COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008
SESSION OF 2008 192D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The House convened at 1 p.m., e.d.t. The SPEAKER. Without objection, approval of the Journal of Tuesday, March 18, 2008, will be postponed until printed. THE SPEAKER (DENNIS M. O'BRIEN) The Chair hears no objection. PRESIDING
PRAYER FORMER MEMBER AND GUEST WELCOMED The SPEAKER. The prayer will be offered by the Reverend Paul Gehris, guest of Representative Mark Keller. The SPEAKER. The Chair would like to recognize, as the guests of Representative Jerry Nailor, a former member of the REV. PAUL GEHRIS, Guest Chaplain of the House of House, Representative Dan Beren, whose granddaughter, Representatives, offered the following prayer: Kelly Beren, is a guest page today. Will the former member, Representative Dan Beren, who is seated to the left of the We will have a moment for private meditation, and then Speaker, and Kelly, who is in front of the Speaker, please stand I will say the words for today's prayer. and be recognized. Almighty and everlasting God, You who are called by many names and approached in many different ways, accept our gratitude for this day and its opportunities. We are thankful for our country and for this Commonwealth, its founders and AMERICAN LEGION POST 346 builders, sustainers, and all who are committed to the principles PRESENTED of the common weal. I pray for this House of Representatives, its elected members The SPEAKER. The Chair will recognize Representative and staff. May they be given the gifts of truth-seeking and Siptroth and Representative Scavello for an introduction. justice-serving. Give them a high sense of call, good sense and Mr. SIPTROTH. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. common sense, and sensitivity. Help them to do good work in Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the entire Monroe County the office and the district, the committee, the caucus, and on this delegation – Representative Scavello, Representative Peifer, historic floor. Representative Carroll, and myself – I would like to welcome This prayer is offered in Your name. Amen. those members of my home post, American Legion Post 346 in East Stroudsburg, who are here in Harrisburg touring the Capitol today. The post has been a vital and important social PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE institution in Monroe County for nine decades. They just celebrated their 90th anniversary on St. Patrick's Day this year. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and These veterans who have served their country are seated in visitors.) the House gallery, and I would like to extend our usual hearty welcome as we recognize them on their visit. JOURNAL APPROVED Mr. SCAVELLO. Mr. Speaker, we have a citation for the American Legion Post 346, which is being congratulated The SPEAKER. The Journal of Tuesday, October 2, 2007, is upon the momentous occasion of its 90th anniversary. The now in print. Will the House approve the Journal? American Legion Post 346 was established in East Stroudsburg on March 17, 1918. Throughout its laudable history, American On the question, Post 346 has made an inestimable contribution to the welfare of Will the House agree to the motion? society through a sense of fellowship and through its programs, Motion was agreed to. which are designed to enhance the quality of life for all. A succession of dedicated leaders and members have made this The SPEAKER. The Journal is approved. possible for 90 years, keeping ever mindful of the noble maxims of this organization. This citation is sponsored by myself, Representative Siptroth, Representative Carroll, and Representative Peifer. 732 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
I would like the group up there to stand up and give them Sonia Delgado, Anila Gill, Rebecca Knight, Daniel McGregor, another hearty welcome; 90 years. Chanel Sampson, Hassan Sherif, Shawn Shillingford; from Mr. SIPTROTH. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Harrisburg, Denise Means and Jason Ruhl; from Lehigh Carbon, Jill Acciarito and Jessica Rega; and from Luzerne, ALL-PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC TEAM Michael Katsak. Ms. HARPER. From Montgomery County, Melisa Lee, INTRODUCED Rosemarie Whiteley, and Nikia Williamson; from Northampton The SPEAKER. The Chair would like to recognize County, Lorna O'Farrell and Evette Olszyk; from Philadelphia Representative Harper and Representative Mann for an County, Judith Anne Eisler and Safi Parker; from Reading, introduction. Tara Braam; and from Westmoreland County, Gabriela Terente. Miss MANN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would you please all stand, and would my colleagues April will be National Community College Month, and in recognize these community college scholars. anticipation of that, we are joined today by students and their Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. families from all 14 of our community colleges. Representative The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the ladies. Harper and I are sharing the introduction of these students because of our roles as cochairs of the Community College Caucus. Many of the students with us today are pursuing their GUESTS INTRODUCED 4-year degrees, and some will be attending State System universities. This year's all-academic team students will be The SPEAKER. We have some special musical guests of future teachers, psychologists, nurses, writers, and business Representative Karen Beyer of the 131st Legislative District leaders. These students signify the importance of community with us. The beautiful music heard in the East Wing Rotunda colleges in higher education in the Commonwealth. The today came to us from the Southern Lehigh Middle School students here today come with a long list of not only academic String Ensemble, under the direction of Ms. Nancy Beitler. achievements but demonstrate commitment to their Their appearance in the Capitol today is part of the communities through extensive volunteer and community Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Music in service. I am honored to be a part of this day and to recognize Our Schools Month Capitol Concert Series. Please recognize the accomplishments of these community college students. this outstanding group of young musicians seated in the rear of Representative Harper. the House. Would you please stand and be recognized. Ms. HARPER. Colleagues, if I can have your attention for a moment, I would like to introduce the 2008 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team of students from our 14 community colleges STATEMENT BY MR. FRANKEL from across the Commonwealth, including your districts. This group represents the best and the brightest among our The SPEAKER. The Chair would like to recognize community college students. Each year they come to Harrisburg Representative Frankel for an introduction. to be recognized by their community colleges and Phi Theta Mr. FRANKEL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Kappa, the international honor society for 2-year colleges. The Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. students that you will be meeting today were selected by their Later on today we will be considering HR 599. That colleges to compete at the national level. Please join me in resolution that I hope we will pass will honor and celebrate welcoming the 2008 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team, who is 250 years of innovation, accomplishment, and global seated in the rear of the chamber. When I call your name, would connections in the great city of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh you please rise, and would my colleagues hold your applause 250 effort is an opportunity to champion Pittsburgh's and until we have announced all of the names. Pennsylvania's leadership in innovation and technology as well Before we begin, I would particularly like to recognize as a time to recognize the creative spirit of this historic city. Melisa Lee, a student at Montgomery County Community Pittsburgh is the home of many prominent Americans who College, who has been selected as Pennsylvania's New Century have played a vital role in the fields of industry, technology, Scholar for 2008. As a New Century Scholar, Melisa receives a entertainment, and everyday life. It is the home of, among scholarship from Coca-Cola and Phi Theta Kappa. Melisa, who others, Andrew Carnegie, Jonas Salk, George Westinghouse, is standing in the rear of the hall of the House, is a mother of Rachel Carson, Andy Warhol, and Gene Kelly. Throughout its three children and will be going from Montgomery County 250-year history, Pittsburgh has served as the birthplace of Community College to Kutztown University. Special cutting-edge technology, a home to several highly regarded recognition to Melisa. institutions of higher learning, and a prominent center for the Representative Mann and I will now announce the students performing arts. by name, and please hold your applause until we get to the end As the city continues to strive towards a bright future for all of the list. When your name is called, please stand to be its residents, I and many of my colleagues who cosponsor this recognized. are happy to offer this resolution, which, again, we will be Jennifer. considering later today. Miss MANN. From Allegheny, Michele Lowe and I am also pleased to be able to introduce three members of Neily Rosko; from Beaver, Theresa Humphries; from the Pittsburgh 250 group who have worked so diligently to Bucks, Amy Baringer and Lauren George; from Butler, promote this worthy cause and promote our city and our State as Christina Greene; from Delaware, Linda Charles, we honor this anniversary.
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GUESTS INTRODUCED HOUSE SCHEDULE
Mr. FRANKEL. Joining us today in the Capitol and to the DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS left of the Speaker are Terry Murphy, vice chair of Pittsburgh 250; Bill Flanagan, executive director of Pittsburgh 250; RULES COMMITTEE MEETING Mike Langley, CEO (chief executive officer) of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development; and Andy Masich, The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader, president and CEO of the Heinz History Center. Please join me Representative DeWeese. in welcoming them today. Thank you. Mr. DeWEESE. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, for the attention of the membership relative to scheduling. GUEST INTRODUCED We are going to go immediately to caucus, and then we will commence a Rules Committee meeting at 2:30 with the The SPEAKER. The Chair would like to recognize, as the expectation that we will be back on the floor at 3 p.m. guest of Representative Mark Keller, Tori, who is a senior at Thank you, Mr. Speaker. West Perry High School, where she is a member of the student The SPEAKER. The Rules Committee will meet at council and participates in field hockey and track. Her future 2:30 today. plans are to attend Millersville University, and she plans to study business or accounting and will continue her field hockey REPUBLICAN CAUCUS career. Would you please join me in welcoming Tori Bentsel to the floor of the House. She is seated in the front of the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Representative Major. Miss MAJOR. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. GALINA SUMMERS PRESENTED I would like to announce a Republican caucus immediately at the call of the recess. Thank you. The SPEAKER. The Chair would ask Representative The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the lady. Swanger to come to the podium for the purpose of a presentation. It is the intention of the Speaker when we reconvene, to Mrs. SWANGER. Good afternoon. convene special session at 3 p.m. Today I am pleased to welcome to the floor of the House of Representatives Miss Galina Summers. She is a RECESS 10-year-old student at Cornwall Elementary School in the Cornwall-Lebanon School District. The SPEAKER. This House will stand in recess until 3 p.m. Galina took part in the Pennsylvania Pre-Teen America scholarship contest last summer in Carlisle and won the speech competition in the Junior Division. AFTER RECESS The SPEAKER. If the lady will suspend for one moment. The Chair will ask all members to please take their seats. The time of recess having expired, the House was called to Conferences will break up. order. The lady is in order. Mrs. SWANGER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. LEAVES OF ABSENCE As the result of finishing third overall, she will be going to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in July for the national competition. The SPEAKER. The leaves of absence granted in today's Participants in the Pre-Teen America contest are graded on special session will be granted in today's regular session. many levels of accomplishment, one of them being their involvement in civic projects. Galina targeted the United Way, MASTER ROLL CALL the American Heart Association, and the Diabetes Walk. She is also donating money to the Reading Hospital neonatal intensive The SPEAKER. The master roll call taken in today's care unit and the Children's Miracle Network in honor of her special session will also be the master roll call for today's sister, whose life these two programs helped to save. regular session. In addition to being an outstanding student, Galina's Are there any changes to the master roll for regular session? strengths include her speaking ability. She won the speech The Chair sees none. competition last summer in Carlisle by talking about what it takes to be a hero. We all know that heroes come in all shapes, The House will be at ease. sizes, and ages, and that includes 10-year-old girls like the one with us today. Please join me in welcoming to the floor of the House one of BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE, Pennsylvania's young heroes, Miss Galina Summers, and her CONSIDERED FIRST TIME, AND TABLED family, seated over here to my left. HB 587, PN 653 By Rep. STABACK I will now present a citation on behalf of the House of Representatives to Miss Summers. An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, repealing provisions relating to powers of waterways patrolmen. 734 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
GAME AND FISHERIES. The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state his point of parliamentary inquiry. SB 880, PN 1570 By Rep. STABACK Mr. REICHLEY. I believe during special session I asked to be recognized— An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman suspend. Statutes, providing for vouchers for licenses and permits. The Chair cannot hear the gentleman's inquiry. Members will GAME AND FISHERIES. take their seats. Members will take their seats. The gentleman is in order. Mr. REICHLEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. RESOLUTIONS REPORTED I believe during special session I asked to be recognized FROM COMMITTEES before any reports from committees were read, and I believe the Chair has just read the report of three bills from the HR 488, PN 2765 By Rep. DeWEESE Rules Committee. Is that correct, Mr. Speaker?
A Resolution congratulating graduates of the Pennsylvania The SPEAKER. The Chair said the Chair would recognize Empowered Expert Residents (PEER) Project and recognizing the gentleman at the appropriate time. This is the appropriate Wednesday, May 7, 2008, as "Pennsylvania Empowered Expert time for the gentleman to be recognized. Residents (PEER) Day" in Pennsylvania. Mr. REICHLEY. Well, Mr. Speaker, I, in looking at rule 30,
see that, "Any two members may object to the report of any RULES. bill…included in a report of the Committee on Rules on the
basis that the adoption of an amendment to the bill or HR 642, PN 3420 By Rep. STABACK joint resolution exceeded the limitation upon the power A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance of the Committee on Rules to amend bills.…" That is why Committee to conduct an evaluation and study of the Pennsylvania I specifically had asked to be recognized before the report of Game Commission's current deer management program and practices. any committees. The SPEAKER. The gentleman is in order to make his GAME AND FISHERIES. objection at this time. Mr. REICHLEY. All right, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The resolutions will be placed on the active I am informing the Chair, Mr. Speaker, that myself and the calendar. gentleman, Mr. Smith, from Jefferson County are objecting to the report of HB 489 included in the report of the Committee on BILL ON CONCURRENCE Rules on this date, March 31, 2008, on the basis that the REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE amendment to the bill in the Rules Committee exceeded the limitation upon the power of the Committee on Rules to amend HB 872, PN 2475 By Rep. DeWEESE bills, and I am requesting a vote on that motion. The SPEAKER. The Chair will refer the gentleman to An Act designating the bridge carrying State Route 1017, known rule 30 and will read in part: "The Committee on Rules shall not as Lycoming Creek Road, over Bottle Run, Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, as the John Gross Memorial Bridge. have the power to amend any bill or joint resolution containing Senate amendments, except that the Committee on Rules, by a RULES. majority vote of the members appointed to the committee, may revert to the printer's number of the bill or joint resolution The SPEAKER. The bill will be placed on the active which last passed the House." calendar. Mr. REICHLEY. I understand that, Mr. Speaker, but the third paragraph of that same rule does not limit my power to BILL ON CONCURRENCE object to the exercise of powers of adoption of an amendment exceeding the limitation upon the power of the Committee on REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE Rules, and I am asking for a roll-call vote based upon that objection. HB 489, 1992 (Amended) By Rep. DeWEESE The SPEAKER. I know the Chair is not going to win this
An Act amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.893, No.141), argument, but the Chair will read for the record, "Any two known as the Volunteer Health Services Act, further providing for members may object to the report of any bill or joint resolution license renewal, continuing education requirements and disciplinary included in a report of the Committee on Rules on the basis that and corrective measures. the adoption of an amendment to the bill or joint resolution exceeded the limitation upon the power of the Committee on RULES. Rules to amend bills and joint resolutions amended by the Senate. The objection must be raised prior to the bill or joint PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY resolution being put to a roll call vote. The question shall be decided by a majority vote of the members elected to the House. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative If the House rejects the report of any such bill or joint Reichley. resolution, the bill or joint resolution shall be deemed reported Mr. REICHLEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. from the Committee on Rules as committed and shall be placed A point of parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. on the calendar." I had asked to be recognized— 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 735
OBJECTION TO COMMITTEE REPORT this legislation as committed, and I would urge the members to vote in favor of the Reichley motion to object to the report. Mr. REICHLEY. And, Mr. Speaker, in the very beginning Thank you, Mr. Speaker. of my remarks I said that the gentleman, Mr. Smith from The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader, Jefferson County, and I were objecting to the report by the Representative DeWeese. Rules Committee on HB 489. Mr. DeWEESE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The gentleman puts the issue before the I would ask for a negative vote against the Reichley motion. House. It should be noted that this bill was reported with a new printer's The question is, shall the House object to the report of the number unanimously from the Rules Committee just a few Committee on Rules to HB 489? moments ago. I understand the parliamentary tactics involved, Those who object— but essentially what we are trying to do on the Mcare matter is Mr. S. SMITH. Mr. Speaker? On the motion? what Governor Rendell is trying to do, and that is to give us a The SPEAKER. Let me just put the question before the long-term, 10-year solution, not a 1-year solution that the House. Senate has foisted upon us. Those who object to the report will vote "aye"; those who do So I would respectfully try to negate my honorable colleague not object to the report – i.e., those who believe the bill was from the Lehigh Valley's motion. I would ask that the reported in compliance with House rules – will vote "no." Democrats and any Republicans that would join with us vote in One hundred and two votes are needed to object to a the negative – one more time, in the negative – on the Reichley Rules Committee report. proposal. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the question, The SPEAKER. The Chair will remind members, the leaders Shall the House object to the report of the Committee on in a debate of this nature are extended latitude, but the members Rules to HB 489? debating this issue are limited to the basis that the adoption of the amendment of the bill exceeded the limitation upon The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Smith. the power of the Committee on Rules to amend bills and Mr. S. SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. joint resolutions amended by the Senate. Members debating this Mr. Speaker, on this motion, my interpretation of this rule is issue are limited to that question and that question only. not to say that the Rules Committee is not allowed to revert to a Mr. S. SMITH. Mr. Speaker? prior printer's number, and the net effect of this motion is to say The SPEAKER. Representative Smith. that the bill is actually, when you say you are objecting to the Mr. S. SMITH. Mr. Speaker, when I read this rule, the report, you are not actually saying that the bill stays in third paragraph from the end of rule 30, it says, "If the House committee. You are saying – and the rule, I believe, spells this rejects the report of any such bill or joint resolution, the bill or out – what we are actually saying, Mr. Speaker, is that the bill, joint resolution shall be deemed reported from the Committee if we object to the report, the bill then is reported as it was on Rules as committed and shall be placed on the calendar." committed, thereby negating the motion and the process in the Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I believe that the substance of the bill Rules Committee that reverted it to a prior printer's number. as committed is part of this debate. Otherwise, we really would So, Mr. Speaker, I would urge the members who would like not be here. to deal with the substance of this bill as it was reported to the As I said before, Mr. Speaker, we are not saying that the Rules Committee – that being the Mcare (Medical Care committee, the Rules Committee, does not have the authority Availability and Reduction of Error) issue – the bill as it was under our rules to revert to a prior printer's number, but the reported would allow for a 1-year extension of the Mcare substance of the bill as committed is what is at hand. So I would program. It would allow for us to send that bill directly to the argue that that substance is part of the debate. Governor's desk, thereby alleviating, at least for a 1-year Thank you, Mr. Speaker. interim, the ongoing problem of the Mcare insurance program Mr. DeWEESE. Mr. Speaker? as it relates to medical providers in Pennsylvania. The SPEAKER. The Chair will read again from the rule. The So I think it is important for the members to understand that gentleman was looking at the result of the debate— if you vote against this motion, you are saying that you do not Mr. S. SMITH. Where are you? want to deal with the Mcare issue that was embodied in the bill The SPEAKER. The same paragraph, but the gentleman will as committed. If you vote for this motion, you are saying the be directed to the beginning of the paragraph: "Any two body as a whole, all of us, all 203 members of this, a majority of members may object to the report of any bill or joint resolution us, believes that the Mcare issue should be dealt with, thereby included in a report of the Committee on Rules" – and here is overriding the actions of a committee. And I believe, the key phrase – "on the basis that the adoption of an Mr. Speaker, it is well established that the body of the whole amendment to the bill or joint resolution exceeded the limitation can always override the actions of a standing committee. upon the power of the Committee on Rules to amend bills and So just to be clear, Mr. Speaker, we are voting here to say joint resolutions amended by the Senate." bring the bill to the floor to allow for the Mcare insurance The objection as offered, as asserted by Representative program to be extended for 1 year as opposed to the vote of the Reichley, is that the committee exceeded the limitation upon the Rules Committee, the vote to revert to the prior printer's power of the Committee on Rules to amend, and that is why the number, which said they do not want to deal with Mcare at this debate is limited to that objection. That is the objection, and the point in time. The fact that the extension on the abatement debate is limited to that objection. expires at midnight tonight certainly amplifies the need to move Representative DeWeese. 736 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
Mr. DeWEESE. I concur with the honorable Speaker of the Mr. BOYD. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House, the way my honorable colleague from the Lehigh Valley A parliamentary inquiry, please. phrased his interrogatory and the way that our rules read, and The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state his point of I am going to do it one more time for emphasis, just the parliamentary inquiry. one sentence: "...on the basis that the adoption of an amendment Mr. BOYD. I just want to be clear on what this motion is. An to the bill or joint resolution exceeded the limitation upon affirmative vote on this motion would do what exactly? It the power of the Committee on Rules...." I think that in the would— Rules Committee setting an hour ago, it was understood, as in a The SPEAKER. Let the Chair state this, and if the House game of chess, that our maneuver was acceptable under our will come to order. The House will come to order. parliamentary strictures. The question before the House is, shall the House object to I am respectfully going to share with the membership that the report of the Committee on Rules to HB 489? Those who I believe the arguments made by the gentleman from Jefferson object to the report will vote "aye"; those who do not object to County, the honorable minority leader, are on the substance of the report, those who believe the bill was reported in the proposal rather than on the parliamentary mechanism that compliance with House rules, will vote "no." we utilized. So I would ask that we vote in the negative on the Mr. BOYD. A further inquiry, please. Reichley motion for the simple reason that our rules do not The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state his point of sustain his point of view. Sometimes they do, but certainly parliamentary inquiry. in this case I believe that the gentleman's read is wide of the Mr. BOYD. So if that motion would pass in an affirmative mark. fashion, what then happens with the bill? So I would ask for a negative vote on the Reichley proposal. The SPEAKER. The bill will be placed on the calendar as committed. Mr. BOYD. A further inquiry. PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state his inquiry. Mr. BOYD. When then could the bill be considered by the The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative full House for a vote? Reichley for the second time. The SPEAKER. Twenty-four hours after it is posted. We Mr. REICHLEY. Point of parliamentary inquiry, would have to give notice to the Senate. Mr. Speaker. Mr. BOYD. So if it was referred then, it could be considered The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state his point of tomorrow? parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER. Not unless it is posted by 4:30 today. Mr. REICHLEY. I am asking, Mr. Speaker, you just Mr. BOYD. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. mentioned you recognized me for the second time. When was the first time you recognized me during the debate on this May I speak on the motion? particular motion? I do not believe I have been recognized at all The SPEAKER. The gentleman is in order, but again the during debate. Chair will remind members of the limitation. The objection, the The SPEAKER. The gentleman is correct. basis of the objection, is that the adoption of the amendment Mr. REICHLEY. And my further parliamentary inquiry, exceeded the limitation placed on the power of the Rules Mr. Speaker, is whether – and I think you have already Committee to amend. That is the only issue that is debatable. answered this to some degree – whether all members of the Mr. BOYD. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. House are allowed to be recognized to participate in debate, or The SPEAKER. Not the substance of the underlying bill. is it restricted to the floor leaders? Mr. BOYD. Understood, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. All members are permitted to speak on the Mr. Speaker, on the motion that the Rules Committee issue before the House, but they are limited to the objection. exceeded its authority, I would just encourage the members to Mr. REICHLEY. And, Mr. Speaker, may I then just lodge vote affirmatively on this motion. The key elements of the my request with the Chair to be recognized last, before we motion, in fact that the Rules Committee overstepped its proceed to the roll-call vote? authority, will provide this body with the opportunity to vote in The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. the very near future on extremely important legislation for this Was that your one time? House and this State and this chamber. Mr. REICHLEY. These are parliamentary inquiries, the way Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was phrasing them, Mr. Speaker, so I do not believe I am The SPEAKER. Representative DeWeese. being recognized for the first time on debate. Mr. DeWEESE. In response to the gentleman that just spoke, The SPEAKER. The gentleman wants to be recognized last. no matter how important the issue might be, we cannot sully our Is that the gentleman's— rules. All the honorable gentleman has to do is read rule 30, and Mr. REICHLEY. At the very least; yes, Mr. Speaker. the third paragraph is explicit. Thank you. We did nothing wrong in our Rules Committee. We abided The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman. by rule 30. There was not any great brouhaha in the Rules Committee. The Republican generals acceded to the fact that our move was proper, although objectionable to them on PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES the substance of the issue, but I object to the gentleman's comment that it is an important issue and we have to put aside The SPEAKER. Is there anyone else seeking recognition? our rules. Rule 30 is unequivocal, and this matter was reported Representative Boyd. to the floor unanimously. 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 737
The SPEAKER. Representative Killion. The gentleman designed to improve and expedite the business and procedure of waives off. the House and its committees, and to propose to the House any Representative Maher. amendments to the Rules deemed necessary. The committee Mr. MAHER. I am encouraged by the Democratic leader's shall also do all things necessary to fulfill any assignment or expression of his support for the rules, and I would assume that duty given to the committee by any resolution, or other rule of embraces our Constitution as well. And then therefore I have to the House of Representatives." wonder why, when we were last together and the floor of the Mr. Speaker, I think it is clear that the members of this body House was abandoned without a vote on the motion to recess— have been given the assignment or duty to save medical The SPEAKER. The gentleman will restrict his comments practitioners in Pennsylvania from having to pay exorbitantly to the issue before the House, and that is the objection and high malpractice rates, that the question before us is a clear one the limitation, exceeding the limitation of the powers of the of retaining quality health care in Pennsylvania, and if certain Rules Committee to amend. That is the only issue before the members of the General Assembly insist on trying to prevail in House. using a procedural trick to avoid extending the Mcare abatement Mr. MAHER. Absolutely, Mr. Speaker, and we are talking to health-care practitioners— about the question of rules and rules being disregarded, and The SPEAKER. The gentleman is off the motion. I am delighted that the majority leader feels so strongly. Mr. REICHLEY. —that is their choice. And just as a point of information for the majority leader, the The SPEAKER. The gentleman is off the motion. He is Speaker has on his desk a request pursuant to the Constitution limited to the limitation as described in his own motion. from two members on this side of the aisle that no vote on Mr. REICHLEY. I described in that phrase, Mr. Speaker, recess or adjournment today will transpire without the "yeas" or you are correct, because that is how the rule reads in the "nays" being taken in accordance with the Constitution. third paragraph of rule 30. But if I can refer the members And having observed that, I think the gentleman, to the second sentence in the first paragraph of rule 30, Mr. Reichley, hit the nail on the head, and the people of "The Committee on Rules shall not have the power to amend Pennsylvania object very strongly to these gut-and-replace any bill or joint resolution containing Senate amendments, amendments that are done in the blink of an eye in the except that the Committee on Rules, by a majority vote of the Rules Committee. And I know you will say that always members appointed to the committee, may" – may – "revert to happened before, and that may be true— the printer's number of the bill or joint resolution which last The SPEAKER. The gentleman will suspend. passed the House." Mr. MAHER. —but we do not want that anymore. That is not a command upon the Committee on Rules. It is The SPEAKER. The gentleman will suspend. not some kind of direction or orientation. It gives full discretion, The gentleman is off the subject matter. and I think by the actions taken by the majority party in raising Mr. MAHER. I am right on the subject, Mr. Speaker. the amendment to revert to the prior printer's number, they did, The SPEAKER. The gentleman will limit his debate— The in fact, violate the third paragraph of that same rule by gentleman will listen. The gentleman will limit his debate to exceeding the limitation upon the power of the Committee on the issue before the House, and that is the limitation of the Rules. They have ignored the needs of Pennsylvania. They have Rules Committee to amend. ignored the needs of the medical practitioners. Mr. MAHER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And this is a simple up-or-down vote. If you want to vote And then I recognize that my words in support of the motion "no" on the amendment to say you are saving the sanctity of the to object to this report are troubling to some, but I would ask black-letter rule in order to avoid a vote for doctors in that those who honor this institution support this motion to Pennsylvania, go ahead, vote "no." If you want to vote "yes" to object to this report as a violation of rule 30. be able to save health care in Pennsylvania, to vote to put Thank you, Mr. Speaker. substance over form, you should vote "yes" on objecting to the The SPEAKER. Is there any other member seeking report from the Rules Committee by objecting to this report. recognition before the Chair recognizes the maker of the That would bring HB 489 directly to the floor to be available for motion? a vote if we can get this posted by 4:30. Representative Reichley, the Chair sees no other member Think about the doctors, think about the patients, think about rising. You are in order and may proceed. your constituents, and vote "yes" on the motion to object. Mr. REICHLEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Representative DeWeese. And I recognize that there may be a temptation to get bogged Mr. DeWEESE. The honorable gentleman gives me great down in the arcane— solace in the fact that many of us, in fact, the majority of us – The SPEAKER. If the gentleman will suspend. Mr. Keller, myself, many of us who are not blessed with a The gentleman is entitled to be heard. The members will take law school education but have been given a modicum of their conversations off the floor. Members will take their seats. common sense – can read these rules, and these rules are crystal Members will take their seats. clear. We obeyed rule 30, and the gentleman made our Representative Reichley. arguments for us. He said we may, and we did, and now we are Mr. REICHLEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. going to have a vote. As I was saying, I know there is a temptation to sort of We do have Rules Committee meetings. Again and again and get bogged down in the arcane language of the rules and for again we meet in the Rules Committee setting. That is one side or another to argue form over substance. unprecedented over the last decade plus 2 years. So the In reading rule 46, which specifies the membership on the honorable gentleman's passion and angst for the moment I wish Committee on Rules, the second paragraph of that rule states were manifest over those unhappy travails of the last decade. that the Rules Committee "...shall make recommendations His parliamentary zeal was not quite as iridescent as it is today. 738 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
I would ask for a negative vote on the Reichley motion. The following roll call was recorded: The SPEAKER. The minority leader, Representative Smith. Mr. S. SMITH. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. YEAS–99 Just a quick response to the majority leader's last comment relative to how forthright everything was. Adolph Fleck Marsico Rapp I would note that the notice that was given for the recent Argall Gabig McIlhattan Raymond Baker Geist Mensch Reed Rules Committee meeting had two bills noticed, and this bill Barrar Gillespie Metcalfe Reichley was brought up under other business. So while I do not disagree Bastian Gingrich Micozzie Roae with everything the gentleman may have been saying, the fact Bear Godshall Millard Rock is, this bill was handled in a manner in the committee that the Benninghoff Grell Miller Rohrer Beyer Harhart Milne Ross general public certainly was not aware that it was going to be Boback Harper Moul Rubley called up in the manner that it was. So the fact that we operate a Boyd Harris Moyer Saylor little differently today than we did in past years, going back, as Brooks Helm Murt Scavello far back as when I was first elected and the Democrats were in Cappelli Hennessey Mustio Schroder Causer Hershey Nailor Smith, S. charge, I think is insignificant to this actual debate. Civera Hess Nickol Sonney The fact is, Mr. Speaker, a vote for this motion will allow the Clymer Hickernell O'Neill Stairs members to proceed in an orderly fashion to put a bill on the Cox Hutchinson Payne Stern Governor's desk that will extend the Mcare insurance program Creighton Kauffman Peifer Stevenson Cutler Keller, M. Perry Swanger for 1 year. It will stabilize the medical providers that are the Dally Kenney Perzel Taylor, J. core of health care in Pennsylvania. And while we can debate Denlinger Killion Petri True how to best deliver affordable health care to all Pennsylvanians, DiGirolamo Mackereth Phillips Turzai the fact is, this bill will stabilize or keep stable the medical Ellis Maher Pickett Vereb Evans, J. Major Pyle Vulakovich delivery system, the medical providers of Pennsylvania, and not Everett Mantz Quigley Watson put them at risk, as this administration has sought to do. Fairchild Marshall Quinn Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Representative Killion. NAYS–103 Mr. KILLION. Mr. Speaker, a point of personal privilege. Just a quick comment. Belfanti George Mann Shimkus Bennington Gerber Markosek Siptroth I would just like to make the House aware that today is Biancucci Gergely McCall Smith, K. National Doctors' Day. Thank you. Bishop Gibbons McGeehan Smith, M. The SPEAKER. Representative Reichley. Blackwell Goodman McI. Smith Solobay Mr. REICHLEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Brennan Grucela Melio Staback Buxton Haluska Mundy Sturla I certainly appreciate the gentleman from Greene County's Caltagirone Hanna Myers Surra exuberance in responding to my previous comments. Let me Carroll Harhai O'Brien, M. Tangretti just remind that this is a gentleman who said he was jumping Casorio Harkins Oliver Taylor, R. onto the caboose of reform, but, Mr. Speaker, this action of Cohen Hornaman Pallone Thomas Conklin James Parker Vitali utilizing power politics for the sake of jamming through Costa Josephs Pashinski Wagner legislation which, by the majority party, is at the expense of Cruz Keller, W. Payton Walko doctors and patients throughout Pennsylvania belies the Curry Kessler Petrarca Wansacz allegiance to reform. Daley King Petrone Waters DeLuca Kirkland Preston Wheatley This is not reform, Mr. Speaker. This is purely a political DePasquale Kortz Ramaley White game done for the advantage of the majority party and Dermody Kotik Readshaw Williams sacrificing patient safety in Pennsylvania. Vote "yes" on this DeWeese Kula Roebuck Wojnaroski report. Donatucci Leach Sabatina Yewcic Eachus Lentz Sainato Youngblood The SPEAKER. Representative DeWeese. Evans, D. Levdansky Samuelson Yudichak Mr. DeWEESE. Politely, respectfully, and not in response to Fabrizio Longietti Santoni my good friend, but when the Senate received this measure, it Frankel Mahoney Seip O'Brien, D., was the Volunteer Health Services Act. When the Senate got Freeman Manderino Shapiro Speaker Galloway through dealing with it, it was an Mcare proposal. So our brothers and sisters in the State Senate altered this proposal NOT VOTING–0 beyond recognition. I think that the passion of the moment is about our rules, and we certainly have done nothing to defame EXCUSED–1 or degrade or derogate our rules. I would ask for a negative vote on the Reichley motion. Steil The SPEAKER. Shall the House object to the report of the Committee on Rules to HB 489? Those who object to the report will vote "aye"; those who do not object to the report will vote Less than the majority having voted in the affirmative, the "no." question was determined in the negative and the objection failed. The bill will be placed on the active calendar as reported On the question recurring, from the Rules Committee. Shall the House object to the report of the Committee on Rules to HB 489? 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 739
The SPEAKER. The House will be at ease. much to do with whether it be our success or legislation that passes. And so many times we have recognized the heroes of The House will come to order. the battlefield of World War II as we rightfully should have, but there were so many people, and in this case so many women, GUESTS INTRODUCED behind the scenes that helped to also protect the freedoms that we enjoy today. Ann, I can only imagine how spunky she must The SPEAKER. The Chair would like to recognize, have been in 1945 because my first day of door-knocking to the left of the Speaker, as the guest of Representative during the campaign, I happened to knock on her door, and I got Gene DiGirolamo, and the Chair will take the latitude to say he some constructive criticism as to my techniques in doing that, is also here as a friend of the Speaker, Mayor Joe DiGirolamo, and it was certainly helpful to me, but not nearly as helpful as the second mayor of Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The Chair thanks her service to the country. the gentleman. When the pilot of the Enola Gay passed away recently, she The Chair recognizes, as the guest of Representative had actually never talked about her role in World War II before, Mike Hanna, Adam Coleman, who is a Clinton County but today I would like all of us to recognize her heroic service commissioner. He is to the left of the Speaker. Would you to this country and, in a way, help in protecting the freedom that please stand and be recognized. so many people on the battlefield did. She helped in her way The Chair welcomes David Sill, who is the intern of behind the battlefield here in the United States, in Pennsylvania, Representative Jerry Stern. David is a student at Hollidaysburg for a day that not only protected the United States and, in my Area Senior High School and serves as the senior class opinion, the world, but my grandfather was going to be in the president. He also recently obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. invasion of the island of Japan. So had it not been for her The minority whip would like to congratulate you as well. actions, God only knows whether I would have even been here Would you please stand and be recognized. myself. So, Ann, thank you for your service and God bless. Representative Kirkland would like to introduce a guest I respectfully request an affirmative vote on HR 604. to the House today. Mr. Michael K. Williams, who portrays Omar Little on the hit HBO series "The Wire," is here. On the question recurring, "The Wire" was arguably one of the most watched series on Will the House adopt the resolution? HBO, running five seasons. Mr. Williams is also a community activist and youth advocate. He recently did a youth The following roll call was recorded: intervention on the Judge Hatchett Court TV television show. He is a Brooklyn native who recently relocated to Harrisburg, YEAS–202 Pennsylvania, with his mother. We welcome you to the floor of Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck the House. He is to the left of the Speaker. Welcome. Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley CALENDAR Bastian George McCall Sabatina Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Mr. DePASQUALE called up HR 604, PN 3256, entitled: Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder A Resolution honoring the service of Ann Getty DeMoise to her Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip country during World War II and recognizing her role as a pioneering Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro woman in the workforce. Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth On the question, Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Will the House adopt the resolution? Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney DePasquale on the resolution. Carroll Harris Myers Staback Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Members will please take their seats. Conferences will break Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern up. Members will take their seats. Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Mr. DePASQUALE. Mr. Speaker, I stand with the rest of my Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla colleagues from York County as we recognize someone who is Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger truly a hero to all of us. During World War II, Ann DeMoise Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti worked for Bendix Aviation in Philadelphia. While employed Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. there, she worked as an assistant to the chief engineer. The Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. position required her to be responsible for all of the top secret Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Curry Keller, M. Peifer True documents and blueprints used to develop the device that would Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai hide the Enola Gay from Japanese radar during its mission to Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali As many of us know that as we serve in public life, so many DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Denlinger King Petrone Wagner times there are people that are behind the scenes that have so DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko 740 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Eachus Lentz Quinn White Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Fairchild Major Reichley Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Frankel Mann Rock Speaker Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters NAYS–0 DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley NOT VOTING–0 Eachus Lentz Quinn White Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams
Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski EXCUSED–1 Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Steil Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak Fairchild Major Reichley Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Frankel Mann Rock Speaker The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was NAYS–0 adopted. NOT VOTING–0
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR A EXCUSED–1
RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Steil
Mr. O'NEILL called up HR 3, PN 3458, entitled: The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question A Resolution recognizing April 2, 2008, as "World Autism Day" was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was and the month of April 2008 as "Autism Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. adopted.
On the question, CALENDAR CONTINUED Will the House adopt the resolution? BILL ON THIRD CONSIDERATION The following roll call was recorded: The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 2233, YEAS–202 PN 3419, entitled:
Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck An Act amending the act of February 9, 2004 (P.L.61, No.7), Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer known as the Elm Street Program Act, further providing for program Baker Galloway Marshall Ross requirements and for guidelines; and repealing the expiration date of Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley the act. Bastian George McCall Sabatina Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson On the question, Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello The SPEAKER. The following amendment appears to be a Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip technical amendment. No rule suspension is required. Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus On the question recurring, Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration? Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Mr. FREEMAN offered the following amendment No. Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay A06216: Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Carroll Harris Myers Staback Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 3), page 2, line 2, by striking out "or" and Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern inserting Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson and Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 741
On the question, DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Will the House agree to the amendment? Denlinger King Petrone Wagner DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman, DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Representative Freeman, on the amendment. DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Mr. FREEMAN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Eachus Lentz Quinn White Mr. Speaker, I am actually from Northampton County, not Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Northumberland. I believe you recognized me from Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Northumberland County. Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic The SPEAKER. The Chair apologizes to the gentleman. The Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak gentleman is from Northampton. Thank you very much. Fairchild Major Reichley Mr. FREEMAN. They are very close, so it is understandable. Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Thank you. Frankel Mann Rock Speaker Mr. Speaker, this is, as you mentioned, a technical amendment which is governed by rule 24 of our rules. It merely NAYS–0 clears up an ambiguity, an unintended consequence of previous NOT VOTING–0 amendments that occurred to the bill when it was amended on second consideration. Under the legislation, the intent is to EXCUSED–1 allow the Elm Street manager to serve for up to a period of 5 years, and then if the department sees a need to continue that Steil period for an additional 5 years, they would be permitted to do so. So this just clarifies that, removing the word "or" and putting in the word "and," which allows for us to clear up the The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question ambiguity. Once we adopt this amendment, we can proceed was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was directly to final passage. So I would urge a "yes" vote on this agreed to. and on final passage. Thank you. On the question, On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration as Will the House agree to the amendment? amended? Bill as amended was agreed to. The following roll call was recorded: The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three YEAS–202 different days and agreed to and is now on final passage. The question is, shall the bill pass finally? Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer (Bill analysis was read.) Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Bastian George McCall Sabatina The SPEAKER. Agreeable to the provisions of the Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Constitution, the yeas and nays will now be taken. Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor The following roll call was recorded: Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder YEAS–202 Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Bastian George McCall Sabatina Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Carroll Harris Myers Staback Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Carroll Harris Myers Staback Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali 742 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Carroll Harris Myers Staback Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Eachus Lentz Quinn White Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Fairchild Major Reichley Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Frankel Mann Rock Speaker DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley NAYS–0 Eachus Lentz Quinn White Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams NOT VOTING–0 Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic
Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood EXCUSED–1 Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak Fairchild Major Reichley Steil Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Frankel Mann Rock Speaker
The majority required by the Constitution having voted in NAYS–0 the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative NOT VOTING–0 and the bill passed finally. Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for EXCUSED–1 concurrence. Steil RESOLUTIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 35
Mr. FRANKEL called up HR 599, PN 3245, entitled: The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was A Resolution honoring the 250th anniversary of the naming of the adopted. Pittsburgh region. * * * On the question, Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. CRUZ called up HR 608, PN 3260, entitled:
The following roll call was recorded: A Resolution recognizing the week of February 4 through 8, 2008, as "National School Counseling Week" in Pennsylvania. YEAS–202 On the question, Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Will the House adopt the resolution? Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Baker Galloway Marshall Ross The following roll call was recorded: Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Bastian George McCall Sabatina Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato YEAS–202 Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Bastian George McCall Sabatina 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 743
Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato YEAS–202 Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Bastian George McCall Sabatina Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Carroll Harris Myers Staback Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Carroll Harris Myers Staback Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Curry Keller, M. Peifer True DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Eachus Lentz Quinn White DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Fairchild Major Reichley Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Eachus Lentz Quinn White Frankel Mann Rock Speaker Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams
Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski NAYS–0 Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood NOT VOTING–0 Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak Fairchild Major Reichley EXCUSED–1 Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Frankel Mann Rock Speaker
Steil NAYS–0
NOT VOTING–0 The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was EXCUSED–1 adopted. Steil * * *
Mr. WOJNAROSKI called up HR 618, PN 3294, entitled: The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was A Resolution designating the month of April 2008 as "Child Abuse adopted. Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. * * * On the question, Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. FRANKEL called up HR 635, PN 3399, entitled:
The following roll call was recorded: A Resolution honoring the life of Myron Cope and extending condolences to his family and friends. 744 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
On the question, The SPEAKER. Representative Evans. Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. J. EVANS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will keep my remarks very brief, but I am very pleased that The SPEAKER. The House will please come to order. the House is doing this resolution for the late Myron Cope The Chair recognizes Representative Frankel on the today. Before being in the legislature, I covered the Pittsburgh resolution. Steelers team for about 20 years and shared many an occasion Mr. FRANKEL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. with Myron in the press room, got a chance to know him on a For over 35 years, Myron Cope was the legendary voice and personal level, and I think it needs to be said that Myron was a radio broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Many of us grew very philanthropic individual. In fact, it was brought to light that up listening to Cope call Steelers games with his use of colorful a few years back he made a decision to donate all the royalties catchphrases and nicknames. Cope was the one who coined the from the Terrible Towel – which he invented in the 1970s and phrase "immaculate reception" to describe the game-winning has sold millions of products around the world – that the play in the Steelers’ 1972 AFC (American Football Conference) royalties from the Terrible Towel, 100 percent of those royalties Championship game and is widely considered one of the most went to the Allegheny County home for special-needs children. memorable plays in NFL (National Football League) history. In fact, Myron had a son who was a resident in that particular A lifelong Pittsburgher, Cope is well known as the creator of the facility for many years as well. So I think that as we are Terrible Towel, which has swirled wildly at Steelers games tributing Myron today, we keep in mind the fact that he did a lot since 1975. After his retirement in 2005, Myron Cope became of good for all of Pennsylvania, and we sure do miss his the first football broadcaster ever elected to the National Radio presence and the great job he did with the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame. Cope's professional career in sports writing and organization for many, many years. broadcasting began in 1951 and included stints as a newspaper Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. reporter, magazine writer for the Saturday Evening Post and The SPEAKER. Representative Pyle. Sports Illustrated, author, radio commentator, and finally, Mr. PYLE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Steelers broadcaster. Growing up in Armstrong County in the seventies, one of the In addition to his prolific broadcasting career, Myron Cope few things you could count on was that you would see was a respected community servant and offered his services to Pittsburgh playing football in the snow at Three Rivers Stadium many worthwhile causes. Cope served on the boards of directors when it came December. Part of that whole tradition and of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Autism Society and the experience was listening to Myron Cope. However, little is Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix charity auto race. He also known about Myron Cope, about his previous career. At dedicated Terrible Towel trademarks to the Allegheny Valley one time Myron was regarded as a man of letters, one of only School, an institution for the profoundly mentally and two paid sportswriters on the staff of Sports Illustrated. Much physically disabled, and I understand that it was over a million has been made about his philanthropic endeavors with the dollars that had been given to them from those sales. Allegheny Valley School, where all proceeds from the sale of I am happy to offer HR 635, which was also crafted with the Terrible Towels have gone to fund their endeavors in teaching input of my colleagues, Representative Costa, Representative autistic and similarly challenged children. Ellis, Representative Pyle, and Representative Gergely, and we I would urge all members to cast their "Yoi" by pressing the are honoring the life of Myron Cope, a great citizen of green button today, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Pittsburgh, the pioneering voice of the Steelers, a man whose The SPEAKER. Representative Sainato. generous spirit and countless contributions to his community Mr. SAINATO. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. will be sorely missed. And we should not leave this go without I, too, would like to rise and talk about Myron Cope. I mean, one last "Yoi." Thank you. I had a great story, I was telling my good friend from up in the The SPEAKER. Representative Maher. Mercer County area, Representative Longietti. Back in 1980 Mr. MAHER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had the privilege of going up to Mercer County and probably One of the great thrills of my career in this legislature was seeing the two greatest sports legends, broadcasters, in when I discovered that one of my constituents was a fellow Pittsburgh history. Bob Prince was the feist meister, the voice of named Cope. I found this out one day when coming out of a the Pirates, and Myron Cope, the voice of the Steelers. And polling place, and Myron decided to share with me what was on having a chance to meet both personally, and Myron was a real his cranium, but he did it in a way that was genuine, a great gentleman, and I just think it is something that you always example of the way that every individual in this Commonwealth remember when you are younger to have a chance to see could emulate about civic involvement. Getting letters from someone who has been such a major part of Pittsburgh and the Myron that were pounded out on the same manual typewriter he whole western Pennsylvania and the whole Steeler Nation. used throughout his career was a great treasure, and never once So I think this is a great day that we are honoring a great man was his outreach self-serving. It was never about sports or who brought a lot of pleasure to many of us in western stadiums or funding or recap or RCAP (Redevelopment Pennsylvania, and the old story, the way things worked in Assistance Capital Program) or any other kind of cap. It was Pittsburgh when a Steeler game was on, you always turned the always about issues near and dear to him that really matter to volume down on the TV and put the radio up so you could listen the people of Pennsylvania. And on a personal note, I felt like to Myron Cope and Tunch Ilkin and Bill Hillgrove. I had lost a friend, and I know there are many others in this Mr. Speaker, I join with my colleagues today and push the chamber who felt the same way. He was a great man for so green button for Myron Cope. Thank you. many reasons, as Representative Frankel recounted, but he was just a plain good citizen. On the question recurring, Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the House adopt the resolution? 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 745
The following roll call was recorded: * * *
YEAS–202 Mr. GOODMAN called up HR 636, PN 3406, entitled:
Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck A Resolution congratulating the American Cancer Society for its Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer commitment to research and public service and designating the week of Baker Galloway Marshall Ross March 24 through 30, 2008, as "Daffodil Days Awareness Week" in Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Pennsylvania. Bastian George McCall Sabatina Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato On the question, Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Will the House adopt the resolution? Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello The following roll call was recorded: Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro YEAS–202 Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Bastian George McCall Sabatina Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Carroll Harris Myers Staback Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Carroll Harris Myers Staback DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Eachus Lentz Quinn White Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Fairchild Major Reichley Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Frankel Mann Rock Speaker Denlinger King Petrone Wagner DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz NAYS–0 DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley NOT VOTING–0 Eachus Lentz Quinn White Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams
Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski
Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic EXCUSED–1 Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak Steil Fairchild Major Reichley Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Frankel Mann Rock Speaker
The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was NAYS–0 adopted.
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NOT VOTING–0 The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was EXCUSED–1 adopted. Steil * * *
Mr. DALEY called up HR 645, PN 3442, entitled: The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was A Resolution recognizing the week of April 7 through 11, 2008, as adopted. "Community Banking Week" in Pennsylvania. * * * On the question, Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. M. O'BRIEN called up HR 649, PN 3446, entitled:
The following roll call was recorded: A Resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary and record of accomplishments of the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. YEAS–202 On the question, Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Will the House adopt the resolution? Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley The following roll call was recorded: Bastian George McCall Sabatina Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato YEAS–202 Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Bastian George McCall Sabatina Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Carroll Harris Myers Staback Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Carroll Harris Myers Staback Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Curry Keller, M. Peifer True DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Eachus Lentz Quinn White DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Fairchild Major Reichley Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 747
Eachus Lentz Quinn White Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Fairchild Major Reichley DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Frankel Mann Rock Speaker Eachus Lentz Quinn White Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams NAYS–0 Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic NOT VOTING–0 Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak
Fairchild Major Reichley EXCUSED–1 Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Frankel Mann Rock Speaker Steil NAYS–0
The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question NOT VOTING–0 was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was adopted. EXCUSED–1
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Mr. WHEATLEY called up HR 651, PN 3448, entitled: The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was A Resolution recognizing the observance of "International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination" on March 21, 2008, and adopted. embracing the goal of the United Nations. The SPEAKER. For what purpose does the gentleman, On the question, Representative Daley, rise? Will the House adopt the resolution? Mr. DALEY. Mr. Speaker, would it be appropriate to announce a committee meeting postponement at this time? The following roll call was recorded: The SPEAKER. The Chair will return to the gentleman momentarily. YEAS–202 Mr. DALEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR A CONTINUED Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley RESOLUTIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Bastian George McCall Sabatina Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Mr. LENTZ called up HR 663, PN 3479, entitled: Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor A Resolution honoring the life and extending condolences for the Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello supreme sacrifice made by Lieutenant Colonel Mark Patrick Phelan of Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder the 416th Civil Affairs Battalion who lost his life in service to our Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip country in Iraq on October 13, 2004, and commemorating the Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro dedication of the Lt. Colonel Mark P. Phelan Memorial United States Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Army Reserve Center in Lancaster County. Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. On the question, Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Will the House adopt the resolution? Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney The following roll call was recorded: Carroll Harris Myers Staback Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern YEAS–202 Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Bastian George McCall Sabatina Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb 748 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Baker Galloway Marshall Ross Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Bastian George McCall Sabatina Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro Carroll Harris Myers Staback Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Carroll Harris Myers Staback Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Curry Keller, M. Peifer True Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Curry Keller, M. Peifer True DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali Eachus Lentz Quinn White DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Denlinger King Petrone Wagner Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson Fairchild Major Reichley Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Eachus Lentz Quinn White Frankel Mann Rock Speaker Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski NAYS–0 Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood NOT VOTING–0 Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak Fairchild Major Reichley
Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., EXCUSED–1 Frankel Mann Rock Speaker
Steil NAYS–0
NOT VOTING–0 The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was EXCUSED–1 adopted. Steil * * *
Mr. ROEBUCK called up HR 671, PN 3486, entitled: The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was A Resolution designating the month of April 2008 as adopted. "Pennsylvania Community College Month." The SPEAKER. The House will stand at ease. On the question, Will the House adopt the resolution? The House will come to order.
The following roll call was recorded: COMMUNICATIONS
YEAS–202 The SPEAKER. The Speaker acknowledges the receipt of the following reports, which the clerk will read. Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer 2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 749
The following communications were read: On the question, Will the House agree to the motion? A communication dated March 21, 2008, from the Public Employee Motion was agreed to. Retirement Commission providing an actuarial impact statement regarding SB 283, PN 320.
A communication dated March 21, 2008, from the Public Employee BILLS RECOMMITTED Retirement Commission providing an actuarial impact statement regarding SB 282, PN 319. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader, who moves that the following bills be recommitted to the A communication dated March 21, 2008, from the Public Employee Committee on Appropriations: Retirement Commission providing an actuarial impact statement regarding SB 596, PN 1759. HB 816; HB 1674; (Copies of communications are on file with the Journal HB 2087; clerk.) HB 2113; HB 2185; BILLS REMOVED FROM TABLE HB 2295; HB 2302; The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader, HB 2313; who moves that the following bills be removed from the tabled HB 2314; bill calendar: HB 2315; HB 2316; HB 816; HB 2317; HB 1674; HB 2318; HB 2087; HB 2319; HB 2113; HB 2320; HB 2185; HB 2321; HB 2295; HB 2322; HB 2302; HB 2323; HB 2313; HB 2324; HB 2314; HB 2325; HB 2315; HB 2326; HB 2316; HB 2327; HB 2317; HB 2328; HB 2318; HB 2329; HB 2319; HB 2330; HB 2320; HB 2331; HB 2321; HB 2332; HB 2322; HB 2333; HB 2323; HB 2334; HB 2324; HB 2335; HB 2325; HB 2336; HB 2326; HB 2337; HB 2327; HB 2338; HB 2328; HB 2339; HB 2329; HB 2340; HB 2330; HB 2341; HB 2331; HB 2342; and HB 2332; HB 2380. HB 2333; HB 2334; On the question, HB 2335; Will the House agree to the motion? HB 2336; Motion was agreed to. HB 2337; HB 2338; The SPEAKER. The House will be at ease. HB 2339; HB 2340; The Chair recognizes Representative Cutler. HB 2341; Mr. CUTLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. HB 2342; and The SPEAKER. The gentleman will suspend for one minute. HB 2380.
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CALENDAR CONTINUED was to return to HB 1845 on the question of constitutionality, and the gentleman is recognized on that motion. BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION Mr. CUTLER. Mr. Speaker, is there a need then to modify this motion or withdraw it for scheduling purposes as requested, The House proceeded to second consideration of HB 1845, or could we simply go over it at this point in time? PN 2516, entitled: The SPEAKER. The scheduling question is more appropriately directed to the floor leaders. An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Mr. CUTLER. Well, Mr. Speaker, if that is the case then, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for possession of may we move on to other bills as requested for the scheduling firearm with altered manufacturer's number and for altering or obliterating marks of identification. reasons? Mr. Speaker, if I may? On the question recurring, The SPEAKER. The issue before the House is the issue of Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration? constitutionality survived the legislative day, so we would have to dispose of the issue. Mr. CUTLER. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. CONSTITUTIONAL POINT OF ORDER The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state his point of CONTINUED parliamentary inquiry. Mr. CUTLER. If I would withdraw the motion of The SPEAKER. The Chair returns to consideration of constitutionality at this time to facilitate the movement of other HB 1845, PN 2516, the question of constitutionality of bills for scheduling purposes, would that in any way prevent me amendment A06178. from raising this motion again when this— The SPEAKER. No, it would not. On the question recurring, Mr. CUTLER. Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that it is Will the House sustain the constitutionality of the the intent of the majority leader and the schedule to move over amendment? this at this time and proceed to other business at hand. Is that correct, Mr. Speaker? PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES The SPEAKER. If the issue of constitutionality is disposed of, the bill will be over for today. The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Cutler. Mr. CUTLER. At that time, Mr. Speaker – point of Mr. CUTLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. parliamentary inquiry – will this recognition at this point in time I have a point of parliamentary inquiry. be recognized as one of my two regarding speaking on the The SPEAKER. On the motion of constitutionality. amendment? Mr. CUTLER. Actually, I have a point of parliamentary The SPEAKER. Is the gentleman asking if he is going to be inquiry, Mr. Speaker. recognized to speak on the motion of constitutionality or the The SPEAKER. The House will come to order. The House amendment itself? will come to order. The gentleman will state his point of Mr. CUTLER. Actually, Mr. Speaker, both. I apologize. parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER. The Chair would have to check the record to Mr. CUTLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. see if the gentleman has already spoken on constitutionality. Two weeks ago, I believe, when we initially took up this Mr. CUTLER. Mr. Speaker, may we be at ease? motion, we adjourned at that point in time in the evening as The SPEAKER. The House will be at ease. appointed by our rules. The next morning when we returned Representative Cutler. here, I approached the Chair and asked regarding the nature of Mr. CUTLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you for business that was before us. At that time I was notified that your clarification. intervening business could occur, but that the first time that we Mr. Speaker, since we were in the middle of this debate after took up this bill, that my motion would be the first thing in initially making the motion, Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding order. that when this amendment and this bill are both taken back up, The SPEAKER. The gentleman is correct. that I would be rerecognized at that time. Is that correct? Mr. CUTLER. Okay. Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding The SPEAKER. The Chair's recollection of the events is that that for scheduling considerations, that I have been requested to the 11 o'clock hour had arrived and interrupted the gentleman reconsider my motion and possibly withdraw it, and I have speaking on his first time on constitutionality. If the gentleman several parliamentary inquiries about that. withdraws his motion on constitutionality, the gentleman, if he The SPEAKER. The gentleman will state his points of renews that motion, he would be recognized to speak for the parliamentary inquiry. first time. Mr. CUTLER. First, Mr. Speaker, if in fact intervening business can occur, why is there the need to withdraw this MOTION WITHDRAWN motion on this amendment at this time, for scheduling purposes only? Mr. CUTLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. There were issues of scheduling. In the In the interest of timeliness and scheduling then, at this point Speaker's recollection, there was only one citation that was in time I will withdraw that motion with the anticipation of recognized. There were no votes taken. The Chair's intention renewing it when we come back to this business at that time. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman.
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BILL PASSED OVER and is a problem and it exempts anyone who has ever been on welfare from having to pay the fee. But if you are a poor The SPEAKER. This bill will be over for the day. working mother, every year you get hit for $25 a year for the privilege of being in the situation that you are in. It is grossly * * * unfair. My amendment corrects this. Mr. Speaker, I think that being a single mom or a single dad The House proceeded to second consideration of HB 2252, with custody of the children is one of the hardest jobs on earth. PN 3291, entitled: For the life of me, I cannot imagine why the Department of Public Welfare of the State of Pennsylvania would make that An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the job harder by charging these folks $25 each and every year that Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for child medical support, annual fees, review of orders of support, effect of they are receiving child support. My amendment would take incarceration, pass-through of support and assignment of support. that fee out and not burden these men and women in this unfortunate situation in that way. I would ask my colleagues to On the question, think about every single mom that you know, and I would ask Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration? you to do the compassionate thing and vote for my amendment and not penalize these folks anymore. Ms. HARPER offered the following amendment No. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. A06083: The SPEAKER. The House will be at ease.
Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 4351), page 5, line 14, by striking out "a" and The House will come to order. inserting The Chair recognizes Representative Harper. Members will an annual please take their seats. Members will please take their seats. Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 4351), page 5, line 19, by inserting after "the" where it appears the first time AMENDMENT PASSED OVER TEMPORARILY annual Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 4351), page 5, lines 19 through 22, by striking out "for those cases in which the" in line 19, all of lines 20 through 22, Ms. HARPER. Mr. Speaker, I am agreeable to going over by striking out all of said lines and inserting my amendment for the time being to see if we can work in all cases in which a fee is imposed under this subsection. something out. Thank you. Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 10, line 21, by striking out the The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the lady. The amendment bracket before the period is over temporarily. Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 10, lines 21 through 24, by striking out "] with the exception of the" in line 21, and all of lines 22 On the question recurring, through 24 Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration? Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 10, line 26, by striking out "(1)" Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 11, lines 17 through 20, by striking out all of said lines Mr. CALTAGIRONE offered the following amendment No. A06362: On the question, Will the House agree to the amendment? Amend Bill, page 12, by inserting between lines 27 and 28 Section 5. The following provisions shall apply retroactively to March 31, 2008: The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Harper (1) The amendment of 23 Pa.C.S. § 4326(a), (b), (c), (d) and (l). on the amendment. (2) The addition of 23 Pa.C.S. § 4351(a.1). Ms. HARPER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (3) The amendment or addition of 23 Pa.C.S. § 4352(a.1) Mr. Speaker, this bill is meant to bring Pennsylvania's child and (a.2). support laws into compliance with Federal law, but it makes one (4) The amendment of 23 Pa.C.S. § 4374(c)(3). change which is not required by Federal law and which will hurt Amend Sec. 5, page 12, line 28, by striking out "5" and inserting people who are currently receiving child support. This bill 6 without my amendment would require every divorced mom or dad who is getting child support to pay $25 every year for the On the question, privilege of getting the child support. It is a big change in Will the House agree to the amendment? Pennsylvania law where, heretofore, we have always thought that the State should help parents in this situation collect child The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative support and not charge them for it. The $25-a-year fee is a Caltagirone on the amendment. significant fee to somebody who is receiving child support. Mr. CALTAGIRONE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Think about it, it is lunch money for a week. I do believe this is an agreed-to amendment. It is technical My amendment would require the Commonwealth to do as it in nature. Basically what it does is provide retroactivity to has always done and pick up this cost. Without my amendment, March 31, 2008. Because of the Federal timing on this moms and dads who receive child support will not get the involving $700 million to the Commonwealth, we have to get money that they are entitled to get and instead will shoulder a this approved in time in order to access that money, and this is burden that is too heavy for them and one which we, as the just a technical amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, should do for them. In fact, the Department of Welfare recognizes that this fee is onerous On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment? 752 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
The following roll call was recorded: Mr. PERRY offered the following amendment No. A06249:
YEAS–202 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 10, lines 27 and 28, by striking out "for a family receiving cash assistance" Adolph Freeman Mantz Roebuck Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 11, lines 1 through 9, by striking Argall Gabig Markosek Rohrer out all of lines 1 through 8 and "shall be paid to the department." in Baker Galloway Marshall Ross line 9 Barrar Geist Marsico Rubley Bastian George McCall Sabatina Bear Gerber McGeehan Sainato On the question, Belfanti Gergely McI. Smith Samuelson Will the House agree to the amendment? Benninghoff Gibbons McIlhattan Santoni Bennington Gillespie Melio Saylor The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Perry Beyer Gingrich Mensch Scavello Biancucci Godshall Metcalfe Schroder on the amendment. Bishop Goodman Micozzie Seip Mr. PERRY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Blackwell Grell Millard Shapiro This amendment seeks to save the taxpayers $1.9 million by Boback Grucela Miller Shimkus ensuring that the money that is spent, or the money that is Boyd Haluska Milne Siptroth Brennan Hanna Moul Smith, K. collected from tax returns from delinquent parents goes back to Brooks Harhai Moyer Smith, M. the taxpayer as opposed to the family that had received TANF Buxton Harhart Mundy Smith, S. (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) in its place. So if Caltagirone Harkins Murt Solobay they have received temporary assistance, temporary cash Cappelli Harper Mustio Sonney Carroll Harris Myers Staback assistance from the government, and at which time they receive Casorio Helm Nailor Stairs a tax refund, it would go to the taxpayers that paid for that Causer Hennessey Nickol Stern temporary assistance. Civera Hershey O'Brien, M. Stevenson Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Clymer Hess O'Neill Sturla Cohen Hickernell Oliver Surra The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Conklin Hornaman Pallone Swanger Caltagirone on the amendment. Costa Hutchinson Parker Tangretti Mr. CALTAGIRONE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Cox James Pashinski Taylor, J. I must respectfully request a negative vote on Representative Creighton Josephs Payne Taylor, R. Cruz Kauffman Payton Thomas Perry's amendment, and the reason for this is the following: The Curry Keller, M. Peifer True distribution priority as it stands now would, under his Cutler Keller, W. Perry Turzai amendment, go to the government first, the family second. What Daley Kenney Perzel Vereb we would like to see happen is the moneys that are due the Dally Kessler Petrarca Vitali DeLuca Killion Petri Vulakovich families should have the priority, and it should go to the family Denlinger King Petrone Wagner first, the government second. I have no problem in making sure DePasquale Kirkland Phillips Walko that the government is fiscally sound. However, this is money Dermody Kortz Pickett Wansacz that is due and owed to families. Their priorities should come DeWeese Kotik Preston Waters DiGirolamo Kula Pyle Watson first before the government. Donatucci Leach Quigley Wheatley Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Eachus Lentz Quinn White The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Perry Ellis Levdansky Ramaley Williams for the second time. Evans, D. Longietti Rapp Wojnaroski Evans, J. Mackereth Raymond Yewcic Mr. PERRY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Everett Maher Readshaw Youngblood Again, this is not money going back to the government. This Fabrizio Mahoney Reed Yudichak is money going to the taxpayers. The individuals that received Fairchild Major Reichley money, they already received a loan from the taxpayers when Fleck Manderino Roae O'Brien, D., Frankel Mann Rock Speaker they were not receiving their support checks. So this money goes back to the taxpayers where it came from. It would NAYS–0 essentially, if this amendment does not pass, it would essentially be those folks double-dipping, collecting from the taxpayers and NOT VOTING–0 then once again collecting where the taxpayers are left to foot the bill, receive nothing out of this deal. It also supports and EXCUSED–1 encourages deadbeat parents from paying their bills and from supporting the children that they bear. Steil I would urge support of this amendment from all my
colleagues. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question Caltagirone for the second time. was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was Mr. CALTAGIRONE. I am sorry, Mr. Speaker, but these are agreed to. arrearages that are due and owed the family. The family is
already owed this money, and this is a matter of Federal law On the question, that this has to be paid. I think the fair thing to do is – these are Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration as arrearages – they go to the family that is in need. I would ask amended? you to oppose the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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On the question recurring, On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the amendment? Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration as amended? The following roll call was recorded: The clerk read the following amendment No. A06083: YEAS–84 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 4351), page 5, line 14, by striking out "a" and Adolph Evans, J. Killion Pyle inserting Argall Everett Maher Quigley an annual Baker Fairchild Major Quinn Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 4351), page 5, line 19, by inserting after "the" Barrar Fleck Mantz Rapp where it appears the first time Bastian Gabig Marsico Raymond annual Bear Geist McIlhattan Reed Benninghoff Gillespie Metcalfe Roae Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 4351), page 5, lines 19 through 22, by striking Boback Gingrich Micozzie Rock out "for those cases in which the" in line 19, all of lines 20 through 22, Boyd Godshall Millard Rohrer by striking out all of said lines and inserting Brooks Grell Miller Saylor in all cases in which a fee is imposed under this subsection. Cappelli Harhart Moul Scavello Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 10, line 21, by striking out the Causer Harris Mustio Schroder bracket before the period Civera Helm Nickol Smith, S. Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 10, lines 21 through 24, by striking Clymer Hennessey O'Neill Sonney out "] with the exception of the" in line 21, and all of lines 22 Cox Hershey Payne Stern Creighton Hess Peifer Stevenson through 24 Cutler Hickernell Perry Swanger Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 10, line 26, by striking out "(1)" Dally Hutchinson Perzel True Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 4374), page 11, lines 17 through 20, by striking Denlinger Kauffman Petri Turzai out all of said lines DiGirolamo Keller, M. Phillips Vulakovich Ellis Kenney Pickett Watson On the question recurring,
NAYS–118 Will the House agree to the amendment?
Belfanti Gergely McGeehan Shapiro The SPEAKER. Representative Harper. Bennington Gibbons McI. Smith Shimkus Ms. HARPER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Beyer Goodman Melio Siptroth Mr. Speaker, after a brief hiatus, we are back on my Biancucci Grucela Mensch Smith, K. amendment, A06083. This amendment changes the bill and puts Bishop Haluska Milne Smith, M. Blackwell Hanna Moyer Solobay the law in Pennsylvania back where it is today with respect to a Brennan Harhai Mundy Staback fee that the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare wanted Buxton Harkins Murt Stairs to charge to people never on welfare who are receiving Caltagirone Harper Myers Sturla child support from the other parent of the child. Let me back up Carroll Hornaman Nailor Surra Casorio James O'Brien, M. Tangretti and explain that. Under the bill, if you have ever been on Cohen Josephs Oliver Taylor, J. welfare, your fee, the cost of collecting the child support, is paid Conklin Keller, W. Pallone Taylor, R. by the Department of Welfare, but if instead you are a working Costa Kessler Parker Thomas mom or dad, single parent, trying to make ends meet, then the Cruz King Pashinski Vereb Curry Kirkland Payton Vitali current version of the bill would require that you pay $25 a year Daley Kortz Petrarca Wagner for the privilege of receiving child support from your ex-spouse DeLuca Kotik Petrone Walko or the father or the other parent of the child. DePasquale Kula Preston Wansacz My amendment would say to single working mothers Dermody Leach Ramaley Waters DeWeese Lentz Readshaw Wheatley and single working dads, we are going to help you collect your Donatucci Levdansky Reichley White child support. We are not going to charge you 25 bucks a year Eachus Longietti Roebuck Williams for the privilege of getting your child support because we want Evans, D. Mackereth Ross Wojnaroski you to have your children supported. My amendment simply Fabrizio Mahoney Rubley Yewcic Frankel Manderino Sabatina Youngblood changes the bill to the current practice of Pennsylvania helping Freeman Mann Sainato Yudichak single moms and dads, working single moms and dads, collect Galloway Markosek Samuelson child support at no cost to them. George Marshall Santoni O'Brien, D., I ask for my colleagues' support. You must all know a single Gerber McCall Seip Speaker mom who is trying as hard as she can to make ends meet. You NOT VOTING–0 must all know that $25 is lunch money for a week. You must all know that Pennsylvania has an interest in making sure these EXCUSED–1 children get the child support to which they are due. I would ask my colleagues to please support me and vote for Steil the Harper amendment and keep the law the way it is, that the State recognizes that helping children get the child support due to them is an important State action. Less than the majority having voted in the affirmative, the Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. question was determined in the negative and the amendment The SPEAKER. Representative Caltagirone. was not agreed to.
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Mr. CALTAGIRONE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We did health care. In the bill it says wherever the funds could I would encourage the members on both sides of the aisle to be raised. It was $120 million. And all the lady is asking for, the support this amendment. It is a good amendment. It helps gentlelady from Montgomery, is $3 million, but yet, our track families and children, and I would encourage you to vote "yes." record shows that we spend $65 million, $120 million. Thank you. And basically what it comes down to is that when we are ready The SPEAKER. Representative Thomas, on the amendment. to negotiate the budget, those items would be negotiated, so Mr. THOMAS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think that we could spend $3 million tonight, Mr. Speaker. I rise to strongly support the Harper amendment. The system Thank you. that we have in place for collecting child support is not a system The SPEAKER. Representative Evans. that single parents orchestrated, developed, or implemented; it is Mr. D. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, we can pay for whatever we one that the system developed. So, Mr. Speaker, I think that it are willing to pay for. We can spend whatever we want to pay, would be wrong to come back now and say to these single what we are willing to pay for, Mr. Speaker. mothers and single parents that you now have to pay an annual fee in order to get what you should be getting anyway, and that On the question recurring, is all the support that you can to help with raising children. Will the House agree to the amendment? So, Mr. Speaker, Representative Harper is right on point, and I strongly support the Harper amendment. The following roll call was recorded: The SPEAKER. Representative Evans. Mr. D. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, I would be the last one in this YEAS–199 process to say that I would not want to do something for poor, working-class people. I want to go on the record. But it would Adolph Gabig Markosek Roebuck not be my responsibility if I did not talk about the $3 million Argall Galloway Marshall Rohrer Baker Geist Marsico Ross that it will cost us. Now, I understand the politics of the Barrar George McCall Rubley amendment, and I am clear about that, but I need to go on Bastian Gerber McGeehan Sabatina record about the costs. Our revenue numbers have come in, give Bear Gergely McI. Smith Sainato or take like a little hundred million off, but I want to just tell Belfanti Gibbons McIlhattan Samuelson Benninghoff Gillespie Melio Santoni you that for the record, because I know how much you all want Bennington Gingrich Mensch Saylor to be fiscally responsible. So I want your conscience to be clear Beyer Godshall Metcalfe Scavello as you make the decision of how you vote as we begin to try to Biancucci Goodman Micozzie Schroder put the numbers together of the impact when we are looking for Bishop Grell Millard Seip Blackwell Grucela Miller Shapiro everything. That is just strictly for the record. You do what you Boback Haluska Milne Shimkus want to do, but you are spending a lot of money. Thank you, Boyd Hanna Moul Siptroth Mr. Speaker. Brennan Harhai Moyer Smith, K. The SPEAKER. Representative Vitali. Brooks Harhart Mundy Smith, M. Buxton Harkins Murt Smith, S. Mr. VITALI. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Caltagirone Harper Mustio Solobay I, frankly, do not have a strong feeling one way or the other Cappelli Harris Myers Sonney about the amendment, but I just want to add a couple of factual Carroll Helm Nailor Staback points because I did do support work for many years, and I may Casorio Hennessey Nickol Stairs Causer Hershey O'Brien, M. Stern be misunderstanding what is going on and I invite the Civera Hess O'Neill Stevenson Representative from Montgomery County to correct me, but Clymer Hickernell Oliver Sturla I have had clients, frankly, who were making a good deal of Cohen Hornaman Pallone Surra money and getting child support. I had clients who, in fact, Conklin Hutchinson Parker Swanger Costa James Pashinski Tangretti remarried and were getting child support. So the first point Cox Josephs Payne Taylor, J. I want to make is that this is not necessarily a fee that poor, Creighton Kauffman Payton Taylor, R. working-class people exclusively are paying. This is just a fee Cruz Keller, M. Peifer Thomas that it could be people who are making lots of money are Curry Keller, W. Perry True Cutler Kenney Perzel Turzai paying, or people who are couples are paying. So that is my first Daley Kessler Petrarca Vereb point. Dally Killion Petri Vitali And my second point is that the court system is littered with DeLuca King Petrone Vulakovich user fees, and this is just another user fee. There are fees for Denlinger Kirkland Phillips Wagner DePasquale Kortz Pickett Walko filing divorce, fees for filing civil complaints, all sorts of fees, Dermody Kotik Preston Wansacz so although I do not have a feeling one way or the other, I just DeWeese Kula Pyle Waters wanted to add those points factually, and if I am wrong on that, DiGirolamo Leach Quigley Watson I invite my being corrected. Donatucci Lentz Quinn White Eachus Levdansky Ramaley Williams Mr. CIVERA. Mr. Speaker? Ellis Mackereth Rapp Wojnaroski The SPEAKER. Representative Civera. Evans, J. Maher Raymond Yewcic Mr. CIVERA. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Everett Mahoney Readshaw Youngblood Mr. Speaker, after the majority chairman rose and was Fabrizio Major Reed Yudichak Fairchild Manderino Reichley basically in a conservative mood tonight, I applaud that, but Fleck Mann Roae O'Brien, D., I am a little bit confused, Mr. Speaker. In the last several weeks Frankel Mantz Rock Speaker we have stood up and did energy that cost us like $65 million. Freeman
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NAYS–3 VULAKOVICH, WALKO, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, SURRA, MARSICO, HENNESSEY, D. O'BRIEN and Evans, D. Longietti Wheatley ADOLPH
NOT VOTING–0 A Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to recognize the dedication and sacrifice of firefighters by establishing a EXCUSED–1 National Firefighters' Day.
Steil Referred to Committee on INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, March 24, 2008.
The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question No. 664 By Representatives MOUL, BEAR, was determined in the affirmative and the amendment was BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CAPPELLI, DePASQUALE, agreed to. GABIG, GOODMAN, HALUSKA, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ, LEACH, MACKERETH, On the question recurring, MARSHALL, McILVAINE SMITH, MURT, NAILOR, Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration as READSHAW, ROAE, ROHRER, SCAVELLO, STEIL, amended? SWANGER and VULAKOVICH
A Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives, The SPEAKER. The Chair has been informed that the other providing for member priority bills. amendments have been withdrawn. Is there anyone seeking recognition? Referred to Committee on RULES, March 27, 2008.
On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration as amended? HOUSE BILLS Bill as amended was agreed to. INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
(Bill as amended will be reprinted.) No. 2236 By Representatives SAYLOR, TURZAI, HUTCHINSON, PYLE, REED, ELLIS, BROOKS, * * * SWANGER, PERRY, RAPP, CAUSER, MANTZ, RUBLEY, BEAR, BOYD, CAPPELLI, DENLINGER, HARRIS, The House proceeded to second consideration of HB 982, METCALFE, VULAKOVICH, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, PN 2498, entitled: BASTIAN, CIVERA, CLYMER, COX, CUTLER, DALLY, DeLUCA, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, An Act establishing the Code Enforcement Challenge Grant GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY, Program; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, Community and Economic Development. KAUFFMAN, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MOUL, MOYER, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, REICHLEY, On the question, ROAE, STERN, R. STEVENSON and VEREB Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration? Bill was agreed to. An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in gross receipts tax, further providing for the imposition of tax and for establishment or HOUSE RESOLUTIONS revenue-neutral reconciliation. INTRODUCED AND REFERRED Referred to Committee on FINANCE, March 24, 2008. No. 658 By Representatives SOLOBAY, ARGALL, BEAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, No. 2384 By Representatives SABATINA, VEREB, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, D. O'BRIEN, BISHOP, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, COHEN, CREIGHTON, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HARHAI, DALEY, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, HARKINS, W. KELLER, KENNEY, KOTIK, MAHONEY, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, MANN, MANTZ, McGEEHAN, MENSCH, MYERS, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, M. O'BRIEN, REICHLEY, RUBLEY, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HERSHEY, HORNAMAN, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, THOMAS and HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KORTZ, KOTIK, LENTZ, YOUNGBLOOD
MACKERETH, MAHONEY, MANDERINO, MARSHALL, An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE, the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for MILLARD, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOYER, MURT, MUSTIO, jurisdiction and proceedings, for relief and order and for sentencing MYERS, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRONE, PYLE, procedure for murder of the first degree; and providing for mental retardation of defendant. RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SEIP, Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, March 24, 2008. SHIMKUS, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, THOMAS, TRUE, 756 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
No. 2385 By Representatives PHILLIPS, FAIRCHILD, Referred to Committee on GAMING OVERSIGHT, ROHRER, STABACK, ARGALL, BASTIAN, BELFANTI, March 24, 2008. BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CARROLL, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER, CONKLIN, No. 2390 By Representative CURRY CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALLY, DeLUCA, EVERETT, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to amend the use restriction and reversionary GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, covenant placed on the property conveyed to Temple University of the HARHAI, HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, Pennsylvania System of Higher Education, situate in Cheltenham HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, JAMES, M. KELLER, Township, Montgomery County. KENNEY, KILLION, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MARSICO, MICOZZIE, Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MYERS, March 24, 2008. NAILOR, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROCK, RUBLEY, No. 2391 By Representatives GIBBONS, BELFANTI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, BISHOP, BROOKS, COHEN, DeLUCA, EVERETT, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, TRUE, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GEIST and GEORGE VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATSON and WOJNAROSKI An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known
as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing, in personal income tax, An Act amending the act of July 15, 1976 (P.L.1036, No.208), for contributions for prostate cancer education and prevention. known as the Volunteer Fire Company, Ambulance Service and
Rescue Squad Assistance Act, further providing for assistance to volunteer fire companies, ambulance service and rescue squads. Referred to Committee on FINANCE, March 24, 2008.
Referred to Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS AND No. 2392 By Representatives MOUL, BAKER, BEAR, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 24, 2008. BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, DALEY, EVERETT, GABIG, GINGRICH, No. 2387 By Representatives D. EVANS, DALEY, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY, GERBER, BLACKWELL, COSTA, FRANKEL, GEORGE, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KULA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HELM, KULA, LEACH, McGEEHAN, MACKERETH, MAJOR, R. MILLER, MILNE, NAILOR, MELIO, PARKER, PAYTON, PETRONE, STABACK, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, READSHAW, REICHLEY, STURLA, TANGRETTI, J. TAYLOR, R. TAYLOR and ROAE, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, WALKO SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STEIL, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH and YOUNGBLOOD An Act providing for the establishment of a banking development district program and for the powers and duties of the Department of An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known Community and Economic Development; and authorizing a certain tax as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, further providing for the imposition exemption. of inheritance tax.
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, March 24, 2008. Referred to Committee on FINANCE, March 24, 2008.
No. 2388 By Representatives DALEY, SOLOBAY, No. 2393 By Representatives SAYLOR, KENNEY, J. WHITE, HESS, BELFANTI, BUXTON, KORTZ, KULA, MACKERETH, BENNINGHOFF, REICHLEY, MYERS, MAHONEY, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH BAKER, BEYER, CAPPELLI, EVERETT, GILLESPIE, and SWANGER GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON, M. KELLER, R. MILLER, MOYER, MURT, PAYNE, PETRONE, An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, excluding negligent acts PICKETT, RAPP, SIPTROTH, SWANGER and HARHART against a county or county tax claim bureau for the sale of real property for delinquent taxes. An Act establishing the Dentists for Medical Assistance Patients Program in the Department of Public Welfare.
Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Referred to Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN March 24, 2008. SERVICES, March 24, 2008.
No. 2389 By Representatives MARSICO, VEREB, BAKER, No. 2394 By Representatives SAYLOR, O'NEILL, BARRAR, BEYER, BOYD, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER, FRANKEL, R. MILLER, GILLESPIE, BELFANTI, BOBACK, CREIGHTON, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FREEMAN, GABIG, BOYD, CAPPELLI, DePASQUALE, FLECK, GEIST, HELM, GEIST, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, HESS, KAUFFMAN, HENNESSEY, HESS, MURT, PAYNE, PETRONE, MAJOR, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, O'NEILL, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, SIPTROTH and YOUNGBLOOD PHILLIPS, REICHLEY, SAYLOR, SONNEY, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, THOMAS, TURZAI, An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the VULAKOVICH, WATSON and YOUNGBLOOD Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for penalties for injuring or tampering with fire apparatus, hydrants, etc., and for An Act transferring certain powers and duties to the Gaming unauthorized use or opening of fire hydrants. Enforcement Office; and making related repeals. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, March 24, 2008.
2008 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 757
No. 2395 By Representatives DALLY, BRENNAN, No. 2401 By Representatives BASTIAN, BENNINGHOFF, CLYMER, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEIST, GRUCELA, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, DENLINGER, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, HARHART, HERSHEY, HORNAMAN, McILHATTAN, GILLESPIE, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, MURT, MUSTIO, PICKETT, REICHLEY, ROHRER, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, M. KELLER, MANTZ, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, SONNEY and THOMAS METCALFE, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, ROAE and WATSON An Act amending the act of March 3, 1978 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Steel Products Procurement Act, further providing for An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania applicability. Consolidated Statutes, further providing for tire equipment and traction surfaces. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, March 27, 2008. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION, March 27, 2008. No. 2396 By Representatives DALLY, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, GRELL, No. 2402 By Representatives PAYTON, COHEN, DALEY, HARHART, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, HARHAI, HARKINS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, MANDERINO, KORTZ, MANN, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, McGEEHAN, MYERS, PETRONE, SABATINA, SIPTROTH, MUSTIO, PAYNE, REED, REICHLEY, SAYLOR, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, THOMAS, J. WHITE, WILLIAMS SCAVELLO, STERN, RAPP and VULAKOVICH and YOUNGBLOOD
An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for general and specific Consolidated Statutes, relating to the withdrawal of Pennsylvania powers of the board and for license or permit prohibition. National Guard military forces from Iraq and Federal deployment of the National Guard. Referred to Committee on GAMING OVERSIGHT, March 27, 2008. Referred to Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 27, 2008. No. 2397 By Representatives GODSHALL, S. H. SMITH, STERN, TURZAI, BAKER, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, No. 2408 By Representatives MANDERINO, TRUE, BEAR, EVERETT, GOODMAN, KAUFFMAN, MARSHALL, BELFANTI, BENNINGTON, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, PICKETT, PRESTON, BISHOP, BOYD, BUXTON, BRENNAN, BROOKS, REICHLEY, ROAE, RUBLEY, SCAVELLO and LEACH CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CARROLL, COHEN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA, An Act prohibiting campaign contributions by certain persons that DePASQUALE, EACHUS, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, contract with the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions. FREEMAN, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HICKERNELL, Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, March 27, 2008. KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, LENTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, No. 2398 By Representatives D. O'BRIEN, BRENNAN, McILHATTAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MICOZZIE, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COHEN, FRANKEL, GRELL, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MYERS, HARPER, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, McGEEHAN, MELIO, NAILOR, NICKOL, PAYNE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, R. MILLER, MILNE, SABATINA, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, PICKETT, RAPP, REED, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS and YOUNGBLOOD RUBLEY, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SHIMKUS, An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, STAIRS, STERN, STURLA, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for licensing of SWANGER, WALKO, WATSON, WHEATLEY, dealers. WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK and
D. O'BRIEN Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, March 27, 2008. An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), No. 2399 By Representatives D. O'BRIEN, BENNINGTON, known as the Public School Code of 1949, further providing for CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COHEN, DALLY, FRANKEL, State reimbursement for health services.
GRELL, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, KILLION, Referred to Committee on EDUCATION, March 27, 2008. KING, KULA, LEACH, McGEEHAN, MELIO, R. MILLER, MILNE, O'NEILL, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SABATINA, SCHRODER, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STURLA, SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS and YOUNGBLOOD The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, presented the An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of following bills for concurrence: the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for other offenses. SB 387, PN 1808 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, March 27, 2008. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, March 24, 2008. 758 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 31
SB 963, PN 1157 ADJOURNMENT CONTINUED
Referred to Committee on URBAN AFFAIRS, March 24, The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Milne 2008. of Chester County, who moves this House do now adjourn until Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 11 a.m., e.d.t., unless sooner recalled SB 1153, PN 1839 by the Speaker.
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, March 24, 2008. On the question recurring, Will the House agree to the motion? The SPEAKER. Are there any announcements? Motion was agreed to, and at 5:58 p.m., e.d.t., the House adjourned. ADJOURNMENT
The SPEAKER. Representative Milne of Chester County moves this House do now adjourn until Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 11 a.m., unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.
On the question, Will the House agree to the motion?
The SPEAKER. Under rule 66, two members of the House can request a roll-call vote. Representative Maher and Representative Reichley have requested a roll call on adjournment. The Chair recognizes Representative Maher on the motion to adjourn. Mr. MAHER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Having established a method to effectuate the constitutional prerogatives of members on this question, for which I thank the Speaker, I am happy to support adjournment, and in fact, I will withdraw my motion, and I understand that Representative Reichley is joining me in doing so as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The gentleman has withdrawn his request for a roll-call vote. Representative Maher. The gentleman has withdrawn his request for a roll-call vote under rule 66. Mr. MAHER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Having established the precedent on how we might do it, I accomplished what I set out to do today, and I thank you. I will withdraw my motion.
COMMITTEE MEETING CANCELED
The SPEAKER. Representative Daley. Mr. DALEY. Mr. Speaker, to make an announcement about a committee meeting. The SPEAKER. The gentleman is in order. Mr. DALEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Commerce Committee meeting that is scheduled for tomorrow at 9:30 has been canceled and will be rescheduled, and we will send out notices to all the members. The SPEAKER. The Chair thanks the gentleman.
Are there any other announcements?
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED OVER
The SPEAKER. Without objection, any remaining bills and resolutions on today's calendar will be passed over. The Chair hears no objection.