Appropriations committee advances package and passes three bills amid party-line opposition on two measures
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Summary
The Appropriations committee advanced a package of two bills (House Bill 17 38 and Senate Bill 10 36) and approved House Bill 19 o 9 and House Bill 6 60; the record shows unanimous passage for the package and partisan opposition recorded on HB 19 o 9 and HB 6 60.
The Appropriations committee met and voted to advance a two‑bill package and to pass two additional measures, recording party-line opposition on two items.
The chair called the meeting to order, declared a quorum and read the agenda, listing "house bill 6 60," "house bill 17 38," "house bill 19 o 9," and "senate bill 10 36." The committee executive director summarized the bills, saying, "We have house bill 6 60, establishes minimum energy efficiency and water conservation standards for certain appliances sold or installed in Pennsylvania." The director also described House Bill 17 38 as authorizing certain municipalities to establish and maintain memorials for first responders and House Bill 19 o 9 as enhancing the grading of certain criminal offenses related to protection-from-abuse orders.
The chair placed House Bill 17 38 and Senate Bill 10 36 before the committee as a package. A member stated support for the two bills and the record notes, "All Democrats will vote in the affirmative." With no recorded nays, the committee passed the package unanimously.
The committee then considered House Bill 19 o 9. The transcript records that "On this particular bill, House Bill 19 o 9, all Republicans will be voting in the negative" while "All Democrats will be registered in the affirmative." The chair stated, "Seeing that the ayes have it, House Bill 19 o 9 will pass the committee."
House Bill 6 60 was called next. The executive director had described the measure earlier as setting minimum energy-efficiency and water-conservation standards for certain appliances. The record shows Republicans voted in opposition again and Democrats in favor; the chair declared that House Bill 6 60 "will also pass the committee."
A brief scheduling exchange followed, with members noting the budget address is scheduled for the next day and expressing a desire to continue work in the coming days. With no further business, the chair adjourned the meeting.
What the record shows: the committee advanced a two‑bill package (House Bill 17 38 and Senate Bill 10 36) unanimously and passed House Bill 19 o 9 and House Bill 6 60; the record includes statements that Republicans opposed HB 19 o 9 and HB 6 60 while Democrats supported them. The transcript does not include individual roll-call tallies or recorded individual member votes.
