House Bill 55
2021-2022 Regular Session
A Joint Resolution proposing separate and distinct amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in declaration of rights, providing for prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of race and ethnicity; in legislation, further providing for action on concurrent orders and resolutions; and, in the executive, providing for disaster emergency declaration and management.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Seth Grove
R House District 196
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Wendi Thomas
R House District 178

Rep. Timothy J. O'Neal
R House District 48

Rep. Mindy Fee
R House District 37

Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64

Rep. Joe Hamm
R House District 84

Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110

Rep. Bud Cook
R House District 49

Rep. Torren Ecker
R House District 193

Rep. Perry A. Stambaugh
R House District 86

Rep. Ryan Warner
R House District 52

Rep. Francis Ryan
R House District 101

Rep. Jesse Topper
R House District 78

Rep. David Hickernell
R House District 98

Rep. Jeffrey Pyle
R House District 60

Rep. Steven Mentzer
R House District 97

Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145

Rep. Louis Schmitt
R House District 79

Rep. Johnathan Hershey
R House District 82

Rep. Martin Causer
R House District 67

Rep. Rich Irvin
R House District 81

Rep. George Dunbar
R House District 56

Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62

Rep. Dawn Keefer
R House District 92

Rep. Clint Owlett
R House District 68

Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99

Rep. Barbara Gleim
R House District 199

Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129

Rep. Valerie Gaydos
R House District 44

Rep. Jim Gregory
R House District 80

Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94

Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver
R House District 108

Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91

Rep. Barry Jozwiak
R House District 5

Rep. Tommy Sankey
R House District 73

Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83

Rep. Aaron Bernstine
R House District 10

Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41

Rep. F. Todd Polinchock
R House District 144

Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116

Rep. Eric Nelson
R House District 57

Rep. Robert W. Mercuri
R House District 28

Rep. David Rowe
R House District 85

Rep. Brad Roae
R House District 6

Rep. Jason Silvis
R House District 55

Rep. Brian Smith
R House District 66

Rep. Eric Davanzo
R House District 58

Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128

Rep. Mike Armanini
R House District 75
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, Jan. 28, 2021
Senate
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0034 | Referred to State Government, Jan. 11, 2021 |
Reported as committed, Jan. 13, 2021 | |
First consideration, Jan. 13, 2021 | |
Laid on the table, Jan. 13, 2021 | |
Removed from table, Jan. 25, 2021 | |
Second consideration, Jan. 26, 2021 | |
Re-committed to Appropriations, Jan. 26, 2021 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 80 - 89), Jan. 26, 2021 | |
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2021 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 27, 2021 (116-86) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 102 - 112), Jan. 27, 2021 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, Jan. 28, 2021 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Votes
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - House STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider House Bill No. 55)
(to consider House Bill No. 55)
Adoption of Rules followed by Voting meeting to consider HB 51, HB 52, HB 55, HB 71, HB 104, HB 108 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Adoption of Rules followed by Voting meeting to consider HB 51, HB 52, HB 55, HB 71, HB 104, HB 108 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
There are no statute references for this bill.
House Bill 55
2021-2022 Regular Session
Sponsors
GROVE, THOMAS, O'NEAL, FEE, JAMES, HAMM, PICKETT, COOK, ECKER, STAMBAUGH, WARNER, RYAN, TOPPER, HICKERNELL, PYLE, MENTZER, STAATS, SCHMITT, HERSHEY, CAUSER, IRVIN, DUNBAR, STRUZZI, KEEFER, OWLETT, ZIMMERMAN, GLEIM, COX, GAYDOS, GREGORY, SAYLOR, SCHLEGEL CULVER, MOUL, JOZWIAK, SANKEY, WHEELAND, BERNSTINE, B. MILLER, POLINCHOCK, TOOHIL, E. NELSON, MERCURI, ROWE, ROAE, SILVIS, SMITH, DAVANZO, GILLEN, ARMANINI
Short Title
A Joint Resolution proposing separate and distinct amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in declaration of rights, providing for prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of race and ethnicity; in legislation, further providing for action on concurrent orders and resolutions; and, in the executive, providing for disaster emergency declaration and management.
Memo Subject
Constitutional Amendment - Limiting Emergency Declarations to 21 days w/ legislative approval and adding Race/Ethnicity to our Declaration of Rights
Actions
0034 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 11, 2021 |
Reported as committed, Jan. 13, 2021 | |
First consideration, Jan. 13, 2021 | |
Laid on the table, Jan. 13, 2021 | |
Removed from table, Jan. 25, 2021 | |
Second consideration, Jan. 26, 2021 | |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 26, 2021 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 80 - 89), Jan. 26, 2021 | |
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2021 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 27, 2021 (116-86) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 102 - 112), Jan. 27, 2021 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 28, 2021 |
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