COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1975 - Session of 1975 159th of the General Assembly Vol. 1, No. 8
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 Referred to Committee on Transportation. The House convened at 1 p.m., e.s.t. By Messrs. NOVAK, TRELLO, MISCEVICH, MRKONIC, COWELZ, Mrs. GILLETTE, Mrs KERNICK, THE SPF.AKER (Herbert Fineman) IN THE CHAIR Messrs. ITKIN, McGRAW, M. M. MULLEN, PRAYER REVEREND DOCTOR DAVID R. HOOVER, chaplain of BELLOMINI, TAYLOR, TAYOUN, VALICENTI, the House of Representatives and pastor of St. Paul's McCALL, LEDERER, MYERS, GEISLER, CAPUTO, Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, offcred FLAHERTY, McLANE, WANSACZ, BRUNNER, the folluwing prayer: PETRARCA, SALOOM, LETTERMAN and SHUMAN HOUSE RILL No. 289 0 God, in the glorious creation of our world, Thou hast An Act amending the "Pennsylvania Urban Mass Trans- shown forth the of my glory the strength of portation Assistance Law of 1967," approved January 22, Thy power. Make us conscious of the truth that Tkou art 1968 (p, L, 42, N~,8), providing for kee local transit continually creating as Thou dost breathe into each new- service for permanently hsabled persons who are amhu- born babe the breath of life. Make us awarc of the latory and the mentally retarded. fact that Thou dost constantly work in the hearts and lo Committee on minds of men to bring about Thy will and way. Make us sensitive to the still small voice which speaks through By Messrs. BRANDT, WESTERBERG and LEHR the conscience of each of us to make known the pathway HOUSE BILL No. 290 which Thou wouldst have us follow. Mercifully vouch- An Act naming a bridge ovw the Susquehanna River, safe to make us the workmen of Thy power as Thou hast Wright,s Ferry Bridge. made us co-heirs of Thy glory. In Thy blest name, wc pray. Amen. Referred to Committee on State Government. By Messrs. KUSSE, BENNETT, WESTERBERC, JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED I SCHMITT and PUTT HOUSE BILL No. 291 The SPEAKER. Without objection, approval of the An .\ct a!l!tnd~ng lh~~"Pcnnsy:\';.nl.. S j1.d U'..FIL11:111- Journal for Wednesday, February 5, 1975, will be post- I A, npprl.~t.dJuly 31. I:l6X 11'. I. ;?8, N . 241 , poned until printed. ord\.lJinr iur ccrt:,in munlcio~l11lt:sI ~~ICI\,LL Strll.: kubsldy and malung an approprlatlon HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED Referred to Committee on Conservation
By Mrs. GILLETTE, Messrs. MORRIS, GEESEY and By Messrs. McCUE and PETRARCA WILSON HOUSE BILL No. 286 HOUSE BILL No. 292 An Act amending the "Public Utility Law," approved An Act making an appropriation to the Fepartment of May 28, 1937 (P. L. 1053, No. 286), prohibiting retroactive Public Welfare for establishment and operation of a med- rates and further providing for voluntary changes m rates ical facility in Armstrong County. and temporary rates. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection I By Messrs. KLINGAMAN, LAUDADIO, RENWICK, YAHNER, HALVERSON, R. W. WILT, HOUSE BILL No. 287 / DOMBROWSKI, SALOOM, BENNETT, MORRIS, An Act amending the "Pennsylvania Public La?ds Act," GRIECO, NOYE, KUSSE, W. W. FOSTER and approved July 9, 1959 (P. L. 510, No. 1371, prohlbltlng a A. K. HUTCHINSON HOUSE BILL No. 293 fee simple transfer of publlc land except by statute. An Act amending "The Game Law," approved June 3, Referred to Committee on Conservation. 1937 (P. L, 1225, No. 316), increasing the maximum pur- I chase price per acre the commission may pay for land. 1%I. Kl:SSE, T:ISNSIS(;ER. HENWICK. Referred to Committee on Game and Fisheries. II.4I.VERSOS. GEOILGi:. LE\'I. CI:UBEI{I..\SD and KLINGAMAN HOUSE BILL No. 288 1 BY Messrs. RHODES. BERSON, IRVIS, SCIRICA, An Act amending the "Forest Reserves Municipal Fi- -HASKELL, W. D. HUTCHINSON and nancial Relief Law," approved May 17, 1929 (P. L. 1798, PRENDERGAST HOUSE BILL No. 294 No. 591). increasing the amount of money paid for road benefits. An Act regulating the use of certain firearms and am- February 10,
munition by police officers and privately employed agents An Act amending "The Administrative Code of 1929," and providing a penalty. approved April 9, 1929 (P. L. 177, No. 175), providing that the Department of Justice shall furnish legal opinions to Referred to Committee on Law and Justice. the General Assembly on certain matters. By Messrs. ARTHURS, GREEN, STOUT, KOLTER, Referred to Committee on Judiciary. MILANOVICH, A. K. HUTCHINSON, BURNS, TURNER and W. D. HUTCHINSON By Messrs. ANDERSON, GEESEY, DORR, HOUSE No. 295 A. C. FOSTER, LEHR and MEBUS HOUSE BlLL No. 302 A Supplement to the "Housing Authorities Law;' ap- proved May 28, 1937 (P. L. 955, No, 265), providing for An Act amending the "Inheritance and Estate Tax Act civil service protection for certain employees of cerhain of 1961," approved June 15, 1861 (P. L. 373, No. 207), ex- housing authorities. tending the six percent taxatlon level to certain brothers and sisters. Referred to Committee on Labor Relations. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. By Messrs. ARTHURS, SHUMAN, TAYLOR, KOLTER, By \lessrs. WILSON, SCII.MITT, HENSINGER, MILANOVICH, A. K. HUTCHINSON and BURNS .\I. E. MILLEH. WRIGHT. HL'HSS. C'VSSXn. HOUSE BILL No. 296 KNEPPER and'7.0~~ ' HOUSE BILL'No. 303 An Act amendl;:g "The Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law, approved May 21, 1943 (P. L. 571, No. An Act pro\.ldlng f.>r thc public rbs;ll sulu r.f incunlr by 254), requiring exemptions from certaln personal taxes. all publ~c~ffic.r;,ls 2nd vandidstcs for clwtt\rt. ufiwc :,,N\ tilt rlmc cmalovrcs: de11n.11~ccl-tail, terms:~, ~recl.ldllnc - Referred to Committee on Local Government. and ianncr of filiig such disclosures; impo&gcertG powers and duties on certain wublic administrative of- Bv Messrs. ARTHURS. SHUMAN. TAYLOR. KOLTER. ficers; and providing penalties MILANOVICH, A. K. HUTCHINSON HUTC BURNS / Referred to committee on State Government. HOUSE~~ ~ BILL-- No. 297 By Messxs. YAHNER and W. W. WILT An Act amending "The Local Tax Enabling Act;' ap- proved December 31, 1965 (P. L. 1257, No. 5111, requiring HOUSE BILL No. 304 exemptions from certain taxes. An Act amending "The Clean Streams Law," approved Referred to Committee on Local Government. June 22, 1937 (P. L. 1987, No. 394), permitting the De- partment of Environmental Resources to certify ccertain laboratories. By Messrs. ZEARFOSS, WORRILOW, LYNCH, Mrs. WHITTLESEY. Messrs. PANCOAST. RYAN. Referred to Committee on Conservation. BUTERA, BEREN, M~S. CRAWFORD, Messn. By Messrs YAHNER, W. W. WILT, RENWICK, E. H. SMITH, SCIRICA, YOHN, Mrs. FAWCETT, WEIDNER, RENNINGER and THOMAS Messrs. GALLAGHER, POLIm, WILSON, BURNS, HOUSE BILL No. 305 WEIDNER. O'CONNELL. GWEN. M. E. MILLER. PITTS, VROON, WRIGHT, DOYLE; MORRIS, An Act amending "The Administrative Code of 1929," MEBUS, McCLATCHY, M. E. MILLER, JR., PYLES, approved April 9, 1929 (P. L. 177, No. 175), authorizing the Department of Environmental Resources to lease cer- GARZIA, BERLIN, O'KEEFE, STAPLETON, tain rlghts-of-way across State property under the juris- GILLESPIE and McGINNIS HOUSE BILL No. 298 diction of the department. An Act amending "The ha1Tax Enabling Act," ap- Referred to Committee on Conservation. proved December 31, 1965 (P. L. 1257, No. 511), further providing for credits. By Messrs. ECKENSBERGER, ZORD, DOYLE, Referred to Committee on Local Government. ZELLER, SHUMAN, DiCARLO, CUMBERLAND, BARBER, LEHR, DAVIS, MRKONIC, POLITE, By Messrs. SHELHAMER, S. E. HAYES, A. C. FOSTER, GI-CO, Mrs. GI-TTE, Messrs. PRAm, DORR, DIETZ, KLLNGAMAN, DeVERTER, GALLEN, REED, TAYLOR, RHODES, FLAWERTY, RITTER Mrs. WHITTLESEY, Messrs. L. E. SMITH, ZELLER and ZWIKL HOUSE BILL No. 306 and DAVIS zs9 An Act providing for assistance for innocent victims of crime; creating the Criminal Injuries Compensation An Act amending the ,,Public Welfare approved Board and. providing fof its powers and duties; prescrib- J~~~ 13, 1967 (p. L. 31, NO. 21), prohibiting increases in assistance without specific statutory authorization. ing penalties; and malung an approprlat~on Referred to Committee on Law and Justice. Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare. By Mcssrs. SULLlV.LY, .\ILGISNIS, \V,\SS.AC%. By Messrs PETRARCA, MANDERINO, STOUT, I PIEVSKY, I.EUEHER. GALLEN. PYLI.:S, KOLTER, I\ K. HEI'CIIISSOS, IIHENDERG.ZST MCCLATCHY and Gs. FAWCETT SCH.\II'l"l'. WILSOS, SIIUR1.4S i.nd 1.AUI)ADIO I HOUSE BlLL No. 301 HOUSE BILL No. 300 1 An Act amending the "Li uor Code," approved April 12, An Act amending "The Vehicle Code," approved April 1951 (P.L. 90, No. 21), furaes providing for the employ- 29, 1959 (P. L. 58, No. 32), further providing for emer- ment of minors. gency exits and seats in school buses. Referred to Committee on Liquor Control. Referred to Committee on Transportation. I Uy Mr7;srs SULLIVAN, ~ILGINSIS,PIEVSKY, By Messrs. ANDERSON, GEESEY, LEHR, LEDEIIER, A. K HETCHlNSON. CAPUTO. A. C. FOSTER, DORR, S. E. HAYES, DIETZ and BELLOMINI, DOMBROWSKI aid WORRI~W MEBUS HOUSE BILL NO. 301 HOUSE BILL No. 308 LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE
An Act amending the "Liquor Code," approved .April Act," approved Allgust 15, 1961 (P. L. 987, No. 4421, chang- 12, 1951 (P. L. 90, No. 21), establishing the salar~esof ing the monetary amount of contracts subject to the act. the chairman and members of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Referred to Committee on Labor Relations. Referred to Committee on Liquor Control. I By Mr. THOMAS HOUSE BILL No. 316 An Act amending the "Civil Service Act," approved By Messrs. M. E. and August 5, 1941 (P. L. 752, No. 286), providing for the BURNS HOUSE BILL No. 309 inclusion of sewage and water treatment plant and distri- b~tionsystem operators in the classified service, and pro- A Joint Resolution amending the of vidlng for their compensation. Conlmonwealth of Pennsylvania providing for the people's power of initiative generally to propose laws and con- Referred to Committee on Labor Relations. stitutional amendments. By Messrs. MORRIS, SHANE, RUGGIERO, Referred to Committee on Rules. KOWALYSHYN.~- ~- - ~. ZELLER.. ECKENSBERGER. By Messrs. WILSON. RENNINGER, M. E. MILLER, LETTERMAN and RENWICK HOUSE BILL No. 317 -WRIGHT, BURNS,' TAYLOR and M. E. MILLER, JR. An Act amending "The Fourth to Eighth Class County HOUSE BILL No. 31(1I Assessment Law," approved May 21, 1943 (P. L. 571, No. 254), reducing certain age requirements and removing oc- An Act amending the act of March 31, 1937 (P. L. 160, cupations as a subject of taxation. No. 43), entitled "An act creating a commission to be known as the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission;: Referred to Commiltee on Local Government. **"' changing the method of selecting members of the commission and their qualifications and compensation; By Messrs. MORRIS, SHANE, RUGGIERO, and further providing for quorum, filling vacancies, con- KOWALYSHYN, ZELLER, ECKENSBERGER, duct of investigations, counsel of the commission and cer- LETTERMAN and RENWICK HOUSE BILL No. 318 tain improper prior and subsequent employment of com- missioners and their employes. An Act amending "The General County Assessment Law," approved May 22, 1933 (P. L. 853, No. 155),,re- Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection. duclng certain age requirements and removing occupations as sublects of taxation. Bv Messrs. WILSON. TAYLOR, M. E. MILLER, JR., BURNS, RENNINGER and SCHMITT I Referred to Committee on Local Government HOUSE BILL No. 311 An Act amending the "Public Utility Law," approvec May 28, 1937 (P. L. 1053, No. 2861, further providing fox LETTERMAN and RENWICK HOUSE BILL No. 319 rates and rate-making, certain accounting and budgetan 1 matters, regulations of contract carriers and brokers, gen- eral powers of the commission, procedure before the com- mission and penalties Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection. I Referred to Committee on Local Government By Messrs. ANDERSON, GEESEY, A. C. FOSTER, By Mrs. K+:IlNICIC, ill~s;~.:. i\l%R:\Il:\?.l, CO\!'b:I.l., LEHR. DORR S. E. HAYES. DIETZ and MEBUS IiOhl:\NELI.I. MKKONIC. I'I..!tIEKTY. TIiELLO HOUSE BILL No. 312 1 and BONETTO HOUSE 'BILL No. 320 ,In Art amending the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," ap- proved March 4, 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 21, requiring a reduc- tion in purchase prices when certain discounts or rebates occur. Referred to Committee on Finance. I Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection. By Messrs. ANDERSON, LEHR, A. C. FOSTER, BY Mrs. KERNICK, Messrs. MRKONIC, LAUDADIO, GEESEY, DORR and MEBUS HOUSE BILL No, 313 ROMANELLI, COWELL, SCHMITT, Mrs. GILLETTE, An Act amending the "Senior Citizens Property Tax Messrs. ABRAHAM, BENNETT and BONETTO Assistance Act," approved March 11, 1971 (P. L. 104, No. HOUSE BILL No. 321 3), further providing for the apportionment of real prop- erty taxes for determining assistance. An Act amending the "Pennsylvania Solid Waste Man- agement Act," approved July 31, 1968 (P. L. 788, No. 241), Referred to Committee on Finance. regulating the collection of solid wastes from certain dwellings By Messrs. THOMAS, SHELHAMER, WEIDNER, YAHNER, W. W. WILT, PETRARCA, D~VERTERand Referred to Committee on Conservation. ANDERSON 314 By Messrs. WOJDAK, LETTERMAN, BONETTO, An Act amending the "Tax Rcform Code of 1971," ap- ENGLEHART, VANN, MANDERINO, PIEVSKY, proved March 4, 1971 (P. L. 6, No. 2), providing for taxa- tion as personal income on installment payments of real RITTW, GREENFIELD, LEDERER, BARBER, and personal property. BLACKWELL, RICHARDSON, ROMANELLI, SULLIVAN, HAMMOCK, OLIVER, CAPUTO, Referred to Committee on Finance. GEISLER and TRELLO HOUSE BILL No. 322 By Messrs. THOMAS, W. W. WILT, RENNINGER and An Act amending "The Vehicle Code," approved April ANDERSON HOUSE BILL N~,315 29, 1959 (P. L. 58, No. 32), providing for the issuance of limited operators' licenses in certain cases; establishing a An Act amending the "Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage comrnission arid providing penalties. LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE February 10,
Referred to Committee on Transportation. 1 BY Messrs. MORRIS. MEBUS and FRYER HOUSE BILL No. 331 By Messrs. PETRARCA and LAUDADIO HOUSE BILL NO. 323 An Act amending the "Real Estate Tax Sale Law," ap- proved July 7, 1947 (P. L. 1368, No. 5421, further regulat- An Act amending "The Vehicle Code," approved ,April mg redemption of property. 29, 1959 (P. L. 58, No. 32), author~zingturns o and providing a penalty. Referred to Committee on Transportation. BY Messrs. ECKENSBERGER. RITTER, MORRIS, ARTHURS, Z\VII - -- -~ the hall of the House this afternoon Miss Taylor Anderson The roll was taken and was as follows: and Miss Joann Christaldi, who are from the Mental Health and Retardation Center in Delaware County, Base Members Present Absent Unit No. 2. Kent D. Shelhamer X They are the guests of the gentlemen from Delaware Paul Yahner X County, Messrs. Gillespie, O'Keefe and Stapldon. Samuel Morris X William Shuman X Frank Gleeson MR. MATSCHLER WELCOMED Joseph Bradley The SPEAKER The Chair is also pleased to welcome Galen Dreibelbis Mr. Matthew Matschler, president of Council, Mt. Olive1 Donald Davis Borough. Mr. Matschler 1s the guest of the gentleman Ralph Pratt from Allegheny, Mr. Romanelli. Lester Fryer Kenneth Cole EAGLE SCOUTS WELCOMED Joseph Zeller Marvin D. Weidner The SPEAKER. The Chair is also pleased to welcomr Reno Thomas three young Eagle Scouts today, Mr. Platte Moring, I11 Roy Wilt of Lehigh County, Mr. Mark Dlefenderfer of York County William Foster and Mr. Ed Hartle of Bradford County. Kenneth Brandt These gentlemen are the guests of the gentleman from Walter DeVerter Lehigh, Mr. Zeller; the gentleman from York, Mr. Lehr A. Carville Foster, Jr. and the gentleman from McKean, Mr. Westerberg. Joseph Grieco William Klingaman REPORTS ON COMMITTEE MEETINGS The SPEAKER. The Chair now calls upon the cammit- MINUTES tee chairmen to submit their reports of attendance and February 5, 1975 votes for the week of February 3. 1975. Motion by Shuman, seconded by Weidner to fix public Mr. SHELHAMER, chairman of the Agriculture Com. hearing at Capitol for February 27, 1975 mittce, presented the fallowing report: Subject: D. E. R. Regulations HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ROLL CAJLL Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Attendance Report The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: The Agriculture Committee met on February 4, 1975 Member Vote at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:40 a.m. Kent Shelhamer yea The roll was taken and was as follows: Paul Yahner yea Members Present Abseni Samuel Morris yea Kent D. Shelhamer X William Shuman yea Paul Yahner X Frank Gleeson Samuel Morris X Joseph Bradley yea William Shuman X Galen Dreibelbis Frank Gleeson X Donald Davis yea Joseph Bradley X Ralph Pratt yea Galen Dreibelbis X Lester Fryer yea Donald Davis X Kenneth Cole yea Ralph Pratt X Joseph Zeller yea Lester Fryer X Marvin D. Weidner yea Kenneth Cole X Reno Thomas Joseph Zeller X Roy Wilt Marvin D. Weidner X ~filiamFoster Reno Thomas X Kenneth Brandt Roy Wilt X Walter DeVerter William Foster X A. Carville Foster, Jr. Kenneth Brandt X Joseph Grieco Walter DeVerter X William Klingaman A Camille Foster, Jr. X Joseph Grieco X William Klingaman X NOT VOTING-0 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The motion passed, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Attendance Report Motion by Shuman, seconded by Weidner to fix public The Agriculture Committee mot on February 5, 1975 hearing On March 20, l9l5 in *llentown at 3:30 p.m. and adjourned at 3:40 p.m. Subject: Agricultural Cooperatives 154 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAkHOUSE February 10, ROIL CALL Sherman Hill X Guy Kistler X The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Charles Mebus X Member Vote L. Eugene Smith X Kent Shelhamer yea James J. Wright X Paul Yahner yea Samuel Morris yea MINUTES William Shuman yea February 4, 1975 Frank Gleeson Joseph Bradley yea Subject: House Bill No. 57, Pr. No. 59 Galen Dreibelbis Motion by Hamilton, seconded by Itkin to report bill out Donald Davis yea of committee Ralph Pratt yea ROLL CALL Lester Fryer yea Kenneth Cole yea The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Joseph Zeller yea Marvin D. Weidner yea Member Vote Max Pievsky yea Reno Thomas yea Roy Wilt Robert Bellomini yea William Foster yea Andrew McGraw yea Kenneth Brandt yea Roland Greenfield yea Walter DeVerter yea John Brunner yea A. Carville Foster, Jr. yea Thomas Fee yea Joseph Grieco yea James Gallagher yea William Klingaman yea Robert Geisler yea YEAS--18 James Goodman yea NAYS-0 Amos Hutchinson yea NOT VOTING--0 Ivan Itkin yea Joel Johnson (absent) The motion passed. Joseph Kolter yea Russell Kowalyshyn yea Mr. WOJDAK, chairman of the Appropriations Com- Martin Mullen yea mittee, presented the following report: Bernard O'Brien yea William Shane yea HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fred Shupnik yea Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Stephen Wojdak yea Attendance Report H. Jack Seltzer yea The Committee on Appropriations met on February 4, Hope Anderson yea 1975 in Room 246. The meeting started at 3:45 p.m. and Rudolph Dininni yea adjourned at 490 p.m. James Gallen yea The roll was taken and was as follows: John H. Hamilton yea Sherman Hill vea.~ ~~ Members Present Absent Guy Kistler yea Stephen Wojdak X Charles Mebus yea Max Pievsky X L. Eugene Smith yea Robert Bellomini X James J. Wright yea Andrew McGraw X YEAS28 Roland Greenfield X NAYS-0 John Brunner X NOT VOTING-4 Thomas Fee X James Gallagher X The motion passed. Robert Geisler X Subject: House Bill No. 181 James Goodman X Motion by Gallen, seconded by Dininni to table House Amos Hutchinsan X Bill No. 181 Ivan Itkin X Joel Johnson X ROLL CALL Joseph Kolter X The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Russell Kowalyshyn X Martin Mullen X Member Vote Bernard O'Brien X Max Pievsky nay William Shane X Robert Bellomini nay Fred Shupnik X Andrew McGraw nay H. Jack Seltzer X Roland Greenfield nay John Hope Anderson X John Brunner nay Rudolph Dininni X Thomas Fee nay James Gallen X James Gallagher nay John H. Hamilton X Robert Geisler nay LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE James Goodman nay Subject: House Bill No. 189 Amos Hutchinson nay Motion by Gallagher, seconded by Pievsky to report nay House Bill No. 189 out of committee as amended -Ivan .~~~ Itkin-~ I Joel Johnson (absent) ROLL CALL Joseph Kolter Russell Kowalyshyn. . The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Martin Mullen Member Vote Bernard O'Brien Max Pievsky yea William Shane Robert Bellomini yea Fred Shupnik Andrew McGraw yea Stephen Wojdak Roland Greenfield Yea H. Jack Seltzer John Brunner yea John Hope Anderson Thomas Fee yea Rudolph Dininni James Gallagher yea James Gallen Robert Geisler yea John H. Hamilton James Goodman yea Sherman Hill Amos Hutchinson yea Guy Kistler Ivan Itkin nay Charles Mebus Joel Johnson (absent) L. Eugene Smith Joseph Kolter Yea James J. Wrieht Russell Kowalyshyn yea Martin Mullen yea Bernard O'Brien yea NOT VOTING- William Shane Yea The motion failed. Fred Shupnik yea Stephen Wojdak Yea Subject: House Bill No. 181 H. Jack Seltzer yea Motion by Gallagher, seconded by Pievsky to report House John Hope Anderson yea Bill No. 181 out Rudolph Dininni yea ROLL CALL James Gallen yea John H. Hamilton yea The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Sherman Hill yea Member Vote Guy Kistler yea Max Pievsky yea Charles Mebus yea Robert Bellomini yea L. Eugene Smith yea .4ndrew McGraw yea James J. Wright nay Roland Greenfield yea YEAS-2fi John Brunner yea NAYS-2 Thomas Fee yea NOT VOTING- James Gallagher yea The motion passed Robert Geisler yea James Goodman yea AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL No. 189 Amos Hutchinson yea h van Itkin yea Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 21, page 2, line 24 by striking out all of said line and inserting: 1,575,000 Joel Johnson (absent) Joseph Kolter Russell Kowalyshyn Mr. BENNETT, chairman of the Business and Commerce Martin Mullen Committec, pres~ntedthe following report: Bernard O'Brien HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES William Shane Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Fred Shupnik Attendance Report Stephen Wojdak H. Jack Seltzer The Business and Commerce Committee met on Febru- John Hope Anderson ary 4, 1975. The meeting started at 9:30 a.m. and ad- Rudolph Dininni journed at 10:45 a.m. James Gallen The roll was taken and was as follows: John H. Hamilton Members Present Absent Sherman Hill Bennett X Guy Kistler Rappaport X Charles Mebus Letterman X L. Eugene Smith Kowalyshyn X James J. Wright Dombrowski X YEAS--20 Romanelli X NAYS--8 Wansacz X NOT VOTING4 Gillespie X The motion passed. McGinnis X 156 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL--HOUSE February 10, L. Smith X Rep. Grieco Spencer X Rep. L. Smith Halvermn X Rep. Romanelli is the sub-committee chairman. Knepper X Chairman Bennett asked for changes in committee as- Scheaffer X signments. There were none. Grieco X Discussion on official leave requests followed. The fol- DcVerter X lowing procedure was agreed upon: Dorr X 1. A membw must sign the official leave request if hc Saloom X cannot be present at the time of a meeting because of a Sweeney X conflict of schedule. Laughlin X 2. If a roll call vote is necessary on a bill and the Zwikl X mcmber is not present, hut has requested directly of tht' Stout X Chairman his intention to vote on the bill, then the Chairman has the prerogative to hold the vote for ten MINUTES minutes in order for the member to return to the com- February 6, 1975 mittee room and cast his vote. This procedure was adopt- ed as a tentative rule for the committee to follow. Subject: Minutes-Business & Commerce Committec The Chairman then called up House Resolution 6 for dis- Meeting-February 4, 1975 cussion and the measure was reported to the Sub-corn- To: Hon. Reid Bennett, Chairman mittee on Housing. The Chairman requested that when From: Charles P. Hammock, Secretary sub-committees meet to discuss legislation, the sub-cam- mittee must advertise in the same manner as the ful: The Chairman reiterated that a quorum will consist of must advertise, Therefore, subsequent action twclve members. Mr. Kowalysh~nrequested a minor on xouse ti^^ ti^^ will be delayed ulliil the adver- change in the minutes of the previous meeting to reflect tising rule has been with the time of the committee meeting. Appropriate motions Motion was made R~~,R~~~~~~,~~ to table EI~~~~ were made and seconded and the minutes were correoteii. Bill mtion was unanimously The Chairman welcomed members of the committee and The Chairman requested from the members of con,. urged that the committee must work together and he re- ,ittee the names of penons in the ~d~i~i~~~~~i~~who iterated his position that full and complete discussion should come the must he given to each and every bill. It was suggested that John Cole of PEDA, and George Discussion iollowed on the application of the "sunshine Ehner, State Director, should be asked to law" to committee meeting. The Chairman stated that be present, when there was no meeting required, members and the to adjourn was made by R~~.~~~b~~~~ki at press will he notified that the meeting has been cancelled. a,m, Meeting was Mr. Scheaffer raised the issue as to whether members will receive the bills prior to a committee meetlng. The MINUTES Chairman agrced that bills will be sent to members prlor to each meetlnr and that he would delay a discussion on February 6, 1975 House Bills 6 and 13 until next week. Subject: Minutes-Business & Commerce Meeting-Feh- Mr. Dombrowski said that members should be assigncd ruary 5, 1975 to sub-committees. The following assignments were made To: Hon. Reid Bennett, Chairman by the Chairman: From: Charles P. Hammock, Secretary Sub-committee on Industrial Develo~ment. Recreation and Tourism: The second mceting of the committee was brought to Rep. Zwikl order by Chairman Bennett at 3:30 p.m. Rep. Laughlin The following members were present: Rep. Saloom Rep. Bennett Rep. Halverson Rep. Kowalyshyn Rep. L. Smith Rep. Dombrowski Rrn. Dombrowski is the sub-committee chairman a" Rep. Hammock Rep. Deverter is the minority sub-committee chairman. Rep. Letterman Sub-Committee on Banking and Saving and Loan A: Rep. Laughlin sociations: Rep. Wansacz Rep. Rappaport Rep. Gillespie Rep. Hammock Rep. L. Smith Rep. Spencer Rep. Halverson Rep. McGinnis Rep. Scheaffer Rep. Kowalyshyn is the sub-committee chairman an Rep. DeVerter Rep. Dorr is the minority sub-co'mmittee chairman. Rep. Dorr Sub-Commitiee on Housing: Rep. Grieco Rep. Stout Rep. McGinnis Rep. Gillespie The following members were absent: Rep. Sweeney Rep. Rappaport Rep. Letterman Rep. Sweeney Rep. Hammock Rep. Zwikl Rep. Scheaffer Rep. Saloom 1975. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 157 Rep. Stout The Education Committee met on February 4, 1915 in Rep. Spencer room 401. The meeting started at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned Rep. Knepper at 10:20 a.m. Rep. Romanelli The roll was taken and was as follows: The Chairman welcomed Mr. John McCoy, Executive Present Absent Director of the Pennsylvania Housing & Finance Agency, Gallagher, James J, A, X and requested him to: Bellomini, Robert 1. Present an overview of the work of the Housing & cohen, ~~~k B. X Finance Agency in Pennsylvania. Cowell, Ronald R. X 2. Give a synopsis of the Administration's paint of ~icarlo, C. X view. Greenfield, Roland X Lengthy discussion and explanation followed concern- Lincoln, J. William X ing the powers and dutics of the agency, the amount of Milanovich, Fred R. X money handled by the agency and the kinds of housing O'Donnell, Robert W. X units being built by the agency. Rhodes, Joseph, Jr. X It was felt by many members of the committee that we Richardson, David P. should spend more time delving into the operation and Schweder, J. Michael X function of the agency. Shane, William X There was lengthy discussion on proposed legislation Shupnick, Fred X that the agency desires to have passed and it was agreed Pancoast, G. Seiber X that prior to the time we pass such legislation, it would Burns, Edward X be necessary to have further discussion with the agency. Davies, John S. X Motion to adjourn made by Rep. Letterman at 4:50 p.m. Fischer, Roger R. X Meeting was adjourned. Hayes, Samuel X Kelly, James B. X Marvin E. Jr Mr. GALLAGHER, chairman of the Education Commit- H. tee, presented the following report: Parker, Sheldon Whittlesey, Faith R. February lo, Mr. Miller was excused to attend Joint State Govern- The Honorable Herbert Fineman ment meeting. SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House of Representatives Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth of Pennsylvania I Attendance Report Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1 The Education Committee met on Februarv 5. 1975 in Dear Herb: room 401. The meeting started at 3:40 p.m. and adjourned Attachcd are the attendance records for the meetings at 4:45 of the Committee on Education of the House of Repre- ''Ie was taken and was as sentatives which met on February 4 and 5, 1975. No ~~~b~~~ Present Absent motions were made nor votes taken at either meeting of ~~ll~~h~~,zames J, A, X the Committee. Bellomini, Robert X The meeting of February 4 was called to order at 9:40 cohen, ~~~k B, X a.m. in Room 401 by me. Rep. Greenfield and Rep. Shane, cowell, ~~~~ldR. X Subcommittee Chairmen of the Basic and Higher Edu- ~j~~~l~,C. X cation Committees, announced tentative plans fur public ~~~~~fi~ld,~~l~~d X hearings on the topic of career education and the cre- ~i~~~l~,J. william X ation of a "Pennsylvania Commonwealth University". I ~il~~~~i~h,~~~d R. X announced a possible set of joint hearings with the Senate ~,~~~~~ll,fiobert W, X on the matler of Recodification of the School Code. The ~h~d~~,~~~~~h,J,., X meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. Richardson, David P. X The meeting of February 5 was called to order at 3:40 Schweder, J. Michael X p.m. in Room 401 by me. Mr. Donald C. Steele of the shane, william X Joint State Government Commission reviewed for the Shupnick, red X membership the central points of the proposed Recodifica- pancoast, G. seiber X tion of the Teachers Retirement Code. The meeting ~urns,~dw~~d X adjourned at 4:45 p.m., with the next meeting of the Davies, John S. X committee scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 1975, at Fischer, Roger R. X 12:30 p.m. in Room 401. Hayes, Samuel X Respectfully, Kelly, James B. X Miller, Marvin E. Jr. X James J. A. Gallagher, Chairman Parker, Sheldon H, X Committee on Education Whittlesey, Faith R. X HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Mr. RITTER, chairman of the Federal-State Relations Attendance Report Committee, presented the following report: LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE February 10, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Reno Thomas X Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Patrick Gleason Attendance Report George Hasay X Earl Smith X The Federal-State Relations Committee met on Febrn- Joseph Pitts X ary 3, 1975 in room 115 A. The meeting started at 11:00 Robert Kusse X a.m. and adjourned at 11:55 a.m. Fred Noye X The roll mas taken and was as follows: OFFICIAL LEAVE REQUEST Members Present Absent James P. Ritter X I, Patrick A. Gleasan, ask for official leave of absence Rose Toll from attending the meeting of the Game and Fisheries Raphael Musto X Committee on February 3, 1975 for personal and profes- Harry Englehart, Jr. sional reasons. Thomas E. Flaherty X Phyllis T. Kernick Mrs. KELLY, chairman of the Health and Welfare Com- William J. McLane mittee, presented the following report: Harrv G. Menhorn. Jr -- red'^. ~ilanovich X HOUSE OF REFRESENTATIVES Samuel Rappaport Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Eugene Saloom X Attendance Report ~ichaelJ. Schweder The Health and Welfare Committee met on February John Wansacz 3. 1975 in Room 246. The meeting started at 2:00 p.m. and Kurt D. Zwikl adjourned at 2:30 p.m. Sheldon Parker The roll was taken and was as follows: Donald W. Dorr Harrison H. Haskell Members Present Absent David S. Hayes Anita P. Kelly X Joseph C. Manmiller James D. Barber Marvin E. Miller, Sr. Theodore Berlin Patricia Crawford David C. DiCarlo James Wright, Jr. Thomas J. Fee Herbert Zearfoss Charles P. Hammock J. William Lincoln Mrs. Toll was excused to attend related meeting in William J. McLane Philadelphia. George Miscevich Mr. Englehart was excused to attend Leadership Meet- Frank L. Oliver ing. Stephen R. Reed Mr. Rappapart was excused to attend Urban Affairs Samuel A. Ross Meeting. James J. Tayoun Meeting of February 4 was cancelled Rose Toll Sherman L. Hill Mr. RENWICK, chairman of the Game and Fisheries Patricia A. Crawford Committee, presented the following report: Clarence E. Dietz Charlotte D. Fawcett HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Richard A. McClatchy, Jr. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Harold J. Stahl, Jr. Attendance Report James J. Ustvnoski -. The Game and Fisheries Committee met on February George 0. Wagner X 3, 1975 on the House Floor. The meeting started at 11:OO Benjamin H. Wilson X a.m. and adjourned at 11:45 a.m. Mr. Barber was excused because of conflicting legisla- The roll was taken and was as follows: tive duties. Members Present Absent Mr. Oliver was excused because of conflicting legisla- William F. Renwick X tive duties. Russell Letterman X Mrs. Fawcett was excused because of a conflicting com- Michael Myers X mittee meetine.- Henry Giammarco Bernard Novak HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kenneth Cole Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Kent Shelhamer Attendance Report Joseph Bradley The Health and Welfare Committee met on February 5, Camille George 1975 in room 246. The meeting started at 9:35 a.m. and Emil Mrkonic adjourned at 11:20 a.m. James McIntyre The roll was taken and was as follows: Thomas Walsh Kenneth Halverson Members Present Absent Eugene Geesey An~taP. Kelly X LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE James D. Barber X ITo: Norman S. Berson, Chairman Theodore Berlin X From: Robert W. O'Donnell, Secretary David C. DiCarlo The Judiciary Committee meeting was called to order Thomas J. Fee by Chairman Norman S. Berson at 1:30 p.m. in Room 401. Charles P. Hammock Capitol Building. J. William Lincoln The following memhers were present and constituted a William J. McLane quorum: George Miscevich Rep. Berson Frank L. Oliver Rep. Hammock Stephen R. Reed Rep. O'Donnell Samuel A. Ross Rep. Rhodes James J. Tayoun Rep. Doyle Rose Toll Rep. Stapleton Sherman L. Hill Rep. Richardson Patricia A. Crawford Rep. Mullen Clarence E. Dietz Rep. Pratt Charlotte D. Fawcett Rep. LaMarca Richard A. McClatchy. Jr. Rep. Prendergast Harold J. Stahl, Jr. Rep. Spencer James J. Ustynoski Rep. Renninger George 0. Wagner Rep. Lynch Benjamin H. Wilson X Rep. McCue Mr. Ustvnoski was excused because of inclemt Rep. Scirica weather. ~ep.Hutchinson Mr. Wagner was excused because of inclement weather. Rep. Wagner Rep. Fisher ROLL CALL The following members were absent: The Health and Welfare Committee met on February 5, Rep. Englehart 1915 to vote on House Bill No. 45, Printer's No. 41 Rep. Manderino sponsored by Mr. Berlin, seconded by Mr. Barber, reported Rep. Yohn as committed. Mr. VALICENTI, chairman of the Labor Relations Com- The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: mittee, presented the following report: Member Vote Anita P. Kelly Yea MINUTES James D. Barber Yea Subject: Labor Relations Attendance Report for Feb- Theodore Berlin Yea ruary 4, 1915 David C. DiCarlo Yea To: Honorable K. Leroy Irvis, Majority Leader Thomas J. Fee Yea From: A. Joseph Valicenti, Chairman-Labor Rela- Charles P. Hammock Yea tions J. William Lincoln Yea William J. McLane Yea Enclosed olease find cmv of attendance report for Labor George Miscevich Yea Relations committee whifh was held ~ebr;ary 4, 1915. Frank L. Oliver Yea Stephen R. Reed Yea HOUSE OF REPRE,SENTATIVES Samuel A. Ross Yea Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Attendance Report Rose Toll Yea Sherman L. Hill Yea The Labor Relations Committee met on February 4, 1975 Patricia A. Crawford Nay in room 328. The meeting started at 9:45 a.m. and ad- Clarence E. Dietz Nay journed at 10:45 a.m. Charlotte D. Fawcett Yea The roll was taken and was as follows: Richard A. McClatchy, Jr. Yea Member Present Absent Benjamin H. Wilson A. J. Valicenti X YEAS-16 Raphael Musto X NAYS-2 Charles Caputo X NOT VOTING-1 Raymond Lederer X The motion passed. Henry Giammarco X Thomas Flaherty X Mr. BERSON, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Bernard Novak presented the following report: Peter Perry Ralph Garzia MINUTES Michael Myers February 1975 Patrick Gillespie Lucien Blackwell Subject: Minutes from Judiciary Committee Meeting on Eugene Saloom February 4, 1975 Andrew McGraw 160 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE February 10, John Hamilton, Jr. X Joseph T. Doyle Yea Marvin Miller X David C. DiCarlo Nay Peter Vroon X James D. Barber Yea James Whelan, Jr. X Lucien E. Blackwell H. Joseph Hepford X Donald M. Davis Nay John Davies X Henry Giammarco Nay Rudolph Dininni X Helen D. Gillette Yea Richard McClatchy, Jr. X Russell J. LaMarca Charles Mebus X Ralph Pratt Nay Stephen Reed Yea Mr. ECKENSBERGER, chairman of the Law and Jus- Thomas Stapleton Nay tice Committee, presented the following report: Fred Taylor Nay Joseph R. Zeller HOUSE OF REPRE,SENTATIVES Joseph V. Zord, Jr. Commonv~ealthof Pennsylvania Kenneth E. Brandt Nay Attendance Report Anthony J. Cimini Nay The Law and Justice Committee met on February 5, James L. Cumberland Nay 1975 in Room 246. The meeting started at 12:30 p.m. and Stanford Lehr Yea adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Marvin E. Miller, Jr. Nay The roll was taken and was as follows: Joseph R. Pitts Yea Roosevelt I. Polite Yea Members Present Absent Anthony J. Scirica W. H. Eckensberger, Jr. X YEAS-8 Joseph T. Doyle X NAYS-10 David C. DiCarlo X NOT VOTING-5 James D. Barber X Lucien E. Blackwell X The motion failed. Donald M. Davis X ROLL CALL Henry Giammarco X Helen D. Gillette X The Law and Justice Committee met on February 5, Russell J. LaMarca x 1915 to vote on House Bill 153, Printer's No. 158, spon- Ralph Pratt X sored by Mr. Polite, seconded by Mr. Lehr, report to Stephen Reed X floor. Thomas Stanleton X The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Fred ~aylo; Member Vote Joseph R. Zeller W. H. Eckensberger Joseph V. Zord, Jr. Nay Joseph T. Doyle Kenneth E. Brandt Yea David C. DiCarlo Anthony J. Cimini Nay James D. Barber James L. Cumberland Nay Lucien E. Blackwell Stanford Lehr Donald M. Davis Marvin E. Miller, Jr. Nay Henry Giammarco Joseph R. Pitts Nay Helen D. Gillette Roosevelt I. Polite Yea Russell J. LaMarca Anthony J. Scirica Ralph Pratt Nav OFFICIAL LEAVE REQUEST Stephen Reed Thomas Stapleton I, Joseph V. Zord, Jr., ask for official leave of absence Fred Taylor from attending the meeting of the Law and Justice Com- Joseph R, Zeller mittee on February 5, 1975 because of meeting with En- Joseph V, Zord, Jr, vironmental Officers. Kenneth E. Brandt Yea OFFICIAL LEAVE REQUEST Anthony J. Cimini Yea James L. Cumherland I, Joseph R. Zeller, ask for official leave of absence Yea Stanford Lehr from attending the meeting of the Law and Justice Com- Yea Marvin E, Miller, Jr, mittee on February 5, 1975 because of snow storm-1 Nay Joseph R, Pitts Yea hour late-missed meeting. Roosevelt I. Polite Yea ROLL CALL Anthony J. Scirica YEAS--8 The Law and Justice Committee met on February 5, NAYS-10 1975 to vote on House Bill No. 153, Printer's No. 158, NOT VOTING-5 sponsored by Mr. Doyle, seconded by Mr. Reed, Amend Page 1, Line 23. The motion failed. The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: OFFICIAL LEAVE REQUEST Members Vote I, Russell J LaMarca, ask for official leave of absence W. H. Eckensberger Yea from attending the meeting of the Law and Justice Com- LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE mittee on January 27, 1975 for conflicting legislative duties NAYS-10 as lMajoritv Policv Chairman. NOT VOTING--6 The motion failed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Mr. SULLIVAN, chairman of the Liquor Control Com- Attendance Report m~tter,presrnted the following report: Law and Justice Committee met on February 3, 1975 in HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Room 246. The meeting started at 3:30 p.m and ad- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania journed at 425 p.m. Attendance Report The roll was taken and was as follows: The Liquor Control Committee met on February 3, 1975 Members Present Absent in Room 115-A. The meeting started at 2:00 p.m. and ad- W. H. Eckensberaer.-. Jr. X journed at 2:20 p.m. Joseph T. Doyle The roll was taken and was as follows: David C. DiCarlo Members Present Absent James D. Barber Sullivan, Joseph A. X Lucien E. Blackwell Johnson, Joel X Donald M. Davis Itieger, William X Henry Giammarco DiDonato, Anthony X Helen D. Gillette Lederer, Raymond X Russell J. LaMarca McCall, Thomas X Ralph Pratt Milanovich, Fred X Stephen Reed Myers, Michael X Thomas Stapleton Fred Taylor O'Keefe, Peter X Joseph R. Zeller Petrarca, Joseph X Joseph V. Zord, Jr. Pievsky, Max X Kenneth E. Brandt Romanelli, James X Anthony J. Cimini Shelton, Ulysses X James L. Cumberland Wansacz, John X Stanford Lehr Gallcn, James X Marvin E. Miller, Jr. Cessar, Richard X Joseph R. Pitts Cumberland, James X Roosevelt I. Polite Hasay, George X Anthony J. Scirica Ho~kins,Forest X Katr.- . -Alvin -- - - X ROLL CALL Mctiinnis, Patrick Mochlmann, Nicholas The Law and Justice Committee met on February 3, Salvatore, Frank 1975 to vote on House Bill 153, sponsored by Mr. Doyle, seconded by Mr. Cumberland, reported as amendment. The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Mr. FRYER, chairman of the Local Government Com- mittee, uresented the followine. reaort: I - & Members Vote HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES W. H. Eckensberger- Nay Joseph T. Doyle Yea Commonwealth of Pennsylvania David C. DiCarlo Nav Attendance Report James D. Barber The Local Government Committee met February 3, 1975, Lucien E. Blackwell Room 328, Minority Caucus Room. The meeting started Donald M. Davis at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned at 1:00 p.m. Henry Giammarco Nay The roll was taken and was as follows: Helen D. Gillette Yea Members Present Absent Russell J. LaMarca Nay Ralph Pratt Fryer, Lester K. X Stephen Reed Abraham, Donald X Thomas Stapleton Yea Arthurs, Jack X Fred Taylor DeMedio, A. J. X Joseph R. Zeller Yea Doyle, Ted X Joseph V. Zord, Jr. Yea Garzia, Ralph X Kenneth E. Brandt Nay Morris, Samuel X Anthony J. Cimini Nay O'Keefe, Peter X James L. Cumberland Yea Petrarca, Joseph X Stanford Lehr Nay Ruggiero, Philip X Marvin E. Miller, Jr. Nay Shuman, William X Joseph R. Pitts Yea Trello, Fred X Roosevelt I. Polite Nay Walsh, Thomas X Anthony J. Scirica Nay Yahner, Paul X YEAS-I Mehus, Charles X LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE February 10, ~ ~ - ~ ~-~~p ~- Burns, Edward X Mrkonic, Emil X Foster, A. C. X Schmitt, C. L. X Gring, Harry X Oliver, Frank X Hutchinson, William X Bennett, Reid X Levi, Joseph X Dombrowski, Bernard X Noye, Fred X Ross, Samuel X Sirianni, Carmel X Kernick, Phyllis X Weidner, Marvin X Trello, Fred X No bills considered. General procedures on the Com- Hepford, H. Joseph mittee operations were discussed. Hayes, David S. Klingaman, William Mr. O'BRIEN, chairman of the Mines and Energy Man- Pe"i' Fortunato X agement Committee, presented the following report: Taddonio, Lee C. X Whittlesey, Faith Ryan X HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Polite, Roosevelt X Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Gring, Harry X Attendance Report Crawford, Patricia X The Mines and Energy Management Committee met on Monday, February 3, 1975, Room 401. The meeting start- Mr. PERRY, chairman of the State Government corn- ed at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 5:00 p.m. mittee, presented the following rcport: The roll was taken and was as follows: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Members Present Absent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania O'Brien, Bernard F. X Attendance Report Goodman, James X Stout, Barry X The State Government Committee met on February 3, George, Camille X 1975, Room 328. The meeting started at 2:00 p.m. and Swecney, Leonard X adjourned at 2:45 p.m. McCall, Thomas J. X The roll was taken and was as fallows: Walsh, Thomas P. X Members Present Absent Musto, Raphael X Perry, Peter E. X Abraham, Donald X Berlin, Ted X Itkin, Ivan X Cohen, Mark X Laudadio, John F., Sr. X Cowell, Ronald X Lincoln, William X DiDonato, Anthony X Taylor, Fred X Geisler, Robert X Davis, Donald X Gleeson, Frank X Wright, James J., Jr. X Green, James X Smith, L. Eugene X Kernick, Phyllis X Zord, Joseph V., Jr. X McIntyre, James X Wilt, William X Renwick, William X Lehr, Stanford I. X Stapleton, Thomas X Turner, David M. X Tayoun, James X Ustynoski, James J. X Vann, Earl X Worrilow, Thomas H. X Cessar, Richard X Cessar, Richard X Fawcett, Charlotte X No votes were taken. Gleason, Patrick I Hayes, Samuel Mr. S1-IELTON, chairman of the Professional Licensure Guy X Committee, presented the following report: Sirianni, Carmel X Smith, Earl X HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Turner, David X Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Wilson, Benjamin X Attendance Report Mr. Cessar was excused to attend conflicting committee The Professional Licensure Committee met on February 3, lt175, Room 115A. The meeting started at 332 P.m. and 1~~.G~~~~~~ was excused to attend to Business adjourned at 4:00 p.m. mitnlents in Juhnstown. The roll was taken and was as follows: ROLL CALL Members Present Absent Shelton, Ulysses X The State Government Committee met on February 3, Rieger, William X 1975 to vote on House Bill No. 144, Printer's No. 149, Ruggiero, Philip X sponsored by Rep. Wm. Renwick, seconded by Rep. R. Tayoun, James X Geisler. Kelly, Anita P. X Members Vote Sullivan, Joseph X Peter Perry Yea LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE Ted Berlin Ritter, James Mark Cohen Yea Stout, Barry Ronald Cowell Yea Wilt, Roy Anthony DiDonato Worrilow, Thomas H. Robert Geisler Yea Zord, W. Joseph, Jr. Frank Gleeson Zwikl, Kurt James Green Yea Bonetto, Joseph X Phyllis Kernick Yea James McIntyre Mr. VANN, chairman of the Urban Affairs Committee, William Renwick Yea presented the following report: Thomas Stapleton Yea James Tayoun HOUSE OF REPREsSENTATIVES Earl Vann Yea Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Richard Cessar Attendance Report Charlotte Fawcett Yea The Urban Affairs Committee met on Monday, February Patrick Gleason 3, 1975 in the Majority Caucus Room 140. The meeting Samuel Hayes Yea started at 11:15 a.m. and adjourned at 11:55 a.m. Guy Kistler Yea The roll was taken and was as follows: Carmel Sirianni Yea Earl Smith Yea Members Present Absent David Turner Earl Vann X Benjamin Wilson Yea Samuel Rappaport X YEAS-15 Charles Caputo X NAYS-0 Bernard Dombrowski X NOT VOTING- Stephen Reed X William McLane X The motion passed. Ted Berlin X Thomas Flaherty X Mr. BONETTO, chairman of the Transportation Com- Michael Mullen X mittee, presented the following report: John Milliron X Frank Oliver X February 4, Lucien Blackwell X liunorable Herbert Finenlan David Richardson X Speaker of the House of Representatives William Rieger X Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Thomas Worrilow X Stanford Lehr X Dear Herb: Alvin Katz X The Transportation Committee of the House of Repre- James Knepper X sentatives met on February 4, 1975, and all member! Fortunato Perri X were present. It was decided that Public Hearings wil Daniel Beren X be held on House Bill No. 5, Printer's No. 5. David Hayes X William Yohn ..X Respectfully submitted, Frank Lynch X Rep. Joseph Petrarca, Secretarj Transportation Committee Mr. Yohn was excused because of vacation. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Cci~mnonwealth of Pennsylvan~a Attendance Report Attendance Report The Urban Affairs Committee met on Tuesday, Febru- The roll was taken and was as follows: I ary 4, 1915 in the Majority Caucus Room 140. The mcet- Members Present Absent ing started at 4:10 p.m. and adjourned at 4.25 p.m. Arthurs, Jack X The roll was taken and was as follows: Beren, Daniel E. X Members Present Absent Berson, Norman X Earl Vann X Dininni, Rudolph X Samuel Rappaport X Foster, William W. X Charles Caputo X Geesey, Eugene X Bernard Dombrowski X George, Camille X Stephen Reed X Green, James X William McLane X Kolter, Joseph X Ted Berhn X Laughlin, Charles X Thomas Flaherty X Lederer, Raymond X Michael Mullen X Letterman, Russell X John Milliron X McCue, John B. X Frank Oliver X Milliron, John X Lucien Blackwell X Petrarca, Joseph X David Iiichardson X - -- LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE February 10, William Rieger X Joseph Zeller Thomas Worrilow X George Miscevich Stanford Lehr X James McIntyre Alvin Katz X James Prendergast James Knepper X Patrick Gillespie Fortunato Perri X Russell LaMarca Daniel Beren Joseph Wargo David Hayes X Frank Lynch William Yohn X Frank Salvatore Frank Lynch X Anthony Cimini Vern Pyles Mr. Beren was excused because of conflicting legislative Roger Raymond Fischer duties. Forest W. Hopkins ROLL CALL Eugene R. Geesey Alvin Katz The Urban Affairs Committee met on February 4, John B, McCue 1975 to vote on House Bill No. 4. Printer's No. 4 soansored by Rep. Knepper, seconded by kep. Lehr, ~eport'Bil1out Mr. Prendergast was excused because of attending as committed. Rules Committee Meeting. The yeas and nays were taken and were as follows: Mr. Katz was excused because of attending Liquor Con- trol Meeting. Members Vote Earl Vann Yea MINUTES OF THE MILITARY AND VETERANS Samuel Rappaport Yea AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- Charles Caputo TIVES, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1975, ROOM 140, Bernard Dombrowski Yea MAJORITY CAUCUS ROOM Stephen Reed Yea William McLane Yea Committee Chairman, A. J. DeMedio called the Meeting Ted Berlin Yea to order and asked for a roll call, which is refiecied below: Thomas Flaherty Yea Present: Rep. A. J. DeMedio, Chairman Michael Mullen Rep. Bernard Novak, Vice Chairman John Milliron Nay Rep. Wm. 0. Shuman, Secretary Frank Oliver Yea Rep. Michael Mullen Lucien Blackwell Yea Rep. Emil Mrkonic David Richardson Nay Rep. Kenneth Cole William Rieger Yea Rep. Joseph Zeller Thomas Worrilow Yea Rep. George Miscevich Stanford Lehr Yea Rep. James McIntyre Alvin Katz Yea Rep. James Prendergast (excused) James Knepper Yea Rep. Patrick Gillespie Fortunato Perri Yea Rep. Francis J. Lynch (Min. Chairman) Daniel Beren Rep. Frank A. Salvatore David Hayes Rep. Anthony J. Cimini William Yohn Rep. Vern Pyles Frank Lynch Rep. Forest Hopkins YEAS-1 5 Rep. Eugene Geesey NAYS-2 Rep. Alvin Katz (excused) NOT VOTING-6 Reo. John B. McCue The motion passed. Absent: Rep. Russell LaMarca Rep. Joseph Wargo Mr. DeMEDIO, chairman of the Veterans Affairs Com- Rep. Roger R. Fischer mittee, presented the following report: House Chairman DeMedio in an effort to encourage the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee to be active, said he wanted individual Com- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania mittee members participation and asked each to introduce Attendance Report himself and tell what district he was from and his con- cerns veterans and military affairs. The Veterans Affairs Committee met an February 3, 1915 in room 140. Topics Discussed: The roll was taken and was as follows: 1. Ask the Speaker to re-establish the entire title of "Military and Veterans Affairs" in as much as both Members Present Absent segments are covered in the committees duties and A. J. DeMedio X example was related such as to the Task Force in re- Bernard Novak X vising the Military Code. William Shuman X 2. Establish a program and set some sort of priorities, Michael Mullen X asking the State Veterans Legislative Committees to Emil Mrkonic X relate their priorities as voted at the various V. F. W., Kenneth Cole X American Legion, DAV conventions. 1975. LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE 165 House Rep. Novak presented the DAVs priorities and Mr. C. L. SCHMITT, from the Committee on Consumer Rep. Shuman and Rep. Mul!en will make contact with Protection, presented the following report: the American Legion and V. F. W. for their priorities. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3. Liaison with the Department of Military Affairs will Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be maintained, with an early indoctrination meeting Attendance Report at the Department's headquarters at Edward C. Martin Military Reservation, of military The Committee on Consumer Proteclion met on Feb- bases may he forth coming in March according to the ruary 4, 1975 at the North Office Building, Public Utility Hearing Room No. 2. The meeting started at 12:30 p.m. Chairman. and adjourned at 330 p.m. 4. Rep. Shuman mentioned that the Veterans Groups are The roll was taken and was as follows: interested in the reported conditions at the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Erie; possible establishment of a Members Present. Absent Veterans Administration Hospital in the Philadelphia C. L. Schmitt X area and the matter of the location of a National Donald Abraham X Cemetery in Pennsylvania. He felt that all these items James Barber X should be studied and acted upon by the Committee. Mark Cohen X Helen Gillette X 5. Rep. McCue spoke of his work on a new Task Force X studying Veterans Laws and the need to revamp them Charles Laugl~lin X or compile them. Robert O'Donnell X 6. After discussion, Rep. Zeller was authorized to draw James Romanelli X up resoluticns memorializing Congress to: Samuel Ross X (1) Establish National Shrine in Pa. (Gettysburg) Michael Schweder X (2) Establish National Cemetery in Pa. Fred Taylor X (3) Oppose National Guard reduction etc. Rose Toll X Rep. Zeller was also asked to prepare a brief summary Fred Trello X of the meeting and seminar held in Centre County at John X Milesburg. Clarence Dietz X Meeting was adjourned on proper motions. Vern Pyles X John Schaeffer X John Stahl X Mr. JOHN L. BRUNNER, from the Committee un Fi- Lee Taddonio X nance, presented the following report: Peter Vroon X William Yohn, Jr. ATTENDANCE RECORD AND REPORT Herbert Zearfoss X FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Yohn was excused because of a Leave of Absence. The Finance Committee met on February 4, 1975, at 12:30. I LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED Members Present Ahsenl The SPEAKER The Chair recognizes the gentleman John L. Brunner, Chairman X fmm Fayette, Mr. Lincoln. Joseph Rhodes, Vice Chairman X Mr. LINCOLN. Thank you, Mr. Speakel.. Galen Dreibelhis, Secretary X Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a bill which I John Hope Anderson, Minority Chairman X feel very strongly about. I spent a good hit of last year Joseph Bonetto working on the information to get this hill ready. Anthony DiDonato X Basically, it deals with providing food stamps for our Harry Englehart X elderly retired citizens. The basic difference between this Ralph Garzia X bill and the current food-stamp program is that this will James Green X be administered by the Property Tax Assistance Bureau. Harry Menhorn X None of the lottery funds will be used. Thc revenues to John Milliron X pay for this particular bill will come from the inheritance George Miscevich X taxes which the state collects annually. Michael Mullen X It will provide from $10 to $25 monthly for our elderly Peter O'Keefe X citizens, many of whom, believe it or not, in this affluent Joseph Wargo society, are literally starving to death. Harry Gring X I am going to place the bill on the clerk's desk, and any- Forest Hopkins X one who desires to cosponsor this with me, I would be James Kelly X more than happy to have you. Robert Kusse X Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Nicholas Moehlmann X G. Sieber Pancoast X I REMARKS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD James Whelan X The SPEAKER. The Chair recugnizes the gentlemall Herbert Zearfoss X from Bucks, Mr. Berlin. Mr. Bonetto was excused to attend Transportation Mr. BERLIN. Mr. Speaker. I would like to uresent Committee Meeting. for the record the results of the Burlington county, NEW Mr. Wargo was excused to attend Leadership Meeting. I Jersey, grand jury investigation into thc death of Mr. 166 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE February 10, Ernest Burkhardt, a resident of Pennsylvania, who acci. Burlington-Bristol Bridge. When he received this dentally died while driving across a bridge by driving off call, Mr. McCorriston issued a signal 11. This the middle of the span. I would like to enter this inta alerts the Bridge Police, the Supervisor and the the record. back-up Lift Operator that there will be a bridge The SPEAKER. The gentleman will send his remarks opening soon. Mr. McCororriston was about to call to the desk. a signal 65, which calls the Bridge Police, Super- Mr. BWLIN presented the following remarks for the visor and back-up Lift Operator to the bridge for Legislative Journal: the lift, when the electric power went off. Ac- cording to Mr. McCorriston, "everything went JOHN LEE MADDEN black, no radio, no inter-com, no lights, no Acting Prosecutor of Burlington County nothing." County Office Building 49 Rancocas Road Normally, when the Burlington-Brislol Bridge Mount Holly, New Jerwy 08060 opens to permit a vessel to pass under it, several (609) 267-3300 EXT. 211 or 212 things occur. In addition to the signals already referred to, which act as an alert to bridge per- SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY sonnel that an opening will saon occur, the Lift LAW DIVISION (CRIMINAL) Operator activates the gates and warning lights BURLINGTON COUNTY on the bridge to prevent motorists from crossing PRESENTMENT NO. P-1-15 the span during the opening. Usually, there is IN THE MATTER OF ) also radio contact between the oncomine vessel AN INVESTIGATION INTO ) and the bridge, and there are signal lights on the THE DEATH OF ERNEST ) top of the bridge to apprise the pilot of the on- BURKHARDT AND INTO TKE ) coming vessel about the situation on the bridge RESPONSIBILITY OF THE 1 and whether the vessel can proceed safely. Testi- BURLINGTON COUNTY 1 mony indicates that vessels on the water have the BRIDGE COMMISSION ) right of way when approaching the bridge and BURLINGTON COUNTY land traffic must stop and yield to the oncoming GRAND JURY vessel. Obviously the bridge must be raised to SEPTEMBER SESSION. permit most vessels to pass under it, so it follows 1974 TERM that there was much concern in the mind of Mr. PRESENTMENT McCorriston when the electic power failed at the precise time he planned to open the bridge for TO: THE HONORABLE the oncoming ship. Nonetheless, emergency pro- EDWARD V. MARTINO, A.J.S.C. cedures were said to exist and according to the Assignment Judge of Burlington County witnesses before this Grand Jury, in the event of County Office Building a power failure, the gates could be lowered man- Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060 ually, and Bridge Police Officers were supposed The Grand Jurors in and for the County of to drive to each end of the span and hlack the Burlington, for the September Term, 1974 Session, travel lanes with their police vehicle to insure upon their respective oaths and affirmations pre- that oncoming motorists would not inadvertently sent the following: pass over the bridge and into the area of the lift span. Furthermare, the bridge normally lifts by INTRODUCTION an electric engine. When this engine fails, there On November 7, 1974, Ernest Burkhard~t was is auxiliary power that is available through the traveling from his home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, use of generators and engines specially provided to his place of employment at U.S. Gypsum, in for the purpoz. All of this emergency apparatus Burlington Township, New Jersey. He reached must be handled manually by the operator, how- the Burlington-Bristol Bridge at approximately eve?; and normally the Operator and his Assistant 3:45 a.m. and began to crosss from the Pennsyl- are kept quite busy just getting the machinery vania side to the New Jersey side. Investigation sufficiently in operation to raise the bridge. It is reveals that Mr. Burkhardt had a civilian band possible to utilize a portion of this emergency ap- radio in his automobile on this morning and was paratus to activate the warning system and the talking to one Wayne Kessling just before Mr. gates. On the morning in question, however, Mr. Burkhardt came onto the bridge. (Mr. Kessling McCorriston apparently did not know how to ac- also works for U.S. Gypsum and apparently he complish this. Instead, the Bridge Policeman, Ptl. and Mr. Burkhardt were planning to meet at a Charles T. Hos, brought the Assistant Supervisor restaurant later in the morning for coffee.) and Assistant Lif,t Operator, Anthony Coccia, to Michael J. McCorriston, 52 years of age, was the lift span and then was supposed to drive his operating the lift-tower on the bridge on the vehicle to the Pennsylvania side, park it across morning in question At approximately 3:00 am., the lanes of travel and then prevent oncoming Mr. McCorriston received word from Fairless motorists from entering too close to the ultimately Steel that a ship would saon be leaving and it opened bridge. (Lt. James C. Murphy, also a would pass under the Burlington-Bristol Bridge. member of the Bridge Police, did exactly this on The ship itself radioed the bridge when it reach- the New Jersey side and apparently had auto- ed the turnpike bridge, which was located ap- mobile traffic stopped completely well in ad- proximately 15 or 20 minutes away fmm the vance of the arrival of the ship.) LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE According to his testimony, Ptl. Hos picked up graphs of the accident, reports filed by investi- Mr. Coccia at the toll booths, transported him to gators and we have considered the testimony of the tower area and was then about to take up his many witnesses respecting the operation of the post on the Pennsylvania side when he observed bridge and the events that apparently occurred on a vehicle coming from Pennsylvania onto the the morning of November 7, 1974. We have also bridge. The officer got out of his vehicle, waived reviewed the report of the Engineer employed by down the oncoming vehicle, which was a pickup the Bridge Commission to analyze the reasons for truck driven by Francis 3. Krajain, and advised the power failure that gave rise to the series of Mr. Krajain that the bridge was about to open events now in question, and we have reviewed and that he would have to stop and back up to standing operating procedure that was supposed where the gate normally would be if it had been to be followed by bridge personnel in emergency activated. Mr. Krajain complied and then, ac- situations such as this. cording to his testimony, the officer returned to We conclude that no one should be charged his vehicle and was proceeding to his post on with any criminal wrongdoing but we are dis- the Pennsylvania side when the bridge began to mayed and alarmed at the apparent lack of un- raise. Officer Hos then said he could not get derstanding and care demonstrated by many of over to the post on the Pennsylvania side and the employes we have interviewed. was riding up with the bridge when he heard To begin with, the power failure evidently arose someone calling to him from the Pennsylvania from fuses having blown and the fuses blew be- side of the span. The message was to the effect cause of an impermissible overload on the cir- that a car had gone through the opening in the cuits The Electrician, Thomas W. Murphy, insists center of the bridge. The Patrolman went into that he did nothing on his own to alter the per- the room occupied by Messrs. McCorriston and missible loads placed upon these circuits, yet the Coccia to relate this report, but the ship was ap- Engineer hired by the Bridge Commission found proaching steadily and the hridge was by this that the 30 AMP fuses had been manually altered time about 25 or 30 feet in the air. to 60 AMP fuses. Such alteration raises the load The vehicle that fell through the opening was capacity of the fuses but also defeats their pur- driven by Ernest Burkhardt. He died as a result pose and is not allowed by law. Thus there was of injuries sustained when his automobile impact- a 60 AMP fuse in a 30 AMP casing. The fuses ed with the river below. The only eyewitness to in question had not blown out from an overload, the event was Mr. Krajain, who testified that Mr. as such, but had failed mechanically. Burkhardt approached from the Pennsylvania side Under normal operation, the Bridge Operator and passed Mr. Krajain's stopped vehicle, pro- receives an order to raise the bridge, leaves his ceeding up the bridge span, apparently totally office-locker room on the deck of the lift span unaware that the bridge was in fact open. and then activates warning lights and bells to Reconstruction of the accident by Lt. Walt W. alert motorists that the bridge is about to open Wilson, of the Burlington County Prosecutor's He is to observe the traffic conditions on the Office, shows that a motorist approaching the lift bridge approaches. He is to lower the gates on area could not determine by visual observation each side and then proceed up stairs to a machine alone that the hridge was in fact open, if there and control room. He then communicates with were no warning lights and no other signals to the vesel and begins to open the bridge. Some- alert him to this fact. With events duplicated times there is need to activate an emergency pro- as much as possible to those of the morning in cedure. When there is a failure in the lights and question, Lt. Wilson testified that it was impos- bells and the gates will not lower, the Operator sible for him to know that the bridge was open proceeds immediately to the engine room and until he was virtually at the very edge of the manually starts a gasoline powered emergency opened area. Moreover, Mr. Burkhardt may have power generator. He is to transfer the control been talking on his radio at the time of the ac- power loads from the normal buss to the cmer- cident, since Mr. Kessling says he was talking gency buss by a manual transfer switch. He then to Mr. Burkhardt around that time, and Mr. reactuates the lights, bells and gate lowering Burkhardt's attention may have thus been dis- switches and should be able to resume normal tracled somewhat bridge opening sequence. We were told that in the event of a failure in the secondary electrical FINDINGS Power, the bridge- o~enine- mechanism is arranged- The matter of the death of Ernest Burkhardt to be operated hy auxiliary means as follows: was initially presented to us by the Acting traffic is stopped manually, the gates are cranked Prosecutor of Burlington County to determine if into position by use of a hand crank, and a gaso- there was criminal negligence giving rise to this line engine is started which is manually eugaged man's death. We have been instructed in the with a drive mechanism to raise the hridge. Uu- applicable law by the Prosecutor and we have fortunately, it was evident that Mr. McCorriston specifically considered whether any member of was not completely familiar with the emergency the Bridge Commission or other employee was procedures outlined above. We were shown the so grossly negligent and so wreckless and wanton emergency procedures outlined above. We were in his disregard for the safety of Mr. Burkhardt shown a copy of an SOP which Mr. McCorriston as to render that person or those persons charge- and other Bridge Operators are supposed to read able with a crime. We have examined photo- and become familiar with. We feel that Mr. Mc- LEGISLATIVE JO February 10, Corriston probably knew about the SOP hut in RECOMMENDATIONS the anxiety of the emergency on this particular morning neglected to fully impliment the proced- We respectfully make the following recom- ures set forth. We are concerned by an apparent mendations: lack of training for Bridge Operators and other 1. Rules and regulations concerning the opera- tion of the bridge and specifically the procedure personnel, especially when it comes to emer- used for openings, especially emergency pro- gency procedures. cedures, should be put in writing and revised We also find from the testimony of various em- regularly after periodic reviews. ployes that there is no established chain of com- 2. Lift Operators should be formally trained mand. We are disturbed at the apparent lack of and tested before being allowed to function in formal training and examination, especially with that capacity. In addition to examination of respect to Lift Operators. We are told that a their knowledge and ability as Lift Operators, would-be Lift Operator learns about his job by they should he regularly subjected to physical and working with "the best Lift Operator then on the phsychological examinations to determine their bridge," in some sort of on-the-job training. physical and emotional fitness to function under Through observation and presumably self-study, a job necessarily full of stram and exertion. a man becomes a Lift Operator, hut there are 3. The training must he improved overall, and no provisions to examine his ability short of Bridge Police must be carefully insltructed in the recommendation of his mentor. Nor are there their particular duties. One person should be i-e- any physical or psychological tests administered sponsible for the training and everyone connected to determine a man's physical and emotional with the bridge should be aware of that person's abilities. Interestingly, Mr. McCorriston is 52 designation and responsibility. In fact, the entire years of age. He worked as a Toll Collector and chain of command should he reviewed and every was moved up to the lift span a few months be- employee instructed in it. fore the incident now under investigation. Mr. 4. Each person's job should he set forth in a Coccia is 50 years of age and has worked for written document so that everyone knows what the Bridge Commission for 12 years. He has the he is to do. how he is to do it and when he is to title of Assistant Supervisor in the Toll Depart- do it. ment but on the morning in question he also 5. Leaders should be expressly designated as worked as Assistant Lift Operator. such and each employee should be educated to Apparently M+. Coccia has had prior experience know who is responsible for any particular func- as a Lift Operator and should have demonstrated I tion in the operation of the bridge. (It became more familiarity with emergency procedures than evident to us, as we listened to several witnesses, he did. tbat no one assumed responsibility for what hap- We find, however, that the personnel on the pened but everyone looked to "the other guy" as bridge show great anxiety about the oncoming a reason for the mishap. This operation is too ship. Mr. McCorriston candidly told us of his complex and too potentially dangerous to permit concern for that ship and everyone's movement this kind of attitude. Human nature being what rises almost to panic when they think of a vessel it is, persons not only must be given specified bearing down on them, and the bridge is without jobs but there must be other persons put in power and perhaps unable to raise. But there is charge of the former to make sure that the jabs no such concern shown for the motorists. Ac- are carried out. Apparently, this was not done cepting, as we must, that ships have the right-of- and it should be done.) way, we also feel alarmed over the apparent lack 6. The role of the Bridge Police must he re- of concern for land vehicles that may he en- evaluated and we specifically recommend that dangercd by the bridge opening. We feel there Bridge Patrolmen stay on the stationary parts must be a balancing between the two. of the bridge during an opening at all times. The Finally, we find that there is no one man re- Patrolmen specifically should not ride up with sponsible for the death of Mr. Burkhardt. This the bridge but should man a post at both gates, unfortunate accident results from a combination even though the gates be closed. of factors which suggest a lack of attention to I. Positions on the bridge should be competi- proper detail and an isolation among various tive so that employees have more interest and members of the bridge staff. We have some enthusiasm in their jobs specific recommendations which we feel can pre- 8. There should be two gates on each side so vent re-occurrence of incidents like this but we that there is a barricade extending the erutire do not intend our remarks as an attack on the width of the roadway. Bridge Commission, as a concept or agency, and 9. The electrical system should be reviewed and we do not suggest, directly or indirectly, tbat obsolete equipment should be up-dated. some other authority or agency could do any bet- 10. The report filed by Porter and Ripa As- ter. We are content to have a Burlington-Bristol sociates, Inc., Engineers to the Burlington County Bridge, and other bridges as well, remain under Bridge Commission, dated November 21, 1974 and the control of the Burlington County Bridge reviewed by us, is incorporated herein by ref- Commission. We feel that certain things should erence and we specifically recommend that this be done, however, to improve the operation of report be adopted by the Bridge Commission and these bridges so that incidents such ar. the one the recommendations contained in it followed, under investigation will not occur. especially with regard to an inter-lock system to 1975. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL--HOUSE 169 ~-~ -- -- prevent the bridge from opening until safety pro- Berlin Green Milliron Sirivnni Berson Greenfield :rlisc?vich Smith. E. cedures have been followed. Bittle Grieeo Moehlmnnn Smith. L. 11. There should be established a firm rule that Rlackwell Gring Morris S~anrr the bridge does not open until a police officer is Bonetto HaIve~son Mrkonie Stahl Bradley Hamilton. S. H. Mullen. M.P. Stagleton in position on both sides of the bridge and that Brunner JTammook Mulien Stout motoring trailic is completely stopped. (While xurns II~SIY n1usto Sullivvn Rutera IIaskell Myers Swcency we concede that water vessels have the right-of- Caguto Hayes, S. E. Xovak Ta~rionio way in approaching the bridge, we sincerely feel Cessar Aapkins Noye Taylor that motoring traffic on the bridge also be pro- Cimini Hutchinson. A. O'Rrien Tayoun Cohen IIutchinson. W. OiConnell Thomas tected and a reasonable balance established to Cole 1wis n'Do~mell Toll assure the safety of each.) Cowell Itkin O'Keefe Trello Crawford Johnson, J. Oliver Turner 12. communication,^ must be impsroved. Not Cumberland Katz Pancoast Ustgnoski only is it essential that the tower can keep in Davies Kelly, A. P. Parker. H. S. Valicrnti an Davis. D. M. Key, J. B Pcr~y Venn radio contact with oncoming vessel, but there DeMedio Kernick Prtrarcn Vrooll should be established a means of communication neverter Kistler Pirvsky Wngncr between the Bridge Patrolmen at their respective Dicarlo Klingaman Pitts Walsh. T. P. DiDonato Kneppcr Polite Wansa~z posts and the Tower Operator. Instead of relying Diet. Kolter Pratt Wargo upon visual observation, the Tower Operator Dininni Kowalyshyn Prcndergast Weidner Dombrowski Kusse Pylcs Westerberg should have radio contact with the Policemen so Dorr 1.aMarca Rop~aport SVh~lnn that he can be assured by voice contact that the Doyle Laudadio Reed Whit?iescy Patrolmen are where they belong and the bridge Dreibelbb Laughlin Xenninger Wilson E*ken~berger 1.ederer Rnnwjek Wilt, R. W. is safe for an opening. Englehart Lehr Rhodes Wilt, W. W. 13. In restoring and updating equipment, elec- Fawcett Letterman Richardson Wojdak trical codes should be consulted and the local Fee Levi Rieger Worrilow Fiseher Lincoln Ritter Wright safety ordinances reviewed to insure that the Fisher T.yneh Rornanelli Yabncr bridge complies with requirements set forth in Flaherty nlanderino Ross Yohn I'oster, A. Manmiller Ruggiero Zearfoss these reylations. Foster, W. McCall Dlyan Zcller The Grand Jury requests that copies of this Fryer 31cClatchy Snliratore Zord Gallagher ?>?cCue Schenffer Zwiki Prcscntment be sent to: Gallen M~Ginni~ Schrnitt I. Governor of New Jersey, Garzia MrGraw Schwed?r Fineman. 2. Governor of Pennsylvania, Zeerey Milcintyre Scirica Speaker Geisler 3. Atlorney General of New Jersey, 4. New Jersey and Pennsylvania Legislators NOT VOTING4 having an interest in this incident, Sarber Giecson IIepford Perri 5. Prosecutors of all 21 counties of New Jersey, Umndt Hayes. D. S. IIill Snlooln 6. District Attorney of Bucks County, Pennsyl- vania, The SPEAKER. One hundred uinety-five members 7. Burlington County Board of Chosen Free- having indicated their presence, a master roll is estab- holders, lished. 8. Burlington County Bridge Commission, and 9. The Press. LEAVES OF ABSENCE Respectfully submitted, The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority BURLINGTON COUNTY GRAND JURY whip. September Session, 1974 Term Mr. MANDERINO. Mr. Speaker, I request leave of By: KENNETH HAROLD MOYER, absence for Mr. SALOOM for today's session. Foreman The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the minority Attest: whip. NANCY A. KOZAK, Deputy Clerk Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, I request leave of absence Giver, at Mount Holly, New Jersey lor Mr. HEPFORD for today's and tomorrow's sessions, on January 16, 1975. anrl for Mr. D. S. IIAYES, who advises that he is absent due to conflicting legislative duty, and for Messrs. HILL MASTER ROLL CALL and PERRI for the week's session. The SPEAKER. Without objection, leaves are granted. The SPEAKER. The Chair is about to take up the business of today's master roll call. Members will indi- cate their presence by voting "aye." CALENDAR I The roll was taken and was as follows: Abraham George McLane Seltzer Agreeable to order, Anderson. 8. H. Glarnrnarco Icebus Shane The Houqe prccecded to third cons~dcration of House Menhorn Shelhamer 4rthurs G.llespie bill No. .57, printer's No. 59, entitled: R~llnmini-~ ~ ~lllette M~llerM -E Shelton Bennett Gleason ~iller.M. E..Jr. Shurnan Beren Goodman Milan~vich Shupntk An Act making an appropriation to the Chief Clerk of 170 LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE February 10, the Ilouse of Representatives for reimbursement of legis- from Blair, Mr. Wilt. For what purpose does the gentle- lative expenses incurred in attending a conference for new ,is,? members. ,,, Mr. W. W. WILT. I rise to a question of information. On the question, The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state it. Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Mr. W. W. WILT. Mr. Speaker, am I recorded as Bill was agreed to. voting? The SPEAKER. The gentleman is recorded on the The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three L.--~. ouara. different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. Mr. W. W. WILT. The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Yes, Mr. Speaker, but it is not be- ing recorded on the machine and on the tally. Agreeable to the provision of the Constitution, the yeas The SPEAKER. It is recorded in the main operation. and nays will now be taken. The light on the Speaker's desk may not light up, but the gentleman is being recorded. YEAS-183 Agreeable to order, Ab~ahsm Geesey Anlerson. J. H. Geisler I The House oroceeded to third consideration of House rthurs George ~ -~~~~...~-She!hnmer I bill No. 181, pknter's No. 202, entitled: Barber Giammareo Miller, M. E. I.....,..=be>..... Bellomin1 Gillesple Miller. M. E.. Jr. Shuman An Act amending "The General Appropriation Act of Bennett Gillette Milanovich Shupnik 1974," approved June 26, 1974,(No. 21-A), providing for a ncren Gleason Milliron Sirianni deficiency in the appropriation to the Department of Berlin Green Miscevieh Smith, E. Justice. Berson Greenfield nfaehlmann Smith. L. Bittle Grieeo Morris Spencer Blackwell Gring Mrkonic Stapleton On the question, Ronetto Hnlvemon Mullen. M. P. Stout Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Bradley Hamilton. J. H. Mullen Sullivan Brandt Hammock Musto Taddonlo Bill was agreed to. Brurkner Hasay Myen Taylor Burns Haskell Wovak Tayoun The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three Butera Hayes, S. E. Noye Thomas different days and agreed tn and is now on final passage. Cessar Hutchinson. W. O'Brien Toll Cimini Irvis O'Connell Trello The question is, Shall the bill pass finally? Cohen Itkin O'Keefe Turner Cole Johnson. J. Oliver Ustynoski The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Cowell Katz Pancoast Van" from Philadelphia, Mr. Rappaport. Crawford Kc%, A. P. Perry Vro~n Cumherland Kelly. J. B Pctrnrca Wagner Mr. RAPPAPORT. Will the majority leader consent Davies Kernick Pitts Walsh. T. P. to a brief interrogation? Davis. D. M. Klingvman Polite Wansacl DeMedio Knepper Pratt Wargo The SPEAKER. Will the majority leader consent to a Pn'ndergast Weidner brief interrogation? Pyles ....Westerberg Rappaport wnetan. Mr. IRVIS. Yes. Mr. Sneaker.~.~~~ Reed Whittlesey Thr SPEAKER. The gentleman may proceed. Dombrowskl Laudadio Renninger Wilson r -..-...,a- c.-..-2.*. "-..- LLZ,.WLCr. ...:.& - ... Mr. RAPPAPORT. Mr. Speaker, could you inform us .>-.. w11r. a. W I Doyle TdCllerFI Rhodes Wilt, W. W. as to whether any of the finds appropriated under this Drcibelbis T.chr Richardson Wojdak . I bill w~llbe used for any new orocrams. of the Deoart- Eekensberger Levi Rieger WorriIow .. Enliehart 1,etterman Ritter Wrieht. I ment of Justice? Fawcett Lincoln Romanelli Yahner Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, the information that I have Fee Lmch Ross Yohn Fisher ITanderino Ruggiero ~~-..e..-~ that this is a deficiency. aworo~riation.. . to Flahert~ M;inmiller~-~~~ - Rvnn~.~~~. zeuer I take care of present programs and that it does not entail Poster, i. Mecall Salvatore Zard Foster. W. McClatchy Scheaffer Zwikl the payment for any new programs whatsoever. Fryer NeCue Schmitt Mr. RAPPAPORT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the majority Gallagher McGinnis Schwcdcr Fineman. leader for his courtesy. Gallen Melntyre Scirica Speaker The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Lebanon, Mr. Seltzer. Mr. SELTZER. Mr. Speaker. would the gentleman NOT TmTTNC-la from Philadelobia. Mr. Woidak. oermit himself to be in- terrogated? Caputo Hlgford ~McGraw Saloom DiDonato Hill O'Donneil -.....stnhl 1 The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman- from Philadelohia.-. Gleeson Hopkins Parker, H. S. Sweeney Mr. Wojdak, consent to interrogation? Goodman Hut~hinson.A. Perri VaUeentl Hayes, D. S. Kistlcr Pievsky Mr. WOJDAK. I shall, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The gentleman may proceed. The majority required by the constitution having voted M,. SELTZER.~~ M~.- ~ soealrer.. ~~. last week when~- the --.~A,,- in the affirmative, the question was deter1nined in thel propriations Committee considered this bill and released affirmative. it from committee, I had asked the question whether or Ordered. That the clerk present the Same to the Senate not there were moneys currently available to pay for the for concurrence. deficiency to the Department of Justice. The answer at that time was "no." QUESTION OF INFORMATION Can the gentleman inform us whether the Governor's office has seen fit to orovide the monev for House hill No. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman 1 1811 LEGlSLATlVE JOURNALHOUSE Mr. WOJDAK. Mr. Speaker, I have been advised by The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman the Governor's office and the budget secretary that he from Philadelphia, Mr. Wojdak. has been lapsing money and will continue to lapse various Mr. WOJDAK. Mr. Speaker, I must reiterate that by moneys from variou~appropriations in order to ~rovidelaw the budget must be balanced and if in fact the this money. money is not available, the Governor must veto the Mr. SELTZER. I listened carefully to the answer of the bill. I would ask, Mr. Speaker, for support of House hill gentleman and what I could gather- from his response was No. 181. that as of now the Governor has not lapsed sufficient ~h~ SPE~~~~,The chair recognizes the gentleman moneys to pay for FInusp hill No. 181. Is that correct? from L~~~~~~,M~,wconnell. Mr. WO.IDAK. For the entire appropriation, that is M~.~CONNELL. Mr. Speaker, would the gentleman, correct. Mr. Wojdak, consent to a brief interrogation? You must realize there are 5 months left in the fiscal ~h,SPEAKER. would the gentleman, M~.wojdak, year, and over that 5-month period, I have been advised, consent to interrogation? the money will be available. Mr. WOJDAK. I shall, Mr. Speaker. Mr. SELTZER. Mr. Speaker, in response to the gentle- The SPEAKER. The gentleman may proceed. man, he indicates to us that if the House voted on this Mr. O'CONNELL. To the best of your knowledge, is bill today and passed it, we would be passing legislation any of the money requested herein going to be applied for which there is currently no money available. Is that to the maximum security facility at Farview? correct? Mr. WOJDAK. Mr. Speaker, I would assume the gentle- Mr. WOJDAK. There is a portion of the money avail- man is referring to the Waymart facility. Is that correct? able, Mr. Speaker. And over the course of the next 5 Mr. O'CONNELL. Yes, sir. months, it is anticipated that the money will be available. Mr. WOJDAK. No. None of the moneys included in Mr. SELTZER. Well, Mr. Speaker, I hate to be petty, this bill will be applied to the Waymart facility. but it is my understanding of the Constitution that the Mr. O'CONNELL. Does the gentleman have any idea Governor cannot sign appropriation bills until it has been what the amount of overtime is that these various insti- certified to him that there are sufficient moneys avail- tutions are now suffering under? able. Mr. WOJDAK. Mr. Speaker, of the figure of $4.8 mil- Mr. WOJDAK. Mr. Speaker, I understand that, and if, lion, $2.8 million is the result of a loss due to an arbitra- in fact, that is the case when it reaches the Governor's tion decision for employe wages. I do not know what desk, he will probably veto it. portion of that is due to overtime wages. Mr. SELTZER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Mr. O'CONNELL. It has been brought to my attention, I ask unanimous to make a few remarks at particularly in the district that is in close proximity to my legislative district, that they are short of personnel. this time. Will any of this he used for increasing the personnel, The SPEAKER. The gentleman is in Order and may ~articularlv in regard- to the correctional officers or proceed. guards? Mr. SELTZER. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans have not Mr. WOJDAK. To my knowledge, Mr. Speaker, none of had an opportunity to caucus on this bill-and I am not it will he used for increased personnel. asking for a caucus at this time, unless our members de- O,CONNELL, I thank the gentleman. sire one-but I would like to call to the attention of the House that it has been 60 days since the Governor vetoed The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman what I thought was some very important legislation. The from Centre, Mr. Letterman. reason he gave was that he did not have sufficient funds. M, LETTERMAN, ~h~~kM~,speaker, We now have going through this General Assembly a Three months ago I requested the Commissioner of spending hill which sets a priority different from some correctional institutions to make a tour with me through priorities determined by this General Assembly within the Rockview facility. At that time we were having pris- the last ti0 days. I refer to the teachers' retirement bill; oners escape from Rockview because they could spread I refer to the money for the PHEAA scholarships for the the iron bars apart with their hands and they could 6,000 students who will not receive PHEAA scholarships; walk through them. The Federal Government has told and I refer to some other priority programs which this the prison officials that they must replace the bars on General Assembly passed in the final days of the last the windows and this kind of fencing. This is how this session which the Governor vetoed, with a very simple bill came about. message that there was not enough money available. Now, It is my understanding also that there mill be addition- within 60 days, we have another bill going through for al guards hired. We have prison guards who never have which there is no money available. The priorities have a day off. They work 7 days a week. Some of them are been changed. I think this General Assembly should set having a lot of trouble with their wives because they priorities at this point. are never home-and believe me, fellows, wives do like Mr. Speaker, I have no problem with the merits of this to see you once in a while-and this is getting to be a bill and what it is attempting to do, but I think it is kind real problem. of odd and strange, when the legislation we proposed in I would like to give you one example of what is hap- this General Assembly passed by a large vote in the last pening at Rockview. Five months ago we had 483 people; 60 days had to he vetoed because of insufficient funds, that residents, as they call them, today we have a complete now we are letting someone else set another priority for maximum of 784. These figures are increasing in every another program. Mr. Speaker. I have a hard time voting prison and, unless we get more guards and get our facil- for this hill today. ities fixed up, every person who lives near one of these 172 LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE February 10, - correctional institutions is in danger. I would certainly Berson Greenfield Mi,ME J. Schwcder Blackwell Halverson Milliron Scirica like to have an affirmative vote on this bill. Bonetto Hammock Miseevich Shane Thank you. Bradley Hasay Morris Shelhamer Hrmner Harkell Muilm. M. P. Shelton The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Bums Hayes. S. E. Mullcn Shupnik Cohen Hopkins Musto Stapleton from Luzerne, Mr. Shupnik. Cole Hutchinson, A. Myers Stout Mr. SHUPNIK. Mr. Speaker, in regards to answering Cowell Irvis ~ovvk Sullivan Mr. O'Connell, last week I did speak to the Lieutenant Itkin O'Brirn Tadclonio g::Fd Johnson. J. VDannell Taylor Governor in regard to Waymart, and he did tell me that ~,,i,, D.M. xatz O'K?efe Toyoun there is a study going on and they should have that neMedio ~elly,A. P. olivcr ~oll Dicarlo Kelly, J. B. Pancoast Trella answer very soon. iliDonato Kerniek Parker, H. S. Vann Also, I would like to make a remark in regards to the Dombrowskt ~~epp~~Perry Wagner overtime in correctional institutions. There is no question Kolter P~trar~a Walsh. T. P. ZfEelbisKowaly?hyn pitts Wansaez about it, this thing is running into millions of dollars, qclrcnsberger L~M~~~~Pratt Warao and I do think that the Governor and Mr. McIntosh want Englehart 1,audadio Prendergast whelan to resolve it. But no matter what we do in regards to Lsughnn Rappaport Wojdak Lederer Reed Wright overtime, I do think we have to get this appropriation Fryer Levi Renwick Yahner passed today to take care of some of the deficiencies Gallagher 1,etteman ~hodes Zwlkl Garria Lincoln Richardson that are now going on. Gcisler Manderino Rirger Fineman. George McCall Ritter Speaker The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Lycoming, Mr. Grieco. NAYS--62 Mr. GRIECO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Anderson. J. H. Foster, W. Mebus Spencer sponsor a question. Beren Gallen Mochlmann Thomas The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman, Mr. Wojdak, per- Bittle Gcesey Mrkonic Turner Brandt Gleason Noye Ustrno~ki mit himself to he interrogated? Butera Grieco O'Connell Vroon Mr. WOJDAK. I shall, Mr. Speaker. Crssar Gring Polite Weidncr The SPEAKER. The gentleman may proceed. ciminl Hamilton, J. H. ~ylcs Westerberg Crawford Hutchinson. W. Rcnninger Whittlescy Mr. GRIECO. Could you tell me if there is any D,,,rter iuingaman Ryan Wilson money appropriated in this bill to the Muncy State Cor- Dietz KUSS~ scbeaffer Wilt. W. W. Dininn1 ~ehr Seltzcr Worrilow rectional Institution at Muncy, Pennsylvania? Dorr Lynch Shuman Yohn Fawcett ntcclatchy Sirianni Zearfoss The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the minority Fischer I\leCue Smith, E. Zeller leader. Flaherty McGinnis Smith. L. Zord Mr. BUTERA. Will the gentleman yield for just a FoStere *. Manmiller moment? NOT VOTING-15 Mr. GRIECO. Yes. The SPEAKER. The minority leader may continue. Barber Hepiord Perri Sweeney Caputo Fiill Picv~ky Vnlicenti Mr. BUTERA. It must he apparent now that we have Kistler Saloom Wilt. R. W. not caucused on this bill. Perhaps the best thing for Hayes. D. S. XTcGraw stahl the gentleman. Mr. Woidak, to do is to explain exactly ~h,majority required by the constitution having what this hill does and then perhaps it will answer a lot in the affirmative, the question was determined in the of these individual questions. affirmative. Thc SPEAKER. Does the gentleman, Mr. Wojdak, de- sire to respond? Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate Mr. WOJDAK. Yes, I do, Mr. Speaker. for concurrence. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman. order, M~,WOJDAK, ~h~ total deficiency in the bill is for The House proceeded to third consideration of House 54.8 million. As I said earlier.. $2.4. million of this amown+.~~ ~~~~~ bill No. 144, printer's No. 149, entitled: is for back wages as a result of a loss suffered by the A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the commonwealth in an arbitration decision with the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania au- rcctional The balance of the appropriation is thorizing payments of increased retirement benefits to beneficiaries of members. made up of additional unexpected costs for food, medical supplies and things such as that that have been due to On the question, rising costs. ~h~ balance of $2.4 million, which would Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? approximate $2.4 million, is for food and additional medical supplies. HOUSE BILL No. 144 RECOMMITTED On the question recurring, The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority Shall the hill pass finally? leader. Agreeable to the provls~onof the the yeas Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, we have discovered that and nays wcre taken and were as follows. House hill No. 144, printer's No. 149, would cost more than $1 mlllion per annum. As a result of this increased YEAS-126 cost. I move to recommit House blll No. 144, printer's No Abraham Gmmmarco Mclntyre roman ell^ 149, to the State Government Committee. APthurs Gtllesuie McLane Rws nellominf Gillette Menhorn ~u&lero Eennett Goodman Milanovlch Salvatore On the question, Berlin Green Miller. M. E. Schmitt Will the House agree to the motion? LEGISLATIVE JOURNAkHOUSE The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the minority The SPEAKER. The gentleman may proceed. leader. Mr. DREIBELBIS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. BUTERA. Mr. Speaker, is this the constitutional I was unaware of the recommittal intention on this amendment implementing-No, this is not the hill to and I would question the authority of the information amend the constitution regarding the gubernatorial ap- which was given to you, because this bill as was drawn pointments. This is a hill which does what with the and passed by the last legislature, Mr. Speaker, is merely retirement benefits? saying that in the future if this legislature passes cost- Mr. IRVIS. It makes it possible for other than the of-living increases to past retirees who have elected to henefjciary to get increased retirement, and the estimate the option of having their widows as beneficiaries of that I received is that the minimum cost will he a million their retirement that they would get that cost-of-living dollars additional per year. I did not feel, at this point increase that normally would have come to them be- in time, when we are running on a stern budget, that cause they elected to leave an option to their widow. this hill ought to he placed before the public, and that I cannot, ior any reason, see why it costs anything. is the reason I am moving to recommit. It may, in the future, cost something if this legislat~ire, Mr. BUTERA. Yes, I have just one point of clarifica- 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 years down the road, would wish to tion. This, Mr. Speaker, is an amendment to the con- vote for a cost-of-living increase, but at the moment, stitution. Its only cost being the printing for the ad- if it were passed, it has no fiscal implication at all. vertising of it? The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority Mr. IRVIS. That is correct. . . Mr. BUTERA. And the implementing legislation which Ieaaer' could result, should the people approve this constitutional , Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, I recognize the gentleman's amendment, may cost a million dollars, is that corrcct? Interest in the bill, and there are many others on the Mr. IRVIS. That is correct. noor of the House who have a similar interest. I re- MT, BUTERA, ~"tit is also that we in iterate that I am not prepared to debate pro and con this legislature will have the final say as to whether the substantive value of the bill. I am simply trying we do implement such a constitutional amendment to plan the expenditures of moneys by this General As- it be passed by the people? sembly in an orderly fashion, and that is the reason I am Mr. IRVIS. That is also correct. moving to recommit the bill, again, not for all eternity. Mr. BUTERA. H~~ this nro,,osed. - amend. Mr. DREIBELBIS. I will point out that if it does not ment already passed the ~eneral~s~~~bl~ on one oc- pass this week, it would he prolonged for any ron- casion? stitutional consideration for at least another pear. Mr. 1RVIS. I do not have that information, Mr. Mr. IRVIS. I am aware of that, Mr. Speaker, and it Soeaker. I believe it has. but I am not certain. I have does not seem to me that there is any present need to not researched it. I have been informed that it has, Mr. rush it before the public in the primary of this year. Speaker. We are trying to restrict the number of bills which go ~r.BUTERA. ~r.speaker, I think it he point. out of this General Assembly at this time and to those ~d out to the members that should this proposed con. for which time is of the essence. That is the reason we stitutional amendment not pass the General Assembly in are moving deficiency appropriations, because without the very near future, it will not be able to be placed them, we cannot pay certain hills. But time is not of the spring ballot. I think that should be taken into the essence for this particular bill, and that is the reason consideration prior to our agreeing automatically to I am asking that it be recommitted. recommit it to the Committee on Appropriations. But I would suggest to the member that rather than I do not think it has to go back there, although I am have us debate it on the floor-he knows my opinion quite certain that any implementing legislation wonlc~and I know his-let us put it to the test of the ~eneral have to go back, and I, therefore, would just raise that Amembly. If the House of Representatives wants to ir*;n+,,\,>,L.. deal with the bill. it will reiect mv motion to recommit. If it agrees with my philosophy, it will agree with my The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority motion to recommit and we shall have it settled. . . leader. I Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, it is not the intention of the The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman majority leader to recommit forever on this bill, and from Lehigh, Mr. Zeller. the joint resolution can be passed anytime within this Mr. ZELLER. Mr. Speaker, I am not, at this time. 2-year period and voted on and still he within the con- talking down to any of the new members. I would like stitutional limits. to remind them though that I believe this is going to be I simply feel that at this particular moment I u.ould a chance for a test, a test of what is to come, a test mtlier that the General Assembly not go on record for to prove that here is a refreshing bill. Here is a chance this, that we handle it at a later time, and that was frank- to let the public decide, by a vote of the public at ;I ly and honestly my reasons for the motion to recommit regular election, and then come back to this House again and I ask your support. to act on their feelings, if they so approve it. Now here la a chance for us to probably stop what I see possibly The SPEAKER The Chair recognizp4 the gentleman developing in the future as to bills. We heard ~t in the from Centre, Mr. Dreibelbis. R,,I~Gonmm;t+~.3- I A"-.-" -"...A.-""-u ~r.DREIBELBI~. Mr. Speaker, may 1 interrogate ~h,SPEAKER. The gentleman is out of order. The the majority leader? gentleman's comments will be restricted to the reasons The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman, Mr. Irvis, con- fr,r recommittal. sent to interrogation? Mr. ZELLER. Mr. Speakei, will you i>lease tell ma Mr. IRVIS. Certainly, Mr. Speaker. I and the House here as to why these reinarks are to be 174 LEGlSLATlVE JOURNALHOUSE February 10, restricted? Will you please explain that and then we An Act amending the act of July 19, 1974 (No. 175), will know your feelings, too? entitled "An act requiring public agencies to hold certain The The mles of the House specifically meetings and hearings open to the public and providing penalties." providing for public notice in case of certain provide that comments in connection with a motion for meetings of the ~~~~~~l~~~~~bl~ and excepting meetings recommittal must he limited to the reasons for or against of the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives recommittal. or the Senate. Mr. ZELLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the question, I would like to, at this time, request sincerely thah we Will the House agree- to the hill on third consideration? rereivc a ~ositivevote to allow the public to decide. The SPEAKER, The Chair recognizes the gentleman We want, to have sort of fresh air placed upon this fmm Erie, DiCarlo, HOIISP. Thank you. Mr. DiCARLO. Mr. Soeaker. I had amendments drafted On the ouestion recurring, 1 for House bill No. 182 iast week. They have not come Will the~~ouseagree to &c motion? down from the Reference Bureau as of yet. I am wonder- ing if perhaps we could discuss the amendments during The yeas and nays were required by Mesa IRVIS caucus, and BUTERA and were as follows: The SPEAKER. What is the pleasure of the majority leader? Mr. IRVLS. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you pass over Arthum Gillespie MeCsll Ritter House hill No. 182 temporarily. Barber Gillette McClatchv Rornanelli R~llomini GIPRSO~ McGinnis Ross We will ask the gentleman to make sure his amend- Rennett Gleeson McTntvre Ruggiero ments are given to the Republicans for their caucus and Berlin Goodman McLane Schmitt that they are brought to the Democratic caucus so that nerson Green Milanovirh Sehweder Rlaekwell Greenfield Milllron Seidea wc may discuss them. nonetto Hamilton, J. 8. Miseevich Shelhamer Mr. DiCARLO. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Rradley FIammnck Morrfs Shelton T7rumer Hasay Mrkonic Shuman HOUSE BILL No. 182 PASSED OVER TEMPORARI1.Y Cole Huskdl Musto Shupnik Cowell IIopkins MYP~ stout The SPEAKER. The hill will be temporarily passed Davis. D.M. Hutchinson. A. Novak Taddonio DeMedio Irvis Noyc Taylor over. Dicarlo Ttkin O'Brirn Toll niDonat0 Johnson. J. O'Keefe Trello Dietz Kelly. A. P. Oliver vam LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED Dininnl Kernick Parker. H. S. Wagner The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman nornbrowtikl Knepper Perry Walsh. T. P. Dorr Kolter Petrarcn WanSaez from Indiana, Mr. Shane. noyle rowaly~hym Pievsky Wargo Mr. SHANE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Xnqlehad LaMarc* Polite Wilson I have at my desk the proposed Pennsylvania Common- Fee Lnudadio Prntt~~~~~ Wilt, R. W. Fischer ~;ughlin Prcnrlergast Wojdak wealth university hill, which is a new policy proposal Fisher Lederer Rappaport Zord for a change in structure for a different form of govern- Flaherty T.ehr Reed Zwikl Fryer T..iticoln Rhodes ance of the 14 state-owned colleges, including Indiana r.allaghar Msnderino Richardson University. Garzia ?. The bottom-line question in this proposal for legisla- ocratic caucus and I would ask the members of the tion is: Will this bill provide the students at the state Democratic Party to report immediately, bringing your colleges- with better educational services in a more effi- copy of the rules to the caucus in the majority caucus rient and effective manner? room. I believe it will and I. therefore, am the prime sponsor We will return to the floor promptly at 4 o'clock. Hope- of the proposed Pennsylvania Commonwealth university fully, we will have made up our minds about what rules' bill and I invite the signatures of all my colleagues to this changes we will support so that we may debate these bill. I will have it here at my desk and submit it at the rules' changes tomorrow. with final enactment on Wed- end of today's session. nesday. Thank ).nu, Mr. Speaker I point out to you that the House will be in session on Wednesdav. It will be necessary because there is Senate ANNOUNCEMENTS bill No. 22 for which time is of the essence. The Judiciary Committee is to meet at 1:30 today to The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority consider that bill. I would ask all memhers.. Re~ublican- leader. and Democratic, to he there. It is a very important hill. Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, I have two announcements If that hill is reported from committee, we will not he before we annollnce the recess: able to address ourselves to it any earlier than Wednes- One, those of you who have amendments to any bill day. Therefore, a Wednesday session is necessary, and which is going to be on the calendar, I would appreciate I understand the Speaker will send a memo to that it vcry much if yn~iwould at least stop by my office and effect. leave the notalinn there with me or with one of my staff Mr. Speaker, after you have recognized Mr. Bittle, I people, and the person that I would prefer You leave would ask for the declaration of a 2-hour recess for the it with is Mr. Mark Schwartz, who is sitting to my lelt- purposes of rauc~~sing. stand up, Mark, please--who is handling legislative mat- ters. I would ask that if you have any kind of amend- ,4PPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETIN(: ment, you will avoid a conflict on the floor if you will let CANCELED me know so I can mark it down. Already in the session I am being surprised by amend- The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman ments, and I understand that at the beginning of a Mr. Wojdak. session there is a lot chaos and these things can Mr. WOJDAK. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit of the happen, ~~t if we are to smooth it out, please members of the Appropriations Committee, all meetings follow some ~f you have an amendment in the of the Appropriations Committee are canceled for this week. future., "lease. make sure I know it: "lease make sure you have copies of the amendment for each member of the House of Representatives and that the copies are distribut- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ed to the Republican caucus and the Democratic caucus. Do MEETING CANCELED not wait until we are ready to vote the bill, please. And The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman this is not directed to Mr. DiCarlo; he did notify me. But from Philadelphia. Mr. Perry. do not wait until we are ready to vote the bill and say, M,, PERRY. Mr. Speaker, for thosc members of the hey, I have got an amendment. That is only going to de- State Government Committee who have not received a lay us, perhaps 1 full day, and I would prefer not to have notice that this afternoon's meeting has been canceled. that sort of delay. I am making thc announcement now so you will know it. Twn- .. , 1- ~~-~---~~inlend to~ come~~ ~ hack on the floor of the House after a 2-hour caucus today. We are going, in the Dem- REQlJEST FOR AMENDMENTS ijcratic caucus, to discuss those bills which are to be fur- thrr amended today and the rules of the House. The SPEAKER. The Chair rerognizes the gentleman T have asked that each one of you he given, and I be- from Franklin, Mr. Bittle. lieve you have been given, a copy of the Rules of the Mr. BITTLE. Mr. Speaker, along the lines of the first House of Representatives as they exist as of today. I part of Mr. Irvis' announcement. I also had sent a memo would suggest that you take your copy with You into to all of the memhers of the House asking them, since I your caucus. Any amendments that are going to he of- have heen designated to handle the amendments for our fered to the rules will he offered to this particular body caucus, to send me two copies of every amendment that of rules. they intend to present to the House. A resolution will be introduced tomorrow, which will some members have complied, and I thank them; some be a formal resolution to set UP the PemXment rules for have not. Either bring them or send them to room 330 this session. I will ask that that resolution be reported ill advance tirne for us to them. ~h~~k to the floor tomorrow, available for any amendment you may wish to offer from the floor. But this is for Your I yield to the gentleman. Mr. Ryan. Mr. Speaker. information so that each member at least knows what we are talking about when we talk about the rules to be REPlIJRLICAN CAUCTJP amended. I am characterizing these as the present rules, without any. arcument- abont how they were enacted or The SPEAKER. The Chair recognize? the minority when they were enacted. These are the rules which we whip. have been following so far, so any amendments that you Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, upon the declaration of the want should be drawn to this body of rules. recess, there will be a continuation of the Republican Thirdly, I am asking now, after the Chair recognizes caucus to caucus on the rules and to caucus on amend- Mr. Bittle, for a 2-hour recess for the purpose of a Dem- ments to be olfered hy Mr. Irvis. 176 LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE February 10, I wonder, Mr. Speaker, if you would advise, or have the When the Chair requests, on Monday of each week, re- appropriate people advise, the membership as to what the ports of attendance from committee chairmen, it is ex- scheduling of committee meetings will be for the rest of ~ectedthat each committee chairman will submit a report this afternoon. I have been asked that by a number of on that day at the time that the request is made by the members, and I am not ton sure just what committees are Chair. If there have been no meetings the prior week, the involved. Chair will also expect a report to be made, nevertheless, The SPEAKER. The Chair will make certain that ap- by the committee chairmen indicating that there have propriate notice is delivered to the membership on com- been no meetings the prior week. This is for the purpose mittee meetings for the balance of this week. of allowing th? rlerk at the dcsk to more easily check to Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, because both sides are cau- make certain that all rommittee reports on attendance cusing, the question has come up as to the committee have hrpn suhmitted tn the desk. meetings that were scheduled for this afternoon. Now the Judiciarg Committee has continued their meeting. I%ITSJNESSAND COMMERCE COMMITTEE The SPEAKER. Are there any announcements to be MEETING CANCELED made by any chairmen relative to meetings for this than that made hy the judiciary corn.. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes thc gentleman mittee? from Mercer, Mr. Bennett. Mr. BENKETT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to advise the RAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ~~EETING members of the Business and Commerce Committee that CANCELED thr meeting scheduled for 130 tomorrow has also been canceled. The~ SPEAKER.-- The Chair recoenizes.. the eentleman from Philadelphia, Mr. Vann. MINES AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT Mr. VANN. Mr. Speaker, I wollld like to announce to COMMrTTEG 5lEETTNG CANCELED the members of the Urban Affairs Committee that the meeting scheduled for this afternoon has been canceled. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman as well as all suhsequent meetings this week. Irnm Luzerne, Mr. O'Brien. Mr. O'BRIEN. The meeting- of the Mines and Enerev I,IQ{JOI: CONTROL COM~\IITTEF,MEETING Management Committee has been canceled. We are go- CANCELED ing to hold it tomorrow morning at '1:30. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Are there any further anmuncements? from Philadelphia, Mr. Sullivan. Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. Speaker, I would also like to make an announcement thal the Liquor Control Commit- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETINGS tee meeting to he held at 3:30 this afternoon will be CANCE1,ED canceled. The next meeting will be February 18, at 12:30 The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman, p.m. Mr. Woidak. Mr. WOJDAK. Mr. Speaker, there has been some con- VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING fusion about what I sajd earlier. There w~llbe no CANCE1,ED Appropriations Committee meetings at all this week. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman T"ey have been from Washington, Mr. DeMedio. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. Mr. DeMEDIO. Mr. Speaker, there was a memo sent Are there any further announcements concerning mm- to all of us indicatine- that all committee meetings- were meetings? canceled for the rest of this afternoon and tomorrow aft~rnoonbecause of the caucuses on the rules' matter CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE that is coming before the House. MEETING CANCELED So I have canceled the Veterans Affairs Committee The SPEAKER, The Chair recognizes the gentleman meetings for this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. from Wcstmoreland, Schmitt, The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentl~man. Mr. SCHMITT. Mr. Speaker, the Consumer Protmtion Committee meeting scheduled for 11 o'clock this morning AND WELFARE and the one scheduled for 3:30 tomcrrow afternoon have MEETING CANCEJ,ED both been canceled in favor of two hearines that we will The SPEAKER The Chair recognizes the lady from hold on Thursday, February 13, beginning at 9 a.m.. and Philadel~liia.Mrs. Kelly. I again on Friday, February 14, also beginning at 9 a.m. Mrs. KELLY. Mr. speaker. this afternoon at 3:30 we were srhcduled to meet with the Secretary of Health. I LABOR REJ,ATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING intend to cancel this meeting, and we will make another The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman appointment for that purpose. from Allegheny.- .. Mr. Valicenti. Mr. VALICENTI. Mr. Speaker, the Labor Relations ANNOIJNCEMENT Committee meeting is going to be held as scheduled at The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to make an an- 12:30 tomorrow ill the minority caucus mom. nnrlnccment for the henefit of the committee chairmen. The SPEAKER Any further announcements? LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE RECESS-~ - 1.tlons"". , changing the initial date for reporting contri- butions, The SPEAKER. Without objection, the Chair now de- Amend Bill, page 11, by inserting between lines 22 and clares a recess until 4 p.m. 23: Section 11. Sectlon 1605.1 of the act, added July 21, 1974 (No. 2011, is amended to read: The Chair hears no objection. This House is now in section 1605.1. Report of Contributions; Duty of Secre- recess. tary of Commonwealth.- (a) Any business entity, including but not limited to AFTER RECESS a corporation, company, association, partnership or sole proprietorship, which has been awarded non-bid contracts The time of recess having expired, the House was from the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions called to order. during the preceding calendar yeal; shall report by Oc- tober 15, 1975 and by February fifteenlh of each year thereafter to the Secretary of the Commonwealth an THE SPEAKER (Herbert Fineman) itemized list of all political contributions known to the IN THE CHAIR business entitv bv virtue of the knowled~enoss~ssed hv every officer,"dii&tor, associate, partner,-limited partn& or individual owner that has been made by (1) any officcr, SENATE MESSAGE director, associate, partner, limited partner, individual owner or members of their immediate family and (2) SENATE RESOLUT1ON any employe or members of his immediate family whose TIME OF NEXT MEETING political contribution exceeded one thousand dollars ($1,000) during the preceding year. For the purposes ol this subsection, "immediate family" means a person's The of the Senate, being presented spouse and any unemancipated child. the following extract from the Journal of the Senate, (b) ~t shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Com- which was read: monwealth to publish sixty days after October 15, 1975 and February fifteenth thereafter a complete itcrnized list In the Senate, lo, of all contributions~ eiven under the nrovisions of suh- RESOLVED, (the House of Representatives concurring), section (a). This listl shall be a matt& of public record That when fhe Senate adjourns this week it reconvene on open to public inspection and copies made available at Tuesday, Febmary 18, 1975, and when the House of Repre- cost to any individual who requests the same. sentatives adjourns this wwk it reconvene on nesday, Amend Sec. 11, page 11, line 23, by striking out "11." February 18, 1975. and inserting: 12. Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the House On the question, of Representatives for its concurrence. Will the House agree to the amendments? On the question, The SPEAKEE. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Will the House concur in the resolution of the Senate? f"nl Mr. Beren. Res~olutionwas concurred in. Mr. BEREN. Mr. Speaker, if I might briefly explain this amendment. Act 201 was one of the election bills Ordered, That the clerk inform the Senate accordingly. which passed lmt tha attempt& to deal with the situation- BlLI, REPORTED AND CONSJDERED The SPEAKER. For what purpose does the majority FIRST TIME AND TABLED leader rise? Mr. IRVIS. Will the gentleman, Mr. Beren, yield? SENATE BILL No. 22 By BERSON The SPEAKER. Will Mr. Beren yield to the majority A Joint Res,olution proposing amendments to the Con- leader? stitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania further Mr. BEREN. Yes, Mr. S~eaker. providing for the appointing power of the Governor re- lating to appointive and elective offices. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority Reported from Committee on Judiciary. leader. Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, I have just been informed by CALENDAR the leader of the Republican Party that the Republicans I have not, in fact, caucused on the amendments to Senate bill No. 30 to be offered by Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Itkin, BILL ON SECOND CONSIDERATION Mr. Beren and Mr. Fisher. The rules require that Senate Agreeable to order, biil No. 30 be given a fiscal note. Under any circurn- The House proceeded to second consideration of Senate stances I would have to recommit the bill for a fiscal bill No. 30, printer's No. 30, entitled: note with a request that it be brought back on the calen- dar tomorrow. An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P. L. 1333, No., 320). entitled "Pennsylvania Election Code," adding The SPEAKER. Will the majority and minority leaders add~tlonalprovisions relating to candidates' affidavits, re- please come to the desk? vising the number of signatures required on nomination petitloris, eliminating filing fees and imposing certain The Chair recognizes the majority leader. duties on the Secretary of the Commonwealth and coun- ty hoards of elections in connection therewith. Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, on Smate bill No, 30, printer,s No. 30, I ask that the Chair- 011 the question, Mr. Speaker, I would request that those members who Will the House agree to the biil an second considera-/ are dwnterested. . in the activities of this General As- tion? sembly remove themselves therefrom so the rest of us Mr. BEREN requested and obtained unanimous consent may continue? to offer the following amendments, which we= read: Senate bill No. 30, printer's No. 30, requiring a fiscal Amend Title, page 1, line 11, by inserting after "elec- note, I request that the Chair pass over the bill for LEGISLATIVE JOURNAGHOUSE February 10, today. I request that the fiscal note be attached thereto On the question, and be available for the members by session time to- Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? morrow. I am not asking that the bill be remmmitted. Mr. IRVIS requested and obtained unanimous consent It will remain on the calendar available for amendment to offer the following amendments, which were read: tomorrow. Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 2, line 29, by striking out Mr. Itkin, Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Beren and Mr. Fisher, I '.500,000" a,,d inserting: 550,000 have been informed, all will have amendments to be dis- Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 3, line 2, by striking out cussed tomorrow on the floor. I would suggest that "500,000" and inserting: 550,000 those amendments be given to the Republican caucus 0, the question, so that their members may become acquainted with the will the House agree to the amendments? contents of the amendments, and that those members who wish to offer the amendments will offer them at tomor- row's session. QUESTION OF INFORMATION Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair rwognizes the sentleman from Blair, Mr. Wilt. For what purpose does the gentle- The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman man rise? frorn Montgomery, Mr. Beren. Mr. W. W. WILT. I rise to a question of information. Mr. BEREN. Mr. Speaker, I have just a procedurd he SPEAKER. The will state it. question, if I may. Mr. W. W. WILT. Mr. Speaker, to go back to Senate At the point where we were interrupted, the amend- bill NO. 30, if the amendments that are to be offered by ment was offered and it was read by the clerk. May I severd members tomorrow should bavc a fiscal effect, assume, therefore, that I do not have to go to the trouble this mean that the bill would then have to of getting another amendment drafted? back for a second fiscal note or is it the responsibility of The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman withdraw his 1 the member to omvide that information? amcndments? I The SPEAKER. It is the responsibility of the member offermg an amendment, if same entails the expenditure AMENDMENTS WITHDRAWN I or the loss of moneys, to get a fiscal note from the chair- Mr. BEREN. I will withdraw my amendments. man of the Appropriations Committee. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. I Mr. W. W. WILT. Thank you. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Philadelphia, On the question recurring, Mr. Greenfield. Will the House agree to the amendmenls? Amendments were agreed to. Mr. GREENFIELD. I would just like to be informed in what area the bill needs a fiscal note? On the auestion. Will the-~ouse'agree to the bill as amended on third The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority consideration? leader. Bill as amended was agreed to. Mr. IRVIS. I am sorry. Was your query, Mr. Green- field, why does the bill need a fiscal note? Ordered, that the bill as an~ended be prepared for Mr. GREENFIELD. That is correct. 1 final passage Mr. IRVIS. Because the bill eliminates certain filing fees and there will be a loss to the Commonwealth of CONSIDERATJON OF HOUSE BILL No- 182 those filing fees. I RESUMED Mr. GREENFIELD. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. 1 The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Erie, Mr. DiCarlo. HILLS ON THIRD CONSIDERATION I Mr. DiCARLO. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I had an amend- Agreeable to order, ment circulated and at this time I am withdrawing that The House proceeded to third consideration of House amendment, bill No. 189, printeps No. 316, entitled: The SPEAKER. 'The Chair thanks the gentleman. An Act amending "The General Appropriation Act of 1974," approved June 26, 1974 (No. 21-A), making de- On the question recurring, ficiency appropriations for incidental expenses and egis- Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? lative printing and expenses of the House of Representa- Bill was agreed to. tives for the House Special Leadership Account (R) and for the House Special Leadershp Account (Dl. The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three On the question, different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. will the xouseagree to the bill on third The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Bill was agreed to. Agreeable to the provisi,on of the Constitution, the yeas The SPEAKER The Chair recognizes the majority and nays now be taken' leader. YRAS-IRS.-. .- -. . Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment to '. George MeGlaw Schweder House bill No. 189, printer's No. 316, which I hereby ~:~~~Giammoreo MeIntyre Scirica offer. Bellomin1 Gille~pie McLane Seltzer g:'f,"zn Gillette Mebus Shelhamer The SPEAKER. The Chair withdraws its decision as Gleason Menhorn shelton to this bill having been agreed to on third consideration. ~~~ii~Gleeson Miller. M.E. Shupnlk LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE 179 nerson Goodman ~iller,M. E.. ~r.Sirianni Mr. IRVIS. Mr. +Speaker, I move that the House of Elttle Green Milanovich Smith, E. Representatives suspend its rules to pernlit additions of Blackwell Greenfield ~v~lliron Sm~th,L. Eonetto Gneco nIorhlrnann Spencer sponsors on the following bills: Bradley Gnng .worr& Stahl Brandt Halverson Mrkonic stapleton House bill No. 4-Mr. Rappaport; Brunnu Hamilton, J. H. Mullen. M. P. Stout House bill No. &Mrs. Gillette; ~amrnock Mullen Sullivan Haskell irlusto Sweeney House bill No. 10-Mr. Lehr; cessar ~ayes,S. E. Myers Taddonio House bill No. 13-Mr. Morris; Ciminf Hopkins Noye Taylor Cohen Hutch"s0n. A. O'Erirn Tayoun House bill No. 17-Mr. Fischer; Cole-~ - ~iutchinson.W. O'Connril Thomas House bill No. 22-Mrs. Kernick and Mr. Levi; Cowell Irvis O'Donnell Toll House bill No. 24--Mr. Fischer; Crawford Itkin O'Keefe Trello Cumberland Johnson, J. Oliver Turner House bill No. 29-Mr. Fischer; Davies Kelly, A. P. Paneoast Ustynoski House bill No. 49-Mr. Letterman; Davis, D. M. Kelly, 6. B. Parker,H. S. Valieenti DeMedio Kernick Perry Vann House bill No,. 60-Mr. Fischer; Dicarlo Kistler Petrarea Vroon House bill No. 68-Mr. Fischer; DlDOnato Klingaman Pirvsky Wagner House bill No. 69-Mr. Fischer; Uirtz Y.nepper Pilts wakh. T. P. Uininni Kolter Polxte wansaez House bill No. 72-Mr. Fischer; i~ombrows!d Kowaly.ihyn Pratt Wargo House bill No. 77-Mr. Fischer; norr KUSSZ Prcniicrgast Weidner Doyle LnMarca Pyle~ Westerberg House bill No. 79-Mr. Fischer; Laudadio Happaport Whelan House bill No. 89-Mr. Fisher; Laughlin Reed Whittleley House bill No. 91-Mr. Fisher; Lederer Rcnwick Wilt, R. W. Fawcett Lrhr Rhades Wilt, W. W. House bill No. 101-Messn. Turner, Noye and Dininni; Fee ietterrnnn ~ichsrdson wojdak House bill No. 115-Messrs. Fischer and Taddonio; Fischer Lev1 llieger worrilov~ Housc bill No. 126-Mr. Fischer; Fisher Lincoln Ritter Yallnrr Flaherty Lynch ~omanelli Yohn House bill No. 127-Mr. Fisher; Foster. A. Mander!no ROSS Zcarfoss House bill No. 140-Mrs. Crawford; Foster. W. Manmiller Huggirro zellcr Fryer McCail Ryan Zwikl House bill No. 156-Mr. Morris; Gallagher McCLatchy Salvatore House bill No. 161-Mr. Walsh; Gallen :IcCue Scheafier Finen~an. House bill No. 162-Mr. Walsh; Garzia McGinnis Se1:lnitt GeiSler House bill No. 164-Mr. Walsh; NAYS-12 House bill No. 165-Mr. Walsh; Geesry Miscevich Wilson Housc bill No. 166-Mr. Walsh; flasay Shane wright Mouse bill No. 167-Mr. Walsh; Katz Shuman Zord House bill No. 168-Mr. Walsh; NOT VOTING-8 House bill No. 169-Mr. Walsh; House bill No. 170-Mr. Walsh; Barber Hupford Novak llenningrr Hayes. D. 5. Hill Pcrri Saloom House bill No. 171-Mr. Walsh; House bill No. 172-Mr. Walsh; The majority required by the constitutioii having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the House bill No. 175-Mr. Taddonio; House bill No. 180-Messrs. Halverson, Worrilow, Mrs. afiirmative. Fawcett, Messrs. Wojdak, Valicenti, Ordered, That the clerk preent the same to the Senate Salvatore, Schmitt, Morris, W. D. for concurrence. Hutchinson, Reed, Gleeson, Wagner, Milliron, Caputo, Oliver, Knepper, BILL PASSED OVER McCue, Zord, Pancoast, Ross, Pe- The SPEAKER. Without objection, Senate bill No. 30, trarca, McClatchy, Barber, Musto, printer's No. 30, will be passed ova. The Chair hears Abraham, Mrkonic, Mrs. Gillctte, no objection. Messrs. Yahner, Doyle, Wargo and Johnson; SENATE BILL No. 22 TAKEN FROM TABLE Hamuse bill No. 181-Messrs. Kelly, Reed, Cumberland, The SPEA-R. The Chair recognizes the majority Milliron, Caputo, Oliver, Hopkins, leader. Dreibelbis, Paricoaslt, Ross, Musto, Mr. IRVIS. Mr. Speaker, the Judiciary Conunittee has Wargo and Valicenti; reported to the floor of the House Senate bill No. 22, and House resolution No. &Mr. Pyles; that bill has been placed upon the table. House rcsolution No. 10-Mr. Reed; The Rules Committee, having met, has irlstructed me to House resolution No. 12-Mrs. Fawcett; move to take Senate bill No. 22 from the table so that House resolution No. 14-Mrs. Fawcett; it might be given second consideration tomorrow, and I Housc resolution No. 15-Mrs. Fawcett; so move, Mr. Speaker. IIouse rcsolution No. 16-Mrs. Fawcett; House resolution No. 17-Messrs. Grieco, Cimini and On the question, Bradley; Will the House agree to the motion? Motion was agreed to. House resolution No. 18-Mrs. Fawcett; House resolution No. 19-Mrs. Fawcett; and RULES SUSPENDED TO ADD SPONSOIiS House resolution No. 21-Mr. Cevsar. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority On the question, leader. Will the House agree to the motion? 180 LEGISLATIVE JOURNALHOUSE February 10,