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House Local Government Committee opens session, adopts operating rules and schedules hearings
Summary
The House Local Government Committee, led by Democratic Chairman Freeman and Republican Minority Chairman Brett Miller, opened with staff introductions, a review of committee operating rules (House Rule 44), a summary of last session's workload and scheduling of upcoming meetings on Feb. 5 and April 22.
Chairman Freeman, Democratic chairman of the House Local Government Committee, called the meeting to order and said the panel would operate under the committee’s standard operating rules as set out in House Rule 44, noting those rules are in the members’ packet.
Why it matters: The committee oversees legislation affecting Pennsylvania’s more than 2,500 municipalities and is a primary gatekeeper for bills that touch municipal governance, planning and local services.
Freeman summarized the committee’s recent workload, saying 136 pieces of legislation were referred to the committee last session — including 131 bills and one joint resolution — and that 67 items were reported out (50 House bills, four House resolutions and 13 Senate bills).…
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