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Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority

House Committee on Aging & Older Adult Services #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #

Subcommittees #

  • Care and Services
  • Programs and Benefits

House Committee on Agriculture & Rural Affairs #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Department of Agriculture
  • “Milk Marketing Board
  • “Bureau of Farm Show
  • “Agriculture Land Preservation Board
  • “State Conservation Commission
  • “State Horse Racing Commission
  • “Commission of Agricultural Education Excellence” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

House Committee on Children & Youth #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Department of Human Services—(Only those regulations promulgated by the Office of Children, Youth and Families and the Office of Child Development and Learning, and any other regulations issued by the Department of Human Services relating to child care)” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

House Committee on Commerce #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Department of Community and Economic Development (Except for regulations promulgated by the Office of Open Records, as well as the Tourism Promotion Fund under Act 109 of 2018.)
  • “Pennsylvania Housing Financing Agency
  • “Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
  • “Department of Banking and Securities” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

Subcommittees #

  • Automation and Technology
  • Economic Development
  • Financial Services and Banking
  • Housing Finance
  • Local Business

House Committee On Committees #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee on Committees shall consist of the Speaker and 15 members of the House, ten of whom shall be members of the majority party and five of whom shall be members of the minority party, whose duty shall be to recommend to the House the names of members who are to serve on the standing committees of the House” (House Rule 43, 2023-2024).

House Committee on Consumer Protection, Technology, & Utilities #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #

Subcommittees #

  • Consumer Protection
  • Technology
  • Utilities

House Committee on Education #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Department of Education
  • “Public School Employes’ Retirement System
  • “Higher Education Facilities Authority
  • “PHEAA
  • “State Board of Education
  • “State Board of Private Academic Schools
  • “State Board of Private Licensed Schools
  • “Professional Standards and Practices Commission
  • “State Public School Building Authority
  • “Board of Governors of State System of Higher Education” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

Subcommittees #

  • Basic Education
  • Career and Technical Education
  • Higher Education
  • Special Education

House Committee on Environmental Resources & Energy #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Department of Environmental Protection
  • “Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
  • “Environmental Quality Board
  • “State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater  Systems Operators
  • “Environmental Hearing Board
  • “Board of Coal Mine Safety
  • “Board of Coal and Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

Subcommittees #

  • Energy
  • Mining
  • Parks and Forests

House Committee on Ethics #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Committee shall compile, update and distribute a Members’ Handbook on Ethics for Members and House Employees on matters regarding the ethical conduct of their legislative duties. Each Member shall complete two hours of ethics education and training and one hour of discrimination and harassment in the workplace education and training each legislative term. A Member shall be excused from one hour of ethics training for any full year the Member was absent due to illness, injury, military service or any other permissible excuse under General Operating Rule 64(a). The Committee shall be responsible for planning and administering the education and training programs.

“The Committee shall issue to a Member upon the Member’s request an advisory opinion regarding the Member’s duties under Rule 2 E relating to legislative nonprofit organizations. The opinion shall be issued within 14 days following the request. No Member who acts in good faith on an opinion issued under this paragraph shall be subject to any sanctions for so acting if the material facts are as stated in the request. Opinions issued under this paragraph shall be public records and may from time to time be published. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Member requesting the opinion may request that an opinion undergo deletions and changes necessary to protect the identity of the persons involved, and the Committee shall make such deletions and changes.

“The Committee may issue other advisory opinions with regard to questions pertaining to other legislative ethics or decorum at the request of a Member or House employee. An opinion issued under this paragraph shall be confidential and shall apply exclusively to the requestor. No requestor who acts in good faith on an opinion issued under this paragraph shall be subject to any sanctions for acting in accordance with the opinion if the material facts are as stated in the request.

“The Committee shall receive complaints against Members and House employees alleging unethical conduct under the Legislative Code of Ethics or the Rules of the House and complaints against Members and officers of the House for violations of Rule 2.1 E. A complaint must be in writing and be signed and dated by the person filing the complaint under penalty of law under 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities). The complaint must set forth in detail the actions constituting the alleged unethical conduct or violation. No person shall disclose or acknowledge to any other person any information relating to the filing of a complaint or the proposed filing of a complaint, except as otherwise authorized under this rule or Rule 2.1 E, for the purpose of seeking legal advice, as otherwise required by law or to carry out a function of the Committee” (House Rule 3E, 2023-2024).

House Committee on Game & Fisheries #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

House Committee on Gaming Oversight #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Gaming Control Board—(Except for regulations promul-gated by the Board relating to the sale and service of liquor and malt or brewed beverages by slot machine licensees.)
  • “Department of Revenue—(Only those regulations pertaining to small games of chance.)” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

House Committee on Health #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The Health Committee reviews legislation related to health care industry, services, public health initiatives, and Medicaid. Public health initiatives range from clean indoor air to community health workers.  

“The committee’s jurisdiction includes issues covered by the Departments of Health, Human Services, Drug and Alcohol Programs, Insurance and Aging.

“The Health Committee has specific oversight duties over The Department of Health and The Department of Human Services” (submitted by House staff, June 2023).

Committee Referrals #
  • “Department of Health—(Only those regulations promulgated by the Office of Health Planning and Assessment and the Office of Quality Assurance with the exception of community programs.)
  • “Department of Human Services—(Only those regulations promulgated by the Office of Income Maintenance and the Office of Medical Assistance.)” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

Subcommittees #

  • Health Care
  • Health Facilities

House Committee on Housing & Community Development #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #

House Committee on Human Services #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
  • “Department of Health—(Only those regulations promulgated by the Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and the Bureau of Community Program Licensure and Certification.)
  • “Department of Human Services—(Only those regulations promulgated by the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Office of Developmental Programs, and the Office of Long Term Living.)” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

Subcommittees #

  • Drugs and Alcohol
  • Mental Health

House Committee on Insurance #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #

House Committee on Judiciary #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “State Police
  • “Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
  • “Department of Corrections
  • “Office of General Counsel
  • “Attorney General
  • “Board of Pardons
  • “Board of Probation and Parole
  • “State Ethics Commission
  • “Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
  • “Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission
  • “Lobbying Disclosure” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

Subcommittees #

  • Courts
  • Crime and Corrections
  • Family Law

House Committee on Labor & Industry #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “Civil Service Commission
  • “Department of Labor and Industry—(Except for regulations pertaining to the Uniform Construction Code.)
  • “Unemployment Compensation Appeals Board of Review
  • “Labor Relations Board
  • “Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board
  • “Office for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
  • “Industrial Board” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

Subcommittees #

  • Employment and Unemployment Compensation
  • Workers Compensation and Worker Protection

House Committee on Liquor Control #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #

Subcommittee #

  • Licensing
  • Marketing

House Committee on Local Government #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #

Subcommittees #

  • Boroughs
  • Counties
  • Townships

House Committee on Professional Licensure #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

Requested from committee.

Committee Referrals #
  • “State Board of Accountancy
  • “State Architects Licensure Board
  • “State Board of Auctioneer Examiners
  • “State Board of Barber Examiners
  • “State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
  • “State Board of Cosmetology
  • “State Board of Crane Operators
  • “State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
  • “State Board of Funeral Directors
  • “State Board of Landscape Architects
  • “State Real Estate Commission
  • “State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons Board
  • “State Commission for the Delaware River & its Navigable Tributaries
  • “State Board of Chiropractic
  • “State Board of Dentistry
  • “State Board of Massage Therapy
  • “State Board of Medicine
  • “State Board of Nursing
  • “State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
  • “State Board of Occupational Therapy
  • “State Board of Optometry
  • “State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
  • “State Board of Pharmacy
  • “State Board of Physical Therapy
  • “State Board of Podiatry
  • “State Board of Psychology
  • “State Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • “State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists & Professional Counselors
  • “State Board of Veterinary Medicine
  • “Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs” (Committee Designation under the Regulatory Review Act, 2023).

House Committee on Rules #

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Membership; bills in committee; and meeting schedule, votes, and video available on website.

Purpose/Jurisdiction #

“The committee shall make recommendations designed to improve and expedite the business and procedure of the House and its committees, and to propose to the House any amendmen