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 one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.
| Volume 126, No. 22 |
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 |
Twenty-second Day |
The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Wednesday, March 3, 1999, and is called to order at 3:13 o'clock P.M., by the Honorable John B. Harwood, Speaker.
The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 93 members present and 7 members absent as follows:
PRESENT 93.' The Honorable Speaker Harwood and Representatives Abdullah-Odiase, Aiken, Ajello, Almeida, Amaral, Anderson, M., Anderson, 5., Barr, Benoit, Benson, Bramley, Burlingame, Callahan, Carpenter, Carter, Cicilline, Coelho, Corvese, Costantino, Crowley, Dennigan, DeSimone, Faria, Ferguson, Fleury, Fox, Garabedian, Garvey, George, Giannini, Ginaitt, Gorham, Henseler, Hetherington, Hogan, Inman, Iwuc, Jacquard, Kelley, Kelso, Kennedy, Kilmartin, Knickle, Lally, Lanzi, Larisa, Levesque, C., Levesque, G., Lewiss, Lima, Long, Lopes, Lowe, Maher, Malik, Martineau, McCauley, McNamara, Menard, Millard, Montanaro, Moura, Mumford, Munschy, Murphy, Naughton, Palangio, Palumbo, Picard, Pires, Pisaturo, Quick, Rabideau, Reilly, Rose, Russo, San Bento, Schadone, Shavers, Sherlock, Simonian, Slater, Smith, Sullivan, Thompson, Vieira, Voccola, Wasylyk, Watson, Williams, Williamson, Winfield.
ABSENT - 7: Representatives Cambio, Carroll, Coderre, Farrell, Flaherty, Heffner, Scott.
INVOCATION
The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Carter, 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 Journals of Wednesday, February 24, 1999, and Tuesday, March 2, 1999, are approved as printed.
NOTICES OF BILL/RESOLUTION
INTRODUCTION
Representative San Bento gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning sale of tobacco products.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
WILLIAM SAN BENTO, JR.
Representative, District
75
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
Representative McNamara gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning assault of police officers and other officials.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
JOSEPH McNAMARA
Representative, District 29
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
Representative Giannini gives notice that on the next legislative day she will introduce a measure concerning delinquent and dependent children.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
JOANNE M. GIANNINI
Representative, District 7
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
Representative Cicilline gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning Joint Rules Committee.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
DAVID N. CICILLINE
Representative, District 4
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
Representative Cicilline gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning housing allowance program.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
DAVID N. CICILLINE
Representative, District 4
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
Representative Menard gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning taxation of beverage containers.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
RENE R. MENARD
Representative, District 58
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
Representative Rabideau gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning eligibility for education.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
SCOTTP.RABIDEAU
Representative, District 60
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
Representative Carabedian gives notice that on the next legislative day he will introduce a measure concerning Curren State Park.
This notice is given in compliance with House Rule 41.
ARAMG.GARABEDIAN
Representative, District 23
Received and ordered to be placed on file.
NEW BUSINESS
Representatives Russo, Cambio and Voccola introduce (99-H 6216) An Act relating to health and safety - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representative Faria introduces (99-H 6217) An Act relating to property subject to taxation.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Kelso, San Bento, Quick, Lally, Palangio and Carter introduce (99-H 6218) An Act relating to the Public Utilities Commission.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Representatives Burlingame, Martineau, Benoit and Picard introduce (99-H 6219) An Act relating to the exemption of the city of Woonsocket from the requirements of the Department of Environmental Management pertaining to the painting of bridges.
Read and referred to the Committee on Corporations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Representative Winfield announces that the Committee on Special Legislation will meet today at the rise of the House in Room 201 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 Lally announces that the Committee on Judiciary will meet today at the rise of the House in Room 205 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 Room 135 of the State House.
ADJOURNMENT
At 3:19 o'clock P.M. on motion of Representatives Lopes, Aiken, Slater and Kelley, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of former Representative Mary Ross' daughter, Rosemary Potter; on motion of Representative McNamara, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Brian Sisson, seconded by Representatives Martineau and Watson, the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote.
LINDA McELROY
Recording Clerk
Appendix
INVOCATION
REPRESENTATIVE KENNETH CARTER
Dear God, thank you for the opportunity to serve you and your people.Amen.
Appendix
CALENDAR
In order for Tuesday, March 9, 1999:
1. (99-H 5384) (Substitute "A") House Resolution adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the years 1999-2000.
Committee on Rules recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute "A.
2. (99-H 6109 as amended) House Resolution respectfully requesting that the Rhode Island Interscholastic League inform student athletes of the danger of chewing tobacco.
Committee on Health, Education and Welfare recommends passage as amended.
3. (99-H 5148) (Substitute "A") House
Resolution respectfully requesting the
Department of Health to carefully monitor the quality of health care at Rhode Island Hospital, specifically the Poison Control Center.
Committee on Health, Education and Welfare recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute "A".
LOUIS D'ANTUONO
Reading Clerk
Wednesday, March 3, 1999
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