Liquor Control Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Liquor Control 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
Liquor Control 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
Liquor Control Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Liquor Control Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Liquor Control Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Paul Costa, Minority chair | • C. Adam Harris, Chair | |||
• Kevin Boyle | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Frank Burns | • John Lawrence | |||
• Morgan Cephas | • Jim Marshall | |||
• Maria Donatucci | • Nick Miccarelli | |||
• Martin Flynn | • T. Mark Mustio | |||
• William Kortz, II | • Scott Petri | |||
• Anita Astorino Kulik | • Mike Reese | |||
• Joanna McClinton | • Greg Rothman | |||
• Adam Ravenstahl | • Justin Simmons | |||
• Peter Schweyer | • Curtis Sonney | |||
• Craig Staats | ||||
• John Taylor | ||||
• Mike Tobash | ||||
• Jesse Topper | ||||
• Jeff Wheeland |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Liquor Control Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Paul Costa, Democratic Chair | • Chris Ross, Chair | |||
• Kevin Boyle | • Becky Corbin | |||
• Matthew Bradford | • Sheryl Delozier | |||
• Michelle Brownlee | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Frank Burns | • Thomas Killion | |||
• Maria Donatucci | • Tim Krieger | |||
• Patrick Harkins | • Kurt Masser | |||
• Tim Mahoney, Pennsylvania Representative | • Nick Miccarelli | |||
• Adam Ravenstahl | • T. Mark Mustio | |||
• Peter Schweyer | • John Payne | |||
• Ronald Waters | • Scott Petri | |||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Mike Regan | ||||
• Justin Simmons | ||||
• Curtis Sonney | ||||
• John Taylor |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Liquor Control Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Paul Costa, Democratic Chair | • John Taylor, Chair | |||
• Tina Davis, Democratic Secretary | • Nicholas Miccarelli, Secretary | |||
• Brendan Boyle | • Sheryl Delozier | |||
• Frank Burns | • Brian Ellis | |||
• R. Ted Harhai | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Nick Kotik | • Thomas Killion | |||
• Tim Mahoney | • Tim Krieger | |||
• Adam Ravenstahl | • John Lawrence | |||
• John Sabatina, Jr. | • Kurt Masser | |||
• Jake Wheatley, Jr. | • Mark Mustio | |||
• John Payne | ||||
• Scott Petri | ||||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Mike Regan | ||||
• Curtis Sonney |
2011-2012
Liquor Control Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Dante Santoni, Jr., Democratic Chair | • John Taylor, Chair | |||
• Tim Mahoney | • Nick Miccarelli, Secretary | |||
• Brendan Boyle | • Stephen Barrar | |||
• Joseph Brennan | • Brian Ellis | |||
• Frank Burns | • Thomas Killion | |||
• Paul Costa | • Tim Krieger | |||
• R. Ted Harhai | • Ronald Miller | |||
• Nick Kotik | • T. Mark Mustio | |||
• Kevin Murphy | • Donna Oberlander | |||
• John Sabatina, Jr. | • John Payne | |||
• Scott Petri | ||||
• Thomas Quigley | ||||
• Mike Reese | ||||
• Curtis Sonney | ||||
• Will Tallman |
2009-2010
Liquor Control Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Robert Donatucci, Chair | • John Taylor, Republican Chair | |||
• Tim Mahoney, Secretary | • Stephen Barrar | |||
• Joseph Brennan | • Karen Beyer | |||
• Frank Burns | • John Maher | |||
• Paul Costa | • T. Mark Mustio | |||
• Angel Cruz | • John Payne | |||
• Neal Goodman | • Scott Petri | |||
• R. Ted Harhai | • Jeffrey Pyle | |||
• Patrick Harkins | • Thomas Quigley | |||
• John Myers | • Curtis Sonney | |||
• Michael O'Brien | • Katherine Watson | |||
• Cherelle Parker | ||||
• Dante Santoni, Jr. | ||||
• Matthew Smith | ||||
• Ronald Waters |
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.