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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2404

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 382 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY BENNINGTON, WAGNER, QUINN, McILVAINE SMITH,
           SWANGER, J. WHITE, BENNINGHOFF, DALEY, FRANKEL, GEORGE,
           HORNAMAN, PETRONE, WOJNAROSKI, BRENNAN, FLECK, ROAE,
           CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COX AND CUTLER, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Amending House Rule 17, further providing for order of business.

     2     RESOLVED, That House Rule 17 be amended to read:
     3                              RULE 17
     4                         Order of Business
     5     The daily order of business shall be:
     6     (1)  Prayer by the Chaplain.
     7     (2)  Pledge of Allegiance.
     8     (3)  Correction and approval of the Journal.
     9     (4)  Leaves of absence.
    10     (5)  Master Roll Call.
    11     (6)  Noncontroversial resolutions.--All resolutions deemed
    12             noncontroversial by the Speaker, excluding condolence
    13             resolutions, shall be voted on together at the same
    14             time by a voice vote one time per session week.
    15     (7)  Presentations for visiting persons or groups.--All
    16             presentations for visiting persons or groups shall


     1             take place one time per session week immediately
     2             following vote on noncontroversial resolutions,
     3             excluding condolence resolutions.
     4     [(6)] (8)  Reports of Committee.
     5     [(7)] (9)  First consideration bills.
     6     [(8)] (10)  Second consideration bills.
     7     [(9)] (11)  Third consideration bills, final passage bills
     8             (including both third consideration and final passage
     9             postponed bills) and resolutions.
    10     [(10)] (12)  Final passage bills recalled from the Governor.
    11     [(11)] (13)  Messages from the Senate and communications from
    12             the Governor.
    13     [(12)] (14)  Reference to appropriate committees of bills,
    14             resolutions, petitions, memorials, remonstrances and
    15             other papers.
    16     [(13)] (15)  Unfinished business on the Speaker's table.
    17     [(14)] (16)  Announcements.
    18     [(15)] (17)  Adjournment.
    19     Any question may, by a majority vote of the members elected,
    20  be made a special order of business. When the time arrives for
    21  its consideration, the Speaker shall lay the special order of
    22  business before the House.
    23     In lieu of offering House Resolutions on topics of importance
    24  to members, any member, without unanimous consent, may address
    25  the House on such issue and have his or her remarks entered into
    26  the record during a special period of time established each week
    27  by the Speaker at the conclusion of House business on a specific
    28  day.


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