Apr. 22, 2015 /
![Reese, Metzgar Urge Prohibition of Using Public Assistance Dollars to Purchase Tobacco]()
HARRISBURG -- Reps. Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset) and Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset/Bedford) are supporting a bill that would prohibit the use of public assistance cards issued by the Department of Human Services for the purchasing of tobacco.
Apr. 22, 2015 /
![Chairman Benninghoff to Hold Hearing on PA’s Business Climate]()
WHAT: Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will host a hearing to discuss challenges facing Pennsylvania’s economy and business climate, as part of a statewide jobs tour. Local business owners and statewide business associations will provide testimony to the committee on state taxes and regulations, how to improve the state’s business climate, the preparedness of Pennsylvania graduates to fill in-demand jobs and how to attract new business to the area.
Apr. 22, 2015 /
![Brown’s Prize-Linked Savings Bill Passes House Commerce Committee]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) is the sponsor of a proposal which would authorize and regulate savings promotion raffles in Pennsylvania. Brown’s House Bill 837 passed the House Commerce Committee on Monday.
Apr. 22, 2015 /
![House Protects Safety in Labor Disputes]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Duane Milne (R-Chester), co-sponsor of a bill to prohibit threats and harassment in labor disagreements, is urging the state Senate to approve it as the House did.
Apr. 22, 2015 /
![Brown Recognizes Delaware Water Gap’s 50th Anniversary on House Floor]()
HARRISBURG – On Monday, Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) spoke on the House floor, recognizing the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area for celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Insurance Committee to Consider Electronic Delivery Legislation]()
WHAT: The House Insurance Committee, chaired by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna), will consider legislation she has sponsored (House Bill 972) to make it easier for customers to receive life insurance policies and annuities by allowing for electronic transmission of such documents.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![York County House Republicans Endorse Passage of Anti-Intimidation Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – The House on Tuesday passed legislation which closes a loophole that allows certain types of harassment in labor disputes. House Bill 874, which would remove exemptions in the Crimes Code that permit harassment, stalking, and threatening to use weapons of mass destruction, passed by a 109-84 margin.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Saccone Joins House In Passing Bill to Crack Down on Union Harassment and Intimidation]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington) today voted in favor of House Bill 874, legislation that would close a loophole that has permitted parties in labor disputes to engage in stalking, harassment and threats of violence. The bill passed 109-84 and is headed to the Senate for further consideration.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Marsico Pleased that Legislation to Protect Public Safety in Labor Disputes Passed the House]()
HARRISBURG –House Judiciary Committee Majority Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) was pleased that his legislation to prohibit harassment, stalking or making threats by parties involved in a labor dispute passed through the House today.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Speaker Turzai and House GOP Debt Working Group to Unveil 4-Pack of Debt Reduction, Transparency Bills]()
WHAT: Unveiling a package of four bills to increase debt transparency and reduce more than $10.5 billion in taxpayer debt burden for Capital Facilities Debt Load and Lease Payment Obligations.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Concurrence on Tallman Veterans Bill Sends It to Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – The state House today concurred on a bill authored by state Rep. Will Tallman (R-Adams/Cumberland) that would benefit survivors of members of the military or first responders. House Bill 152 now awaits Gov. Tom Wolf signing it into law.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Knowles’ House Reduction Bill Focus of House State Government Meeting]()
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee voted in favor of Rep. Jerry Knowles’ (R-Carbon/Berks/Schuylkill) legislation to reduce the size of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Bill Ending Exemption Allowing Stalking, Harassment and Threats of Violence Heads to Senate]()
HARRISBURG – Highlighting a special state criminal code exception for business management and labor unions in the Commonwealth, the House voted to prohibit stalking, harassment and threats of violence for everyone, House Majority Leader Rep. Dave Reed (R-Indiana) said today.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House OKs Harper Bill to Allow Expungement of Records of State Licensees]()
HARRISBURG – The state’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) would be empowered to expunge the disciplinary records of licensees under legislation sponsored by Rep. Kate Harper (R-Montgomery) and approved by the House today.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Harris Announces Route 22 Named in Honor of Fallen Police Officer]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Adam Harris (R-Franklin/Juniata/Mifflin) announced that a portion of Pennsylvania Route 22 in Mifflin County will be renamed as the Cpl. John S. Valent Memorial Highway.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![Simmons’ ‘Caylee’s Law’ Legislation Advances to House Floor]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation which would increase the penalties for the crime of concealing the death of a child, sponsored by Rep. Justin Simmons (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton), was approved by the House Judiciary Committee today and sent to the floor of the House of Representatives for further consideration.
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Finance Committee Passes Important Tax Relief Bills, Grove Says]()
HARRISBURG – The House Finance Committee voted Tuesday in favor of several tax relief bills, Rep. Seth Grove (R-York), a member of the committee, said.
The bills passed by the committee include:
Apr. 21, 2015 /
![House Passes Greiner Bill to Relieve County Governments of Costly Mandates]()
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives today passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Keith J. Greiner (R-Upper Leacock) that would remove the requirement that any cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) be made retroactive to the last COLA. By removing this mandate, House Bill 239 aims to protect taxpayers from excessive tax increases and reinforce local control of county pension boards.
Apr. 20, 2015 /
![House Manufacturing Caucus to Visit Franklin County Plants]()
WHAT: Members of the House Legislative Manufacturing Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Eli Evankovich (R-Westmoreland/Allegheny) and Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh), will tour the Volvo Construction Equipment and Manitowoc Cranes facilities in Franklin County. The tours will be hosted by Reps. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) and Paul Schemel (R-Franklin).
Apr. 20, 2015 /
![PA State Capitol Hosts Programs to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the Funeral of President Lincoln]()
HARRISBURG – One of America’s largest outpourings of national grief occurred when Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. One week later, on April 21, his nine-car funeral train steamed out of Washington, D.C., stopping in the Pennsylvania cities of York, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, for what became one of most historic train journeys in American history. Lincoln’s open coffin was placed in state at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the evening of April 21 through the morning of April 22.