PRINTER'S NO. 2106
No. 150 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY DOMBROSKI, ENGLEHART, DiCARLO, HOPKINS, M. H. GEORGE, BELLOMINI, F. TAYLOR, LAUGHLIN, REED, ZITTERMAN, SCHMITT, MUSTO, SHUPNIK AND ZELLER, OCTOBER 11, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 12, 1977
In the House of Representatives, October 11, 1977 1 WHEREAS, In the last few years the premiums of automobile 2 insurance policies have skyrocketed; therefore be it 3 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives 4 direct the Committee on Insurance to investigate the spiraling 5 costs of automobile insurance; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold hearings, take 7 testimony, and make its investigations at such places as it 8 deems necessary. It may issue subpoenas under the hand and seal 9 of its chairman commanding any person to appear before it and to 10 answer questions touching matters properly being inquired into 11 by the committee and to produce such books, papers, records and 12 documents as the committee deems necessary. Such subpoenas may 13 be served upon any person and shall have the force and effect of 14 subpoenas issued out of the courts of this Commonwealth. Any 15 person who willfully neglects or refuses to testify before the 16 committee or to produce any books, papers, records or documents,
1 shall be subject to the penalties provided by the laws of the 2 Commonwealth in such case. Each member of the committee shall 3 have power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses 4 appearing before the committee; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That within 30 calendar days after the committee 6 has made its report, the chairman of the committee shall cause a 7 record of all expenses incurred by the committee, or the members 8 thereof, which are payable at Commonwealth expense, to be filed 9 with the Speaker of the House and the Speaker shall cause the 10 same to be entered in the journal thereof. No expenses incurred 11 by the committee or any member thereof shall be reimbursable by 12 the Chief Clerk unless such expense shall first have been 13 included as an expense item in the record heretofore required; 14 and be it further 15 RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings within 90 16 days to the House of Representatives. J4L67JLW/19770H0150R2106 - 2 -