Julie Harhart Explained
Julie Harhart (born August 7, 1945) represented the 183rd Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, United States from 1994 to 2016. She was the Republican chair of the House Local Government Committee and a member of the House Professional Licensure Committee.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Formative years and family
Born in Northampton, Pennsylvania on August 7, 1945, Harhart graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1963 and from the Bethlehem Business School in 1965. She and her husband reside in North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.[6] [7]
Career
From 1981 to 1988, Harhart was employed as a tax collector in North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. A constituent liason, office manager and legislative aide to the Republican Caucus of Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1990 to 1994, she was subsequently elected to the Pennsylvania House for its 1995 term and reelected. She then went on to serve an additional ten terms. Appointed to the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee in 1995, she served in that capacity until 2008). Appointed as Deputy Whip in 2007, she served in that leadership role until 2010. Appointed to the Joint Conservation Committee in 2009, she served in that capacity until 2016. She opted not to run for reelection to the House in 2016.[8] [9] [10]
During the 2009-2010 legislative session, she chaired the Local Government Committee and was a member of the Professional Licensure Committee. Appointed as chair of the Profesional Licensure Committee for the 2011-2012 session, she also served on the Consumer Affairs and Joint Conservation committees. During the 2013-2014 and 2015 legislative sessions, she chaired the Professional Licensure Committee and served on the Transportation Committee.[11]
Legislation sponsored or co-sponsored
According to Ballotpedia, Harhart sponsored or co-sponsored the following legislative items in 2016:[12]
- PA HB1653 (later Act No. 171, November 21, 2016): An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for diverse and disadvantaged businesses;
- PA HR975 (adopted 186-0, November 15, 2016): A Resolution designating the month of September 2016 as "Senior Center Month" in Pennsylvania;
- PA HB2338 (later Act. No. 149, November 4, 2016): An Act providing for student protection during the transition of a postsecondary education institution to new accreditation;
- PA HB2025 (later Act No. 165, November 4, 2016): An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in registration of vehicles, further providing for temporary registration cards, for display of registration plate and for surrender of registration plates and cards upon suspension or revocation and providing for suspension of registration upon unpaid tolls; in commercial drivers, further providing for commercial driver's license; in fees, further providing for trucks and truck tractors and for reinstatement of operating privilege or vehicle registration; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle and for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle; in inspection of vehicles, further providing for requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles, for limited liability of inspection station or mechanic, for suspension of certificates of appointment and for certification of mechanics; in size, weight and load, further providing for permit for movement during course of manufacture; and, in abandoned vehicles and cargo, further providing for reports by private property owners of abandoned vehicles;
- PA HB1907 (later Act No. 138, November 3, 2016): An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, providing for purpose, further providing for definitions, providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, further providing for excuses from attending school and for penalties for violation of compulsory attendance requirements, providing for procedure by school when child habitually truant, for procedure upon filing of citation, for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements and for study of truancy procedure and repealing provisions relating to suspension of operating privilege; in charter schools, further providing for provisions applicable to charter schools and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; and, in disruptive student programs, further providing for definitions;
- PA HB1864 (later Act. No. 137, November 3, 2016): An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for student practice upon the public for pay prohibited;
- PA HB2078 (later Act No. 143, November 3, 2016): An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, further providing for issuing permanent college certificates, for program of continuing professional education and for professional educator discipline fee;
- PA HB1087 (later Act. No. 130, November 3, 2016): An Act amending the act of June 12, 1931 (P.L.575, No.200), entitled "An act providing for joint action by Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the development of the ports on the lower Delaware River, and the improvement of the facilities for transportation across the river; authorizing the Governor, for these purposes, to enter into an agreement with New Jersey; creating The Delaware River Joint Commission and specifying the powers and duties thereof, including the power to finance projects by the issuance of revenue bonds; transferring to the new commission all the powers of the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission; and making an appropriation," providing for gubernatorial veto;
- PA HB447 (later Act. No.116, November 2, 2016): An act providing for death of a tenant;
- PA HB1923 (later Act. No. 121, November 2, 2016: An Act designating a portion of State Route 2005 in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, as the Officer Dennis McNamara Memorial Highway;
- PA HR705 (adopted 194-0, October 26, 2016): A Resolution commemorating the 200th anniversary of the York Water Company, the oldest publicly traded company in America with the longest consecutive dividend record and the oldest business in both York County and the City of York;
- PA HB2350 (referred to Public Health and Welfare Committee, October 26, 2016): Further providing for short title, for definitions, for recognition of centers, for emergency medical services and for biennial report;
- PA HR1056 (adopted 194-0, October 26, 2016): A Resolution encouraging the Department of Health to provide programs to firehouses in this Commonwealth that focus on bladder cancer education, prevention and early detection and to provide voluntary testing for each firefighter in this Commonwealth;
- PA HR1066 (adopted 191-0, October 26, 2016): A Resolution designating the month of November 2016 as "Alzheimer's Disease Awareness and Caregivers Month" in Pennsylvania;
- PA HR1097 (adopted 192-0, October 26, 2016): A Resolution honoring all Pennsylvania veterans who served during war and peace on the occasion of Veterans Day, November 11, 2016;
- PA HR1110 (adopted 194-0, October 26, 2016: A Resolution designating the month of November 2016 as "Infant Safe Sleep Month" in Pennsylvania;
- PA HR1098 (adopted 191-0, October 26, 2016): A Resolution designating November 12, 2016, as "Pennsylvania Veterans Day of Caring";
- PA HB1581 (later Act No. 111, October 26, 2016): An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense of strangulation;
- PA HB1528 (referred to Public Health and Welfare Committee, October 26, 2016): An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, in children and youth, further providing for adoption opportunity payments and reimbursement;
- PA HB1525 (referred to Judiciary Committee, October 26, 2016): An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in adoption, further providing for definitions, for hearing and for petition for involuntary termination, providing for notice if identity or whereabouts of parent or putative father unknown, further providing for consents necessary to adoption and repealing provisions relating to consents not naming adopting parents;
- PA HR1047 (adopted 197-0, October 25, 2016): A Resolution designating the month of November 2016 as "Commonwealth Hunters Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania;
- PA HR1069 (adopted 197-0, October 25, 2016): A Resolution designating the month of November 2016 as "Assistive Technology Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania;
- PA HB2026 (re-reported as committed, October 26, 2016): An Act amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs) and 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military Affairs, providing for Civil Air Patrol; and, in authority of Department of Transportation, further providing for authority of department;
- PA HB1698 (amended on third consideration, October 25, 2016): An Act providing for coverage requirements by an insurance carrier or health insurance plan for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products; and
- PA HB1838 (re-referred to Appropriations Committee, October 25, 2016): An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for special registration plates; in fees, further providing for annual hauling permits; and, in size, weight and load, further providing for maximum gross weight of vehicles and providing for permit for movement of freight via natural gas vehicles; in fees, further providing for exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees; in rules of the road in general, further providing for duty of driver in emergency response areas; and, in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities; and, in other required equipment, providing for counterfeit airbag prevention.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: SESSION OF 1995 - 179TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1. Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives . 1995-01-03.
- "Julie Harhart" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives, retrieved online August 9, 2024.
- Rhodin, Tony. "Rep. Julie Harhart won't run for 12th term in Pa. House." Easton, Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley Live, December 30, 2015.
- Reccek, Mark. "Harhart retires from state House." Allentown, Pennsylvania: Lehigh Valley Press, November 29, 2016.
- "Lehigh Valley state rep Julie Harhart won't run again." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, December 30, 2015 (subscription required).
- "Representative Harhart's Web Profile" http://julieharhart.com
- "Julie Harhart" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives.
- "Julie Harhart" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives.
- Rhodin, "Rep. Julie Harhart won't run for 12th term in Pa. House," Lehigh Valley Live, December 30, 2015.
- Reccek, "Harhart retires from state House," Lehigh Valley Press, November 29, 2016.
- "Julie Harhart" (profile). Ballotpedia, retrieved online August 9, 2024.
- "Julie Harhart," Ballotpedia.
