PRINTER'S NO. 184
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
47
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY VITALI, DEAN, V. BROWN, FREEMAN, DIAMOND, MURT,
SAMUELSON, DAVIS, McCLINTON, CALTAGIRONE, BRIGGS, DeLISSIO
AND MULLERY, JANUARY 31, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JANUARY 31, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Amending House Rule 21, further providing for consideration of
bills.
RESOLVED, That House Rule 21(e) be amended to read:
RULE 21
Consideration of Bills
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(e) A bill may not receive action on concurrence until at
least [six] 24 hours have elapsed from the time the bill and its
amendatory language was available to the public, unless the
amendment was a technical amendment as described under the first
paragraph of Rule 24 or an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the
members elected to the House indicates they have had sufficient
time to review the language and thereby approve proceeding with
the bill.
A brief description of every bill on concurrence shall be
given prior to a vote. Additionally, members shall be notified
and conference committee reports shall be available to members
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at least 24 hours prior to the adoption of all conference
committee reports. When these reports are considered on the
first legislative day of the week, said notice shall be provided
no later than the close of business on the last business day
preceding the vote. Notwithstanding notice provided, members
may, by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members elected to the
House, indicate that they have had sufficient time to review a
conference committee report and that they approve proceeding
with a vote.
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