Under the new rules:
• Session times will be limited to between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.
• Amendments will be posted to the Internet before being offered on the Senate floor.
• The Senate will wait at least six hours before voting on an amended bill or a conference committee report.
• All roll call votes will be posted on the Internet as soon as possible after a vote, but always within 24 hours of a vote.
• Committee votes on bills will be posted on the Internet within 48 hours of the vote.
• The Senate’s Legislative Journal – which includes the full text of all floor debates – will be posted on the Internet upon Senate approval of the Journal or within 45 days, whichever is earlier.
• An updated fiscal note will be prepared if a bill is amended after consideration by the Senate Appropriations Committee, if the amendment has a fiscal impact.
Cranky introvert who sometimes thinks about politics, somewhere in the greater Philadelphia area
Monday, January 01, 2007
PA Senate Considers New Rules
For those who missed it, over the holidays the Pennsylvania Senate released a proposed set of new rules. I like them. You can read more in the PA Senate press release. Here is an excerpt:
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