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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 SESSION OF 2016 200TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 57 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The King who reigns over kings, in His mercy, may He put The House convened at 1 p.m., e.d.t. into their heart and into the heart of all of their counselors and officials compassion to do good with all the great citizens of our great country. THE SPEAKER (MIKE TURZAI) In their days and in ours, may all of us – may the Redeemer PRESIDING come to Zion, so may it be His will. Now let us say, "Amen." Because we are now standing before the Jewish high PRAYER holidays, which welcomes in the new year, I would like to just add a very popular prayer that everybody says and that is The SPEAKER. The prayer today will be offered by our particular to all of you that are sitting in this room. good friend, Rabbi Isaacson, from the Congregation Beth Solomon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That is located in (Prayer in Hebrew.) Representative Tom Murt's district. Rabbi. RABBI ISAACSON. I would like to thank Representative And the Lord spoke unto Moses saying, "Speak to Aaron and Murt for inviting me. I hope that after I speak you will all thank his sons, saying this special blessing: 'May Hashem, the Lord, him also for inviting me, instead of, you know. Anyway, it was bless you and safeguard you; may Hashem illuminate His risky, you know. Do not worry. The papers are bigger than what countenance for you and be gracious to you; may Hashem turn I am going to be reading. Just at my age, you know, you have to His countenance to you and establish peace for you. Let them have bigger letters. place My name and I shall bless them.' " Amen. I want to point out that in that blessing it says may they RABBI SOLOMON ISAACSON, Guest Chaplain of the "place My name." So the blessing is based upon using God's House of Representatives, offered the following prayer: name. And I say this to all of you because we take lightly many times when we use God's name, and we take lightly many times First, I would like to say a prayer for our men and women in when we do not appreciate what happens to us. the service, wherever they may be. When a person asks you, "Are you going to see me tomorrow?" your answer should be, "God willing," and God (Prayer in Hebrew.) willing and with God's help, constantly reminding yourself that there is an Almighty above, and when you do that, the Almighty The United States Air Force, Marines, Army, Navy, and will also remind Himself that you are here. other parts of the United States forces – may the Almighty bless May God bless all of you, and I wish all of you a happy and them, watch over them, and protect them from all their enemies a healthy and a prosperous new year, and may all your laws be and give them the ability to overcome all their problems and passed that will benefit the great people of the great State of difficulties. May the Almighty watch over them and bless them Pennsylvania. Thank you very much, and again, God bless you. with much health and success. Amen. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Prayer in Hebrew.) (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and May He who grants salvation to kings and dominion to visitors.) rulers, whose kingdom is a kingdom spanning all eternities; who releases David, His servant, from the evil sword; who places a road in the sea and a path in the mighty waters, may He bless, JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED safeguard, preserve, help, exalt, make great, extol, and raise high our beloved President, Vice President, and all the officials The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the of the land, and of course, the members of the House of Journal of Wednesday, September 21, 2016, will be postponed Representatives from the great State of Pennsylvania. until printed. The King who reigns over kings, in His mercy, may He sustain them and protect them from every trouble, woe, and JOURNAL APPROVED injury; may He rescue them; may He gather peoples under their sway and cause their enemies to fall before them. Wherever The SPEAKER. The following Journal is in print and, they turn, may they succeed. without objection, will be approved: Wednesday, April 6, 2016. 1750 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE SEPTEMBER 26 LEAVES OF ABSENCE Donatucci Keller, W. Peifer Wentling Driscoll Kim Petrarca Wheeland Dunbar Kinsey Petri White The SPEAKER. Turning to leaves of absence, the majority Dush Kirkland Pickett Youngblood whip requests leaves of absence for the following: Kathy Ellis Klunk Pyle Zimmerman WATSON of Bucks County for the day, Joe EMRICK of English Knowles Quigley Northampton County for the day, Chris ROSS of Chester Evankovich Kortz Quinn, C. Turzai, Evans Kotik Quinn, M. Speaker County for the week. Without objection, those will be granted. Everett Krueger The minority whip requests leaves of absence for Leslie ACOSTA of Philadelphia County for the day, Vanessa ADDITIONS–0 BROWN of Philadelphia County for the day, Donna BULLOCK of Philadelphia County for the day, Ed GAINEY of NOT VOTING–0 Allegheny County for the day, Marc GERGELY of Allegheny County for the day, Dan MILLER of Allegheny County for the EXCUSED–15 day, Curtis THOMAS of Philadelphia County for the day, Tony Acosta DeLuca Miller, D. Thomas DeLUCA of Allegheny County for the day, Steve Brown, V. Emrick Ross Watson SANTARSIERO of Bucks County for the day, Mark COHEN Bullock Gainey Santarsiero Wheatley of Philadelphia County for the day, Lynwood SAVAGE of Cohen Gergely Savage Philadelphia County for the day, and Jake WHEATLEY of LEAVES ADDED–4 Allegheny County for the day. Without objection, all these requests for leaves of absence will be granted. Cox Daley, P. Farry Rothman LEAVES CANCELED–1 MASTER ROLL CALL Emrick The SPEAKER. The Chair turns to the master roll. All members will proceed to vote. The SPEAKER. One hundred and eighty-eight members of The following roll call was recorded: the General Assembly having voted, a quorum is present. PRESENT–188 AVA TEROSKY PRESENTED Adolph Fabrizio Lawrence Rader Artis Farina Lewis Rapp The SPEAKER. Representative Mary Jo Daley is invited to Baker Farry Longietti Ravenstahl the rostrum for the purpose of presenting a citation to Barbin Fee Mackenzie Readshaw Pennsylvania's winner for the 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Barrar Flynn Maher Reed Benninghoff Frankel Mahoney Reese Challenge. Bizzarro Freeman Major Regan All members, please take your seats. Representative Mary Jo Bloom Gabler Maloney Roae Daley has the floor. I would ask all members to please take their Boback Galloway Markosek Roebuck seats. We will not proceed until we have decorum in the House. Boyle Gibbons Marshall Rothman Bradford Gillen Marsico Rozzi If there are any conversations that must occur, please take them Briggs Gillespie Masser Saccone outside of the august chamber here. Brown, R. Gingrich Matzie Sainato Representative Daley, you may proceed. Burns Godshall McCarter Samuelson Ms. DALEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Caltagirone Goodman McClinton Sankey Carroll Greiner McGinnis Santora I am proud to introduce Ava Terosky and her family, who Causer Grove McNeill Saylor have joined us today on the floor of the House. I am really Christiana Hahn Mentzer Schemel delighted to tell you about Ava's achievements which bring a Conklin Hanna Metcalfe Schlossberg really very special distinction among her peers, her community, Corbin Harhai Metzgar Schreiber Costa, D. Harhart Miccarelli Schweyer and this Commonwealth. Costa, P. Harkins Millard Simmons Ava is being honored here in Harrisburg today as the Cox Harper Miller, B. Sims Pennsylvania winner of the 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. Cruz Harris, A. Milne Snyder Ava is a student at the Cynwyd Elementary School in Bala Culver Harris, J. Moul Sonney Cutler Heffley Mullery Staats Cynwyd. As one of the 56 winners out of 1,200 entries from Daley, M. Helm Murt Stephens across the country, Ava was selected to meet with First Lady Daley, P. Hennessey Mustio Sturla Michelle Obama at the White House as Pennsylvania's Davidson Hickernell Neilson Tallman representative at the fifth annual Kids State Dinner this past Davis Hill Nelson Taylor Dawkins Irvin Nesbit Tobash July. Winners were selected based on healthfulness, taste, Day James Neuman Toepel originality, and affordability. They even had to follow the Dean Jozwiak O'Brien Toohil U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate nutrition guidance. Deasy Kampf O'Neill Topper Ava's entries were Sunny's Omelet and Bo's Patriotic Parfait, DeLissio Kaufer Oberlander Truitt Delozier Kauffman Ortitay Vereb which were in the shape of the Portuguese water dogs in Dermody Kavulich Parker, D. Vitali recognition of the Obama family pets, Sunny and Bo. Ava and Diamond Keller, F. Pashinski Ward her dad even got to meet Sunny and Bo while they were at the DiGirolamo Keller, M.K. Payne Warner White House. 2016 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 1751 Her original interest in cooking comes from cooking with her Mullery. Please stand. It is an honor to have you here today with dad and coming up with tasty meals for her family, especially us. Thank you. her younger sister, Caitlin. So we have a citation to present to her, and I thank you for COMMUNICATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF your attention. Let us give her a hand. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair acknowledges receipt of the GUESTS INTRODUCED Covered Device Recycling Act Report for 2015 from the Department of Environmental Protection. The SPEAKER.