PRINTER'S NO. 587
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 75
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, CERRATO, OTTEN,
HADDOCK, STEELE, RIVERA, GREEN AND CIRESI, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Amending House Rule 66 (a), further providing for vote by
2 designation.
3 RESOLVED, That House Rule 66 (a) be amended to read:
4 RULE 66 (a)
5 Vote by Designation and Remote Voting in Committee
6 A member who is not present in the Hall of the House may
7 designate either the Majority or Minority Whip to cast the
8 member's vote on any question.
9 If a designated Whip is on leave, that designated Whip may
10 appoint another member to cast all votes designated to that
11 Whip.
12 A designation, including commencement date, shall be
13 accomplished by filing an attestation with the Chief Clerk which
14 identifies either the Majority or Minority Whip as the member's
15 designee when the member will not be present in the Hall of the
16 House.
17 A member may revoke the member's designation by notifying the
18 Chief Clerk in writing of the revocation.
 1 A member voting by designation shall be counted in
2 determining whether a quorum is present.
3 A designation shall be effective until the designation is
4 revoked.
5 At any voting meeting of a committee of the House of
6 Representatives, a member of the committee who is not present
7 may participate remotely and cast the member's vote on any
8 question. The identity of a remote voting member must be
9 verified by the chair at the voting meeting.
10 At any voting meeting of a committee of the House of
11 Representatives, a member of the committee who is not present or
12 voting remotely may designate the chair or minority chair to
13 cast the member's vote on any question.
14 The designation shall be accomplished by filing an
15 attestation with the chair or minority chair which affirms that
16 the member will not be present or voting remotely at the voting
17 meeting.
18 A member voting by designation or remotely shall be counted
19 in determining whether a quorum is present.
20 The Chief Clerk shall implement video conferencing or similar
21 remote participation technology to allow members voting by
22 designation on the House Floor or at any voting meeting of a
23 standing committee of the House of Representatives to engage in
24 simultaneous, interactive participation and, if a voting member
25 of the committee, to cast the member's vote on any question in
26 the committee meeting.
27 A voting meeting of a standing committee of the House of
28 Representatives shall be held in a committee room utilizing
29 video conferencing or similar remote participation technology
30 unless such a room is not available. The video conferencing or
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1 similar remote participation technology must safeguard the
2 integrity of the legislative process and must make a live stream
3 of a voting meeting of a standing committee available to the
4 public.
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