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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY, JUNE 28,1977 Session of 1977 lblst of the General Assembly Vol. 1, No. 53 Anderson Gallen Manderino Schraffer HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Armstrong Gamble Manmiller Sehmitt The House convenedat 10 a.m., e.d.t. Arthurs Garzia MrCall Sehwrdrr Barber Gatski McClatchy Sririca The SPEAKER (K. LEROY IRVIS) IN THE CHAIR Hellomini Geescy McGinnis Seltzer Beloff Geisler MrIntyre Shuman Bennett George, C. McLane Shupnik PRAYER Berlin George, M. Mebus Sirianni Giammarco Meluskey Smith. E. REVEREND DOCTOR DAVID R. HOOVER, chaplain of the i:lzger Gillette Milanovich Smith, L. House of Representatives and pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran ~illl~ Gleeson Miller Sppneer Church, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, offered the following Borski Goebel Milliron Spitz Brandt, Goodman Misrevich Stairs prayer: Brown Gray Moehlmann Stapleton Grrrnfield Morris Stpwart Most Lovable, Most Powerful, and Most Merciful God, we E:y Grwnleaf Mowery Stuban look to Thee as the protector of all who trust in Thee, and we hrns Grie1.0 Mrkonic Sweet know that without Thee nothing is strong and nothing is holy. Butera Halverson Mullen, M. P. Taddonio Caltagirane Hamilton Mullen, M. M. Taylor, E. Therefore, O Gracious Lord, we pray that Thou wilt increase in Harper Musto Taylor, F. us Thy mercy, and multiply upon us the power of Thy might; so cassidy Hasay Novak Tenaglio that we may rely upon the abundance of Thy steadfast love, Cessar Haskell Noye Thomas Cianciulli Hay~s,U. S. O'Hrien, B. Trrllo and move forward with the reliance upon Thy vigilant guidance Cimini Hayes, S. E. O'Rrien. D. Valicrnti and direction. Enable us to he faithful and true to our calling, &hen Helfrick O'Connell Vroon and challenge us to witness to Thy great promises. This we ask Cole Hoeffel O'Donnell Wagner Cowell Honaman O'Krrfe Wansacz in the name of our Gracous Lord. Amen. Davies Hopkins Oliver Wargo DeMedio Hutchinson, A. Panroast Wass JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED UeVerter Hutchinsan, W. Parker Weidner DeWeese ltkin Petraraa Wenger The SPEAKER. Without objection, approval of the Journal DiCarlo Johnson Piccola Whit* Jones Pievsky Wiggins for Monday, June 27,1977, will be postponed until printed. :2ini Katz I'olitr Williams Dombrowski Kelly I'otl Wilson LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED Donatucci Kernick Pratt Wilt Uorr Klingaman Prendergast Wise The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority whip. Doyle Knepper Pyles Wright, D. Kolter Rapyaport Wright, .J. L. Mr. GREENFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I have no further request ezzs Kowalyshyn Ravrnstahl Yahner for leaves of absence. Englehart Laughlin Reed Yohn Fee Lehr Renwick Zrarfoss The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from F~sc~~~.R.R. 1,etterman Rhodes Z~llrr Blair, Mr. Hayes. Fisher, 1). M. Levi Richardson Zitterman Flaherty 1.inculn Kieger Zord Mr. S. E. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, I request a leave for the Foster, A. Livengood Ritter Zwikl gentleman, Mr. PIlTS for today's session. Foster, W. Logue Ruggiero The SPEAKER. Without objection, leave is granted. Frrind Lynch ltyan Irvis, Fryer Mackowski Salvatore Spraker MASTTER ROLL CALL RECORDED NOT VOTING-2 The SPEAKER. The Speaker announces the talung of the Pitts master roll call. All those members who have not reported to Shelton the floor will report immediately to the floor for the master roll The SPEAKER, One hundred ninety.eight having call. indicated their presence, a master roll is established. Members will proceed to vote. The following roll call was recorded: HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED AND YEAS-198 REFERRED TO COMMITTEES Abraham Gallagher Madigan Sranlon No. 1423 By Messrs. BUTERA and SELTZER 1594 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE June 28, An Act making an appropriation to the Department of Public To the Honorahle, the House of Representatives of the Com. Welfare for assistance programs, county administration of the monwealth of Pennsylvania: public assistance programs and medical assistance programs. I have the honor to inform you that I have this day approved Referred to Committee on Appropriations. and signed House bill No. 350, printer's No. 382, entitled "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P. L. 177, No. 1753, en. No. 1424 By Messrs. DOYLE, BURNS, CIMINI, titled 'The Administrative Code of 1929,' authorizing the De- partment of General Services and other administrative depart- O'KEEFE, RITTER, SCIRICA, WAGNER, ments to permit any independent college or university and non. Mrs. KERNICK, Messrs. ABRAHAM, profit fire, rescue and ambulance com anies to participate in MEBUS and Mrs. TAYLOR purchase contracts entered into by the 8ommonwealth." An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania MILTON J. SHAPP. Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the use of radio- Governor microwave speed timing devices and providing for disposition of certain fees. REPORT OF JOINT STATE GOVERNMENT Referred to Committee on Transportation. COMMISSION The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from SENATE MESSAGE Luzerne, Mr. Shnpnik. SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE Mr. SHUPNIK. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Joint State Government Commission, I have the honor to transmit here. The clerk of the Senate presented the following hills for con- with the publication Estates, and Fiduciaries Code: currence: Proposed Amendments and Comments-1977." SENATE BILL No. 945 Copies of this report will he found in the members' post office An Act making an appropriation to the State Treasurer for boxes. the purpose of paying salaries and wages of State officers and The SPEAKER. The report will he noted in the Journal and employees and other ordinary and general expenses in the printed in full in the Appendix. interim between June 30,1977 and August 1, 1977 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of (For publication, see Appendix) the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977. BILLS REMOVED FROM TABLE Referred to Committee on Appropriatons. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. SENATE BILL No. 946 Mr. MANDERINO. Mr. Speaker. I move that three Senate An Act making appropriations to the Department of Public bills which are on the table at the present time - SB 560, SB Welfare and providing for certain allocations therefrom for the urpose of carrying out the Public Assistance Law for the year 697 and SB - be removed from the feginning July 1, 1977 and for the payment of cash grants and The SPEAKER. It has been moved by the majority leader medical assistance and expenses accrued or incurred prior to that SB 560, SB 697 and SB 793 be taken from the table. and remaining- unpaid- on July 30, 1977. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. On the question, Will the House agree to the motion? HOUSE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED AND The following roll call was recorded: REFERRED YEAS-188 By Messrs. SHUMAN, TAYLOR, LINCOLN, DiCARLO, Abraham Gallen Manderino Schmitt COLE, S. E. HAYES, LEV1 and Mrs. HONAMAN Anderson Gamble Manmiller Schweder HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 12( Armstrong Garzia McCall Scirica Arthurs Gatski McClatchy Seltzer (Concurrent) Barber Geesey McGinnifi Shuman Bellamini Geisler McLane Shupnik The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl Bennett George, C. Mebus Sirianni vania memorialize the Congress of the United States to chang, Berlin George. M. Meluskey Smith, E. the date of the celebration of Memorial Day to May 30. Berson Giammarca Milanovich Smith. L. Referred to Committee on Federal-State Relations. Rittinger Gillette Miller Spencer Bittle Gleeson Milliron Spitz Borski Goebel Miscevich Stairs Brandt Goodman Moehlmann Stapleton COMMUNICATION FROM GOVERNOR Brown Gray Morris Stewart The Secretary to the Governor presented the following com Brunner re en field Mowery Stuban 8 Burd Greenleaf Mrkonic Sweet munication from the Governor: Burns Grieco Mullen. M. P. Taddonia APPROVAL OF HOUSE BILL No. 350. Butera Halverson Mullen, M. M. Taylor, E. Caltagirone Hamilton Musto Taylor, F. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Caputo Harper Noye Tenaglio Governor's Office, Harrisburg Cessar Hasay O'Brien, B. Thomas Cianciulli Haskell O'Brien, D. Trello Cimini Hayes, D. S. O'Connell Valicenti 1977. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 1595 - Cahen Hayes. S. E. O'Donnell Vraan estimated useful life of the project, and making an appropria- Cole Helfrick O'Keefe Wagner tion. Cowell Hoeffel Oliver Wansacz Davies Hanaman Pancoast Wargo I Rereported from Committee on Rules DeMedio Hopkins Parker Wass DeVerter Hutchinson. A. Petrarca Weidner ( COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN'S REPORTS PRESENTED DeWeese Hutchinson, W. Piccala Wenger DiCarlo Itkin Pievsky White The SPEAKER. The Chair now calls upon the committee Dietz Jones Polite Williams chairmen to submit their reports of attendance and votes for Dininni Katz Pott Wilson Dombrowski Kelly Pratt Wilt the week of June 27. The chairmen will please send these Dorr Kernick Prendergast Wise reports immediately to the desk. Doyle Klingaman Pyles Wright, D. Duffy Knepper Rappaport Wright, J. L. Mr. YAHNER, chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Af- Dumas Kolter Ravenstahl Yahner fairs Committee, presented the following report: Englehart Kowalyshyn Reed Yohn Fee Lehr Renwick Zearfoss Monday, June 27,1977. Fischer, R. R. Letterman Richardson Zeller Fisher. D. M. Levi Rieger Zitterman Mr. Speaker: Flaherty Lincoln Ritter Zord Foster, A. Livengood Ryan Zwikl The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee did not meet Foster, W. Logue Salvatore week beginning June 20,1977. Freind Lynch Scanlon Irvis, Fryer Mackowski Scheaffer Speaker WM. SHUMAN Gallagher Madigan Secretary of Committee Mr. PIEVSKY, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Cassidy Laurhlin presented the following report: Attendance Report NOT VOTING-10 I June 24,1977. Beloff McIntyre Rhodes Shelton I Danatucci Novak Ruggiero Wiggins MAJORITY MEMBERS Present Absent Johnson Pitts MR. CHAIRMAN, Max Pievsky X Frank Oliver The question was determined in the affirmative and the Joel Johnson, Subcommittee Chairman motion was agreed to. Amos Hutchinson, Subcommittee BILL REMOVED FROM TABLE AND RECOMMITTED Chairman Bernard Dombrowski The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. Joseph Ted Doyle Mr. MANDERINO. Mr. Speaker, several days ago HB 945 Thomas Fee was on its 13th or 14th day.