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Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau
The Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau is a nonpartisan legislative service bureau serving the members and staff of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The agency handles all general research and reference needs. All fiscal analysis are handled by the majority party that is in charge of the House Appropriations Committee.[1]
Mission statement
The primary purpose of the Bureau is to prepare requested legislative bills and resolutions for introduction in the General Assembly; to advise members of the Legislature and legislative committees; and, from time to time, to prepare proposed codifications of existing general statutes for adoption or rejection by the General Assembly.[2]
Services offered
Bill drafting
The Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau handles all bill drafting and making sure the bill is within the parameters of the Pennsylvania Constitution.[3]
Law revision
The Legislative Reference Bureau is responsible for handling all revisions to Pennsylvania Law including maintaining past session laws. The LRB maintains all laws from past legislative sessions.[4]
History
The Legislative Reference Bureau was created by the act of April 27, 1909 (P.L.208, No.143), and it was later restructured as a legislative agency through the act of May 7, 1923 (P.L.158, No.119).[5]
See also
- State legislative research service bureaus
- Pennsylvania State Senate
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania House Democratic Committee on Appropriations, "The Budget Process"
- ↑ Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, "About the LRB"
- ↑ Pennsylvania General Assembly, "Making Law in Pennsylvania"(See Pages 4-5)
- ↑ Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, "Pennsylvania Session Laws"
- ↑ Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, "The History of the Legislative Reference Bureau," accessed October 23, 2023
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