House. Consumer Affairs Committee

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The 1977-1978 Consumer Affairs Committee was chaired by C. L. Schmitt (D). The Subcommittee Chairman on Public Utilities was Mark B. Cohen (D). The Secretary was Stephen R. Reed (D).

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The Chairman for the 1979-1980 Consumer Affairs Committee was Benjamin H. Wilson (R). The Subcommittee Chair on Public Utilities was Stephen F. Freind (R). The Secretary was Kathrynann Durham (R).

Some of the issues discussed in the 1979-1980 session were the refund value of certain beverage containers, Public Utilities, and the Philadelphia City Taxi Cab Crisis.

Scope and Contents The 1981-1982 Consumer Affairs Committee was chaired by Republican, Lee C. Taddonio (majority). The Subcommittee Chairman on Public Utilities was Republican. Stephen F. Freind. The Secretary was Republican, Kathrynann W Durham.During the 1981-1982 period in which this committee operated, some of the main focuses were to prevent fraudulent advertisement or business efforts on the parts of several different companies as well as conducting inspections on several Public Utilities in...

Scope and Contents The 1983-1984 Consumer Affairs Committee was, for the majority, chaired by Charles P. Laughlin (D). The chair of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities was Allen Gale Kukovich (D). The secretary was Alphonso Deal (D). For the minority, chaired by Edward F. Burns Jr. (R). The chair of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities was Terry Punt (R) Some of the major topics discussed during the 1981-1982 Session focused on House Bills 1279- "The Second Class Code"- and 33- amending "The...

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The 1985-1986 session of the Consumer Affairs Committee was chaired by Democrat Charles Laughlin of the Majority. Allen G. Kukovich (Majority) served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities. Alphonso Deal (Majority) served as Secretary. Republican Edward F. Burns, Jr. served as Minority Chair. Kathrynann Durham (Minority) served as Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities. There was no Minority Secretary.

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The 1987-1988 session of the Consumer Affairs Committee was chaired by Democrat Charles P. Laughlin of the Majority. Allen Gale Kukovich (Majority) served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities. Robert L. Freeman (Majority) served as Secretary. Republican Edward Burns, Jr. served as Minority Chair. Kathryann Durham (Minority) served as Minority Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities. There was no Minority Secretary.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the records of the Consumer Affairs Committee for the 1989-1990 session, Democrats in majority. Chairs David Wright (D) and James Wright (R) serving with the Subcommittee on Public Utilities members Jeffrey Coy (D) and Kathryann Durham (R) and secretary Michael Veon (D). This committee met over several topics including insurance, contracts, vehicle laws, parking rights for mobile homes, nutrition labeling, landfill charges, taxicab programs, and radon testing. This...

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The 1991-1992 session of the Consumer Affairs Committee was chaired by Democrat David Wright of the Majority. Robert Freeman (Majority) served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities. Edward Staback (Majority) served as Secretary. Republican Kathrynann Durham served as Minority Chair. Kenneth Jadlowiec (Minority) served as Minority Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities. There was no Minority Secretary.

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The records of the Consumer Affairs Committee from the 1993-1994 session, the Democrats in majority. The Chairs were David Wright (Majority) and Kathrynann W. Durham (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities were Robert L. Freeman (Majority) and Kenneth M. Jadlowiec (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications were Thomas A. Michlovic (Majority) and Paul W. Semmel (Minority). The Secretary was T.J. Rooney (Majority).

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The records of the Consumer Affairs Committee from the 1995-1996 session, the Republicans in majority. The Chairs were Kathrynann W. Durham (Majority) and David R. Wright (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Public Utilities were Kenneth M. Jadlowiec (Majority) and Susan Laughlin (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications were Paul W. Semmel (Majority) and Ralph Kaiser (Minority). The Secretary was Carole A. Rubley (Majority).