PRINTER'S NO. 8
No. 7 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY CAPPABIANCA, BENNINGHOFF, DALEY, GEIST, KREBS, McILHATTAN, NAILOR, NICKOL, PETRARCA, RUBLEY, STABACK, TIGUE, WOGAN AND WOJNAROSKI, JANUARY 23, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 23, 2001
A RESOLUTION 1 Establishing a select committee to study the appropriate 2 procedure for expulsion of members. 3 WHEREAS, There is a lack of a definitive procedure for the 4 House of Representatives to follow in expulsion of members; and 5 WHEREAS, This issue is of critical concern to the 6 constitutional structure and institutional integrity of the 7 House; therefore be it 8 RESOLVED, That a Select Committee on Expulsion Procedures be 9 established, consisting of ten members, five members appointed 10 by the Majority Leader and five members appointed by the 11 Minority Leader, with a chairperson appointed by the Speaker of 12 the House of Representatives; and be it further 13 RESOLVED, That the committee study the constitutional, 14 statutory and ethical issues involved in the sanction of 15 expulsion of a member of the House of Representatives; and be it 16 further 17 RESOLVED, That the committee be authorized to hold hearings,
1 take testimony and make its investigations at such places as it 2 deems necessary in this Commonwealth; and be it further 3 RESOLVED, That the committee be authorized to issue subpoenas 4 under the hand and seal of its chairperson commanding any person 5 to appear before the committee and to answer questions touching 6 matters properly being inquired into by the committee and to 7 produce documents as the committee deems necessary; and be it 8 further 9 RESOLVED, That the subpoenas be able to be served upon any 10 person and have the same effect as subpoenas issued out of the 11 courts of this Commonwealth and that any person that 12 intentionally neglects or refuses to testify before the 13 committee or to produce documents be subject to the penalties 14 provided by the laws of this Commonwealth in such case; and be 15 it further 16 RESOLVED, That each member of the committee have power to 17 administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses appearing before 18 the committee; and be it further 19 RESOLVED, That the committee, by June 30, 2001, make a report 20 to the House of Representatives, with recommendations for full 21 procedure on expulsion set forth in the rules of the House. L18L80VDL/20010H0007R0008 - 2 -