PRINTER'S NO. 1898
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
399
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY SCARNATI, JUNE 20, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 20, 2018
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and service of Carl L. Mease.
WHEREAS, Carl L. Mease, who passed away on May 27, 2018, was
a former Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau; and
WHEREAS, Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Mease served
honorably in the United States Air Force; and
WHEREAS, Upon admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Mease engaged in private practice for a few
years and indexed and reviewed administrative regulations for
the Legislative Reference Bureau; and
WHEREAS, In 1963, he became a full-time attorney for the
Commonwealth as an Assistant Attorney General with the former
Department of Justice, working in the Department of Health and
the former Department of Environmental Resources; and
WHEREAS, After approximately 10 years as an Assistant
Attorney General, Mr. Mease rejoined the Legislative Reference
Bureau and worked there for more than 30 years; and
WHEREAS, At the Legislative Reference Bureau, Mr. Mease
served as a drafting attorney and a statutory editor, was twice
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appointed Assistant Director, twice served as Acting Director
and was ultimately elected Director; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mease was instrumental in the organization,
indexing, consolidation and publication of statutory and
regulatory materials; and
WHEREAS, His coordination among the Legislative Reference
Bureau, the Legislative Data Processing Center and private legal
publishers ushered the Commonwealth into computerized
legislative drafting and laid the foundation for online
statutory access and the current legislative drafting system;
and
WHEREAS, The work of Carl L. Mease serves as an inspiration
to individuals who practice legislative law; and
WHEREAS, His service to our country, to the Executive Branch
of State Government, to the General Assembly and to the legal
profession should be formally recognized; therefore be it
RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That the
General Assembly honor Carl L. Mease for his dedication and
outstanding service to our country, to the Executive Branch of
State Government, to the General Assembly and to the Bar of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That, upon passage of this resolution, the
Legislative Reference Bureau transmit a copy to the family of
Carl L. Mease.
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