COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009 SESSION OF 2009 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The House convened at 1 p.m., e.s.t. The SPEAKER. Without objection, approval of the Journal of Tuesday, January 6, 2009, will be postponed until printed. THE SPEAKER (KEITH R. McCALL) The Chair hears no objection. PRESIDING LEAVES OF ABSENCE PRAYER The SPEAKER. Turning to leaves of absence, the Chair The SPEAKER. The prayer will be offered by Pastor recognizes the majority whip, Representative DeWeese, who Ricky Phillips, who is a guest of the Honorable Representative requests the following leaves: the gentleman from Bucks, Bud George. Mr. GALLOWAY, for the day; the gentleman from Erie, Mr. HORNAMAN, for the day; the gentleman from Allegheny, PASTOR RICKY PHILLIPS, Guest Chaplain of the House Mr. Matt SMITH, for the day; the gentleman from of Representatives, offered the following prayer: Montgomery, Mr. CURRY, for the day; and the gentleman from Washington, Mr. DALEY, for the day. Without objection, the Let us pray: leaves will be granted. God of all creation, You are the source of all wisdom and The Chair also recognizes the gentleman, Mr. Turzai, who love. You have created all of us, and as individuals, we are all requests the following leaves: the gentleman from Delaware, different in many ways. We thank You for this diversity. Help Mr. CIVERA, for the week; the gentleman from Lancaster, us to celebrate this diversity by working together so that we can Mr. HICKERNELL, for the day; and the gentleman from appreciate the true beauty of creation in all of its fullness. You Philadelphia, Mr. John TAYLOR, for the week. Without have blessed us in our own individual lives in so many ways, objection, the leaves will be granted. and You have truly blessed our country. May we never forget to pass these blessings on to others. As a country and as a State, The members will report to the floor. we face many challenges. There are many who are in need. There are many who are living in fear. We put our hope in Your wisdom and strength. MASTER ROLL CALL May You be with our new President, Barack Obama, and his The SPEAKER. The Chair is about to take the master roll. staff. We ask that You bless our new President and all the Members will proceed to vote. members that are gathered here today, and may You allow all members of government to work together so that they can (Members proceeded to vote.) remember what is most important, to always remember those who are unable to defend themselves. Let them remember to stand up for the poor and the elderly and all those in need. May LEAVE OF ABSENCE they protect the beauty of the earth in which we have been blessed. May they stand up and not be quiet when they see The SPEAKER. Returning to leaves of absence, the Chair injustices. We also pray they may also remember all those recognizes the majority whip, who moves that the gentleman, service men and women who are serving in the Armed Forces Mr. PALLONE, from Westmoreland County, be placed on and their families who are trying to maintain peace in a tough leave. Without objection, the leave will be granted. world. May faith replace our fear. Sustain us in these times. This we pray in Your holy name. Amen. MASTER ROLL CALL CONTINUED The following roll call was recorded: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRESENT–194 (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and visitors.) Adolph Evans, J. Maher Reed Argall Everett Mahoney Reese Baker Fabrizio Major Reichley Barbin Fairchild Manderino Roae 32 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE JANUARY 26 Barrar Farry Mann Rock HOUSE RESOLUTIONS Bear Fleck Markosek Roebuck Belfanti Frankel Marshall Rohrer INTRODUCED AND REFERRED Benninghoff Freeman Marsico Ross Beyer Gabig Matzie Sabatina No. 2 By Representatives M. O'BRIEN, RAPP, KOTIK, Bishop Gabler McGeehan Sainato KORTZ, BEYER, McILVAINE SMITH, HORNAMAN, Boback Geist McI. Smith Samuelson Boyd George Melio Santarsiero MURT, SCHRODER and VULAKOVICH Boyle Gerber Mensch Santoni Bradford Gergely Metcalfe Saylor A Resolution urging the members of the Judicial Branch to Brennan Gibbons Metzgar Scavello voluntarily reject the annual cost-of-living adjustment to their salaries. Briggs Gillespie Miccarelli Schroder Brooks Gingrich Micozzie Seip Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, Brown Godshall Millard Shapiro January 26, 2009. Burns Goodman Miller Siptroth Buxton Grell Milne Smith, K. Caltagirone Grove Mirabito Smith, S. No. 7 By Representatives BOYLE, FRANKEL, SHAPIRO, Carroll Grucela Moul Solobay BUXTON, JOSEPHS, McGEEHAN, CONKLIN, M. O'BRIEN, Casorio Haluska Mundy Sonney RAPP, BOYD, GIBBONS, SAYLOR, ROCK, TRUE, Causer Hanna Murphy Staback DePASQUALE, KAUFFMAN, SCHRODER, SCAVELLO, Christiana Harhai Murt Stern Clymer Harhart Mustio Stevenson READSHAW, GERBER, METZGAR, HORNAMAN, Cohen Harkins Myers Sturla PAYTON, KORTZ, SIPTROTH, FLECK, GOODMAN, Conklin Harper O'Brien, D. Swanger BISHOP, PETRI, DRUCKER, REICHLEY, STERN, MUNDY, Costa, D. Harris O'Brien, M. Tallman FREEMAN, DENLINGER, COHEN and CASORIO Costa, P. Helm O'Neill Taylor, R. Cox Hennessey Oberlander Thomas A Resolution urging the support of the Congress of the Creighton Hess Oliver True United States for the State of Israel in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian Cruz Houghton Parker Turzai Conflict in the Gaza Strip. Cutler Hutchinson Pashinski Vereb Dally Johnson Payne Vitali Day Josephs Payton Vulakovich Referred to Committee on INTERGOVERNMENTAL Deasy Kauffman Peifer Wagner AFFAIRS, January 26, 2009. Delozier Keller, M.K. Perry Walko DeLuca Keller, W. Perzel Wansacz Denlinger Kessler Petrarca Waters No. 17 By Representatives HARPER, ADOLPH, ARGALL, DePasquale Killion Petri Watson BARRAR, BEYER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, Dermody Kirkland Phillips Wheatley FAIRCHILD, GEORGE, GODSHALL, HENNESSEY, DeWeese Kortz Pickett White HUTCHINSON, MUSTIO, RAPP, READSHAW, DiGirolamo Kotik Preston Williams Donatucci Krieger Pyle Youngblood SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STERN, SWANGER, Drucker Kula Quigley Yudichak VULAKOVICH, WATSON, MAJOR and FLECK Eachus Lentz Quinn Ellis Levdansky Rapp McCall, A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Evans, D. Longietti Readshaw Speaker Committee to review the Commonwealth's program of providing grants for environmental protection and improvement projects under the Growing Greener Program and the Community Conservation ADDITIONS–0 Partnerships Program. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL NOT VOTING–0 RESOURCES AND ENERGY, January 26, 2009. No. 18 By Representatives MARKOSEK, BRENNAN, EXCUSED–9 CUTLER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, PRESTON, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, WALKO and WHITE Civera Galloway Hornaman Smith, M. Curry Hickernell Pallone Taylor, J. A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Daley Committee to study the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of placing transit agency employees under the Commonwealth's jurisdiction for the purposes of providing health benefits and pension benefits and to LEAVES ADDED–2 make a report. Gerber Maher Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION, January 26, 2009. LEAVES CANCELED–2 No. 19 By Representatives MARKOSEK, BRENNAN, Gerber Pallone CUTLER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GROVE, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, McILVAINE SMITH, The SPEAKER. A quorum being present, the House will M. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, PRESTON, READSHAW, SAYLOR, proceed to conduct business. SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, VULAKOVICH and WALKO 2009 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL—HOUSE 33 A Concurrent Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, Finance Committee to study alternatives to the liquid fuels tax for No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, providing for methods of purposes of funding the Commonwealth's transportation infrastructure dispensing drugs and enforcement. and to report its findings to the General Assembly. Referred to Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES, January 26, 2009. January 26, 2009. No. 29 By Representatives M. O'BRIEN, BEYER, GEORGE, HOUSE BILLS VULAKOVICH, BAKER, KOTIK, MANDERINO, INTRODUCED AND REFERRED McILVAINE SMITH, PRESTON, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STURLA, PYLE, GIBBONS and FLECK No. 22 By Representative CREIGHTON An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, providing for special approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Tad W. Hippensteel a plates for school teachers. pedestrian and vehicular access easement over certain lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania situate in Mount Joy Township, Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION, Lancaster County. January 26, 2009. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, No. 33 By Representatives M. O'BRIEN, DePASQUALE, January 26, 2009. BEYER, JOSEPHS, MUNDY, DONATUCCI, HARKINS, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, PRESTON, SIPTROTH, No. 23 By Representatives M. O'BRIEN, SWANGER, K. SMITH, STURLA, HENNESSEY, GIBBONS, WALKO JOSEPHS, TRUE, McILVAINE SMITH, BENNINGHOFF, and HARHAI CLYMER and FLECK An Act requiring retailers of pharmaceutical drugs to have in place An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania a system for the acceptance and collection of pharmaceutical drugs for Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, providing for binding proper disposal; and imposing civil penalties. ballot question; and, in licensees, further providing for location of Category 2 slot machine license.