Bill Text: PA HB2051 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for submission of budget recommendations by standing committees.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-10-16 - Referred to RULES [HB2051 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2051-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2825
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2051 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, CONKLIN, CUTLER, DeLUCA, ELLIS, EVERETT, KORTZ, READSHAW, SHAPIRO, SIPTROTH, STEVENSON AND SWANGER, OCTOBER 16, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 16, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
number and compensation of the deputies and all other
assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
commissions shall be determined," providing for submission of
budget recommendations by standing committees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 619.1. Standing Committee Budget Recommendations.--
Each standing committee of the Senate shall jointly with one or
more standing committees of the House of Representatives having
jurisdiction over the same State agencies and programs submit a
report to the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the
Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives
containing budgetary recommendations as to State agencies and
programs within the jurisdiction of the standing committee. No
general appropriation bill shall be given third consideration
reading on the calendar until the respective committees have
each certified that the reports have been submitted as required.
If a conference committee is appointed to consider a general
appropriation bill, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee
of the Senate and the chairman of the Appropriations Committee
of the House of Representatives shall provide the conference
committee with the reports prior to the conference committee's
initial meeting.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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