Gaming Oversight Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Gaming Oversight 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
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Gaming Oversight 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
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Gaming Oversight 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
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Gaming Oversight Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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Justin Walsh (R) left this committee on December 26, 2019.
Movita Johnson-Harrell (D) left this committee on December 13, 2019.
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.
| Gaming Oversight Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
| • Patrick Harkins, Minority chair | • Scott Petri, Chair | |||
| • Morgan Cephas | • Bud Cook | |||
| • Dominic Costa | • Russell Diamond | |||
| • Tina Davis | • Matthew Dowling | |||
| • Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • George Dunbar | |||
| • Sid Michaels Kavulich | • Susan Helm | |||
| • Brian Kirkland | • Kristin Phillips-Hill | |||
| • William Kortz, II | • Aaron Kaufer | |||
| • Anita Astorino Kulik | • Kate Anne Klunk | |||
| • Edward Neilson | • Harry Lewis, Jr. | |||
| • Mark Rozzi | • Thomas Mehaffie | |||
| • Tedd Nesbit | ||||
| • Jason Ortitay | ||||
| • Bradley Roae | ||||
| • Jamie Santora | ||||
| • Jeff Wheeland | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Gaming Oversight Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
| • Nick Kotik, Democratic Chair | • John Payne, Chair | |||
| • Matthew Bradford | • Rosemary Brown | |||
| • Dominic Costa | • Russell Diamond | |||
| • Tina Davis | • George Dunbar | |||
| • Madeleine Dean | • Glen Grell | |||
| • Daniel Deasy | • Marcia Hahn | |||
| • Martin Flynn | • Susan Helm | |||
| • Edward Gainey | • Aaron Kaufer | |||
| • Sid Michaels Kavulich | • Kate Anne Klunk | |||
| • William Kortz, II | • Jerry Knowles | |||
| • Mark Rozzi | • Ryan Mackenzie | |||
| • Steven Mentzer | ||||
| • Tedd Nesbit | ||||
| • David Parker (Pennsylvania) | ||||
| • Paul Schemel | ||||
| • Ryan Warner | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Gaming Oversight Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Rosita Youngblood, Democratic Chair | • Tina Pickett, Chair | |||
| • Dominic Costa, Democratic Vice Chair | • George Dunbar, Vice Chair | |||
| • Maria Donatucci, Democratic Secretary | • Mike Regan, Secretary | |||
| • Ryan Bizzarro | • Karen Boback | |||
| • Angel Cruz | • Michele Brooks | |||
| • Tina Davis | • Paul Clymer | |||
| • Daniel Deasy | • Becky Corbin | |||
| • Stephen Kinsey | • Gary Day | |||
| • Ed Neilson | • Susan Helm | |||
| • Mark Rozzi | • Jerry Knowles | |||
| • Ryan Mackenzie | ||||
| • David Millard | ||||
| • Thomas Murt | ||||
| • Todd Stephens | ||||
| • RoseMarie Swanger | ||||
2011-2012
| Gaming Oversight Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
| • Rosita Youngblood, Democratic Chair | • Curt Schroder, Chair | |||
| • Florindo Fabrizio, Democratic Vice Chair | • Randy Vulakovich, Vice Chair | |||
| • Daniel Deasy, Jr., Democratic Secretary | • George Dunbar, Secretary | |||
| • Dominic Costa | • Karen Boback | |||
| • Paul Costa | • Michele Brooks | |||
| • Angel Cruz | • Paul Clymer | |||
| • Tina Davis | • Michael Fleck | |||
| • Neal Goodman | • Joe Hackett | |||
| • Kevin Murphy | • Marcia Hahn | |||
| • Michael O'Brien | • Jerry Knowles | |||
| • John Lawrence | ||||
| • David Millard | ||||
| • Donna Oberlander | ||||
| • Todd Stephens | ||||
| • Rosemarie Swanger | ||||
2009-2010
| Gaming Oversight Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (15) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Dante Santoni, Jr., Chair | • Curt Schroder, Republican Chair | |||
| • Florindo Fabrizio, Vice Chair | • Paul Clymer | |||
| • Bryan Barbin, Secretary | • William Gabig | |||
| • Joseph Brennan | • Rob Kauffman | |||
| • Thomas Caltagirone | • Jim Marshall | |||
| • Paul Clymer | • Donna Oberlander | |||
| • Dominic Costa | • Michael Peifer | |||
| • William Keller | • Mike Reese | |||
| • Robert Matzie | • RoseMarie Swanger | |||
| • Michael O'Brien | • Mike Vereb | |||
| • Eddie Day Pashinski | • Randy Vulakovich | |||
| • Chris Sainato | ||||
| • Edward Staback | ||||
| • W. Curtis Thomas | ||||
| • James Wansacz | ||||
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.