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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