Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities 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
2021-2022 legislative session
Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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Austin Davis (D) left this committee on December 07, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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Gene DiGirolamo (R) left this committee on January 06, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Consumer Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Thomas Caltagirone, Minority chair | • Robert Godshall, Chair | |||
• Ryan Bizzarro | • Gene DiGirolamo | |||
• Frank Burns | • Brian Ellis | |||
• Margo Davidson | • Joe Emrick | |||
• Tina Davis | • Frank Farry | |||
• Martin Flynn | • Doyle Heffley | |||
• Robert Matzie | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Edward Neilson | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• Brandon Neuman | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• Peter Schweyer | • Nick Miccarelli | |||
• Pam Snyder | • Eric Nelson | |||
• Tina Pickett | ||||
• Thomas Quigley | ||||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Todd Stephens | ||||
• Martina White |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Consumer Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Peter Daley, Democratic Chair | • Robert Godshall, Chair | |||
• Ryan Bizzarro | • Stephen Barrar | |||
• Frank Burns | • Sheryl Delozier | |||
• Tina Davis | • Gene DiGirolamo | |||
• Martin Flynn | • Eli Evankovich | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Frank Farry | |||
• Robert Matzie | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Brandon Neuman | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• Michael O'Brien, Pennsylvania Representative | • Thomas Killion | |||
• Peter Schweyer | • Kurt Masser | |||
• Pam Snyder | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• Nick Miccarelli | ||||
• Tina Pickett | ||||
• Thomas Quigley | ||||
• Todd Stephens | ||||
• Marcy Toepel |
2013-2014
Consumer Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Peter Daley, Democratic Chair | • Robert Godshall, Chair | |||
• Erin Molchany, Democratic Secretary | • Warren Kampf, Secretary | |||
• Matthew Bradford | • Sheryl Delozier | |||
• Frank Burns | • Gene DiGirolamo | |||
• Tina Davis | • Brian Ellis | |||
• Patty Kim | • Frank Farry | |||
• Nick Kotik | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• Robert Matzie | • Thomas Killion | |||
• Brandon Neuman | • Kurt Masser | |||
• Jesse White | • Carl Metzgar | |||
• John Payne | ||||
• Tina Pickett | ||||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Todd Stephens | ||||
• Marcy Toepel |
2011-2012
Consumer Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Joseph Preston, Jr., Democratic Chair | • Robert Godshall, Chair | |||
• Joseph Brennan, Democratic Secretary | • Warren Kampf, Secretary | |||
• Bryan Barbin | • Brian Ellis | |||
• Frank Burns | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• Eugene DePasquale | • Sheryl Delozier | |||
• Nick Kotik | • Gene DiGirolamo | |||
• Robert Matzie | • John Evans | |||
• Brandon Neuman | • Frank Farry | |||
• Cherelle Parker | • Julie Harhart | |||
• Jesse White | • John Payne | |||
• Scott Perry | ||||
• Tina Pickett | ||||
• Douglas Reichley | ||||
• Todd Stephens | ||||
• Marcy Toepel |
2009-2010
Consumer Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Joseph Preston, Jr., Chair | • Robert Godshall, Republican Chair | |||
• Joseph Brennan, Secretary | • William Adolph, Jr. | |||
• Bryan Barbin | • Sheryl Delozier | |||
• Angel Cruz | • Frank Farry | |||
• Eugene DePasquale | • William Gabig | |||
• Marc Gergely | • Seth Grove | |||
• Gary Haluska | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• William Kortz, II | • Tina Pickett | |||
• Nick Kotik | • Dave Reed | |||
• Robert Matzie | • Douglas Reichley | |||
• Joseph Petrarca | ||||
• Tina Pickett | ||||
• Harry Readshaw, III | ||||
• Chris Sainato | ||||
• Timothy Solobay | ||||
• Jesse White |
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.