01. Standing Committees

Scope and Contents The records of the Democratic Minority Judiciary Committee. The collection was housed by Richard Scott, Democratic Legal Counsel and contains mainly research and correspondence for various topics and bills related to the Committee.The Committee Chairs were Thomas P. Gannon (Majority) and Kevin Blaum (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Courts were Daniel F. Clark (Majority) and Frank Dermody (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Crime and Corrections were Lita...

Scope and Contents The records of the Democratic minority Local Government Committee. The Chairs were Lynn Herman (Majority) and Gaynor Cawley (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Counties were John Fichter (Majority) and Lawrence Curry (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Townships were Tim Hennessey (Majority) and Guy Travaglio (Minority). The Chairs of the Subcommittee on Boroughs were Mark McNaughton (Majority) and James Casorio (Minority). The Secretaries were Craig Dally (Majority) and...

Scope and Contents The 2007-2008 Consumer Affairs Committee includes records, bills, resolutions, and voting information of the Consumer Affairs Committee from the 2007-2008 Legislative Session. In addition to discussing topics of typical focus, the Committee also considered ways to mitigate the effects of rising electricity prices (Public Hearing-Building Electricity, Procurement, Rate Caps, Electric Price Mitigation Strategies, September 5, 2007); and reviewed legislation concerning home improvement...

Scope and Contents The 2007-2008 Labor Relations Committee includes records, bills, resolutions, and voting information of the Labor Relations Committee from the 2007-2008 Legislative Session. In addition to discussing topics of typical focus, the Committee also considered ways of more effectively utilizing sign language interpreters and transliterators (Regulation #12-71 Registration of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators); and reviewed safety precautions for the workplace (House Bill 1325,...

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The minute book of the Committee provides information about attendance, votes, meeting topics, resolutions, bills, and other items discussed or covered during the Committee meetings between 1961 and 1968.

Scope and Contents The Local Government Commmittee members included Lester K. Fryer (Majority Chair), Reid L. Bennett (Chair of the Subcommittee on Boroughs) Frank Polaski (Chair of the Subcommittee on Counties), Robert E. Bellomini (Chair of the Subcommittee on Municipal Corporations), and Paul J. Yahner (Chair of the Subcommittee on Townships). The Democratic Party was in Majority during the 1969-1970 Session.The collection mainly contains copies of House and Senate Bills that were covered by...

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The Democratic Party was in Majority during the 1971-1972 Session. The Local Government Committee members included Lester K. Fryer (Chair), John T. McMonagle (Chair of the Subcommittee on Boroughs), A.J. DeMedio, Chair of the Subcommittee on Counties, Russell J. Blair, Chair of the (Subcommittee on Municipal Corporations), and Paul J. Yahner (Chair of the Subcommittee on Townships).

The collection contains analyses of multiple House Bills and Senate Bills

Scope and Contents The 2007-2008 Judiciary Committee includes records, bills, resolutions, and voting information of the Judiciary Committee from the 2007-2008 Legislative Session. In addition to discussing topics of typical focus, the Committee also held a series of public meetings (Informational Meeting on Crime, Violence, Drugs and Guns, March 16, 2007); and reviewed concerns related to juvenile, veteran, mortgage and other problem-solving courts (Informational Meeting on Veterans Court, Mortgage Court,...

Scope and Contents The Appropriations Committee records for the 2005-2006 session. The Republican Party in Majority. Brett Fees served as Chair and Dwight Evans served as Minority Chair. The Vice Chair was Patrick Fleagle. Douglas Reichley was the Secretary and Thomas Tangretti was the Minority Secretary. The Chairs for the Subcommittee on Health and Human Services were Matthew Baker (Majority) and Michael Sturla (Minority). The Chairs for the Subcommittee on Education were Peter Zug (Majority) and Phyllis...

Scope and Contents The Records of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee from the 2015-2016 session, the Republicans in the majority. The chairs were John A. Maher (majority) and Greg Vitali (minority). The chair of the Subcommittee on Energy was Garth D. Everett (majority). The chairs of the Subcommittee on Mining were Carl Walker Metzgar (majority) and Pam Snyder (minority). The chairs of the Subcommittee on Parks and Forests were Jim Marshall (majority) and Stephen C. McCarter (minority). The...