House of Representatives
Daily Session Update
Prepared by the Office of the Parliamentarian
January 24, 2012
Communications Received
Supplemental Report
Committee on Committees
In the House of Representatives
January 24, 2012
RESOLVED, That
Representative Kerry Benninghoff, Center and Mifflin Counties, is elected as a member of the Professional Licensure Committee.
Representative Jerry Knowles, Schuylkill County, is elected as a member of the Transportation Committee.
Representative Bernie O’Neill, Bucks County, is resigning as a member of the Commerce Committee and is elected as a member of the Professional Licensure Committee.
Representative Duane Milne, Chester County, is resigning as a member of the Education Committee and is elected as a member of the Commerce Committee.
Representative Gary Day, Berks and Lehigh Counties, is resigning as a member of the Professional Licensure Committee and is elected as a member of the Appropriations Committee.
Representative Carl Walker Metzger, Bedford and Somerset Counties, is elected as a member of the Consumer Affairs Committee.
Representative Jim Marshall, Beaver County, is elected as a member of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.
Representative Jim Christiana, Beaver County, is elected as a member of the Education Committee.
Representative Kate Harper, Montgomery County is resigning as a member of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and is elected as a member of the Children and Youth Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard A. Geist, Chairman
Committee on Committees
Supplemental Report
Committee on Committees
In the House of Representatives
January 24, 2012
RESOLVED, That
Representative Adam Ravenstahl is elected as a member of the Aging Committee.
Representative Michelle Brownlee is elected as a member of the Appropriations Committee.
Representative Joseph Brennan and Representative Maria Donatucci are elected as members of the Children and Youth Committee.
Representative Steven Santarsiero is elected as a member of the Education Committee.
Representative Tony Payton is elected as a member of the Ethics Committee.
Representative Kevin Boyle and Representative Gerald Mullery are elected as members of the Human Services Committee.
Representative Tina Davis is elected as a member of the Insurance Committee.
Representative Jack Wheatley is elected as a member of the Rules Committee.
Representative Angel Cruz is elected as a member of the State Government Committee.
Representative William Kortz is elected as a member of the Transportation Committee.
Representative Michael O’Brien and Representative Margo Davidson are elected members of the Urban Affairs Committee.
Representative Brendan Boyle is resigning as a member of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and being replaced by Representative Pamela Delissio.
Respectfully submitted,
Ted Harhai, Chairman
Committee on Committees
Speaker Appointments:
Representative Brian Ellis, Butler County is appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice on the Appropriations Committee.
Representative Seth Grove, York County, is appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee on Public Transportation on the Transportation Committee.
Representative Scott Petri, Bucks, County is appointed to the Ethics Committee, and will hold the office of Chairman. Representative Scott Petri is also appointed Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee.
Representative John Payne, Dauphin County, is appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and Banking of the Commerce Committee.
Representative Bernie O’Neill, Bucks County, is appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee on Higher Education on the Education Committee.
From the Senate
The Clerk of the Senate being introduced, presented the following extract from the Journal of the Senate, which was read as follows, viz:
In the House
January 23, 2012
RESOLVED, (the House of Representatives concurring), Pursuant to Article II, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that when the Senate recesses this week, it reconvene on Monday, February 6, 2012, unless sooner recalled by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and be it further
RESOLVED, Pursuant to Article II, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that when the House of Representatives recesses this week, it reconvene on Monday, February 6, 2012 unless sooner recalled by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for its concurrence.
ADOPTED VOICE VOTE
The Clerk of the Senate being introduced, presented the following extract from the Journal of the Senate, which was read as follows, viz:
In the Senate
January 24, 2012
RESOLVED, (the House of Representatives concurring) That the Senate and House of Representatives meet in Joint Session on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. in the Hall of the House of Representatives for the purpose of hearing an address by His Excellency, Governor Tom Corbett; and be it further
RESOLVED, that a committee of three, on the part of the Senate be appointed to act with a similar committee on the part of the House of Representatives , to escort His Excellency, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Hall of the House of Representatives.
Ordered, That the Clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for its concurrence.
ADOPTED VOICE VOTE
Voting Schedule
Concurrence
| 193-0 |
Bills on Second Consideration
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| Bill Agreed to on Second Consideration | |
| 192-0 | |
| Bill Agreed to on Second Consideration as Amended |
Bills on Third Consideration
| 192-1 | |
| 193-0 | |
| 193-0 | |
| 193-0 |
Bills Signed by the Speaker
SB 995
HB 398
HB 1630
SB 726
Bills Referred
HR 540 To Calendar Under Rule 35
HR 541 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35 – Supplemental Calendar
HR 543 To Uncontested Calendar Under Rule 35 – Supplemental Calendar
HB 2152 Labor & Industry
SB 1252 Transportation
SB 1375 Labor & Industry
Bills Recommitted
HB 19 to Appropriations
HB 21 to Appropriations
HB 193 to Appropriations
HB 774 to Appropriations
HB 1439 to Appropriations
HB1440 to Appropriations
HB 1442 to Appropriations
HB 1453 to Appropriations
HB 1857 to Appropriations
SB 894 to Appropriations
Bills and Resolutions Reported from Committee
HB 601 from Appropriations as Committed
HB 1398 from Appropriations as Committed
SB 159 from Appropriations as Committed
SB 923 from Appropriations as Committed
HB 1106 from Judiciary as Amended
HB 1405 from Judiciary as Committed
HB 2136 from Judiciary as Committed
SB 1167 from Judiciary as Committed
HB 153 from State Government as Committed
HB 2151 from Tourism and Recreational Development as Committed
Bills Removed from the Table
HR 354
HB 1830
HB 1972
HB 2022
HB 2045
SB 1237
Bills Placed on the Table
HR 354
House Resolutions Adopted
| A Resolution declaring 2012 as the "Year of the Bible" in Pennsylvania | 193-0 | |
| A Resolution designating the week of January 22 through 28, 2012, as "Nurse Anesthetists Week" in Pennsylvania. | 194-0 | |
| A Resolution designating the month of January 2012 as "Financial Aid Awareness Month" and commending the work of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and the Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. | 194-0 | |
| A Resolution recognizing the month of January 2012 as "Cervical Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. | 194-0 | |
| A Resolution designating February 3, 2012, as "Wear Red for Women Day" in Pennsylvania. | 194-0 | |
| A Resolution designating the week of January 29 through February 5, 2012, as "Catholic Schools Week" in Pennsylvania. | 194-0 | |
| A Resolution honoring and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Mt. Lebanon in Allegheny County. | 194-0 |
This is not an official record of the day’s legislative activity.
The House of Representatives adjourned
until January 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
unless sooner recalled by the Speaker