State of and Providence Plantations

JOURNAL -OF THE- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Volume 141, No. 29 Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Twenty-ninth Day

The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 and is called to order at 4:19 o’clock P.M., by the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker.

The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 70 members present and 5 members absent as follows:

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

ABSENT – 5: Representatives Corvese, Fox, Jacquard, McLaughlin, San Bento.

INVOCATION

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

(For Invocation, see Appendix, this Journal.)

APPROVAL OF RECORD

By unanimous consent, the House Journal of Tuesday, March 25, 2014, is approved as printed.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

From Speaker Mattiello March 26, 2014

I hereby appoint Representative Lisa Tomasso as the Senior Deputy Majority Leader.

Received and placed on file.

From Speaker Mattiello March 26, 2014

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Representative , Chairman Representative , Co-Vice Chair Representative , Co-Vice Chair Representative Eileen Naughton, Deputy Chair Representative William San Bento, Secretary Representative Representative Representative Raymond Hull Representative Representative Karen MacBeth Representative Jan Malik Representative Kenneth Marshall Representative Representative Deborah Ruggiero Representative Scott Slater Representative Lisa Tomasso

Received and placed on file.

From Speaker Mattiello March 26, 2014

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Representative , Chairman Representative Doreen Costa, Vice Chair Representative Peter Martin, Secretary Representative Representative Joseph Almeida Representative Representative Representative Representative John Edwards Representative

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Representative Representative K. Joseph Shekarchi Representative Donna Walsh

Received and placed on file.

COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Representative DeSimone, for the Committee on Municipal Government, reports back the following measures, with recommendation of passage:

Senate Bill No. 2106 BY Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR RELATIONS - MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN (would redefine the circumstances in which a municipal labor contract may exceed a term of three (3) years) {LC3382/1} 03/26/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2014)

Senate Bill No. 2107 BY Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION - OBLIGATION TO BARGAIN (would redefine the circumstances in which a municipal police contract may exceed a term of three (3) years) {LC3408/1} 03/26/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2014)

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

Senate Bill No. 2246 SUB A BY Satchell, Ruggerio, Pearson, McCaffrey, Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHERS' ARBITRATION (would prohibit any municipality which has a locally administered pension plan in "critical status" from entering into labor contracts under this chapter exceeding five (5) years) {LC3726/A/1} 03/26/2014 Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2014)

NEW BUSINESS

House Bill No. 7978 (Business Regulation) BY Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - RHODE ISLAND TITLE INSURANCE ACT

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{LC4464/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

House Bill No. 7979 BY Naughton, McNamara, Ferri, Shekarchi, Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - MEDICAL - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (This act would remove "methadone maintenance services" from the definition of mental illness coverage for medical insurance purposes.) {LC4941/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

House Bill No. 7980 BY Martin, Abney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES {LC5288/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

House Bill No. 7981 BY Slater ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT {LC5165/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

House Bill No. 7982 BY Coderre, Cimini, Blazejewski, Williams, Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES {LC5266/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Labor

House Bill No. 7983 BY Guthrie, Johnston, Morin, O`Grady, Serpa ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - MANUFACTURING FACILITIES TAX CREDIT ACT (Establishes new tax credits as incentives to owners to rehabilitate manufacturing facilities, and to put such facilities into operation.) {LC5181/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Finance

House Bill No. 7984 BY McNamara, Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS {LC5220/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Finance

House Bill No. 7985 BY O'Brien, Corvese, Carnevale, Marshall, Almeida ENTITLED, AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF NORTH PROVIDENCE {LC5224/1} 03/26/2014 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures:

Senate Bill No. 2243 BY Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow The Honorable Walter S. Felag, Jr., to join Lucien Oliver Chauvin and Luis Enrique Bossio Montellanos in marriage on or about May 2, 2014, within the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island) {LC3949/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2372 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Jayne Martin to join Claire Hennessy, and Timothy Williamson in marriage on or about June 15, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island) {LC4519/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2373 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Mary Foley Dolan to join Jessica Ann Foley and David Noel Sheehan in marriage on or about June 21, 2014, within the Town of Jamestown, Rhode Island) {LC4555/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2374 BY Paiva Weed ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Richard Sardella to join James Anton Tollefson and Stacey Anne Wiegand in marriage on or about August 23, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island) {LC4537/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2384 BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (would allow Robert E. P. Elmer, III, to join Sarah Guiliano and Scott McGinley in marriage on or about August 16, 2014, within the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island) {LC4354/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

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

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03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2605 BY Goldin, Cool Rumsey, Conley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow William Kinsella to join Ryan W. Gardiner and Susan E. Bernstein in marriage on or about August 31, 2014, within the Village of Matunuck, Rhode Island.) {LC4851/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2612 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow The Honorable Dawson Tucker Hodgson to join Adam Hodgson Leventhal and Melissa Mooney Walton in marriage on or about July 19, 2014, within the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island.) {LC4932/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2710 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Kenneth J. Munnelly to join Jessica Ann Kantarian and Adam Stephen Fuchs in marriage on or about July 25, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC5055/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2711 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Kenneth J. Munnelly to join Jennifer Ann Korzeniowski and Matthew Paul Lancos in marriage on or about July 4, 2014, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC5057/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2714 BY Satchell, Gallo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Richard Nicholas Ramsay to join Jason Bruce Ramsay and Christine Emily Newton in marriage on or about May 17, 2014, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC4944/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

Senate Bill No. 2752 BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (This act would allow Sister Ann Keefe to join Kathleen Nee and Carlos Zambrano in marriage on or about August 23, 2014, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC5124/1} 03/26/2014 Referred to House Judiciary

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GUEST

Representative Ferri welcomes to the House as a guest Kimberly Kalunian, 2014 RI Cherry Blossom Princess.

CALENDAR

From the Calendar are taken:

IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014:

1. 2014-H 7510 SUB A BY Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - PRACTICE IN PROBATE COURTS

Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

Representative Craven moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Malik, McNamara, Dickinson, Shekarchi, Abney, Casey, Blazejewski, Keable, Johnston, Guthrie, Edwards, Lally, Ruggiero, Almeida, Marshall and Valencia.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 69 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.

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

NAYS - 0:

2. 2014-H 7511 BY Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

Representative Craven moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Valencia, Ajello, Ackerman, Coderre, Ruggiero, Marshall, Almeida, Walsh, Dickinson, Ferri, Shekarchi, Abney, Silva, Blazejewski, Johnston and Lima.

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Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 69 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows.

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

NAYS - 0:

3. 2014-H 7633 SUB A BY Serpa ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ARBITRATION

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

Representative DeSimone moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Guthrie, Johnston, Morin, Silva, Azzinaro, Fellela, Lima, Costantino, Coderre, Dickinson, Bennett, Hull, Craven, Ruggiero, Marshall, O’Grady, Amore, Casey, and Abney.

Representatives Morgan, DeSimone and Serpa discuss the act.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, on a roll call vote, 68 members voting in the affirmative and 1 member voting in the negative as follows.

YEAS - 68: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carnevale, Casey, Chippendale, Cimini, Coderre, Costa, Costantino, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Dickinson, Edwards, Fellela, Ferri, Finn, Gallison, Giarrusso, Guthrie, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lally, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, Martin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morin, Naughton, Newberry, O'Brien, O'Grady, O'Neill, Palangio, Palumbo, Phillips, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Silva, Slater, Tanzi, Tomasso, Trillo, Ucci, Valencia, Walsh, Williams, Winfield.

NAYS - 1: Representative Morgan.

By unanimous consent the House returns to:

GUESTS

Representative Phillips welcomes 2014 RI Cherry Blossom Princess Kimberly Kalunian’s mother, Karen Kalunian; father, Keith Kalunian; grandmother, Karolyn Kalunian; Geraldine Barclay-King organizer of Cherry Blossom Festival; James Toomey, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council; Lisa Castellone-Blackstone Valley Tourism Council; Elena Loring, Tabetha Taylor, Caitlin Bailey, and Yantin Zhu- interns from Johnston and Wales.

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By unanimous consent the House returns to:

NEW BUSINESS

House Resolution No. 7986 BY DeSimone, Newberry ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES {LC5286/1}

Representative DeSimone requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration.

There is no objection.

Read and passed, on a motion of Representative DeSimone seconded by Representative Newberry by unanimous consent, on a rising vote.

House Resolution No. 7987 BY DeSimone, Newberry ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS {LC5285/1}

Representative DeSimone requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration.

There is no objection.

Read and passed, on a motion of Representative DeSimone seconded by Representative Newberry by unanimous consent, on a voice vote.

TRANSMITTAL

By unanimous consent, all matters on the clerk’s desk are ordered to be transmitted to His Excellency, the Governor, to the Honorable Secretary of State, and the Honorable Senate forthwith.

By unanimous consent the House returns to:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Representative Handy wishes a Happy Birthday to his wife, Tish.

Representative Silva announces March is DD Awareness Month (Developmental Disabilities) and they will be honoring Representative Cale Keable tomorrow in the Senate Lounge at 3:30P.M.

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

Representative Diaz announces that the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare will meet today, at the rise of the House, in Room 101 of the State House.

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Representative Ackerman announces the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academies and Achievement First will be honoring Representatives Silva, Edwards and herself at 5 o’clock tonight in the Bell Room of the State House.

By unanimous consent the House returns to:

GUESTS

Representative Ackerman welcomes the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academies and Achievement First students and teachers to the House Chamber.

By unanimous consent the House returns to:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

Representative Valencia wishes his intern, Storm Lawrence a Happy Birthday.

Representative Hull welcomes Representative Valencia into the Black and Latino Caucus.

Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Majority Leader DeSimone wish Governor Lincoln Chafee a Happy “61st” Birthday.

ADJOURNMENT

At 4:44 o’clock P.M. on motion of Representative DeSimone seconded by Representative Newberry the House adjourns, on a voice vote.

Linda M. McElroy Recording Clerk

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APPENDIX

INVOCATION

REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT J. GUTHRIE

O God, We thank you for the blessings of our civil liberties and freedoms; for our opportunities; and our privileges. We ask you to assist and enlighten the representatives from our beloved State. Help us to be just and honest with ourselves in our thinking and our actions. Give us strength to let our conscience be our guide in all our legislative endeavors. Amen

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APPENDIX

CONSENT CALENDAR

IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 01, 2014:

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

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

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

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

3. 2014-H 7850 BY Handy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

4. 2014-H 7851 BY Martin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

5. 2014-H 7852 BY Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

6. 2014-H 7892 BY Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

7. 2014-H 7893 BY Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

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8. 2014-H 7894 BY Tomasso ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

Francis McCabe Clerk of the House

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

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APPENDIX

CALENDAR

IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014:

1. 2014-H 7157 BY Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE CHILDREN'S JEWELRY SAFETY ACT

Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends passage.

2. 2014-H 7219 SUB A BY Giarrusso ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS

Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 01, 2014:

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

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

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

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

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

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

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

Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence.

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

Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence.

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

Committee on Municipal Government recommends passage in concurrence.

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

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

Francis McCabe Clerk of the House

Wednesday, March 26, 2014