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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 SESSION OF 2015 199TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 99 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And on the Republican side, the majority whip has indicated The House convened at 11 a.m., e.s.t. that the following members request leave of absence: Representative CUTLER of Lancaster County for the day, Representative FARRY of Bucks County for the day, THE SPEAKER (MIKE TURZAI) Representative FEE of Lancaster County for the day, PRESIDING Representative JOZWIAK of Berks County for the day, Representative METCALFE of Butler County for the day, PRAYER Representative PYLE of Armstrong County for the day, Representative VEREB of Montgomery County for the day, HON. HARRY READSHAW, member of the House of Representative MAHER of Allegheny County for the day, and Representatives, offered the following prayer: Representative LAWRENCE of Chester County for the day. Without objection, those requests will be granted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let us pray: MASTER ROLL CALL Father, we pray to You this day that You would restore a social conscience to our nation and to our Commonwealth. We The SPEAKER. We will turn to the master roll. Members pray that we would again see the value of teaching our children will proceed to vote. the virtue of being good citizens, to not only live for the good of the individual, but the good of others as well. (Members proceeded to vote.) Dear Father, we desire to see our nation and our Commonwealth restored to godly integrity and excellence so The SPEAKER. Representative Pyle is on the floor and that our children and our citizens can be proud of their nation should be available to vote on the master roll. and be proud to be called citizens of both. In recognizing our duty to God and our country, keep us The following roll call was recorded: mindful to pray for the United States of America and Pennsylvania, not only in our churches and in our homes but PRESENT–193 also in the quietness of our daily lives. Be with us this day and govern our decisions, and we ask this in Christ's name. Amen. Acosta Evankovich Kotik Ravenstahl Adolph Evans Krieger Readshaw Baker Everett Krueger Reed PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Barbin Fabrizio Lewis Reese Barrar Farina Longietti Regan (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and Benninghoff Flynn Mackenzie Roae Bishop Frankel Mahoney Roebuck visitors.) Bizzarro Freeman Major Ross Bloom Gabler Maloney Rothman The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative Readshaw. Boback Gainey Markosek Rozzi Boyle Galloway Marshall Saccone Bradford Gergely Marsico Sainato JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED Briggs Gibbons Masser Samuelson Brown, R. Gillen Matzie Sankey The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the Brown, V. Gillespie McCarter Santora Bullock Gingrich McClinton Saylor Journal of Wednesday, December 9, 2015, will be postponed Burns Godshall McGinnis Schemel until printed. Caltagirone Goodman McNeill Schlossberg Carroll Greiner Mentzer Schreiber Causer Grove Metzgar Schweyer LEAVES OF ABSENCE Christiana Hahn Miccarelli Simmons Cohen Hanna Millard Sims The SPEAKER. With respect to the Democratic Caucus, Conklin Harhai Miller, B. Snyder Corbin Harhart Miller, D. Sonney Representative DeLUCA of Allegheny County and Costa, D. Harkins Milne Staats Representative SANTARSIERO of Bucks County have Costa, P. Harper Moul Stephens requested to be placed on leave for the day. Without objection, Cox Harris, A. Mullery Sturla those leaves will be granted. Cruz Harris, J. Murt Tallman 2184 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE DECEMBER 10 Culver Heffley Mustio Taylor Referred to Committee on PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Daley, M. Helm Neilson Thomas Daley, P. Hennessey Nesbit Tobash December 10, 2015. Davidson Hickernell Neuman Toepel Davis Hill O'Brien Toohil Dawkins Irvin O'Neill Topper SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE Day James Oberlander Truitt Dean Kampf Ortitay Vitali The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, presented the Deasy Kaufer Parker, C. Ward following bills for concurrence: DeLissio Kauffman Parker, D. Warner Delozier Kavulich Pashinski Watson Dermody Keller, F. Payne Wentling SB 648, PN 1297 Diamond Keller, M.K. Peifer Wheatley DiGirolamo Keller, W. Petrarca Wheeland Referred to Committee on TOURISM AND Donatucci Killion Petri White RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, December 10, 2015. Driscoll Kim Pickett Youngblood Dunbar Kinsey Pyle Zimmerman Dush Kirkland Quigley SB 1022, PN 1306 Ellis Klunk Quinn Turzai, Emrick Knowles Rader Speaker Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, English Kortz Rapp December 10, 2015. ADDITIONS–0 SB 1054, PN 1391 NOT VOTING–0 Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, EXCUSED–10 December 10, 2015. Cutler Fee Maher Santarsiero DeLuca Jozwiak Metcalfe Vereb BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE, Farry Lawrence CONSIDERED FIRST TIME, AND TABLED LEAVES ADDED–2 HB 1091, PN 1407 By Rep. MARSICO Daley, P. Truitt An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further LEAVES CANCELED–5 providing for sentences for offenses committed with firearms and for sentences for second and subsequent offenses. Cutler Fee Jozwiak Lawrence Farry JUDICIARY. The SPEAKER. One hundred and ninety-three members HB 1339, PN 1821 By Rep. MARSICO having voted on the master roll, a quorum is present. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, providing for the offense of criminal surveillance. HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED JUDICIARY. No. 1759 By Representatives TOEPEL, DRISCOLL, HB 1567, PN 2247 By Rep. MARSICO LONGIETTI, COHEN, ZIMMERMAN, YOUNGBLOOD, WARD, TOPPER, BARRAR, DAY, MALONEY, MILLARD, An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the GINGRICH, NEILSON and RADER Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in theft and related offenses, defining the offense of theft of secondary metal; and prescribing An Act amending the act of July 22, 1974 (P.L.589, No.205), penalties. known as the Unfair Insurance Practices Act, further providing for unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices JUDICIARY. defined. HB 1716, PN 2583 By Rep. MARSICO Referred to Committee on CONSUMER AFFAIRS, December 10, 2015. An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial boards and commissions, further providing for composition of jury selection No. 1761 By Representatives MURT, DRISCOLL, COHEN, commission; in facilities and supplies, further providing for county GIBBONS and McNEILL judicial center or courthouse; and, in juries and jurors, further providing for challenging compliance with selection procedures. An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing JUDICIARY. for definitions and for State Board of Medicine; and providing for recreational therapists. 2015 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 2185 SENATE MESSAGE divide us in this chamber and nationally is an example we should all strive for. AMENDED HOUSE BILLS RETURNED Mr. Speaker, Elsie would have celebrated her 90th birthday FOR CONCURRENCE AND yesterday, and I thought that this would be a good time to REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES briefly go over what a remarkable woman she was, a woman I was proud and honored to call my friend. The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, returned HB 857, The SPEAKER. Representative Frankel, if you will please PN 2631; HB 1195, PN 2622; HB 1322, PN 2628; HB 1735, suspend just for a second. PN 2629; and HB 1736, PN 2630, with information that the Members, please take your seats, and if you could, take the Senate has passed the same with amendment in which the conversations to the anterooms, please. Please take your seats. concurrence of the House of Representatives is requested. Thank you. And we are commemorating an outstanding individual who has passed away. SENATE MESSAGE And, Representative Frankel, the floor is yours. Mr. FRANKEL. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. HOUSE BILL Elsie Hillman was born in Pittsburgh in 1925, and her CONCURRED IN BY SENATE commitment to public service started at a very young age. During World War II Elsie cleaned surgical instruments at a The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, returned HB 1579, local hospital, sold war bonds, and knitted socks for soldiers. PN 2273, with information that the Senate has passed the same While studying at Westminster Choir College, Elsie met without amendment. Henry Hillman, a Navy pilot stationed in Brooklyn. They were married and settled in Pittsburgh after the war. It was not long after that that Elsie began her interest in politics, becoming a BILL SIGNED BY SPEAKER Republican committeewoman in the 14th ward of the city of Pittsburgh. In the 1960s Elsie was selected as chairwoman of Bill numbered and entitled as follows having been prepared the Republican Committee of Allegheny County, making her for presentation to the Governor, and the same being correct, the the first female chair of a major political party in an urban area title was publicly read as follows: in the country. During the political and social upheaval of those days, Elsie was an outspoken supporter of religious and HB 1579, PN 2273 interracial inclusion in Pittsburgh's cultural and business An Act designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 62 over community. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Elsie's interest the Allegheny River, Tionesta Borough, Forest County, as the and involvement in the local, State, and national politics grew as Lt. Col. Michael McLaughlin/AMVETS Post 113 Memorial Bridge. evidenced by her chairing several campaigns and her election to the Republican National Committee. This interest in politics and Whereupon, the Speaker, in the presence of the House, public service famously continued up until her very last breath. signed the same. Elsie and I did not share the same political party, and she and I worked to elect different candidates over many years, and CALENDAR many times – probably most of the time – her candidates won. They included Governors Scranton, Thornburgh, and Ridge, and RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Senators Specter and Heinz, and she had a very close relationship with former President George H.W.