PRINTER'S NO. 3635
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
243
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
ORIGINATED IN COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
A RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives, further
providing for members' and employees' expenses; and amending
the Temporary Rules of the House of Representatives, further
providing for applicability, for voting by designation on the
floor of the House, for voting by designation in committee,
for remote participation and for expiration.
RESOLVED, That the eighth subsection of Rule 14 of the Rules
of the House of Representatives be amended to read:
RULE 14
Members' and Employees' Expenses
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Members and employees shall not request reimbursement for the
private lease of vehicles leased on a long-term basis. No
payments will be made with respect to private, long-term lease
vehicle expenses incurred by members or employees except with
respect to private, long-term lease arrangements entered into by
a member prior to March 13, 2007, payments for which will be
made in accord with the rules in place on March 12, 2007. [The
Chief Clerk is authorized to enter into a master lease agreement
with the Department of General Services for the long-term lease
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of automobiles.] After November 30, 2022, the Chief Clerk is no
longer authorized to enter into a master lease agreement with
the Department of General Services for the long-term lease of
additional automobiles for the use of members. Members may not
use Commonwealth funds to purchase an automobile for official
purposes. After November 30, 2022, the Chief Clerk may not
assign automobiles leased or owned by the Commonwealth to
members, but may maintain automobiles leased to members prior to
November 30, 2022. A member with an automobile leased prior to
November 30, 2022, shall not be required to surrender the
automobile unless the Chief Clerk determines that it is no
longer practical or cost effective for the automobile to remain
in service to a member due to age or high mileage of the
automobile or needed repairs or damage to the automobile. A
member who is required to surrender an automobile by the Chief
Clerk may not receive a replacement automobile after November
30, 2022.
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RESOLVED, That Rules 1 T, 2 T, 3 T, 5 T and 6 T of the
Temporary Rules of the House of Representatives be amended to
read:
RULE 1 T
Applicability
The temporary rules adopted in this Rule and Rules [2 T, 3
T,] 4 T[, 5 T] and 6 T shall apply notwithstanding provisions in
the Rules of the House of Representatives.
[RULE 2 T
Voting by Designation on the Floor of the House
A member who is not present in the Hall of the House may
designate either the Majority or Minority Whip to cast the
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member's vote on any question.
If a designated Whip is on leave, that designated Whip may
appoint another member to cast all votes designated to that
Whip.
A designation, including commencement date, shall be
accomplished by filing an attestation with the Chief Clerk which
identifies either the Majority or Minority Whip as the member's
designee when the member will not be present in the Hall of the
House.
A member may revoke the member's designation by notifying the
Chief Clerk in writing of the revocation.
A member voting by designation under this temporary rule
shall be counted in determining whether a quorum is present.
A designation shall be effective until the designation is
revoked or until this temporary rule expires.
RULE 3 T
Voting by Designation in Committee
At any voting meeting of a committee of the House of
Representatives, a member of the committee who is not present
may designate the chair or minority chair to cast the member's
vote on any question.
The designation shall be accomplished by filing an
attestation with the chair or minority chair which affirms that
the member will not be present at the voting meeting.
A member voting by designation under this temporary rule
shall be counted in determining whether a quorum is present.
Rule 5 T
Remote Participation
The Chief Clerk shall, as soon as practicable but no later
than March 15, 2021, implement video conferencing or similar
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remote participation technology to allow Members voting by
designation on the House Floor to engage in simultaneous,
interactive participation in House Session.
The Chief Clerk shall, as soon as practicable but no later
than March 15, 2021, fully implement video conferencing or
similar remote participation technology to allow Members voting
by designation at any voting meeting of a standing committee of
the House of Representatives to engage in simultaneous,
interactive participation in the committee meeting. A voting
meeting of a standing committee shall be held in a committee
room utilizing video conferencing or similar remote
participation technology unless such a room is not available.
The video conferencing or similar remote participation
technology must safeguard the integrity of the legislative
process.]
RULE 6 T
Expiration
Unless amended or revoked by the House, this Rule and Rules 1
T[, 2 T, 3 T,] and 4 T [and 5 T] shall expire upon adjournment
of the General Assembly sine die.
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