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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

MONDAY, APRIL 17,1978

Session of 1978 1b2nd of the General Assembly Vol. 1, No. 18

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Davies Hutchinson, A. O'Donnell Valicenti DeMedio Hutchinson, W. O'Keefe Vroon

The House convened a t 1 p.m., e .s . t . DeVerter Itkin Oliver Wagner

THE SPEAKER (K. LEROY IRvIs ) IN THE CHAIR I DeWeese Johnson Pancoast ~ & s a c z 1)iCarlo Jones Parker Wareo

PRAYER Rev. Dr. DAVID R. HOOVER, chaplain of the House of Rep.

resentatives and pastor of S t . Paul's Lutheran Church, McCon- nellsburg, Pennsylvania, offered the following prayer:

Most Gracious Father, we a re conscious tha t we have failed Thee many times and have not measured up to tha t which Thou hast expected of us; but we draw near to Thee in this hour with the assurance tha t Thou a r t a God of love and forgiveness. We pray t h a t Thou wilt cleanse us from the errors of our ways, and instill within each one of us tha t willingness and determination to seek a life of obedience to Thee and Thy will. 0 God, grant to each of us tha t we may return into the way of righteousness, eschew those things which a re contrary to a profession in Thy name, and follow all such things which are agreeable to the same. Amen.

MASTER ROLL CALL The SPEAKER. The Speaker is about to take the master roll

for the day. Members will report promptly to the floor of the House for the master roll.

The following roll call was recorded:

Abraham Anderson Armstrong Barber Bellomini Beloff Bennett Berlin Berson Bittinger Bittle h r s k i Brandt B r o w Brunner Burd Caltagirone Caputo Cassidy Cesfiar Cianciulli Cimini Cnle Cowell

YEAS-195

Gatski Manderino Ceesey Manmiller Geisler McCall George. C. McClatchy George. M. McGinnis Giammarro MeIntyre Gillette MeLane Goebel Mebus Goodman Meluskey (;ray Milanovich Greenfield Miller Greenleaf Milliron Grieco Miscevich Halverson Moehlmann Hamilton Morris Harper Mowery Hasay Mrkonic Haskell Mullen, M. P Hayes, D. S. Musto Hayes, S. E. Novak Helfrick Noye Hoeffel O'Hrien, B. Honaman O'Brien, D. Hopkins O'Connell

Scanlon Scheaffer Schmitt Schweder Scirica Seltzer Shuman Shupnik Sirianni Smith. E. Smith. L. Spencer Spitz Stairs Stapleton Stpwart Stuban Sweet Taddonio Taylor, E. Taylor, F. Tenaglio Thomas Trello

Dietr Dininni Dombrowski Donatucci Dorr Doyle Ouffy Ilumas Englehart Fee Fischer, R. R. Fisher, D. M. Flaherty Foster. A. Foster. W. Freind Fryer Gallagher Callen Gamble Garzia

Katz Peterson Kelly Petrarea Kerniek Piccola Klingaman Pievsky Knep~er Pitts Kolter Polite Kowalyshyn .Pott Kukavich Pratt Lashinger Prendergast Laughlin Pyles Lehr Ravenstahl Letterman Heed Ixvi Renwiek Levin IUlodes Iineoln Richardson livengood Rieger Logue Ritter Lynch Ruggiero Mackowski Ryan Madigan Salvatore

was: Weidner Wenger White Wiggins Wilson Wilt Wise Wright, D. Wright. J . L. Yahner Yohn Zearfoss 7~11er Zitterman Zord Zwikl

Irvis, Speaker

NOT VOTING-7

Arthurs Cohen Rappaport Williams Burns Gleeson Shelton

The SPEAKER. One hundred ninety-five members having in- dicated their presence, a master roll is established.

JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The SPEAKER. Without objection, approval of the Journal

for Wednesday, April 12 ,1978 , will be postponed until printed.

HOUSE BILL INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

No. 2389 By Mrs. HARPER, Messrs. WIGGINS, BARBER, DUMAS, JOHNSON, OLIVER, RICHARDSON, WHITE, WILLIAMS, RHODES and IRVIS

I Referred to Committee on Appropriations

LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED AND

REMARKS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD 1 The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority whip.

1134 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE April 17,

Mr. GREENFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I request leaves of absence past week. All chairmen will at this time immediately send to for Mr. RAPPAPORT for today's session, and for Mr. AR- i the deskreportsof allcommittee attendance for the past week. THURS for the week's session. I

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the minority caucus Mr. YAHNER, chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Af-

chairman. fairs Committee, presented the following report:

BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE Mr. BENNETT, chairman of the Business and Commerce

AND TABLED Committee, presented the following report:

Mr. S. E. HAYES. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request a leave for the week for Mr. BURNS, who is attend-

ing military training activities with the U. S. Navy this week, and I would like to submit the following remarks for the record.

The SPEAKER. Without objection, the leaves are granted, and the remarks will he printed in the record.

Mr. S. E. HAYES presented the following remarks for the Legislative Journal:

Representative Edward F. Burns, J r . (R-Bucks) is attending military training activities with the U. S. Navy this Week. These military obligations make it necessary for Mr. Burns to request a leaveof-absence from the House of Representatives.

HB 1773, PN 2152 By Mr. GALLAGHER

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," ap roved March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 14), further providing for tKe cer- tification of hazardous routes.

Education.

April 17,1978.

SUBJECT: Report of Committee Activities

TO: The Honorable K. Leroy Irvis Speaker

Paul J . Yahner, Chairman House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

me H~~~~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ u l ~ ~ ~ ~ and ~~~l ~ f f ~ i ~ ~ committee did not meet the w e e k o f ~ p r i l 1978,

PAUL J . YAHNER

HB 2037, PN 3070 (Amended) By Mr. GALLAGHER

An Act amendin the "Public School Code of 1949." approved March 10, 1949 (f. L. 30, No. 14), further providing for instruction for exceptional children.

Education.

HB 2069, P N 2597 By Mr. GALLAGHER

An Act amending the "Public School Code of 1949," ap roved March 10, 1949 (P. L. 30, No. 14). prohibiting school a&ninis- trators from changing the grade of proficiency given to any pu- pil unless such change is approved by the teacher giving such grade.

April 17,1978.

SUBJECT: Business & Commerce Committee Report - Week of April 10,1978

TO: Honorable K. Leroy Irvis, Speaker

FROM: Honorable Reid L. Bennett, Chairman Business & Commerce Committee

The Business & Commerce Committee did not hold any meetings during the week of April 10, 1978.

Mr. FEE, chairman of the Conservation Committee, presented the following report:

CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Education.

HB 2337, PN 2982 The Conservation Committee held no meetings or other activ-

By Mr. GALLAGHER ities during the period April 12 through April 17,1978. An Act amending the act of March 28, 1974 (P. L. 228, No.

50), referred to as the Higher Education Assistance Continna- tion Law, further providing for coordination with Federal fi- nancial aid programs.

Education

REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE PRESENTED

Mr. KOLTER presented the Report of the Committee of Con- ference on HOUSE BILL NO. 72.

The SPEAKER. The report will be laid over for printing under the rules.

Mr. SCHMITT, chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commit- tee, presented the following report:

Attendance Report

Week of April 10

No committee meetings were held during this week

Signed C. L. SCHMITT Chairman

COMMITTEE CH-EN'S REPORTS Mr. GALLAGHER, chairman of the Education Committee,

presented the following report: PRESENTED

The SPEAKER. All chairmen will at this time immediately April 17,1978.

send to the desk the reports of committee attendance for the SUBJECT: Education Committee Meeting

1978. LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE 1135

MINUTES OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING

Wednesday, April 12,1978.

TO: Hon. K. Leroy Irvis, Speaker

FROM: James J. A. Gallagher, Chairman Education Committee

The Full Education Committee held a meeting on April 12, 1978 at 5:55 p.m. in Room 246 of the Capitol. Attached is a copy of the minutes and attendance sheet of the said meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 5:55 p.m. in Room 246 by Chairman James J. A. Gallagher. There was a quorum present. (A copy of the attendance sheet is attached)

Basic Education Subcommittee Chairman Lincoln reported H.B. 1773 and H.B. 2037 to the Full Committee for disposition. He said that a public hearing had been conducted on H.B. 1773.

H.B. 1773 changes the language of the Code pertaining to -- hazardous routes for busing purposes. It would allow PennDOT evaluators more leeway in determining if a route is hazardous under Act 372. Presently, the presence or absence of sidewalks is the sole factor in making that determination.

On the motion of Mr. Lincoln, seconded by Mr. Garzia, the hill was reported to the Floor. It was on a unanimous voice vote-except Mr. Noye.

H.B. 2037 is designed to extend the period of training for those special ed students covered by the PARC decision who have obtained only a minimal amount of training.

Mr. Hutchinson proposed an amendment to change the word- ing "special education training" to read "instruction." The amendment was adopted by unanimous voice vote.

On the motion of Mr. Hutchinson, seconded by Mr. Lincoln, the hill was reported out as amended. The vote was unanimous except Mr. Noye.

H.B. 2337 coordinates PHEAAs grant programs and announcement dates with the Federal BEOG program. It changes the grant announcements from May 1 to March 1. The bill also changes the PHEAA continuation law to read the same way. In other words, if the legislature has not acted to the contrary by March 1 (instead of May 1) the current PHEAA appropriation will he considered reenacted. The hill does not alter any appropriations-just time elements.

On the motion of Mr. Fischer, seconded by Mr. Lincoln, the hill was reported to the Floor by unanimous voice vote.

H.B. 2069 requires that no school administrator be able to change the grade of a student in any course unless the teacher of the student in that particular course consents in writing.

On the motion of Mr. Fischer, seconded by Mr. Burns, the hill was reported to the Floor hy unanimous voice vote.

H.B. 1225 and H.B. 1226 are the Medical Districting and the Physicians Education Planning Acts, respectively. They are similar to bills considered at some length in previous sessions. Essentially, they are designed to bring medical facilities and personnel into medically deprived areas of the State.

Mrs. Wise and Mr. Hutchinson asked for more time to review and consider the two measures. It was agreed to table them until the next meeting.

Chairman Gallagher gave a brief resume of the previous ac-

tion taken hy the Committee with regard to Senate Bill 1180. He noted that the Committee had adopted amendments which would strip the original intent of the hill, thus restoring the requirement that public school teachers he U. S. citizens except those on exchange programs and those teaching foreign lan- guages not on a permanent basis.

H, ,,id the committee also had adooted an amendment re- ducing the term of school directors from 6 to 4 years and restoring the requirement of 900 hours of instruction for elementary students.

On the motion to report the hill, however, there were insuf- ficient votes.

The Committee agreed unanimously to the amendments deleting the original intent of S.B. 1180 and to insert the provision enabling the Secretary to approve a school year program of 900 hours at the elementary level.

Mr. Burns urged consideration of an amendment requiring a referendum in the affected districts before any voluntary merger of school districts could he undertaken. The Committee had failed to consider this amendment to S.B. 1180 at its meeting of March 29,1978.

Mr. Burns said the scare of a possible merger with Philadel- phia becomes an election issue every two years-even though there is no logical merit in the argument. He said it could be unique to his district and that of Mr. Gallagher, but neverthe- less, it keeps coming up.

Mr. McLane brought up the converse situation-pertaining to breaking up school districts.

Mr. Hutchinson said he was reluctant to put the question of mergers and dissolutions on the Floor for debate. He urged that the Committee not consider the merger referendum amendment.

Mr. Hutchinson also moved to delete the amendment dealing with the term of school directors-hanging from 6 to 4 years. The motion was defeated 5 to 8.

On the motion of Mr. Burns, seconded by Mrs. Wise, S.B. 1180 as amended was reported to the Floor by unanimous voice vote.

There being no further business to come before the Commit- tee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:ZOp.m.

Respectfully submitted, FRED R. MILANOVICH,

Secretary PHILIP M. MURPHY, for Dr. Pancoast

Attendance Report

Member Gallagher Pancoast Lincoln O'Donnell Burns Cohen Cowell

I Present Absent

X X X

X X

X X

April 12, 1978.


Davies X DiCarlo X Fischer X Freind X Garzia X Hutchinson X McLane X Milanovich X Miller X Noye X Rhodes X Richardson Schweder Taylor Wiggins Wise

ROLL CALL

House Bill 1773 Passed-Unan. Voice less I

ROLL CALL

House Bill 2037

Passed-Unan. Voice less 1

ROLL CALL

House Bill 2337

Passed-Unan. Voice

ROLL CALL

House Bill 2069

Passed-Unan. Voice

ROLL CALL

Senate Bill 1180

Passed-Unan. Voice

Mr. RITTER, chairman of the Federal-State Relations Com- mittee, presented the following report:

TO: Honorable K. Leroy Irvis Speaker

FROM: William F. Renwick, Chairman

The Committee on Game and Fisheries did not hold any meetings the weekof April 10,1978.

SUBJECT: Committee Report - Weekof April 10,1978

TO: Hon. K. Leroy Irvis The Sneaker

Mrs. KELLY, chairman of the Health and Welfare Commit- tee, presented the following report:

April 17, 1978.

SUBJECT: Weekly Committee Meeting Report

TO: The Speaker of the House of Representatives

FROM: Anita P. Kelly, Chairman, Committee on Health and Welfare

During the week of April 10, 1978, there were no meetings of the Committee on Health and Welfare.

ANITA P. KELLY Chairman Committee on Health and Welfare

Mr. VALICENTI, chairman of the Labor Relations Commit- tee, presented the following report:

April 17,1978.

SUBJECT: Committee Meeting Report


FROM: A. Joseph Valicenti, Chairman Labor Relations Committee

There were no meetings held by the House Labor Relations Committee during the week of April 10,1978.

Mr. FRYER, chairman of the Local Government Committee, presented the following report:

April 17, 1978.

SUBJECT: Local Government Committee Meetings

April 17,1978. 1 TO: The Honorable K. Leroy Irvis, Speaker

FROM: Lester K. Fryer, Chairman Room 149-a, ext. 3-8683

Please he advised that the Local Government Committee of the House of Representatives met on the date of Wednesday, April 12, a t 9:30 A.M. Attendance form and roll calls for that

FROM: James P. Ritter, Chairman meeting are attached hereto. Federal-State Relations Committee

There were no meetings held the week of April 10,1978. 1 Attendance Report

Mr. RENWICK, chairman of the Game and Fisheries Com- mittee, presented the following report:

SUBJECT: Meetings - Committee on Game & Fisheries

MAJORITY MEMBERS MR. CHAIRMAN, Lester K. Fryer Donald Abraham

April 12, 1978.

Present Absent X


Kenneth Cole X I Signed A. J . DeMedio X FRED A. TRELLO Ronald Gamble Ralph Garzia Margaret George Henry Livengood Charles h g u e Frank Meluskey Samuel Morris Philip Ruggiero Fred Trello Joseph Zeller

MINORITY MEMBERS Marvin Weidner, Minority Chairman Kenneth Brandt A. C. Foster Joseph Levi William Mackowski John Scheaffer Carmel Sirianni Gerald Spitz Paul Wass

Signed FRED A. TRELLO Secretary

ROLL CALL

House Bill 2057

MAJORlTY MEMBERS MR. CHAIRMAN, Inster K. Fryer Donald Abraham Kenneth Cole A. ,T. DeMedio Ronald Gamble Ralph Garzia Margaret George Henry Livengood Charles Logue Frank Meluskey Samuel Morris Philip Kuggiero Fred Trello Joseph Zeller

MINORITY MEMBERS Marvin Weidner Kenneth Brandt A. C. Foster Joseph Levi William Mackowski .John Scheaffer Carmel Sirianni Gerald Spitz Paul Wass

YEAS-18 NAYS-0

NOT VOTING-5

VOTE yea yea yea yea

absent yea yea

yea yea

absent yea

absent ahsent

yea

yea yea yea yea yea yea yea

ahsent

yea

ROLL CALL

House Bill 2075

MAJORITY MEMBERS MR. CHAIRMAN, Lester K. Fryer Donald Abraham Kenneth Cole A. J. DeMedio Ronald Gamble Ralph Garzia Margaret George Henry livengood Charles Logue Frank Meluskey Samuel Morris l'hilip Ruggiero Fred Trello Joseph Zeller

MINORITY MEMBERS Marvin Weidner Kenneth Brandt A. C. Foster Joseph Levi William Mackowski John Scheaffer Carmel Sirianni Gerald Spitz I'aul Wass

YEAS-18 NAYS-0

NOT VOTING-5

VOTE

yea yea yea yea

absent yea yea yea yea

absent yea

absent absent

vea

yea yea yea

yea yea yea yea

absent yea

Signed FRED A. TRELLO

MI. DeMEDIO, chairman of the Military and Veterans Af- fairs Committee, presented the following report:

April 17, 1978.

SUBJECT: Committee Report

TO: Hon. K. Leroy Irvis The Speaker

FROM: A. J. IIeMedio, Chairman Military & Veterans Affairs Committee

This is to inform you that the Military & Veterans Affairs Committee did not conduct any meetings during the week of April 10, 1978.

Mr. R. F. O'BRIEN, chairman of the Mines and Energy Man- agement Committee, presented the following report:

April 17, 1978.

SUBJECT: Committee Meeting Attendance Report


TO: The Honorable K. Leroy Irvis Earl Smith X I The Speaker George Wagner X

FROM: Bernard F. O'Brien, Chairman James Wright, Minority Chairman Mines and Energy Management Committee

Signed PHYLLIS KERNICK Secretary

Mr. Speaker:

This is to advise you that the Mines and Energy Management Committee did not hold any committee meetings during the week of April 10, 1978.

Mr. RIEGER, acting chairman of the Professional 1,icensure Committee, presented the following report:

The House Professional Licensure Committee did not meet the weekof April 10,1978.

OFFICIAI, LEAVE REQUESTS

I, R o k r t A. Geisler, ask for official leave of absence from at. tending the meeting of the State Government Committee on April 10, 1978 for the following reason:

other reasons ( ~ ~ ~ i l ~ illness),

Sirned: ROBERT A. GEISLER

I. Ted Berlin, ask for official leave of absence from attending the meeting of the State Government Committee on April 10, 1978 for the following reason:

Mr. GEISLER, chairman of the State Government Commit- tee, presented the following report:

April 17, 1978.

HON. WILLIAM W. RIEGER Acting Chairman

Mr. Speaker:

Other reasons (Medical).

Signed: TED BERLIN

Attached please find attendance and roll call sheets for the State Government Committee meeting held on Monday, April 10, 1978.

HON. ROBERT A. GEISLER Chairman

Attendance Report

April 10. 1978.

MAJORITY MEMBERS Present Absent MR. CHAIRMAN, Robert Geisler X Frank Oliver X Phyllis Kernick Ted Berlin Harold Brown Mark Cohen Ronald Cowell Roger Duffy Cliff Gray Ruth Harper Joe Hoeffel Steve Reed Bill Renwick Tom Stapleton

MINORITY MEMBERS Ren Wilson Ken Brandt Don Dorr June Honaman Nick Moehlmann Hal Mowery Carmel Sirianni

I, Kenneth Brandt, ask for official leave of absence from attending the meeting of the State Government Committee on April 10,1978 for the following reason:

Conflicting legislative duties.

Signed: KENNETH BRANDT

I, Carmel Sirianni, ask for official leave of absence from attending the meeting of the State Government Committee on April 10,1978 for the following reason:

Conflicting legislative duties.

Signed: CARMEI, SIRIANNI

ROLL CALL

House Bill 1487, Printer's No. 1776

MAJORITY MEMBERS VOTE MR. CHAIRMAN, Robert Geisler Frank Oliver Phyllis Kernick Ted Berlin Harold Brown Mark Cohen Ronald Cowell Roger Duffy Cliff Gray Ruth Harper Joe Hoeffel Steve Reed Bill Renwick Tom Stapleton

MINORITY MEMBERS Ben Wilson Ken Brandt Don Dorr June Honaman Nick Moehlmann

nv yea yea nv yea nv nv yea nv yea yea yea yea yea

nay nv yea yea yea


Hal Mowery yca Carmel Sirianni nv Earl Smith yea George Wagner nv

YEAS-14 NAYS-1

NOT VOTING-8


ROLL CALL

House Bill 1989. Printer's No. 2470

MAJORITY MEMBERS MR. CHAIRMAN, Robert Geisler Frank Oliver Phyllis Kernick Ted Berlin Harold Brown Mark Cohen Ronald Cowell Roger Duffy Cliff Gray Ruth Harper Joe Hoeffel Steve Reed Bill Renwick Tom Stapleton

MINORITY MEMBERS Ben Wilson Ken Brandt Don Dorr June Honaman Nick Moehlmann Hal Mowery Carmel Sirianni Earl Smith George Wagner

YEAS-16 NAYS-O

NOT VOTING-

VOTE nv yea yea nv

yea nv yea yea nv

yea yea yea yea yea

yea nv

yea yea yea

yea nv

yea nv


AMENDMENTS T O HOUSE BILL NO. 1989

Printer's No. 2470

Amend Sec. 2, page 2, line 8, by inserting after "condition" and performance

Amend S e c 2, page 2 , line 10, by striking out "only" Amend S e c 2, page 2, line 10, hy inserting after "condition" - ~

and performance Amend Sec. 5 , page 4, line 22, by striking out " a n d and in- . .

serting a comma Amend Sec. 5 , page 4, line 23, by removing the period after

"determination" and Inserting and appropriate drafts of legislation if the agency is to be continued or altered. The report shall

be available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Amend Sec. 5. page 4, line 24, by striking out "November" and inserting September

Amend Sec. fi, page 8, by inserting between lines 20 and 21 Id) Unless the lepislation continuing or a l te r~ng the agency , ~ . ~

specifies otherwiseythe agency shall, ivery six years, again be ~llhiect to ~vallsation and review under sect~on 5 and to .,. .. . ..-. ~- ~~~~~

termination as otherwise provided in this section Amend S e c 7. page 8, lines 25 and 26, by striking out ": Pro-

vided, however, That no agency shall he scheduled for" in line 25 and "a review and evaluation more often than once" in line 26

Amend S e c 7, page 8. line 26, by inserting after "years" thereafter

ROLL CALL

House Bill 1989. Printer's No. 2470

MAJORITY MEMBERS MR. CHAIRMAN. Robert Geisler Frank Oliver Phyllis Kernick Ted Berlin Harold Brown Mark Cohen Ronald Cowell Roger Duffy Cliff Gray Ruth Harper Joe Moeffel Steve Reed Rill Renwirk Tom Stapleton

MINORITY MEMBERS Hen Wilson Ken Rrandt Don Dorr June Honaman Nick Moehlmann Hal Mowery Carmel Sirianni Earl Smith George Wagner

YEAS-16 NAYS-O

VOTE nv yea yea nv yea nv

yea yea nv yea yeit yea 9'"

yea

yea nv yea yea yea

yea nv yea nv

NOT VOTING-7

Signed PHYLLIS KERNlCK Secretary

Mr. BELLOMINI, chairman of the Transportation Cornmit- tee, presented the following report:

April 17, 1978.

Honorable K. Leroy lrvis Speaker of the House Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania


Dear Mr. Irvis:

This is to inform yon that there was no Transportation Com- mittee meetings held during the week of April 10th.

Respectfully submitted, REP. JOSEPH A. PETRARCA Secretary Transportation Committee

Mr. CAPUTO, chairman of the Urban Affairs Committee, presented the following report:

April 17, 1978.

SUBJECT: Report of the Urban Affairs Committee


FROM: Charles N. Caputo, Chairman Urban Affairs Committee

The Urban Affairs Committee did not meet during the week of April 10,1978.

STATEMENT ON LEGISLATION INTRODUCED The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes a t this time the gentle-

man from Delaware, Mr. Garzia, who wishes to make an announcement concerning a hill he intends to file today.

Mr. GARZIA. Mr. Speaker, I had a bill drafted after last week's episode on the pension hill. I had a bill drafted, hut someone on the f lwr mentioned that we should have everyone, the local and county officials. The hill that I have will cover every elected or appointed or contracted officer in Pennsyl- vania; that means local and county. If anyone wants to sign it. it is up on my desk.

Thank you.

CALENDAR BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION

The House considered for the second time and agreed to the following hills, which were then ordered transcribed for third consideration:

HB 1718, PN 2085: HB 1859, PN 2267; and HB 2042, PN 2676.

BILL O N FINAI. PASSAGE POSTPCJNEU ('AI.ENDAR RE('0M'MI'lTED

Agreeable to order,

On the question, Will the House agree to the motion?


Abraham Anderson Armstrong Barber Bellamini Beloff Bennett Berlin Berson Bittinger Bittle Borski Brandt Brown Burd Caltagirone Caputo Cassidy Cessar Cianciulli Cimini Cole Cnwell Davies DeMedio DeVerter DeWeese DiCarlo Dietz Dininni Dombrowski Donatucci Dorr Doyle Duffy Dumas Englehart Fee Fischer. R. R. Fisher, D. M. Flaherty Foster. A. Foster. W. Freind Fryer Gallagher Gallen Gamble Garzia

YEAS-191

Gatski Mackowski Geesey Manmiller Geisler McCall George. C. McClatchy George, M. McGinnis Giammarco McIntyr~ Gillette MeLane Gleeson Mebus Goebel Meluskey Goodman Milanovich Gray Miller Greenfield Milliron Greenleaf Miscevich Grieeo Maehlmann Halverson Mowery Hamilton Mrkonic Harper Mullen, M. P. Hasay Musto Haskell Novak Hayes, D. S . Noye Hayes, S . E. O'Brien. B. Helfrick O'Brien. L).

Hoeffel O'Connell Honaman O'Donnell Hopkins O'Keefe Hutchinson. A. Oliver Hutchinson. W. Pancoast Itkin Parker Johnson Peterson Jams Petrarra Katz Piccola Kelly Pievsky Kernick Pitts Klingaman Polite Knepper Pott Kalter Pratt Kowalyshyn Prendergast Kukavich Pyles Lashinger Ravenstahl Laughlin Reed Lehr Renwick Letterman Richardson Levi Rieger Levin Rittpr Lincoln Ruggiero Livengood Ryan Logue Salvatore Lynch Scanion

NAYS-0

NOT VOTING-11

Scheaffer Schrnitt Schweder Scirica Seltzer Shuman Shupnik Sirianni Smith. E. Smith. L. Spencer Spitz Stairs Stapleton Stewart Stuban Sweet Taddonio Taylor. E. Taylor, F. Tenaglio Thomas Trello Valicenti Vroon Wagner Wansacz Wargo Wass Weidner Wenger White Wiggins Wilson Wilt Wise Wright. D. Wright. J . L. Yahner Yohn 7earfoss 7aller Zitterman k r d Zwikl

Irvis. Speaker

The bill having been called up from the postponed calendar Cohrn Morris Shelton Brunncr Madipan Rappaport Williams

by Mr. B. F. O'BRIEN, the House resumed consideration on Manderino Rhodrs final Dassaae of HB 1614. PN 1940, entitled:

An Act amending th(."Liquor ('odt "i~pprovt\d Aprll 12. IY,iI (P. L. YO, No. 211. pcrrn~rtiny mln<,ri ro iLn!cr ll~.r~nirvl prrmise* ior social purposes under rerr:rln ccmi~tlons.

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Luzerne, Mr. O'Brien.

The question was determined in the affirmative, and the motion was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The hill is so recommitted.

HOUSE SCHEDULE Mr. B. F. O'BRIEN. Mr. Speaker, I move that HB 1614, PN The SPEAKER. Incidentally, the Speaker is asking both cau-

1940, he recommitted to the Committee on Liquor Control. cuses when they meet today to caucus on the entire calendar so


that tomorrow may he a full voting day. You should be interested in this. I t now appears that the Sen-

ate may very well send its version of the budget back to the House by tomorrow. That being so, this may well be the last voting week until after the primary, hut that will depend upon what the Senate sends and how the House reacts. Therefore, we should like to have a full voting calendar tomorrow. So the Speaker is requesting both Republican and Democratic cau- cuses to caucus on the entire calendar so that is is available for voting tomorrow.

HB 648 PASSED OVER

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Northampton, Mr. Ruggiero.

Mr. RUGGIERO. Mr. Speaker, contrary to the belief of the Speaker, the Democratic caucus did not yet caucus on this amendment. So I would ask that it he passed over until tomorrow.

The SPEAKER. The Democratic caucus has not caucused on the amendment. Is that correct? All right.

HB 648, PN 716, therefore will go over.

shake than we are getting. I would ask if you would get back to me one way or the other, either through this media or one of the others as to what happened to that money and where it has gone and why it has not gone to those institutions.

Mr. PIEVSKY. I certainly will. What institution are you concerned with, Mr. Speaker?

Mr. WILSON. I am particularly concerned with Delaware Valley College in Doylestown and this particular institution has gotten zero money, either on their institutional grant or their preferred appropriations, which is $185,000 on their preferred appropriations, and on their institutional grant they have gotten zero. -

Mr. PIEVSKY. I will get that answer for you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. WILSON. Thank you, sir.

REQUEST TO CALL U P DISCHARGE RESOLUTION

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Mr. Goehel. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. GOEBEL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to call un the discharge resolution for HR 59.

DISCHARGE RESOLUTION ON HB 3 14 The SPEAKER. On page 15, the Chair rescinds its announce-

REMOVED FROM CALENDAR ment that no discharge resolution will he called up, and the

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from York, Mr. Geesey. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. GEESEY. Mr. Speaker, it is agreeable with me, as the prime sponsor of discharge resolution on HB 314, to have that resolution removed from the calendar.

The SPEAKER. The Chair instructs the clerk to strike the discharge resolution which refers to HB 314, PN 343, from the calendar; to drop it from the calendar as of tomorrow morning.

INTERROGATION Mr. WILSON, under unanimous consent, interrogated Mr.

PIEVSKY. Mr. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, I had some

very disturbing news. Last year we spent some 9 months discussing a budget of which the funds for higher education were the last thing to he funded, including the institutional grants. I hate to put you on the spot. I am sorry, but I do not know anybody else to ask the question of. I have a local institution that has been paid nothing a t this moment on institutional grants, zero. I t has been paid nothing on its preferred appropriations, and I am afraid that none of the colleges have gotten any money since December and we are now coming up on May. Can you tell me what is the problem? Why these colleges have not gotten their institutional assistance grants nor their preferred appropriations? Can you give me some insight to that?

Mr. PIEVSKY. Mr. Speaker, I do not have the answer to that, but I can certainly find out for you in short order.

Mr. WILSON. Yes, sir. In how short order? Mr. PIEVSKY. Give me a t least 15 or 20 minutes. Mr. WILSON. Thank you, sir. I would appreciate an answer

because I think the turmoil this body and the other body went through last year to develop those moneys deserves a better

gentleman from Allegheny, Mr. Goehel, calls up on page 15 the discharge resolution relating to HB 59.

The SPEAKER. For the information of the members who have not voted on the discharge resolution before, this requires a constitutional majority to pass; 102 members must vote in favor of the discharge of the committee.

The question is on the motion by the gentleman, Mr. Goehel, that the House Committee on Rules be discharged of HR 59, PN 889.

REQUEST TO CALL U P DISCHARGE RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Mr. Goebel.

Mr. GOEBEL. Mr. Speaker, I have been informed that we have not caucused on i t in our caucus. I would like to hold it over, then, perhaps until tomorrow, unless it gets too full a voting day, then. I would just leave it go until a day when we have more time. I would like to rescind my request. I am sorry, Mr. Speaker.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Goebel, has withdrawn his request to call up discharge resolution on HR 59. The Chair accepts the withdrawal of the request. The discharge resolution on HR 59 is not called up.

RULES SUSPENDED

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. Mr. MANDERINO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to move to sus-

pend the rules to permit additions and deletions of sponsors on the following hills.

The SPEAKER. It is moved by the majority leader that the rules he temporarily suspended for the purposes of adding or deleting names of members to certain specified hills. Those in favor of the motion will vote "aye"; those opposed "no."

LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL-HOUSE April 17,



YEAS-183

Abraham Anderson Armstrang Bellomini Beloff Bennett Berlin Berson Bittinger Bittle Borski Brandt Brown Brunner Burd Caltagirone Caputo Cassidy Cessar Cianciulli Clmini Cole Cowell Davies DeMedio DeVerter DeWeese DiCarlo Dietz Dininni Donatucci Dorr Doyle Duffy Englehart Fee Fischer, R. R Fisher, D. M. Flaherty Foster. A. Foster, W. Freind Fryer Gallagher Gallen Gamble Garzia

Dambrowski Livengood

Arthurs Barber Burns

Gatski Mackawski Geesey Madigan Geisler Manderino George. C. Manmiller George, M. McCall Giammarco McClatchy Gillette McGinnis Goebel McIntyre Goodman MeLane Gray Mebus Greenfield Meluskey Greenleaf Milanovich Grieco Miller Halverson Milliron Hamilton Miscevieh Harper Moehlmann Hasay Mowery Hafikpll Mrkonic Hayes, D S Mullen, M P Hayes. S E Musto Helfrlck Navak Hoeffel Noye Honaman O'Brien. B. Hopkins O'Brien, D. Hutchinson, A. O'Connell Hutchinson. W. O'DonneU Itkin O'Keefe Johnson Pancoast Jones Parker Katz Peterson Kelly Petrarea Kernick Pievsky Klingaman Pitts Knepper Polite Kolter Patt Kowalyshyn Pratt Kukovich Prendergast Lashinger Pyles Laughlin Ravenstahl Lehr Reed Letterman Renwick Levi Rieger Levin Ritter Lincoln Ruggiero Logue Ryan Lynch Salvatore

Piccola Wilson Spitz

NOT VOTING-13

Dumas Oliver Gleeson Rappapart Morris Rhodes

Scanlon Seheaffer Schmitt Schweder Scirica Seltzer Shuman Shupnik Sirianni Smith, E. Smith, L. Spencer Stairs Stapleton Stewart Stuban Sweet Taddonio Taylor, E Taylor. F. Tenaglio Thomas Trella Valicenti Vroon Wagner Wansacz wargo Wass Weidner Wenger White Wiggins Wilt Wise Wright. D. Wright, J. L. Yahner Yohn ZeUer Zitterman Zord Zwikl

IN~B, Speaker

Richardson Shelton Williams

Cahen The question was determined in the affirmative, and the

motion was agreed to.

SPONSORS ADDED TO BILLS

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the majority leader. Mr. MANDERINO. Mr. Speaker, I move that the followine

list of names which have been forwarded to the clerk shall be

( appended to the specific bills listed on the clerk's list:

HB 2304. Jeffrey E. Piccola No. 104, Stephen R. Reed No. 131, Fred C. Noye No. 196, Kurt D. Zwikl No. 94, Benjamin H. Wilson No. 178, Fred R. Milanovich No. 42. Fred J . Shupuik No. 208, Jack R. Arthurs No. 08, Carmel Sirianni No. 103 and

I Joseph V. Zord, J r . No. 197

On the question, Will the House agree to the motion? Motion was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, MI. Caputo. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

MI. CAPUTO. Mr. Speaker, I have put a motion up here to reconider the vote on HB 993.

The SPEAKER. For the explanation of the members, the House on the 12th of April agreed to concur in certain amendments inserted by the Senate to HB 993. The Speaker has not signed that hill and it has, therefore, not been sent to the Sen- ate. It remains in the possession of the House and, therefore, it is available for a reconsideration motion.

VOTE ON HB 993 RECONSIDERED

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Allegheny, Mr. Caputo.

Mr. CAPUTO. Mr. Speaker, I now move that the vote by which HB 993, PN 2980, was passed on the 12th day of April be reconsidered. This motion is seconded by the gentleman, Mr. Goodman.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Caputo, now moves that the vote by which House hill No. 993. PN 2980. was passed on the 12th day of April be reconsidered. This is seconded by whom? The Chair is unable to read this writing. Who was the second?

MI. CAPUTO. Mr. Goodman. The SPEAKER. This motion was seconded by the gentleman,

Mr. Goodman. This is not on the substantive issue. This is only on the

motion. The question is on the motion.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Blair, Mr. Hayes. Mr. S. E. HAYES. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just so the Re-

publican Representatives know what we are voting on, last week we concurred in an amendment that dealt with chiropractic education, and there are those who would like to have us reconsider our vote and that is the bill that we are considering a t the present time. This has to do with chiropractic education.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. The question is on the motion. Those in favor

of the motion will vote "aye"; those opposed will vote "no." This is not on the substantive issue. This is on the motion it-

self to reconsider.



1978. LEGISLATIVE

YEAS-181

Abraham Gamble Mackowski Scheaffer Anderson Garzia Manderina Schmitt Armstrong Gatski Manmiller Schweder Bellomini Geesey McCall Scirica Beloff Geisler McClatchy Seltzer Bennett George, C. McGinnis Shuman Berlin Gearge. M. McIntyre Shupnik Berson Giarnmarco McLane Sirianni

Gillette Mehus Bittinger Smith, E. Bittle Goebel Meluskey Smith. L. Borski Goodman Milanavich spencer Brandt Gray Miller Spitz

Milliron Brown Greenfield Stairs Brunner Greenleaf Miscevich Stapleton Burd Grieco Moehlmann Stewart Caltagirone Harper Mowery Stuhan Caputo Hasay Mrkonic Sweet Cassidg Haskell Mullm, M. P. Taylor, E. Cessar Hayes, D. S. Musto Taylor, F. Cianciulli Hayes. S. E. Novak Tenaglio Cimini Helfrick Noye Thomas Cole Hoeffel O'Brien, B. Trello

O'Brien. D. Cawell Honaman Valicenti Davies Hapkin8 O'Cannell Vroon DeMedia Hutchinson, A. O'Donnell Wagner DeVerter Hutchinson, W. O'Keefe Wansaez DeWeese Itkin Oliver Wargo DiCarlo Johnson Pancoast Wass Dietz Jones Parker Wenger Dininni Katz Petrarca White Dombrowski Kelly Piccola Wiggins Donatucci Kerniek Pievsky Wilson Dorr Knepper R t t s Wise Doyle Kolter Polite Wright, D. Duffy Kowalyshyn Pratt Wright. J. L. Englehart Kukovich Prendergast Yahner Fee Lashinger Pyles Yohn Fischer, R. R. Laughlin Ravenstahl Zearfoss Rsher, D. M. Lehr Reed Zeller Flaherty Letterman Renwick Zltterman Foster, A. Levi Rieger &rd Foster. W. Levin Ritter Zwikl Freind Lincoln Kuggiero Fryer Livengood Kyan Irvis, Gallagher Logue Salvatore Speaker Gallen Lynch Scanlan

NAYS-8

Halverson Klingaman Peterson Wpidner Hamilton Madigan Taddonio Wilt

NOT VOTING-13

Arthurs Dumas Pott Richardson Barber Gleeson Rappaport Shelton Burns Morris Rhodes Williams Cohen

The question was determined in t h e affirmative, a n d t h e motion was agreed to .

HB 993 TABLED

The SPEAKER. Does t h e gentleman, Mr. Caputo, wish t o proceed t o a vote o n H B 9% i n concurrence?

Mr. CAPUTO. Mr. Speaker, I move t h a t t h e bill he laid on t h e table so t h a t a proper amendment can he made.

The SPEAKER. Does t h e gentleman move to lay t h e bill upon t h e table?

Mr. CAPUTO. Yes, t o lay i t o n ?!~e tahle, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, may I make a n explanation?

JOURNAL-HOUSE 1143

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes t h e gentleman. Mr. CAPUTO. It h a s been pointed o u t t h a t the re was a n

amendment inserted b y t h e Senate . I a m no t su re t h a t t h e members of t h e House a re aware of t h a t amendment . I a m asking t h a t i t be laid upon t h e table so t h a t t h e amendment can he explained i n caucus, and then we will be able t o vote intelli- gently o n concurrence o r nonconcurrence.

The SPEAKER. The Chair unders tands t h e gentleman's moti- vations.

The question i s on t h e motion t o lay upon t h e table HB 993, P N 2980. Those in favor of t h e motion will vote "aye"; those opposed will vote "no."This i s o n t h e motion t o table.

On t h e question, Will t h e House agree t o t h e motion?

The following roll call w a s recorded:

YEAS-185

Abraham Gallen Madigan Schmitt Anderson Gamble Manderino Schweder Armstrong Garzia Manmiller Sciriea Btlrber Gatski McCall Seltzer Bellomini Geesey McClatchy Shuman Beloff Geisler McGinnis Shupnik Bennett George, C. McIntyre Sirianni Berlin George, M. McLane Smith, E. Berson Giammarca Mehus Smith, L. Bittinger Gillette Meluskey Spencer Bittle Goebel Milanovich Spitz Borski Goodman Miller Stairs Brandt Gray Milliron Stapletan Brown Greenfield Mowery Stewart Brunner Greenleaf Mrkonic Stuban Burd Grieco Mullen, M. P. Sweet Caltagiron~ Hamilton Musto Taddonio Caputo Harper Novak Taylor, E. Cassidy Hasay Noye Taylor. F. Cessar Haskell O'Brien. B. Tenaglio Cianciulli Hayes, D. S. O'Brien. D. Thomas Cimini Hayes, S. E. O'Connell Trello Cnle Helfrick O'Donnell Valicenti Cowell Hoeffel O'Keefe Vroon Davies Honaman Oliver Wagner DeMedio Hutchinson. A. Pancoast Wansaez D~Verter Hutchinson. W Parker Wargo DeWeese ltkin Peterson Wass DiCarlo Johnson Petrarca Weidner Dietz Jones Piccola Wenger Dinhni Katz Pievsky White l)omhroaslu Kelly Pitts Wiggins Donatucci Kernick Polite Wilson Dorr Knepper Pott Wise Doyle Kolter Pratt Wright. D. Duffy Kowalyshyn Prendergast Wright. J. L. D~~~ Kukovich Pyles Yahner Engl~hart Lashinger Ravenstah1 Yohn Fee I.aughlin b e d Zearfoss Fischer. R. R. Rpnwick 7zller Fisher. I). M. Letterman Rieger 7.itterman maherty Levi Ritter Zord Foster, A. Lincoln Ruggiero Zwikl

Livengood Ryan ;:::6;W. h g u e Salvatore Irvis, Fryer Lynch Sranlon Speaker Gallagher Mackowski Srheaff~r

NAYS-4

Halverson Klingaman Moehlmann Wilt


NOT VOTING-13

Arthws Hopkins Morris Richardson Burns Levin Rappaport Shelton Cohen Miscevich Rhodes Williams Gleeson

The question was determined in the affirmative, and the motion was agreed to.

MR. WILSON'S QUESTION ANSWERED

The SPEAKER. Does the majority leader have any further business to bring before the House before the declaration of the recess?

Does the minority leader have any further business to bring before the House before the declaration of the recess?

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Philadelphia, Mr. Pievsky. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. PIEVSKY. I have an answer to- The SPEAKER. The gentleman, Mr. Pievsky, has an

announcement to make. Mr. PIEVSKY. I would just like to answer Representative

Wilson's question, if he wants to take it now. The SPEAKER. Is the gentleman, Mr. On the floor of

the House? Ben Wilson had a question. The Mr. Pievsky, says he can now answer it on the floor of the House. Is the gentleman, Mr. Wilson, on the floor of the House?

Mr. S. E. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, I believe he has already left

and the Governor signed an increase in the CNI tax, the corpw The SPEAKER. We can get the answer There is Mr. rate net income tax, that was retroactive back to January 1 of

Wilson. It was the gentleman, Mr. Wilson, who asked the ques- 1q77

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gentleman explain, perhaps, to this House what happened to the nonpreferred moneys as well? In addition to the institutional assistance grants that have not been paid to this moment, we have no payments, as I understood, to any of the non- preferreds, with the exception of Penn State, which I understand has gotten 50 percent of its money. Temple has got 50 percent of its money, and the rest of the money has been held UP.

Mr. PIEVSKY. Well, the first quarter had been paid on March 15 and the second quarter is due right now, in fact, so I imagine the money is forthcoming very shortly.

Mr. WILSON. As of last Friday, the smaller colleges have gotten no payments whatsoever, and as of last Friday, the larger institutions, such as Penn State and Temple, have gotten 50 percent. Is that what you are talking about, your March pay- ment and so forth? so they have only gotten 50 percent. could you tell us-and maybe you do not have the answer-do you have the real inside dope as to what they did with the money sinceDecember?

Mr. PIEVSKY. I cannot answer that, Mr. Speaker. m, mLsoN, I think it would be interesting to find out what

they have done with the money. Evidently they have collected the CNI - corporate net income - atleast, retroactively. They have had that for a t least 6 months or 4 months, and I think it would be informative to this House to find out what happened to the dough and why we have not gotten payments to these institutions,

for caucus. The SPEAKER. Apparently so. Give the answer to him

~r ivate ly or give him the answer publicly a t tomorrow's session.

Mr. PIEVSKY. Thank you.

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Bucks, Mr. Wright.

~ r , J, L, WRIGHT, w h y do we not take the answer now? I will relate i t to Ben.

I understand Penn State is borrowing $5.000 or paying in- terest of $5,000 a day still to this moment.

m. PIEVSKY. Well, Mr. Speaker, 1 know that the corporate taxes are not due until the end of this month, so actually I guess the money is not here yet, but as soon as it comes, it will be dis- bursed.

Mr. WILSON. Yes, hut did we not collect retroactively an increase last year in Decemher? I thought there was an increase. Yes, last December, or something or other this body approved

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the money to PHEAA on May 4 for distribution to the iustitu- tions.

tion, and that is the reason we were delaying on the answer. The gentleman has solved our dilemma. He is back on the floor of the House. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Phila- delphia, Mr. Pievsky .

Mr. PIEVSKY. Mr. Speaker, in reference to the institutional assistance grants money that Representative Wilson ques- tioned about, my information tells me that on May 4 the money will he transferred to PHEAA - Pennsylvania Higher Educa- tion Assistance Agency - for distribution, and it must be done hefore the fiscal year is over, and that is June 30. But the information I have is that the budeet secretarv will transfer

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Bucks, Mr. Wilson.

Mr. WILSON. I thank the gentleman, Mr. Pievsky, and I apologize to the House. I was on the fifth floor with the pigeons and ran all the way down here to get the auswer. Would the

.. ~ r , PIEVSKY, F~~~ what I understand, even retroactively it

is not due until the end ofthis month, M ~ . speaker, ~ ~ ~ i l 1 5 . w, wlLsoN, well, anyhow, I realize it is not your

mechanical problem. You do not make the collections. But I appreciate the information, I think we ought to do something about these payments.

Thank you, Speaker,

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING ~ --

The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman, Mr. Ritter. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. RITTER. Mr. Speaker, immediately upon declaration of the recess, there will he a very brief meeting of the Federal- State Relations Committee in the room to the rear of the cham- her for the express purpose of considering HR 208.

The SPEAKER. The Chair is in receipt of a note which the

The SPEAKER. Without objection, all remaining bills on today's calendar will be passed over. The Chair hears no oh- jection.


BILLS SIGNED BY SPEAKER The following hills, having been prepared for presentation to

the Governor, were signed by the Speaker:

Chair intends to read because the Chair thinks the note makes a great deal of sense. I t is from Representative Mike Fisher. It says: "Mr. Fisher, the action on HB 992 on concurrence is an example of why 1 believe the calendar should contain an explanation of Senate amendments to House hills and the reason tha t I asked tha t all prime sponsors explain these changes to the full House before a vote on concurrence. Too much bad law is heing routinely voted for on concurrence."

1 think the gentleman's point is well taken, and whereas the Speaker is not ahle to change the calendar quite tha t rapidly, the Speaker is ahle, and does now announce, that the Speaker will not entertain on concurrence any vote from now on, any concurrence in Senate amendments, until someone on the floor-and i t does not necessarily have to be a prime sponsor-someone, maybe the majority leader, the minority leader or a committee chairman, has explained to the House what the amendments were which were inserted in the House hills.

Now, even though the Speaker is taking a step, i t does not lift the responsibility of the individual member to ascertain what has been amended into a House hill. The individual memher still has the responsibility of reading the legislation on which he or she votes. But just in case there may he one or two who have not, from now on we will ask in each case on concurrence in Senate amendments tha t someone rise to explain those Sen- ate amendments.

There heing no further business to he called before the House of Representatives a t this time, the Speaker has signed the following hills, the numbers and titles which the clerk will read.

Following this, we shall he going immediately into caucus and not returning to the floor until 1 0 o'clock tomorrow morning.

BILLS PASSED OVER

HB 1106, P N 2632

An Act amending the act of July 13 ,1953 (P. 1,. 431, No. 95), entitled "The Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Support Law" requiring support of a child horn out of lawful wedlock reqmr- ing the action to be brought within certain time Innits requiring trial by the court or hy jury in a civil action and making re- peals.

WELCOME SPEAKER, The Chair is pleased to welcome to the hall of

the House a s the guests of Representative Helen Gillette, a group of Girl scout Cadets and their leaders from T~~~~ 1340 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania,

ADJOURNMENT Mr. PICCOLA moved that this House of Representatives do

now adjourn until Tuesday, April 1% 1978% a t 10 a.m., e s t .



YEAS-177

Anderson Garzia Mackawski Schweder Armstrong (:atski Madigan Scirica Bellomin' Geesey Manmiller Shuman Beloff Geisler McClatchy Shupnik Bennett Georg~, C. McGinnis Sirianni Berson George, M. Mclntyre Smith, E. Bittinger Giammarco McLane Smith, L. Bittle Giilette Mebus Spencer Borsh Gleeson Meluskey Spitz Brandt Goehel hliller Stairs

Goodman Milliron Stapleton Brunner Gray Moehlmann Stewart Rurd Grwnfield Morris Stuban Caltagirone Grrmleaf Mowery Sweet Caputo G r i m Mrkonic Taddonio Cassidy Halverson Musto Taylor, E. C,,,,, Hamilton Noye Taylor. F. Cianriulli Harper O'Brien, B. Tenaglio Cimini Hasay O'Brien, D. Thomas Cole Haskell O'Connell Trella Cow~ll Hayes, D. S. O'Donnell Valicenti

An Act providing for the custody of children.

SB 1323, P N 1652

An Act im lementing the provision of section 4.1 and related sections of &tide IV of the Constitution of Pennsylvania as added o r amended to provide for the election of the Attorney General; providing for the continuation of the powers and duties of the Attornev General throueh interim euhernatorial appointments to ens i re an orderly a i d efficienctransition in the office of Attorney General and the Department of Justice.

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Davies DeMedia DeVerter EkWeese IXCarlo Dietr Dininni Dombrowski Donatucei Dorr nnvln

Hayes, S. E. Heifrick Haeffel Hanaman Hopkins Hutchinson, A. Hutchinson, W. Itkin .Jones Katz Kellv

Duffy ~ e r i i r k Englehart Klingman ~ e i Knepper Fischer, R. R. Kowalyshyn Pisher, D. M. Kukovich Flaherty Lashinger Foster. A. Laughlin Foster. W. h h r Freind letterman Fryer Ievi

O'Keefe Oliver Pancoast Parker Peterson Piccola Pirvsky Pitts Polite Pott Pr2tt

Vroon Wagner Wansacz Wargo Wass Weidner Wrnger White Wiggins Wilson Wili . .-.. .. .."

Prendergast Wise Pyles Wright, D. Ravenstahl Wright, J . L. Reed Yahner Renwick Yohn Rieger Zearfass fitter Zeller Huggiero Zitterman Ryan Zwikl Salvatore

Gallagher Lincoln Scanlon Irvis, Gallen h g u e Scheaffer Speaker Gamble Lynch Schmitt

NAYS-2

Livengood Milanovich

NOT VOTING-23

Abraham Uumas Miscevich Richardson


Arthurs Johnson Mullen, M. P. Seltzer Barber Kolter Novak Shelton Berlin Levin Petrarra Willi,ms Burns Manderino Kappaport 7 ~ r d Cohen McCall Rhodes

The question was determined in the affirmative and the motion was agreed to and, a t 1:47 p.m., e.s.t.. the House adjourned.

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