Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Tourism & Recreational Development 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
Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Tourism & Recreational Development 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
Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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Movita Johnson-Harrell (D) left this committee on December 13, 2019.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Tourism & Recreational Development Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Mark Longietti, Minority chair | • David Millard, Chair | |||
• Tim Briggs | • Karen Boback | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Alexander Charlton | |||
• Frank Burns | • Bud Cook | |||
• Margo Davidson | • Russell Diamond | |||
• Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • Joe Emrick | |||
• Sid Michaels Kavulich | • Marcia Hahn | |||
• Brian Kirkland | • Doyle Heffley | |||
• Robert Matzie | • Susan Helm | |||
• Brian Sims | • John McGinnis | |||
• Jared Solomon | • Dan Moul | |||
• Christopher Quinn | ||||
• Jack Rader, Jr. | ||||
• Judith Ward | ||||
• Ryan Warner | ||||
• Parke Wentling |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Tourism & Recreational Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Thaddeus Kirkland, Democratic Chair | • David Hickernell, Chair | |||
• Leslie Acosta | • Karen Boback | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Russell Diamond | |||
• Frank Burns | • Hal English | |||
• Margo Davidson | • Mindy Fee | |||
• Daniel Deasy | • Marcia Hahn | |||
• Jaret Gibbons | • Doyle Heffley | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Susan Helm | |||
• Tim Mahoney, Pennsylvania Representative | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• Kevin Schreiber | • Ryan Mackenzie | |||
• Brian Sims | • David Millard | |||
• Dan Moul | ||||
• Jason Ortitay | ||||
• Jack Rader, Jr. | ||||
• Mike Regan | ||||
• Jesse Topper |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Tourism & Recreational Development Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Thaddeus Kirkland, Democratic Chair | • Jerry Stern, Chair | |||
• Frank Farina, Democratic Secretary | • Karen Boback | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Gordon Denlinger | |||
• Frank Burns | • Hal English | |||
• Margo Davidson | • Mike Fleck | |||
• Daniel Deasy | • Matt Gabler | |||
• Jaret Gibbons | • Marcia Hahn | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Doyle Heffley | |||
• Robert Matzie | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• Mark Rozzi | • Ryan Mackenzie | |||
• Kurt Masser | ||||
• David Millard | ||||
• Dan Moul | ||||
• John Payne | ||||
• Mike Regan |
2011-2012
Tourism & Recreational Development Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Thaddeus Kirkland, Democratic Chair | • Jerry Stern, Chair | |||
• Adam Ravenstahl, Democratic Secretary | • Doyle Heffley, Secretary | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Karen Boback | |||
• Frank Burns | • Scott Boyd | |||
• Dominic Costa | • Rosemary Brown | |||
• Angel Cruz | • Gordon Denlinger | |||
• Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • Michael Fleck | |||
• Gary Haluska | • Keith Gillespie | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Mauree Gingrich | |||
• Robert Matzie | • Susan Helm | |||
• Carl Metzgar | ||||
• David Millard | ||||
• Dan Moul | ||||
• John Payne | ||||
• Mario Scavello |
2009-2010
Tourism & Recreational Development Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Thaddeus Kirkland, Chair | • Stephen Barrar, Republican Chair | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown, Secretary | • Scott Boyd | |||
• Frank Burns | • Brian Ellis | |||
• Dominic Costa | • Keith Gillespie | |||
• Paul Costa | • Susan Helm | |||
• Angel Cruz | • Rob Kauffman | |||
• Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • Dan Moul | |||
• Gary Haluska | • John Payne | |||
• Nick Kotik | • Marguerite Quinn | |||
• Mark Longietti | • Mario Scavello | |||
• John Pallone | • Curtis Sonney | |||
• Chris Sainato | ||||
• Steve Samuelson | ||||
• John Siptroth |
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.