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. 31 |
Thursday, March 23, 2000 |
Thirty-first Day |
The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Thursday, March 23, 2000, and is called to order at 4:23 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 8 members absent as follows:
PRESENT - 91: The Honorable Speaker Harwood and Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Aiken, Ajello, Almeida, Amaral, Anderson, M., Anderson, 5., Barr, Benoit, Bramley, Burlingame, Callahan, Cambio, Caprio, Carpenter, Carroll, Carter, Cicilline, Coderre, Coelho, Corvese, Costantino, Dennigan, DeSimone, Faria, Ferguson, Flaherty, Fleury, Fox, Garvey, George, Giannini, Ginaitt, Gorham, Heffner, Henseler, Hetherington, Hogan, Inman, Iwuc, Jacquard, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Knickle, Lally, Lanzi, Levesque, C., Levesque, G., Lewiss, Lima, Long, Lopes, Lowe, Maher, Malik, Martineau, McCauley, McNamara, Menard, Millard, Montanaro, Moura, Mumford, Munschy, Naughton, Palangio, Palumbo, Picard, Pires, Pisaturo, Quick, Reilly, Rose, San Bento, Savage, Schadone, Scott, Shavers, Sherlock, Simonian, Slater, Smith, Sullivan, Thompson, Vieira, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Williamson, Winfield.
ABSENT - 8: Representatives Benson, Crowley, Garabedian, Kelley, Murphy, Rabideau, Russo, Voccola.
INVOCATION
The Honorable Speaker presents Rev. Dr. George E. Economoy, from the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Pawtucket, who delivers the Invocation; and Representative George who 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, March 22, 2000, is approved as printed.
CORRECTION
By unanimous consent, the House Journal of Tuesday, March 21, 2000, is hereby corrected by recording Representative Naughton as being present.
EFFECTIVE WITHOUT SIGNATURE OF THE GOVERNOR
The Honorable Speaker announces receipt by the Secretary of State of the following measure, effective without signature of His Excellency, the Governor;
(2000-H 6704 as amended) An Act relating to the General Assembly Fire Safety Issues Commission, effective March 22, 2000.
JAMES R. LANGEVIN
Secretary of State
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures;
(00-S 2119) An Act relating to nurses.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
(00-S 2572 as amended) An Act relating to education - curriculum.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
(00-S 2603) (Substitute "A" as amended) An Act relating to residential care and assisted living facility licensing act.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
At 4:32 o'clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker yields the rostrum to Representative George.
By unanimous consent, Representative George addresses the members of the House, and delivers a toast in honor of Greek Independence Day.
At 4:34 o'clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker returns to the rostrum.
NEW BUSINESS
Representatives Carter and George introduce (by request)
(2000-H 8082) An Act relating to taxation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Barr introduces (2000-H 8083) An Act relating to domestic relations - divorce and separation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Giannini, Cambio, Moura, Fox, Coelho, Benson and Henseler introduce (2000-H 8084) An Act relating to health and safety - fire equipment safety commission.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Lewiss, Naughton, Fox, Moura and Callahan introduce (2000-H 8085) An Act relating to state affairs and government - art for public facilities.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Lally, Moura, Caprio and Hogan introduce (2000-H 8086) An Act relating to the Rhode Island prescription drug fair pricing act.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Hogan, Lewiss and Schadone introduce (2000-H 8087) An Act relating to real estate brokers and salespersons.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representative Callahan, Kelley and Savage introduces (2000-H 8088) An Act relating to motor vehicles - child restraint.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
NOTICE OF BILL/RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION
Representative Palangio gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning dental exams.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 42.
THOMAS A. PALANGlO
Representative, District 8
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
GUESTS
Representative Giannini, welcomes to the House Chambers as guests Tonya Culley, the Child Advocate for the State of Delaware, and Laureen D'Ambra, the Rhode Island Child Advocate.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Honorable Speaker wishes his niece Helen, a Happy 22nd Birthday.
Also:
Representative Faria announces that the Committee on Labor will meet today at 5:15
o'clock P.M. in Room 135 of the State House.
Also:
Representative Benoit announces that the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare will meet today at the rise of the House in the House Lounge of the State House.
Also:
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 Carter announces that the Committee on Finance will meet today at the rise of the House in Room 35 of the State House.
ADJOURNMENT
At 4:36 o'clock P.M. on motion of Representative Martineau, seconded by Representative Watson, the House adjourns, on a voice vote.
LINDA McELROY
Recording Clerk
Appendix
INVOCATION
REV. DR. GEORGE E. ECONOMOY
ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
PAWTUCKET
Let us bow our heads in prayer. It was 179 years ago, 0 Lord, when the people of Hellas having endured the slavery under the oppression of the Ottoman Empire for four and one half centuries where not paying the head tax imposed by the oppressors meant their heads would be cut off, where their young men were abducted and pressed into service as the infamous Jenisar Armies of the Ottoman Empire, where their most beautiful young girls were taken against their will or their parents consent to the harems of the sultans to become their concubines, where their religious rights and faith in their Lord and saviour Jesus Christ were denied to them and persecuted with impunity.
Not able to endure this any longer decided to take on the struggle for freedom on that historic day of March 26th 1821 - on the Great Feast of the Announceation by the angel to the Virgin that she would conceive in her womb and bring forth the saviour of the world, our Lord Jesus Christ - to read themselves of the oppressor and regain their God given freedom, because you O Lord who holds together the universe in your power and by your divine and almighty will you govern the world, you created from one blood all nations of mankind that inhabit the face of the earth, and assigned to each its boundaries, you conferred your blessings upon the Greek Nation, and kept it free for centuries by your divine grace, you preserved it and saved it, during the four and half centuries of enslavement and restored it once again to a life of freedom. You blessed its struggle for independence begun on that historic day of March 26th 1821. All holy father and master, accept our prayers of Thanksgiving at this very hour for the liberation and rebirth of the greek nation and hear us, who fervently pray to you. give rest to the souls of our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters who nobly fought for their faith and country and died with glory, or were slain or hanged or perished in captivity, together with the souls of all who have been well pleasing to you from the beginning of time. Make us all worthy of the freedoms we enjoy, preserve us in peace and concord and guide us to every good work that is pleasing to you. Preserve, protect and keep in peace our great nation, the President of these United States, our Governor, the Representatives of our state in this chamber and every authority and power in our state and nation, our armed forces everywhere and all those who protect us, and the people of the Greek Nation. Make us favorable and well disposed towards the values our great nation stands for, justice, freedom and equality for all people.
For you are the prince of peace and the saviour of our souls, and to you we ascribe glory, to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit - one God - now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Appendix
CONSENT CALENDAR
In order for Tuesday, March 28, 2000:
1.(2000-H 7968) An Act to vacate the forfeiture or revocation of the charter of "Da Rocha Nurseries, Inc."
Committee on Corporations recommends passage.
2.(2000-H 8008) An Act to vacate the forfeiture or revocation of the charter of J.K. Press, Inc.
Committee on Corporations recommends passage.
LOUIS D'ANTUONO
Reading Clerk
Thursday, March 23, 2000
Appendix
CALENDAR
In order for Tuesday, March 28, 2000:
1.(2000-H 7160) Resolution memorializing Congress to have the Postal Service issue a Polish-American Hero stamp.
Committee on Special Legislation recommends passage.
2.(2000-H 7230) An Act relating to elections
- primaries - national conventions.
Committee on Special Legislation recommends passage.
Appendix
CALENDAR
In order for Wednesday, March 29, 2000:
1. (00-S 2178) An Act in amendment of and
in addition to Chapter 55 of the Public Laws, 1958, as amended, entitled, "An Act authorizing the towns of Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton, to join a regional school district, incorporating said regional school district, and providing for the issuance of bonds, construction and operation of a regional school system for the joint use of the participating towns, within said regional school district established by this act" and authorizing the Chariho Regional School District to issue (A) not more than $12,000,000 bonds and notes for the acquisition, construction, renovation and equipping of two or three new elementary schools (Kindergarten through Grade 5), (B) not more than $17,000,000 bonds and notes for land acquisition, additions to, renovation and equipping of the existing Chariho High School (Grades 9 through 12), and (C) not more than $8,500,000 bonds and notes for the renovation and equipping of the existing Ashaway, Charlestown, Hope Valley and Richmond Elementary Schools (Kindergarten through Grade 5).
Committee on Corporations recommends passage in concurrence.
2.(00-S 2827) An Act relating to solemnization of marriages.
Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence.
3.(00-S 2828) An Act relating to solemnization of marriages.
Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence.
LOUIS D'ANTUONO
Reading Clerk
Thursday, March 23, 2000
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