House of Representatives

Daily Session Update

Organization of the 191st Regular Session of the House of Representatives

Prepared by the Office of the Parliamentarian

January 2, 2007

As appointed by Article 2, Section 4, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania for the meeting of the General Assembly the House of Representatives came to order at 12 noon.

Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Andrew Sislo presented the election returns for all candidates for membership in the House of Representatives.

The Oath of Office was administered by the Honorable William R. Nalitz, Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Greene County Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

In Accordance with the Provisions of Article 2 Section 9, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the house proceeded to elect a Speaker. Honorable Dennis M. O’Brien was elected Speaker.

The oath of office was then administered to the Speaker-Elect by the Honorable Correale Stevens, Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia.

The Mace was placed on the Rostrum indicating that the House is in Session.

The Speaker appointed Reizdan Moore as Parliamentarian of the House.

A Committee consisting of Representatives O’Neill, Mackereth, Youngblood and Fabrizio was appointed to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives is organized. The House and Senate are required by statute to meet in Joint Session to certify election returns for the offices of Attorney General, Auditor General and State Treasurer.

A Committee consisting of Representatives Hanna, Daley, Gingrich, DiGirolamo and Solobay was appointed to notify the Governor that the House and Senate is organized.

The Speaker appointed the following members of the Committee on Committees:

Representative Mike Hanna

Representative H. William DeWeese

Representative Keith McCall

Representative Dwight Evans

Representative Mark Cohen

Representative Phyllis Mundy

Representative Bud George

Representative Dan Frankel

Representative Joe Preston

Representative Mike Gerber

Representative Dick Hess

Representative Rick Geist

Representative Jess Stairs

Representative Russ Fairchild

Representative Tina Pickett

Representative Dennis O’Brien

Communications Received

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:

In the Senate

January 2, 2007

RESOLVED, (the House of Representatives concurring), Pursuant to Article II, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that when the Regular Session of the Senate recesses this week, it reconvene on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 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 Regular Session of the House of Representatives recesses this week, it reconvene on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 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.

Concurrence

Voting Schedule

Bills Signed by the Speaker

Bills Referred

Bills Recommitted

Bills and Resolutions Reported from Committee

Bills Removed from the Table

Bills Placed on the Table

House Resolutions Adopted

Temporary Rules Motion by Representative Keith McCall was adopted by a voice vote.

This is not an official record of the day’s legislative activity.

The House of Representatives

In Recess to the Call of

the Chair