PRINTER'S NO. 703
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
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16
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, SOLOMON, DONATUCCI, SCHLOSSBERG, McNEILL,
FREEMAN, ULLMAN, FRANKEL, ISAACSON, HILL-EVANS, DeLUCA,
SAPPEY, SAMUELSON, DALEY, HOHENSTEIN, SCHWEYER, WARREN,
DAVIDSON, McCARTER, CIRESI, SHUSTERMAN, SANCHEZ, KENYATTA,
DeLISSIO, HANBIDGE, MALAGARI, MULLINS, KIRKLAND AND OTTEN,
MARCH 5, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 5, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide
for priority bills.
RESOLVED, That the Rules of the House of Representatives be
amended by adding a rule to read:
RULE 21 (a)
Priority Bills
Upon a bill receiving the co-sponsorship of 20 members of the
majority party and 20 members of the minority party, the prime
sponsor of the bill may request in writing to the Chief Clerk
that the bill be designated as a priority bill. Upon receipt of
such request, the Chief Clerk shall designate the bill as a
priority bill and notify the Speaker, the Majority Leader, the
Minority Leader and the chair and minority chair of the
committee to which the bill is referred of the bill's
designation as a priority bill.
A priority bill shall, if in committee, receive a committee
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vote on the motion to report the bill to the floor of the House,
without a recommendation to refer the bill to another committee,
within five legislative days of the Chief Clerk designating the
bill as a priority bill. The chair of the committee may delay
the vote on the motion to report the bill for up to four
additional legislative days for the purpose of conducting a
public hearing on the bill.
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