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PA HR77
Resolution
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Perry Stambaugh
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AI Summary
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Directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study and report on transitioning Pennsylvania's General Assembly from full-time to part-time status
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Requires a comprehensive review of all 49 other state legislatures, comparing session length, composition size, legislator salaries, corruption instances, and costs on overall and per capita basis
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Pennsylvania currently has 253 legislators (second largest state legislature nationally) and is one of only 10 states with a full-time legislature; 9 of the 15 most populous states operate part-time
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Study must include cost savings estimates for multiple legislative reform models and explain the constitutional amendment process required for such changes
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Report due to all General Assembly members within 18 months of resolution adoption
Legislative Description
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report reviewing the possibility of transitioning the General Assembly to part-time status.
Last Action
Referred to State Government
2/12/2025