PRINTER'S NO. 700
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
13
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DeLISSIO, BRIGGS, BULLOCK, CIRESI, DALEY,
DAVIDSON, DAWKINS, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FITZGERALD, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD,
INNAMORATO, ISAACSON, KENYATTA, KIM, KINSEY, KIRKLAND,
MALAGARI, McCARTER, McNEILL, MULLINS, MURT, NEILSON, O'MARA,
OTTEN, SAMUELSON, SANCHEZ, SAPPEY, SCHWEYER, SHUSTERMAN,
SOLOMON, ULLMAN, WARREN, WEBSTER AND ZABEL, 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, one co-
sponsor from the majority party and one co-sponsor from the
minority party may request in writing to the Chief Clerk that
the bill be designated as a priority bill. Upon receipt of the
request, the Chief Clerk shall designate the bill as a priority
bill and shall notify the Speaker, the Majority Leader, the
Minority Leader and the chair and minority chair of the
committee to which the bill is assigned of the bill's
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designation as a priority bill.
A priority bill shall, if in committee, receive a committee
vote on the motion to report the bill to the Floor, without a
recommendation to refer the bill to another committee, within
three legislative days of the bill being designated as a
priority bill. The chair of the committee may delay the vote on
the motion to report the bill for up to three additional
legislative days for the purpose of conducting a public hearing
on the bill.
A priority bill in possession of the House shall receive
first consideration upon receipt from committee, and members
shall be notified that the priority bill shall be considered on
second consideration on the earliest permitted legislative day
pursuant to Rule 21. Upon second consideration, members shall be
notified that the priority bill will be considered on third
consideration and final passage at the earliest date permitted
pursuant to the rules.
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