PRINTER'S NO. 1

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

2

Special Session No. 1 of

2023-2024

INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, JANUARY 9, 2023

INTRODUCED, JANUARY 9, 2023

A RESOLUTION

during Special Session No. 1 (2023) be confined to the subjects

appropriate to the Special Session; and be it further

the House of Representatives (2021-2022) be adopted as the Rules

of the House of Representatives for Special Session No. 1 (2023)

of the House of Representatives with the exception of Rules 10,

15, 17, 43, 45, 45(a) and 46; and be it further

of the House of Representatives for Special Session No. 1 (2023)

question under consideration and avoiding personal reflections.

recognition, the Speaker shall designate the member who is

entitled to the floor.

speak more than twice on any question, without the consent of

the House. The sponsor of a bill or an amendment shall be

entitled to be recognized twice, and a maker of a debatable

motion shall be entitled to be recognized twice; but all other

members shall be recognized only once. When recognized, no

consideration, providing the Majority and Minority Leaders have

agreed on a time the member is to ask for recognition.

Time of Meeting

session of the House may begin before 8:00 A.M. nor end after

11:00 P.M. unless exigent circumstances exist, as determined by

an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members elected to

the House, by a roll call vote on a motion to extend session. A

motion to extend session may be made to extend session generally

immediate roll call vote on the question to extend session.

Nothing in this rule shall prevent the House from conducting

administrative matters, including the making of announcements

regarding the House schedule for the benefit of members or in

order to comply with 65 Pa.C.S. § 709 (relating to public

notice) after 11:00 P.M. Upon the Speaker's determination that

all administrative matters are concluded, the Speaker shall

adjourn the House.

Order of Business

(including both third consideration and final passage postponed

bills) and resolutions.

Governor.

be made a special order of business. When the time arrives for

its consideration, the Speaker shall lay the special order of

business before the House.

Standing Committees

Appropriations and the Committee on Judiciary, are hereby

created.

this rule shall be selected by the appropriate caucus leader.

The caucus leader shall make the appointment by letter and

deliver it to the Speaker.

Powers and Duties of Standing Committees

weekly, biweekly or monthly meeting days for the transaction of

business before the committee. The chair of the committee shall

notify all members, at least 24 hours in advance of the date,

of recesses shall exceed 48 hours for any committee meeting. No

committee shall meet during any session of the House without

first obtaining permission of the Speaker. During any such

meeting, no vote shall be taken on the Floor of the House on any

amendment, recommittal motion, final passage of any bill, or any

other matter requiring a roll call vote. Any committee meeting

called off the Floor of the House shall meet in a committee

room. In addition to the specific provisions of this rule, all

provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings)

relative to notice of meetings shall be complied with.

meetings showing the names of those present, absent or excused

from attendance, and the majority and minority chairs or their

designees shall verify by their signatures all votes taken and

the roll or attendance of those members present, absent or

excused before said records are submitted to the Chief Clerk,

and

Such records shall be open to public inspection. On the first

thereto and not yet reported, along with the record of all votes

taken at such meetings. All reports from standing committees

shall be prepared in writing by the secretary of the committee.

Members of a standing committee may prepare in writing and file

a minority report, setting forth the reasons for their dissent.

Such committee reports shall be filed with the Chief Clerk

within five days of the meeting. All meetings at which formal

action is taken by a standing committee shall be open to the

public, making such reports as are required under Rule 44. When

any member, except for an excused absence, fails to attend five

committee shall notify the Speaker of the House to that effect.

Such vacancy shall then be filled in the manner prescribed by

these rules.

call a regular meeting, then a majority of the members of the

standing committee may vote to call a meeting by giving two

days' written notice to the Speaker of the House, setting the

time and place for such meeting. Such notice shall be read in

the House and the same posted by the Chief Clerk in the House

Chamber. Thereafter, the meeting shall be held at the time and

House shall be filed with the Chief Clerk.

administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses appearing before

the committee.

Committee, shall be recognized by the House, unless the same has

been acted upon by a majority vote of the members of a standing

committee present at a committee session actually assembled and

meeting as a committee, provided such majority vote numbers at

least 13 members, and provided further a quorum is present. No

provided for herein. If a member reports to a scheduled

committee meeting and advises the chair and other members of a

conflicting committee meeting or other legislative meeting which

he or she must attend on the same day, the member is authorized

to give the chair or minority chair his or her proxy in writing

which shall be valid only for that day and which shall include

written instructions for the exercise of such proxy by the chair

or minority chair during the meeting. The member should also

advise the chair where he or she can be reached. In the event

the same day as, the conflicting meetings.

believe that a certain bill or resolution in the possession of

the standing committee should be considered and acted upon by

such committee, they may request the chair to include the same

as part of the business of a committee meeting. Upon failure of

the chair to comply with such request, the membership may

require that such bill be considered by written motion made and

approved by a majority vote of the entire membership to which

such committee is entitled.

it may deem necessary, each standing committee of the House

shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the

administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject

matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee;

and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and

data submitted to the House by the agencies in the executive

branch of the Government.

subpoenas under the hand and seal of its chair commanding any

person to appear before it and answer questions touching matters

and stored by any electronic data processing system as the

committee deems necessary. Such subpoenas may be served upon any

person and shall have the force and effect of subpoenas issued

out of the courts of this Commonwealth. Any person who willfully

neglects or refuses to testify before the committee or to

produce any books, papers, records, accounts, reports, documents

or data and information produced and stored by any electronic

data processing system shall be subject to the penalties

provided by the laws of the Commonwealth in such case. Each

member of the committee shall have power to administer oaths and

Majority Leader, the Majority Whip, the Minority Leader, the

Minority Whip, the Majority Appropriations Chair, the Minority

Appropriations Chair, 14 members of the majority party appointed

by the Majority Leader, and 12 members of the minority party

appointed by the Minority Leader. The Majority Leader shall be

chair.

and expedite the business and procedure of the House and its

committees, and to propose to the House any amendments to the