Bill Information

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
Photo of Representative Representative Seth Grove
Representative Seth Grove
R House District 196
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Representative Rep. Wendi Thomas
Rep. Wendi Thomas
R House District 178
Photo of Representative Rep. Timothy J. O'Neal
Rep. Timothy J. O'Neal
R House District 48
Photo of Representative Rep. Mindy Fee
Rep. Mindy Fee
R House District 37
Photo of Representative Rep. R. Lee James
Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64
Photo of Representative Rep. Joe Hamm
Rep. Joe Hamm
R House District 84
Photo of Representative Rep. Tina Pickett
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Photo of Representative Rep. Bud Cook
Rep. Bud Cook
R House District 49
Photo of Representative Rep. Torren Ecker
Rep. Torren Ecker
R House District 193
Photo of Representative Rep. Perry A. Stambaugh
Rep. Perry A. Stambaugh
R House District 86
Photo of Representative Rep. Ryan Warner
Rep. Ryan Warner
R House District 52
Photo of Representative Rep. Francis Ryan
Rep. Francis Ryan
R House District 101
Photo of Representative Rep. Jesse Topper
Rep. Jesse Topper
R House District 78
Photo of Representative Rep. David Hickernell
Rep. David Hickernell
R House District 98
Photo of Representative Rep. Jeffrey Pyle
Rep. Jeffrey Pyle
R House District 60
Photo of Representative Rep. Steven Mentzer
Rep. Steven Mentzer
R House District 97
Photo of Representative Rep. Craig Staats
Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145
Photo of Representative Rep. Louis Schmitt
Rep. Louis Schmitt
R House District 79
Photo of Representative Rep. Johnathan Hershey
Rep. Johnathan Hershey
R House District 82
Photo of Representative Rep. Martin Causer
Rep. Martin Causer
R House District 67
Photo of Representative Rep. Rich Irvin
Rep. Rich Irvin
R House District 81
Photo of Representative Rep. George Dunbar
Rep. George Dunbar
R House District 56
Photo of Representative Rep. James Struzzi
Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62
Photo of Representative Rep. Dawn Keefer
Rep. Dawn Keefer
R House District 92
Photo of Representative Rep. Clint Owlett
Rep. Clint Owlett
R House District 68
Photo of Representative Rep. David Zimmerman
Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99
Photo of Representative Rep. Barbara Gleim
Rep. Barbara Gleim
R House District 199
Photo of Representative Rep. Jim Cox
Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129
Photo of Representative Rep. Valerie Gaydos
Rep. Valerie Gaydos
R House District 44
Photo of Representative Rep. Jim Gregory
Rep. Jim Gregory
R House District 80
Photo of Representative Rep. Stan Saylor
Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94
Photo of Representative Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver
Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver
R House District 108
Photo of Representative Rep. Dan Moul
Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91
Photo of Representative Rep. Barry Jozwiak
Rep. Barry Jozwiak
R House District 5
Photo of Representative Rep. Tommy Sankey
Rep. Tommy Sankey
R House District 73
Photo of Representative Rep. Jeff Wheeland
Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83
Photo of Representative Rep. Aaron Bernstine
Rep. Aaron Bernstine
R House District 10
Photo of Representative Rep. Brett Miller
Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41
Photo of Representative Rep. F. Todd Polinchock
Rep. F. Todd Polinchock
R House District 144
Photo of Representative Rep. Tarah Toohil
Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116
Photo of Representative Rep. Eric Nelson
Rep. Eric Nelson
R House District 57
Photo of Representative Rep. Robert W. Mercuri
Rep. Robert W. Mercuri
R House District 28
Photo of Representative Rep. David Rowe
Rep. David Rowe
R House District 85
Photo of Representative Rep. Brad Roae
Rep. Brad Roae
R House District 6
Photo of Representative Rep. Jason Silvis
Rep. Jason Silvis
R House District 55
Photo of Representative Rep. Brian Smith
Rep. Brian Smith
R House District 66
Photo of Representative Rep. Eric Davanzo
Rep. Eric Davanzo
R House District 58
Photo of Representative Rep. Mark Gillen
Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128
Photo of Representative Rep. Mike Armanini
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
Jan 11, 2021
PN 34
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 34
Votes
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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