Pennsylvania House concurs with Senate on reconvening, agrees to several committee reports and refers hundreds of bills
January 28, 2025 | House of Representatives, Legislative, Pennsylvania
This article was created by AI summarizing key points discussed. AI makes mistakes, so for full details and context, please refer to the video of the full meeting. Please report any errors so we can fix them. Report an error »
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Jan. 28, 2025, recorded a quorum, concurred with a Senate resolution to reconvene the week of Feb. 3, 2025, and approved several committee-reported bills and resolutions before adjourning until Jan. 29.
A master roll call showed 202 members had voted, indicating a quorum was present. Without objection, the chamber postponed approval of the previous journal "until printed." The majority leader moved to remove House Bill 190, House Bill 201 and House Bill 324 from the table calendar and place them on the active calendar; the motion was made on the floor but the transcript does not record the vote outcome for that motion.
Several committee chairs reported bills and the House agreed to those committee reports on the floor. Representative Pashinski, chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs, reported House Bill 77 as committed and the House "agreed" to the bill; House Bill 324 was also reported as committed and agreed to. Representative Solomon, chair of the Committee on Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, reported House Bill 304 as committed and the House agreed to it; Solomon also reported House Resolution 2 as committed and the House agreed to that report. Representative Mark Kozick, chair of the House Committee on Housing and Community Development, reported House Bill 67 as committed and the House agreed to it. Representative McNeil, chair of the Committee on Children and Youth, reported House Resolution 26 and the House agreed to the report.
The clerk read an extract from the Senate journal and asked whether the House would concur in the Senate resolution directing that when the Senate and House recess this week they reconvene the week of Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, unless sooner recalled by their presiding officers. "The ayes have it. Resolution is concurred in," the chair announced; the transcript records a voice vote outcome but no individual roll-call vote on the concurrence.
The clerk also read a long list of bill referrals to standing committees (referrals dated Jan. 8–27, 2025). The referrals covered dozens of bills assigned across committees including Education, Finance, Judiciary, Environmental and Natural Resources Protection, Health, Appropriations and many others; the transcript lists hundreds of bill numbers and committee assignments (details are in the official House journal and the transcript record).
Representative Cutler moved that "the House now adjourn until Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11 a.m., unless sooner recalled by the speaker." The motion carried by voice vote; the chair announced the ayes had it and the House stood adjourned to that date and time.
Votes at a glance: House actions recorded on Jan. 28, 2025 included: concurrence with the Senate resolution on reconvening (voice vote; outcome: concurred); agreement to committee reports on HB77 (agreed), HB324 (agreed), HB304 (agreed), HR2 (agreed), HB67 (agreed) and HR26 (agreed); a motion (majority leader) to remove HB190, HB201 and HB324 from the table calendar (motion recorded on the floor; vote outcome not specified in the transcript); and the adjournment motion by Representative Cutler (carried, voice vote).
The day's procedural steps advanced multiple bills toward committee or active calendars and established the next short break in the House’s schedule; the transcript shows no extended floor debate or roll-call votes on the bills listed beyond the voice outcomes recorded.
A master roll call showed 202 members had voted, indicating a quorum was present. Without objection, the chamber postponed approval of the previous journal "until printed." The majority leader moved to remove House Bill 190, House Bill 201 and House Bill 324 from the table calendar and place them on the active calendar; the motion was made on the floor but the transcript does not record the vote outcome for that motion.
Several committee chairs reported bills and the House agreed to those committee reports on the floor. Representative Pashinski, chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs, reported House Bill 77 as committed and the House "agreed" to the bill; House Bill 324 was also reported as committed and agreed to. Representative Solomon, chair of the Committee on Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, reported House Bill 304 as committed and the House agreed to it; Solomon also reported House Resolution 2 as committed and the House agreed to that report. Representative Mark Kozick, chair of the House Committee on Housing and Community Development, reported House Bill 67 as committed and the House agreed to it. Representative McNeil, chair of the Committee on Children and Youth, reported House Resolution 26 and the House agreed to the report.
The clerk read an extract from the Senate journal and asked whether the House would concur in the Senate resolution directing that when the Senate and House recess this week they reconvene the week of Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, unless sooner recalled by their presiding officers. "The ayes have it. Resolution is concurred in," the chair announced; the transcript records a voice vote outcome but no individual roll-call vote on the concurrence.
The clerk also read a long list of bill referrals to standing committees (referrals dated Jan. 8–27, 2025). The referrals covered dozens of bills assigned across committees including Education, Finance, Judiciary, Environmental and Natural Resources Protection, Health, Appropriations and many others; the transcript lists hundreds of bill numbers and committee assignments (details are in the official House journal and the transcript record).
Representative Cutler moved that "the House now adjourn until Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11 a.m., unless sooner recalled by the speaker." The motion carried by voice vote; the chair announced the ayes had it and the House stood adjourned to that date and time.
Votes at a glance: House actions recorded on Jan. 28, 2025 included: concurrence with the Senate resolution on reconvening (voice vote; outcome: concurred); agreement to committee reports on HB77 (agreed), HB324 (agreed), HB304 (agreed), HR2 (agreed), HB67 (agreed) and HR26 (agreed); a motion (majority leader) to remove HB190, HB201 and HB324 from the table calendar (motion recorded on the floor; vote outcome not specified in the transcript); and the adjournment motion by Representative Cutler (carried, voice vote).
The day's procedural steps advanced multiple bills toward committee or active calendars and established the next short break in the House’s schedule; the transcript shows no extended floor debate or roll-call votes on the bills listed beyond the voice outcomes recorded.
View full meeting
This article is based on a recent meeting—watch the full video and explore the complete transcript for deeper insights into the discussion.
View full meeting