COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012 SESSION OF 2012 196TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 16 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SENATE MESSAGE The House convened at 10 a.m., e.d.t. AMENDED HOUSE BILL RETURNED FOR CONCURRENCE AND THE SPEAKER (SAMUEL H. SMITH) REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES PRESIDING The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, returned HB 424, PRAYER PN 3197, with information that the Senate has passed the same with amendment in which the concurrence of the House of The SPEAKER. The prayer will be offered by the Reverend Representatives is requested. Jake Lee, Trinity Wesleyan Church, from Allentown, Pennsylvania. SENATE MESSAGE REV. JAKE LEE, Guest Chaplain of the House of HOUSE BILL Representatives, offered the following prayer: CONCURRED IN BY SENATE Let us pray together: The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, returned HB 1355, Heavenly Father, we are blessed by Your presence, amazed PN 1584, with information that the Senate has passed the same by Your grace, and dependent upon Your strength for each day. without amendment. We praise You for Your abundant provision and are forever grateful for Your sustaining love. Forgive us when we forsake the blessings that have been granted to us, and may we make it BILL SIGNED BY SPEAKER our holy ambition to glorify You as we offer our lives in Bill numbered and entitled as follows having been prepared devoted service. We pray for one another with confidence that for presentation to the Governor, and the same being correct, the You hear repented hearts and respond to those who humbly seek title was publicly read as follows: You, obey You, and live by Your wisdom. May You bless this House with strength, wisdom, and courage as they endeavor to HB 1355, PN 1584 lead this great State. May You remind them that they are not only accountable for this Commonwealth but her people and An Act designating the westbound bridge carrying Interstate 90 You, Almighty God, that their service is a sacred service. We over Six Mile Creek in Harborcreek Township, Erie County, as the pray for personal renewal and a robust faith and a vibrant vision Jarrid L. King Memorial Bridge. for the future. Remembering that righteousness exalts a nation, we turn to You and trust You not only to make us great but Whereupon, the Speaker, in the presence of the House, make us good. signed the same. We pray and thank You, Father, for this time together. Amen. LEAVES OF ABSENCE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER. Are there requests for leaves of absence? The Speaker recognizes the majority whip, who requests a (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and leave of absence for the gentleman, Mr. KILLION, from visitors.) Delaware County for the day, and the gentleman, Mr. O'NEILL, from Bucks County for the day. Without objection, the leaves will be granted. JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The minority whip requests a leave of absence for the gentleman, Mr. Brendan BOYLE, from Philadelphia County, The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the for the day; the gentleman, Mr. DEASY, from Allegheny Journal of Tuesday, March 13, 2012, will be postponed until County for the day; and the gentleman, Mr. SANTARSIERO, printed. 380 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE MARCH 14 from Bucks County for the day. The minority whip additionally Christiana Grove Milne Stephens requests a leave of absence for the gentleman from Lawrence Clymer Hackett Mirabito Stern Cohen Hahn Moul Stevenson County, Mr. GIBBONS. Without objection, the leaves will be Conklin Haluska Mullery Sturla granted. Costa, D. Hanna Mundy Swanger Returning to leaves of absence, the gentleman, Costa, P. Harhai Murphy Tallman Mr. Santarsiero, is present on the floor of the House. His name Cox Harhart Murt Taylor Creighton Harkins Mustio Thomas will be added to the master roll call. Cruz Harper Myers Tobash Culver Harris Neuman Toepel Curry Heffley O'Brien, M. Toohil HOUSE BILL Cutler Helm Oberlander Truitt INTRODUCED AND REFERRED Daley Hennessey Parker Turzai Davidson Hess Pashinski Vereb No. 2191 By Representatives ROSS, BEAR, BARBIN, Davis Hickernell Payne Vitali Day Hornaman Payton Vulakovich BOYD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, DeLissio Hutchinson Peifer Waters CHRISTIANA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DELOZIER, Delozier Josephs Perry Watson DeLUCA, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FARRY, GEORGE, DeLuca Kampf Petrarca Wheatley GERGELY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHAI, Denlinger Kauffman Petri White DePasquale Kavulich Pickett Youngblood HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, Dermody Keller, F. Preston HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KILLION, KOTIK, DeWeese Keller, M.K. Pyle Smith, S., MARSICO, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MUNDY, MURT, DiGirolamo Keller, W. Quigley Speaker O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, QUINN, RAPP, SAINATO, Donatucci SAYLOR, SCHRODER, STEPHENS, SWANGER, TAYLOR, ADDITIONS–0 TOEPEL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, DENLINGER, CARROLL, DONATUCCI, NOT VOTING–0 DERMODY, J. EVANS and MARKOSEK EXCUSED–6 An Act amending Titles 7 (Banks and Banking) and 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Title 7, Boyle, B. Gibbons Marsico O'Neill providing for short-term loan protection; and, in Title 18, further Deasy Killion providing for deceptive or fraudulent business practices and providing for unlicensed short-term lending. LEAVES ADDED–1 Referred to Committee on CONSUMER AFFAIRS, Tobash March 14, 2012. LEAVES CANCELED–2 MASTER ROLL CALL Gibbons Tobash The SPEAKER. The Speaker is about to take the master roll call. Members will proceed to vote. The SPEAKER. One hundred and ninety-one members having voted on the master roll call, a quorum is present. The following roll call was recorded: PRESENT–191 UNCONTESTED CALENDAR Adolph Dunbar Kirkland Quinn RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Aument Ellis Knowles Rapp Baker Emrick Kortz Ravenstahl Barbin Evankovich Kotik Readshaw Mr. CAUSER called up HR 603, PN 3170, entitled: Barrar Evans, D. Krieger Reed Bear Evans, J. Kula Reese A Resolution designating the week of March 17 through 24, 2012, Benninghoff Everett Lawrence Roae as "Maple Producers Week" in Pennsylvania. Bishop Fabrizio Longietti Rock Bloom Farry Maher Roebuck On the question, Boback Fleck Mahoney Ross Boyd Frankel Major Sabatina Will the House adopt the resolution? Boyle, K. Freeman Maloney Saccone Bradford Gabler Mann Sainato The following roll call was recorded: Brennan Galloway Markosek Samuelson Briggs Geist Marshall Santarsiero Brooks George Masser Santoni YEAS–191 Brown, R. Gerber Matzie Saylor Brown, V. Gergely McGeehan Scavello Adolph Dunbar Kirkland Quinn Brownlee Gillen Metcalfe Schroder Aument Ellis Knowles Rapp Burns Gillespie Metzgar Simmons Baker Emrick Kortz Ravenstahl Buxton Gingrich Miccarelli Smith, K. Barbin Evankovich Kotik Readshaw Caltagirone Godshall Micozzie Smith, M. Barrar Evans, D. Krieger Reed Carroll Goodman Millard Sonney Bear Evans, J. Kula Reese Causer Grell Miller Staback Benninghoff Everett Lawrence Roae 2012 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 381 Bishop Fabrizio Longietti Rock The SPEAKER. The Speaker thanks the gentleman. Bloom Farry Maher Roebuck Boback Fleck Mahoney Ross Boyd Frankel Major Sabatina LEAVE OF ABSENCE Boyle, K. Freeman Maloney Saccone Bradford Gabler Mann Sainato Brennan Galloway Markosek Samuelson The SPEAKER. The Speaker returns to leaves of absence Briggs Geist Marshall Santarsiero and recognizes the majority whip, who requests a leave of Brooks George Masser Santoni absence for the gentleman from Schuylkill County, Brown, R. Gerber Matzie Saylor Mr. TOBASH, for the day. Without objection, the leave will be Brown, V. Gergely McGeehan Scavello Brownlee Gillen Metcalfe Schroder granted. Burns Gillespie Metzgar Simmons Buxton Gingrich Miccarelli Smith, K. We will return to consideration of HB 934, PN 3166, on Caltagirone Godshall Micozzie Smith, M. page 6 of today's House calendar. Carroll Goodman Millard Sonney Causer Grell Miller Staback Christiana Grove Milne Stephens CALENDAR Clymer Hackett Mirabito Stern Cohen Hahn Moul Stevenson Conklin Haluska Mullery Sturla BILL ON CONCURRENCE Costa, D. Hanna Mundy Swanger IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Costa, P. Harhai Murphy Tallman Cox Harhart Murt Taylor Creighton Harkins Mustio Thomas The House proceeded to consideration of concurrence in Cruz Harper Myers Tobash Senate amendments to the following HB 934, PN 3166, Culver Harris Neuman Toepel entitled: Curry Heffley O'Brien, M. Toohil Cutler Helm Oberlander Truitt An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), Daley Hennessey Parker Turzai known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, Davidson Hess Pashinski Vereb defining "proof of identification"; in the Secretary of the Davis Hickernell Payne Vitali Commonwealth, providing for requirements relating to voter Day Hornaman Payton Vulakovich identification; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and DeLissio Hutchinson Peifer Waters elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons Delozier Josephs Perry Watson entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district DeLuca Kampf Petrarca Wheatley register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified Denlinger Kauffman Petri White absentee electors, further providing for applications for official DePasquale Kavulich Pickett Youngblood absentee ballots, for approval of application for absentee ballot, for Dermody Keller, F. Preston delivering or mailing ballots, for canvassing of official absentee ballots DeWeese Keller, M.K. Pyle Smith, S., and for public records; and providing for enforcement and for a special