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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019

SESSION OF 2019 203D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 30

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House convened at 11 a.m., e.d.t.

THE SPEAKER (MIKE TURZAI)

PRESIDING

The SPEAKER. My apologies. We were in attendance at the

2019 civic commemoration of the Holocaust in the Governor's

Reception Room, and I am very sorry that I am delayed, but it

was a powerful and moving ceremony.

PRAYER

HON. WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, member of the House of

Representatives, offered the following prayer:

Please bow your heads.

Lord, it is always springtime in the heart that loves You.

Springtime is a season of optimism and hope, reflected in the new

life springing up around us. May we be alive to the gentle

influences of the May Day, which brings new experiences to all

who may receive them. Thank You, Lord, for the hope that You

bring, the renewal that You bring both to this world and to our

hearts and into our lives, for You are the creator, the alpha and

the omega.

We humbly ask for Your blessing and Your guidance as we

make very important decisions today. In Your name, Amen.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and

visitors.)

The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative Kortz.

JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED

The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the

Journal of Tuesday, April 30, 2019, will be postponed until

printed.

BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE,

CONSIDERED FIRST TIME, AND TABLED

HB 102, PN 101 By Rep. GILLESPIE An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for eligibility for license.

GAME AND FISHERIES.

HB 301, PN 404 By Rep. GILLESPIE An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for penalties.

GAME AND FISHERIES.

HB 615, PN 610 By Rep. GILLESPIE An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in retirement for State employees and officers, further defining "enforcement officer."

GAME AND FISHERIES.

The SPEAKER. Representative Gregory, if you will please

come to the rostrum. Let us bring down the Bellwood-Antis High

School Girls Basketball Team. We have a lot to cover here today.

Could we bring the team down to the well of the House and onto

the rostrum.

Representative McCarter will follow. Representative

McCarter, you will be next.

Would the rest of the team come down to the well of the

House, please. All members, please take your seats. Sergeants at

Arms, please close the doors of the House. If members do need

to get onto the floor, that is fine, but right now we are going to

have everybody take their seats.

These young ladies have traveled quite some distance to be

with us today. Representative Gregory, how far have they

traveled? A good 2-hour drive to and from, 2 hours each way. So

we are just so honored to have them with us. Everybody, please

take your seats.

Again, I do apologize for the delay, but we were at the

Holocaust memorial service in the Governor's Reception Room,

which was quite moving.

Representative Jim Gregory is called upon to begin a

recognition of these outstanding young ladies. Please take your

seats.

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BELLWOOD-ANTIS HIGH SCHOOL

GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM PRESENTED

The SPEAKER. Representative, you may begin.

Mr. GREGORY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I am honored to have with me today members of the

Bellwood-Antis Girls Basketball Team. Recognizing those to the

left of us, here in front are two seniors, Riley D'Angelo and Ali

Wagner; if you could raise your hands. Also to the left is head

coach Jim Swaney, as well as his assistant coaching staff, Kyley

Longo-McGarvey and Ryan McGarvey.

Colleagues, as a sportscaster in Blair County in the eighties

and nineties, I have to tell you that we were the center of the high

school girls basketball universe back in those days, featuring two

straight USA Today National Champions from the Altoona Lady

Lions. However, during those days, there was always a sleeping

giant just down the road on I-99 waiting to explode, and boy,

have the Bellwood-Antis Lady Blue Devils exploded on the scene

in State high school girls basketball. This team culminated their

season with a State championship, placing first in the PIAA State

Class AA Girls Basketball Championship.

They are very good shooters. In the championship game win

over West Middlesex High School, they shot 12 for 24 from

3-point range. That was the deciding factor. They finished their

season with 27 wins and 3 losses. I am so impressed by this

program, but equally impressed by the Bellwood-Antis School

District. It is a great school district.

So with me today I have a citation to recognize the players,

the managers, and the coaching staff. And no pressure, ladies,

because you are now two-time State defending champions; enjoy

the accolades. But I already know that you are focused on next

year, and I hope we have a chance to do this again to celebrate a

three-peat.

Please join me today in congratulating the Bellwood-Antis

Lady Blue Devils for their accomplishment as State champions.

The SPEAKER. Outstanding. Thank you so much. We are

going to take a photo here on the rostrum. Please stay there, we

are going to bring down Representative Gregory and the rest of

the team and coaches.

If we could bring, just while we are going to get the photo in

the well of the House, if we could bring the championship hockey

team from La Salle. And the captains and seniors can come up to

the rostrum now.

Sergeants at Arms, if you will let the team exit at this time. All

members, please take your seats. We are going to let the

champion ladies from the Bellwood-Antis High School team exit,

and then we will begin our next presentation. Thank you.

LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL

ICE HOCKEY TEAM PRESENTED

The SPEAKER. Representative McCarter.

Mr. McCARTER. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

Today I rise with immense pleasure to honor the La Salle

College High School Ice Hockey Team and their coaches, head

coach Wally Muehlbronner and assistant coaches P.J. Quinn,

Bud Lipski, and Chuck Cirelli.

The Explorers captured the 2019 Class AAA Pennsylvania

Cup. They clinched their sixth – sixth – Class AAA hockey title

by defeating North Allegheny 6 to 3 at the Robert Morris

University Island Sports Center in Pittsburgh on March 23. The

final score does not really reflect how close this game was, but

the game was tied 3-3 after two periods. In the third period, the

Explorers stepped it up, scoring three unanswered goals and

showing great character in the clutch.

Mr. Speaker, I am incredibly proud of this young team and

their coaches. They continue a long tradition of ice hockey

success at La Salle High School.

As I said earlier, La Salle College High School has now won

six ice hockey titles. Six. That is four more than the Philadelphia

Flyers, that is one more than the Penguins, and ties the Pittsburgh

Steelers. Mr. Speaker, I am sure that one or more of these fine

young men up here may be our next Bobby Orr, Bobby Clarke,

or Sidney Crosby.

Representing the team to left of the Speaker today are head

coach Wally Muehlbronner – raise your hands, please – and the

team's four seniors, Zach Baker, Bryan Evans, Sean Keaveney,

and Brandon Leer. And assistant coaches, down in the well here,

coaches P.J. Quinn, Bud Lipski, and Chuck Cirelli; and players

Fabrizio Mazzarelli, Sam Lipkin, Michael Casey, Eric Ford –

raise your hands, guys, when we call – Collin Kleiser, Max

Levenberg, David Brunner, Daniel Sambuco, Nolan

Woudenberg, Ryan Walsh, Ryan Ferry, Jan Olenginski, Andrew

Budzynski, David Kimmel, Nathan Benner, Liam Gross, and

Aidan McCabe.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the members to join me in

honoring these exemplary young high school athletes for their

stellar performances on the ice. They are tremendous

ambassadors for Springfield Township in particular, but also for

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a whole. I am very

honored to host them on the floor today of this chamber.

Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker.

The SPEAKER. Representative McCarter, that is quite a

championship team – six championships. Congratulations, young

men, coaches, and to your parents as well. Thank you.

James Fata's grandson is on this team; Liam, right? Liam,

where are you? Is he here? Liam, good to see you. We are sorry

your grandpa cannot be here today.

Representative Topper, if you will come to the rostrum, you

will be next. Representative Topper has brought to us winners of

the Pennsylvania State Interscholastic Rifle Championships in

Smallbore for the third consecutive year. If they will come down,

please. And while they are coming down – we are having them

in the well of the House – I am just going to say a few words

about them.

GUESTS INTRODUCED

The SPEAKER. In the rear of the House, we have

Representative Jesse Topper's Bedford district office staff. As

I say your name, please stand: Tammie Hess, Karen Novak, Erin

Weyant; and from the McConnellsburg district office staff,

Bonnie Keefer and Whitney Kipp. We are so honored to have you

here today. Thanks for traveling to come be with us. Thank you.

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And we have, in the rear of the House, Jerimiah Eyler.

Jerimiah, will you stand. Thanks, buddy. He is a junior at New

Oxford High School and he is with Representative Torren Ecker

for today. Thanks very much for being with us.

In the rear of the House is Eric Schulden, who is a senior at

Kutztown University. Where is Eric? Thanks, Eric. He is with

Representative Zach Mako and Representative Russ Diamond

today. Thanks so much for being with us, Eric.

STATEMENT BY MR. TOPPER

The SPEAKER. I am going to turn it over to my good friend,

Representative Jesse Topper. You may proceed, sir.

Mr. TOPPER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

It is my pleasure today to welcome to the floor of the House

the Everett Rifle Team, which is a group of students from Everett

High School and Bedford High School, both located in the

78th District. They are celebrating their third consecutive State

championship, and we are so honored to have them here. I ask if

you could all give them a round of applause.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The SPEAKER. Stay right there, Representative Topper is

going to be with you, team. And thanks so much for joining us.

I know that is quite a drive.

This esteemed group – we have two esteemed groups with us

today in the back of the House. As soon as the team exits, I am

going to introduce those groups.

Members, please take your seats. We have some other guests

that have traveled some distance to be with us.

GUESTS INTRODUCED

The SPEAKER. In the rear of the House, I am pleased to

welcome – and if they will stand – members of the Pennsylvania

chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. The

group's "…mission is to advocate on behalf of black women and

girls to promote leadership development and gender equality in

the areas of health, education and economic empowerment." And

we are so honored to have them. They are guests of

Representative Joanna McClinton, Representative Morgan

Cephas and Representative Patty Kim. And in addition, I believe

amongst the team that is here are Latifah Fields, who is the

Pennsylvania chapter president, and Tiffany Brown, who is the

Harrisburg chapter president.

STATEMENT BY MS. McCLINTON

The SPEAKER. The Chair is going to call on Representative

Joanna McClinton, on unanimous consent.

Ms. McCLINTON. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, in 1970, 24 visionary Black women began

meeting in their homes in New York City to assess the problems

and the opportunities that were left behind in the wake of the very

turbulent 1960s. Their mission was simple: to build partnerships

that would serve and make a difference in their communities, and

to mobilize their emerging stature as a visible force of influence

promoting gender and racial equality. As a result of their efforts,

the National Coalition of 100 Black Women was established.

And today, along with Representative Patty Kim and

Representative Morgan Cephas, we are proud to welcome them.

Among the ranks, we have the first national vice president,

Dr. Gina Charles; we have the Harrisburg president, Tiffany

Brown; and we have April Everett, the chair of public policy back

in the Philadelphia chapter. We work together closely on safe

harbor legislation. Many of you received postcards from these

ladies, and, Mr. Speaker, we passed that bill out of the House last

November. That is effective action.

Please, colleagues, welcome these distinguished women.

The SPEAKER. Thank you so much for being with us, and

I will come down and get a photo. We are so honored to have

you.

GUESTS INTRODUCED

The SPEAKER. Representative Dave Hickernell has some

special guests for us as well, if they will stand. It is a delegation

from Russia. And if they will all stand, please. They are right in

the back. This group, as you know, has traveled from around the

world to be with us, so I would ask all members to listen to this,

about this organization, I should say.

They have traveled to the United States through an

organization called the American Council of Young Political

Leaders. And the goal is that every year since 1966, with the

support of the United States Department of State, the American

Council of Young Political Leaders has conducted exchange

programs for rising political leaders from all over the world.

These programs are designed for bipartisan groups of emerging

leaders under the age of 40 – we have a good number that are

actually elected officials here in the State House of

Representatives in Pennsylvania – and they visit each country's

capital city and they meet with government officials, policy

experts, and business leaders. Since 1971 there has been an

exchange between the United States and Russia. This year's

exchange is for the students that have come over, or the young

leaders that have come over from Russia. They are visiting

Washington, DC, but also many places in Pennsylvania.

As I call out your name, please raise your hand: the Honorable

Egor Anisimov, the Honorable Diana Iakovleva, Mr. Oleg

Korniakov, Mr. Grigorii Mikhailov, Ms. Valeriia Sharko, and

Ms. Irina Zaitseva. And they are escorted today by Mr. Alexander

Solovyev. Thank you so much for being with us today. We are so

honored to have you.

We have a guest page, Casey Helmeczi. Casey is a guest of

Representative Gillespie.

Representative Parke Wentling has some guests from his

district. That means they have traveled a good 4 1/2 hours to be

with us. Gary Dovey of Penn-Northwest Development, please

stand; Jim Lowry, Greenville Area Economic Development;

Brad Gosser, Greenville-Reynolds Development Corp.; Ellen

Pardee, Greenville-Reynolds Development Corp.; and Todd

Hittle from Hempfield Township. Thank you so much for being

with us today. Great to have you here. Thank you, Representative

Wentling, for bringing them.


DR. BRENDA ALLEN PRESENTED

The SPEAKER. We have a very special guest, a very special

guest. I always love to, as you do, love to honor the heads of our

private universities and public universities and colleges and

schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Would

Dr. Brenda Allen, the president of Lincoln University, please

stand and come on up to the rostrum. We are so honored to have

you, Dr. Allen. Representative John Lawrence and

Representative Steve Kinsey have brought Dr. Allen to us as a

guest.

Dr. Allen was named the 14th president of her alma mater,

Lincoln University, on May 11, 2017; began her tenure on July

1, 2017. Previously, she served for quite some time, July of 2009

until June of 2017, as the provost and vice chancellor at Winston

Salem State University. She has also held academic positions at

Brown University, Smith College, University of Massachusetts,

and Yale University. She holds a bachelor's from Lincoln

University and a master's and doctorate from Howard University

in Washington, DC.

Dr. Allen, we do not have a lot of time, but we would love it

if you wanted to – it is extempore – but if you wanted to say a

few words to our distinguished body. We are honored that you

would be here. And just give me a moment until I get everybody

seated.

Everybody, if you could please take your seats, staff included.

If everybody could please take their seats.

Dr. Allen, thank you so much.

Dr. ALLEN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

And I want to thank Representative Lawrence for the

invitation. We have several students and staff up in the balcony,

so we are so pleased. I bring you greetings from the entire Lincoln

University community. We want to say thank you to the House

of Representatives for your continuous support in bringing State

appropriations to Lincoln University that allow us to help

discount tuition for our instate students as well as provide great

funding for some of the academic opportunities that we are able

to offer.

I think if I were to say two things that are important about

Lincoln University right now, number one is that Lincoln

University is the first degree-granting historically Black

institution in this country. Pennsylvania has the distinct honor of

being the home of the first two historically Black institutions

dedicated to educating African-Americans. And what is so

important about that statistic is that these two institutions were

established well before the emancipation of African-Americans

in this country. And so because of that, I think Pennsylvania is

the home of two national treasures.

I think the second thing that is important to say about Lincoln

University is that continuing through today, we have been

successful in creating individuals who have gone on to lead and

change the courses of society. I think the most important statistic

today is that we rank number one among 4-year colleges in

Pennsylvania for moving individuals from the lowest economic

ladder to the top fifth, and so we are grateful to be able to provide

that social mobility for our students. As you all know, if you can

transform the life of an individual, that can relate to transforming

the lives of their communities and the nation and the world.

And so again we thank you for helping to bring to us the

resources that allow us to do that job and to change the State of

Pennsylvania by the individuals that we produce, and by that

distinction, also change the country and the world. So thank you,

and thank you for the opportunity to be here.

The SPEAKER. Thank you, Dr. Allen. Thank you so much.

We are really honored that you would come.

RECONSIDERATION MOTION FILED

The SPEAKER. Representative Benninghoff and

Representative Cutler have filed a motion to reconsider a bill. It

is a motion to reconsider HB 1055, which was defeated on the

30th day of April. And the Speaker is in receipt of that this

May 1.

We are going to take the master roll here shortly, I just need

to do the leaves.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER. Representative Fred KELLER of Snyder

County has requested to be on leave for the day, Bob BROOKS

of Westmoreland County for the day, and Lynda CULVER of

Northumberland County for the day. Without objection, those

will be granted.

Representative Ed GAINEY of Allegheny County, for the

day, has requested to be on leave. Without objection, that will be

granted.

MASTER ROLL CALL

The SPEAKER. Let us please proceed to vote on the master

roll.

The following roll call was recorded:

PRESENT–194 Barrar Fitzgerald Lee Readshaw

Benninghoff Flynn Lewis Reese

Bernstine Frankel Longietti Rigby Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roae

Boback Fritz Madden Roebuck

Borowicz Gabler Mako Rothman Boyle Galloway Malagari Rozzi

Bradford Gaydos Maloney Ryan

Briggs Gillen Markosek Sainato Brown Gillespie Marshall Samuelson

Bullock Gleim Masser Sanchez

Burgos Goodman Matzie Sankey Burns Gregory McCarter Sappey

Caltagirone Greiner McClinton Saylor

Carroll Grove McNeill Schemel Causer Hahn Mehaffie Schlossberg

Cephas Hanbidge Mentzer Schmitt

Ciresi Harkins Merski Schroeder Comitta Harrell Metcalfe Schweyer

Conklin Harris Metzgar Shusterman

Cook Heffley Mihalek Simmons Cox Helm Millard Sims

Cutler Hennessey Miller, B. Snyder


Daley Hershey Miller, D. Sonney Davidson Hickernell Mizgorski Staats

Davis, A. Hohenstein Moul Stephens

Davis, T. Howard Mullery Struzzi Dawkins Innamorato Mullins Sturla

Day Irvin Murt Thomas

Deasy Isaacson Neilson Tobash DeLissio James Nelson Toepel

Delloso Jones Nesbit Toohil

Delozier Jozwiak O'Mara Topper DeLuca Kail O'Neal Ullman

Dermody Kaufer Oberlander Vitali

Diamond Kauffman Ortitay Walsh DiGirolamo Keefer Otten Warner

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Owlett Warren

Dowling Kenyatta Pashinski Webster Driscoll Kim Peifer Wentling

Dunbar Kinsey Petrarca Wheatley

Dush Kirkland Pickett Wheeland Ecker Klunk Polinchock White

Emrick Knowles Puskaric Williams

Evans Kortz Pyle Zabel

Everett Kosierowski Quinn Zimmerman

Farry Krueger Rabb Fee Kulik Rapp Turzai,

Fiedler Lawrence Ravenstahl Speaker

ADDITIONS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–8

Brooks Culver Keller, F. Solomon

Cruz Gainey Rader Youngblood

LEAVES ADDED–6 Cephas Grove Nesbit Williams

Cook Madden

LEAVES CANCELED–1

Cephas

The SPEAKER. There are 194 members who have voted on

the master roll, so we have a quorum.

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

RESOLUTIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 35

Mr. BURNS called up HR 124, PN 790, entitled: A Resolution designating May 1, 2019, as "Law Day" in

Pennsylvania and urging lawmakers, attorneys, judges and schools to participate in this year's celebration.

* * *

Mr. GABLER called up HR 204, PN 1611, entitled: A Resolution honoring the Pennsylvania Jaycees on the

80th anniversary of its founding.

* * *

Mr. BARRAR called up HR 232, PN 1399, entitled: A Resolution designating May 16, 2019, as "Congenital Disorders

of Glycosylation (CDG) Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. LAWRENCE called up HR 233, PN 1400, entitled: A Resolution designating May 2, 2019, as "Oxford Grain and Hay

Company Day" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. HEFFLEY called up HR 236, PN 1437, entitled: A Resolution designating March 20, 2019, as "Forest Firefighter

Day" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. MURT called up HR 243, PN 1460, entitled: A Resolution recognizing April 8, 2019, as "Cushing's Syndrome

Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. MURT called up HR 245, PN 1461, entitled: A Resolution recognizing the week of April 15 through 21, 2019, as

"Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. FARRY called up HR 265, PN 1568, entitled: A Resolution recognizing the month of May 2019 as "Melanoma

and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. DEASY called up HR 266, PN 1569, entitled: A Resolution honoring the memory and legacy of the late Crafton

Police Department Patrolman Henry Louis Hufnagel 100 years after his on-duty death.

* * *

Mr. METCALFE called up HR 271, PN 1581, entitled: A Resolution designating the week of May 5 through 11, 2019, as

"Drinking Water Week" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Ms. O'MARA called up HR 278, PN 1616, entitled: A Resolution designating May 4, 2019, as "Forgotten Cemetery

Day" in Pennsylvania.

* * *


Mr. WILLIAMS called up HR 286, PN 1622, entitled: A Resolution expressing condolences to the city of Paris, France, on

the destruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral.

* * *

Mr. BRIGGS called up HR 287, PN 1623, entitled: A Resolution designating April 30, 2019, as "Life Sciences Day" in

Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. MURT called up HR 291, PN 1626, entitled: A Resolution designating May 1, 2019, as "The Battle of the

Crooked Billet Day" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. READSHAW called up HR 297, PN 1632, entitled: A Resolution designating the month of May 2019 as "Motorcycle

Safety and Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

* * *

Mr. SCHLOSSBERG called up HR 298, PN 1633,

entitled: A Resolution designating the month of May 2019 as "Mental Health

Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

On the question,

Will the House adopt the resolutions?

The SPEAKER. It is quite a few. We are going to ask you to

please take a look on your screens at the uncontested House

calendar. We are not going to go through a summary. We are

going to just take a vote. I have identified each and every

resolution that is on the uncontested House calendar that has been

called up by the Speaker today.

On the question recurring,

Will the House adopt the resolutions?


YEAS–194

Barrar Fitzgerald Lee Readshaw Benninghoff Flynn Lewis Reese

Bernstine Frankel Longietti Rigby

Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roae Boback Fritz Madden Roebuck

Borowicz Gabler Mako Rothman

Boyle Galloway Malagari Rozzi Bradford Gaydos Maloney Ryan

Briggs Gillen Markosek Sainato

Brown Gillespie Marshall Samuelson Bullock Gleim Masser Sanchez

Burgos Goodman Matzie Sankey

Burns Gregory McCarter Sappey Caltagirone Greiner McClinton Saylor

Carroll Grove McNeill Schemel Causer Hahn Mehaffie Schlossberg

Cephas Hanbidge Mentzer Schmitt

Ciresi Harkins Merski Schroeder Comitta Harrell Metcalfe Schweyer

Conklin Harris Metzgar Shusterman

Cook Heffley Mihalek Simmons Cox Helm Millard Sims

Cutler Hennessey Miller, B. Snyder

Daley Hershey Miller, D. Sonney Davidson Hickernell Mizgorski Staats

Davis, A. Hohenstein Moul Stephens

Davis, T. Howard Mullery Struzzi Dawkins Innamorato Mullins Sturla

Day Irvin Murt Thomas

Deasy Isaacson Neilson Tobash DeLissio James Nelson Toepel

Delloso Jones Nesbit Toohil

Delozier Jozwiak O'Mara Topper DeLuca Kail O'Neal Ullman

Dermody Kaufer Oberlander Vitali

Diamond Kauffman Ortitay Walsh

DiGirolamo Keefer Otten Warner

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Owlett Warren Dowling Kenyatta Pashinski Webster

Driscoll Kim Peifer Wentling

Dunbar Kinsey Petrarca Wheatley Dush Kirkland Pickett Wheeland

Ecker Klunk Polinchock White

Emrick Knowles Puskaric Williams Evans Kortz Pyle Zabel




NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–8


Cruz Gainey Rader Youngblood

The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was

determined in the affirmative and the resolutions were adopted.

The SPEAKER. A number of members are going to speak on

resolutions at the end of the session date. They do not have

guests.

STATEMENT BY MR. GABLER

The SPEAKER. Representative Matt Gabler and

Representative Stan Saylor do have some guests on HR 204. If

they could please come up to the front podium.

Members, please take your seats.

Representative Matt Gabler, Representative Stan Saylor, the

floor is yours.

Mr. GABLER. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.

I rise to thank the members for their support of HR 204, which

recognizes the 80th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Jaycees, an

organization whose members and alumni have greatly

contributed to our communities and our Commonwealth. I am

very honored to introduce to you some of the distinguished guests

who have joined us for today's session.


My constituent from DuBois, Neil Hanes, currently serves as

the 83d State president of the Pennsylvania Jaycees. He is also

joined by the Pennsylvania Jaycees State treasurer, Sheri Price,

who is also from our DuBois chapter; and also, past presidents

Colleen Witman and Peter Urscheler. They are in the rear of the

House. I would like to ask the members to please welcome our

guests.

Originally founded on May 1, 1939, in Wilkes-Barre,

Pennsylvania, as the Pennsylvania Junior Chamber of

Commerce, the Pennsylvania Jaycees, as it is now known, is

composed of 19 chapters across the Commonwealth. Their

mission is to empower young people to create positive change.

Jaycees members are leaders and rising stars in their communities

who give of their time, talent, and treasure to make their

community and our Commonwealth a better place. In fact, we are

also joined today and every day by the 54th State president, who

you are all very familiar with as our majority Appropriations

chairman, Stan Saylor.

As a native of DuBois, I would like to note how very proud

the DuBois Jaycees are to be the home chapter of our 83d State

president as well as our current State treasurer. And we are also

so proud to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the

Pennsylvania Jaycees. In recognition of the contributions and

accomplishments of all of the Jaycees members and alumni

across the past eight decades, I am proud to offer HR 204 and to

thank the members of this body for your support. Thank you all

so very much.

STATEMENT BY MR. SAYLOR

The SPEAKER. Representative Stan Saylor, our majority

Appropriations chair.

Mr. SAYLOR. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I rise today to make you aware of this organization. The

Pennsylvania Jaycees and the United States Jaycees is the number

one—

The SPEAKER. Please suspend, sir. My apologies.

Members, please take your seats. Sergeants at Arms, you can

open the doors of the House, but please take your seats. It is the

80th anniversary of the Jaycees. We have guests with us today

and we are so honored that they could take the time to be with us.

Chairman Saylor, please continue.


The Jaycees is the number one youth training organization for

young men and women throughout the world. Many of you know

many of their projects that they raise for charity – millions of

dollars every year for St. Jude Children's Hospital, millions of

dollars a year for MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association), and

just locally, right in Gettysburg, over in Adams County, the

Jaycees have what they call the Upper Adams Harvest Festival.

It is one of the largest apple harvest festivals in the country,

raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the youth of

Adams County.

Throughout this country, there are many projects go on by

Jaycee chapters throughout who raise money to help their local

communities. I am very proud to have been a part of their past,

and I want to congratulate the Jaycees for what they continue to

do to help our youth and our families and our communities to be

better places to live in.


The SPEAKER. Thank you, sir.

REMARKS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

The SPEAKER. Representative Frank Farry of Bucks County

is recognized on HR 265.

Mr. FARRY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I would like to submit comments for the record on skin cancer

and melanoma awareness. Thank you.

The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative Farry.

Mr. FARRY submitted the following remarks for the

Legislative Journal:

Today I would like to bring awareness to a very serious medical issue

that takes hundreds of lives every year. Skin cancer is the most common

form of cancer in the United States, with current estimates that one in

five Americans will develop it in their lifetime. With summer quickly

approaching and people spending more time out in the sun, it is very

important and timely to bring awareness to the risk factors, prevention

tips, and screening practices.

Each year in the U.S. over 5.4 million cases of nonmelanoma skin

cancer are treated in more than 3.3 million people. And it is estimated

that 192,310 new cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer,

will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2019. The good news is that with early

detection and treatment, melanoma and other skin cancers are highly

treatable. Regular skin self-examinations to check for signs of skin

cancer and doctor visits or screenings are key to early detection.

If you have time today, I encourage you to stop by the Pennsylvania

Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery's station in the East

Wing Rotunda, where they are offering free skin cancer screenings and

instruction on skin self-examinations.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleagues for their support of

HR 265, which designates May 2019 as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer

Detection and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania, and for their help in

raising awareness of this important issue.


The SPEAKER. We are going to take announcements. We are

not going to be recessing; we are only going to be at ease.

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING

The SPEAKER. The Chair calls upon the majority

Appropriations chair for a committee announcement.


The Appropriations Committee will meet immediately in the

majority caucus room.



So we are going to be at ease. The House will be at ease while

the Appropriations Committee meets. They are going to be

meeting in the majority caucus room, correct, sir? Majority

caucus room. So we will be at ease until the Appropriations

Committee has completed its votes. They will be coming right

back up to the floor and we are going to go right into voting on

third and second consideration votes. Thank you. There are no

caucus meetings prior to our votes.

For our guests from Russia, if you could please come on down,

we will take the photo now. Just come right up to the rostrum

with Representative Dave Hickernell, our Professional Licensure

chair.

The House will come to order.


BILLS REREPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

HB 1031, PN 1178 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing obsolete laws concerning the Scotland School for

Veterans' Children.

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1065, PN 1226 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 3033

over Redbank Creek in Brookville Borough, Jefferson County, as the CPL James Slagle 2nd Ranger Battalion Army Ranger WWII Memorial Bridge.

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1079, PN 1253 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of July 11, 1901 (P.L.668, No.337), entitled

"An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to provide revenue by taxation," approved the fifteenth day of July, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven."

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1080, PN 1254 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of April 20, 1927 (P.L.311, No.177),

entitled "An act providing for a more equitable method of assessing capital stock tax against corporations, limited partnerships, joint stock associations, and companies, in certain cases."

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1081, PN 1255 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of June 22 1931 (P.L.685, No.250), entitled

"An act providing for the settlement of capital stock tax in the cases of corporations, joint-stock associations, limited partnerships, and companies which own assets which are exempted or relieved from capital stock tax."

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1083, PN 1256 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known

as The Fiscal Code, repealing provisions relating to capital stock and franchise tax reports and payment of tax.

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1084, PN 1257 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of June 17, 1913 (P.L.507, No.335),

referred to as the Intangible Personal Property Tax Law.

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1085, PN 1321 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of June 22, 1935 (P.L.414, No.182), known

as the State Personal Property Tax Act.

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1086, PN 1258 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of June 5, 1937 (P.L.1656, No.344), known

as the Store and Theatre Tax Act.

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1174, PN 1360 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of April 25, 1933 (P.L.74, No.49), entitled

"An act relating to baseball and football on Sunday; prohibiting baseball and football on Sunday during certain hours, and also during certain other hours unless the electors of a municipality are in favor of the same and, in certain cases, a license has first been secured from the municipal authorities; providing for referendums to ascertain the will of the electors, and for the enactment and repeal of licensing ordinances and resolutions in accordance therewith; providing penalties; and repealing inconsistent laws."

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1179, PN 1365 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of June 2, 1933 (P.L.1423, No.308),

entitled "An act relating to Sunday music; permitting musicians to receive compensation for services rendered on Sunday; authorizing pay concerts to be given and broadcast on Sunday under certain circumstances, and allowing school and certain public buildings and parks to be used therefor; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Public Instruction; and imposing penalties."

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1180, PN 1366 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act repealing the act of July 2, 1935 (P.L.599, No.211), entitled

"An act relating to motion picture exhibitions and sound motion picture exhibitions, together with orchestral or other instrumental musical or mechanical musical accompaniment, prelude, playing, or selection in connection with or incidental thereto on Sunday; prohibiting motion picture exhibitions and sound motion picture exhibitions, and orchestral or other instrumental musical or mechanical musical accompaniment, prelude, playing, or selection incidental thereto on Sunday during certain hours, and also during other hours, unless the electors of a municipality approve thereof; regulating the employment of persons in conducting such exhibitions on Sunday; providing for referendums to ascertain the will of the of the electors; and providing penalties; and repealing inconsistent laws."

APPROPRIATIONS.

HB 1210, PN 1490 By Rep. SAYLOR An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, repealing provisions relating to report of racial and ethnic groupings, to study of public schools that provide Internet instruction, to corporate seal, to submission of plans, to disapproval of plans, to Department of Public Instruction to prepare plans, to establishment of reorganized school districts, to advance establishment, to special school watchmen-school districts in townships of the second class, to copies of school laws, to educational broadcasting, to residences for teachers and janitors, to heating stoves to be shielded, to ventilation and thermometer, to fireproof construction, to doors to open outward and fire escapes, etc., to completion of abandoned WPA projects in districts of the third and fourth class, to condition of grounds and shade trees, to summer schools, etc., to possession of telephone pagers prohibited, to nonprofit school food program, to antitruancy programs, to medical care for children under six with defective hearing, to report, to care and treatment of pupils, to local wellness policy, to foreign language academies, to monthly reports to school directors of the districts second, third and fourth class, to Read to Succeed Program, to


department duties and powers, to schools or classes, supervisors, principals, instructors, etc., to estimate of expenses and reimbursements and appropriations, to teachers of evening schools, to duties of public institutions of higher education, to medical education loan assistance and to special study on the revenue impact of out-of-State tax credits.

APPROPRIATIONS.

CALENDAR

BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION

The House proceeded to second consideration of HB 790,

PN 870, entitled: An Act providing appropriations from the General Fund for the

expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and the public schools for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019; providing appropriations from special funds and accounts to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019; and providing for the appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial Departments for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.

On the question,

Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration?

Bill was agreed to.

* * *


PN 1498, entitled: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, making editorial changes.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.

* * *


PN 1126, entitled: An Act regulating milk banks that provide donor human milk in this

Commonwealth.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.

* * *


PN 614, entitled: An Act providing for the annual designation and holiday observance

June 19 as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" in this Commonwealth.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.

* * *


PN 1127, entitled: An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known

as the Right-to-Know Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.

* * *

BILL PASSED OVER TEMPORARILY

The SPEAKER. Representative Greg Rothman calls up

HB 632, and this is on page 5 of today's House calendar. Oh, we

are going to go over that. I am sorry. We are going over that bill

temporarily.

* * *



as the Public School Code of 1949, in educational tax credits, further providing for definitions and for limitations.

On the question,


Mr. SAYLOR offered the following amendment

No. A00886:

Amend Bill, page 1, line 12, by inserting after "organization,""

"pass-through entity,"

Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by inserting after "amended" where

it occurs the second time

and the section is amended by adding a definition

Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 27 and 28

"Pass-through entity." A partnership as defined in section

301(n.0) of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax

Reform Code of 1971, a single-member limited liability company treated

as a disregarded entity for Federal income tax purposes or a

Pennsylvania S corporation as defined in section 301(n.1) of the Tax

Reform Code of 1971. The term includes a pass-through entity that owns

an interest in a pass-through entity. The term also includes a qualified

Subchapter S trust.


"Qualified Subchapter S trust." As defined in section 1361(d)(3)

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

* * *


Section 3. The amendment of the definition of "pass-through

entity" in section 2002-B of the act shall apply retroactively to January

1, 2015.

Amend Bill, page 7, line 6, by striking out "3" and inserting

4


On the question,

Will the House agree to the amendment?


YEAS–138 Barrar Galloway Maloney Rigby

Benninghoff Gaydos Markosek Roae

Bernstine Gillen Marshall Rothman Bizzarro Gillespie Masser Rozzi

Boback Gleim Matzie Ryan

Borowicz Gregory McCarter Sainato Briggs Greiner Mehaffie Sanchez

Brown Grove Mentzer Sankey

Burgos Hahn Merski Saylor Burns Harkins Metcalfe Schemel

Caltagirone Harris Metzgar Schmitt

Causer Heffley Mihalek Schroeder Conklin Helm Millard Simmons

Cook Hennessey Miller, B. Sonney

Cox Hershey Mizgorski Staats Cutler Hickernell Moul Stephens

Davis, T. Irvin Mullins Struzzi Day James Murt Sturla

Delozier Jones Nelson Thomas

DeLuca Jozwiak Nesbit Tobash Dermody Kail O'Neal Toepel

Diamond Kaufer Oberlander Toohil

DiGirolamo Kauffman Ortitay Topper Donatucci Keefer Owlett Ullman

Dowling Keller, M.K. Peifer Walsh

Dunbar Kirkland Petrarca Warner Dush Klunk Pickett Warren

Ecker Knowles Polinchock Wentling

Emrick Kortz Puskaric Wheeland Everett Kulik Pyle White

Farry Lawrence Quinn Zabel

Fee Lewis Rabb Zimmerman

Flynn Longietti Rapp

Fritz Mackenzie Readshaw Turzai,

Gabler Mako Reese Speaker

NAYS–55

Boyle Evans Kinsey Ravenstahl Bradford Fiedler Kosierowski Roebuck

Bullock Fitzgerald Krueger Samuelson Carroll Frankel Lee Sappey

Cephas Freeman Madden Schlossberg

Ciresi Goodman Malagari Schweyer Comitta Hanbidge McClinton Shusterman

Daley Harrell McNeill Sims

Davidson Hohenstein Miller, D. Snyder Davis, A. Howard Mullery Vitali

Dawkins Innamorato Neilson Webster

Deasy Isaacson O'Mara Wheatley DeLissio Kenyatta Otten Williams

Delloso Kim Pashinski

NOT VOTING–1

Driscoll

EXCUSED–8

Brooks Culver Keller, F. Solomon Cruz Gainey Rader Youngblood


determined in the affirmative and the amendment was agreed to.

On the question,

Will the House agree to the bill on second consideration as

amended?

The SPEAKER. Representative Mackenzie, amendment

00893. I think Representative Mackenzie is withdrawing it but

wanted to speak on the amendment. My understanding is that

amendment is withdrawn. Amendment 00893 is withdrawn.

REPUBLICAN CAUCUS

The SPEAKER. The Chair is going to call on the majority

caucus chair for a caucus announcement. We are going to break

for caucus.

Mrs. TOEPEL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Republicans will caucus immediately. We would be prepared

to return to the floor at 1:30. Thank you.

DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

The SPEAKER. Representative McClinton, for, if you want,

a Democratic caucus meeting.

Ms. McCLINTON. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

House Democrats, we will have a brief caucus immediately.

If everyone could please report to the minority caucus room; a

brief caucus immediately.


RECESS

The SPEAKER. The House will stand in recess until 1:30.

RECESS EXTENDED

The time of recess was extended until 2 p.m.

AFTER RECESS

The time of recess having expired, the House was called to

order.

CALENDAR CONTINUED

CONSIDERATION OF HB 800 CONTINUED


The SPEAKER. We are going to temporarily go over,

although we are going to return to it, HB 800. We are going to

temporarily go over HB 800. That is just temporary.

Representative Tom Murt, you want to speak on your

resolution?

Mr. MURT. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker—

The SPEAKER. Representative Murt, just give it a moment.


LEAVES OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER. Representative CEPHAS requests to be

placed on leave. Without objection, that will be granted.

Representative WILLIAMS requests to be placed on leave.

Without objection, that will be granted.

Members, please take your seats. Just while members are

coming to the floor, we are going to have three members speak

on their resolutions. We ask every member who speaks on a

resolution to please keep his or her remarks to less than 3 minutes.

It helps if you keep a watch in front of you.

Representative Murt will speak on, I believe, HR 243. Correct,

Representative Murt?

Mr. MURT. Negative, Mr. Speaker. Resolution 291, and I will

submit—

The SPEAKER. Okay. I apologize. On HR 291. That will be

followed by Representative O'Mara on HR 278 and then

Representative Briggs on HR 287. And I always invite those who

are speaking on the resolutions, it is best if you come up to the

podium so that everybody can see you, either to my left or to my

right.

STATEMENT BY MR. MURT

The SPEAKER. And at this time I am going to ask everybody

to please give attention to Representative Tom Murt on HR 291.

Mr. MURT. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, our Commonwealth is known as the Keystone

State in part because of its key role in the birth of the United

States. Everyone is well aware of the historical role Philadelphia

played in the conception of American independence, and as

the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the

U.S. Constitution. What is often unappreciated, Mr. Speaker, is

the pivotal role played by those who lived in the countryside

surrounding the city.

On the evening of April 30, 1778, the British, in control of

Philadelphia at the time, marched out of the city with 850 men on

foot and on horseback. Their destination was the Billet, what is

known today as Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Their mission was to

stop the American Militia from disrupting the British supply lines

into Philadelphia. Their other objective was to capture the leader

of the militia, Gen. John Lacey, and decimate the 300 militiamen

encamped with Lacey at the Billet.

Mr. Speaker, the British marched through the Fox Chase area

of Philadelphia – now part of Representative Kevin Boyle's

district – down Huntingdon Pike where they split up. The Queen's

Rangers, a loyalist regiment, marched down Second Street Pike

and the 500 British regulars went left towards Old York Road.

The plan was to have the British regulars wait in ambush along

the Horsham Meeting Road near the Old Mill Inn in Hatboro. The

Queen's Rangers were to drive the militia into the waiting British

troops.

The militia was expected to retreat along Horsham Meeting

Road, which leads to Valley Forge, and would have exposed the

entire Continental Army. Mr. Speaker, General Lacey, the

youngest appointed general under Washington's command, was

a native of Bucks County and knew the area better than any of

the British soldiers. During the battle that commenced on May 1,

1778, 26 militiamen were killed, 9 wounded, and 58 captured.

But most importantly, General Lacey saved hundreds of lives by

moving his united militia north into Bucks County – away from

General Washington's men.

While the British reported no causalities, they never achieved

their objectives, nor completed their mission. The militia

continued disrupting supplies and General Lacey was never

captured. While the British would claim this as a military victory,

it was clearly a British failure, thanks to the quick thinking and

leadership of Gen. John Lacey. He is truly one of the

unappreciated heroes of the American Revolution, and the Battle

of the Crooked Billet is one of the turning points.

I thank my colleagues for recognizing the Battle of the

Crooked Billet Day with this resolution.

REMARKS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

Mr. MURT. In addition, Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit

remarks for Shaken Baby Syndrome and Cushing's Syndrome

Awareness Day.



Mr. MURT submitted the following remarks for the

Legislative Journal:

It is estimated that in the United States every year as many as

4,000 infants and young children suffer from shaken baby syndrome.

One-fourth of these children will die, while 80 percent of survivors will

suffer from permanent injury.

Make no mistake, shaken baby syndrome is a form of child abuse.

When a baby is shaken hard by the shoulders, arms, or legs, it can cause

blindness, hearing loss, and speech issues. It can also lead to seizures,

cerebral palsy, and serious brain disorders. Today, by declaring it

"Shaken Baby Syndrome Week" in Pennsylvania, we can educate

parents, extended family members, and babysitters on how delicate

young children are.

A baby's head and neck are especially vulnerable to injury because

the head is so large and the neck muscles are still weak. In addition, the

baby's brain and blood vessels are very fragile and easily damaged by

whiplash motions such as shaking, jerking, and jolting.

Some experts believe that the shaking is primarily the result of an

angry adult who loses self-control and that the perpetrator is aware of

the potential harm to the child. Others believe a lack of knowledge about

the dangers of shaking is a contributing factor and most people do not

intend to harm or kill children by shaking them.

That is why physicians, social workers, educators, attorneys,

families, and others should collaborate to educate the public about

preventing shaken baby syndrome. By recognizing shaken baby

syndrome, we are drawing attention to the hundreds of children hurt or

killed by parents and guardians.

This is an injury that can be avoided. I thank my colleagues for their

support.

* * *

Today as many as 15 million people are suffering from the endocrine

disorder known as Cushing's Syndrome, and complicating the problem,

many suffer without knowing treatment is available and critical to

preventing further complications.

Cushing's Syndrome is an endocrine disorder that most commonly

affects people between the ages of 20 and 50. It occurs when the body's

tissues are exposed to excessive levels of cortisol for long periods of

time. The symptoms of the illness arise when they take hormones to fight

asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other inflammatory diseases.


The most common signs and symptoms involve progressive obesity and

skin changes. Those afflicted will notice weight gain and fatty tissue

deposits, particularly around the midsection and upper back. Their face

will grow thicker, and they will notice purple stretch marks on the skin

of the abdomen, thighs, and arms. They will be slow to heal from cuts

and infection. If those affected do not receive prompt treatment, they can

experience bone loss and unusual fractures, high blood pressure,

diabetes, frequent or unusual infections, and loss of muscle mass and

strength.

By declaring it "Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day" in

Pennsylvania, we are drawing attention to those suffering in silence.

They must know that treatment is available to reduce serious injury. The

best weapon against this illness is education. We must make the public

aware of the disease's symptoms to increase the chances of a successful

treatment.

I thank my colleagues for their support on this measure.

STATEMENT BY MS. O'MARA

The SPEAKER. Representative O'Mara, on HR 278.

Ms. O'MARA. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I am introducing HR 278 to designate May 4, 2019, as

"Forgotten Cemetery Day." This day would encourage people to

be aware of the hundreds of forgotten cemeteries that are across

the Commonwealth.

Forgotten cemeteries came to my attention thanks to the

American Legion Post 805 in Broomall. A member of the legion

told me about Hayti Cemetery, an abandoned cemetery in my

district that is home to African-American Civil War veterans.

And the cemetery is in complete disarray. After doing research,

I found that Hayti Cemetery is only one of hundreds of forgotten

cemeteries in the Commonwealth.

The derelict conditions of these cemeteries do not reflect how

any of us would want our loved ones' final resting place to be

treated. These cemeteries, many of which fell into disrepair when

the churches that cared for them closed, include historically

significant gravestones that date back hundreds of years, and

many boroughs and townships lack the necessary funding to

properly care for these sites – if they even know they exist.

We must put forth an effort to preserve these tangible links to

our past. With that in mind, I respectfully ask for you to join me

in designating May 4, 2019, as "Forgotten Cemetery Day" in

Pennsylvania to offer a necessary reminder that these sites exist

and deserve our attention and our care.


BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION


PN 1609, entitled: An Act requiring that information on the option of perinatal support

care programs be given to a woman after diagnosis of a life limiting condition; and imposing penalties.

On the question,


Ms. RAPP offered the following amendment No. A00953:

Amend Bill, page 4, lines 21 through 30; page 5, lines 1 through

11; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and inserting

A violation of this act subjects a health care practitioner to

administrative sanctions by the health care practitioner's licensing

board under the applicable law of this Commonwealth.

On the question,


The SPEAKER. On the amendment, the Chair recognizes

Representative Kathy Rapp.

Ms. RAPP. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

This amendment was drafted after much discussion in

committee. It has been agreed to, I believe, by both sides of the

aisle. And I would definitely appreciate an affirmative vote in

support of this amendment.



(Members proceeded to vote.)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER. Representative NESBIT has requested to be






YEAS–191 Barrar Flynn Lee Readshaw

Benninghoff Frankel Lewis Reese

Bernstine Freeman Longietti Rigby Bizzarro Fritz Mackenzie Roae

Boback Gabler Madden Roebuck

Borowicz Galloway Mako Rothman Boyle Gaydos Malagari Rozzi

Bradford Gillen Maloney Ryan

Briggs Gillespie Markosek Sainato Brown Gleim Marshall Samuelson

Bullock Goodman Masser Sanchez

Burgos Gregory Matzie Sankey

Burns Greiner McCarter Sappey

Caltagirone Grove McClinton Saylor

Carroll Hahn McNeill Schemel Causer Hanbidge Mehaffie Schlossberg

Ciresi Harkins Mentzer Schmitt

Comitta Harrell Merski Schroeder Conklin Harris Metcalfe Schweyer

Cook Heffley Metzgar Shusterman

Cox Helm Mihalek Simmons Cutler Hennessey Millard Sims

Daley Hershey Miller, B. Snyder


Davidson Hickernell Miller, D. Sonney Davis, A. Hohenstein Mizgorski Staats

Davis, T. Howard Moul Stephens

Dawkins Innamorato Mullery Struzzi Day Irvin Mullins Sturla

Deasy Isaacson Murt Thomas

DeLissio James Neilson Tobash Delloso Jones Nelson Toepel

Delozier Jozwiak O'Mara Toohil

DeLuca Kail O'Neal Topper Dermody Kaufer Oberlander Ullman

Diamond Kauffman Ortitay Vitali

DiGirolamo Keefer Otten Walsh Donatucci Keller, M.K. Owlett Warner

Dowling Kenyatta Pashinski Warren

Driscoll Kim Peifer Webster Dunbar Kinsey Petrarca Wentling

Dush Kirkland Pickett Wheatley

Ecker Klunk Polinchock Wheeland Emrick Knowles Puskaric White



Farry Krueger Rabb

Fee Kulik Rapp Turzai, Fiedler Lawrence Ravenstahl Speaker

Fitzgerald

NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11

Brooks Culver Nesbit Williams

Cephas Gainey Rader Youngblood Cruz Keller, F. Solomon



On the question,


amended?

Mr. FRANKEL offered the following amendment

No. A00955:

Amend Bill, page 1, lines 1 through 4, by striking out all of said

lines and inserting

Providing for education about perinatal palliative care for providers

and information about perinatal palliative care for patients that

receive a diagnosis of a life limiting condition; and imposing

duties on the Department of Health.

Amend Bill, page 1, lines 15 through 18; page 2, lines 1 through

6; by striking out all of said lines on said pages

Amend Bill, page 2, lines 11 through 30; pages 3 and 4, lines 1

through 30; page 5, lines 1 through 11; by striking out all of said lines

on said pages and inserting

"Hospice." As defined in section 802.1 of the Health Care

Facilities Act.

"Life limiting condition." A health condition that carries a high

risk of mortality and either severely negatively impacts a person's daily

function or quality of life or excessively strains the person's caregiver.

"Palliative care." Care that:

(1) focuses on expert assessment and management of

pain and other symptoms, assessment and support of caregiver

needs and coordination of care;

(2) attends to the physical, functional, psychological,

practical and spiritual consequences of a serious illness;

(3) is person-centered and family-centered, providing

people living with serious illness relief from the symptoms and

stress of an illness;

(4) through collaboration of an interdisciplinary care

team, improves quality of life for the patient and the family; and

(5) can be offered in all care settings and at any stage of

a serious illness, including through bereavement.

Section 3. Perinatal palliative care.

(a) Information for health care practitioners.–The department

shall provide information about services available through pediatric

palliative care programs, including services for perinatal patients, to

health care practitioners whose practice includes prenatal diagnosis,

counseling or management.

(b) Information for patients.–When a health care practitioner, in

the health care practitioner's best clinical judgment, believes it is

appropriate, the health care practitioner shall provide to the health care

practitioner's patient information regarding pediatric palliative care

programs, including hospice programs, that are able to care for

perinatal patients diagnosed with a life limiting condition.

Section 4. Department duties.

The department shall:

(1) Establish a program to provide education about

pediatric palliative care, including services for perinatal patients,

for health care practitioners whose practice includes prenatal

diagnosis, counseling or management.

(2) Administer this act and promulgate regulations to

implement this act.


5

On the question,


The SPEAKER. Representative Frankel.

Mr. FRANKEL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Palliative care is delicate and sensitive patient-centered care.

The job of these providers is to understand patients' values and

help them clarify their hopes and support them in reaching their

goals. They ask questions like do you want your baby to receive

oxygen when he cannot breathe? Do you want your baby

baptized, if possible, before death, and in what faith tradition? Do

you want to know if we stop hearing the fetal heartbeat during

the birth process? Do you want to keep a lock of hair and get foot

and hand prints of your baby before he or she dies? Do you want

your baby to get standard newborn vaccines against adult

diseases? Would you like to be able to hold your baby in your

arms while she is dying?

This care is the ultimate and sensitive patient-centered care.

My amendment was crafted with that concept, patient-

centeredness, in mind. I worked with those providers who

evangelize this service. They want to expand information about

the incredible work they do, but through collaboration, not

through force.

My amendment removes completely the penalties for doctors

and expands palliative care access by requiring that we commit

as a State to providing information about this wonderful program

to all of those providers who work with patients at this most

delicate time. After all, there is no evidence that doctors who

know about palliative care would not offer it to patients. We have

heard that this service is not offered enough, but not from a lack

of will. We have heard doctors do not know about it. We have

heard services are not available in some areas of the State. What

we have not heard is that providers know about this service but

refuse to talk about something so beneficial to patients.


I share the majority chair's intent to expand information about

palliative care. Almost a decade ago I introduced legislation to do

exactly this through medical education. Therefore, the intent of

my legislation is the same, it is just the mechanism is different.

My amendment would ensure that doctors and patients learn

about palliative care, but my amendment focuses on education,

not on punishing. Maybe there are some situations where

punishing people gets them to perform the way we want, but if

we are asking providers to have a delicate conversation with

patients who are in perhaps the most tragic situation of their lives,

another tack is needed. We do not want to punish physicians into

talking about palliative care. These conversations should be open

and thoughtful and sensitive, and they should not be begrudging

or resentful or a checklist on a box – yet another mandate in the

exam room.

We have heard endlessly that mandates on physicians impact

doctors' decisions to practice in Pennsylvania. Talking to patients

about their dying child should never be one in a long list of

mandates. We want all providers to know what we have learned,

that this is a wonderful, high-quality care that can support them

and their patients through pain and grief. So this amendment

changes the way information is disseminated. It removes the

physician penalty entirely.

It also makes what I consider a technical amendment by

removing definitions in language related to abortion that do not

relate to anything at all in this bill. These unnecessary definitions

are actually different from those in existing law, and that is

extremely problematic. The gentlelady from Warren has stated

that this legislation has nothing do with abortion care. This

amendment simply makes sense to remove unnecessary and

inconsistent language.

But most importantly, this amendment provides education and

information about palliative care by working with providers, not

against them. We cannot punish our way into quality care. I ask

for your support for my amendment. Thank you.

The SPEAKER. Representative Rapp.


Mr. Speaker, I rise, respectfully, I am asking for a vote against

the amendment. With all due respect to my colleague, the

amendment that we just passed unanimously, Mr. Speaker, dealt

with the penalties of the physicians. So that is what the

amendment that we just passed was all about. And we drafted that

amendment and just passed it because of the concerns that were

raised in the committee. We already dealt with that after much

discussion with the other side of the aisle, and we agreed to take

away those severe penalties for the physicians in the amendment

that we just passed unanimously.

Again, the maker of the amendment wants to gut and replace

the intent of the bill, which is narrowly focused, Mr. Speaker, on

our vulnerable women expecting to have a child, to be able to

love that child, and only to find out that child is going to be

terminal, and to allow that woman to have compassionate and

supportive care. This bill is narrowly focused, Mr. Speaker, on

the unborn and birth to approximately 3 months. The sponsor's

amendment greatly expands the bill, and while I appreciate what

he is trying to do, this bill, my intent with this bill was to have a

very narrow focus on women who need that supportive care when

they are looking at having to deal with a child's birth and a

possible miscarriage in pregnancy for that supportive,

compassionate care. It is very narrowly focused to that group of

women.

This bill has absolutely nothing to do with abortion or birth

control. The underlying bill is not looking at penalizing

physicians. It is not looking at taking away any form of birth

control. It is simply compassion and care for medically

challenged pregnancies.

And I truly would appreciate if you could stand with me and

support the underlying bill, and I ask for a "no" vote on this

amendment.


The SPEAKER. This is Representative Frankel's amendment

and it is Representative Rapp's bill, so I would leave them to be

the last two, but does anybody else want to speak before I call on

Representative Frankel?

Representative Daley, you are welcome to speak; that way

I can save Representative Frankel until last. Representative

Daley, you are welcome to speak.

Ms. DALEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, words matter. Chairman Frankel's amendment,

A0955, clarifies the language and legislative intent for HB 1058.

The language of HB 1058 states that it "…shall be known

and…cited as the COMPASSION AND CARE FOR

MEDICALLY CHALLENGING PREGNANCIES Act."

During the Health Committee meeting this past Monday, and

just now, the prime sponsor clearly stated that HB 1058 is not

about abortion, and yet the language includes a new definition of

"abortion," different than that of the Abortion Control Act.

The Frankel amendment, A0955, removes all references to

abortion that are currently in the bill. As policymakers, we must

be aware that every word in a bill will be scrutinized, and

inclusion of the word "abortion" creates confusion and lack of

clarity about what the prime sponsor tells us this bill is all about.

If this bill is truly about compassion and care for medically

challenging pregnancies, then the language should be clear and

should not include confusing, misleading, divisive words. Let us

clean up the language and focus on the comprehensive support to

the pregnant woman and her family from the time of diagnosis

through the time of birth, the death of the infant and through the

postpartum period.

Mr. Speaker, words matter. Chairman Frankel worked with

doctors who specialize in palliative care to construct the language

of amendment A0955. This amendment adds a definition of

"palliative care" that addresses the type of care services that

doctors actually provide and would want to provide. These

doctors attend to the physical, functional, psychological,

practical, and spiritual consequences of a serious illness. They

provide care that is person-centered and family-centered. These

doctors attend to the physical, functional, psychological,

practical, and spiritual consequences of a serious illness,

providing care that is person-centered and family-centered and

provide people living with serious illness and the stress of

heart-wrenching situations, like a diagnosis of fatal fetal

anomaly, with relief and compassion. Legislative intent will be

judged on the words we use, so it matters what words are in the

bill.

Mr. Speaker, words matter. As it stands, and has just been

amended, HB 1058 still includes a violation section because it

still includes administrative penalties. Physicians who violate

would have to defend themselves by a preponderance of evidence

that furnishing information would have a severely adverse effect

on the physical or mental health of the patient. Chairman

Frankel's amendment, A0955, removes the violation section with


good reason. Why include penalties for physicians who are

compassionate, caring professionals doing their job as they have

been trained and as they practice medicine? Why should the State

interfere in the relationship between physician and patient?

Mr. Speaker, words matter. In the Health Committee

discussion of the bill, the prime sponsor referenced a Nebraska

bill on providing perinatal hospice for pregnancies with a fatal

fetal anomaly. That bill from Nebraska does not include the term

"abortion," does not—

The SPEAKER. Members, please, please, please take your

seats. We have three speakers – well, two speakers remaining on

the amendment, perhaps a third, but members need to take their

seats. So right now what we have is, Representative Daley is

going to finish her remarks, so I need people to take their seats.

Representative Frankel wishes to speak a second time, and then

the majority leader is going to speak. I do not see anybody else

raising their hands to speak. If you wish to speak, please raise

your hand now.

And all members, I am going to ask you to take your seats.

Sergeants at Arms, ask people to take their seats. If you need to

sit down in a seat nearby, please do so. Please close the doors of

the House until we get everybody seated. And as I said, it will be

Representative Daley will finish her remarks, Representative

Frankel, and then the majority leader. If you have to have a

discussion, please just go off the House floor, which is perfectly

fine.

Representative Daley, please conclude; I mean, take your

time, but finish your remarks. Thank you.

Ms. DALEY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

In the Health Committee discussion of HB 1058, the prime

sponsor referenced a Nebraska bill that provided for perinatal

hospice for pregnancies with a fatal fetal anomaly. The Nebraska

bill does not include the term "abortion," does not include

physician sanctions, fines, or fees, or the need to defend their care

of their patient. It simply provides for health-care practitioners

the option to provide information to the pregnant woman about

hospice resources that are available. It also requires the

Department of Health and Human Services to create and

geographically organize a list of perinatal hospice programs

available in the State.

This bill is different, so I am asking that you please vote "yes"

for the Frankel amendment, A0955. This amendment fulfills

what the primary sponsor tells us is the admirable purpose of the

bill, amendment A0955 removes ambiguity, respects the

relationship between a doctor and a patient, and shines a light on

palliative care.

Today we have an opportunity to act in a truly bipartisan

manner that would provide a pregnant woman and her family

with compassion and empathy in a truly difficult time. Words

matter, and it is up to us, the lawmakers, to ensure that we use

words as the true indicators of our legislative intent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Words matter.

The SPEAKER. Representative Dan Frankel, for the second

time on the amendment.

Mr. FRANKEL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The majority chair indicated that the prior amendment, which

we supported in a bipartisan basis, solved the issue of penalizing

providers. It does not solve that issue. It improved it. So it took

away license revocation, for instance, but there are still

administrative penalties or fines that can be levied against

providers – or must be; excuse me – must be levied against

providers under this bill. My amendment takes that out. We do

not think that that is appropriate. And I would say to you that the

Palliative Care Coalition, which is a coalition of providers and

bereaved parents and families, supports this amendment. And

I think it is still consistent with what the prime sponsor is trying

to do, and it removes all the penalties. I think we do not want to

be in a position of penalizing providers here at any level. And it

also removes language that really – if truly this is not about

abortion, and I take the prime sponsor's word for it – we should

not include language that is inconsistent with the existing

definition under established law. I think that could potentially be

a slippery slope.

So with respect to trying to get something done here that

I think is really going to be helpful for Pennsylvania families,

particularly those families facing some of the most difficult issues

with problematic pregnancies and fetuses that may be born with

serious illness and very short lifespans, this amendment really

fulfills, I think, the vision behind what this bill is trying to do. So

I would ask all of my colleagues here to support this amendment,

which is consistent with what those families and those providers

are looking for as expressed in their association's support for this

amendment. Thank you.

The SPEAKER. Does anybody else wish to speak before the

majority leader speaks?

The majority leader, Bryan Cutler, on the amendment.

Mr. CUTLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I understand the gentleman's intent regarding the

amendment, but I think it is also important to understand the

reason for the bill. I think we all agree that you should have

quality access to hospice care. That is a natural starting point and

one that I think we would all agree on.

One of the goals of the underlying bill, as drafted, was an

attempt to also very specifically limit the impact and the future

cost. While the goals stated by the gentleman offered in the

amendment are very noble, and I can agree with many of them,

I am not sure that we should include that in its entirety in this

form. And to that end, I would encourage a further discussion on

its own merits specific to pediatric access as well. And the

gentleman asked, regarding the definition of "abortion," and

I would like to provide some additional reasons as to why this has

been included.

To use the definition that is currently in the Abortion Control

Act would include IUDs (intrauterine devices) and forms of birth

control, which would simply be further expansive than what is

here. And if you read the definition in the bill, this is not about

changing the definition of "abortion." It is talking about the

intended medical result. Because "The use of any means to

terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with

knowledge that the termination…will, with reasonable

likelihood, cause the death of the unborn child…."

Mr. Speaker, the difference between what is included in this

bill versus what is included in the underlying Abortion Control

Act is the intent at the time at which you are seeking the service.

The gentlelady, and I believe she is correct, is attempting to carve

out those areas where we have pioneered technology on

intrauterine surgery. We have all seen or can see on the Internet

those areas and those videos of babies that have been operated on

in the womb, and, Mr. Speaker, when that occurs, the intent is to

save the unborn child. The intent is to correct a medical

abnormality or other possible complication with pregnancy, and

therefore, the intent is not to go through with an abortion. And by

defining it such as this in the bill, what we were able to do is

clearly delineate the intended outcome. We allow for intrauterine


surgery. We do not mean to impact the definition of other

abortions as included by the Abortion Control Act, and therefore,

there must be a distinction made. In fact, if you turn to the next

page of the bill, we do contain the three exceptions that have

always been included and are consistent with existing law.

Subsection "(1) save the life or preserve the health of an unborn

child even if the unborn child does not survive." That also

captures the intrauterine surgery. "(2) remove a dead unborn child

caused by spontaneous abortion; or (3) remove an ectopic

pregnancy." These are written in this way because of the way that

they are medically coded.

Mr. Speaker, that is important because it is important that our

laws reflect what happens clinically, and that is why this

definition must be included. Furthermore, I appreciate the

gentleman's desire to expand the services, but since the bill came

out as is, I would encourage it to go forward in that manner, and

I would be happy to continue the conversation to further expand

services in a separate discussion.





LEAVE OF ABSENCE CANCELED

The SPEAKER. Representative Cephas is on the House floor

and should be placed back on the master roll.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER. Representative COOK has requested to be






YEAS–88

Bizzarro Dermody Kirkland Petrarca Boyle Donatucci Kortz Rabb

Bradford Driscoll Kosierowski Ravenstahl

Briggs Evans Krueger Readshaw

Bullock Fiedler Kulik Roebuck

Burgos Fitzgerald Lee Rozzi

Burns Flynn Longietti Sainato Caltagirone Frankel Madden Samuelson

Carroll Freeman Malagari Sanchez

Cephas Galloway Markosek Sappey Ciresi Goodman Matzie Schlossberg

Comitta Hanbidge McCarter Schweyer

Conklin Harkins McClinton Shusterman Daley Harrell McNeill Sims

Davidson Harris Merski Snyder Davis, A. Hohenstein Miller, D. Sturla

Davis, T. Howard Mullery Ullman

Dawkins Innamorato Mullins Vitali Deasy Isaacson Neilson Warren

DeLissio Kenyatta O'Mara Webster

Delloso Kim Otten Wheatley DeLuca Kinsey Pashinski Zabel

NAYS–103

Barrar Gregory Masser Rothman

Benninghoff Greiner Mehaffie Ryan Bernstine Grove Mentzer Sankey

Boback Hahn Metcalfe Saylor

Borowicz Heffley Metzgar Schemel Brown Helm Mihalek Schmitt

Causer Hennessey Millard Schroeder

Cox Hershey Miller, B. Simmons Cutler Hickernell Mizgorski Sonney

Day Irvin Moul Staats

Delozier James Murt Stephens Diamond Jones Nelson Struzzi

DiGirolamo Jozwiak O'Neal Thomas

Dowling Kail Oberlander Tobash Dunbar Kaufer Ortitay Toepel

Dush Kauffman Owlett Toohil

Ecker Keefer Peifer Topper

Emrick Keller, M.K. Pickett Walsh

Everett Klunk Polinchock Warner

Farry Knowles Puskaric Wentling Fee Lawrence Pyle Wheeland

Fritz Lewis Quinn White

Gabler Mackenzie Rapp Zimmerman Gaydos Mako Reese

Gillen Maloney Rigby Turzai,

Gillespie Marshall Roae Speaker Gleim

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11

Brooks Culver Nesbit Williams Cook Gainey Rader Youngblood

Cruz Keller, F. Solomon

Less than the majority having voted in the affirmative, the

question was determined in the negative and the amendment was

not agreed to.



amended?

Bill as amended was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The bill as amended will be reprinted.


The SPEAKER. We are returning to HB 800. We have already

passed amendment 00886, and Representative Mackenzie has

withdrawn amendment 00893. My understanding, and correct me

if I am wrong, amendment 00856 sponsored by the Democratic

Appropriations chair has been withdrawn? And my

understanding is amendment 00904 sponsored by Representative

McCarter has been withdrawn. Is that correct, sir? Yes. I do not

see any further amendments on HB 800.



amended?




* * *


PN 310, entitled: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in jurisdiction of appellate courts, providing for commerce court program; and, in organization and jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, providing for commerce courts.

On the question,


The SPEAKER. There are three amendments; two are being

ruled out of order in consultation— Oh, my understanding is that

they are both going to be withdrawn. Amendment 00867,

Representative Bizzarro, do you withdraw that amendment? Yes,

he does. And Representative Mihalek offers 00948.

Representative Mihalek, is that withdrawn? That is withdrawn.

So we only have one other amendment that I see. It is 00633,

Representative Grove.



Mr. GROVE offered the following amendment No. A00633:


(c) Jurisdiction.–Nothing under this section shall be construed to

affect the jurisdiction of an appellate court as provided by law other

than this section.

On the question,


The SPEAKER. On that question, the Chair turns to

Representative Grove on his amendment to his bill.

Representative Grove.

Mr. GROVE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

This is just a clarifying amendment to clarify the jurisdiction

of the appellate courts.

The SPEAKER. Does anybody else wish to speak on the

amendment?




YEAS–191 Barrar Flynn Lee Readshaw

Benninghoff Frankel Lewis Reese

Bernstine Freeman Longietti Rigby Bizzarro Fritz Mackenzie Roae

Boback Gabler Madden Roebuck





Burgos Gregory Matzie Sankey Burns Greiner McCarter Sappey



Cephas Harkins Mentzer Schmitt

Ciresi Harrell Merski Schroeder Comitta Harris Metcalfe Schweyer

Conklin Heffley Metzgar Shusterman









DeLuca Kail O'Neal Topper

Dermody Kaufer Oberlander Ullman

Diamond Kauffman Ortitay Vitali DiGirolamo Keefer Otten Walsh

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Owlett Warner

Dowling Kenyatta Pashinski Warren Driscoll Kim Peifer Webster

Dunbar Kinsey Petrarca Wentling

Dush Kirkland Pickett Wheatley Ecker Klunk Polinchock Wheeland

Emrick Knowles Puskaric White

Evans Kortz Pyle Zabel Everett Kosierowski Quinn Zimmerman

Farry Krueger Rabb

Fee Kulik Rapp Turzai, Fiedler Lawrence Ravenstahl Speaker

Fitzgerald

NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11


Cook Gainey Rader Youngblood Cruz Keller, F. Solomon



On the question,


amended?



* * *


PN 1452, entitled: An Act abolishing numerous State authorities, boards,

commissions, committees, councils and representatives; and making related repeals.

On the question,



Mr. FRITZ offered the following amendment No. A00808:


(9) The legislative representative for collective

bargaining appointed under 71 Pa.C.S. § 2205 (relating to

legislative representation for collective bargaining).


523(a)

On the question,


The SPEAKER. Representative Fritz, on the amendment, sir.

Mr. FRITZ. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Amendment A00808, the first portion is a rather small, but

important, technical change, and the second one really just adds

an (a) to 523 for correct referencing. We appreciate your support.

Thank you.


Representative Boyle, on the amendment.

Mr. BOYLE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I just wanted to let members know that this is an agreed-to

amendment, and it actually really improves the bill. It deals with

the main concern that the Wolf administration has about this bill;

namely, as currently written, we believe that it would

prohibit students from participating in radio programs and also

TV programs. But with the amendment, it fixes that problem, so

I urge support for the amendment. Thank you.





YEAS–191

Barrar Flynn Lee Readshaw Benninghoff Frankel Lewis Reese

Bernstine Freeman Longietti Rigby

Bizzarro Fritz Mackenzie Roae Boback Gabler Madden Roebuck





Burgos Gregory Matzie Sankey Burns Greiner McCarter Sappey














DeLuca Kail O'Neal Topper Dermody Kaufer Oberlander Ullman

Diamond Kauffman Ortitay Vitali

DiGirolamo Keefer Otten Walsh Donatucci Keller, M.K. Owlett Warner

Dowling Kenyatta Pashinski Warren

Driscoll Kim Peifer Webster Dunbar Kinsey Petrarca Wentling




Everett Kosierowski Quinn Zimmerman Farry Krueger Rabb

Fee Kulik Rapp Turzai,

Fiedler Lawrence Ravenstahl Speaker Fitzgerald

NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11





On the question,


amended?



At this point we are going to be at ease for just a few minutes.

We will be at ease for just a few minutes.

The House will come to order.

* * *


PN 1614, entitled: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, providing for governing bodies of airport authorities located in counties of the second class.

On the question,


Ms. HANBIDGE offered the following amendment

No. A00946:


(l) Board composition.–The board composition provided for

under subsection (a) shall apply only as long as the authority receives

money under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1407 (relating to Pennsylvania Gaming

Economic Development and Tourism Fund). If the authority does not

receive money under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1407, the authority may reorganize

the governing body in accordance with the provisions of this chapter

other than this section.


On the question,


The SPEAKER. On the amendment, the Chair recognizes the

majority leader on the amendment, and then I will call upon

Representative Hanbidge next; amendment 00946. Leader, go

ahead, on 00946.

Mr. CUTLER. Mr. Speaker, I was going to defer to the prime

sponsor to explain it, but it is my understanding that it is agreed

to.

The SPEAKER. Representative Hanbidge, on 00946.

Ms. HANBIDGE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

This is an agreed-to amendment insomuch as we are creating

a process which by there is oversight from the legislature of a

municipal or local issue. I want to make sure that we can also

have a removal portion. Thank you.




YEAS–174 Barrar Fitzgerald Lewis Reese

Benninghoff Flynn Longietti Rigby

Bernstine Frankel Mackenzie Roae Bizzarro Freeman Madden Roebuck

Boback Fritz Mako Rothman

Borowicz Gabler Malagari Rozzi Boyle Galloway Maloney Ryan

Bradford Gaydos Marshall Sainato

Briggs Gillen Masser Samuelson Brown Gillespie Matzie Sanchez

Bullock Gleim McCarter Sankey

Burns Goodman McClinton Sappey Caltagirone Gregory McNeill Saylor

Carroll Greiner Mehaffie Schemel

Causer Grove Mentzer Schlossberg Cephas Hahn Merski Schmitt

Ciresi Hanbidge Metcalfe Schroeder

Comitta Harkins Metzgar Schweyer Conklin Harrell Mihalek Shusterman

Cox Harris Millard Simmons Cutler Heffley Miller, B. Sims

Daley Helm Mizgorski Sonney

Davidson Hennessey Moul Staats Davis, T. Hershey Mullery Stephens

Dawkins Hickernell Mullins Struzzi

Day Hohenstein Murt Sturla DeLissio Howard Neilson Thomas

Delloso Irvin Nelson Tobash

Delozier Isaacson O'Mara Toepel Dermody James O'Neal Toohil

Diamond Jones Oberlander Topper

DiGirolamo Jozwiak Ortitay Ullman Donatucci Kail Otten Vitali

Dowling Kaufer Owlett Walsh

Driscoll Kauffman Pashinski Warner Dunbar Keefer Peifer Warren

Dush Keller, M.K. Petrarca Webster

Ecker Kim Pickett Wentling Emrick Kirkland Polinchock White

Evans Klunk Puskaric Zabel

Everett Knowles Pyle Zimmerman Farry Kosierowski Quinn

Fee Krueger Rabb Turzai,

Fiedler Lawrence Rapp Speaker

NAYS–16

Burgos Innamorato Kulik Ravenstahl

Davis, A. Kenyatta Lee Readshaw Deasy Kinsey Markosek Snyder

DeLuca Kortz Miller, D. Wheatley

NOT VOTING–1

Wheeland

EXCUSED–11

Brooks Culver Nesbit Williams Cook Gainey Rader Youngblood




On the question,


amended?

Mr. RYAN offered the following amendment No. A00939:

Amend Bill, page 1, line 4, by inserting after "class"

and further providing for money of authority


Section 2. Section 5612 of Title 53 is amended by adding a

subsection to read:

§ 5612. Money of authority.

* * *

(d) Auditor General audit of airport authority.–The Auditor

General, through agents as the Auditor General may select, shall

perform an audit of an airport authority operating in a county of the

second class. The audit shall be a thorough review of all financial

information and examine the effectiveness, economy and efficiency of

the authority, including, but not limited to, a review of billing systems,

contract processes and transparency, management practices, conflicts

of interest and compliance with relevant Federal and State statutes by

the authority, its board members and its contractors. For the purpose of

this subsection, the Auditor General may employ consultants, experts,

accountants or investigators as the Auditor General deems advisable

and conduct the audit independently of any other audits. The audit shall

be concluded by December 31, 2020, and may include

recommendations on how to improve procedures and activities to

enhance economy, efficiency and effectiveness in any areas covered by

the audit.


3

On the question,


The SPEAKER. On the amendment, the majority leader, on

the amendment 00939, and then Representative Ryan, we will

call on you first.

The majority leader is recognized on the amendment.


Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding this is an agreed-to

amendment, and I will defer to the gentleman for the description.

The SPEAKER. Representative Frank Ryan, on the

amendment.


Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, thank you very much.

This amendment is designed to put all of the municipal

authorities under the same type of auditor controls that we are

trying to do throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is

consistent with some of the things that we are doing with the

Auditor General reform to give it greater capability and oversight

throughout the Commonwealth.

The SPEAKER. Representative Mike Carroll. Oh, I am sorry.

Representative Carroll, I thought you were speaking.

Representative Frank Dermody, the minority leader.

Mr. DERMODY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I believe the members mentioned that it was

agreed to. It may have been agreed to amongst yourselves – that

is, the Republicans – the Democrats have not agreed to this. We

ask for a "no" vote.

The SPEAKER. Thank you, Leader.




YEAS–103 Barrar Gregory Masser Rothman

Benninghoff Greiner Mehaffie Ryan

Bernstine Grove Mentzer Sankey Boback Hahn Metcalfe Saylor

Borowicz Heffley Metzgar Schemel

Brown Helm Mihalek Schmitt Causer Hennessey Millard Schroeder

Cox Hershey Miller, B. Simmons

Cutler Hickernell Mizgorski Sonney Day Irvin Moul Staats

Delozier James Murt Stephens

Diamond Jones Nelson Struzzi DiGirolamo Jozwiak O'Neal Thomas

Dowling Kail Oberlander Tobash

Dunbar Kaufer Ortitay Toepel Dush Kauffman Owlett Toohil

Ecker Keefer Peifer Topper

Emrick Keller, M.K. Pickett Walsh Everett Klunk Polinchock Warner

Farry Knowles Puskaric Wentling Fee Lawrence Pyle Wheeland

Fritz Lewis Quinn White

Gabler Mackenzie Rapp Zimmerman Gaydos Mako Reese

Gillen Maloney Rigby Turzai,

Gillespie Marshall Roae Speaker Gleim

NAYS–88

Bizzarro Dermody Kirkland Petrarca

Boyle Donatucci Kortz Rabb

Bradford Driscoll Kosierowski Ravenstahl Briggs Evans Krueger Readshaw

Bullock Fiedler Kulik Roebuck

Burgos Fitzgerald Lee Rozzi Burns Flynn Longietti Sainato

Caltagirone Frankel Madden Samuelson

Carroll Freeman Malagari Sanchez Cephas Galloway Markosek Sappey

Ciresi Goodman Matzie Schlossberg

Comitta Hanbidge McCarter Schweyer

Conklin Harkins McClinton Shusterman Daley Harrell McNeill Sims

Davidson Harris Merski Snyder

Davis, A. Hohenstein Miller, D. Sturla Davis, T. Howard Mullery Ullman

Dawkins Innamorato Mullins Vitali

Deasy Isaacson Neilson Warren DeLissio Kenyatta O'Mara Webster

Delloso Kim Otten Wheatley

DeLuca Kinsey Pashinski Zabel

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11







amended?

Ms. GAYDOS offered the following amendment

No. A00907:


(i) Conflict of interest.–No member of the authority or officer or

employee of the authority may directly or indirectly be a party to or be

interested in any contract or agreement with the authority if the

contract or agreement establishes liability against or indebtedness of

the authority. Any contract or agreement made in violation of this

subsection is void, and no action may be maintained on the agreement

against the authority.

Amend Bill, page 3, line 28, by striking out "(i)" and inserting

(j)

Amend Bill, page 5, line 5, by striking out "(j)" and inserting

(k)

Amend Bill, page 5, line 12, by striking out "(k)" and inserting

(l)

On the question,


The SPEAKER. On the amendment, Representative Gaydos

is recognized.

Ms. GAYDOS. This is a simple conflict-of-interest statement

that ensures that there is full transparency on any of the

transactions on the board. Thank you. I fully support this.

The SPEAKER. The majority leader, on the amendment.


Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that this is an agreed-to

amendment.

The SPEAKER. Representative Frank Dermody, the leader,

on the amendment. The Democratic leader, on the amendment.

Waives off.





YEAS–161

Barrar Galloway Maloney Rozzi Benninghoff Gaydos Marshall Ryan

Bernstine Gillen Masser Sainato

Boback Gillespie Matzie Samuelson Borowicz Gleim McClinton Sanchez

Bradford Goodman McNeill Sankey

Briggs Gregory Mehaffie Sappey Brown Greiner Mentzer Saylor

Burns Grove Metcalfe Schemel

Caltagirone Hahn Metzgar Schlossberg Carroll Hanbidge Mihalek Schmitt

Causer Harrell Millard Schroeder

Ciresi Harris Miller, B. Schweyer Comitta Heffley Mizgorski Shusterman

Cox Helm Moul Simmons

Cutler Hennessey Mullery Snyder Daley Hershey Mullins Sonney

Davidson Hickernell Murt Staats

Davis, T. Howard Nelson Stephens Day Irvin O'Mara Struzzi

DeLissio James O'Neal Sturla

Delloso Jones Oberlander Thomas Delozier Jozwiak Ortitay Tobash

DeLuca Kail Otten Toepel

Diamond Kaufer Owlett Toohil DiGirolamo Kauffman Pashinski Topper

Dowling Keefer Peifer Ullman

Driscoll Keller, M.K. Petrarca Walsh Dunbar Kim Pickett Warner

Dush Kirkland Polinchock Warren

Ecker Klunk Puskaric Webster Emrick Knowles Pyle Wentling

Evans Kosierowski Quinn Wheatley

Everett Krueger Rabb Wheeland Farry Lawrence Rapp White

Fee Lewis Ravenstahl Zabel

Flynn Longietti Reese Zimmerman Frankel Mackenzie Rigby

Freeman Madden Roae Turzai,

Fritz Mako Roebuck Speaker Gabler Malagari Rothman

NAYS–30

Bizzarro Deasy Isaacson McCarter

Boyle Dermody Kenyatta Merski Bullock Donatucci Kinsey Miller, D.

Burgos Fiedler Kortz Neilson

Cephas Fitzgerald Kulik Readshaw Conklin Harkins Lee Sims

Davis, A. Hohenstein Markosek Vitali

Dawkins Innamorato

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11







amended?

Mr. B. MILLER offered the following amendment

No. A00928:

Amend Bill, page 2, line 9, by striking out "President pro

tempore" and inserting

Majority Leader

Amend Bill, page 2, line 13, by striking out "Speaker" and

inserting

Majority Leader

Amend Bill, page 2, lines 21 and 22, by striking out "President

pro tempore of the Senate" and inserting

Majority Leader

Amend Bill, page 2, lines 24 and 25, by striking out "Speaker of

the House of Representatives" and inserting

Majority Leader

On the question,


The SPEAKER. On the amendment, the Chair recognizes

Representative Brett Miller, on amendment 00928.

Mr. B. MILLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, in the original draft of this bill, there was a

potential that each of the appointees could come from the same

party, so what the amendment does is allows for an appointee

from the majority and minority of both parties to be represented

as members of the board. So I would ask the members for an

affirmative vote.


The SPEAKER. The majority leader, on Representative

Miller's amendment, which is 00928.


Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that this amendment is

agreed to by the prime sponsor.

The SPEAKER. The Democratic leader, on the amendment.

Mr. DERMODY. I am glad you qualified that. Thank you,

Mr. Speaker. I would ask for a "yes" vote on the amendment.

Thank you.




YEAS–173 Barrar Freeman Madden Roebuck

Benninghoff Fritz Mako Rothman

Bernstine Gabler Malagari Rozzi Bizzarro Galloway Maloney Ryan

Boback Gaydos Marshall Sainato

Borowicz Gillen Masser Samuelson Boyle Gillespie Matzie Sanchez

Bradford Gleim McCarter Sankey

Briggs Goodman McClinton Sappey Brown Gregory McNeill Saylor

Bullock Greiner Mehaffie Schemel

Burns Grove Mentzer Schlossberg Caltagirone Hahn Merski Schmitt

Carroll Hanbidge Metcalfe Schroeder

Causer Harkins Metzgar Schweyer Cephas Harris Mihalek Shusterman

Ciresi Heffley Millard Simmons

Comitta Helm Miller, B. Sims Conklin Hennessey Mizgorski Snyder


Cox Hershey Moul Sonney Cutler Hickernell Mullery Staats

Daley Howard Mullins Stephens

Davidson Irvin Murt Struzzi Davis, T. Isaacson Neilson Sturla

Dawkins James Nelson Thomas

Day Jones O'Mara Tobash DeLissio Jozwiak O'Neal Toepel

Delloso Kail Oberlander Toohil

Delozier Kaufer Ortitay Topper Diamond Kauffman Otten Ullman

DiGirolamo Keefer Owlett Vitali

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Pashinski Walsh Dowling Kenyatta Peifer Warner

Driscoll Kim Petrarca Warren

Dunbar Kinsey Pickett Webster Dush Kirkland Polinchock Wentling

Ecker Klunk Puskaric Wheeland

Emrick Knowles Pyle White Evans Kosierowski Quinn Zabel

Everett Krueger Rabb Zimmerman

Farry Lawrence Rapp

Fee Lewis Reese Turzai,

Fitzgerald Longietti Rigby Speaker Flynn Mackenzie Roae

NAYS–18 Burgos Fiedler Kortz Miller, D.

Davis, A. Frankel Kulik Ravenstahl

Deasy Harrell Lee Readshaw DeLuca Hohenstein Markosek Wheatley

Dermody Innamorato

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11 Brooks Culver Nesbit Williams

Cook Gainey Rader Youngblood






amended?

The SPEAKER. Okay. The amendment offered by

Representative Brooks has been given to the majority leader, so

amendment 00929 is offered by the majority leader.



amended?

Mr. CUTLER offered the following amendment No. A00929:

Amend Bill, page 3, lines 22 through 27, by striking out all of

said lines and inserting

(h) Expenses.–A member shall be entitled to reimbursement for

necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the

performance of the member's duties.

On the question,


The SPEAKER. On the amendment, the Chair calls upon the

majority leader.


Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that this amendment, and

I will read from the text of the underlying amendment: "A

member shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary

expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance

of the member's duties."

I would urge a "yes" vote.

The SPEAKER. The Democratic leader, on the amendment.

Mr. DERMODY. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I urge the members to vote "yes" on this

amendment.




YEAS–175

Barrar Freeman Madden Roebuck Benninghoff Fritz Mako Rothman

Bernstine Gabler Malagari Rozzi

Bizzarro Galloway Maloney Ryan Boback Gaydos Marshall Sainato

Borowicz Gillen Masser Samuelson

Boyle Gillespie Matzie Sanchez Bradford Gleim McCarter Sankey

Briggs Goodman McClinton Sappey

Brown Gregory McNeill Saylor Bullock Greiner Mehaffie Schemel

Burns Grove Mentzer Schlossberg

Caltagirone Hahn Merski Schmitt Carroll Hanbidge Metcalfe Schroeder

Causer Harkins Metzgar Schweyer

Cephas Harrell Mihalek Shusterman Ciresi Harris Millard Simmons

Comitta Heffley Miller, B. Sims

Conklin Helm Mizgorski Snyder Cox Hennessey Moul Sonney

Cutler Hershey Mullery Staats

Daley Hickernell Mullins Stephens Davidson Howard Murt Struzzi

Davis, T. Irvin Neilson Sturla

Dawkins Isaacson Nelson Thomas Day James O'Mara Tobash

DeLissio Jones O'Neal Toepel

Delloso Jozwiak Oberlander Toohil Delozier Kail Ortitay Topper

DeLuca Kaufer Otten Ullman

Diamond Kauffman Owlett Vitali DiGirolamo Keefer Pashinski Walsh

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Peifer Warner

Dowling Kim Petrarca Warren

Driscoll Kinsey Pickett Webster

Dunbar Kirkland Polinchock Wentling

Dush Klunk Puskaric Wheatley Ecker Knowles Pyle Wheeland

Emrick Kosierowski Quinn White

Evans Krueger Rabb Zabel Everett Lawrence Rapp Zimmerman

Farry Lewis Reese

Fee Longietti Rigby Turzai, Fitzgerald Mackenzie Roae Speaker

Flynn


NAYS–16

Burgos Fiedler Kenyatta Markosek

Davis, A. Frankel Kortz Miller, D. Deasy Hohenstein Kulik Ravenstahl

Dermody Innamorato Lee Readshaw

NOT VOTING–0








amended?

The SPEAKER. I just need to clarify certain amendments that

have been withdrawn. As I ask the member if it has been

withdrawn or not withdrawn, please just tell me. My

understanding is it has been withdrawn; if I am incorrect, just tell

me that, and of course the amendment will stay on.

My understanding is amendment 00906 by Representative

Austin Davis has been withdrawn; 00906. Yes, that is withdrawn.

The next one is 00902 by Representative Miller, Dan Miller.

Is that withdrawn, sir? If not, it is fine. Is that withdrawn? That is

gone. Okay. Amendment 00930 is filed by Representative Dan

Miller. Sir, is that withdrawn? No, we are not going to do it yet,

I am going to go through and find out which are withdrawn or

not. So 00930 is still to be called up. Representative Miller,

00932 is one of your amendments. Is that withdrawn? That is

withdrawn. Okay, so 00932 is withdrawn.

Representative Davis, 00895, is that withdrawn? Okay. Fine.

Amendment 00896, is that withdrawn? Okay. Representative

Davis, 00897? That is withdrawn. Amendment 00898 is that

withdrawn? Amendment 00899? Okay.

Amendment 00900 is offered by Representative Dan Miller.

Is that withdrawn, amendment 00900? Withdrawn.

Representative Dan Miller offers 00901. Is that withdrawn? No,

that is not. Okay. Amendment 00903, is that withdrawn? Okay.

Not withdrawn.

Representative Austin Davis, 00909, is that withdrawn? Not

withdrawn. Amendment 00910, Representative Davis? Not

withdrawn. Representative Davis, 00911? That is withdrawn.

Amendment 00912? That is withdrawn. Amendment 00912 is

withdrawn. Amendment 00913, Representative Davis,

withdrawn? That is withdrawn. Okay.

Amendment 00914, withdrawn? That is withdrawn. I am

sorry. That is Representative Dan Miller. I apologize.

Representative Miller, 00915 withdrawn? No, check. That is on.

Okay. That is still on. Amendment 00916? Still on. Amendment

00917? Withdrawn. Amendment 00918? That is on. Amendment

00919? Withdrawn. Amendment 00920? Withdrawn.

Amendment 00921? Withdrawn. Amendment 00922?

Withdrawn. Amendment 00923? Withdrawn. Amendment

00924? Withdrawn. Amendment 00925? Withdrawn.

Amendment 00926? Withdrawn.

Representative Brett Miller, Brett Miller has 00927. That is

withdrawn? Withdrawn.

Representative Dan Miller, 00931? Withdrawn.

Amendment 00934, Representative Austin Davis?

Withdrawn. Thank you. Amendment 00935? Withdrawn.

Amendment 00936, Representative Davis? Withdrawn.

Amendment 00937? Withdrawn. Amendment 00938?

Withdrawn.

Representative Hanbidge, you have a second amendment,

00945. Is that withdrawn? Withdrawn.

And then Representative Dan Moul has 00949. It is out of

order, I understand. Then there are two late-filed amendments;

that is separate. Okay. So we have an accurate record of what

amendments are withdrawn and what amendments are on.


The SPEAKER. At this time we are going to go over the bill

temporarily. We are now going to go to some third consideration

bills – temporarily.

SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR A

BILLS ON THIRD CONSIDERATION

The House proceeded to third consideration of HB 1031,

PN 1178, entitled: An Act repealing obsolete laws concerning the Scotland School for

Veterans' Children.

On the question,

Will the House agree to the bill on third consideration?

Bill was agreed to.

(Bill analysis was read.)

The SPEAKER. This bill has been considered on three

different days and agreed to and is now on final passage.

The question is, shall the bill pass finally?

Agreeable to the provisions of the Constitution, the yeas and

nays will now be taken.


YEAS–191

Barrar Flynn Lee Readshaw

Benninghoff Frankel Lewis Reese Bernstine Freeman Longietti Rigby

Bizzarro Fritz Mackenzie Roae

Boback Gabler Madden Roebuck Borowicz Galloway Mako Rothman

Boyle Gaydos Malagari Rozzi

Bradford Gillen Maloney Ryan Briggs Gillespie Markosek Sainato

Brown Gleim Marshall Samuelson

Bullock Goodman Masser Sanchez Burgos Gregory Matzie Sankey

Burns Greiner McCarter Sappey

Caltagirone Grove McClinton Saylor Carroll Hahn McNeill Schemel

Causer Hanbidge Mehaffie Schlossberg Cephas Harkins Mentzer Schmitt

Ciresi Harrell Merski Schroeder


Comitta Harris Metcalfe Schweyer Conklin Heffley Metzgar Shusterman

Cox Helm Mihalek Simmons

Cutler Hennessey Millard Sims Daley Hershey Miller, B. Snyder

Davidson Hickernell Miller, D. Sonney

Davis, A. Hohenstein Mizgorski Staats Davis, T. Howard Moul Stephens

Dawkins Innamorato Mullery Struzzi

Day Irvin Mullins Sturla Deasy Isaacson Murt Thomas

DeLissio James Neilson Tobash

Delloso Jones Nelson Toepel Delozier Jozwiak O'Mara Toohil


Dermody Kaufer Oberlander Ullman Diamond Kauffman Ortitay Vitali

DiGirolamo Keefer Otten Walsh

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Owlett Warner Dowling Kenyatta Pashinski Warren

Driscoll Kim Peifer Webster







Fiedler Lawrence Ravenstahl Speaker Fitzgerald

NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0




The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the

affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and

the bill passed finally.

Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the Senate for

concurrence.

* * *



as the Public School Code of 1949, repealing provisions relating to report of racial and ethnic groupings, to study of public schools that provide Internet instruction, to corporate seal, to submission of plans, to disapproval of plans, to Department of Public Instruction to prepare plans, to establishment of reorganized school districts, to advance establishment, to special school watchmen-school districts in townships of the second class, to copies of school laws, to educational broadcasting, to residences for teachers and janitors, to heating stoves to be shielded, to ventilation and thermometer, to fireproof construction, to doors to open outward and fire escapes, etc., to completion of abandoned WPA projects in districts of the third and fourth class, to condition of grounds and shade trees, to summer schools, etc., to possession of telephone pagers prohibited, to nonprofit school food program, to antitruancy programs, to medical care for children under six with defective hearing, to report, to care and treatment of pupils, to local wellness policy, to foreign language academies, to monthly reports to school directors of the

districts second, third and fourth class, to Read to Succeed Program, to department duties and powers, to schools or classes, supervisors, principals, instructors, etc., to estimate of expenses and reimbursements and appropriations, to teachers of evening schools, to duties of public institutions of higher education, to medical education loan assistance and to special study on the revenue impact of out-of-State tax credits.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.








YEAS–191

Barrar Flynn Lee Readshaw

Benninghoff Frankel Lewis Reese Bernstine Freeman Longietti Rigby

Bizzarro Fritz Mackenzie Roae

Boback Gabler Madden Roebuck Borowicz Galloway Mako Rothman

Boyle Gaydos Malagari Rozzi

Bradford Gillen Maloney Ryan Briggs Gillespie Markosek Sainato

Brown Gleim Marshall Samuelson

Bullock Goodman Masser Sanchez Burgos Gregory Matzie Sankey

Burns Greiner McCarter Sappey Caltagirone Grove McClinton Saylor

Carroll Hahn McNeill Schemel

















Dunbar Kinsey Petrarca Wentling Dush Kirkland Pickett Wheatley

Ecker Klunk Polinchock Wheeland

Emrick Knowles Puskaric White Evans Kortz Pyle Zabel




Fitzgerald


NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–11







concurrence.

* * *


PN 1253, entitled: An Act repealing the act of July 11, 1901 (P.L.668, No.337), entitled

"An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to provide revenue by taxation," approved the fifteenth day of July, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven."

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.








LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER. Representative Seth GROVE has requested

to be placed on leave. Without objection, that will be granted.



Shall the bill pass finally?


YEAS–189

Barrar Fitzgerald Lee Reese Benninghoff Flynn Lewis Rigby

Bernstine Frankel Longietti Roae

Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roebuck Boback Fritz Madden Rothman

Borowicz Gabler Mako Rozzi

Boyle Galloway Malagari Ryan Bradford Gaydos Maloney Sainato

Briggs Gillen Markosek Samuelson

Brown Gillespie Marshall Sanchez Bullock Gleim Masser Sankey

Burgos Goodman Matzie Sappey Burns Gregory McClinton Saylor

Caltagirone Greiner McNeill Schemel

Carroll Hahn Mehaffie Schlossberg Causer Hanbidge Mentzer Schmitt

Cephas Harkins Merski Schroeder

Ciresi Harrell Metcalfe Schweyer Comitta Harris Metzgar Shusterman

Conklin Heffley Mihalek Simmons

Cox Helm Millard Sims Cutler Hennessey Miller, B. Snyder

Daley Hershey Miller, D. Sonney

Davidson Hickernell Mizgorski Staats Davis, A. Hohenstein Moul Stephens

Davis, T. Howard Mullery Struzzi

Dawkins Innamorato Mullins Sturla Day Irvin Murt Thomas

Deasy Isaacson Neilson Tobash

DeLissio James Nelson Toepel Delloso Jones O'Mara Toohil

Delozier Jozwiak O'Neal Topper

DeLuca Kail Oberlander Ullman

Dermody Kaufer Ortitay Vitali

Diamond Kauffman Otten Walsh DiGirolamo Keefer Owlett Warner

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Pashinski Warren

Dowling Kenyatta Peifer Webster Driscoll Kim Petrarca Wentling

Dunbar Kinsey Pickett Wheatley

Dush Kirkland Polinchock Wheeland Ecker Klunk Puskaric White

Emrick Knowles Pyle Zabel

Evans Kortz Quinn Zimmerman Everett Kosierowski Rabb

Farry Krueger Rapp Turzai,

Fee Kulik Ravenstahl Speaker Fiedler Lawrence Readshaw

NAYS–1 McCarter

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12

Brooks Culver Keller, F. Solomon Cook Gainey Nesbit Williams

Cruz Grove Rader Youngblood





concurrence.

* * *


PN 1254, entitled: An Act repealing the act of April 20, 1927 (P.L.311, No.177),

entitled "An act providing for a more equitable method of assessing capital stock tax against corporations, limited partnerships, joint stock associations, and companies, in certain cases."

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.









YEAS–189



Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roebuck Boback Fritz Madden Rothman

Borowicz Gabler Mako Rozzi

Boyle Galloway Malagari Ryan Bradford Gaydos Maloney Sainato

Briggs Gillen Markosek Samuelson

Brown Gillespie Marshall Sanchez

Bullock Gleim Masser Sankey

Burgos Goodman Matzie Sappey

Burns Gregory McClinton Saylor Caltagirone Greiner McNeill Schemel

Carroll Hahn Mehaffie Schlossberg

Causer Hanbidge Mentzer Schmitt Cephas Harkins Merski Schroeder

Ciresi Harrell Metcalfe Schweyer

Comitta Harris Metzgar Shusterman Conklin Heffley Mihalek Simmons

Cox Helm Millard Sims

Cutler Hennessey Miller, B. Snyder Daley Hershey Miller, D. Sonney

Davidson Hickernell Mizgorski Staats

Davis, A. Hohenstein Moul Stephens Davis, T. Howard Mullery Struzzi

Dawkins Innamorato Mullins Sturla

Day Irvin Murt Thomas Deasy Isaacson Neilson Tobash

DeLissio James Nelson Toepel

Delloso Jones O'Mara Toohil Delozier Jozwiak O'Neal Topper

DeLuca Kail Oberlander Ullman

Dermody Kaufer Ortitay Vitali Diamond Kauffman Otten Walsh

DiGirolamo Keefer Owlett Warner

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Pashinski Warren Dowling Kenyatta Peifer Webster

Driscoll Kim Petrarca Wentling Dunbar Kinsey Pickett Wheatley

Dush Kirkland Polinchock Wheeland

Ecker Klunk Puskaric White Emrick Knowles Pyle Zabel

Evans Kortz Quinn Zimmerman

Everett Kosierowski Rabb Farry Krueger Rapp Turzai,

Fee Kulik Ravenstahl Speaker

Fiedler Lawrence Readshaw

NAYS–1

McCarter

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12


Cook Gainey Nesbit Williams Cruz Grove Rader Youngblood





concurrence.

* * *


PN 1256, entitled: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known

as The Fiscal Code, repealing provisions relating to capital stock and franchise tax reports and payment of tax.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.








YEAS–188 Barrar Fitzgerald Lee Reese

Benninghoff Flynn Lewis Rigby


Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roebuck

Boback Fritz Madden Rothman

Borowicz Gabler Mako Rozzi Boyle Galloway Malagari Ryan

Bradford Gaydos Maloney Sainato

Briggs Gillen Markosek Samuelson Brown Gillespie Marshall Sanchez















Delozier Jozwiak O'Neal Topper DeLuca Kail Oberlander Ullman




Donatucci Keller, M.K. Pashinski Warren Dowling Kenyatta Peifer Webster

Driscoll Kim Petrarca Wentling

Dunbar Kinsey Pickett Wheatley Dush Kirkland Polinchock Wheeland

Ecker Klunk Puskaric White

Emrick Knowles Pyle Zabel Evans Kortz Quinn Zimmerman

Everett Kosierowski Rabb

Farry Krueger Ravenstahl Turzai, Fee Kulik Readshaw Speaker

Fiedler Lawrence

NAYS–1

McCarter

NOT VOTING–1

Rapp

EXCUSED–12 Brooks Culver Keller, F. Solomon

Cook Gainey Nesbit Williams






concurrence.

* * *


PN 1255, entitled: An Act repealing the act of June 22 1931 (P.L.685, No.250), entitled

"An act providing for the settlement of capital stock tax in the cases of corporations, joint-stock associations, limited partnerships, and companies which own assets which are exempted or relieved from capital stock tax."

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.










Bernstine Frankel Longietti Roae Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roebuck


















DeLissio James Nelson Toepel

Delloso Jones O'Mara Toohil

Delozier Jozwiak O'Neal Topper DeLuca Kail Oberlander Ullman











NAYS–1 McCarter

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12 Brooks Culver Keller, F. Solomon

Cook Gainey Nesbit Williams






concurrence.

* * *


PN 1257, entitled: An Act repealing the act of June 17, 1913 (P.L.507, No.335),

referred to as the Intangible Personal Property Tax Law.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.































DeLuca Kail Oberlander Ullman Dermody Kaufer Ortitay Vitali










NAYS–1 McCarter

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12







concurrence.

* * *


PN 1321, entitled: An Act repealing the act of June 22, 1935 (P.L.414, No.182), known

as the State Personal Property Tax Act.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.






























DeLuca Kail Oberlander Ullman Dermody Kaufer Ortitay Vitali

Diamond Kauffman Otten Walsh

DiGirolamo Keefer Owlett Warner Donatucci Keller, M.K. Pashinski Warren

Dowling Kenyatta Peifer Webster

Driscoll Kim Petrarca Wentling


Dunbar Kinsey Pickett Wheatley Dush Kirkland Polinchock Wheeland

Ecker Klunk Puskaric White

Emrick Knowles Pyle Zabel Evans Kortz Quinn Zimmerman

Everett Kosierowski Rabb

Farry Krueger Rapp Turzai, Fee Kulik Ravenstahl Speaker

Fiedler Lawrence Readshaw

NAYS–1

McCarter

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12







concurrence.

* * *


The SPEAKER. We are going to go over HB 1086 briefly.

STATEMENT BY MR. EMRICK

The SPEAKER. At this time I call Representative Joe Emrick

to the front podium. He has some special guests to introduce. My

apologies; I should have called earlier.

Representative Joe Emrick, the floor is yours.

Mr. EMRICK. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Fellow members, please join me in welcoming to the hall of

the House an outstanding young woman and no doubt one of our

future leaders. Alysse Danyi is a senior at Nazareth Area High

School who will be attending Franklin and Marshall College in

Lancaster next year.

To say that Alysse is involved in her community would be

quite an understatement. She is a distance runner for the Blue

Eagles track and cross-country teams, and is a two-time East

Penn Conference first team all-star. But her athletic

accomplishments are a small part of what she does for those

around her. As a youngster, Alysse became involved with the

Cops 'n' Kids Children's Literacy Program, a national initiative

founded by a Wisconsin police officer. It provides a place for

children and families to read together, share stories, and select a

free book to take home. Police officers, high school and college

students, community volunteers, and various community

organizations are part of the program. In 2003 a similar program

was created in the Lehigh Valley.

A few years later, while about to celebrate her 10th birthday,

Alysse asked party guests to bring books as gifts. In fourth grade,

it took Alysse just 3 months to accumulate more than

1,000 books, which she then donated to the Cops 'n' Kids

Program. To date Alysse has donated more than 28,000 books,

which are kept in the Cops 'n' Kids Reading Room at

Northampton Community College.

In addition to being a Visions of Eagles scholarship recipient,

Alysse was recently named one of the top youth volunteers in

Pennsylvania for 2019 at the 24th annual Prudential Spirit of

Community Awards. As a distinguished finalist in this year's

program, Alysse was awarded an engraved bronze medallion.

Alysse Danyi is a shining example of hope for our future.

With her today are her very proud parents – and very good

friends of my wife and I – Michelle and Garen Danyi. Would you

guys please stand up; to the left of the Speaker.

Thank you very much for that greeting, and thank you,

Mr. Speaker, for this opportunity.


BILLS ON THIRD CONSIDERATION


PN 1360, entitled: An Act repealing the act of April 25, 1933 (P.L.74, No.49), entitled

"An act relating to baseball and football on Sunday; prohibiting baseball and football on Sunday during certain hours, and also during certain other hours unless the electors of a municipality are in favor of the same and, in certain cases, a license has first been secured from the municipal authorities; providing for referendums to ascertain the will of the electors, and for the enactment and repeal of licensing ordinances and resolutions in accordance therewith; providing penalties; and repealing inconsistent laws."

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.








YEAS–190 Barrar Fitzgerald Lee Readshaw

Benninghoff Flynn Lewis Reese

Bernstine Frankel Longietti Rigby Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roae

Boback Fritz Madden Roebuck

Borowicz Gabler Mako Rothman Boyle Galloway Malagari Rozzi

Bradford Gaydos Maloney Ryan

Briggs Gillen Markosek Sainato Brown Gillespie Marshall Samuelson

Bullock Gleim Masser Sanchez

Burgos Goodman Matzie Sankey Burns Gregory McCarter Sappey

Caltagirone Greiner McClinton Saylor







Daley Hershey Miller, B. Snyder Davidson Hickernell Miller, D. Sonney

Davis, A. Hohenstein Mizgorski Staats

Davis, T. Howard Moul Stephens Dawkins Innamorato Mullery Struzzi

Day Irvin Mullins Sturla

Deasy Isaacson Murt Thomas DeLissio James Neilson Tobash

Delloso Jones Nelson Toepel

Delozier Jozwiak O'Mara Toohil DeLuca Kail O'Neal Topper

Dermody Kaufer Oberlander Ullman

Diamond Kauffman Ortitay Vitali DiGirolamo Keefer Otten Walsh

Donatucci Keller, M.K. Owlett Warner

Dowling Kenyatta Pashinski Warren Driscoll Kim Peifer Webster


Dush Kirkland Pickett Wheatley Ecker Klunk Polinchock Wheeland

Emrick Knowles Puskaric White





NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12







concurrence.

* * *


PN 1365, entitled: An Act repealing the act of June 2, 1933 (P.L.1423, No.308),

entitled "An act relating to Sunday music; permitting musicians to receive compensation for services rendered on Sunday; authorizing pay concerts to be given and broadcast on Sunday under certain circumstances, and allowing school and certain public buildings and parks to be used therefor; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Public Instruction; and imposing penalties."

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.








YEAS–190

































NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12







concurrence.

* * *



PN 1366, entitled: An Act repealing the act of July 2, 1935 (P.L.599, No.211), entitled

"An act relating to motion picture exhibitions and sound motion picture exhibitions, together with orchestral or other instrumental musical or mechanical musical accompaniment, prelude, playing, or selection in connection with or incidental thereto on Sunday; prohibiting motion picture exhibitions and sound motion picture exhibitions, and orchestral or other instrumental musical or mechanical musical accompaniment, prelude, playing, or selection incidental thereto on Sunday during certain hours, and also during other hours, unless the electors of a municipality approve thereof; regulating the employment of persons in conducting such exhibitions on Sunday; providing for referendums to ascertain the will of the of the electors; and providing penalties; and repealing inconsistent laws."

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.








YEAS–190















Cutler Hennessey Millard Sims



















NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12







concurrence.

* * *


PN 1226, entitled: An Act designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 3033

over Redbank Creek in Brookville Borough, Jefferson County, as the CPL James Slagle 2nd Ranger Battalion Army Ranger WWII Memorial Bridge.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.





Representative Dush, do you wish to speak on the bill?


Shall the bill pass finally?

The SPEAKER. Agreeable to the provisions of the

Constitution, the yeas and nays will now be taken.


YEAS–190

Barrar Fitzgerald Lee Readshaw

Benninghoff Flynn Lewis Reese Bernstine Frankel Longietti Rigby

Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roae

Boback Fritz Madden Roebuck Borowicz Gabler Mako Rothman

Boyle Galloway Malagari Rozzi

Bradford Gaydos Maloney Ryan Briggs Gillen Markosek Sainato

Brown Gillespie Marshall Samuelson


Bullock Gleim Masser Sanchez Burgos Goodman Matzie Sankey

Burns Gregory McCarter Sappey

Caltagirone Greiner McClinton Saylor Carroll Hahn McNeill Schemel

Causer Hanbidge Mehaffie Schlossberg

Cephas Harkins Mentzer Schmitt Ciresi Harrell Merski Schroeder

Comitta Harris Metcalfe Schweyer

Conklin Heffley Metzgar Shusterman Cox Helm Mihalek Simmons

Cutler Hennessey Millard Sims

Daley Hershey Miller, B. Snyder Davidson Hickernell Miller, D. Sonney

Davis, A. Hohenstein Mizgorski Staats

Davis, T. Howard Moul Stephens Dawkins Innamorato Mullery Struzzi

Day Irvin Mullins Sturla

Deasy Isaacson Murt Thomas DeLissio James Neilson Tobash

Delloso Jones Nelson Toepel













NAYS–0

NOT VOTING–0

EXCUSED–12







concurrence.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER. Representative MADDEN has requested to

be placed on leave. Without objection, that will be granted.

BILL ON THIRD CONSIDERATION


PN 1258, entitled: An Act repealing the act of June 5, 1937 (P.L.1656, No.344), known

as the Store and Theatre Tax Act.

On the question,


Bill was agreed to.








YEAS–188



Bizzarro Freeman Mackenzie Roebuck Boback Fritz Mako Rothman

Borowicz Gabler Malagari Rozzi

Boyle Galloway Maloney Ryan Bradford Gaydos Markosek Sainato

Briggs Gillen Marshall Samuelson

Brown Gillespie Masser Sanchez Bullock Gleim Matzie Sankey

Burgos Goodman McClinton Sappey

Burns Gregory McNeill Saylor Caltagirone Greiner Mehaffie Schemel

Carroll Hahn Mentzer Schlossberg

Causer Hanbidge Merski Schmitt Cephas Harkins Metcalfe Schroeder

Ciresi Harrell Metzgar Schweyer

Comitta Harris Mihalek Shusterman Conklin Heffley Millard Simmons

Cox Helm Miller, B. Sims

Cutler Hennessey Miller, D. Snyder Daley Hershey Mizgorski Sonney

Davidson Hickernell Moul Staats

Davis, A. Hohenstein Mullery Stephens Davis, T. Howard Mullins Struzzi

Dawkins Innamorato Murt Sturla

Day Irvin Neilson Thomas Deasy Isaacson Nelson Tobash

DeLissio James O'Mara Toepel Delloso Jones O'Neal Toohil

Delozier Jozwiak Oberlander Topper

DeLuca Kail Ortitay Ullman Dermody Kaufer Otten Vitali

Diamond Kauffman Owlett Walsh

DiGirolamo Keefer Pashinski Warner Donatucci Keller, M.K. Peifer Warren

Dowling Kenyatta Petrarca Webster

Driscoll Kim Pickett Wentling Dunbar Kinsey Polinchock Wheatley

Dush Kirkland Puskaric Wheeland

Ecker Klunk Pyle White Emrick Knowles Quinn Zabel

Evans Kortz Rabb Zimmerman

Everett Kosierowski Rapp Farry Krueger Ravenstahl Turzai,

Fee Kulik Readshaw Speaker

Fiedler Lawrence

NAYS–1

McCarter

NOT VOTING–0


EXCUSED–13

Brooks Gainey Madden Solomon

Cook Grove Nesbit Williams Cruz Keller, F. Rader Youngblood

Culver





concurrence.

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

No. 263 By Representatives ROEBUCK, HILL-EVANS,

ISAACSON, MADDEN, McCARTER, MILLARD,

HOHENSTEIN, FREEMAN, ULLMAN, FRANKEL, RABB,

SCHLOSSBERG, SHUSTERMAN, LONGIETTI, HARKINS,

CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, CIRESI, NEILSON and

DeLUCA A Resolution urging the State Board of Education to conduct a study

and issue a report outlining the best academic and financial practices of high-performing charter schools and the unsuccessful academic and financial practices of low-performing charter schools.

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION, May 1, 2019.

HOUSE BILLS

INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

No. 920 By Representatives SAYLOR, BARRAR,

BERNSTINE, BROOKS, BROWN, SCHLEGEL CULVER,

DUNBAR, EMRICK, FEE, GLEIM, GREINER, GROVE,

HAHN, IRVIN, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, MENTZER,

METCALFE, MILLARD, MOUL, OBERLANDER, PICKETT,

ROTHMAN, RYAN, STRUZZI, TOEPEL, WHEELAND,

ZIMMERMAN and GILLEN An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known

as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth budget procedures, further providing for lapsing of funds.

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, May 1, 2019.

No. 1348 By Representatives GLEIM, GREINER, CAUSER,

PYLE, ECKER, M. K. KELLER, BERNSTINE,

ZIMMERMAN, GILLESPIE, PICKETT, GROVE,

KAUFFMAN, JOZWIAK, OWLETT, MENTZER, HERSHEY,

STRUZZI, PASHINSKI, HAHN, RYAN, IRVIN, MILLARD,

BURGOS, BOROWICZ, LAWRENCE, SNYDER, GREGORY,

KLUNK, WARNER, OBERLANDER, RADER, KAIL,

GAYDOS, METCALFE, ROTHMAN, REESE, RIGBY,

MOUL, TOPPER and KEEFER An Act providing for limited civil liability for agritourism activity

providers, for notice of limited civil liability and for acknowledgment of limited civil liability.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE AND RURAL

AFFAIRS, May 1, 2019.

No. 1349 By Representatives WHITE, MILLARD,

KIRKLAND, MASSER, DeLUCA, READSHAW, KAUFER,

ZIMMERMAN, STRUZZI and HOHENSTEIN An Act amending the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.817, No.143), known

as the Mental Health Procedures Act, in involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons who may be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment, for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by a physician - not to exceed one hundred twenty hours, for extended involuntary emergency treatment certified by a judge or mental health review officer - not to exceed twenty days, for court-ordered involuntary treatment not to exceed ninety days; and, in determinations affecting those charged with crime, or under sentence, further providing for incompetence to proceed on criminal charges and lack of criminal responsibility as defense.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY, May 1, 2019.

No. 1350 By Representative SAYLOR A Supplement to the act of April 1, 1863 (P.L.213, No.227), entitled

"An act to accept the grant of Public Lands, by the United States, to the several states, for the endowment of Agricultural Colleges," making appropriations for carrying the same into effect; providing for a basis for payments of such appropriations, for a method of accounting for the funds appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure; and making an appropriation from a restricted account within the Agricultural College Land Scrip Fund.


No. 1351 By Representative SAYLOR A Supplement to the act of July 28, 1966 (3rd Sp.Sess., P.L.87,

No.3), known as the University of Pittsburgh–Commonwealth Act, making appropriations for carrying the same into effect; and providing for a basis for payments of such appropriations, for a method of accounting for the funds appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure.


No. 1352 By Representative SAYLOR A Supplement to the act of November 30, 1965 (P.L.843, No.355),

known as the Temple University–Commonwealth Act, making an appropriation for carrying the same into effect; providing for a basis for payments of such appropriation; and providing a method of accounting for the funds appropriated and for certain fiscal information disclosure.


No. 1353 By Representative SAYLOR A Supplement to the act of July 7, 1972 (P.L.743, No.176), known

as the Lincoln University-Commonwealth Act, making an appropriation for carrying the same into effect; providing for a basis for payments of the appropriation; providing for a method of accounting for the funds appropriated; and providing for certain fiscal information disclosure.


No. 1354 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations to the Trustees of the University of

Pennsylvania.



No. 1355 By Representatives LONGIETTI, MURT,

DONATUCCI, RAVENSTAHL, SCHLOSSBERG,

HOHENSTEIN, KINSEY, ISAACSON, HARKINS, T. DAVIS,

WEBSTER, McCARTER, HEFFLEY, NEILSON,

READSHAW, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, DALEY, HILL-

EVANS, McCLINTON, MULLINS, KIM, RABB, SAYLOR,

SOLOMON, KORTZ, ROEBUCK, RADER, STEPHENS,

BRIGGS, BOBACK, BIZZARRO, SCHWEYER, D. MILLER,

GAINEY, STURLA, CALTAGIRONE, SIMS, DRISCOLL,

DAWKINS, HARRIS, FITZGERALD, DAVIDSON,

JOHNSON-HARRELL, BURGOS, FLYNN, YOUNGBLOOD,

CEPHAS, BOYLE, SAINATO, MALAGARI, BRADFORD,

CRUZ, BULLOCK and CIRESI An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, in professional employees, providing for professional librarian.


No. 1356 By Representatives SIMMONS, MACKENZIE,

HILL-EVANS, MURT, DRISCOLL, DEASY and GILLEN An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, providing for expectant mother or parent of young child placard; in rules of the road in general, further proving for additional parking regulations; and making editorial changes.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION, May 1,

2019.

No. 1357 By Representatives B. MILLER, MILLARD,

MURT, RYAN, ZIMMERMAN, GROVE, MACKENZIE,

SCHLEGEL CULVER, GABLER, GAYDOS, LEWIS, GLEIM

and RAPP An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, providing for health savings accounts.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, May 1,

2019.

No. 1358 By Representatives BENNINGHOFF, BARRAR,

BERNSTINE, T. DAVIS, DeLUCA, HEFFLEY, HERSHEY,

KAUFER, KIRKLAND, McCLINTON, MILLARD, MURT,

NEILSON, NELSON, RYAN, SIMMONS, STRUZZI and

ZIMMERMAN An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known

as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for medication-assisted treatment.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, May 1,

2019.

No. 1359 By Representatives HENNESSEY, CARROLL,

SCHLEGEL CULVER, FEE, MARSHALL, ROTHMAN,

SCHMITT, NEILSON, SCHLOSSBERG, MILLARD, RYAN,

CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, SCHWEYER, MARKOSEK

and WARREN

A Supplement to the act of December 8, 1982 (P.L.848, No.235), entitled "An act providing for the adoption of capital projects related to the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of highway bridges to be financed from current revenue or by the incurring of debt and capital projects related to highway and safety improvement projects to be financed from current revenue of the Motor License Fund," itemizing additional State and local bridge projects.


2019.

No. 1360 By Representatives FREEMAN, MURT,

SAMUELSON, McNEILL, DEASY, KINSEY, BERNSTINE,

HILL-EVANS, SCHWEYER, DeLUCA and HANBIDGE An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known

as The Fiscal Code, in Department of the Auditor General, providing for audits of affairs of the General Assembly and legislative agencies; and making a related repeal.


2019.

No. 1361 By Representatives FREEMAN, MURT,

SAMUELSON, McNEILL, BERNSTINE, HILL-EVANS,

DeLUCA, KIM and HANBIDGE A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for audit of accounts of the General Assembly.


2019.

No. 1362 By Representatives MURT, MILLARD, PICKETT,

TOOHIL and JONES An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known

as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of State.


2019.

No. 1365 By Representatives MURT, SCHLOSSBERG,

KINSEY, FRANKEL, HILL-EVANS, KIRKLAND,

STEPHENS, COMITTA, ISAACSON and DALEY An Act establishing the Gun Violence Task Force Pilot Program.


No. 1367 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure

Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts within the General Fund to the Department of State for use by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs in support of the professional licensure boards assigned thereto.



No. 1368 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations from the Workmen's Compensation

Administration Fund to the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Community and Economic Development to provide for the expenses of administering the Workers' Compensation Act, The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act and the Office of Small Business Advocate for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.


No. 1369 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account

within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Community and Economic Development.


No. 1370 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account

within the General Fund to the Office of Consumer Advocate in the Office of Attorney General.


No. 1371 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations from the Public School Employees'

Retirement Fund and from the PSERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.


No. 1372 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations from the State Employees'

Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State Employees' Retirement Board for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.


No. 1373 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations from the Philadelphia Taxicab and

Limousine Regulatory Fund and the Philadelphia Taxicab Medallion Fund to the Philadelphia Parking Authority for fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020.


No. 1374 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations from a restricted revenue account

within the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020.


No. 1375 By Representative SAYLOR An Act making appropriations from the restricted revenue accounts

within the State Gaming Fund and from the restricted revenue accounts within the Fantasy Contest Fund and Video Gaming Fund to the Attorney General, the Department of Revenue, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.


No. 1376 By Representatives SCHMITT, MILLARD,

JAMES, MARSHALL, STRUZZI, ZIMMERMAN,

DONATUCCI, B. MILLER, READSHAW, STAATS,

NEILSON and MOUL An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing for restrictions on use of limited access highways.


2019.

No. 1377 By Representatives MARKOSEK, ISAACSON,

KINSEY, HOHENSTEIN, MULLINS, SCHLOSSBERG,

McNEILL, RAVENSTAHL, HERSHEY, KENYATTA, HILL-

EVANS, WILLIAMS, FIEDLER, CIRESI, SAINATO, ZABEL,

ULLMAN, KORTZ, PASHINSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, DEASY

and MALAGARI An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for good Samaritan civil immunity for acquiring, maintaining or administering naloxone.


No. 1378 By Representatives ROEBUCK, McCLINTON,

LONGIETTI, HILL-EVANS, KIM, MADDEN, ULLMAN,

MERSKI, HARKINS, SCHLOSSBERG, JOHNSON-

HARRELL, MARKOSEK, SCHWEYER, READSHAW and

FREEMAN An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known

as the Public School Code of 1949, in the State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board.


No. 1379 By Representatives RIGBY, SCHMITT,

POLINCHOCK, ULLMAN, RYAN, REESE, JAMES,

JOZWIAK, BERNSTINE, GROVE, MILLARD, NEILSON,

OWLETT, ZIMMERMAN, OBERLANDER and KEEFER An Act repealing the act of June 22, 1935 (P.L.446, No.187),

referred to as the Sunday Polo Act.


2019.

No. 1380 By Representatives BOBACK, PICKETT,

ZIMMERMAN, MURT, PYLE, RYAN, BARRAR,

READSHAW, STRUZZI, HILL-EVANS, KORTZ, MILLARD,

SAINATO, DeLUCA, MARKOSEK and GILLEN


An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for active duty military fishing reciprocity and for disabled veteran annual fishing license reciprocity; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, providing for active duty military hunting reciprocity and for disabled veteran annual hunting license reciprocity.

Referred to Committee on GAME AND FISHERIES, May 1,

2019.

No. 1381 By Representatives SIMS, SCHLOSSBERG,

MURT, McNEILL, CEPHAS, BERNSTINE, RABB, HILL-

EVANS, FREEMAN, KINSEY, A. DAVIS, KULIK,

SOLOMON, ISAACSON, HARRIS, DRISCOLL,

McCLINTON, NEILSON, DAWKINS, McCARTER, CIRESI

and MADDEN An Act amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873,

No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, in senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance, further providing for property tax and rent rebate.

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, May 1, 2019.

No. 1382 By Representatives SIMS, LEE, FRANKEL, RABB,

KINSEY, HILL-EVANS, HARRIS, KENYATTA,

SCHLOSSBERG, DONATUCCI, A. DAVIS, CALTAGIRONE,

WEBSTER, McCLINTON, KIRKLAND, FIEDLER,

DAWKINS, BULLOCK and DAVIDSON An Act amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164),

known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in Office of Attorney General, further providing for criminal prosecutions.


No. 1384 By Representatives BURNS, FRANKEL,

MILLARD, ISAACSON, SCHLOSSBERG, DAVIDSON,

BARRAR, PYLE, JOHNSON-HARRELL, HILL-EVANS,

SAPPEY, YOUNGBLOOD, COMITTA, MARKOSEK,

MULLINS, KENYATTA, DeLUCA, SCHWEYER,

McCLINTON, FREEMAN and GALLOWAY An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for nondisclosure agreements.


SENATE BILLS FOR CONCURRENCE

The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, presented the

following bills for concurrence:

SB 48, PN 584


2019.

SB 110, PN 82

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, May 1,

2019.

SB 440, PN 418


VOTE CORRECTIONS

The SPEAKER. Representative Kathy Rapp.


I was not recorded on final passage of HB 1083, and I would

like to be recorded in the affirmative.


The SPEAKER. Thank you.

Does anybody else wish to be recognized on a vote?

Representative Driscoll.

Mr. DRISCOLL. Mr. Speaker, on HB 800, amendment 886,

I was not recorded. I would like to be recorded in the affirmative.

The SPEAKER. Thank you.

BILLS RECOMMITTED

The SPEAKER. The majority leader moves that the following

bills be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations:

HB 57;

HB 332;

HB 619;

HB 790;

HB 800;

HB 860;

HB 1001;

HB 1058; and

HB 1196.

On the question,

Will the House agree to the motion?

Motion was agreed to.

BILLS REMOVED FROM TABLE

The SPEAKER. The majority leader moves that the following

bills be removed from the tabled calendar and placed on the

active calendar:

HB 111;

HB 196;

HB 915;

HB 1021;

HB 1062;

HB 1092; and

HB 1305.

On the question,



BILL REMOVED FROM TABLE

The SPEAKER. The majority leader moves that HB 296 be

removed from the tabled calendar and placed on the active

calendar.


On the question,



BILL TABLED

The SPEAKER. The majority leader moves that HB 296 be

removed from the active calendar and placed on the tabled

calendar.

On the question,



COMMITTEE MEETING POSTPONED

The SPEAKER. Representative Moul.

Mr. MOUL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Important message for the House Local Government

Committee. Due to the fact that the hour is running a little late

and we have members on both sides that need to get back to their

districts to do some work, I am going to postpone that voting

meeting until call of the Chair on Monday. So be prepared on

Monday, call of the Chair, House Local Government Committee,

voting meeting. Thank you. Enjoy your weekend.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR. PYLE

The SPEAKER. Representative Jeff Pyle, committee

announcement. You may proceed.

Mr. PYLE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. For Republican members of the Liquor Control

Committee, there will be a premeeting held Monday after the

Second Amendment rally, room 216, Ryan; Republican Liquor

Control Committee members.


VOTE CORRECTION

The SPEAKER. Are you correcting the record, sir? Yes.

Representative Davis.

Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, on HB 806, the revote, my vote was

not recorded due to a malfunction. I would like to be recorded in

the negative.

The SPEAKER. Yes, sir.

Mr. DAVIS. Thank you.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED OVER

The SPEAKER. Without objection, all remaining bills and

resolutions on today's calendar will be passed over. The Chair

hears no objection.

ADJOURNMENT

The SPEAKER. Representative Aaron Kaufer moves that the

House be adjourned until Monday, May 6, 2019, at 1 p.m., e.d.t.,

unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.

On the question,


Motion was agreed to, and at 3:29 p.m., e.d.t., the House

adjourned.

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