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 second day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and one.
Volume 128, No. 6
Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Sixth Day
The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Wednesday, January 17, 2001, and is called to order at 4:28 o'clock P.M., by the Honorable John B. Harwood, Speaker.
The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 96 members present and 3 members absent as follows:
The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Giannini, 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 16, 2001, is approved as printed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
I hereby appoint the following representatives as Deputy Majority Leaders:
Representative Paul Moura
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Representative Denise Aiken
Representative John Barr
Representative Melvoid Benson
Representative Eugene Garvey
Representative Donald Lally, Jr.
Representative Robert Lowe
Representative John McCauley
Representative Joseph McNamara
Representative Thomas Palangio
Representative Peter Palumbo
Representative Roger Picard
Representative Maxine Shavers
JOHN B. HARWOOD
Speaker
Also:
Majority Leader Martineau announces there was an oversight in the assigning of committees yesterday. Representative Schadone should have been appointed to the Judiciary Committee instead of the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Also:
Representative Lowe announces his daughter Karen will be sworn in tomorrow to the Massachusetts State Bar.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measure:
(01-S 52) An Act reinstating and restoring forfeited or revoked corporate charters.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Representative Flaherty, for the Committee on Judiciary, reports back the following, in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, Section 4, of the Rhode Island Constitution, with recommendation that advice and consent be given the following:
Appointment of Frank J. Williams as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Received and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.
GUEST
Representatives Corvese and Henseler welcome House Page Andrew Lonardo.
NEW BUSINESS
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5121) An Act relating to taxation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5122) An Act relating to the General Assembly - Joint Committee on Legislative Services.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Gorham, Mumford, Savage, Story, Rabideau and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5123) An Act relating to foundation level school support.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5124) An Act relating to state affairs and government - establishing a system for the disclosure of the management and disposal of property.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5125) An Act relating to public officers and employees - insurance coverage of retired employees.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Iwuc, Munschy, Vieira, Reilly and Moran introduce (01-H 5126) An Act relating to taxation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Lima introduces (01-H 5127) Joint Resolution making an appropriation of $200.00 to pay a bonus in the case of John A. Tomasso Jr. of 70 Lincoln Avenue, Cranston, RI, who served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, under serial number US 51 478 544.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Iwuc, Sullivan, Munschy, Vieira, Reilly and Moran introduce (01-H 5128) An Act relating to veterans.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Giannini, San Bento, Slater, Reilly, Rose and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5129) An Act relating to taxation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Murphy, W.H., Callahan, Long, Rabideau and Amaral introduce (01-H 5130) An Act relating to sales and use taxes - liability and computation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Giannini, Fox, Cambio, Dennigan, Simonian and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5131) An Act relating to health and safety - safe haven for infants protection act.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5132) An Act relating to public officers and employees - retirement system - membership and service credits.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representatives Dennigan and Giannini introduce (01-H 5133) An Act relating to human services - child abuse program.
Read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5134) An Act relating to motor vehicle offenses.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5135) An Act relating to criminal procedure - expungement of criminal records.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Voccola, Murphy, W.J., McNamara and Williamson introduce (01-H 5136) An Act relating to criminal procedure-
bail and recognizance.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Lima, Faria, Gallison, Picard, Caprio and Murphy, W.J. introduce (01-H 5137) An Act relating to criminal offenses - gambling and lotteries.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Moran, Jacquard, Iwuc, Brien and Tejada introduce (01-H 5138) An Act relating to proceedings in Family Court.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Moran, Jacquard, Iwuc, Brien and Tejada introduce (01-H 5139) An Act relating to proceedings in Family Court.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Tejada, Slater, Moran and Brien introduce (01-H 5140) An Act relating to criminal offenses - bulletproof vests.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Schadone, Dennigan, Sullivan, Giannini, Corvese, Lewiss and George introduce (01-H 5141) An Act relating to criminal offenses
assaults.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Murphy, Callahan, Long, Trillo, Ginaitt and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5142) An Act relating to state affairs and government - tourism and development.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Iwuc, Munschy, Malik, Slater and McNamara introduce (01-H 5143) An Act relating to criminal offenses-
children.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Lanzi, Montanaro, Pisaturo, Smith and DeSimone introduce (01-H 5144) An Act relating to health and safety emergency medical transportation services.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Gallison, Brien, Anguilla, Lima, Coelho and Ginaitt introduce (01-H 5145) An Act relating to criminal offenses - possession of weapons.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Gallison, Brien, San Bento, Anguilla, Murphy, W.J. and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5146) An Act relating to criminal offenses - assault.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Iwuc, Malik, Munschy, McNamara, Reilly and Moran introduce (01-H 5147) An Act relating to miscellaneous rules -child restraint devices.
Read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representatives Iwuc, Munschy, McNamara, Reilly and Moran introduce (01-H 5148) An Act relating to miscellaneous rules-
child restraint systems - mandatory insurance coverage.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Gallison, San Bento, Williamson, Murphy, W.J., Lima and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5149) An Act relating to education - establishment of charter public schools.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Iwuc, Munschy, Vieira, Reilly and Moran introduce (01-H 5150) An Act relating to unfair sales practices.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Hogan, Lewiss, Schadone and Anguilla introduce (01-H 5151) An Act relating to property - mortgages of real property.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Tejada, Voccola, Slater, Abdullah-Odiase, Shavers and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5152) An Act relating to lost or missing children.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Gorham, Mumford, Fleury, Story, Rabideau and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5153) An Act relating to community antenna television systems.
Read and referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
Representatives Gorham, Mumford, Fleury, Savage, Story and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5154) An Act relating to public utilities - cable access.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Gorham, Inman, George, S. Anderson, Knickle and Montanaro introduce (01-H 5155) An Act relating to the regulation of earth removal and gravel processing in the town of Coventry.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Gorham, Mumford, Fleury and Story introduce (01-H 5156) An Act relating to public utilities - community antenna television systems.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representative Gorham introduces (01-H 5157) An Act relating to health and safety - Resource Recovery Corporation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Lima, Ajello and Tejada introduce (01-H 5158) An Act relating to unfair sales practices.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5159) An Act relating to school budgets.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Sherlock, Pires, Ginaitt, Montanaro, Menard and Moura introduce (01-H 5160) An Act relating to labor and labor relations -minimum wages.
Read and referred to the Committee on Labor.
Representatives Gorham, Mumford, Fleury, Savage, Story and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5161) An Act relating to workers' compensation - covered workers.
Read and referred to the Committee on Labor.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5162) An Act creating the uniform employment termination act.
Read and referred to the Committee on Labor.
Representative Levesque introduces (01-H 5163) An Act relating to state affairs and government - office of the health care advocate.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Lima, Smith and Barr introduce (01-H 5164) An Act relating to education -teachers' retirement.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Lima, Smith and Barr introduce (01-H 5165) An Act relating to education -teachers' retirement.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives McNamara, Iwuc, Shavers, Moran and Munschy introduce (01-H 5166) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles.
Read and referred to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
Representatives Palumbo, Cicilline, Palangio, Anguilla, Giannini and several other members of the House introduce (01-H 5167) An Act relating to Goddard Park.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Naming State Constructions.
Representatives Iwuc, Munschy, Vieira, Slater, Reilly and Moran introduce (01-H 5168) An Act relating to fish and wildlife-
licenses.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Environment and Energy.
Representatives Iwuc, Munschy, Slater, Sullivan, Barr and Coogan introduce (01-H 5169) House Resolution requiring that the United States Marine Corps flag be flown over the State House every November 10 to honor the birth of the Corps.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Representatives Iwuc, Malik, Munschy, McNamara, Reilly and Moran introduce (01-H 5170) An Act relating to motor and other vehicles.
Read and referred to the Joint Committee on Highway Safety.
TRANSMITTAL
By unanimous consent, all matters on the Clerk's desk are ordered to be transmitted to His Excellency, the Governor, and to the Honorable Senate forthwith.
ADJOURNMENT
At 4:42 o'clock P.M. on motion of Representative Faria, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Manuel Agonia; on motion of Representative Corvese, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of John Anatone; on motion of Representative Bierman, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Mary U. Horpal; on motion of Representative Lally, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Helen Mulholland; on motion of Representative W.H. Murphy, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Beverly Connelly; on motion of Representative Williamson, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Thomas Furtado; on motion of Representative Gorham, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Marion Henry; on motion of Representative Watson, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Beatrice Briggs; on motion of Representative Lima, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Maria "Mary" Raviele Castelli; on motion of Representative Gallison, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Richard Bisbane; seconded by Representatives Martineau and Watson, the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote.
LINDA McELROY
Recording Clerk
Appendix
INVOCATION
REPRESENTATIVE JOANNE M. GIANNINI
Almighty God, our strength from day to day, keep each of
us faithful to the claims of justice and freedom. Amen.
Appendix
CALENDAR
Special Order of Business for Tuesday, January 23,2001:
1. Appointment of Frank J. Williams as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Committee on Judiciary recommends advice and consent be given this appointment.
LOUIS D'ANTUONO
Clerk of the House
Wednesday, January 17, 2001
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