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Finance Committee, 2017-2018

 Collection
Identifier: ST2017_09

Scope and Contents

The records of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Finance Committee, the Republicans were in the majority, the Democrats in the minority. The Chairs of the Committee were Bernie O’Neill (majority) and Jake Wheatley (minority). The Vice Chairs were George Dunbar (majority) and Madeleine Dean (minority). The secretaries were Keith Greiner (majority) and Margo Davidson (minority).

The committee's attention was mainly focused on tax policy, tax exemptions, and tax history. They amended various acts concerning income, property, and commercial tax rates. They voted on policy concerning the tax-exemption status of student loans procured through a broker or agency, and also clarified terms like the word agent to prevent ambiguity. They held public hearings to receive input on issues such as a tax increase on tobacco and vaping products, as well as a tax increase on hotels.

Dates

  • 2017 - 2018
  • Acquisition: 2019-01-28

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

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Extent

1.0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into 7 series: 1. Committee Record, 2. Meetings, Tours and Public Hearings, 3. House Bills, 4. Senate Bills, 5. House Blue Backs, 6. House Resolutions that Died in Committee, 7. Subcommittees and Task Forces: Subcommittee on Tax Modernization and Reform

Custodial History

Finance Committee to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives.

Method of Acquisition

Pursuant to House Rule 45 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (titled “Powers and Duties of Standing Committees and Subcommittees”) governing the management and disposition of historically valuable committee material, the secretary of the committee must record the attendance of Members and any votes taken, the minutes of the meeting and records, bills, and other papers in the possession of committees and subcommittees which must be submitted to the Chief Clerk at the end of every two year legislative session for permanent archival storage.

Related Materials

Transcripts and testimony from select public hearings.

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/TR/Public/tr_finder_public.cfm

Title
Finance Committee, 2017/2018
Author
MAH
Date
2017-2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives Repository

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