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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 seventh day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty.

Volume 147, No. 14 Thursday, February 6, 2020 Fourteenth Day

The House of Representatives meets at the State House in Providence, Thursday, February 6, 2020 and

is called to order at 4:40 o’clock P.M., by the Honorable Nicholas A. Mattiello, Speaker.

The roll is called and a quorum is declared present with 68 members present and 6 members absent as

follows:

PRESENT – 68: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello,

Alzate, Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Caldwell, Canario, Carson, Casey, Casimiro,

Cassar, Chippendale, Cortvriend, Corvese, Costantino, Craven, Donovan, Fellela, Filippi, Hawkins,

Hull, Jackson, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Kennedy, Kislak, Knight, Lima, Lombardi, Lyle,

Marszalkowski, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendez, Messier, Millea, Morin,

Nardone, Newberry, Noret, O’Brien, Phillips, Price, Quattrocchi, Ranglin-Vassell, Roberts, Ruggiero,

Serodio, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Speakman, Tanzi, Tobon, Ucci, Vella-Wilkinson,

Walsh, Williams.

ABSENT – 6: Representatives Almeida, Diaz, Edwards, Fogarty, Handy, Place

INVOCATION

The Honorable Speaker presents Representative Alzate 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 Wednesday, February 5, 2020, is approved.

H.J. -- 2 JOURNAL Thursday, February 6, 2020

COMMUNICATIONS

Representative Diaz is unable to attend session today, Thursday, February 6, 2020.

Representative Edwards is unable to attend session today, Thursday, February 6, 2020.

Representative Fogarty is unable to attend session today, Thursday, February 6, 2020.

Representative Handy is unable to attend session today, Thursday, February 6, 2020.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE

A message from the Honorable Senate transmits with announcement of passage, of the following

measures:

Senate Bill No. 2078

BY Miller

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Ashley

Dopart-Preliasco to join Westley Richard Chaplin and John Joseph Correllus in marriage on or about

May 30, 2020, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.){LC3117/1}

02/06/2020 Referred to House Special Legislation


(by request)

BY Algiere

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOL BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows

Westerly to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed Class B liquor license to be located

at 114 Granite Street, Westerly.){LC3401/1}

02/06/2020 Referred to House Municipal Government


BY Ciccone, Lombardi, Lombardo

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows

the city of Providence board of licenses to grant an exemption with regard to the proximity to schools

and churches relating to the issuance of an alcoholic beverage retail license for property located at 601

Hartford Avenue, Providence, RI.){LC2988/1}

02/06/2020 Referred to House Municipal Government


BY Conley

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows James R.

Boyd, Jr., to join Alyssa Lynn LaValley and Andrew James Fleming in marriage on or about July 25,

2020, within the City of East Providence, Rhode Island.){LC3947/1}



Senate Bill No. 2147 SUB A

BY Lynch Prata, Goodwin, Conley, Miller, Quezada

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES

(Increases the minimum wage gradually up to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour by the year

2024.){LC3644/A/1}

02/06/2020 Referred to House Labor

NEW BUSINESS

House Bill No. 7458

BY Marszalkowski

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND

COMPUTATION (Exempts from sales tax meals sold to its employees by public, private, or parochial

schools, school districts, colleges, universities, student organizations, and parent-teacher associations.)

{LC4114/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House Finance

House Bill No. 7459

BY Marszalkowski

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY

(Establishes a pilot program to promote the creation of roof solar installations on school property in

order to reduce the use of fossil fuels and to generate electricity in school buildings.) {LC3898/1}


House Bill No. 7460

BY Morin, Hawkins, Marszalkowski, O'Brien, Vella-Wilkinson

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL

TAXES (Prohibits cities and towns from performing spot assessments that increase the assessment value

of properties that have sold, except in accordance with their revaluation or update schedule.){LC4261/1}


House Bill No. 7461

BY Shanley, Shekarchi, Barros, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- ESTABLISHING RHODE ISLAND

SECURE CHOICE RETIREMENT SAVINGS TRUST ACT (Creates investment board/public

corporation for management of private employee retirement investments.) {LC3219/1}


House Bill No. 7462

BY Shanley, Craven, Casimiro, Kazarian, Mendez

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- APPELLATE TAX BOARD (Establishes a 5

member appellate tax board to review municipal decisions relating to valuation/assessment/taxation of

real/tangible personal property and establishes municipal uniform tax rates for all classes of real/tangible

personal property.) {LC3214/1}



House Bill No. 7463

(Judiciary/Courts)

BY Mendez, Shanley, Barros

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE - STATE FUNDS (Adds the Judiciary's

Indirect Cost Recovery/Supreme Court, Victims' Rights Information, RI Supreme Court Disciplinary

Counsel and Small Claims Mediation accounts to the list of restricted receipt accounts which are not

subject to indirect cost recovery.) {LC4321/1}


House Bill No. 7464

(Judiciary/Courts)

BY McKiernan, McEntee, Craven, Ruggiero, Shanley

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS -

DISTRICT COURT (Creates within the district court a dedicated calendar offering treatment and

sentencing alternatives to eligible defendants deemed to suffer from serious and persistent mental illness

to be known as the "Mental Health Treatment Calendar".) {LC4323/1}


House Bill No. 7465

BY Jacquard, Cortvriend, O'Brien, Ucci, Vella-Wilkinson

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- OFFICE OF LIBRARY AND

INFORMATION SERVICES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES (Amends various sections relating to

libraries to delete outdated provisions, updates language to reflect current practices affecting library

technology and increases from 2 years to 5 years the award of the statewide reference resource center

contract.) {LC4228/1}


House Bill No. 7466

BY Walsh, Ajello, Lombardi, Hull, Fogarty

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGE--

GRATUITIES (Raises the minimum wage for tipped workers by fifty cents ($.50) per year commencing

on January 1, 2021 until the tipped minimum wage is not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the regular

minimum wage.) {LC3936/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House Labor

House Bill No. 7467

BY Walsh, Ajello, Lombardi, Hull, Fogarty

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TIP PROTECTION

(Prohibits employers from receiving any portion of the tips given by customers to their tipped

employees, with limited exceptions for credit card service charges.) {LC3945/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House Labor

House Bill No. 7468

BY Ackerman, Hawkins, Shekarchi, McNamara, Chippendale

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESTROOM ACCESS ACT

{LC3907/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.


House Bill No. 7469

BY Casimiro, Alzate, McNamara, Jackson, Mendez

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY BEVERAGE ACT

(Creates the "Healthy Beverage Act" which requires that children's meals offered by restaurants include

certain healthy beverage options if beverage is automatically included in the meal.) {LC4248/1}


House Bill No. 7470

BY Lyle, Shekarchi

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH

CARE FACILITIES -- SEPSIS SCREENING PROTOCOLS (Requires licensed health care facility

medical staff to adopt, implement, and periodically update evidence-based protocols for the early

recognition and treatment of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock.) {LC3714/1}


House Resolution No. 7471

BY Cortvriend, Bennett, Donovan, Amore, Speakman

ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE RHODE

ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEVELOP A SET OF KEY ENVIRONMENTAL AND

CLIMATE PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS TO BE INFUSED IN ALL SUBJECTS FOR K-12

PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS {LC4002/1}


House Bill No. 7472

BY Ranglin-Vassell, Lyle, Lombardi, Hull, Donovan

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits schools

from offering employment incentives or bonuses to teachers on the condition that the teacher either is or

becomes licensed to carry a weapon.) {LC3303/1}



BY Canario, Bennett, Jackson, McLaughlin, Edwards

ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE RHODE

ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REQUIRE THAT ALL PRIVATE INSURANCE

COMPANIES IN RHODE ISLAND COVER SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS {LC4236/1}


House Bill No. 7474

(Judiciary/Courts)

BY Edwards, Canario, Solomon, Serpa, Bennett

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- FREEWAYS (Eliminates the provision a

person who solicits a ride in a motor vehicle or backs up a motor vehicle on a freeway is guilty of a

misdemeanor. Adds $100 fine for advertising a motor vehicle for sale on a state highway to the schedule

of violations.) {LC4319/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary


House Bill No. 7475

(Judiciary/Courts)

BY Canario, Edwards, Jackson, McLaughlin, Bennett

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE

REPARATIONS ACT (Provides that financial security is required for any motor vehicle registered or

required to be registered in the state of Rhode Island.) {LC4315/1}


House Bill No. 7476

BY Canario, Edwards, Jackson, McLaughlin, Cortvriend

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE

OFFENSES (Imposes three hundred dollar substance abuse education assessment for any conviction of

driving under the influence or refusal to submit to breathalyzer. Funds would be allocated to department

of behavioral health and used for substance abuse programs.) {LC3819/1}


House Bill No. 7477

BY Kazarian, Amore, Serodio, Cassar

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - HOTELS (Authorizes

an innkeeper to remove any guest who is a level III high risk to reoffend sexual offender who attempts

to remain a hotel resident for more than thirty (30) consecutive days in any calendar year.) {LC4029/1}


House Bill No. 7478

BY Walsh, Lombardi, Hull, Fogarty

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - SEXUAL ASSAULT (Establishes

criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer.

Provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual assault would face imprisonment for not more than

3 years.) {LC3946/1}


House Bill No. 7479

(Judiciary/Courts)

BY Canario, Edwards, Jackson, McLaughlin, Bennett

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ADJUDICATION OF

TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Removes the $25.00 limit on tuition for a motorist to attend a driver education

course, and would allow a judge or magistrate to delay the imposition of a suspension or revocation of a

driver's license or registration for a period up to 30 days.) {LC4325/1}


House Bill No. 7480

BY Slater

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRIMARY ELECTIONS (Provides that in the

event a primary election is held on a day following a holiday then the primary shall be held on the next

business day.) {LC4242/1}



House Bill No. 7481

(Judiciary/Courts)

BY Knight, Millea, Shanley, McKiernan, Jacquard

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS

RULES (Provides that the permissive use of a wireless communication device for the purpose of

navigation of a motor vehicle shall only be applicable in cases where the device is mounted or otherwise

affixed to the vehicle and not held in the motorist's hand.) {LC4341/1}


House Bill No. 7482

BY Ucci, Morin, Vella-Wilkinson, McKiernan, Solomon

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING

EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES--MANDATORY USE OF PAPER BALLOTS (Requires that all local,

state and federal voting be conducted through the use of paper ballots.) {LC4308/1}


House Bill No. 7483

BY Serpa, Lima, Shekarchi, Edwards, Solomon

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS

(Prohibits the sale of fur products in the state of Rhode Island.) {LC3800/1}


House Bill No. 7484

BY Shanley, Williams, Shekarchi, Barros, Mendez

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS,

HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS (Enacts a new all-

encompassing registration and regulation procedure relating to barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians,

manicurists and estheticians.) {LC3694/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

House Bill No. 7485

BY Slater, Diaz

ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER

OF RITA'S PIZZA, INC. {LC4259/1}


House Bill No. 7486

BY Ucci, Edwards, Casey, McNamara

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF

VEHICLES (Reduces the required number of Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America plates to

three hundred (300) sets before the division of motor vehicles is authorized to produce said plates.)

{LC4414/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation

House Bill No. 7487

BY Cortvriend, Donovan, Fogarty, Speakman, Knight

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE

EMBLEMS (Designates "Northern Star Coral" as the official state coral.) {LC3392/1}



House Bill No. 7488

BY Canario, Jackson, McLaughlin, Edwards, Cortvriend

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ORDINANCES (Authorizes

municipalities to adopt ordinances restricting vaping in public places and areas near schools, day care

and hospitals.) {LC4237/1}

02/06/2020 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government

ANNOUNCEMENT

Leader Shekarchi request that Item number 4 on the Consent Calendar be moved to the bottom of

today's calendar.

There is no objection.

CONSENT CALENDAR

From the Consent Calendar are taken:

1. 2020-H 7011

BY Mattiello

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Committee on Special Legislation recommends passage.

2. 2020-H 7058

BY Vella-Wilkinson



3. 2020-H 7074

BY Edwards



4. 2020-H 7076

BY Casey



Leader Shekarchi request that Item number 4 on the Consent Calendar be moved to the bottom of

today's calendar.

Majority Leader Shekarchi moves passage of the Consent Calendar, seconded by Minority Leader

Filippi.

Read and passed, on a roll call vote 67 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the

negative as follows:


YEAS - 67: The Honorable Speaker Mattiello and Representatives Abney, Ackerman, Ajello, Alzate,

Amore, Azzinaro, Barros, Bennett, Blazejewski, Caldwell, Canario, Carson, Casey, Casimiro,

Cassar, Chippendale, Cortvriend, Corvese, Costantino, Craven, Donovan, Fellela, Filippi,

Hawkins, Hull, Jackson, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Kennedy, Kislak, Knight, Lima,

Lombardi, Lyle, Marszalkowski, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendez, Messier,

Millea, Morin, Nardone, Newberry, Noret, O'Brien, Phillips, Price, Quattrocchi, Ranglin-Vassell,

Roberts, Ruggiero, Serodio, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Speakman, Tanzi,

Tobon, Ucci, Vella-Wilkinson, Walsh, Williams.

NAYS - 0:

Representative O’Brien requests to be marked in the affirmative on the Consent Calendar.

CALENDAR

From the Calendar are taken:

1. 2020-H 7102 SUB A

BY Serpa

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS

Committee on Judiciary recommends indefinite postponement of the original bill and

passage of Substitute A.

Read, and by unanimous consent, ordered to be placed on the Calendar for Thursday, February

13, 2020.

2. 2020-H 7103 SUB A

BY McKiernan




Chairman Craven moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Tanzi, McNamara, Kislak

Corvese, Knight, Messier, Mendez, Shanley, Alzate, Casimiro, Kazarian, Johnston, Blazejewski,

McLaughlin, Ajello, Walsh, Jacquard, Cortvriend, Canario, Cassar, Chairman Abney, Azzinaro,

Donovan, Ranglin-Vassell, Ackerman, Carson, Majority Leader Shekarchi, Serodio, Amore, Ruggiero,

Hawkins, Phillips, McEntee, Caldwell, Speakman, Millea, and Tobon.

Minority Leader Filippi discusses the Act.

Whip Chippendale discusses the Act.

Representative Craven discusses the Act.


Leader Shekarchi request that Item number 2 be moved to the bottom of today's calendar to wait

for a floor amendment.

3. 2020-H 7076

BY Casey



Representative Casey moves passage of the act, seconded by Majority Leader Shekarchi, Minority

Leader Filippi, and the entire House of Representatives.

Speaker Mattiello congratulates Representative Morin and his bride to be.

Representative Morin recuses himself from the Act.

Representative Ucci requests to recuse himself from the Act.


Representative Williams discusses the Act.

Representative Millea discusses the Act.

Representative McKiernan discusses the Act.

Read and passed on a roll call vote, 65 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members voting in the



Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Caldwell, Canario, Carson, Casey, Casimiro, Cassar,

Chippendale, Cortvriend, Corvese, Costantino, Craven, Donovan, Fellela, Filippi, Hawkins, Hull,

Jackson, Jacquard, Johnston, Kazarian, Kennedy, Kislak, Knight, Lima, Lombardi, Lyle,

Marszalkowski, McEntee, McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendez, Messier, Millea, Nardone,

Newberry, Noret, O'Brien, Phillips, Price, Quattrocchi, Ranglin-Vassell, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serodio,

Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Speakman, Tanzi, Tobon, Vella-Wilkinson, Walsh,

Williams.

NAYS - 0:

RECUSED - 2: Representatives Morin, Ucci.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Chairman Abney announces that the Committee on Finance will meet today, at the rise of the House, in

Room 35 of the State House.

GUESTS

Chairman Amore welcomes to the House Richard Martin, John Turbitt and Michael Silva. He would

like to congratulate Mr. Martin on his retiring after 40 years of teaching at the East Providence High

School.

Mr. Speaker Mattiello congratulates and welcomes Mr. Martin to the House. He commends him for his

work and wishes him a happy and healthy retirement.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Representative Philipps congratulates Representative Morin on his marriage.

Representative Philipps announces that the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will meet

today, at the rise of the House, in Room 101 of the State House.

Representative Ranglin-Vassell requests to read a poem in honor of Black History Month.

Chairman Casey announces that the Committee on Special Legislation will meet today at the rise of the

House in Room 203 of the State House.


Representative Speakman congratulates Representative Alzate on earning her MA Degree on

Community Development.

Mr. Speaker Mattiello also congratulates and commends Representative Alzate for her hard work.

NEW BUSINESS


BY Vella-Wilkinson, Donovan, Speakman, Marszalkowski, McEntee

ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ADMINISTRATION, STAFF,

AND STUDENTS OF ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY FOR EARNING A 2020 CARNEGIE

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION {LC4381/1}

With the agreement of the majority and the minority, Representative Vella-Wilkinson requests

unanimous consent for immediate consideration.

There is no objection.

Read and passed, on a motion of Representative Vella-Wilkinson seconded by Representatives

Donovan, Speakman, Marszalkowski, McEntee, Majority Leader Shekarchi, and Minority Leader

Filippi by unanimous consent, on a voice vote.

AT EASE

At 5:17 o’clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker Mattiello declares the House to be at ease.

ORDER

At 5:21 o’clock P.M. the Honorable Speaker Mattiello calls the House to order.

Return to Calendar Item 2

2. 2020-H 7103 SUB A

BY McKiernan




Chairman Craven moves passage of the act, seconded by Representatives Tanzi, McNamara, Kislak

Corvese, Knight, Messier, Mendez, Shanley, Alzate, Casimiro, Kazarian, Johnston, Blazejewski,

McLaughlin, Ajello, Walsh, Jacquard, Cortvriend, Canario, Cassar, Chairman Abney, Azzinaro,

Donovan, Ranglin-Vassell, Ackerman, Carson, Majority Leader Shekarchi, Serodio, Amore, Ruggiero,

Hawkins, Phillips, McEntee, Caldwell, Speakman, Millea, and Tobon.

By unanimous consent, Representative Craven seconded by Leader Shekarchi, Ruggiero, McEntee,

O’Brien, Millea, Ucci, Ackerman, Cortvriend, Canario, Cassar, Lima, Azzinaro, Ranglin-Vassell, Tanzi,


McNamara, Corvese, Alzate, Casimiro, Kazarian, Johnston, Blazejewski offers an written motion to

amend.

FLOOR AMENDMENT

TO

2020 -- H 7103 SUBSTITUTE A/2

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby move to amend 2020 -- H 7103 SUBSTITUTE A, entitled “AN ACT RELATING TO

CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS”, as follows:

1. On page 3, lines 10 and 11, by restoring stricken language "the superintendent of the Rhode

Island State Police".

2. On page 3, line 11, by inserting the word "and" before the words "the chief".

3. On page 6, lines 24 and 25, by restoring the stricken language "the superintendent of the

Rhode Island State Police".

4. On page 6, line 25, by inserting the word "and" before the words "the chief".

Respectfully submitted,

________________________________

Representative Craven

========

LC003663/2

========

Representatives Walsh, Newberry, McLaughlin, and Knight discuss the amendment.

The motion to amend prevails on a roll call vote 64 members voting in the affirmative and 0 members

voting in the negative as follows:


Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Caldwell, Canario, Casey, Casimiro, Cassar, Chippendale,

Cortvriend, Corvese, Costantino, Craven, Donovan, Fellela, Filippi, Hawkins, Hull, Jackson, Jacquard,

Johnston, Kazarian, Kennedy, Kislak, Knight, Lima, Lombardi, Lyle, Marszalkowski, McEntee,

McKiernan, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendez, Millea, Morin, Nardone, Newberry, Noret, Phillips,

Price, Quattrocchi, Ranglin-Vassell, Roberts, Ruggiero, Serodio, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater,

Solomon, Speakman, Tanzi, Tobon, Ucci, Vella-Wilkinson, Walsh, Williams.

NAYS - 0:

Representatives Price, Chippendale, Lima, McKiernan, and Leader Shekarchi discusses the Act, as

amended.

Read and passed on a roll call vote, 58 members voting in the affirmative and 7 members voting in the




Amore, Azzinaro, Bennett, Blazejewski, Caldwell, Canario, Casey, Casimiro, Cassar, Cortvriend,

Corvese, Costantino, Craven, Donovan, Fellela, Filippi, Hawkins, Hull, Jackson, Jacquard, Johnston,

Kazarian, Kennedy, Kislak, Knight, Lima, Lombardi, Lyle, Marszalkowski, McEntee, McKiernan,

McLaughlin, McNamara, Mendez, Millea, Morin, Noret, O'Brien, Phillips, Ranglin-Vassell, Ruggiero,

Serodio, Serpa, Shanley, Shekarchi, Slater, Solomon, Speakman, Tanzi, Tobon, Ucci, Walsh, Williams.

NAYS - 7: Representatives Chippendale, Nardone, Newberry, Price, Quattrocchi, Roberts, Vella-

Wilkinson.

TRANSMITTAL

By unanimous consent, all matters on the clerk’s desk are ordered to be transmitted to Her Excellency,

the Governor, to the Honorable Senate and the Honorable Secretary of State forthwith.

(For Transmittals to Governor, see Appendix of this Journal.)

NEW BUSINESS

House Bill No. 7490

BY Jacquard, Shekarchi


OF GENESIS SYSTEMS, INC. {LC4439/1}


House Bill No. 7491

BY Tobon, Barros, Alzate, Costantino, McKiernan

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND

PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Imposes a fee of one

hundred sixty dollars ($160) for all domestic and foreign corporations for a certificate of authority to

transact business in this state.) {LC4284/1}


House Bill No. 7492

BY Ucci

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - REGULATORY

POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION (Provides that public utilities which post any rate or condition

change for retail service shall send electronic notice the same day to the PUC and administrator.)

{LC4182/1}


House Bill No. 7493

BY O'Brien, Corvese, Hull

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THE RHODE

ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Directs RIPTA to alter bus route 58 and bus route 27.)

{LC4411/1}




BY McNamara, Ackerman, Jackson, Solomon, Fellela

ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO AID IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND

DEMENTIA (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $200,000 in fiscal year

2020-2021, to establish an Alzheimer's Disease and dementia coordinator.) {LC3010/1}


House Bill No. 7495

BY Johnston, Shekarchi, Abney, Serpa, Blazejewski

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Directs

EOHHS to implement process for determining fees/reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical

transportation service/sets $147 fee per trip/$1.50 per mile/certificate of need required after 7/1/20.)

{LC4079/1}


House Bill No. 7496

BY Kazarian, Alzate, Shanley, Mendez, Walsh

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows a

deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans.)

{LC4297/1}


House Bill No. 7497

BY Newberry

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows state

income taxpayers to deduct from their federal adjusted gross income, all or some of their unreduced

social security retirement benefits, depending upon the amount of their gross income.) {LC3725/1}



BY Newberry, Lyle

ENTITLED, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE

ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE

(BIENNIAL STATE BUDGET) (Requires the governor to prepare and present to the general assembly a

biennial consolidated operating and capital improvement state budget on or before April 1 in odd-

numbered years commencing in the year 2021.) {LC3723/1}


House Bill No. 7499

BY Nardone, Noret, Roberts, Chippendale, Jackson

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS {LC4396/1}



House Bill No. 7500

BY Cortvriend, Shekarchi, Amore, Carson, Nardone

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - STATE TAX OFFICIALS - SALES AND USE

TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Allows any tax payments to be paid by midnight of

the date the tax is due and also provides for a twenty-four (24) hour extension of time to pay the tax.)

{LC4215/1}


House Bill No. 7501

BY Nardone, Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Price, Roberts

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STUDENT LOAN TAX CREDIT (Allows for

a tax credit up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any resident of the state that is obligated for a student

loan, who is attending a college, university, or other post-secondary school in the state, and working

within the state.) {LC4262/1}


House Bill No. 7502

BY Tobon, Barros, Costantino, McKiernan, Millea

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION

{LC4282/1}


House Bill No. 7503

BY Ucci, McEntee, O'Brien, Lima, Corvese

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND

COMPUTATION (Adds prayer cards and other items customarily sold or provided by a funeral director

to those funeral items which are already exempt from sales and use taxes.) {LC4312/1}


House Bill No. 7504

BY Craven, McEntee, McKiernan

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- SMALL

ESTATES (Increases the value of a small estate from fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to twenty-five

thousand dollars ($25,000).) {LC4354/1}


House Bill No. 7505

BY Serpa, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Jackson, Bennett

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE

POLICIES -- STEP THERAPY PROTOCOLS (Requires health insurers that issue prescription drug

coverage to use step therapy protocols.) {LC4473/1}


House Bill No. 7506

BY Donovan, Speakman, Carson, Ajello, Bennett

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS

(Permits students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) to possess/use over-the-counter medication and

products without a doctor's or parent's note during school.) {LC4292/1}



House Bill No. 7507

BY Carson, Ucci, Donovan, Cassar, Blazejewski

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND

REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with recycling and composting laws and promotes

the donation of unspoiled nonperishable food by schools. Requires the use of share tables at all

schools..) {LC3134/1}


House Bill No. 7508

BY Ranglin-Vassell, Amore, Fellela, McNamara, Kislak

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the department of

education to establish a program for all students in grades kindergarten through 12 to receive education

and training regarding the prevention of relationship abuse, sexual violence, and sexual harrassment.)

{LC3301/1}


House Bill No. 7509

BY Speakman, Ajello, Donovan, Kislak, Ruggiero

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - PROTECTING STUDENT PRIVACY ON

SCHOOL-OWNED TECHNOLOGY (Establishes student privacy in take-home technology.)

{LC4141/1}


House Bill No. 7510

BY McEntee, Craven, Caldwell, McKiernan, Speakman

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES

(Amends the definition of the "practice of pharmacy" to include the administration of adult medications

pursuant to a valid prescription or physician-approved protocol and in accordance with regulations.)

{LC4388/1}


House Bill No. 7511

BY Ackerman, Shekarchi, Knight, Serpa, McLaughlin

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RESPONSIBILITY OF

OWNERS OF RENTAL VEHICLES (Provides that violations of chapter 34 of title 31 pertaining to

rental vehicles are civil violations subject to the jurisdiction of the Rhode Island traffic tribunal.)

{LC4335/1}


House Bill No. 7512

BY Casimiro, Vella-Wilkinson, Serpa, Lima, Williams

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT

OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (Provides 5 year term for DCYF director. Governor with

advice and consent of the Senate can remove director of DCYF at any time.) {LC2979/1}



House Bill No. 7513

BY Millea, McKiernan, Ucci, Knight

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT

ADMINISTRATION (Invests the chief justice of the supreme court with the explicit authority to

address issues affecting the conduct of judicial business and order whatever response(s) he or she deems

necessary.) {LC4333/1}


House Bill No. 7514


ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LAW PRACTICE (Provides that

the rules and unauthorized practice of law committee would be approved and promulgated by the

supreme court.) {LC4339/1}


House Bill No. 7515


ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS

RULES (Sunsets provision allowing first-time violators to avoid fine by acquisition of hands-free device

prior to imposition of fine effective 9/1/20.) {LC4317/1}


House Bill No. 7516

BY Jackson, Azzinaro, Vella-Wilkinson, Solomon, Morin

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS --

SUPERIOR COURT (Changes the name of the drug court magistrate to the "Rhode Island superior

court adult drug/recovery court magistrate and changes the name of the court to the "Rhode Island

superior court adult drug/recovery court".) {LC4267/1}


House Bill No. 7517

BY Jackson, Canario, McLaughlin, McNamara, Casimiro

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF

MARRIAGES (Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual authorized to perform

marriages and would clarify that the current administrators of the superior court, family court, district

court, or traffic tribunal are empowered to perform marriages.) {LC4337/1}


House Bill No. 7518

BY Newberry, Blazejewski

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN

MEETINGS (Requires that all meetings closed to the public be recorded.) {LC3987/1}


House Bill No. 7519

BY Ucci, Morin, Vella-Wilkinson, Phillips, Hawkins

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN

PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ATTACHMENT (Provides that child support garnishment be paid first


before any other garnishment including a garnishment for the payment of taxes.) {LC4307/1}


House Bill No. 7520

BY Jackson, Canario, McNamara, Casimiro, Alzate

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF

VEHICLES (Issues permanent registration and registration plates to vehicles owned by the Civil Air

Patrol.) {LC4174/1}


COMMUNICATION FROM THE SENATE


BY Lombardi, Ciccone, Conley, Lynch Prata, McCaffrey

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL

THERAPISTS (Authorizes physical therapists to order diagnostic imaging (x-rays). Authority sunsets

December 31, 2022.) {LC3791/1}

02/07/2020 Referred to House H.E.W.


BY Valverde, Miller

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PREVENTION AND

SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES - HIV/AIDS (Permits clinical laboratories as defined

in § 23-16.2-2 to conduct its own analysis of specimens for the detection of HIV/AIDS instead of

sending the specimens to the department of health.) {LC3671/1}

02/07/2020 Referred to House H.E.W.


BY Felag, Coyne, Seveney

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN

MEETINGS (Exempts volunteer fire companies under the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of another

public body from certain posting requirements of the open meetings act.) {LC3591/1}

02/07/2020 Referred to House Judiciary


BY Euer

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Timi Rosalie

Gelfman Sgouros to join Asha Alice Frances Misra and John Sinclair Wrenn in marriage on or about

June 20, 2020, within the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.) {LC4146/1}



BY Murray, Picard

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable

Stephen R. Ucci to join Darlene M. Boudreau and the Honorable Michael A. Morin in marriage on or

about July 30, 2020, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.) {LC4150/1}




BY DiPalma

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Daniel Baker

to join Emily Jeanne Lewis and Brian Patrick Hartley in marriage on or about July 4, 2020, within the

Town of Middletown, Rhode Island.) {LC4115/1}


REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS

Chairman Jacquard, for the Committee on Corporations, reports back the following measure, with

recommendation of passage:

House Bill No. 7223

BY Slater


OF POTTERS AVENUE REALTY, LLC {LC3832/1}

02/07/2020 Placed on House Calendar (02/12/2020)

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE

Chairman McNamara, for the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare, reports back the following

measure, with recommendation of passage:

House Bill No. 7069 SUB A

BY McNamara, Caldwell, Noret, Ackerman, Lyle

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Allows a school district to assess or request a

voluntary contribution of money from a student or the student's parent or legal guardian to make a

donation, in whole or in part, for the cost of district-sponsored field trips, dances, and clubs.)

{LC3008/A/2}


COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Chairman Craven, for the Committee on Judiciary, reports back the following measure, with


House Bill No. 7086

BY Serpa, Amore, Ackerman, Caldwell, McKiernan

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Enables innocent persons who

have been wrongfully convicted of a crime to petition the presiding justice of the superior court for an

award of compensation and damages.) {LC3211/1}



COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL LEGISLATION

Chairman Casey, for the Committee on Special Legislation, reports back the following measure, with


House Bill No. 7282

BY Lombardi, McLaughlin, Abney, Tanzi, McKiernan


Raymond A. Hull to join Kristy Medrano and John Antonio in marriage on or about April 11, 2020,

within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.) {LC3869/1}

02/07/2020 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (02/12/2020)

House Bill No. 7284

BY Blazejewski

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Laura L.

Schwall to join Margaret Elise Bouchard and Patrick Michael McHugo in marriage on or about August

29, 2020, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC3885/1}


House Bill No. 7315

BY Newberry


Doreen Costa to join Margaret Ann Randall and David Alan Stukus in marriage on or about October 10,

2020, within the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island.) {LC3876/1}


House Bill No. 7343

BY Kazarian

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Anne-Marie

Nicotero to join Kelsey Buckett and Shaun Labbe in marriage on or about May 23, 2020, within the City

of East Providence, Rhode Island.) {LC3991/1}



BY Gallo


Adam J. Satchell to join Casey Lynn O'Malley and Daniel Michael Noobler in marriage on or about

April 25, 2020, within the Town of East Greenwich, Rhode Island.) {LC3780/1}



REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

TRANSFER OF BILLS

Chairman Abney, for the Committee on Finance, reports back the following measures, with

recommendation of transfer to the Committee on Health, Education and Welfare:

House Bill No. 7309

BY Bennett, McEntee, Solomon, Johnston, Casimiro

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE HOSPITAL CONVERSION

ACT (Expands the health services council from twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) members and amends

the hospital conversion act relative to disclosure.) {LC3082/1}

02/10/2020 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.

ADJOURNMENT

At 5:40 o’clock P.M. on motion of Representative Fellela, and as a further mark of respect to the

memory of Olga D. Scungio and Talia Delmonico; on motion of Representative Azzinaro, and as a

further mark of respect to the memory of Julia Colletta; seconded by Leaders Shekarchi and Filippi the

House adjourns, on a unanimous rising vote.

Linda M. McElroy

Recording Clerk


APPENDIX

INVOCATION

REPRESENTATIVE KAREN ALZATE

Dear Lord: Let us use this month to educate our children to the tremendous contributions of not only

African Americans, but all those cultures not recognized in traditional American history. From the

Navaho wind talkers, to the 54th Massachusetts, to the Tuskegee Airman, let’s seize this moment and

teach all future generations a full and complete American history. Amen


APPENDIX

CONSENT CALENDAR

IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020:

1. 2020-H 7282

BY Lombardi



2. 2020-H 7284

BY Blazejewski



3. 2020-H 7315

BY Newberry



4. 2020-H 7343

BY Kazarian



5. 2020-S 2151

BY Gallo


Committee on Special Legislation recommends passage in concurrence.

Francis McCabe

Clerk of the House

Friday, February 7, 2020


APPENDIX

CALENDAR

IN ORDER FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020:

1. 2020-H 7069 SUB A

BY McNamara

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION

Committee on Health, Education & Welfare recommends indefinite postponement of

the original bill and passage of Substitute A.

2. 2020-H 7086

BY Serpa

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Committee on Judiciary recommends passage.

IN ORDER FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020:

1. 2020-H 7223

BY Slater

ENTITLED, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE

CHARTER OF POTTERS AVENUE REALTY, LLC

Committee on Corporations recommends passage.

IN ORDER FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020:

1. 2020-H 7102 SUB A

BY Serpa




Francis McCabe

Clerk of the House

Friday, February 7, 2020

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