STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS JANUARY SESSION of the General Assembly begun and held at the State House in the City of Providence on Tuesday, the sixth day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and fifteen. Volume 142, No.46 Thursday, May 14, 2015 Forty-Sixth Legislative Day The Senate meets pursuant to adjournment and is called to order by the Honorable M. Teresa Paiva Weed, President of the Senate, at 4:30 o’clock P.M. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 35 Senators present and 3 Senators absent as follows: PRESENT – 35: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Gee, Goldin, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lombardi, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Morgan, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Walaska. ABSENT – 3: Senators Conley, Doyle and Lombardo. INVOCATION The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Walaska to deliver the invocation. (See Appendix for Invocation) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Walaska to lead the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. APPROVAL OF RECORD The Senate Journal of the Forty-Fifth Legislative Day of the 2015 proceedings is read in part. Upon suggestion of Senator Walaska and by unanimous consent, further reading of the Journal is dispensed with and the Journal approved as recorded. NEW BUSINESS S.J. -- 2 JOURNAL Thursday, May 14, 2015 Senate Resolution No. 909 BY Lombardi, Conley, Walaska, Felag, DaPonte ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ST. MARY ACADEMY- BAY VIEW GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE 2015 RHODE ISLAND GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP {LC2641/1} Senator Lombardi requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted. Senator Lombardi moves passage, seconded by Senators DaPonte, Gallo, Algiere, O’Neill, Ruggerio, DaPonte, Lynch, Sheehan, Morgan, Crowley, Jabour, Picard, Metts, Walaska, McCaffrey, Nesselbush, Goodwin, Felag, Coyne, Archambault and Cote. Senator DaPonte discusses the resolution. The resolution is read and passed, upon a voice vote. GUESTS Upon suggestion of Senator Lombardi and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber the St. Mary Academy-Bay View Girls' Basketball Team and 2015 Rhode Island Girls’ Basketball State Tournament Champions: Jazlyn Contreras, Rylee Leonard, Blaine Lynch-Gadaleta, Elfreda Hoff, Dyamond Azakpo, Erin Dillon, Laura Rubino, Alexa Raposa, Olympia Good, Mikaela Lee, Diana Bianco-Riley, Haley LeComte, Dakota Grenier, Malaina Emidy, Cassandra Pare, Kathleen Rubino, Sofia Cabral, Maya Solomon- Messier, Grace Hagberg, Jillian Lee, Ashley Omigie, Francesca Corsinetti, Morgan Burke, Susanna Mello, and Abigail Burke. Bay View Head Coach Doug Haynes and Assistant Coaches Kaitlyn Birrell, Joe Ercolano, and Morgan Kane. GUESTS Upon suggestion of Senator Algiere and by unanimous consent, the Honorable President, welcomes to the Chamber College Leadership Rhode Island (CLRI) Fellows: Gladys Alvarez Mendez, Kelsey Arpin, Lauren Fiske, Emily Pietrzak and Rachel Wilkinson. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE S.J. -- 3 JOURNAL Thursday, May 14, 2015 Senator Picard from the Committee on Commerce, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: The Appointment of Shannon E. Brawley VICE Anthony Miccolis to the Quonset Development Corporation for a term expiring January 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. The Appointment of Martha Holt Castle, Esq. VICE Robert Breslin, Jr., Esq. to the Quonset Development Corporation for a term expiring January 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. The Appointment of Guillaume De Ramel VICE John Laramee to the Quonset Development Corporation for a term expiring January 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. The Appointment of Scot A. Jones VICE James Berson to the Quonset Development Corporation for a term expiring January 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE Senator Sosnowski from the Committee on Environment and Agriculture, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: Senate Bill No. 203 BY Sosnowski, Sheehan, Archambault, Fogarty, Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - VETERINARY PRACTICE (Allows non-veterinarians to perform certain husbandry procedures that are commonly performed by owners of animal pets and livestock.){LC833/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 205 BY Sosnowski, Sheehan, Archambault, Fogarty, Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- LIVESTOCK DEALERS (Repeals the statutory requirement that livestock dealers have a DEM- issued license plate, and requires livestock dealers to care for animals in their custody according to standards adopted by the RI livestock welfare and care standards advisory council.) {LC844/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 406 BY DiPalma, DaPonte, Coyne, Archambault, Kettle S.J. -- 4 JOURNAL Thursday, May 14, 2015 ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Increases to 15 the membership of the Rhode Island Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council.) {LC1749/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 410 BY Sosnowski, Conley, Walaska, Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND ENERGY RESOURCES ACT (Requires office energy resources to assemble task forces to report on development of alternative fuel markets/least cost procurement for delivered fuels with recommendations to the governor by January 31, 2016.) {LC1673/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 539 BY Ruggerio, Sosnowski, Miller, Metts ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING, REUSE, AND DISPOSAL OF MATTRESSES (Clarifies the definition of "mattress" in the "Responsible Recycling, Reuse, and Disposal of Mattresses Act".) {LC1894/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 703 (Enviromental Management) BY Sosnowski, Conley, Goldin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- SEAFOOD MARKETING (Adds aquaculturist membership and representation to the seafood marketing collaborative of 2011.){LC1730/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 704 (Administration) BY Conley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Repeals the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Coordination Board Act.) {LC1774/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 750 (Environmental Management) BY Archambault, Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - HANDLING OF LIVE POULTRY (Repeals the provisions which provided that the director of DEM would issue vehicle license registration plates to those individuals or companies in the business of buying, selling and/or transporting live poultry.) {LC1744/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 751 (Environmental Management) S.J. -- 5 JOURNAL Thursday, May 14, 2015 BY Sheehan, Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE (Student shellfish licenses are to be submitted by June 30 of each year.) {LC1733/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Senate Bill No. 752 (Enviromental Management) BY Sosnowski, Kettle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL (Repeals many statutes dealing with tuberculosis in animals.) {LC1734/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Senator Gallo from the Committee on Education, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: The Appointment of Katherine Blacklock VICE Jean Rondeau to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for a term expiring March 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. The Appointment of Carmen R. Díaz-Jusino VICE Francis Parra to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for a term expiring March 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. The Appointment of Michelle Kwan VICE James Riley to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for a term expiring March 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. The Appointment of Loren M. Spears VICE Deming Sherman, Esq. to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for a term expiring March 1, 2018. Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. Senate Bill No. 603 SUB A BY Paiva Weed, Gallo, DaPonte, McCaffrey, Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PERFORMANCE FUNDING {LC1942/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. COMMUNICATION S.J. -- 6 JOURNAL Thursday, May 14, 2015 The Honorable President presents the following communication: STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS STATE HOUSE May 14, 2015 The Honorable M. Teresa Paiva Weed President of the Senate State House Room 318 Providence, RI 02903 Dear Madame President, I would like to inform you that unfortunately I will be unable to attend session on Thursday, May 14, 2015. If you have any questions, pleae feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Frank Lombardo Senator-District 25 Read and