906 Legislative Journal—House June 3

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2019 SESSION OF 2019 203D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 39 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The House convened at 1 p.m., e.d.t. The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the Journal of Thursday, May 23, 2019, will be postponed until THE SPEAKER (MIKE TURZAI) printed. PRESIDING REPORT OF PRAYER COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES HON. RUSS DIAMOND, member of the House of The SPEAKER. The Committee on Committees for the Representatives, offered the following prayer: majority party has met today. Our chair is Stan Saylor. Amongst others, I am a member. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative Jeff Wheeland of Lycoming County is elected Good afternoon, colleagues. Please bow your heads and join as a member of the Appropriations Committee. me in communication with our creator. As many of you may know from our nonvoting session day, Almighty Father in heaven, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, which would have been on May 22 – we also had a nonvoting Your flawed and humble servants stand before You now in session day on May 23 – but on May 22 our good friend gratitude. We thank You for the blessings and bounty You have and colleague, then State Representative Fred Keller of the bestowed upon us. We are blessed like no other society in the 85th Legislative District, Representative Fred Keller of the history of Your creation. 85th Legislative District resigned his seat because he was elected We ask, Good Shepherd, for Your guidance as we tend to the to Congress. My understanding is that he is being sworn in today affairs of this Commonwealth and spend the coming weeks for Congress in Washington, DC. So that is why at this time prioritizing the details of the State budget. We seek Your wisdom Representative Wheeland will be taking Representative Keller's in balancing the wants and needs of our own constituents with spot on the Appropriations Committee. those of over 12 million other Pennsylvanians. Remind us that You are the alpha and the omega, and that everything we do here The following report was submitted: has a place in Your grand plan, and that as elected Representatives, we have a duty to honor the trust that comes Committee on Committees with our positions. Help us remember that our primary role is to Supplemental Report protect the indefeasible rights that You have endowed upon every Pennsylvanian. We ask for Your wisdom as we speak and act, as our words In the House of Representatives and actions are not just witnessed by our colleagues in the world, June 3, 2019 but by You, the final judge who controls all of destiny. Teach us to be kind, caring, and compassionate. Help us find the strength RESOLVED, That and maturity to truly atone for those times when we are not. Representative Jeff Wheeland, Lycoming County, is elected as a As we ask that You hear our prayer today, help us also to open member of the Appropriations Committee. our own hearts in a brief moment of silent contemplation as we listen for Your still, small voice. And all of God's people said, Amen. Respectfully submitted, Stan Saylor, Chairman Committee on Committees PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE On the question, (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and Will the House adopt the resolution? visitors.) Resolution was adopted. 892 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE JUNE 3 UNCONTESTED CALENDAR REMAINDER OF THE TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 30TH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND THAT YOU GIVE DUE AND PUBLIC NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION THROUGHOUT SAID DISTRICT, IN RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 35 THE FORM AND MANNER DIRECTED BY LAW. Mr. CUTLER called up HR 326, PN 1766, entitled: GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, THIS A Resolution designating May 23, 2019, as "National Guard Day" 28TH DAY OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN. in Pennsylvania. On the question, MIKE TURZAI Will the House adopt the resolution? SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RESOLUTION RECOMMITTED (SEAL) ATTEST: DAVID L. REDDECLIFF The SPEAKER. The majority leader moves that the following CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES resolution be removed from the uncontested calendar and recommitted to the Rules Committee, and that is HR 326. COMMUNICATION FROM On the question, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Will the House agree to the motion? Motion was agreed to. The SPEAKER. The Speaker also acknowledges receipt of Federal Form 990 from Lincoln University for the year-ended June 30, 2018. WRIT OF SPECIAL ELECTION (Copy of communication is on file with the Journal clerk.) The SPEAKER. The Speaker submits for the record a copy of the writ for the special election to be held for the 85th Legislative District. And amongst the other language in the writ, an election COMMUNICATION FROM is to be held in Union and Snyder Counties for the INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION 85th Legislative District on the 20th day of August 2019. AUTHORITY FOR HARRISBURG The following writ of special election was submitted: The SPEAKER. The Speaker also acknowledges receipt of the Revised First Fiscal Year Operating Budget and Submission of WRIT OF ELECTION 2019-2020 Fiscal Year from the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for Harrisburg. I know many members will be wanting, TO KATHY BOOCKVAR, ACTING SECRETARY OF THE quite seriously, to review that. If anybody wants a copy of the COMMONWEALTH; SNYDER COUNTY BOARD OF Fiscal Year Operating Budget and Submission for 2019-20 for COMMISSIONERS JOSEPH E. KANTZ, LEE E. KNEPP, AND the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for Harrisburg, it is PEGGY CHAMBERLAIN ROUP; AND UNION COUNTY BOARD online, but you can also ask us and we will get you a copy. OF COMMISSIONERS PRESTON BOOP, JOHN MATHIAS, AND JOHN SHOWERS. (Copy of communication is on file with the Journal clerk.) GREETINGS: WHEREAS, A VACANCY EXISTS IN THE OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE EIGHTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE COUNTIES OF SNYDER AND UNION, INTRODUCED AND REFERRED CAUSED BY THE RESIGNATION OF FRED F. KELLER, THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM SAID DISTRICT, ON THE 22ND DAY No. 206 By Representatives GABLER, BARRAR, OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN. EVERETT, GILLEN, GROVE, HAHN, IRVIN, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, KORTZ, LAWRENCE, MACKENZIE, MASSER, NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE TURZAI, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MENTZER, METZGAR, NELSON, RADER, REESE, ROAE, OF REPRESENTATIVES BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY RYAN, SCHEMEL, SCHMITT, STRUZZI, TOOHIL, VESTED IN ME BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WENTLING, ZIMMERMAN and BURNS COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND BY THE ACT OF ASSEMBLY IN SUCH CASE MADE AND PROVIDED, DO A Concurrent Resolution petitioning the Congress of the United HEREBY COMMAND: States to call a Convention for proposing amendments pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing THAT YOU CAUSE AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE SAID amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the Federal Government, COUNTIES OF SNYDER AND UNION, ON THE 20TH DAY OF limit the power and jurisdiction of the Federal Government and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress. AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN TO CHOOSE A PERSON TO REPRESENT SAID LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF PENNSYLVANIA, FOR THE Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, June 3, 2019. 2019 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 893 No. 344 By Representatives CRUZ, DiGIROLAMO, No. 1394 By Representatives CRUZ, YOUNGBLOOD, YOUNGBLOOD, HOHENSTEIN, BURGOS, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, READSHAW and CALTAGIRONE, SCHLOSSBERG, NEILSON, MURT, MILLARD MADDEN, STRUZZI, READSHAW and GREGORY An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and A Resolution urging the Office of Attorney General to file lawsuits 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in against pharmaceutical companies, distributors and manufacturers for transportation network companies, further providing for distinctive the practices that caused or contributed to the opioid crisis in this signage; and, in transportation network service, further providing for Commonwealth. licensure requirements and for transportation network company drivers. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, June 3, Referred to Committee on CONSUMER AFFAIRS, May 30, 2019. 2019. No. 354 By Representatives SNYDER, OBERLANDER, No. 1425 By Representatives RABB, SOLOMON, KINSEY, PASHINSKI, MILLARD, BERNSTINE, McCLINTON, DiGIROLAMO, HILL-EVANS, T. DAVIS, VITALI, ULLMAN, CAUSER, PICKETT, READSHAW, HILL- FIEDLER, INNAMORATO, McNEILL, McCARTER, EVANS, YOUNGBLOOD, HERSHEY, DALEY, STRUZZI, A. DAVIS, RAVENSTAHL, MURT, COMITTA, MADDEN, GALLOWAY and GROVE SHUSTERMAN, HARKINS, OTTEN, SAMUELSON, LEE, HARRIS, WHEATLEY, GAINEY, McCLINTON, BRIGGS, A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance KRUEGER, BULLOCK, STURLA, FREEMAN, MULLINS, Committee to conduct an audit on the compliance of telecommunication ISAACSON, SIMS, KENYATTA, NEILSON, WARREN, carriers with high-speed broadband universal service deployment mandates under the Public Utility Code. QUINN, ULLMAN, ROEBUCK, WEBSTER, SAPPEY, DALEY, DAWKINS, KIM, BRADFORD, DONATUCCI, Referred to Committee on CONSUMER AFFAIRS, May 29, SCHWEYER, BOYLE, CEPHAS, SANCHEZ, FITZGERALD, 2019. FRANKEL, MULLERY, MADDEN, CALTAGIRONE, BARRAR, MERSKI, MALAGARI, HANBIDGE, ZABEL, No. 368 By Representatives ORTITAY, BARRAR, ROZZI, GALLOWAY, CONKLIN, PASHINSKI, DRISCOLL, BERNSTINE, ZIMMERMAN and B. MILLER KIRKLAND, HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, WILLIAMS, O'MARA and DEASY A Concurrent Resolution adopting limitations on State

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