State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations JOURNAL -OF THE- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY SESSION of the General Assembly begun and held at the State House in the City of Providence on Tuesday, the fifth day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and sixteen. Volume 143, No. 46 Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Forty-sixth Day The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 and is called to order at 4:25 o’clock P.M., by the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker. The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 71members present and 4 members absent as follows: PRESENT – 71: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carson, Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Giarrusso, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O’Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Williams, Winfield ABSENT – 4: Representatives Carnevale, Gallison, Palangio, Ucci. INVOCATION The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Chippendale 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 Thursday, April 28, 2016, is approved. H.J. -- 2 JOURNAL Tuesday, May 3, 2016 COMMUNICATION Received and placed on file. H.J. -- 3 JOURNAL Tuesday, May 3, 2016 APPOINTMENTS May 3, 2016 The following are appointments announced by Speaker Mattiello: Representative Marvin Abney-Chairman, Finance Committee Representative Patricia Serpa-Chairwoman, Oversight Committee Representative Deborah Ruggiero-Chairwoman, Small Business Committee (Vice, Representative Serpa) Representative Robert Jacquard, Speaker Pro Tempore Representative Gregory Costantino-Deputy Majority Leader (Vice, Representative Jacquard) Representative Raymond Johnston-Deputy Majority Leader (Vice, Representative Abney) Representative Michael Morin-Member, House Finance Committee (Vice, Member, HEW) Received and placed on file. SPEAKER MATTIELLO ADDRESSES MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE RULE 7D The following bills were announced pursuant to Rule 7D: Representative Lombardi-An Act relating to Vacating the Forfeiture of a Charter Representative Almeida-An Act relating to Medical Parole-Community Confinement Representative Handy -An Act relating to Cities and Towns-Municipal Employees An Act relating to Public Utilities and Carriers CALENDAR From the Calendar are taken: IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016: 1. 2016-H 7328 BY Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY TECHNICIAN PROTECTION ACT Committee on Labor recommends passage. H.J. -- 4 JOURNAL Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Leader DeSimone moves to recommit. There is no objection. Read and recommitted to the Committee on Labor. 2. 2016-H 7450 BY Hearn ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT- RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION ON WOMEN Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends passage. Representative McNamara moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Serpa, Hearn Tanzi, Ruggiero, Carson, McEntee, Maldonado, Fogarty, Ackerman, Canario, Winfield, Marshall, Ajello, Marcello, Messier, Morin, Costa, Giarrusso, Morgan, Reilly, Roberts, Price, Tobon, Barros, Abney, Kazarian, Casey, Keable, Johnston, Blazejewski, Costantino, Kennedy, Nunes, and Bennett. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 71: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carson, Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Giarrusso, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0: RECUSED - 0: 3. 2016-H 7516 BY Johnston ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends passage. Representative McNamara moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Lima, Bennett, McLaughlin, Phillips, Messier, Giarrusso, Morgan, Reilly, Roberts, Nardolillo, Chippendale, Melo, Tobon, Barros, Abney, Edwards, Shekarchi, Solomon, Coughlin, Kazarian, Casey, Keable, Johnston, Blazejewski, Corvese, Morin, Ajello, Costantino, Maldonado, Fogarty, Ackerman, Tanzi, Canario, Lombardi, Craven, McEntee, McKiernan, and Diaz. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 70 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. H.J. -- 5 JOURNAL Tuesday, May 3, 2016 YEAS - 70: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carson, Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Giarrusso, Handy, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0: RECUSED - 0: 4. 2016-H 7833 SUB A BY Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LAND DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION REVIEW--UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Committee on Municipal Government recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A. Leader DeSimone moves to recommit. There is no objection. Read and recommitted to the Committee on Municipal Government. 5. 2016-H 8078 BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OF THE CHARTER OF BERARD- DESJARLAIS POST 88 CLUB Committee on Corporations recommends passage.\ Representative Kennedy moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Newberry, Keable, Casey and Phillips. Read and passed, on a roll call vote, 71 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 71: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carson, Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Giarrusso, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lancia, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serpa, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Tanzi, Tobon, Trillo, Williams, Winfield. NAYS - 0: RECUSED - 0: H.J. -- 6 JOURNAL Tuesday, May 3, 2016 CONSENT CALENDAR From the Consent Calendar are taken: IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016: 1. 2016-H 8063 BY Giarrusso ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 2. 2016-S 2838 BY Sheehan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 3. 2016-S 2839 BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 4. 2016-S 2848 BY Pagliarini ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 5. 2016-S 2849 BY Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 6. 2016-S 2903 BY Gee ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 7. 2016-S 2904 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. H.J. -- 7 JOURNAL Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Read and passed, items 2 - 7 in concurrence, on a motion of Majority Leader DeSimone, seconded by Minority Leader Newberry, on a roll call vote, 70 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the negative as follows. YEAS - 70: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Almeida, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Canario, Carson, Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Costa, Costantino, Coughlin, Craven, DeSimone, Diaz, Edwards, Fellela, Filippi, Fogarty, Giarrusso, Handy, Hearn, Hull, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Keable, Kennedy, Lima, Lombardi, MacBeth, Maldonado, Malik, Marcello, Marshall, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Melo, Messier, Morgan, Morin, Nardolillo, Naughton, Newberry, Nunes, O'Brien, O'Grady, Phillips, Price, Regunberg, Reilly, Roberts, Ruggiero,