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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 first day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and nineteen. Volume 146, No. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 2019 First Day The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Tuesday, January 1, 2019 and is called to order at 4:13 o’clock P.M., by the Honorable Marvin L. Abney, Senior Representative from Newport. APPROVAL OF RECORD By unanimous consent, the House Journal of Friday, June 22, and Saturday June 23, 2018, is approved. INVOCATION The Honorable Marvin L. Abney presents Monsignor Albert Kenney, Vicar General of the Diocese of Providence who delivers the Invocation and leads the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. (For Invocation, see Appendix, this Journal.) POSTING OF COLORS AND ACCOMPANIMENT The Honorable Marvin L. Abney requests the Cranston Fire Department Honor Guard to post the colors, accompanied by the Rhode Island Professional Fire Fighters Pipe & Drum Band. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Honorable Marvin L. Abney calls on Representative-elect Jim Jackson, a decorated Vietnam War combat veteran to lead the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. NATIONAL ANTHEM The Honorable Marvin L. Abney calls on John Procaccini of Cranston to sing the "National Anthem". H.J. -- 2 JOURNAL Tuesday, January 1, 2019 COMMUNICATION The Honorable Marvin L. Abney announces the receipt of the following communication: Received and placed on file. H.J. -- 3 JOURNAL Tuesday, January 1, 2019 ROLL CALL The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 75 members present and 0 members absent as follows: PRESENT 75 Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Alzate, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Caldwell, Canario, Carson, Casey, Casimiro, Cassar, Chippendale, Cortvriend, Corvese, Costantino, Craven, Diaz, Donovan, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Handy, Hawkins, Hull, Jackson, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Kennedy, Kislak, Knight, Lima, Lombardi, Lyle, Maldonado, Marshall, Marszalkowski, Mattiello, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendez , Messier, Millea, Morin, Nardone, Newberry, Noret, O’Brien, Phillips, Place, Price, Quattrocchi, Ranglin-Vassell, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serodio, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Ucci, Vella- Wilkinson, Walsh, Williams ABSENT 0 ADDRESS The Honorable Marvin L. Abney addresses the members of the House. APPOINTMENTS The Chair appoints Representative Gregg Amore, Representative Dennis Canario, Representative Stephen Casey, Representative Gregory Costantino, Representative John Edwards, Representative Raymond Johnston, Representative Robert Phillips, Representative Robert Quattrocchi, Representative Sherry Roberts, Representative Scott Slater, Representative Joseph Solomon, and Representative Camille Vella-Wilkinson to escort the Honorable Secretary of State to the rostrum of the House. OATH OF OFFICE The Representatives-elect rise, as Secretary of State, Nellie M. Gorbea administers the Oath of Office to all members. ELECTION OF SPEAKER The Honorable Marvin L. Abney calls for nominations. Representative Shelby Maldonado, nominates Representative Nicholas A. Mattiello, District 15 in Cranston, to be Speaker of the House of Representatives for the years 2019-2020. Representative Maldonado discusses the nomination. The nomination is seconded by Representative Camille Vella-Wilkinson. Representative Vella- Wilkinson offers her remarks. The nomination is also seconded by Representatives Ucci, McKiernan, Hawkins, Williams, O’Brien, Mendez, Serpa, Craven, Marszalkowski, Noret, Amore, Casimiro, Shekarchi, Jacquard, Costantino, Kennedy, Lima, Fellela, Canario, Ackerman, Bennett, Marshall, Diaz, Slater, Corvese, McLaughlin, Azzinaro, McNamara, Morin, Casey, Edwards, Alzate, Johnston, Blazejewski, Tobon, Serodio, Shanley, Barros, Phillips, Solomon, Millea and Jackson. H.J. -- 4 JOURNAL Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Representative Newberry nominates Minority Leader Filippi, to be Speaker of the House of Representatives for the years 2019-2020. Representative Newberry discusses the nomination. The nomination is seconded by Minority Whip Chippendale, and Representatives Nardone, Roberts, Price, Quattrocchi, Place and Lyle. The Honorable Marvin Abney asks if there are any other nominations. Representative Shekarchi seconded by Representative Edwards, moves that nominations be closed. The motion to close nominations prevails on a voice vote. Representative Almeida attempts to discuss his vote for Speaker of the House. There are several points of order. Representatives Corvese and Edwards state according to the statute there is no debate, no motions once a roll call is started. Representative Abney states according to the statute: “THE MEMBER CALLING THE HOUSE TO ORDER SHALL NOT RECEIVE, ENTERTAIN, OR PUT TO VOTE ANY MOTION OR QUESTION WHATEVER OR POINT OF ORDER, WHILE ACTING AS PRESIDING OFFICER.”, no debate or motions can be made once the roll is started. Representative Abney asks clerk to continue with the roll call. The election of Representative Nicholas A. Mattiello of District 15 in Cranston as Speaker of the House for the years 2019-2020 prevails, on a roll call vote, 47 members voting for Representative Mattiello and 9 members voting for Minority Leader Filippi and 19 members abstaining as follows: MATTIELLO-47-Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Alzate, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Casey, Casimiro, Corvese, Costantino, Craven, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Hawkins, Jackson, Jacquard, Johnston, Kennedy, Lima, Maldonado, Marshall, Marszalkowski, Mattiello, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendez , Millea, Morin, Noret, O’Brien, Phillips, Serodio, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tobon, Ucci, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams. FILIPPI-9-Representatives Chippendale, Filippi, Lyle, Nardone, Newberry, Place, Price, Quattrocchi, Roberts. ABSTAIN-19-Representatives Ajello, Almeida, Caldwell, Carson, Cassar, Cortvriend, Donovan, Fogarty, Handy, Hull, Kazarian, Kislak, Knight, Lombardi, Messier, Ranglin-Vassell, Ruggiero, Tanzi, Walsh. The Chair declares the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello of District 15 in Cranston is re-elected Speaker of the House for the years 2019-2020. APPOINTMENTS The Chair appoints Representative Mia Ackerman, Representative Jean-Philippe Barros, Representative David Bennett, Representative Chris Blazejewski, Representative Grace Diaz, Representative Deborah Fellela, Representative Charlene Lima, Representative Alex Marszalkowski, Representative Patricia H.J. -- 5 JOURNAL Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Serpa, and Representative Evan Shanley, Representative Carlos Tobon, Representative Anastasia Williams as a committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the rostrum. The Chair appoints Representative Karen Alzate, Representative Samuel Azzinaro, Representative Julie Casimiro, Representative Bernard Hawkins, Representative James Jackson, Representative Daniel McKiernan, Representative James McLaughlin, Representative Michael Morin, Representative Thomas Noret, Representative Brian Newberry, Representative William O’Brien, and Representative Joe Serodio as a committee to escort Speaker Mattiello’s wife, Mary Ann and his sons to the rostrum. The Chair appoints Representative Robert Craven, Representative Michael Chippendale, Representative Arthur Corvese, Representative Robert Jacquard, Representative Brian Kennedy, Representative Shelby Maldonado, Representative Joseph McNamara, Representative Carol McEntee, and Representative Mario Mendez, Representative Chris Millea, Representative Justin Price and Representative Stephen Ucci as a committee to escort the Honorable Richard D. Raspallo, Magistrate of the Rhode Island Superior Court to the rostrum. OATH OF OFFICE The House attends while Magistrate Raspallo administers the Oath of Office to the Honorable Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello. NOW PRESIDING The Honorable Marvin Abney turns over the rostrum to the Honorable Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello. ADDRESSES The Honorable Speaker Mattiello addresses the members of the House. (For Speaker Mattiello’s Address see appendix of this Journal.) At 5:35 o’clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker yields the rostrum to Governor Gina Raimondo, By unanimous consent, Governor Raimondo addresses the members of the House. At 5:39 o’clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker returns to the rostrum. ELECTION OF THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE The Honorable Speaker declares the election of Clerk is in order and calls for nominations. Representative Johnston, of Pawtucket seconded by Representative Barros and the entire House of Representatives nominates Francis McCabe to be Clerk of the House for the Session 2019-2020. There being no further nominations, Representative Tobon moves that nominations be closed, seconded by Representative Casey. The motion to close nominations prevails, on a voice vote. H.J. -- 6 JOURNAL Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Representative Tobon moves that Representative Johnston be directed to cast one ballot for Francis McCabe to be Clerk of the House for the 2019-2020 Session, seconded by Representative Casey. The motion prevails by unanimous consent on a voice vote. Representative Johnston casts one ballot for Francis McCabe for the office of the Clerk of the House for the years 2019-2020, seconded by Representative Alzate. Francis P. McCabe is elected Clerk of the House of the Session 2019-2020. ELECTION