Journal -Of The- House of Representatives

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

JOURNAL -OF THE- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY SESSION of the General Assembly begun and held at the State House in the City of Providence on Tuesday, the seventh day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and fourteen.

Volume 141, No. 31 Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Thirty-first Day

The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Tuesday, April 1, 2014 and is called to order at 4:16 o’clock P.M., by the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker.

The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 72 members present and 3 members absent as follows:

PRESENT - 72: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Giarrusso, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O’Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, San Bento, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Trillo, Valencia, Walsh, Williams, Winfield.

ABSENT – 3: Representatives Costantino, Fox, Ucci.

INVOCATION

The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Craven who delivers the Invocation and leads the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

(For Invocation, see Appendix, this Journal.)

APPROVAL OF RECORD

By unanimous consent, the House Journal of Thursday, March 27, 2014, is approved.

H.J. -- 2 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please be informed that Representative Gregory Costantino is unable to attend session today, April 1, 2014.

Please be informed that Representative Stephen Ucci is unable to attend session today, April 1, 2014.

BY SPEAKER MATTIELLO April 1, 2014

I appoint the following:

Rep. Charlene Lima, Deputy Speaker Rep. Donald Lally, Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Elaine Coderre, Democratic Caucus Chair

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following as Deputy Majority Leaders: Rep. Mia Ackerman Rep. Samuel Azzinaro Rep. Dennis Canario Rep. Stephen Casey Rep. Grace Diaz Rep. Scott Guthrie Rep. Peter Martin Rep. William O’Brien Rep. Deborah Ruggiero Rep. William San Bento Rep. Agostinho Silva Rep. Scott Slater

Received and placed on file.

Additional Appointment to House Committee on Finance: Rep. Patricia Serpa

Additional Appointment to the Education Subcommittee of the House Committee on Finance: Rep. Patricia Serpa

Additional Appointment to the House Committee on Municipal Government: Rep. Joy Hearn

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following:

H.J. -- 3 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT

Rep. Karen MacBeth, Chairwoman Rep. Spencer Dickinson, Co-Vice Chairman Rep. Scott Slater, Co-Vice Chairman Rep. Michael Chippendale, Secretary Rep. Elaine Coderre Rep. Arthur Corvese Rep. John Edwards Rep. Donald Lally Rep. William O’Brien Rep. Thomas Palangio Rep. Patricia Serpa Rep. Lisa Tomasso Rep. Thomas Winfield

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following:

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi, Chair Rep. Scott Guthrie, Vice Chair Rep. Thomas Palangio, Secretary Rep. Stephen Casey Rep. John Edwards Rep. Deborah Fellela Rep. Anthony Giarrusso Rep. Jan Malik Rep. Kenneth Marshall Rep. Joseph McNamara Rep. Jared Nunes Rep. Helio Melo Rep. Lisa Tomasso Rep. Stephen Ucci Rep. Thomas Winfield

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following:

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE

Rep. Joseph McNamara, Chairman Rep. Samuel Azzinaro, Vice Chair Rep. Grace Diaz, Deputy Chair Rep. Dennis Canario, Secretary

H.J. -- 4 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Rep. Marvin Abney Rep. Mia Ackerman Rep. Gregg Amore Rep. David Bennett Rep. Maria Cimini Rep. Arthur Corvese Rep. Gordon Fox Rep. Arthur Handy Rep. James McLaughlin Rep. Michael Morin Rep. Brian Newberry Rep. Larry Valencia Rep. Anastasia Williams

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following:

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS

Rep. Brian Kennedy, Chairman Rep. William O’Brien, Vice Chairman Rep. Peter Palumbo, Secretary Rep. Raymond Johnston Rep. Katherine Kazarian Rep. Kenneth Marshall Rep. Mary Messier Rep. Michael Morin Rep. Jared Nunes Rep. Jeremiah O’Grady Rep. Robert Phillips Rep. Patricia Serpa Rep. Joseph Trillo

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following:

House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Rep. Arthur Handy, Chairman Rep. Peter Palumbo, Vice Chairman Rep. Scott Guthrie, Secretary Rep. Michael Chippendale Rep. John Lombardi Rep. Joseph McNamara Rep. Eileen Naughton Rep. William O’Brien

H.J. -- 5 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Rep. Thomas Palangio Rep. Scott Slater Rep. Donna Walsh

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following:

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

Rep. Patricia Serpa, Chairwoman Rep. Jared Nunes, Vice Chairman Rep. Robert Phillips, Secretary Rep. Mia Ackerman Rep. Robert Craven Rep. John Edwards Rep. Frank Ferri Rep. Linda Finn Rep. Antonio Giarrusso Rep. Jan Malik Rep. Michael Morin Rep. J. Patrick O’Neill Rep. Deborah Ruggiero

Received and placed on file.

I appoint the following:

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

Rep. Jan Malik, Chairman Rep. Samuel Azzinaro, Vice Chairman Rep. Mary Messier, Secretary Rep. Marvin Abney Rep. Stephen Casey Rep. Doreen Costa Rep. Deborah Fellela Rep. Robert Jacquard Rep. Karen MacBeth Rep. Michael Marcello Rep. Peter Martin Rep. James McLaughlin Rep. Teresa Tanzi

Received and placed on file.

H.J. -- 6 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

I appoint the following:

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

Rep. Samuel Azzinaro, Chairman Rep. Patricia Serpa, Co-Vice Chair Rep. Agostinho Silva, Co-Vice Chair Rep. Grace Diaz, Secretary Rep. Joseph Almeida Rep. Elaine Coderre Rep. Donald Lally Rep. Kenneth Marshall Rep. Peter Martin Rep. Patricia Morgan Rep. Scott Slater Rep. Stephen Ucci

Received and placed on file.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS

Representative Kennedy, for the Committee on Corporations, reports back the following measures, with recommendation of passage:

House Bill No. 7651 BY Keable, Kazarian ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SPORTS, RACING AND ATHLETICS - BOXING AND WRESTLING (This act would transfer the regulatory and administrative duties for Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing and Wrestling from the Division of Racing and Athletics to the Department of Business Regulation.) {LC4516/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/03/2014)

Senate Bill No. 2043 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER SPECIAL RESPONSE CORPORATION, INC. {LC3122/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/03/2014)

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Representative Keable, for the Committee on Judiciary, reports back the following measures, with recommendation of passage:

H.J. -- 7 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

House Bill No. 7924 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Peter Monopoli to join Khiara M. LaBrie and David A. Doorley in marriage on or about October 12, 2014, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.) {LC5173/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7925 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow James Clement O’Brien to join Alita Ann Mitchell and William Thomas Hill in marriage on or about October 25, 2014, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC5174/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7926 BY McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow the Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Robert Morris Russell and Maureen Ann McGovern in marriage on or about July 12, 2014, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.) {LC5166/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7949 BY Amore ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow the Honorable Joanne M. DeMato to join Samantha Belzner and Craig R. Garrity in marriage on or about October 19, 2014, within the Village of West Kingston, Rhode Island.) {LC5206/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7950 BY Tanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Steven B. Nelson to join Bethany Ann Nelson and Daniel Joseph Amaral in marriage on or about July 12, 2014, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC5212/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7951 (by request) BY Shekarchi, Morin, Phillips, Casey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Normand F. Peloquin to join Beth M. Martin and Robert Edward Miller, Jr., in marriage on or about October 11, 2014, within the Village of Slatersville, Rhode Island.) {LC5190/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7962 BY Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Vera Broekhuysen to join Tamara Emile Cohen and Saravananathan Subramanian in marriage on or about May 3, 2014, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC5223/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

H.J. -- 8 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

House Bill No. 7963 BY Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow The Honorable Robert E.P. Elmer, III, to join Kara Supczak and Ethan LeDoux in marriage on or about May 31, 2014, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.) {LC5232/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7972 BY Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Sally A. Lajoie to join Cassandra Rejane Barrette and Adam Edward Almeida in marriage on or about October 18, 2014, within the Village of Mapleville, Rhode Island.) {LC5274/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7973 BY Fox ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Hollie Blum to join Edward Sohn and Kellyn Hulme in marriage on or about May 25, 2014, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC5265/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

House Bill No. 7980 BY Martin, Abney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Joan Barnicle to join Robert Schuyler Sabin and Molly Ruth White in marriage on or about October 17, 2014, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC5288/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2035 BY Felag, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Robert J. Skinner, Esq., to join Tyler R. Lewis, Esq., and Sarah H. Montgomery, Esq., in marriage on or about June 28, 2014, within the Town of Little Compton, Rhode Island.) {LC3022/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2088 BY Raptakis, Kettle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Patricia Marie O'Connell to join Kayla Elizabeth O'Connell and Peter Jordan McLaughlin in marriage on or about July 25, 2014, within the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island) {LC3291/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2096 BY Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable Scott Avedisian to join Nicole Elizabeth Harris and Stewart Reed Campbell in marriage on or about July 19, 2014, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.) {LC3017/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

H.J. -- 9 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Senate Bill No. 2097 BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Heather Butler to join Alice Mullen and Corey Rusin in marriage on or about May 31, 2014, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island) {LC3261/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2154 BY Metts ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Joseph Kelley to join Christopher Ackley and Kathleen Kelley in marriage on or about August 16, 2014, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC3898/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2156 BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable Jacalyn A. Colburn to join Erin Goebel and Jerome Cahill in marriage on or about June 21, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC3336/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2157 BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable Sharon S. Townsend to join Gabriella Margaretha Buerman and Barton Steward Weinstein in marriage on or about June 21, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC3781/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2170 BY Satchell ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Janice Antonellis to join Kathryn Antonellis and Richard D'Amico in marriage on or about June 7, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC3820/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2171 BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable F. Herbert Gruendel to join Julia Zajac and Evan Seeman in marriage on or about September 27, 2014, within the Village of Watch Hill, Rhode Island.) {LC3158/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2243 BY Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable Walter S. Felag, Jr., to join Lucien Oliver Chauvin and Luis Enrique Bossio Montellanos in marriage on or about May 2, 2014, within the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island) {LC3949/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

H.J. -- 10 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Senate Bill No. 2372 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC4519/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2373 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC4555/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2374 BY Paiva Weed ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC4537/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2384 BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC4354/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2604 BY DaPonte ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Lindsay Morris to join Leah Jo Bressack and Albert Pilavin Mayer in marriage on or about June 21, 2014, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island.) {LC4858/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2605 BY Goldin, Cool Rumsey, Conley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC4851/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2612 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC4932/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2710 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC5055/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2711 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC5057/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2714 BY Satchell, Gallo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC4944/1}

H.J. -- 11 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

Senate Bill No. 2752 BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC5124/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on the House Consent Calendar

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Representative Shekarchi, for the Committee on Labor, reports back the following measure, with recommendation of passage:

House Bill No. 7964 BY Craven, Costa, Shekarchi, Ackerman, Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS {LC5116/1} 04/01/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/03/2014)

CALENDAR

From the Calendar are taken:

IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 01, 2014:

1. 2014-H 7331 BY Coderre ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

Representative Keable moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives McLaughlin, Bennett, Hull, Giarrusso, Tomasso, Morin, Shekarchi, Abney, Edwards, Johnston, Blazejewski, McNamara, Messier, Malik, Azzinaro, Naughton, Coderre, Ackerman, O’Grady, Valencia, Ajello, Cimini, Craven, Ruggiero, Marshall, Almeida, Williams, Morgan, Chippendale and Lima.

Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 72 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.

YEAS - 72: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Giarrusso, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, San Bento, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Trillo, Valencia, Walsh, Williams, Winfield.

NAYS - 0:

H.J. -- 12 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

2. 2014-H 7008 SUB A BY Ucci ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES

Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence.

Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Phillips, Slater, Palumbo, Almeida, Kazarian, and Valencia.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 70 members voting in the affirmative and 1 member voting in the negative as follows.

H.J. -- 13 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

YEAS - 70: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Giarrusso, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, San Bento, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Trillo, Valencia, Walsh, Williams, Winfield.

NAYS - 1: Representative Marcello.

3. 2014-S 2116 SUB A BY Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES

Committee on Corporations recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence.

H.J. -- 14 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Shekarchi, Phillips, and Valencia.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 70 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.

NAYS - 0:

4. 2014-S 2106 BY Satchell ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR RELATIONS - MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN

Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence.

Majority Leader DeSimone moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Tomasso, Johnston, Guthrie, Hull, Bennett, Valencia, Amore, Almeida, Serpa, and O’Brien.

Read and passed, in concurrence, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 1 members voting in the negative as follows.

YEAS - 71: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Giarrusso, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morin, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, San Bento, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Trillo, Valencia, Walsh, Williams, Winfield.

NAYS - 1: Representatives Morgan.

5. 2014-S 2107 BY Satchell ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN

Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence.

H.J. -- 15 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Majority Leader DeSimone moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Bennett, Hull, McLaughlin, Tomasso, Johnston, Guthrie, Valencia, and Amore.

Read and passed, in concurrence, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 1 members voting in the negative as follows.

NAYS - 1: Representative Morgan.

6. 2014-S 2108 BY Satchell ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN

Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence.

Majority Leader DeSimone moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Johnston, Tomasso, Bennett, McLaughlin, Hull, Valencia, Amore, Serpa, and San Bento.

Read and passed, in concurrence, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 1 member voting in the negative as follows.

NAYS - 1: Representative Morgan.

7. 2014-S 2246 SUB A BY Satchell ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHERS' ARBITRATION

Committee on Municipal Government recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A in concurrence.

H.J. -- 16 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Majority Leader DeSimone moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Johnston, Hull, Tomasso, Palumbo, Valencia, Amore, and Guthrie.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 1 member voting in the negative as follows.

NAYS - 1: Representative Morgan.

8. 2014-S 2697 SUB A BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY

Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence.

Representative Gallison, moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Valencia, DeSimone, Canario, Ruggiero, Almeida, O’Brien, Marshall, Malik, Azzinaro, Kennedy, Edwards, Finn, Guthrie, Johnston, Costa, and Giarrusso.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, in concurrence and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 69 members voting in the affirmative and 2 members voting in the negative as follows.

YEAS - 69: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Corvese, Costa, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Giarrusso, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marshall, Martin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Naughton, Newberry, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, San Bento, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Trillo, Valencia, Walsh, Williams, Winfield.

NAYS - 2: Representatives McLaughlin, Nunes.

CONSENT CALENDAR

From the Consent Calendar are taken:

H.J. -- 17 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 01, 2014:

1. 2014-H 7848 BY Fox ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

2. 2014-H 7849 BY Handy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

3. 2014-H 7851 BY Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

4. 2014-H 7852 BY Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

5. 2014-H 7892 BY Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

6. 2014-H 7893 BY Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

7. 2014-H 7894 BY Tomasso ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

Majority Leader DeSimone moves passage of the Consent Calendar, seconded by Minority Leader Newberry and Representatives Coderre and Canario.

H.J. -- 18 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Consent Calendar prevails on a roll call vote, 70 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.

YEAS - 70: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Costa, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Giarrusso, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, San Bento, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Trillo, Valencia, Walsh, Williams, Winfield.

NAYS - 0:

TRANSMITTAL

By unanimous consent, all matters on the clerk’s desk are ordered to be transmitted to His Excellency, the Governor, to the Honorable Secretary of State, and the Honorable Senate forthwith. (For Transmittals to Governor, see Appendix of this Journal.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Representative Kennedy announces that the Committee on Corporations will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 203 of the State House.

Representative Keable announces that the Committee on Judiciary will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 101 of the State House.

Representative Shekarchi announces that the Committee on Labor will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 205 of the State House.

Representative Costa congratulates Representative McLaughlin on the birth of his grandbaby.

Representative Costa also wishes a Happy Birthday to her son, Todd who is 26 years old today.

Representative Palumbo announces this month is National Autism Month.

GUEST

Representative Ruggiero welcomes to the House Chamber as a guest Sarah Brown, National Conference State Legislators.

By unanimous consent the House returns to:

H.J. -- 19 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENT

Representative Gallison announces that the Committee on Finance will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 35 of the State House.

ADJOURNMENT

At 4:47 o’clock P.M. on motion of Representative Dickinson, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of Professor Elton Rayack seconded by Representatives DeSimone and Newberry the House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote.

Linda M. McElroy Recording Clerk

H.J. -- 20 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

APPENDIX

INVOCATION

REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT E. CRAVEN

We are grateful dear Lord, for the privilege of giving of ourselves in service to others. Give us the strength to persevere through any storm no matter how difficult it may seem. Your guidance will lead us, and show us the way to best serve you, by serving others. Amen

H.J. -- 21 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

APPENDIX

TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR

House Bill No. 7008 SUB A BY Ucci, Shekarchi, Hull, DeSimone, Carnevale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES {LC3108/A/1}

Senate Bill No. 2116 SUB A BY Jabour, Ruggerio, Pearson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES (would grant to local licensing authorities the discretion to relieve holders of Class E licenses from the requirement of maintaining/operating/managing/conducting a drug store as a condition of the continued holding of a Class A license) {LC3248/A/1}

Senate Bill No. 2106 BY Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR RELATIONS - MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN (would redefine the circumstances in which a municipal labor contract may exceed a term of three (3) years) {LC3382/1}

Senate Bill No. 2107 BY Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN (would redefine the circumstances in which a municipal police contract may exceed a term of three (3) years) {LC3408/1}

Senate Bill No. 2108 BY Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN (would redefine the circumstances in which a municipal firefighters' contract may exceed a term of three (3) years) {LC3379/1} 03/26/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2014)

Senate Bill No. 2246 SUB A BY Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHERS' ARBITRATION (would prohibit any municipality which has a locally administered pension plan in "critical status" from entering into labor contracts under this chapter exceeding five (5) years) {LC3726/A/1}

Senate Bill No. 2697 SUB A BY DiPalma, Felag, DaPonte, Ottiano, Bates ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY {LC5018/A/1}

H.J. -- 22 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

APPENDIX

CONSENT CALENDAR

IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 03, 2014:

1. 2014-H 7924 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

2. 2014-H 7925 BY Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

3. 2014-H 7926 BY McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

4. 2014-H 7949 BY Amore ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

5. 2014-H 7950 BY Tanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

6. 2014-H 7951 BY Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

7. 2014-H 7962 BY Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

H.J. -- 23 JOURNAL Tuesday, April 1, 2014

8. 2014-H 7963 BY Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

9. 2014-H 7972 BY Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

10. 2014-H 7973 BY Fox ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

11. 2014-H 7980 BY Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

12. 2014-S 2035 BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES