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. 6
Thursday, January 13, 2000
Sixth Day
The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Thursday, January 13,2000, 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 91 members present and 9 members absent as follows:
The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Lewiss, 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, January 12, 2000, is approved as printed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Representative Abdullah-Odiase will be unable to attend session today, January 13, 2000.
Also:
Representative Williamson rises to congratulate Samuel L. Johnson and Kirk W. Sedgely on being named the Providence County Sheriff's Department's Deputy Sheriffs of the year for 1999.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
By unanimous consent, Representative Coderre addresses the members of the House on a point of personal privilege in regard to a newspaper article.
NEW BUSINESS
Representatives Dennigan, Fox, Schadone, Faria, Rose and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6832) An Act relating to needlestick prevention.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Dennigan, Fox, Reilly, Schadone, Faria and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6833) An Act relating to public utilities and carriers - CATV.
Read and referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
Representatives Dennigan, Fox, Schadone, Faria, Rose and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6834) An Act relating to state affairs and government.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Dennigan, Fox, Reilly, Schadone, Faria and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6835) An Act relating to taxation - nursing home residents.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Corvese, Palumbo, Vieira, Sullivan, San Bento and Pisaturo introduce (2000-H 6836) An Act relating to criminal offenses
weapons.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Corvese, Schadone, Sullivan, Vieira, Palumbo and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6837) An Act relating to taxation - sales and use tax.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Lewiss, Heffner, Flaherty, Lally and Russo introduce (2000-H 6838) An Act relating to title to real estate-
trusts.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representative 5. Anderson introduces (2000-H 6839) An Act relating to soil and soil amendments.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Energy.
Representatives Dennigan, Fox, Schadone, Faria, Rose and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6840) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Palumbo, Vieira, Sullivan and Reilly introduce (2000-H 6841) An Act relating to criminals - correctional institutions - parole.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Palumbo, Reilly, McNamara and Vieira introduce (2000-H 6842) An Act relating to commercial fisheries.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Energy.
Representatives Voccola and Russo introduce (2000-H 6843) An Act relating to towns and cities.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Savage, Benoit, Watson, Dennigan, Mumford and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6844) An Act relating to health and safety - residential care and assisted living facility licensing act and rights of nursing home patients.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Carroll, Lowe, Rabideau, Malik, McNamara and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6845) An Act relating to education.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Palumbo, Reilly and Vieira introduce (2000-H 6846) An Act relating to criminal offenses - children.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Corvese, Schadone, McCauley, Vieira, Sullivan and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6847) An Act relating to education - health and safety of pupils.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Barr, Winfield and Coderre introduce (2000-H 6848) An Act relating to military affairs and defense - National Guard.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Corvese, Schadone, McCauley, Russo, Vieira and San Bento introduce (2000-H 6849) An Act relating to health care communications and information.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Corvese, Schadone, Lewiss, Vieira and San Bento introduce (2000-H 6850) An Act relating to Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Corvese, Schadone, McCauley, Sullivan, Vieira and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6851) An Act relating to education - state aid.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Palumbo, Reilly and Vieira introduce (2000-H 6862) An Act relating to health and safety - safety and health programs for fire departments.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Palumbo, Vieira and Reilly introduce (2000-H 6853) An Act relating to motor vehicles.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Palumbo, Reilly, Vieira and McNamara introduce (2000-H 6854) An Act relating to the Department of Corrections.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives McNamara, Reilly, Iwuc, Munschy, Malik and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6855) An Act relating to health and safety - bicycle helmets.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives McNamara, Munschy, Iwuc, Malik and Reilly introduce (2000-H 6856) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles -- skateboards and in-line skates.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives McNamara, Garvey, Malik, Iwuc, Reilly and Munschy introduce (2000-H 6857) An Act relating to motor vehicles.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives McNamara, Munschy, Malik, Iwuc and Reilly introduce (2000-H 6858) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles - school buses.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives McNamara, Reilly, Garvey Munschy, Iwuc and Malik introduce (2000-H 6859) An Act relating to motor vehicle offenses.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Shavers, Slater, Almeida, McCauley and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6860) House Resolution respectfully requesting all public and private entities to guarantee a fair and equitable share of advertising revenue for the black and minority press.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Amaral, Scott, Savage, Long, Fleury and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6861) An Act relating to sales and use taxes - liability and computation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Corvese, Schadone, Russo, Voccola, Hetherington and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6862) An Act relating to targeting school aid.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Lewiss, Russo, Lally, Schadone and Voccola introduce (2000-H 6863) An Act relating to businesses and professions - undisclosed referral fees.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Sullivan, Coelho, Murphy, Rose, Lopes and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6864) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
Representatives Palumbo, Vieira, Sullivan, Corvese and Faria introduce (2000-H 6865) An Act relating to health and safety-
abortions.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Maher and G. Levesque introduce (2000-H 6866) An Act relating to campaign contributions expenditure reporting.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Palumbo, Vieira, Sullivan, Corvese and Faria introduce (2000-H 6867) An Act relating to health and safety-
women's right to know.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Thompson, Benoit, Shavers, Giannini, Abdullah-Odiase and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6868) House Resolution respectfully requesting the Rhode Island Department of Health to promote yearly check-ups and screening for prostate cancer for men.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Faria, Moura, McCauley and Reilly introduce (2000-H 6869) An Act relating to public officers and employees-
retirement
system - contributions and benefits.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Voccola and Russo introduce (2000-H 6870) An Act relating to unfair sales practices - merchandise credit slips.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representative Carpenter introduces (2000-H 6871) Joint Resolution making an appropriation of $420.82 to pay the claim of Robert Bodish of 12-B Windermere Avenue, Vernon, Connecticut 06066.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Accounts and Claims.
Representatives Lewiss, Kennedy and Thompson introduce (2000-H 6872) An Act relating to cities and towns - zoning ordinances.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Pisaturo, Smith, DeSimone, Montanaro, Lanzi and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6873) An Act relating to state aid.
Read an-referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Rabideau, Kennedy, Fleury, Kelley, Reilly and C. Levesque introduce (2000-H 6874) An Act relating to agriculture and forestry - agricultural functions of Department of Environmental Management.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Maher and G. Levesque introduce (2000-H 6875) An Act relating to state affairs and government.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Maher introduces (2000-H 6876) An Act relating to alcoholic beverages - regulation of sales.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Maher, G. Levesque and Ajello introduce (2000-H 6877) House Resolution respectfully requesting the Governor to contract with RISD to recondition state house portraits.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Pisaturo introduces (2000-H 6878) An Act relating to taxation property subject to taxation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Lewiss, Heffner, Aiken, Flaherty and Lally introduce (2000-H 6879) An Act relating to business corporations.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Lewiss, Flaherty, Lally and Russo introduce (2000-H 688- 0) An Act relating to business corporations.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Lewiss, Voccola, Russo and Schadone introduce (2000-H 6881) An Act relating to property - redemption, release and transfer of mortgages.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Lewiss, Heffner, Voccola, Russo and Schadone introduce (2000-H 6882) An Act relating to financial institutions-
community obligations and banking offenses.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Thompson, Benoit, Shavers, Giannini, Abdullah-Odiase and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6883) An Act relating to health insurance coverage.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Carroll, Lowe, Rabideau, Malik, McNamara and several other members of the House introduce (2000-H 6884) An Act relating to education - Rhode Island student investment initiative.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Henseler, Watson and Menard introduce (2000-H 6885) House Resolution expressing condolences.
Representative Henseler requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration.
There is no objection.
Read and passed, on motion of Representative Henseler, seconded by Representative Watson, and by unanimous consent, on a voice vote.
ADJOURNMENT
At 4:08 o'clock P.M. on motion of Representatives Williamson and Murphy, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Battalion Chief Robert A. "Bowser" Asselin, on motion of Representative Inman, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of former Representative Ray Moan, seconded by Representatives Fox and Watson, the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote.
LINDA McELROY
Recording Clerk
Appendix
INVOCATION
REPRESENTATIVE PETER L. LEWISS
Almighty God, great architect of the universe, we thank You for the gift and example of George Washington, Father of our Country, whose death 200 years ago we commemorate this day. On this bicentennial of his passing, we ask You to send us that sense of duty and resolution which You so amply bestowed on him.Amen.
Appendix
CALENDAR
In order for Tuesday, January 18, 2000:
1. (2000-H 6830) House Resolution respectfully requesting the Rhode Island Attorney General investigate the composition of the Board of Directors of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England, Inc.
Ordered on the Calendar.
Appendix
CALENDAR
In order for Wednesday, January 19, 2000:
1. (2000-H 6757) An Act creating a permanent
standing House Committee on education accountability.
Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.
2. (2000-H 6758) An Act creating a permanent standing House Committee on accountability in relation to all aspects of the environment and the conservation and use of the natural resources of the state.
Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.
LOUIS D'ANTUONO
Reading Clerk
Thursday, January 13, 2000
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