Children & Youth Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Children & Youth Committee is a standing committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Per the General Operating Rules of the House, memberships of the Pennsylvania House committees are recommended to the Speaker of the House by the House Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees is made up of the Speaker and 15 members of the House, ten majority party members and five minority party members.
The Speaker appoints a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The Minority Leader appoints a minority chair, vice-chair, and secretary. Only representatives with the most seniority in their respective caucuses may serve as chair or minority chair of a committee. Members of House majority and minority leadership may not serve as a chair or minority chair of any standing committee and no representative may serve as the chair or minority chair of more than one standing committee.[1]
The Speaker, Majority Floor Leader, and Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members of all standing committees, but have no voting rights and are not counted for the purpose of determining a quorum. At least fifty percent of the committee members must be present to establish a quorum.[1]
See rules: General Operating Rules of the House
Function
The General Operating Rules of the House describes the function of standing committees as follows:
“ | To assist the House in appraising the administration of the laws and in developing such amendments or related legislation as it may deem necessary, each standing committee or subcommittee of the House shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee or subcommittee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the House by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Children & Youth Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Children & Youth Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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Tarah Toohil (R, Vice-Chair) left this committee on December 31, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Children & Youth Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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Tedd Nesbit (R) left this committee on January 02, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Children & Youth Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• H. Scott Conklin, Minority chair | • Katharine Watson, Chair | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Michael Corr | |||
• Pamela Delissio | • Matthew Dowling | |||
• Michael Driscoll | • Jonathan Fritz | |||
• Isabella Fitzgerald | • Marcia Hahn | |||
• Brian Kirkland | • Fred Keller | |||
• Maureen Madden | • Brett Miller | |||
• Joanna McClinton | • Dan Moul | |||
• Dan Miller | • Thomas Murt | |||
• Mark Rozzi | • Tedd Nesbit | |||
• Jared Solomon | • Jack Rader, Jr. | |||
• Greg Rothman | ||||
• Rick Saccone | ||||
• Justin Simmons | ||||
• Tarah Toohil | ||||
• Ryan Warner |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Children & Youth Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Louise Williams Bishop, Democratic Chair | • Katharine Watson, Chair | |||
• Leslie Acosta | • Keith Greiner | |||
• Michelle Brownlee | • Kristin Phillips-Hill | |||
• Pamela Delissio | • Fred Keller | |||
• Patty Kim | • Kate Anne Klunk | |||
• Stephen Kinsey | • Harry Lewis, Jr. | |||
• Steve McCarter | • David Maloney | |||
• Dan Miller | • Brett Miller | |||
• Adam Ravenstahl | • Dan Moul | |||
• Mark Rozzi | • Tedd Nesbit | |||
• Steve Santarsiero | • David C. Parker | |||
• Jack Rader, Jr. | ||||
• Rick Saccone | ||||
• Jamie Santora | ||||
• Todd Stephens | ||||
• Tarah Toohil |
2013-2014
Children & Youth Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Louise Williams Bishop, Democratic Chair | • Katharine Watson, Chair | |||
• Michelle Brownlee, Democratic Vice Chair | • Dan Moul, Vice Chair | |||
• Mark Rozzi, Democratic Secretary | • Tarah Toohil, Secretary | |||
• Kevin Boyle | • Stephen Bloom | |||
• Scott Conklin | • George Dunbar | |||
• Daniel Deasy | • Keith Greiner | |||
• Edward Gainey | • Fred Keller | |||
• Kevin Haggerty | • John Lawrence | |||
• Stephen Kinsey | • David Maloney | |||
• Stephen McCarter | • Donna Oberlander | |||
• Todd Rock | ||||
• Thomas Sankey | ||||
• Todd Stephens | ||||
• Will Tallman | ||||
• Marcy Toepel |
2011-2012
Children & Youth Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Louise Williams Bishop, Democratic Chair | • Dennis O'Brien, Chair | |||
• Jewell Williams, Democratic Vice Chair | • Dan Moul, Vice Chair | |||
• Kenyatta Johnson, Democratic Secretary | • Thomas Murt, Secretary | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Rosemary Brown | |||
• Michelle Brownlee | • Ryan Aument | |||
• Angel Cruz | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Patrick Harkins | • Joe Emrick | |||
• Gerald Mullery | • Matt Gabler | |||
• Steve Samuelson | • C. Adam Harris | |||
• Ronald Waters | • Fred Keller | |||
• John Lawrence | ||||
• David Maloney | ||||
• Todd Rock | ||||
• Rick Saccone | ||||
• Will Tallman |
2009-2010
Children & Youth Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Louise Williams Bishop, Chair | • Dennis O'Brien, Chair | |||
• Steve Samuelson, Vice Chair | • Jim Christiana | |||
• Patrick Harkins, Secretary | • Jim Cox | |||
• Tim Briggs | • Gary Day | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Jerry Knowles | |||
• Paul Drucker | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• Tom Houghton | • Dan Moul | |||
• Kenyatta Johnson | • Donna Oberlander | |||
• Phyllis Mundy | • Mike Reese | |||
• Kevin Murphy | • Bradley Roae | |||
• Frank Oliver, Sr. | • Todd Rock | |||
• Ronald Waters | • Will Tallman | |||
• Jake Wheatley, Jr. | ||||
• Jewell Williams | ||||
• Rosita Youngblood |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.