PRINTER'S NO. 1755
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
168
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER AND BRADFORD, JUNE 27, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 27, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Amending House Rules 43 and 45, further providing for standing
committees and subcommittees and for powers and duties of
standing committees and subcommittees.
RESOLVED, That the eighth and ninth paragraphs of House Rule
43 and the sixth paragraph of House Rule 45 be amended to read:
RULE 43
Standing Committees and Subcommittees
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Twenty-four standing committees of the House, each to consist
of [21] 25 members except the Committee on Appropriations, which
shall consist of 37 members, are hereby created. In addition,
there are hereby created 54 standing subcommittees.
All standing committees shall consist of [12] 14 members of
the majority party and [9] 11 members of the minority party,
except the Committee on Appropriations which shall consist of 22
members of the majority party and 15 members of the minority
party. The quorum for each of the standing committees and
subcommittees shall be no less than the majority of said
committees. The following are the standing committees and
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subcommittees thereof:
(1) Aging and Older Adult Services
(a) Subcommittee on Care and Services
(b) Subcommittee on Programs and Benefits
(2) Agriculture and Rural Affairs
(3) Appropriations
(a) Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
(b) Subcommittee on Education
(c) Subcommittee on Economic Impact and Infrastructure
(d) Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy
(e) Subcommittee on Criminal Justice
(f) Subcommittee on Government and Financial Oversight
(4) Children and Youth
(5) Commerce
(a) Subcommittee on Financial Services and Banking
(b) Subcommittee on Housing Finance
(c) Subcommittee on Economic Development
(d) Subcommittee on Local Business
(e) Subcommittee on Automation and Technology
(6) Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities
(a) Subcommittee on Utilities
(b) Subcommittee on Consumer Protection
(c) Subcommittee on Technology
(7) Education
(a) Subcommittee on Basic Education
(b) Subcommittee on Higher Education
(c) Subcommittee on Special Education
(d) Subcommittee on Career and Technical Education
(8) Environmental Resources and Energy
(a) Subcommittee on Energy
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(b) Subcommittee on Mining
(c) Subcommittee on Parks and Forests
(9) Finance
(a) Subcommittee on Tax Modernization and Reform
(10) Game and Fisheries
(11) Gaming Oversight
(12) Health
(a) Subcommittee on Health Facilities
(b) Subcommittee on Health Care
(13) Housing and Community Development
(14) Human Services
(a) Subcommittee on Mental Health
(b) Subcommittee on Drugs and Alcohol
(15) Insurance
(16) Judiciary
(a) Subcommittee on Crime and Corrections
(b) Subcommittee on Courts
(c) Subcommittee on Family Law
(17) Labor and Industry
(a) Subcommittee on Employment and Unemployment
Compensation
(b) Subcommittee on Workers Compensation and Worker
Protection
(18) Liquor Control
(a) Subcommittee on Licensing
(b) Subcommittee on Marketing
(19) Local Government
(a) Subcommittee on Boroughs
(b) Subcommittee on Counties
(c) Subcommittee on Townships
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(20) Professional Licensure
(21) State Government
(a) Subcommittee on Government Operations
(b) Subcommittee on Government Information Technology
and Communication
(c) Subcommittee on Government Integrity and
Transparency
(d) Subcommittee on Public Pensions, Benefits and Risk
Management
(e) Subcommittee on Campaign Finance and Elections
(22) Tourism and Economic and Recreational Development
(a) Subcommittee on Arts and Entertainment
(b) Subcommittee on Recreation
(c) Subcommittee on Travel Promotion, History and
Heritage
(23) Transportation
(a) Subcommittee on Highways
(b) Subcommittee on Public Transportation
(c) Subcommittee on Transportation Safety
(d) Subcommittee on Aviation
(e) Subcommittee on Railroads
(f) Subcommittee on Ports
(24) Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
(a) Subcommittee on Military and Veterans Facilities
(b) Subcommittee on Security and Emergency Response
Readiness
RULE 45
Powers and Duties of Standing Committees
and Subcommittees
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No committee report, except a report of the Appropriations
Committee, shall be recognized by the House, unless the same has
been acted upon by a majority vote of the members of a standing
committee present at a committee session actually assembled and
meeting as a committee, provided such majority vote numbers at
least [10] 12 members, and provided further a quorum is present.
No committee report of the Appropriations Committee shall be
recognized by the House, unless the same has been acted upon by
a majority vote of the members of such committee present at a
committee session actually assembled and meeting as a committee,
provided such majority vote numbers at least 17 members, and
provided further a quorum is present.
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