Advocates ask for rewrite of Pa. Legislature’s rules to prioritize bipartisan bills

By: Stephen Caruso

Every other January, on the very first day of the new legislative session, the Pennsylvania House and Senate approve the rules that will govern how the chambers debate and pass bills for the next two years.

While it’s a far-reaching decision, it is normally uncontroversial. But now, good government advocates are banding together to make Harrisburg’s next batch of 253 legislators — which could include a wave of new faces — think twice before they rubber stamp those rules in the new session that starts in 2023.

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