Committee moves to report House bill to fund judicial computer system; measure passes 33-0
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Summary
A legislative committee voted unanimously to report a House bill that, the record states, would amend Title 42 to provide funding for the administrative office of the Pennsylvania Court's Judicial Computer System; the motion passed 33 to nothing.
Having established a quorum, the committee proceeded and the chair moved to report "house bill 3 31, printers number 28 59" on concurrence.
The motion, described in the record as intended to "amend[] title 42 to provide for funding of the administrative office of Pennsylvania Court's Judicial Computer System," drew no extended debate. An unidentified member stated, "Mister chairman, the Republicans will all be voting in the affirmative." The chair then called for the vote.
The secretary announced the result: "All Democrats and Republicans vote in favor, and the bill passes by a vote of 33 to nothing." The motion to report the bill on concurrence was approved. The committee adjourned with no further business recorded.
Procedural details: the transcript records the mover as the chair; there is no spoken second recorded. The bill is identified in the record as "house bill 3 31, printers number 28 59" and the stated purpose in the transcript is an amendment to Title 42 to provide funding for the administrative office of the Pennsylvania Court's Judicial Computer System. The roll-call result is recorded as 33 yes, 0 no; individual member votes are not enumerated in the transcript beyond the announced total. The committee adjourned after the vote.
