISLAND ACI H 5116 BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - TRESPASS AND ACTIONS FOR POSSESSION Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Francis McCabe Clerk of the House

9 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 APPENDIX CONSENT CALENDAR IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017: H 5005 BY Ucci H 5006 BY Azzinaro H 5007 BY Tanzi H 5008 BY Blazejewski H 5009 BY Solomon H 5010 BY Newberry H 5034 BY McEntee

10 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, H 5066 BY Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES H 5092 BY McNamara H 5114 BY Tanzi H 5129 BY Bennett H 5130 BY Corvese H 5131 BY Costantino H 5180 BY Shekarchi

11 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, S 3 BY Miller Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Francis McCabe Clerk of the House

12 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, January 25, 2017 APPENDIX TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR Senate Bill No. 59 BY McCaffrey (Allows the Honorable Frank S. Lombardi to join Jeffrey Ryan Beliveau and Alyssa Fioravanti in marriage on or about February 4, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC550/1} 01/25/2017 Transmitted to Governor