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 fourth day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand.
Volume 127, No. 4
Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Fourth Day
The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Tuesday, January 11, 2000, and is called to order at 4:03 o'clock P.M., by the Honorable John B. Harwood, Speaker.
The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 98 members present and 2 members absent as follows:
The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Crowley, 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 Thursday, January 6, 2000, is approved as printed.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR
The Honorable Speaker announces receipt by the Secretary of State of the following measure, approved and signed by His Excellency, the Governor:
(2000-H 6702) An Act authorizing the City of Warwick to issue bonds and notes in an amount not to exceed ~26,500,000 for school purposes.
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Representative Williamson will be unable to attend session today, January 11, 2000.
NEW BUSINESS
Representatives Barr, Iwuc, Malik and Munschy introduce (2000-H 6759) An Act relating to insurance - liability insurance.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Menard, Faria, Reilly, 5. Anderson and Moura introduce (2000-H 6760) An Act relating to Sunday business-
pharmacies.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Menard, Barr, Iwuc, Reilly and Cambio introduce (2~H 6761) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Barr and Menard introduce (2000-H 6762) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles antique vehicle registration.
Read and referred to the Committee on Special Legislation.
Representative Martineau introduces (2000-H 6763) An Act reinstating and restoring forfeited or revoked corporate charters.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Shavers, Slater, Carpenter, Moura and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6764) An Act relating to education - state aid.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Shavers, Almeida, Slater, Carpenter and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6765) An Act relating to education - state aid.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Ginaitt, Bramley, Vieira, Garabedian and Henseler introduce (2000-H 6766) An Act relating to health and safety - Healthcare Professional Preservation Act.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Moura, Shavers, Slater, Fox and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6767) An Act relating to compulsory attendance.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Smith, Carpenter, Moura, Fox and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6768) An Act relating to Rhode Island Literacy and Dropout Prevention Act of 1987.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives McNamara, Reilly and Hogan introduce (2000-H 6769) An Act relating to health and safety - tobacco reparations allocation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives McNamara, Reilly and Hogan introduce (2000-H 6770) An Act relating to the Rhode Island Safe Swimming Water Act.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Energy.
Representatives McNamara and Reilly introduce (2000-H 6771) An Act creating the Tidal Restriction Mitigation Act.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Energy.
Representatives Hogan and McNamara introduce (2000-H 6772) An Act relating to education - offenses pertaining to schools.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Hogan and McNamara introduce (2000-H 6773) An Act relating to health and safety - rights of nursing home patients.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives McNamara, Carpenter, Reilly, Shavers, Garvey, Hogan and Palumbo introduce (2000-H 6774) An Act relating to education -criminal records review.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representative Faria introduces (2000-H 6775) An Act relating to criminal law - prostitution.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Faria, Carter and Fox introduce (2000-H 6776) An Act relating to labor and labor relations - equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Read and referred to the Committee on Labor.
Representative Kilmartin introduces (2000-H 6777) An Act relating to taxation - exclusion for qualifying options.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Kilmartin introduces (2000-H 6778) An Act relating to taxation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Slater, Moura, Shavers, Fox and several other members o
f the House introduce (2000-H 6779) An Act
relating to education - literacy program.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Shavers, Slater, Almeida, Carpenter and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6780) An Act relating to education.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Shavers, Almeida, Slater, Carpenter and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6781) An Act relating to education.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Voccola and Russo introduce (2000-H 6782) An Act relating to taxation - sales and use tax.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Russo, Voccola and Lewiss introduce (2000-H 6783) An Act relating to criminal offenses - bulletproof vests.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Russo, Voccola and Lewiss introduce (2000-H 6784) An Act relating to lost or missing children.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representative Russo introduces (2000-H 6785) An Act relating to motor vehicle offenses.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Russo and Voccola introduce (2000-H 6786) House Resolution respectfully requesting the State Traffic Commission to install a pedestrian traffic light in the town of Johnston. Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives Russo and Voccola introduce (2000-H 6787) House Resolution respectfully requesting the State Traffic Commission to install a traffic light in the town of Johnston.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representative Russo introduces (2000-H 6788) An Act relating to taxation - municipalities.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representative Russo introduces (2000-H 6789) An Act relating to businesses and professions -hairdressers and cosmeticians.
Read and referred to the Committee on Labor.
Representatives Russo, Voccola and Lewiss introduce (2000-H 6790)' An Act relating to criminal procedure - Capitol Police for public buildings.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Palumbo, Jacquard, Hetherington, Vieira and Corvese introduce (2000-H 6791) An Act relating to education.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Palumbo, McNamara and Vieira introduce (2000-H 6792) An Act relating to financial institutions - title and closing attorney.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representative Palumbo introduces (2000-H 6793) House Resolution respectfully requesting the State Traffic Commission to install a pedestrian crossing device in the city of Warwick.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives Voccola and Russo introduce (2000-H 6794) An Act relating to sales and use taxes - liability and computation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Palumbo introduces (2000-H 6795) An Act relating to homestead exemption in the city of Cranston.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Henseler, Benson, Carter, Kelley, Lewiss and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6796) An Act relating to state affairs and government.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Sullivan, Carpenter, Rose, Corvese, Lopes and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6797) An Act relating to adjudication of traffic offenses.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Moura, Abdullah-Odiase, Giannini, Kilmartin, Faria and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6798) An Act relating to education.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Palumbo, Vieira and Sullivan
introduce (2000-H 6799) An Act relating to fish and wildlife-
commercial gill net fishery.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Energy.
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Representatives Sullivan, Lopes, Rose, Coelho, Carpenter and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6800) An Act relating to criminal offenses - weapons.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Faria and Carter introduce (2000-H 6801) An Act relating to the Department of Corrections.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Kennedy, Coderre, Burlingame, Barr, Kilmartin and Martineau introduce (2000-H 6802) House Resolution proclaiming January 9-15, 2000 as Nurse Anesthetists' Week in Rhode Island.
Representative Kennedy requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration.
There is no objection.
Read and passed, on motion of Representative Kennedy, seconded by the entire House, and by unanimous consent, on a voice vote.
Representatives Garabedian, Gorham, Mumford and Watson introduce (2000-H 6803) An Act respectful""' requesting the Rhode Island Secretary of State investigate the composition of the Board of Directors of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England, Inc.
Representative Garabedian, requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration.
There is objection.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representative Watson introduces (2000-H 6804) An Act making revised appropriations for the support of the state for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Representative Flaherty announces that the Committee on Judiciary will meet today at the rise of the House in Room 205 of the State House.
Also:
Representative Palangio announces that the Committee on Corporations will meet today at the rise of the House in Room 203 of the State House.
Also:
Representative Benson wishes Jeff Del Gigante, Deputy Clerk, a very Happy Birthday.
REQUEST
Representative McNamara requests to exercise Rule 64 at the end of Session.
There is no objection.
LEAVE OF THE HOUSE
Representative Montanaro requests leave of the House to hold (00-H 6703) and (00-H 6704) on the Desk.
(2000-H 6703) An Act relating to the General Assembly - Fire Safety Issues Commission.
(2000-H 6704) An Act relating to the General Assembly - Fire Safety Issues Commission.
There is no objection.
ADJOURNMENT
At 4:18 o'clock P.M. on motion of Representative
Schadone, and as a further mark of respect to
the memory of Buster Bonoff; on motion of
Representative George, and as a further mark of
respect to the memory of Bob LaChance; on
motion of Representative Sullivan, and as a
further mark of respect to the memory of Sarah
Elizabeth Lynch; on motion of Representative
Barr, and as a further mark of respect to the
memory of Nellie Boris; on motion of Represen tative Kilmartin, and as a further mark of respect
to the memories of Ellie Tormey and Peter Coyle;
seconded by Representatives Martineau and
Watson, the House adjourns, on a unanimous
rising vote.
LINDA McELROY
Recording Clerk
Appendix
INVOCATION
REPRESENTATIVE PAUL W. CROWLEY
Dear God, we are grateful for the privilege of serving in this House of Representatives. Keep us ever mindful that we are here to serve those who elected us and all of the people of Rhode Island. Amen.
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