May. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – As efforts continue to protect every Pennsylvanian’s personal data, the House Consumer Affairs Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday to discuss Rep. Rob Mercuri’s (R-Allegheny) legislation which would require larger companies and personal information aggregators (i.e., big tech) to share more information with consumers about what data of theirs is gathered, tracked and sold.
May. 26, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to clarify that private insurance – rather than taxpayer-funded Medical Assistance – must be used, if available, to cover a child’s health care needs earned approval Tuesday by the state House, said Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), prime sponsor of the measure.
May. 26, 2022 /
BRADFORD – State Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) will hold monthly satellite office hours on Thursday, June 2, at the following locations:
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Speaker of the House Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) issued the following statement:
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The state House of Representatives today unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery), a U.S. Army veteran, to designate June 12 of each year as Women Veterans Day in Pennsylvania. The idea for the legislation was presented to Pennycuick by local Montgomery County resident Robin Hightower.
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/Butler) announced today his bill, which would provide for training and certification of certified economic development organizations (CEDOs), unanimously passed the House.
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The House today passed Rep. Jason Silvis’ (R-Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana) legislation to end the practice of delayed payments to providers of services for those with developmental disabilities.
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee this week approved a resolution sponsored by Rep. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) to help ensure fairness in federal disaster assistance eligibility.
May. 25, 2022 /
WHAT: Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona) will hold a bridge renaming ceremony in honor of former state Rep. Rick Geist. Schmitt led the initiative to dedicate the 17th Street bridge over Interstate 99 in Logan Township as the Honorable Richard A. Geist Memorial Bridge.
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Having already attracted bipartisan support during the cosponsorship process, legislation authored by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (Indiana) that would address Pennsylvania’s drug overdose epidemic now has the unanimous support of a House committee.
May. 25, 2022 /
Working to return $4 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would boost Medicaid reimbursement rates for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), prime sponsor of the measure.
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) to establish the Traffic Signal Modernization Pilot Program within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) passed yesterday.
May. 25, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to help boost security on campuses within the State System of Higher Education was approved by the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, announced the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana).
May. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Pam DeLissio (D-Phildelphia/Montgomery), both chairs of the House Children and Youth Committee, to establish another funding source for Pennsylvania’s Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) passed the House today.
May. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – With bipartisan support, the House passed legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to protect private children and youth social service agencies and residential treatment providers. The bill will accomplish this by voiding certain indemnification clauses when these agencies renew their professional liability policies.
May. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Following numerous unneeded hurdles put in place by the Wolf administration to shield information from a state government research agency and, by extension, all Pennsylvanians, the House passed legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to ensure the agency has access to information so it can perform needed research.
May. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) to better protect consumers who travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike was unanimously approved by the state House on Tuesday. The measure now goes the Senate for consideration.
May. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that would require PennDOT to create a Blue Star Family license plate for family members of military service members.
May. 24, 2022 /
HARRISBURG – Legislation to end penalizing students through scholarship displacement among higher education has been passed today by the state House, said Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), who authored the measure.