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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 fifth day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and sixteen. Volume 143, No. 41 Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Forty-first Day The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 and is called to order at 4:29 o clock P.M., by the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 72 members present and 3 members absent as follows: PRESENT 72: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Carson, Casey, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Gallison, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Ucci, Williams, Winfield ABSENT 3: Representatives Chippendale, Giarrusso, Palangio. INVOCATION The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Kazarian 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, April 12, 2016, is approved.

2 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 NEW BUSINESS House Bill No BY Giarrusso ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Alison S. Carcieri-Cassidy to join Jocelyn Chiappone and Dr. Michael Hulstyn in marriage on or about July 17, 2016, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC5709/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No BY Craven, McEntee, Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST (Amends the authority powers of a city or town peace unit that is acting in close pursuit of a suspect and also amends the purpose of the pursuit from "arrest" to "stop".) {LC5632/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No BY Williams ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (Provides in all civil cases where an order is issued for court fines, costs, or fees, which remain unpaid, the court shall schedule a review hearing within 2 years. If more than 2 years have elapsed any amount owed shall be waived and discharged.) {LC5453/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No BY Filippi, Tanzi, Regunberg, Amore, Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Comprehensively regulates the use of unmanned aerial vehicles and the use of any information that they may generate.) {LC5708/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No BY Naughton, Bennett, Shekarchi, Solomon ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- PARK AND RIDE LOTS (Prohibits commercial vehicles from using park and ride lots to transport passengers to out-of-state casinos.) {LC5696/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary House Bill No BY Casey, Keable, Blazejewski, Johnston, Lima ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- WINE DIRECT SHIPPER LICENSE (Creates a wine direct shipper license and a wine gift basket license allowing for the shipment of certain amounts of wine both in and out-of-state.) {LC5408/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

3 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 House Bill No BY Ruggiero, McNamara, Tanzi, Carson, McKiernan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (Makes hearings on child abuse or neglect cases open to the public. It would also provide that the director of DCYF disclose findings and facts of investigations when there is a fatality or near fatality of a child.) {LC5673/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. House Bill No BY Coughlin, Solomon, Kazarian, Barros, Johnston ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAX ELIMINATION ACT OF 1998 (Eliminates the motor vehicle and trailer excise tax by fiscal year 2019, and would further provide that reimbursement for lost tax revenue would be provided to the cities, towns and fire districts from the sales tax and lottery revenue.) {LC5669/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No (by request) BY Abney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Adds convenience stores to the definition of eating and/or drinking establishments where the local meals and beverage tax shall apply to purchases of a meal or beverage.) {LC5398/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance House Bill No BY Filippi, Kennedy, Price ENTITLED, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CHARIHO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW BUILDING FOR THE R.Y.S.E. SCHOOL, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF EXISTING MODULAR CLASSROOMS AND TO FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SWITCH ROAD CAMPUS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LANDSCAPING, PAVING, PARKING AND TRAFFIC REDESIGN AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENTAL THERETO BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $6,000,000 BONDS AND/OR NOTES THEREFOR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE SCHOOL HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OF NOT LESS THAN 56% (A $6,000,000 bond bill which authorizes the Chariho Regional School District to finance the construction/furnishing/equipping of a new building for R.Y.S.E. school, and the removal of existing modular classrooms/improvements to the Switch Rd Campus.) {LC5494/1} 04/13/2016 Introduced, referred to House Finance COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures:

4 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Senate Bill No SUB A (General Treasurer) BY Gallo, Lynch Prata, Coyne, Crowley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION (Increases the emergency fund pursuant to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act for burial expenses from $8,000 to $10,000 and increase the emergency relocation costs from $2,000 to $5,000.) {LC4279/A/1} 04/13/2016 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No BY Sosnowski, Crowley, Goldin, Conley, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Modifies types of healthy foods/beverages sold to students per federal law with exceptions for career/technical schools with culinary arts/food service programs based on new definitions.) {LC3228/1} 04/13/2016 Referred to House H.E.W. Senate Bill No SUB A as amended (General Treasurer) BY Paiva Weed ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION (Makes residents of the state of Rhode Island who are victims of terrorist acts outside the state of Rhode Island but within the United States, eligible to receive victim's compensation payments under this chapter.) {LC4276/A/1} 04/13/2016 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No BY Sheehan, Cote, Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Harry E. Tutko to join Jane S. Manaras and Joseph S. Morris in marriage on or about September 24, 2016, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC5507/1} 04/13/2016 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows William Fontaine to join Cara Michelle Babich and Dustin William Gay in marriage on or about September 3, 2016, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.) {LC5484/1} 04/13/2016 Referred to House Judiciary Senate Bill No BY Pagliarini ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Janie Crosscup to join Julianne Hirtle and Donald Edward Talley in marriage on or about August 26, 2016, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.) {LC5554/1} 04/13/2016 Referred to House Judiciary

5 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Senate Bill No BY Jabour, Crowley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Amy Retsinas Romero, Esq., to join Joshua Garrett Mann and Vanessa Volz in marriage on or about May 21, 2016, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC5581/1} 04/13/2016 Referred to House Judiciary From the Calendar are taken: CALENDAR IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016: H 7002 SUB A BY Mattiello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Representative Keable moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Malik, McNamara, Bennett, Hull, Azzinaro, Messier, Morin, Nardolillo, Costa, Reilly, Lancia, Price, Tobon, Barros, Abney, Solomon, Coughlin, Kazarian, Johnston, Blazejewski, Ajello, Costantino, Lima, Maldonado, Fogarty, Ackerman, O Grady, Regunberg, Amore, Ruggiero, Carson, McEntee, O Brien, McKiernan, Almeida, Marshall, Williams, Corvese, McLaughlin, and Melo. The bill marked Substitute A is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 71: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Carson, Casey, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Gallison, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Ucci, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0: RECUSED - 0: H 7891 BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

6 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Representative Keable moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Solomon, Coughlin, and Casey. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 71: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Carson, Casey, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Gallison, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Ucci, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0: RECUSED - 0: S 2059 BY Lombardo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. Representative Keable moves passage of the act, seconded by Leader DeSimone, Representatives Carson, Johnston, Blazejewski, Abney, Coughlin, McLaughlin, Phillips, Bennett, Naughton, Maldonado, Fogarty, Ackerman, McEntee, Carson, Ruggiero, Ucci, and O Brien. Read and passed, in concurrence, on a roll call vote, 68 members voting in the affirmative and 2 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 68: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Carson, Casey, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Fogarty, Gallison, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Regunberg, Reilly, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Ucci, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 2: Representatives Price, Roberts. RECUSED - 0: GUESTS Representative Kazarian welcomes to the Chamber for Social Worker Education Legislative Day: Nikki Bond, student RIC; Barbara Chadwick, student RIC; and Ranie Oesterle, student Salve Regina University. Speaker Mattiello welcomes them to the House and thanks them for all their work on behalf of the people who need their services.

7 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 By unanimous consent, the House returns to: NEW BUSINESS House Resolution No BY Kazarian, O'Brien, Williams, Almeida, Winfield ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 13, 2016, TO BE "ANNUAL SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND {LC5701/1} With the agreement of the majority and the minority, Representative Kazarian requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. There is no objection. Read and passed, on a motion of Representative Kazarian seconded by Representatives O Brien, Williams, Almeida, Winfield, Regunberg, Johnston, Ajello, Tanzi, Maldonado, Amore, Fogarty, Ackerman, Naughton, Tobon, Barros, Abney, Melo, Edwards, Solomon, Corvese, Slater, and Casey by unanimous consent, on a voice vote. By unanimous consent, the House returns to: GUESTS Representative Slater welcomes to the House the Cambodian Society of RI: Chanda Womack, Pek Khuth, Sovan Heng, Ken Oung, Kimly Chheng, Sarath Say, and Mony Tith. Representative Slater recognizes the Cambodian New Year. Speaker Mattiello welcomes them to the Chamber. By unanimous consent, the House returns to: NEW BUSINESS House Resolution No BY Slater, Diaz, Hull, Bennett, Williams ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CELEBRATION OF THE CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR AND "THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY" {LC5270/1} With the agreement of the majority and the minority, Representative Slater requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. There is no objection. Read and passed, on a motion of Representative Slater seconded by Representatives Diaz, Hull, Bennett, Williams, O Brien, Solomon, Kazarian, Edwards, Hearn, Costantino, Casey, Abney, Marshall, and Blazejewski by unanimous consent, on a voice vote.

8 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 By unanimous consent, the House returns to: GUEST Representative Naughton welcomes to the House Chamber as guests Jacqueline Antonelli and recognizes her for saving the life of a friend. Speaker Mattiello welcomes Jackie to the House. ANNOUNCEMENTS Representatives Azzinaro and Lima wish Representative Malik a Happy Milestone Birthday. Representative Diaz announces that the Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare will meet today at the rise of the House, in Room 101 of the State House. Representative McKiernan announces that the Committee on Labor will meet tomorrow, at 3:30 o clock P.M. and continue at the rise of the House, in Room 203 of the State House. Representative Ruggiero announces that the Finance Sub-Committee on Transportation will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 35 of the State House. Representative Serpa announces that the Committee on Small Business will meet today at the rise of the House, in Room 203 of the State House. Representative Handy announces Sara Reeves of RI Resource Recovery will brief House members in the House Lounge at 3 o clock P.M. tomorrow on their recent waste composition report. Leader DeSimone announces tomorrow is the last day to get your legislative priority list to Richard Raspallo. RULE 7D The following bills were announced pursuant to Rule 7D: Representative Tobon-An Act relating to Public Utility Carriers, Railroad Preservation Representative Ucci-An Act relating to Manufacturing Sales Tax TRANSMITTAL By unanimous consent, all matters on the clerk s desk are ordered to be transmitted to Her Excellency, the Governor, to the Honorable Secretary of State, and the Honorable Senate forthwith. (For Transmittals to Governor, see Appendix of this Journal.)

9 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 ADJOURNMENT At 4:56 o clock P.M. on motion of Representative McLaughlin, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Michael E. Wilson; on motion of Representative McNamara, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Joseph R. Hillstrom seconded by Majority Leader DeSimone and Minority Leader Newberry the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote. Linda M. McElroy Recording Clerk

10 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 APPENDIX INVOCATION REPRESENTATIVE KATHERINE S. KAZARIAN Help us to rely upon you and to hear your voice within. When so many demand our attention, let us rely on your strength, when we are feeling overwhelmed. Inspire us to fully appreciate what a true blessing it is to be in service to others. Amen

11 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 APPENDIX TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR Senate Bill No BY Lombardo, Crowley, Ruggerio, Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (Makes the possession, purchase, or sale of powdered alcohol a crime punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) {LC3209/1}

12 H.J JOURNAL Wednesday, April 13, 2016 IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016: APPENDIX CALENDAR H 7831 BY O'Brien ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Committee on Judiciary recommends passage H 7551 BY DeSimone ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - INDEBTEDNESS OF TOWNS AND CITIES Committee on Finance recommends passage H 7615 BY Lima ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES Committee on Corporations recommends passage. Friday, April 8, 2016 Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Francis McCabe Clerk of the House