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Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Bills.
-Bills are used to propose new statutes or amendments to
						existing statutes.
(b)
Joint resolutions.
-Joint resolutions are used to propose
						amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania and to ratify proposed
						amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
(c)
Resolutions, motions and
						citations.
-Resolutions, motions and citations are used for joint or
						separate actions of each house where bills and joint resolutions are not
						appropriate.
(d)
Amendments.
-Amendments are less formal documents and are
						generally limited to amendment of bills, joint resolutions and other
						resolutions.
(e)
Conference
						reports.
-Conference reports are either in the form of a bill or joint
						resolution preceded by a report of a conference committee proposing a revision
						of the bill or joint resolution for consideration by the General
						Assembly.
(f)
Reorganization plans.
-Reorganization plans are used for the
						reorganization of Commonwealth agencies under the Reorganization Act of 1955
						(71
						P. S. §
													750-1
et seq
.)
						and are submitted by the Governor to the General Assembly for its consideration
						and appropriate action including the adoption of a resolution by each house
						either approving or disapproving the plan.
(g)
Supplemental assistance
						plans.
-Supplemental assistance plans are used to establish the amount
						of Commonwealth supplemental assistance to aged, blind and disabled persons
						pursuant to section 432 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §
													432) and are subject to the procedural
						requirements relating to reorganization plans.
(h)
Administrative rules
						reports.
-Administrative rules reports are used to consider
						administration matters for which legislative review is required but is not
						covered by another type of legislative document. They are generally subject to
						the procedural requirements relating to reorganization plans.
(i)
Court rules
						reports.
-Court rules reports are used to consider rules of the Supreme
						Court of Pennsylvania and other judicial matters for which legislative review
						is required under section 503 of the Judicial Code,
						42 Pa.C.S. §
													503
						(relating to reassignment of matters). They are subject to procedural
						requirements similar to those relating to reorganization plans, as modified by
						the Judicial Code.
(j)
Regulatory review reports and resolutions.
-Regulatory review
						reports and resolutions are used to consider regulations of Commonwealth
						agencies for which legislative review is required under section 7 of the
						Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. §
													745.7). They are subject to procedural
						requirements similar to those relating to reorganization plans, as modified by
						the Regulatory Review Act.
(k)
Surplus property disposition plans.
-Surplus property
						disposition plans are used to consider plans for the disposition of surplus
						real property owned by the Commonwealth for which legislative review is
						required under section 2404-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
													651.4). They are subject to procedural
						requirements similar to those relating to reorganization plans, as modified by
						The Administrative Code 1929.
(l)
Sunset review resolutions.
-Sunset review resolutions are used
						to consider the continuation of Commonwealth agencies scheduled for termination
						under the Sunset Act (71 P. S. §
													1795.1
et seq
.). They are
						subject to procedural requirements similar to those relating to reorganization
						plans, as modified by the Sunset Act.