PRINTER'S NO. 192

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 15 Session of 1975

        INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. SCIRICA, HASKELL, CESSAR, POLITE, KNEPPER,
           KELLY, SHANE, YOHN, MISS SIRIANNI, MESSRS. ITKIN, BUTERA,
           D. S. HAYES, RENNINGER, MRS. CRAWFORD, MESSRS. MILLIRON,
           ZORD, ZEARFOSS, GLEASON, REED AND MRS. FAWCETT,
           JANUARY 28, 1975

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 28, 1975

                       In the House of Representatives, January 28, 1975

     1     RESOLVED, That the first and seventh paragraphs of Rule 50 of
     2  the House of Representatives be amended to read:
     3                              RULE 50
     4                          Public Hearings
     5     Each Standing Committee, Sub-committee or Select Committee to
     6  which a proposed bill, resolution or any matter is referred
     7  shall have full power and authority to study said bill,
     8  resolution or other matter before it, as such committee, shall
     9  determine is necessary to enable it to report properly to the
    10  House thereon. To this end, a Standing Committee, Sub-committee
    11  or Select Committee may [as hereinafter provided], by a majority
    12  vote of its members, conduct public hearings at the Capitol. No
    13  Standing Committee, Sub-committee or Select Committee shall hold
    14  any public hearings away from the Capitol without prior approval
    15  by a majority vote of the members of the Standing Committee,
    16  Sub-committee or Select Committee and the leadership of the

     1  Majority Party of the House.
     2     * * *
     3     Proceedings of all public hearings shall be either
     4  stenographically recorded and transcribed or electronically
     5  recorded and said records shall be open for examination to any
     6  member of the House or the public.
     7     * * *
















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