Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) that would allow refrigerants in the Commonwealth to be listed as acceptable alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the federal Clean Air Act was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-Montgomery/Chester), to prevent dangerous driving and improve highway safety, received unanimous approval in the General Assembly and was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HANOVER—Legislation authored by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) that would protect private children and youth social service agencies and residential treatment providers by voiding certain indemnification clauses in professional liability policies was signed into law today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) today had two bills signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf that will help address blight and establish a Women Veterans Day in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania police officers now have a new level of protection if assaulted with bodily fluids after Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 103 into law, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Blair) said.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Chris Quinn’s (R-Delaware) bill to improve the fight against the opioid epidemic was signed into law today.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) today had two bills signed into law. Act 133 of 2022 creates a task force to study making the Port of Philadelphia an export terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Act 103 of 2022 extends the ability of businesses operating in the City of Philadelphia to carry-forward Net Operating Losses (NOLs).
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) to name a bridge in Lemont, Centre County, after World War II veteran John W. Coble—later a PennDOT employee who died on the job in 1972—was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf Thursday.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) to end the state’s prohibition on automatic knives was signed into law Thursday by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Abby Major (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Butler) to change the definition of meeting a quorum for land bank board meetings to include virtual and physical attendees and make other land bank updates was signed into law by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that requires PennDOT to create a Blue Star Family license plate for family members of military service members was signed into law by the governor.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Two bills sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) that aim to improve public safety in the Commonwealth have been signed into law.
Nov. 03, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Montgomery County lawmakers – Reps. Todd Stephens (R-North Wales), Tracy Pennycuick (R-Gilbertsville), Tim Hennessey (R-Pottstown) and Milou Mackenzie (R-Red Hill) – joined forces to advocate for funding for the construction of a new Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center in Montgomery County. This week it was announced that Mission Kids was selected to receive $5.75 million under the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP).
Nov. 03, 2022 /
EMMAUS – Rep. Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Montgomery/Northampton) is offering Veteran Assistance Hours each month at her Emmaus office to provide aid to local veterans. The service hours are held every fourth Wednesday of the month and the next will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1245 D Chestnut St. in Emmaus.
Nov. 02, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Recognizing the importance of public safety training in the Commonwealth, Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) today announced a $440,000 grant has been awarded to the Emergency Response Training and Certification Association (ERTCA).
Nov. 01, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) issued the following statement on the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Ball v. Chapman, which ordered counties to refrain from counting undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots and absentee ballots, and that those ballots should be segregated and retained:
Nov. 01, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) Tuesday offered the following comment on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in Ball v. Chapman that ordered counties refrain from counting undated and incorrectly dated ballots, upholding the plain language of Pennsylvania’s election law:
Nov. 01, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Reps. Dan Moul (R-Adams) and Kate Klunk (R-York) joined the Adams-Hanover Allied Veterans Council in Hanover this morning for an annual event that sends U.S. military veterans to Washington, D.C.
Nov. 01, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) will host a Veterans Breakfast to honor veterans and active-duty military personnel in the 106th District.
Oct. 31, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that would designate March 29 of each year as “Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day” in Pennsylvania passed unanimously in the Senate last week. House Bill 2586 now awaits the governor’s signature to become law.