Urban Affairs Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Urban Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Per the General Operating Rules of the House, memberships of the Pennsylvania House committees are recommended to the Speaker of the House by the House Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees is made up of the Speaker and 15 members of the House, ten majority party members and five minority party members.
The Speaker appoints a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The Minority Leader appoints a minority chair, vice-chair, and secretary. Only representatives with the most seniority in their respective caucuses may serve as chair or minority chair of a committee. Members of House majority and minority leadership may not serve as a chair or minority chair of any standing committee and no representative may serve as the chair or minority chair of more than one standing committee.[1]
The Speaker, Majority Floor Leader, and Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members of all standing committees, but have no voting rights and are not counted for the purpose of determining a quorum. At least fifty percent of the committee members must be present to establish a quorum.[1]
See rules: General Operating Rules of the House
Function
The General Operating Rules of the House describes the function of standing committees as follows:
“ | To assist the House in appraising the administration of the laws and in developing such amendments or related legislation as it may deem necessary, each standing committee or subcommittee of the House shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee or subcommittee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the House by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022 legislative session
Urban Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Urban Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Urban Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Michael O'Brien, Pennsylvania Representative, Minority chair | • Mark K. Keller, Chair | |||
• Kevin Boyle | • Alexander Charlton | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Becky Corbin | |||
• Carolyn Comitta | • Michael Corr | |||
• Madeleine Dean | • Eli Evankovich | |||
• Isabella Fitzgerald | • Barry J. Jozwiak | |||
• Kevin Haggerty | • Harry Lewis, Jr. | |||
• Carol Hill-Evans | • John McGinnis | |||
• Patty Kim | • Eric Nelson | |||
• Brian Kirkland | • Jason Ortitay | |||
• Christopher Rabb | • Christopher Quinn | |||
• Eric Roe | ||||
• Greg Rothman | ||||
• Jamie Santora | ||||
• Todd Stephens | ||||
• Martina White |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Urban Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (16) | |||
• Thomas Caltagirone, Democratic Chair | • Scott Petri, Chair | |||
• Kevin Boyle | • Becky Corbin | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown | • Jim Cox | |||
• Michelle Brownlee | • Lynda Schlegel-Culver | |||
• H. Scott Conklin | • Gary Day | |||
• Jason Dawkins | • Susan Helm | |||
• Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Frank Farina | • Kate Anne Klunk | |||
• Patty Kim | • Harry Lewis, Jr. | |||
• Kevin Schreiber | • Kurt Masser | |||
• Peter Schweyer | • John McGinnis (Pennsylvania) | |||
• Nick Miccarelli | ||||
• Thomas Murt | ||||
• Chris Ross | ||||
• Jamie Santora | ||||
• Justin Simmons |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Urban Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• R. Ted Harhai, Democratic Chair | • Keith Gillespie, Chair | |||
• James Clay, Democratic Secretary | • Keith Greiner, Secretary | |||
• Kevin Boyle | • Becky Corbin | |||
• Michelle Brownlee | • Eli Evankovich | |||
• Daniel Deasy | • Susan Helm | |||
• Maria Donatucci | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Ed Gainey | • Kurt Masser | |||
• Patty Kim | • John McGinnis | |||
• Erin Molchany | • Steven Mentzer | |||
• Ed Neilson | • Nicholas Miccarelli | |||
• Thomas Murt | ||||
• Mark Mustio | ||||
• Chris Ross | ||||
• Rick Saccone | ||||
• John Taylor |
2011-2012
Urban Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | |||
• W. Curtis Thomas, Democratic Chair | • Chris Ross, Chair | |||
• Vanessa Lowery Brown, Democratic Secretary | • Justin Simmons, Secretary | |||
• Kevin Boyle | • Stephen Bloom | |||
• Michelle Brownlee | • Gary Day | |||
• Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • Joe Hackett | |||
• Maria Donatucci | • Catherine Harper | |||
• Patrick Harkins | • Susan Helm | |||
• Kenyatta Johnson | • Warren Kampf | |||
• Adam Ravenstahl | • Kurt Masser | |||
• Chelsa Wagner | • Nick Miccarelli | |||
• Rick Saccone | ||||
• John Taylor | ||||
• Mike Tobash | ||||
• Tarah Toohil | ||||
• Dan Truitt |
2009-2010
Urban Affairs Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Frank Dermody, Chair | • John Perzel, Republican Chair | |||
• Kenyatta Johnson, Secretary | • Karen Beyer | |||
• Brendan Boyle | • Gary Day | |||
• Matthew Bradford | • Frank Farry | |||
• Mark Cohen | • Catherine Harper | |||
• Lawrence Curry | • Susan Helm | |||
• Daniel Deasy, Jr. | • Thomas Killion | |||
• Eugene DePasquale | • Thomas Murt | |||
• Babette Josephs | • T. Mark Mustio | |||
• William Keller | • Scott Petri | |||
• Thaddeus Kirkland | • John Taylor | |||
• Michael O'Brien | ||||
• Matthew Smith | ||||
• Chelsa Wagner | ||||
• Jewell Williams |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives, "General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.