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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.58 Thursday, June 11, 2015 Fifty-Eighth 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 4:40 o’clock P.M.

The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 38 Senators present and 0 Senators absent as follows:

PRESENT – 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Conley, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Gee, Goldin, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Morgan, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Walaska.

ABSENT – 0:

INVOCATION

The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Conley to deliver the invocation.

(See Appendix for Invocation)

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

The Honorable President, by unanimous consent, presents Senator Conley to lead the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

APPROVAL OF RECORD

The Senate Journal of the Fifty-Seventh Legislative Day of the 2015 proceedings is read in part. Upon suggestion of Senator Conley and by unanimous consent, further reading of the Journal is dispensed with and the Journal approved as recorded.

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APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR

The Honorable President presents the following communication from Her Excellency, the Governor, transmitting the following appointments and requesting the advice and consent of the Senate thereto:

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS STATE HOUSE

June 10, 2015 TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE: I have the honor to inform you that in accordance with the provisions of Section 39-26.2-11 of the Rhode Island General Laws, I have made the following appointment to the Distributed Generation Standard Contracts Board:

Sue AnderBois (Construction of Renewable Generation)

VICE

Charity Pennock (Resigned)

for a term expiring May 31, 2017. To this appointment, I respectfully request your advice and consent. Sincerely, Gina M. Raimondo Governor Read and referred to the Committee on Environment and Agriculture. Also:


June 10, 2015 TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE: I have the honor to inform you that in accordance with the provisions of Section 39-26.2-11 of the Rhode Island General Laws, I have made the following reappointment to the Distributed Generation Standard Contracts Board:

Samuel J. Bradner (Small Commercial/Industrial User)

for a term expiring May 31, 2018. To this reappointment, I respectfully request your advice and consent. Sincerely, Gina M. Raimondo Governor

Read and referred to the Committee on Environment and Agriculture.


Also:


June 10, 2015 TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE: I have the honor to inform you that in accordance with the provisions of Section 39-26.2-11 of the Rhode Island General Laws, I have made the following reappointment to the Distributed Generation Standard Contracts Board:

William H. Ferguson (Large Commercial/Industrial User)

for a term expiring May 31, 2018. To this reappointment, I respectfully request your advice and consent. Sincerely, Gina M. Raimondo Governor


Also:



Kari Nel Lang (Residential User)

VICE

Christine Malecki West

for a term expiring May 31, 2018. To this appointment, I respectfully request your advice and consent. Sincerely, Gina M. Raimondo Governor



Also:



Ian Springsteel (Representative of Electric Distribution Company, Ex-Officio)

VICE

Thomas Teehan

for a term expiring May 31, 2018. To this appointment, I respectfully request your advice and consent. Sincerely, Gina M. Raimondo Governor


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. 409 SUB A BY Sosnowski, Conley, Walaska, Jabour, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Grants PUC authority to consider all utility profit in broader review to determine gas/electric utility rate of return (profit) and caps performance based profits.) {LC1511/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 537 SUB A BY McCaffrey, Lynch, Ciccone, Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES-WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS (Authorizes connection to existing sanitary sewer lines from facilities across city and town lines under certain circumstances.) {LC1521/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.


Also: Senate Bill No. 864 SUB A BY Walaska, Lynch ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE CITY OF WARWICK -- SEWER AUTHORITY (Makes various modifications to the enabling act for the Warwick Sewer Authority.) {LC2509/A/2} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Senator Pichardo from the Committee on Housing and Municipal Government, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures:

Senate Bill No. 195 SUB A BY Goodwin, Ruggerio, Miller, Pichardo, Metts ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - SIDEWALKS (Requires the DOT to complete snow removal on all sidewalks located on state highway overpasses, and on all pedestrian overhead walkways under the control of the state within (24) hours after the end of a snowstorm.) {LC1085/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 238 SUB A BY Walaska, Felag, McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Increases the interval of time within which a municipality must conduct an update of its last real property revaluation.) {LC149/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 559 SUB A BY McCaffrey, Conley, Lombardi, Lynch, Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Exempts from taxation residential property developments not completed or, if completed, not sold and occupied. This exemption does not affect taxes on common areas for residential condominiums.) {LC1002/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.


Also: Senate Bill No. 621 SUB A BY Algiere, Morgan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - AIR POLLUTION (Regulates the blasting, creation, and storage of stone dust.) {LC2037/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 788 BY Picard ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides that notice of a public hearing of a zoning ordinance be sent by the city or town by first class mail to adjoining property owners within two hundred feet (200 ft.) of any zoning ordinance change.) {LC2307/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 880 BY Raptakis, Gee, Kettle ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 330 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 1997 AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 140 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 2006, PERTAINING TO SEWERS IN THE TOWN OF COVENTRY (Makes a number of changes to the law governing sewer charges and assessments in the town of Coventry.) {LC2572/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 923 BY Picard, Cote ENTITLED, AN ACT AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3235 OF THE 1953 PUBLIC LAWS ENTITLED "AN ACT PERTAINING TO MUNICIPAL PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, AND ALSO VALIDATING CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN CITY OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND HOME RULE CHARTER," AS AMENDED {LC2685/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.


COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator McCaffrey from the Committee on Judiciary, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures:

House Bill No. 6187 BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Mark R. Fleury to join Matthew Arthur Will and Erica Diane Anspach in marriage on or about September 13, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.) {LC2661/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. Also: House Bill No. 6173 BY Carson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable James B. Lampke to join Erica Kilduff and Michael Lane in marriage on or about November 7, 2015, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC2623/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. Also: House Bill No. 6171 BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Kenneth Terry to join Jennifer Paiz and Michael Mason in marriage on or about July 4, 2015, within the Town of Burrillville, Rhode Island.) {LC2633/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 969 BY Lombardi, Ciccone, Nesselbush, McCaffrey, Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS AND BANKING OFFENSES (Defines a mortgage trigger lead with regard to consumer privacy in mortgage applications, and specifies prohibited acts or practices which may result from solicitations based upon information contained in a mortgage trigger lead.) {LC2814/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.


Also: Senate Bill No. 968 BY Lombardi, Ciccone, Nesselbush, McCaffrey, Jabour ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - MECHANICS' LIENS (Eliminates the requirement that notice of a mechanics' lien be given within 10 days of commencing physical work on the property, or upon delivery of materials.) {LC2784/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 581 SUB A BY McCaffrey, Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Provides additional protections when a mortgage is subject to Servicemember's Civil Relief Act.) {LC1375/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

Senator Felag from the Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans’ Affairs, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures:

Senate Bill No. 140 BY Cote, Felag, Pearson, Doyle, Nesselbush ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.) {LC283/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 976 BY Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES--RENEWAL OF CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, CLASS J. CLASS N AND CLASS P LIQUOR LICENSES ISSUED BY THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD (Permits the town of Smithfield to require that serves of alcoholic beverages complete their certified training prior to employment within the town.) {LC2813/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.


COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Gallo from the Committee on Education, reports back, with recommendation of passage of the following measures: Senate Bill No. 84 SUB A BY Felag, Ottiano, Jabour, Doyle, Lombardo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows school departments to store epinephrine injections for use on students on an emergency basis.) {LC611/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar. Also: Senate Bill No. 366 SUB A BY Picard ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Provide for the establishment of a virtual education plan by school districts with the approval and consent of the commissioner of elementary and secondary education.) {LC1543/A/1} Read and ordered to be placed on the Calendar.

NEW BUSINESS

Senate Resolution No. 985 BY Nesselbush, Paiva Weed, Ruggerio, Goodwin, Doyle ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOHN F. MCBURNEY {LC002877} Senator Nesselbush requests unanimous consent for immediate consideration.

Unanimous consent for immediate consideration is granted. Senator Nesselbush moves passage, seconded by Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Conley, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Gee, Goldin, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Morgan, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski and Walaska. The resolution is read and passed, upon a rising vote.


Also: Senate Resolution No. 986 BY Goldin ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPOINTMENT OF JOAN RESS REEVES AS A BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF RHODE ISLAND {LC2862/1} Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Also:

Senate Bill No. 987 BY Paiva Weed ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Edward J. Corcoran to join Cecilia M. Schilling and James H. Corcoran in marriage on or about July 25, 2015, within the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island.) {LC2873/1} Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar. Also:

Senate Resolution No. 988 BY DaPonte ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS {LC2858/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Finance. Also: Senate Bill No. 989 BY DaPonte, Walaska, DiPalma, Ciccone, Ottiano ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT BOARD (Adds guidelines for the board of public finance management to consider when allocating bond issuance capacity.) {LC2859/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Finance. Also: Senate Bill No. 990 (by request) BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - CBD-RICH HEMP ACT {LC2850/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.


Also: Senate Bill No. 991 BY Fogarty, Nesselbush, Metts ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY {LC2686/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. Also: Senate Bill No. 992 BY Ottiano, Felag, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - STAFFORD POND, TIVERTON, RHODE ISLAND (Gradually eliminates the use of powerboats on Stafford Pond in Tiverton, except for rescue and water treatment plant personnel.) {LC2838/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. Also: Senate Bill No. 993 BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Authorizes the department of transportation as well as municipalities to operate automated school zone speed enforcement systems.) {LC2846/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. Also: Senate Resolution No. 994 BY O`Neill, Cote, Fogarty ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING TRACY L. LAFRENIERE, NORTH SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, ON BEING NAMED THE 2016 RHODE ISLAND TEACHER OF THE YEAR {LC2842/1} Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Also:


Senate Bill No. 995 BY Conley, DaPonte, Coyne ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Changes the effective date of the granting of property tax exemption to ten (10) nonprofit entities in East Providence from 2013 to December 31, 2012.) {LC2883/1} Read and ordered to the Committee Finance.

FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A message from the House of Representatives transmits with announcement of passage, of the following measures: House Bill No. 5978 SUB A as amended BY Kennedy, Carnevale, Shekarchi, Keable, Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NONREGULATED POWER PRODUCER CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS (Imposes a series of regulatory requirements upon the electrical generation and distribution industry for the protection of consumers.) {LC2247/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Commerce. House Bill No. 6049 SUB A (by request) BY Ruggiero, Hearn, McNamara, Shekarchi, Hull ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS' TENURE (Provides dismissal teachers with a school committee or school board hearing and provides decisions rendered must be approved by a majority of the full board who may only vote if in attendance at the hearing.) {LC2373/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Education. House Bill No. 5477 SUB A BY Serpa, Shekarchi, O'Brien, Kazarian, McKiernan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Prohibits and/or regulates the possession or sale of shark fins.) {LC1079/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Environment and Agriculture. House Bill No. 5409 BY Morin, Newberry, Carson, Casey, Phillips ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL (Grants the director of the department of environmental management the authority to issue emergency temporary refuse transfer licenses to existing collection stations or recycle centers.) {LC1258/1}


Read and ordered to the Committee on Environment and Agriculture. House Bill No. 6094 SUB A as amended BY Trillo, Shekarchi, Costa, Chippendale, Giarrusso ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - PETS (Allows certain animals or birds to accompany their owners at state-owned campgrounds.) {LC2431/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Environment and Agriculture. House Bill No. 5963 (Environmental Management) BY Malik, Hull ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - RI UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (Converts from a review to an advisory board of 7 members, removes $50,000 from removal/replacement grants for underground tanks, makes changes to hearing/claim procedures.) {LC1739/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Environment and Agriculture. House Bill No. 6001 BY DeSimone, Palangio, Ackerman ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS (Allows employers to make voluntary contributions to their unemployment account, in order to lower their unemployment insurance tax rate for the following calendar year.) {LC2278/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Finance.

House Bill No. 5018 SUB A as amended BY Corvese, Melo, Edwards, Azzinaro, Malik ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT (Prohibits a recipient of direct cash assistance on electronic benefit cards from utilizing said card to purchase certain items.) {LC76/A/2} Read and ordered to the Committee on Finance.

House Bill No. 6150 SUB A BY Naughton, Ajello, McNamara, Ackerman, Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD AND ENABLE ACT (Creates the "Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable Act" to provide support and assistance to individuals with post hospital care, and to provide caregivers with proper training.) {LC2555/A/1}


Read and ordered to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

House Bill No. 6026 (Judiciary) BY Solomon, McKiernan, Craven, Shekarchi, Gallison ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION (Removes the thirty (30) day mail notice requirement to those owing overdue court fees currently received prior to their names being published.) {LC2302/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6034 SUB A BY Craven, Morin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT (Adopts the "Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act" in Rhode Island.) {LC2296/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 5613 BY O`Grady, Diaz, Carson, Regunberg, Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Removes the requirement of an affidavit of ownership or occupancy by an entity with tax exempt status by a mortgagee for an offer to purchase a mortgage or residential property.) {LC1204/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5019 SUB A BY Keable, Lally ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY - CAUSES OF ACTION (Creates a cause of action for employees who are discharged or otherwise sanctioned by an employer on account of being required to attend court or other hearing pursuant to a validly issued subpoena.) {LC228/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5932 SUB A BY Edwards, Nunes, Price, Canario ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - MECHANICS' LIENS (Provides for notice of mechanic liens either as incorporation into a contract, or a separate document within 10 days of commencement of work or delivery of materials.) {LC2213/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.


House Bill No. 5416 SUB A BY Craven, O`Grady, Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT (Broadens the immunity from prosecution under the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act and would eliminate the sunset provision.) {LC1366/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5491 SUB A as amended BY Corvese, Winfield, Carnevale, Slater ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIR SHOPS (Creates two (2) classifications of full collision licensees for auto body repair facilities with the requirements for each. It would also clarify the auto body rate survey requirements.) {LC1381/A/2} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6072 BY Maldonado, Keable, Regunberg, Fogarty, Diaz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - POST CONVICTION REMEDY (Removes the requirement that a person convicted of and sentenced for a crime be presently serving an initial term of imprisonment prior to requesting forensic DNA testing.) {LC2384/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5616 SUB A BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX SALES (Provides for the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation to give ninety (90) days to parties of interest that the property tax was paid and a tax lien is acquired.) {LC1437/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5859 BY Blazejewski, Bennett, Hull, Ruggiero, Tanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON REAL PROPERTY (Requires the court, to consider certain new standards, when deciding whether or not to grant amendments to conservation restrictions.) {LC1959/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.


House Bill No. 6162 (by request) BY Ucci, Maldonado, Fogarty, Regunberg ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (Makes a few minor changes to the uniform interstate family support act necessitated by a 2014 federal law amendment.) {LC2602/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 5607 SUB A BY Lima, Serpa ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT (Creates a procedure for the licensing of motor vehicle glass repair or replacement shops.) {LC1485/A/3} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6274 BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Andrea L. Truppa, Esq., to join David Michael Randall and Christine Rosati in marriage on or about September 5, 2015, within the Village of Mapleville, Rhode Island.) {LC2815/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5652 SUB A BY Shekarchi, Serpa, McNamara, Ajello, Tanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN - PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Limits the temporary detention at, or commitment to, the training school of a juvenile twelve (12) years of age or younger to situations in which that juvenile has been charged with or found delinquent of committing an offense involving murder.) {LC1913/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5187 SUB A BY Corvese, O'Brien, Costantino, Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS; HEALTH AND SAFETY - FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNICS (Amends and repeals certain provisions of the Rhode Island general laws so as to prohibit the sale of consumer fireworks to the general public.) {LC9/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.


House Bill No. 6249 BY Kazarian ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Christopher R. Blazejewski, Esq. to join Glen W. Whitfield and Molly J. O'Brien in marriage on or about July 15, 2015, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC2771/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6220 BY Azzinaro, Corvese ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Robert Elmer to join Jennifer Maria Loving and Robert Mann Williams in marriage on or about July 30, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.) {LC2721/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5976 SUB A BY Edwards, Canario ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - STAFFORD POND, TIVERTON, RHODE ISLAND (Gradually eliminates the use of powerboats on Stafford Pond in Tiverton, except for rescue and water treatment plant personnel.) {LC73/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6275 BY Azzinaro, Corvese ENTITLED, AN ACT SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Dale West to join Elizabeth Schilke and Conrad Dersteine in marriage on or about September 20, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.) {LC2806/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6287 BY Melo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable John D. Casey to join Jane Casey and Adam Licurse in marriage on or about August 22, 2015, within the City of East Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC2826/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6289 BY O'Brien, Corvese, DeSimone, Hull ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Mario Martone to join Cassandra Carolan Yates and Ryan Michael Simko in marriage on or about July 25, 2015, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC2822/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.


House Bill No. 6263 BY Edwards, Canario ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Mark Martin Chouinard to join Keith Martin Chouinard and Keri Lynn Ewart in marriage on or about July 6, 2015, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC2789/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5429 SUB A BY Corvese ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM DISPUTE RESOLUTION (Establishes a voluntary arbitration proceeding for addressing the violations of condominium rules.) {LC10/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5284 SUB A BY Diaz, Regunberg, Slater, Lancia, Williams ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND AUTOMOBILE REPOSSESSION ACT (Provides that any lessor or secured party of an automobile that fails to provide proper notice of: (1) default; and (2) opportunity to cure said default to a lessee or purchaser of an automobile, shall be fined up to five hundred dollars.) {LC904/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6062 BY Messier ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX SALES (Requires purchaser of tax sale property, not the redeeming party, to pay collector's deed recording fee with reimbursement by any redeeming party, if any.) {LC2412/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6288 BY Regunberg ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows John Smithers to join Sarah Stepler and Chris Jacques in marriage on or about July 5, 2015, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC2837/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary.


House Bill No. 5637 SUB A BY Jacquard ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - LEVY AND SALE ON EXECUTION (Provides that personal property that the owner uses as a residence would be subordinate to a mortgage encumbering the property.) {LC1176/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6016 BY Azzinaro, McNamara, Naughton, Canario, Diaz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Mandates the development of a transition plan by the DCYF and DBHDDH for all children under the jurisdiction of the family court who are developmentally delayed or seriously emotionally disturbed prior to the child turning age 21.) {LC2290/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 6161 SUB A BY DeSimone, Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION (This act is the annual statutory construction bill. The act would make a number of technical amendments to the general laws, prepared at the recommendation of the Law Revision Office.) {LC2593/A/2} Read and ordered to the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. 5298 (by request) BY Gallison, Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Sets aside the twenty-fifth day of September as Ataxia Awareness Day.) {LC797/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs. House Bill No. 5053 SUB A BY O`Grady, Ackerman, Marshall, Ucci, Ajello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Allows persons who are involuntarily unemployed and are subject to license or registration non-renewal as a result of failure to pay taxes to obtain a conditional renewal during their period of unemployment.) {LC250/A/1} Read and ordered to the Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs.


House Bill No. 6259 BY Marshall, Malik ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF JAMES FERRERA & SONS, INC. {LC2776/1} Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar.

House Bill No. 6294 BY Chippendale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Rebecca Schultz to join Pamela Beth Schultz and David Adalsteinsson in marriage on or about June 21, 2015, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC2848/1} Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar.

House Bill No. 6219 BY Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE RHODE ISLAND COMMODORES {LC2723/1} Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar.

CONSENT CALENDAR

In order for the day is taken up as follows:

1. Appointment of Ronald P. O'Hanley VICE Judith Diaz, RN, MPH (Resigned) to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation for a term expiring February 1, 2017.

2. 2015-S 899 BY Nesselbush ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 3. 2015-S 902 BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 4. 2015-S 915 BY Kettle


ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 5. 2015-S 930 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 6. 2015-S 940 BY Kettle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 7. 2015-S 956 BY Ruggerio ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 8. 2015-S 957 SUB A BY Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 9. 2015-S 958 BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 10. 2015-H 5132 SUB A BY Carnevale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS --

HOISTING ENGINEERS 11. 2015-H 5896 BY Ruggiero ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT 12. 2015-H 5899 BY Costantino ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION 13. 2015-H 5881 BY Johnston ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES --

MISCELLANEOUS RULES 14. 2015-H 5951 BY Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS 15. 2015-H 5952 BY Tanzi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VOTER REGISTRATION


16. 2015-H 6035 SUB A BY Kennedy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND

PARTNERSHIPS - RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT 17. 2015-H 6146 BY Diaz ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - ABANDONED PROPERTY 18. 2015-H 5923 BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS 19. 2015-H 6179 BY Kennedy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION 20. 2015-H 6119 BY Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 21. 2015-H 6133 BY Handy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

22. 2015-H 6159 BY Lancia ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

23. 2015-H 6160 BY Abney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 24. 2015-H 6172 BY Filippi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 25. 2015-H 6196 BY Azzinaro ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES 26. 2015-H 6197 BY McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

27. 2015-H 6202 BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES


Upon motion of Senator Ruggerio, seconded by Senator Algiere, the measures on today’s Consent Calendar, by unanimous consent, are read and passed, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows:

YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Conley, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Gee, Goldin, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Morgan, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Walaska. NAYS- 0:

CALENDAR

Senator Goodwin requests that item 1 be removed from the Calendar and placed on the Calendar for Tuesday, June 16, 2015 and item 2 be removed from the Calendar and placed on the desk.

IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015: 1. 2015-S 746 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FAIR

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES Committee on Labor recommends passage. Upon suggestion of Senator Goodwin and without objection, ordered to be placed on the Calendar for Tuesday, June 16, 2015. 2. 2015-S 569 BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - ADOPTION OF

CHILDREN Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. Upon suggestion of Senator Goodwin and without objection, ordered to be placed on the desk.

3. 2015-S 167 SUB A BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCESS TO ABUSE-

DETERRENT PAIN MEDICATIONS

Committee on Health & Human Services recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

Senator Miller moves passage, seconded by Senators Crowley, Ottiano, Satchell and Jabour.


The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Conley, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Gee, Goldin, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Morgan, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Walaska. NAYS- 0: 4. 2015-S 477 SUB A BY Satchell ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS

Committee on Health & Human Services recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

Senator Satchell moves passage, seconded by Senators Lombardo and DiPalma.

The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Conley, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Gee, Goldin, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Morgan, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Walaska. NAYS- 0: 5. 2015-H 5074 SUB A BY Bennett ENTITLED, AN ACT AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -

MINIMUM WAGE Ordered to be placed on the Calendar for passage in concurrence. Senator Lynch moves passage, seconded by Senators Fogarty, Pichardo, Miller, Raptakis, Lombardi and Goldin. The bill marked Substitute “A” is read and passed, and the original bill indefinitely postponed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 35 Senators voting in the affirmative and 3 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 35: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Conley, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Goldin,


Goodwin, Jabour, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Walaska. NAYS- 3: Senators Gee, Kettle, Morgan. 6. 2015-H 5871 BY Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -

PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. Senator Lombardi moves passage, seconded by Senators McCaffrey, Archambault, Nesselbush and Jabour. The act is read and passed, by unanimous consent, upon a roll call vote with 38 Senators voting in the affirmative and 0 Senators voting in the negative as follows: YEAS- 38: The Honorable President Paiva Weed and Senators Algiere, Archambault, Ciccone, Conley, Cote, Coyne, Crowley, DaPonte, DiPalma, Doyle, Felag, Fogarty, Gallo, Gee, Goldin, Goodwin, Jabour, Kettle, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lynch, McCaffrey, Metts, Miller, Morgan, Nesselbush, O'Neill, Ottiano, Pearson, Picard, Pichardo, Raptakis, Ruggerio, Satchell, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Walaska. NAYS- 0:

TRANSMITTAL

By unanimous consent, all matters on the Secretary's desk are ordered to be transmitted to Her Excellency, the Governor, the Honorable Secretary of State or to the Honorable House of Representatives forthwith.

(See Appendix for List)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Senator Cote announces that the Committee on Commerce will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in Room 212 of the State House. Senator Nesselbush announces that the Committee on Health and Human Services will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in the Senate Lounge of the State House. Senator Kettle wishes Senator O’Neill a Happy Birthday. Senator Jabour announces that the Committee on Judiciary will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in Room 313 of the State House. Senator Sheehan announces that the Committee on Government Oversight will meet on Monday, June 15, 2015, at 3:00 o’clock P.M. in Room 313 of the State House.


Senator Felag announces that the Committee on Finance will meet today, at the rise of the Senate, in Room 211 of the State House.

ADJOURNMENT Upon motion of Senator Goodwin seconded by Senator Kettle and upon suggestion of Senator Nesselbush the Senate adjourns at 4:55 o'clock P.M. in memory of John F. McBurney.

JOSEPH R. BRADY

Secretary of the Senate


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INVOCATION

SENATOR WILLIAM J. CONLEY, JR.

Help us to acknowledge our dependence on You, Lord. Instill in us Your Truth so that we may be true public servants to the people of our State. Amen.


Appendix

CONSENT CALENDAR

IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015: 1. 2015-S 986 BY Goldin ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPOINTMENT OF JOAN

RESS REEVES AS A BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF RHODE ISLAND

Ordered on the Consent Calendar. 2. 2015-S 987 BY Paiva Weed ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Ordered on the Consent Calendar. 3. 2015-S 994 BY O`Neill ENTITLED, SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING TRACY L.

LAFRENIERE, NORTH SMITHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, ON BEING NAMED THE 2016 RHODE ISLAND TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Ordered on the Consent Calendar. 4. 2015-H 6171 BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 5. 2015-H 6173 BY Carson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence. 6. 2015-H 6187 BY Newberry ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage in concurrence.


7. 2015-H 6219 BY Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE

CHARTER OF THE RHODE ISLAND COMMODORES Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar for passage in concurrence. 8. 2015-H 6259 BY Marshall ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE

CHARTER OF JAMES FERRERA & SONS, INC. Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar for passage in concurrence. 9. 2015-H 6294 BY Chippendale ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES Ordered to be placed on the Consent Calendar for passage in concurrence.


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CALENDAR

IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015: 1. 2015-S 746 BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FAIR

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES Committee on Labor recommends passage. 2. 2015-S 303 BY Goldin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH

AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT Committee on Finance recommends passage. 3. 2015-S 713 SUB A BY Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR

VEHICLE OFFENSES

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

4. 2015-S 219 BY DaPonte ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION Committee on Finance recommends passage. 5. 2015-S 304 BY DaPonte ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH

DISABILITIES Committee on Finance recommends passage. 6. 2015-S 465 SUB A BY Satchell ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT --

OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--ABLE ACCOUNTS

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


7. 2015-S 541 SUB A BY DiPalma ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION RELATING TO RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE

AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY -- DEBT MANAGEMENT


8. 2015-S 543 SUB A BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE

AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY BONDS


9. 2015-S 953 BY Paiva Weed ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO

INCORPORATE THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY," PASSED AT THE JANUARY, 1854 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND OF THE SEVERAL ACTS IN AMENDMENT THEREOF AND IN ADDITION THERETO

Committee on Finance recommends passage. 10. 2015-S 954 BY Goldin ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO

INCORPORATE THE RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY," PASSED AT THE JUNE, 1822 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND OF THE SEVERAL ACTS IN AMENDMENT THEREOF AND IN ADDITION THERETO

Committee on Finance recommends passage. 11. 2015-S 955 BY O`Neill ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO

TAXATION - NORTH SMITHFIELD Committee on Finance recommends passage. 12. 2015-S 168 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEALTH MAINTENANCE

ORGANIZATIONS Committee on Health & Human Services recommends passage.


13. 2015-S 322 BY Goldin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- LONG-TERM

MANAGED CARE ARRANGEMENTS Committee on Health & Human Services recommends passage. 14. 2015-S 127 BY Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES --

SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 15. 2015-S 249 BY Doyle ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW - PAROLE BOARD Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 16. 2015-S 334 SUB A BY DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - MOTOR

VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT


17. 2015-S 512 BY Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 18. 2015-S 525 SUB A BY Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -

UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT


19. 2015-S 594 BY Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.


20. 2015-S 636 BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 21. 2015-S 658 SUB A BY Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES


22. 2015-S 754 SUB A BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES


23. 2015-S 783 SUB A as amended BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -

AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIR SHOP LICENSES

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

24. 2015-S 897 BY Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - UNIFORM

INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.


IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015: 1. 2015-S 84 SUB A BY Felag ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF

PUPILS

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

2. 2015-S 366 SUB A BY Picard ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES

AND SUPERINTENDENTS

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

3. 2015-S 409 SUB A BY Sosnowski ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Committee on Environment & Agriculture recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

4. 2015-S 537 SUB A BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES-WASTEWATER

MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS


5. 2015-S 864 SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE CITY OF WARWICK -- SEWER

AUTHORITY


6. 2015-S 195 SUB A BY Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - SIDEWALKS

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


7. 2015-S 238 SUB A BY Walaska ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF

LOCAL TAXES


8. 2015-S 559 SUB A BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF

LOCAL TAXES


9. 2015-S 621 SUB A BY Algiere ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - AIR POLLUTION


10. 2015-S 788 BY Picard ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ZONING

ORDINANCES Committee on Housing & Municipal Government recommends passage. 11. 2015-S 880 BY Raptakis ENTITLED, AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 330 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS

OF 1997 AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 140 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 2006, PERTAINING TO SEWERS IN THE TOWN OF COVENTRY

Committee on Housing & Municipal Government recommends passage. 12. 2015-S 923 BY Picard ENTITLED, AN ACT AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 3235 OF THE 1953

PUBLIC LAWS ENTITLED "AN ACT PERTAINING TO MUNICIPAL PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, AND ALSO VALIDATING CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN CITY OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND HOME RULE CHARTER," AS AMENDED

Committee on Housing & Municipal Government recommends passage.


13. 2015-S 581 SUB A BY McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

AND SALE


14. 2015-S 968 BY Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - MECHANICS' LIENS Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 15. 2015-S 969 BY Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- COMMUNITY

OBLIGATIONS AND BANKING OFFENSES Committee on Judiciary recommends passage. 16. 2015-S 140 BY Cote ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs recommends passage. 17. 2015-S 976 BY Archambault ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL

LICENSES--RENEWAL OF CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, CLASS J. CLASS N AND CLASS P LIQUOR LICENSES ISSUED BY THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD

Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs recommends passage.


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BILLS TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR

House Bill No. 5074 SUB A BY Bennett, McNamara, Lima, Hull, McLaughlin ENTITLED, AN ACT AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGE (This act would provide an increase in the minimum wage to nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) per hour on January 1, 2016.) {LC8/A/1} House Bill No. 5132 SUB A BY Carnevale, O'Brien, Ucci, McKiernan, Slater ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS (Increases the fines for violations of chapters regulating hoisting engineers.) {LC521/A/1} House Bill No. 5871 (Judiciary) BY Craven, Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS (Provides that review of final judgments in post conviction relief proceedings be sought by the filing of a petition for writ of certiorari.) {LC1840/1} House Bill No. 5881 (Transportation) BY Johnston ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Clarifies the fines for unauthorized use of personal wireless devices on a school bus; clarifies definition of "use" to prohibit use of a wireless handset or personal wireless communication device other than hands-free to conform to federal guidelines.) {LC1775/1} House Bill No. 5896 (Administration) BY Ruggiero, Handy, Fogarty, Carnevale, O'Brien ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT (Repeals the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Coordination Board Act.) {LC1773/1} House Bill No. 5923 BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Provides that the Pascoag utility district not be required to provide retail access from nonregulated power producers, and not operate as a nonregulated power producer when selling electricity at retail outside of its service area.) {LC1960/1}


House Bill No. 5951 (Board of Elections) BY Craven, Morin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Changes the period of time that the board of elections must keep mail ballots from the first day of September in the second year after they were cast to a period of twenty-two (22) months after the election.) {LC1971/1} House Bill No. 5952 (Board of Elections) BY Tanzi, Carson, Ruggiero, Hearn, Marcello ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VOTER REGISTRATION (Allows a voter to vote a provisional ballot without obtaining a temporary registration certificate.) {LC1989/1} House Bill No. 6035 SUB A (Secretary of State) BY Kennedy, Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS - RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires filing of certificate of good standing from taxation division to accompany certain filings with secretary of state/establishes conversions procedure for limited partnerships to other business entities.) {LC2349/A/1} House Bill No. 6119 BY Fogarty ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Debra Damon to join Eric Pottey and Melissa Swithers in marriage on or about September 13, 2015, within the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island.) {LC2531/1} House Bill No. 6133 BY Handy ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Kelley Shey Briggs to join Amanda Shey Briggs and Ryan Joseph Piette in marriage on or about October 17, 2015, within the City of Cranston, Rhode Island.) {LC2552/1} House Bill No. 6146 BY Diaz, Almeida, Carnevale, McKiernan ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - ABANDONED PROPERTY (Amends and clarifies the definition of the word "building" for purposes of chapter 44 of title 34 relating to abandoned property.) {LC2360/1}


House Bill No. 6159 BY Lancia ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Luke Anthony DiNezza to join Cara Jean Sammartino and Daniel Robert Cerio in marriage on or about October 30, 2015, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC2609/1} House Bill No. 6160 (by request) BY Abney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Karin Martin to join Kelly Lynn Sampson and Jameson Scott Thomas Lee in marriage on or about July 19, 2015, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.) {LC2608/1} House Bill No. 6172 BY Filippi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Scott Andrew Lennox to join Matthew Robert Gregg and Bethany Lynn Quirk in marriage on or about June 27, 2015, within the Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island.) {LC2634/1} House Bill No. 6179 (Business Regulation) BY Kennedy, Shekarchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION (Permits certain annual reports to be made available electronically and amends certain provisions regarding reinsurance.) {LC2637/1} House Bill No. 6196 BY Azzinaro, Corvese ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Robert Elmer to join Justin Gray Bonar and Stacey Marie Daveluy in marriage on or about July 18, 2015, within the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island.) {LC2681/1} House Bill No. 6197 BY McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Andrew Neil to join James Weston Reynolds and Talia Marie Carnevale in marriage on or about October 9, 2015, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.) {LC2674/1} House Bill No. 6202 BY Keable ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Karen Altner to join Erin Lynn Hurley and Christopher Matthew Anason in marriage on or about October 3, 2015, within the Town of Burrillville, Rhode Island.) {LC2700/1}

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